Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

[While Siegfried was away, you often received letters from her.]

[Besides letting you know she's safe, Siegfried often tells you about the strange and wonderful people she encountered on her journey. Of course, she talks most about what medical skills she's learned, which patients she's cured, and what puzzling things her "witch" teacher said. But overall, you can sense from her letters that the little one's academic journey is happy and fulfilling, which puts your mind at ease.]

[Since Siegfried was traveling around with the "witch" seeking medical treatment, her correspondence was irregular. However, you responded to each letter very carefully, and promptly mailed freshly baked butter cookies to the address before the little one left.]

[And afterwards, you'll receive a timely thank you from the nurse in your next letter, along with caring health advice.]

Of course, you always selectively ignore the nutritious tea and snack recipes included in the letters.

Fontaine, Maple Dew Cafe.

"Dear Brother Mufeng, I hope this letter finds you well."

"First of all, thank you, Brother Mufeng, for the cookies! They taste great, and Xigewen really likes them. It's just a little sad that I can't share them with Brother Mufeng."

"My teacher and I have been doing well lately. As Brother Mufeng said, my teacher is a very skilled doctor. It seems that there is no disease that my teacher cannot cure."

"I learned a lot from my teacher, such as how to prepare various medicines and how to use ghost stories to scare children into drinking medicine. They are all very effective."

"My teacher and I are about to head to Bailu District. I heard there's a huge shipwreck in Baisong Town there. If possible, I'll send a photo to Brother Mufeng."

"Lastly, Brother Mufeng, please take good care of your health."

After reading Siegwen's letter, Mu Feng smiled knowingly. The nurse's care was always as gentle, warm, and meticulous as the winter sun. However, Mu Feng looked at the untouched nutritious tea and snack recipes sealed inside the letter and guiltily looked away.

Aren't the people of Fontainebleau all pure water spirits? Why can't they give Siegfried the same blessing as Diona? If the little nurse's milkshake could taste like a certain arrogant cat's special blend, that would be a godsend for the health-conscious world.

After silently grumbling to himself, Mu Feng got up and packed the freshly baked butter cookies into small lunchboxes with cute stickers. After sealing them, he sent them to the post office along with his reply to the little guy, ready to be dispatched to Bailu District by the patrol ship the next day.

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"Teacher, what medicine should we use to cure the patient this time?" Sigwen opened her small medicine box, waiting for her teacher to calmly and confidently provide a remedy for the illness, just as she always had.

"If it can't be cured, just give her painkillers." The witch's calm tone gave Hisewen an answer that surprised her greatly for the first time.

Are there still illnesses that even teachers can't cure?

Shocked and confused, but trusting her teacher, Siegwen still prepared the medicine according to her teacher's instructions and gently fed it to the suffering patient.

The patient, tormented by illness to the point of being unrecognizable, exhaled a breath of stale air. His face, contorted with intense pain, slowly calmed down. His eyes, which had been too weak to open uncontrollably, slowly opened. With the last bit of strength brought on by his final moments of lucidity, he bid farewell to his beloved family members one by one.

Then, the patient, exhausted and near death, slowly closed his eyes, a relaxed smile on his lips, and peacefully passed away.

Amidst the family's soft sobs, Siegwen and the "Witch" bid farewell to their grieving relatives and continued their journey. In the darkness, their figures gradually disappeared into the boundless night.

Siegwen glanced back at the small house that had turned into a tiny dot of light in the distance, her little ears twitching as she hesitated before asking, "Teacher, is there any illness in this world that you can't cure?"

The witch's tone remained calm as she continued to push through the undergrowth, "Of course, Higewen. No matter how advanced medicine becomes, there will always be incurable diseases."

Higewen's doubts deepened. After pondering for a while, still unable to find an answer, she couldn't help but ask again, "Teacher, I don't understand. Then, what is the meaning of the existence of medicine?"

The witch smiled meaningfully and asked in return, "All humans will eventually die, won't they? So, what is the meaning of human existence?"

Siegwen fell silent. The unintentional question uttered by the "witch" struck her deeply, cruelly revealing a question she had always been unwilling to address directly.

All humans will eventually die, including her dearest brother Mufeng.

The insurmountable gap in lifespan between Melusin and humans destined that those closest to her would ultimately become fleeting passersby in her life.

So, what is the significance of every happy and heartwarming moment she spent with her brother Mufeng, and the delicious desserts they shared together?

Thinking of this, Siegwen couldn't help but recall the life-and-death separation she had just experienced, the relieved smile that finally appeared on the patient's face as he looked around at his family, and the sorrow and tears of reluctance flowing down the faces of the family members. She seemed to have grasped a wisp of dark thoughts, but at the same time, she seemed to have grasped nothing at all.

The smiles on their faces? The tears on their faces?

Hisewen didn't know how to start the conversation. Her small ears drooped limply, and her beautiful ruby ​​eyes lowered as she remained silent in the face of the teacher's question.

Ultimately, Melusin had only recently been born from the remains of Erinas, and Siegwen was just an ordinary human girl with far less life experience than her witch teacher.

Suddenly faced with the dilemma of life and death, and involving her closest friend, Mu Feng, the still innocent and naive Xigewen was at a loss and could only avoid the question by remaining silent, hoping that her teacher could give her the right answer.

Seeing Siegwen's seemingly understanding expression, the "Witch" once again revealed a meaningful smile. Her usually serious and meticulous expression unusually revealed a clear kindness and gentleness, just like a kind elder teaching an ignorant child to read.

She gently stroked Siegwen's little head with her calloused hands, comforting the dejected little one in a loving tone:

"Let's leave this issue for now, Siegwen."

"When you truly understand the meaning of this question, perhaps you will be able to understand medicine and humanity."

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