Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

(Thank you so much to all the readers who have made it this far. Thank you for your support. Here's an extra chapter today.)

Four hundred years ago, in Fontainebleau, at the Opicclay Opera House.

Mu Feng's reckless act of drinking the water of the Primordial Fetal Sea to prove Carolie's innocence caught everyone present off guard.

After a brief silence, the crowd erupted with the first scream, and the once solemn and majestic Opicclay Opera House was instantly transformed into a sea of ​​chaos.

Someone was crying in terror;

Someone is running away desperately;

Someone was questioning the water goddess Funina and the high judge Navelette;

There were also people punching and kicking the nobles, whose faces were already ashen.

Chaos and fear spread among the crowd. The shock of witnessing human bodies being dissolved grew throughout Fontainebleau as the audience participating in the trial grew, escalating into an uncontrollable riot.

The exposure of this shocking secret plunged the entire Fontaine into a vortex of turmoil.

Navelette glanced deeply at the pale-faced water goddess Funina, sighed softly, then turned and left without a word to restore order in Fontaine.

……

Caroline was awakened by the commotion outside the window.

"Hmm... Is it dawn yet?"

Caroline rubbed her eyes, dazedly climbed out of her warm bed, and looked around at the scenery in a daze.

I feel dizzy...

Shaking her head, as a flood of memories rushed into her mind, Caroline's face turned deathly pale.

She quickly dressed, rushed out of the room, and began searching for Mu Feng's whereabouts.

However, the room was quiet, and apart from the breakfast on the table that seemed to have gone cold, there was no one there.

An ominous premonition arose, and the noise outside the window added to Caroline's panic.

It seems something big has happened...

Ignoring her disheveled appearance, she opened the door and rushed into the street.

The streets were in chaos.

The terrified or panicked crowd scattered like headless flies, their former orderly scene completely gone.

"Hello, may I ask what happened?"

In a moment of desperation, Caroline stopped a passerby at random and asked anxiously.

She was prepared to be left behind or even insulted, but the pedestrian just gave her a strange look and replied impatiently:

"Someone in the opera house has melted, and everyone is busy preparing to escape!"

Immediately, the pedestrians stopped looking at Caroline and ran off into the distance, disappearing from sight in no time.

Dissolve? ...

Caroline's unease intensified. She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to walk towards the direction of the Shadow Chasing Pavilion.

However, before she even stepped into the headquarters of the Shadow Chasing Court, a low sobbing sound came from afar, causing her to feel a sense of panic.

What exactly happened...?

Caroline quickened her pace and forcefully pushed open the door of the Shadow Chasing Pavilion. However, the scene that greeted her left her speechless.

The Chasing Shadows Courtyard was shrouded in a gloomy and desolate atmosphere.

The secretary, Sedna, leaned weakly against the wall, clutching the documents. Her eyes stared blankly in one direction, tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks.

Little Vileda lay face down on the table, her head buried in her arms, sobbing softly. The various documents on the table were covered in water stains, but she didn't seem to care at all.

Even the usually optimistic Abel arrived at the Shadow Chasing Pavilion. She was slumped on the ground, wailing and crying without any regard for her image. Her heart-wrenching cries startled everyone present.

The usually calm and introverted Ofini stood beside Abel, trying to comfort her, but her words of comfort quickly choked up, turning into unstoppable tears.

The sky over Zhuyingting has fallen.

As far as the eye could see, every Melusin was either crying out loud or shedding tears silently.

Carole's panic reached its peak. Completely disregarding her image, she grabbed Chiara, who was sitting on the ground weeping, and asked urgently:

"What's wrong? Chiara, what happened?"

Chiara raised her red, tear-filled eyes and saw Caroline in front of her. Overwhelmed with emotion, she uncontrollably threw herself into Caroline's arms and burst into tears once again.

"Waaaaah...cough cough waaaah...sister Carole...Mufeng...brother he...waaaah..."

"What...what happened to him?!"

Caroline's voice trembled uncontrollably as she uttered the question through gritted teeth.

"Waaaaah... Brother Mufeng... he... melted... waaaaah... he's dissolved... waaaaah..."

A thunderclap exploded, and Caroline's mind went blank for a moment, her eyes losing all their luster.

Unable to release Chiara, who was crying so hard she was almost exhausted, Carolie felt a wave of dizziness and then collapsed softly to the ground.

how come……

How can it be……

Already exhausted, Carolie was suddenly overcome with anger and anxiety. A wave of dizziness and confusion washed over her, and her eyes rolled back as she fell into endless darkness...

"Sister Carolie!"

"Carole!"

Awakened by the cries of the little Merus, Carole, fighting off her dizziness, listened blankly to the fragmented fragments of what had happened amidst the cacophony of the little Merus's cries.

original,

It's all because of me...

Upon learning the truth, Caroline could no longer contain her self-blame and grief, until she cried herself to exhaustion and collapsed in the Shadow Chasing Courtyard...

……

"Evil Melousin, get out of Fontainebleau!"

"Even Meloscin is untrustworthy!"

So dark.

So cold.

I'm so scared.

"I am the manager of Maple Dew Cafe."

Would you like to try my cooking?

who is it?

In the darkness, a glimmer of light slowly appeared. In her confusion, Caroline unconsciously reached out, trying to grasp that ray of light.

"Carole!"

"Carole".

"Carole..."

"It will end..."

……

"Brother Mufeng!"

Waking up in a cold sweat from a nightmare, Caroline threw off the covers, gasping for breath, the tear stains on her eyes still clearly visible.

Where am I...?

Carol looked around and found that she was no longer in the Shadow Chasing Court, but had returned to her residence.

Tears stains on the pillow, an empty room, and the ongoing turmoil outside the window.

Everything was cruelly telling her...

This is not a dream.

Caroline walked out of the room in a daze. The breakfast on the table had long since gone cold, and under the bowl of pastries was a piece of letter.

With trembling hands, Caroline gently tore out the letter and read it word by word, looking at the messy handwriting on the paper. Tears once again flowed uncontrollably down her face.

"I'm sorry, Caroline."

"I'm sure this decision I made on my own will cause you a lot of trouble."

"But I have no choice anymore, do I?"

"The remaining desserts are in the cafe's lockers, so eat them sparingly."

"After all... once it's gone, it's gone."

"at last."

"Promise me you'll live well, Caroline."

"besides,"

"Sorry……"

why?

why?

I should apologize.

It should have disappeared long ago.

It should have been me...

Caroline clutched the last letter Mu Feng had left behind, sitting silently and weeping softly until the sun slowly rose in the east the next day.

It wasn't that the sadness in her heart had gradually numbed her, but rather that she had long since run out of tears.

"Breakfast is ready, Caroline."

In a daze, Caroline seemed to see the boy carrying desserts again, gently inviting her to enjoy the freshly cooked breakfast.

"Mu Feng... Brother..."

she murmured.

Open your eyes.

All that remained before me was a table of desserts that had gone completely cold.

Caroline picked up her spoon and frantically stuffed food into her mouth, but tears welled up in her eyes and dripped onto the cold food.

Even when it's cold, the dessert is still just as delicious.

only,

She could no longer taste happiness.