Dotore from Genshin Impact is my teacher

(Dear readers, I've been discharged from the hospital and am finally free from bedridden conditions. Being in the hospital was really tough; I needed help even to turn over or get out of bed. But now I'm back.)

(The doctor said I can have the thing on my stomach removed in four or five days, so there's no need to worry.)

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Catherine continued, "It would be best to take a picture of the audience's reaction after you finish reading."

Paimon: "How could there be such a request?"

Kong rubbed his forehead: "I can imagine the scene, it would be incredibly embarrassing, and the audience's reaction would be quite intense."

It seemed they didn't want to take on this task. Catherine thought for a moment and then said, "It seems this commission isn't to your liking. Then... persuade the local gilded troupe in Port Omos to take odd jobs at the children's welfare home."

No normal person would want to take on this mission, and Kong was speechless: "..."

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Chen Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw this scene on the screen in her mind: "Hahaha... If Brother Kong really did that, it would be really fun, hahaha... cough cough cough."

Chen Xi clutched her stomach: "No, my stomach hurts from laughing..."

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Paimon felt a twitch in his face and couldn't help but complain, "What kind of requests are these now?!" Could a normal person even come up with something like this? Who exactly posted these two requests?

Kong softened his tone slightly: "I feel... the aura of mercenaries and children isn't quite right. We'll get beaten up if we do this, won't we?"

Catherine laughed and said, "Well, I'm sure the mercenaries' reactions will be quite interesting."

Paimon questioned, "May I ask, who posted these requests?"

Catherine smiled at the two of them: "Clients? Well, actually I just wanted to see you do these things."

I get it. Actually, there's no client. She just made all this up, and she actually brought it up. That's ridiculous.

It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called the god of wisdom, able to think of things that ordinary people would not.

Kong had already guessed it was Naxida, and said helplessly, "It's Naxida, isn't it?"

Catherine's voice changed, and Narcida's voice came through: "Heh, you've already figured it out? I was hoping you'd actually accept the commission, such a good opportunity to 'observe humanity'..."

Paimon's face lit up with delight: "So it's Narcida! I knew Catherine wouldn't make such a strange joke. When did you enter Catherine's consciousness?"

Nasita thought for a moment: "Hmm... let's start with the line 'towards the stars and the abyss.'"

Paimon: "Isn't that right at the beginning!" Then, with concern, he asked her, "So you've rested well, Narcida?"

Nasita: "Well, I've been asleep ever since I parted ways with you last time, and I had a very, very long dream."

Kong asked, "What did you dream about?"

Nasita recalled what she saw in her dream and described it in words: "It was also a dream about the Flower Goddess's birthday festival, but this time it was a beautiful dream. In the dream, I was sitting in the center of a flower bed, and everyone in Sumeru City held hands and kept circling around me...circling around, and everyone looked very happy. I also rode on a huge flower float, and the Flower Knight Faris lifted me very, very high, and I kept throwing Yalda candy at the children..."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Paimon said sadly, "Nassida... maybe the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival should have been like this in your dream, with people happily celebrating your birthday together."

Sora sighed, "Yes, but reality is..." He was imprisoned in the Pure Compassion Palace by the sages.

Nasita was confused by their words: "Huh? I was clearly describing a very happy dream, why are you all making that face? Could it be... this is 'sympathy'?"

Paimon waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no... pity only makes things more pitiful. As long as Nasita herself doesn't feel too sad, that's fine." He then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, have you gone to see Dina Zede? How is she doing? Later, the Humai family stopped allowing outsiders to come and go, so we didn't have much of a chance to see her."

Nasita nodded. "Yes, I went to 'visit' her first after I woke up; she was resting then." She then stroked her chin and said, "Although her condition has stabilized, this 'dead zone' that appears on humans due to Demon Scale Disease can only be cured by solving the problem of the World Tree's withering."

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The three decided to move their discussion to another location. They wanted to determine how to investigate the sages' motives.

Possessing a great sage or a student of the Order of the Church to gather information is too risky and easily detected, so both are rejected.

The three ultimately decided to adopt Nasida's proposed solution, which was to find someone who was not "innocent" but whose stance was not firm, to help them.

This is equivalent to "defection" on Earth, a tactic used by many generals throughout history.

Why find someone with an indecisive stance? Because it's easy to psychologically control them here.

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So who is the right person to be chosen?

Just as they were wondering who to turn against them, Nasida brought up someone she had already chosen: "Actually, I already have someone in mind. Do you remember a female scholar named Setare?"

The name sounded familiar. Paimon thought for a moment and then realized, "Setare... I remember! I remember now, isn't she the follower who always followed the Archsage of the Council of the Church?"

"After all, I would see her almost every time the 'Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival' took place back then, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that we were old acquaintances..."

Paimon recalled something unpleasant: "I remember he always spoke to Miss Nellow in such an arrogant and rude manner."

Nasita nodded: "Yes, I always enjoy observing all kinds of people, and Setare is a very special one among them."

"Is it a very special one?" The two were puzzled by this.

Nasita explained, "She was born in the desert region and was the most outstanding academic genius among the desert people. Therefore, she was admitted to the Church Academy and stayed by the Sage's side as an assistant."

Paimon was surprised: "They're actually from the desert? That's quite special. Most of the desert people I see near Sumeru City are mercenaries or something like that."

Nasita, once again employing her characteristic use of metaphor: "The name Setare means 'star.' And she, in the desert, is like the brightest star in the night sky."

"Later, the sun chose her, and she came to the daytime sky as a star, reflecting the sun's light. However, not long after, she saw the scorching sun burning the earth, bringing many disasters."