Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

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Character Voice Acting - Lei Movie: About the Yu Yu Brothers

"...Sigh, Daoqi and Changzheng, I used to hold them when they were little."

Their plight was also due to my avoidance; it's my responsibility.

Chapter 277 Kirigiri Takane, Asase Hibiki, and Akaho Hyakume

The scene shows the time; thirteen years have passed. In this year, Iwakura Doin's sword finally touched Mitsuyo.

His sword severed Mitsuyo's black feathers, severing the bond between the two.

Iwazo Doin didn't call this move "Tengu Victory," but instead named it "Tengu Sho," thus creating the Iwazo School.

From then on, Iwakura Doin never saw his mentor and friend Mitsuyo again. At the abandoned shrine, he recalled the past and felt reluctant to leave.

In the scene, Iwakura Doin touches the fox statue and infuses it with a memory.

"Life is but a dream, thirteen years have passed; shadows dance on the crimson snow-covered peaks, smoke rises, and when I look back, you are already far away."

Finally, the scene changed to the demon sword puppet kneeling on the ground, with a demon mask with a broken horn behind him.

One can't help but wonder, has Iwakura Michiin become a demonic sword puppet? Is his demon mask based on Mikoto Chiyo?

Turning the page, there was no answer. The first scene was a line of dialogue: someone was using a secret sword, but it wasn't "Tengu Shou".

'Mist-Cutting High Ridge: "Mist-Cutting"'

With a single slash, Kirigiri Takane cut down the evil spirit causing trouble, and proudly showed off his achievement to his master, Ōtengu.

'Ootengu: I clearly stated that I would use archery.'

Kirigiri Takane scratched his head, only then remembering that he was practicing archery with the other person.

Hibiki Asase covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her eyes filled with undisguised affection as she looked at the other person.

The following scenes depict the two of them spending time together, studying, enjoying cherry blossoms, and watching fireworks.

At the port, the two looked out at the sea, and Kirigiri Takane and Asase Hibiki recounted their 'past'.

The waves were like the emotions of the two people, difficult to calm down.

The scene shifts, and darkness envelops the sky, even turning the sea black.

In the same spot, Kirigiri Takane and Asase Hibiki are talking about their 'future'.

He handed the bow to Asase Hibiki, the gambling addict, who was about to gamble for the last time in his life.

Kirigiri Takane: "How about we make a bet this time? Hmm—let's wager this bow."

"I'm going to wager this best bow in the world on whether I can get back here alive."

"If I lose, the bow is yours, but if I win..."

The scene doesn't explain what happens next; it shows Hibiki Asase holding a bow, nodding with tears in her eyes.

The image shows the back of Mist-Cutting High Mountain as he gradually steps into the dark mist, his posture upright and fearless.

What's there to be afraid of? As long as we cut fast enough, we can dispel this dark fog, glimpse the light, and return to that place.

Amidst the mist, endless lightning flashed, and the demons vanished with it.

But the knife was not as stubborn as the swordsman; it shattered, and the dark mist rose up, engulfing the stubborn swordsman.

His name is 'Mist Cutter', but he cannot cut through the mist.

There are no images in the darkness, only lines of dialogue, which seem to be the innermost thoughts of Kirigiri Takane.

'If the bow hadn't been used as a wager, perhaps the ending would have been different?'

But unfortunately... gamblers never regret their decisions, no matter what. "If," "suppose"? What are those?

'I absolutely will not lose this high-stakes gamble that will end everything!'

'I will definitely go back, and take the future I've won, along with the bow that was the stake!'

"The outcome is still undecided!!!"

Lightning crackled, and tiny points of light appeared in the darkness.

The screen lit up and the content reappeared, but this time it wasn't Kirigiri Takane who appeared, but Asase Hibiki.

With both Kirigiri Takane and Kitsuri-sai-miya dead, Asase Hibiki was heartbroken and returned to Seirai Island, wanting to focus on running the Asase Shrine.

However, here she encountered a man, a pirate who looked remarkably like Kirigiri Takane—Akako Hyakume.

Hibiki Asase found a new emotional anchor, and she took care of Ako Hyakume as if he were her own son.

At the same time, Hibiki Asase adopted a cat that loved to sleep and named it Neko.

And so, the two people and the cat lived a simple life tending to the shrine.

Similar to what the travelers had done before, they inspected the money box, made ema (votive plaques), swept up fallen leaves, pruned branches, and ate together.

Beyond this mundane life lies the pirate life of Ako Hyakume-ki.

Qinglai Island is very poor. Apart from the villagers living in Yueshi Village who make a living by fishing, almost everyone else is a pirate.

Pirates are thieves after all, and they threaten the safety of the surrounding waters, so the shogunate sent people to wipe out this group of pirates.

'Akako Hyakume: Get off! Women are just a hindrance on the ship!'

Akako Hyakume didn't want to involve Asase Hibiki, so she chased her off the boat, leaving only her back view, and sailed away.

'Akako Hyakume-ki: "The time to set sail has come; the sharpness of the blade and the precision of the sword have been honed."'

"Let those officers and soldiers see Qinglai's backbone!"

Asase Hibiki watched Ako Hyakume's retreating figure without saying a word, thinking to herself, if it were her and Takane's child, they would be this big by now, right?

What will his surname be? Will it be Takane or Asase?

It's exactly the same, exactly the same as the way he left back then...

But I don't want to see him leave again... I will never watch him die again, even if it means going against the banner of "Thunder Triple Tomoe"!

Asase Hibiki's idea startled the readers. "I really liked your relationship, don't go causing trouble!"

What is the Thunder Triple Banner? That's the General's banner! You want to be the General's enemy?

How can you do this to your teacher? How can you do this to your lover? How can you do this to the ancestors of Asase Shrine?

Hibiki Asase felt sorry for these people, so she returned to Narukami Shrine alone, back to the place where they had parted ways.

Clutching the longbow given to her by that person, the soon-to-be-old-old Asase Hibiki sat at the place where they had parted ways, reminiscing about the past.

I'm sorry, I'm a selfish person. I couldn't watch him get arrested, watched his head roll... I'm sorry...

Just as she was reminiscing, a familiar figure walked towards her in the distance. The figure was so familiar, just like him.

No, that really is him! The person walking in the picture is none other than Kirigiri Takane.

But now he had completely lost the heroic spirit he had when he left, and the knife he held in his hand was now just the hilt.

Hibiki Asase felt a pang of pain in his heart. It was him, but it wasn't him anymore. The aura emanating from the other person was not human, but that of a demon.

He was a demon born from Kirigiri Takane's obsession, with only one thought in his mind: 'To return to Asase Hibiki's side.'

But unlike Hana Sanri, he had completely lost his reason and consciousness; he was just a wandering demon.

Without hesitation, Asase Hibiki drew his bow and nocked an arrow in one smooth motion.

The arrow shot out the instant her tears fell, taking away 'Mist-Cutting High Peak'.

'He died long ago, he died fighting for Inazuma, that's enough history for him...'

Chapter 278 ends with the dormitory.

Gently placing the bow she had made where Kirigiri Takane disappeared, Asase Hibiki returned to Seirai Island, her silhouette in the scene seemingly devoid of energy.

It's unclear whether it was due to his age or because he 'personally' killed his lover.

Readers stared wide-eyed, not because they were moved, but because Asase Hibiki had broken the seal on Seira Island after returning to it!

The scene depicts towering thunderstorms, unlike the thunderstorms in the closed-off areas, these thunderstorms raged indiscriminately both inside and outside the island.

A monster resembling a thunderbird flew and ravaged Qinglai Island, bringing thunderstorms with it wherever it went.

The shogunate's fleet was capsized by a thunderstorm, as was the ship of the Ako Hyakume-ki, the Koshimaru.

The small fishing village of Qinglai Island was abandoned due to the thunderstorms, and all the islanders moved away, leaving the island gradually deserted.

At Asase Shrine, a cat named Neko licks its bristling fur.

'That tingling, numb feeling is awful; it turns my fur into a ball of lint.'

"Ah-Xiang, Hyakume-ki, where are you? Come and brush my fur!"

A year later, the shrine was covered in dust, and some places were covered with cobwebs. The shrine maiden sat or lay in the shrine looking in the direction of the torii gate. They should be coming back soon, right?

'The sun and moon are flying back and forth in the sky, why haven't you come back yet?'

'Meow, I'm in a bad mood.'

Another year has passed, and it's raining. The rainwater has cleaned up the dust accumulated at the shrine a little, but it may have made it even dirtier. The shrine maiden is taking shelter from the rain under the eaves.

Water, I hate it, it's so cold, and I'm so sleepy.

'He's not back yet, why...'

The following year, on a sunny day, there were many fallen leaves on the ground, the offering box had cracks, and the boy caught a bird.

'Birds, what a treat! Ah Xiang, come back and eat with us!'

'Ah Xiang...'

As spring, summer, autumn, and winter change, the girls stay inside the shrine, waiting.

"I see, it's because the shrine is too dirty that Hibiki isn't coming back, right?"

"There's really no other way, so let me take care of it for you."

A year later, several cats appeared in the shrine. These cats played in the piles of leaves and slept on the torii gate, living a very comfortable life.

"The shrine is bustling with activity, Hibiki, come back soon!"

'Why haven't they come back yet...? Is it because there are no humans left?'

As time went by, the things inside the shrine became increasingly damaged. Neko patted the money box with her own fleshy paws, but she didn't know how to fix it.

'The kittens are all doing well, why aren't any humans coming?'

Unbeknownst to many, the first batch of cats had already passed away.

'Is that why? If we fix this, humans will come, right?'

Time flies, and after an unknown amount of time, two people, one big and one small, arrived at the shrine. They were the traveler and Paimon.

Qin Zi was overjoyed. Humans! Humans! Humans have finally arrived!

With the help of the travelers, the donation box was repaired, the wooden frame was fixed, the shrine became clean, and we ate together with the travelers—it was so heartwarming.

My loneliness seems to be lessening? I don't seem to be sleeping as much as I used to?

Will the traveler come tomorrow?

I told her I had something to ask her, so I think she'll come back, right?

She won't not come back, right?

The next day, the traveler reappeared, smiling and waving to the dormitory.

"Dormitory, we're here."

Qinzi waved like a traveler, and she was very happy.

'Traveler, this is great stuff!'

'Ah Xiang, come back soon, you'll like them too.'