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

Whether the real soldiers were watching or not, we don't know, but in the story, they were definitely watching.

Now everyone is genuinely curious about how the soldiers will feel when they see this. Won't they want to kill "Doctor"?

Honestly, even outsiders like them get angry watching this, and feel like reaching into the screen to slap them.

What does a stragglers feel? A stragglers feel 'great,' and their thoughts have become much clearer.

Kill the "Doctor"? He even wanted to chop him into mincemeat.

I used to wonder if I was even a 'human being' and what my value was. Now, I've stopped thinking about that. All I want to do now is kill the 'Doctor'.

Who I am and what my value is are no longer important.

[The "Doctor" was still muttering to himself: "In that case, 'Clown,' the task you gave me is complete. Creating gaps, allowing us to embed ourselves into Inazuma's workings... Heh, how interesting."]

Then he falsely claimed that he had issued an imperial edict ordering the soldiers to shut off the furnace, and also said that Niwa had killed innocent people and fled in fear of punishment, leaving him a gift before he ran away.

The gift was Dan Yu's heart, but when Sanbing closed the furnace, all ten of his fingers were destroyed, and his heart was also lost, withered by the power of the evil god.

The above behavior is somewhat anthropomorphic, but it has little to do with "clown".

The task assigned to him by the "clown" was simply to integrate into the operation of Inazuma; the inhuman behavior during the process was not at his behest.

Such inhuman behavior meant nothing to "The Doctor," because he only cared about what he himself cared about and didn't care about others.

Right now, he just finds the 'Kabuki' interesting and plans to bring him back to Winter. Whether he'll be useful or not depends on what the 'Clown' thinks.

The "Doctor" smiled and said, "Let me introduce you to a puppet. If he proves useful, he will become our comrade; otherwise... he will turn to dust."

The 'memory' scene disappears here, and the camera returns to the World Tree, where the skirmisher's large hat appears.

The conspicuous large hat completely obscured his expression, making it impossible to discern his emotions.

But he was breathing heavily, and his breathing sounded like both crying and laughing, making it difficult to tell.

The camera slowly pans down, then rises up, giving the feeling of suppressed emotions and an impending outburst.

[A moment later, the scattered soldiers burst into maniacal laughter: "...Dotole? Hahaha...Dotole!!"]

"...Very good, very good..."

The camera footage appears shaky and distorted, like someone who is so angry that they feel dizzy and their vision is blurred. This is clearly a visual way of expressing the emotions of the scattered soldiers.

The stragglers in the story had completely lost their composure, and upon learning the truth, they realized they were utter failures.

Scaramucci—a coward, a wimp! A clownish character who always fails! Even his name seems to mock him.

That feeling made him cowardly; he didn't dare to confront Dan Yu directly because he didn't know how to face her.

He chose to escape, hiding in a place where he wouldn't encounter Danyu, hoping to spend the rest of his life there.

But he lost his new home too. That can’t be considered a betrayal, but it happened just when the stragglers had adjusted their mindset, and it became the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

The mentality of a lone soldier is actually quite easy to understand. It's like a child with psychological trauma who hasn't received proper guidance, leading to self-destruction and antisocial personality disorder.

At this moment, the "Doctor" appeared in front of him: Although you no longer have Danyu, you still have me. I can also be your spiritual mentor.

And then... he actually worked for his enemy for so long.

Now the truth is out in front of everyone, and his psychological trauma is laid bare before them like his belly has been ripped open.

After watching it, Paimon was a little curious: why were we watching from Dotole's perspective?

[Nasita replied: "When I touched 'The Doctor' to confirm whether he had eliminated all the 'slices,' I read this memory from his mind. It should be considered the truth to you."]

The audience was shocked: Was this also part of your calculations? Dada!

The stragglers were still stubbornly insisting: "This kind of thing...is completely meaningless."

He was still being stubborn, but it was no use, because everyone could see that he had broken down.

No one believed him that he thought it was meaningless; he had just been so angry that he laughed out loud and shouted "Dotore!"

If you really thought it was meaningless, you wouldn't have reacted so strongly. You weren't this crazy when your heart was ripped out.

Come to think of it, that was his white moonlight, the white moonlight of a deceased person, the white moonlight who was thinking of him even before he died. It's impossible for the deserter not to care.

Arecino's index finger trembled as she read the story, clearly indicating that she wasn't in a good mood.

Nasita said bluntly, "Is that so? But the Dan Yu in my memory didn't betray you. Back then in Tabusa, you entered the furnace core with the device; it wasn't his request."

"You surely understand the meaning of this better than I do."

Yes, the stragglers understand the meaning better; it means that the stragglers' lives up to this point have been denied.

The actions of the scattered soldiers before their departure were a joke, hated and despised, and contrary to Niwa's expectations.

The 'betrayal' he hated never existed in the first place...

The 'revenge' he longed for was nothing more than a bubble carefully crafted by the "Doctor," all of it a lie.

As for the other two 'betrayals,' they were nothing compared to the incident with Niwa, which truly dealt a blow to the scattered soldiers.

If it weren't for this incident, the stragglers would still be treading sand and forging iron, and would soon become the 'Nascent Soul Old Monster' of the Danyu family, passed down through generations.

[The traveler ponders: "(So... this betrayal, in the end, was a lie that lasted for hundreds of years. Was this also the experiment the 'Doctor' wanted?)"]

"What a psychopath..." Rosalind shook her head inwardly.

It's so good that she encountered a "clown" instead of a "doctor," otherwise she wouldn't even dare to imagine it.

It can only be said that Aglaia lost her humanity for fun; to truly see someone without humanity, one has to be Dotore.

However, upon seeing this, Rosalind guessed that the skirmishers would most likely become enemies of the Fools from now on.

After learning the truth, the stragglers had no idea that they could continue to stand with the Fools. The only reason they didn't go and fight the "Doctor" was because they didn't know where the "Doctor" was.

Paimon was still puzzled: "(I still don't understand the matter of the sand-trapping sand, I only know that it was the 'Doctor' who was behind it. But why is he so emotional?)"

This was the question Paimon asked Narcida in his mind, and Narcida's answer was: It's normal that Paimon doesn't understand, because no one is deceiving Paimon.

Paimon didn't understand, because she had no ulterior motives to deceive others, and no one would deceive her.

But did I not lie to her because she was hard to fool? No, it's because she wasn't worth lying to...

And there's a traveler watching you intently from the side.

Chapter 818 The Lingering Emotion After the Truth

Paimon's fighting ability, intelligence, and money are all somewhat disappointing and unsatisfactory, so only the Traveler can tease her.

The biggest benefit of deceiving Paimon is probably that you get a Traveler as a bonus. Often, Paimon will agree to requests that the Traveler didn't intend to take, because he spoils her.

As for the traveler's 'deception,' it's obviously far removed from the doctor's behavior, so it's normal that Paimon couldn't empathize with it.

The children in the audience were protected by adults, while the adults were able to understand the emotional issues of the stragglers.

The difference in mindset is like this: a straggler always thinks he's been sold off by his "parent," and then the "parent" takes the money from the sale and runs off living a carefree life.

The truth is: he was a trafficked child, his "parents" loved him very much and had been looking for him, but he was tricked by the traffickers.

This is where the scattered soldiers broke through his defenses. He had been hating the person who loved him, and he didn't even realize that the human traffickers were secretly enjoying themselves by his side. It was hard for him not to explode.

[Narcida recounts the story to Paimon: "(After that memory, the truth is this: The 'Doctor' placed Niwa's heart into a device and gave it to the skirmisher so he could enter the furnace core to absorb all the impurities caused by the smelting process.)"]

[“(The load far exceeded expectations, yet the stragglers survived… Finally, exhausted, he left the furnace and asked the craftsman, “This device seems to have protected me; what’s inside?”)”

The soldier's ten fingers were destroyed, but he still did not let go of the device that protected him.

[Nasita continued, "(The craftsman replied, "Lord Niwa fled to escape punishment, but he left you a gift, supposedly something you've always longed for. It was obtained from an innocent servant.")"]

Upon opening it, they found a withered heart inside. What the stragglers craved had been "obtained" from an innocent man, and it was still protecting him in the filth.

This was a mockery to the stragglers, a mockery of their ideal woman, and that's when they lost their temper.

I never expected this. Now that I've seen the truth, my mental state is about to explode again, and even more so than before.

Because in fact, that heart belonged to Danyu; it was Danyu who protected him amidst the filth.

Unfortunately, Dan Yu is already dead. He can only protect him in the filth, but not in the misunderstanding.

One can only say that the "doctor" who set up this kind of trap is not only inhuman, but also has some anti-human tendencies.

Paimon was furious: "(So that's how it is... So the 'Doctor' killed an innocent person and then framed the dead? That's outrageous...)"

It was indeed excessive, but "Doctor" didn't care about that; he actually enjoyed it.

So what if I killed Dan Yu?

He only lost Danyu, but he still has me!

Because of him, he then began to lead the scattered soldiers to take revenge on the Five Lightning Monarchs.

For the stragglers, this was a form of revenge for the mockery, but they still couldn't bring themselves to do it when they met Dan Yu's descendants; in the end, he was still their unattainable love.

Although he didn't actually make a move, "Doctor" successfully lured Inazuma's swordsmith to the Winter Solstice.

Furthermore, by altering the sword manual and preventing the Fifth Master from creating the crucial ritual weapon, he was punished by the Thunder God, and his 'revenge' was still successful.

That was a rare success in the soldier's life, but now it seems that it was actually a huge failure, and his life still has nothing to do with the word 'success'.

The fallen soldiers' past was indeed pitiful, but the traveler was also right, she said:

[“(This does not mean that his revenge was justified…)”]

Evil is evil, and good deeds cannot offset evil deeds, unless one's good deeds truly make up for one's bad deeds, but that is impossible, as the dead cannot be brought back to life.

Nasida also strongly agreed with Yingmei's point of view: "(Yes. Only by understanding this can he choose his future path.)"

He must understand that experiencing hardship is not an excuse to create hardship for others; only by recognizing himself can he choose his future path.

That's why Narcida lets the soldiers make their own choices in the later part of the story; if they choose to accept the past, then that will be the true future.

If he chooses to run away, then he's truly doomed; he'll forever be a 'Scarambhava' (coward, escapist), unable to escape the future.

Should the stragglers accept the situation or run away? He couldn't think of a solution; he only felt a pang of regret, if he had any will at all.

His life was a series of failures. He was a failure from birth. In Tasha, he wanted to become a 'human being', but he failed.

He wanted to become a 'god' in Mount Sumeru, but he failed.

He had been failing repeatedly, and his only success was in retaliating against the Five Thunderbolts, but the truth behind it all turned out to be this! His 'success' was actually the biggest mockery of his life.

The stragglers laughed self-deprecatingly, wondering what their lives really meant...

The person I hated didn't die, and the person I loved has no chance...

Paimon's voice reached the skirmisher's ears: "Hey, are you alright?"

Upon hearing Paimon's question, the skirmisher surprisingly revealed a slight smile, a rather healthy one at that.

The smile is healthy, but it's a bit creepy when it comes to a skirmisher.

Paimon bluntly stated, "Your expression is terrifying..."

The audience felt the same way; the soldier's smile was so cheerful that if it appeared on someone else, they would just think he was a very sunny person.

But it was very unusual for a soldier to have such a cheerful expression. Everyone couldn't help but wonder if he had been driven crazy by the truth he had just heard.

The stragglers weren't driven mad; they'd come to terms with it.

Since my life is such a failure, so meaningless, why not use myself as a weapon to rebel against fate one last time?

The question is, are people who are contemplating suicide truly resigned to their fate, or are they still suicidal?

The soldier paused for a moment before regaining his composure and said, "...You all seem quite worried about me? If I didn't know about our past, I would almost have thought I was worthy of being your friend."

"I am qualified too." Now, the stragglers have completely lost their confidence. He has started to feel inferior, having always tried to prove his worth to maintain his "self-esteem".

He had always been the one dealing with travelers, so naturally he felt he wasn't qualified to be friends with them.

As Nasita said, 'stance' is very important many times.

The former skirmisher didn't think it was wrong to target the Traveler, because he wasn't on the Traveler's side to begin with.

But now that he knows the truth, he obviously doesn't think so. He has realized his mistake back then, and he also knows that it's too late.

His morale was severely damaged, but he did not forget his deal with Nasita.

Although he was furious, he still searched for information about the Traveler's blood relatives in the World Tree, just like when he was mentally shattered but still honestly uploaded his work records after shutting down the furnace.

Unfortunately, the search yielded no results; there was no information related to emptiness within the World Tree.

Now it was Ying's turn to be disappointed. She didn't care much about the skirmishers, but she really cared about not being able to find any information about her brother.