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

It has to be said that only she could have come on this investigation. If it were anyone else, they would have been sitting on the boat for who knows how long. After several round trips, the water level in Fontainebleau would have risen.

Back in Sumeru, the traveler hadn't yet met Nasita, but he did run into Yakaba, the guy who was writing his thesis, who was still pondering how to write it.

This has piqued the interest of travelers. The history of Ta Ba Sha has changed so much, has his thesis changed?

There have been changes, but not many. The only difference is that the description of the 'Kabuki' has changed to a 'foreigner,' a mechanic from Fontaine.

The doctor, who had been hiding behind the scenes, was brought into the public eye. Although no one knew his identity, everyone was now more interested in this outsider.

After all, he was the only outsider in the Tasha incident, so he naturally attracted everyone's attention.

It's clear that Dotore will get involved in the Tasha matter no matter what, the difference lies in the degree of his involvement.

Before the disbanded troops, he wasn't very interested in the sand-walking technique; he was just doing it to complete the mission. Dan Yu's death was relatively easy.

After reading the paper, the traveler went to the Pure Land Palace to find Nasita, and as expected, Nasita had also forgotten about the stragglers.

This made Yingmei feel a wave of sadness, a sadness stemming from the inability to be empathized with, as even her closest friend Paimon could not understand her emotions.

That is an emotion called loneliness, a loneliness that creates a sense of detachment from the world.

Nothingness, nothingness enveloped everything, and for a moment all the history and memories of the world were about to become meaningless nothingness. Yingmei showed a frustrated expression.

The "lady" could understand this sense of loneliness and emptiness. At first, she didn't understand, but with the help of Lin Qiu's story, she recalled many things.

Once a memory is formed, the sense of disparity between it and reality gives rise to this detachment from the world.

As a result, the difference in their identities made her feel a sense of loneliness and being misunderstood.

Mondstadt is indeed trying to legitimize 'Rosalind', but 'Rosalind' is ultimately the name of a 'young girl,' not her 'lady.'

Fortunately, as a "lady", she gradually embarked on her "new life".

According to the original timeline, she should have died in Inazuma. Now that she is still alive, it's not wrong to say that she has been reborn, right?

However, Ying in real life didn't feel much when watching this scene because there was Lin Qiu in this world just like her, and Lin Qiu wouldn't forget either.

Having one unchanging person, even just one, allows Ying to feel connected to the world, preventing her from displaying a sad expression like in the movies.

With that little pout, she's actually quite cute. It's rare to see a traveler make that expression, so I took a picture!

Chapter 823 Nasita's Fairy Tale

Nasita noticed Ying's emotions and asked with concern, "A traveler?"

Yingmei snapped out of her daze and decided to tell Nasita and Paimon everything about the "scatterers".

The matter of the "scattered soldiers" was said, but it didn't have much impact. However, Wang Yingmei of the Great Compassion Tree really dared not say anything, for fear of bringing back the taboo knowledge.

After all, Lin Qiu's magical items didn't exist in the offline world, so the Great Compassion Tree King failed to be promoted to 'Outer Heaven Person'.

Moreover, although the Great Tree King died with regrets, her regrets were only for others; for herself, it was actually a perfect ending.

So, now that she's been 'resurrected,' she doesn't have any urgent goals she wants to achieve. All she wants to do now is watch the future of this world, read all sorts of stories, learn all kinds of knowledge, and enjoy her retirement.

Raiden is quite envious of this. Her death was truly 'regrettable,' even she herself felt regret, because she didn't get to see her younger sister 'grow up.'

Fortunately, Lin Qiu gave her a chance, so Lei Dianzhen continued to be busy with government affairs while giving Lei Dianying extra lessons every day.

Unlike the Great Tree King, she was unable to enjoy a retirement life.

The reliability of their heirs is inversely proportional to the level of madness. Madness-filled movies can only achieve occasional divine moments, while Narcida, without madness, is much more reliable.

In the story, the traveler tells the tale of the stragglers to the reliable Nasita, who, after listening, speaks based on her memory:

"This differs from my memory... In my recollection, there was no one inside the machine we defeated."

Discrepancies arise between individual and collective memories, which explains why travelers have high credibility and why it's difficult for others to convince them otherwise.

"But it makes sense... If someone were to completely erase themselves from the World Tree, the world would change."

Deleting yourself could change the world, but it's unlikely you'd change the world by deleting yourself.

For example, if someone eats a banana, and then deletes themselves, the banana will still be eaten, just by someone else.

Another person who saw this wrote it down, and what was originally written as 'XX ate a banana' became 'XXX ate a banana'.

Things have changed, but not completely; that's the state of affairs that the skirmishers are in.

After analyzing the situation, Nasita asked, "...You couldn't change the history of those who are already dead, right?"

Nasita asked the traveler this question and received two answers.

One was about the stragglers, and the other was a question lingering in her own heart.

The traveler nodded, confirming that the past had not been 'altered'.

The incident involving the stragglers seems to have ended here, and his impact of 'changing history' has been explained. Perhaps the story would end after he finished speaking with Nasita.

This is clearly not enough for the audience. No, it absolutely cannot end here! If it ends here, wouldn't the stragglers become 'escapists'?

Fortunately, Nasita didn't end the conversation but continued, "Please wait a moment, I'd like to confirm some information."

After listening to the traveler's words, Nasita confirmed one thing: this event must have taken place with her 'authorization'.

If that's the case, then she must have left a backup plan, but she has forgotten what it is now, but it must be preserved in the World Tree.

After searching, Nasita said, "Found it, this should be it."

She found the stories she had recorded, the stories of stragglers recorded in the form of fairy tales.

This is a bug: if you directly record someone's information, then when that person's actions are changed, the record will also be changed.

But fairy tales are different. The effect of a fairy tale is to label it as 'fictional plot, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental'.

You're saying this is a story about stragglers? What stragglers? I just wrote a fairy tale about a cat and a monster.

Now the sense of emptiness felt by the traveler has disappeared. Is this another way to solve the problem?

It's a ridiculous approach, but it's precisely this absurdity that makes it feel real.

Fairy tales may sound childish, but the more people know about them, the more they understand the brilliance of Nasita's move; it's simply masterful.

Ordinary viewers couldn't help but think of Wendy. If fairy tales are like this, then what about poetry?

He wrote the story of Dvalin into a poem, and even claimed that there was no poem in the world he didn't know. Does that mean there was no story in the world he didn't know?

It's hard to say exactly what Wendy is like, but at this moment the audience is reminded of the witches' guild mentioned in the Mondstadt story, where one of the witches loves to write fairy tales.

At first, everyone thought it was just a made-up fairy tale, but now they realize that fairy tales have this deeper meaning.

Fairy tales written by ordinary people are one thing, but this is the Witch's Guild! The fairy tales she writes must be extraordinary. The Wild Boar Princess... Could there really be such an abstract story?

Whether the story of the Wild Boar Princess is true or not is another matter, but the story Nasita is writing now is certainly true.

No, she didn't write it, she drew it. The audience, especially Nel and Dinazede, are really looking forward to seeing the style of the Grass God.

They knew that Nasita was involved in the animated film, but the main art style was dominated by Lin Qiu, so Nasita's personal style could not be reflected. Now, finally, it can be reflected.

So what does Nasita's art style look like? The scene on the screen changed, and the art style suddenly became warm and cute.

[Nasita's voice narrates: "A strange beast wearing a wild fox's fur mingled with the fox pack. They kept each other company day and night, calling each other friends, and got along well."]

The image shows a black monster looking at its reflection on the water; it knows it is not a fox.

This monster has a very peculiar appearance. Its entire body is covered in jet-black fur, and it has only one white eye with a red glow, which makes it look ominous.

Fortunately, Narcida's art style is 'fluffy', which makes the monster less scary and adds a touch of cuteness instead.

The audience felt the same way, saying that the art style was really good and it was worthy of being a fairy tale.

The monster was dressed in a pure white fox fur, which was actually a mascot costume with a zipper in the front and buttons for its eyes.

Even with such poor attire, he still managed to blend into the fox pack, and no one suspected him.

["Occasionally, the monster would shed its fox skin at night and lament to its reflection in the water: 'I am so strange, yet they are too foolish to see the truth. What a pity.'"]

He was mocking the foxes' foolishness, unaware that the foxes weren't oblivious to the anomaly, but simply chose not to expose their 'friend'.

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Character Voice Lines - Skirmisher: Regarding the 'Cat Image'

"That doesn't suit my image! Tsk."

Chapter 824 Fairy Tales Are Even More Cruel

This monster is not a 'soldier', but a 'doctor'. The doctor doesn't wear a fox skin to become a fox, but only to deceive foxes.

So when it looks at its reflection in the water, it doesn't feel sad about being different from others; instead, it mocks others' 'blindness'.

My disguise was so simple, yet these 'foxes' couldn't see through it. They're incredibly foolish.

"However, the monster quickly came to terms with it, because it wasn't the only outcast among the fox pack; there was also a small cat carved from white wood, abandoned by humans."

The trees are white, but the cat in the picture is a purple kitten sitting on a tree stump. Only its paws are white, and it wears a red collar around its neck.

The cat wearing a collar indicates that it had an owner, but was abandoned by them.

Seeing this cat 'monster', I understand now. Perhaps these foxes weren't unaware of my disguise; they were just too kind-hearted to tolerate outsiders. Ha, how boring.

The kitten longed to become a fox, but its tail was too thin, and it couldn't grow colorful fur. The other foxes, seeing this, comforted it, saying, "Even so, you are still our companion."

This is an allusion to the inner thoughts of the stragglers; they want to become human, but they lack humanity.

Although the cat did not turn into a fox, the fox did not despise it, but regarded it as one of its own and accepted it.

They lived happily together in the forest, seemingly leading a peaceful and undisturbed life, but... the 'monster' couldn't bear to see this happiness.

"The monster loathed this bliss and set fire to the mountains. The animals were terrified. To extinguish the fire, they had to make sacrifices."

The scene depicts a forest fire, with all the foxes trying to escape the flames, except for one fox behind the 'monster'.

This fox has a very unique fringe, and even has a red highlight just like Danyu. I can only say that Naxida's painting is very lifelike. You can tell it's Danyu just by looking at the fringe and the highlight.

Instead of running away, Niwa Fox stretched out its claws to try and grab the 'monster' that was leaving.

["A gray fox stood up and spoke to the monster. It said: 'You are so clever, you will surely think of a way to help us.'"]

"The monster laughed as it led the gray fox to the fire and killed it. The gray fox's heart was then crafted into a crystal-clear, beautiful, and spotless water droplet."

The fox stopped the monster, and the scene changed. The monster's claw pierced the fox's chest, and it held a red heart in its hand.

The stragglers felt a chill run down their spines; even if it were presented as a fairy tale, this scene was still unacceptable to them.

The audience fell silent. A fairy tale? Why does it feel like it's become even more graphic after being turned into a fairy tale?

Originally, there were no scenes or images related to the 'heart' in this story, but after it was turned into a fairy tale, it was brought out directly.

The monster's claws pierced right through the fox's chest; don't think it's a fairy tale just because there was no blood!

Wait... Upon closer inspection, the audience noticed that the heart in the monster's hand actually had some blood droplets drawn on it, but the flames made it less noticeable.

Are these their Teyvat fairy tales? Each one is quite graphic; children are in for a treat.

The scene changed again, this time showing the kitten's face.

The kitten's eyes were already wavy from crying, but the red eyeshadow at the corners of its eyes hadn't smudged. It looked exactly like a tearful kitten.

Behind the kitten, the monster patted its shoulder, as if to comfort it.

At the very top of the image is a heart, from which a drop of 'blood' has dripped.

The monster handed the water droplet to the kitten, telling it: "Everyone has decided that you will sacrifice yourself. Take this and die for your fox companions."

'To die for one's companion,' the kitten had no reason to refuse, and it rushed into the fire.

The fire was extinguished, and in the burned forest, the foxes watched the kitten's departing figure as it walked away with its ears drooping.

"The fire was extinguished. The kitten left and lived with a bird with a broken wing."

The image transforms into a kitten sleeping in its bed, with a small golden bird nestled in its lap.

The scene was heartwarming, but that was unlikely; the situation quickly changed.

"They promised to depend on each other for survival, but the little bird's lifespan was too short, and it stopped breathing in no time. After burying it, the kitten left the mountain."

"...it never loved a single leaf or animal in the mountains again. It wandered every night, grinding its teeth in the moonlight."

The cat stood alone, gazing up at the moon in the sky. The moon had a red outline, just like the eyes of that 'monster'.