My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!

Chapter 279 - 278 Raiden Makoto chuckled, covering her mouth

Durandal snorted, completely denying Raiden Makoto’s words. She helped those two Fatui members for their sake? What a joke, she simply wanted to inquire about the Fatui’s plans in Inazuma.

"Ah, yes, yes, everything you say is correct."

Raiden Makoto chuckled, covering her mouth. The perfunctory nature of her words was audible even to Paimon, which made Durandal very impatient. She ignored the fellow and turned to move towards the nearby village, Higi Village.

Without the interference of the Tatarasuna God’ aura, the villagers had all returned to the place where they once lived.

Although many houses were dilapidated due to the lightning, they could be reoccupied with a little repair.

Xiao Qing also wanted to help, but the adults told her to go play with the other children; they weren’t needed here for now.

With nothing to do, she could only find things to occupy her time. She inadvertently saw a beautiful butterfly flying in front of her.

Childish instincts taking over, Xiao Qing didn’t think much and happily chased after the butterfly.

She chased it all the way to a place some distance from the village, where she saw a familiar face standing there. The beautiful butterfly had landed in the person’s hand.

"Miss... Miss Durandal!"

Xiao Qing happily ran to Durandal, throwing herself into her arms with a bright smile.

"Miss Durandal, you did this, right? Making the island return to its former state, it must have been you, right?"

After the Tatarasuna God’ aura completely disappeared, she knew it was Durandal’s doing, and most of the villagers thought the same.

Some even wanted to worship Durandal, thanking her for what she had done for the island.

Since that day, Durandal hadn’t appeared before them, and Xiao Qing had thought she wouldn’t get to see Durandal again, so she was surprised to meet her so soon.

Durandal didn’t answer Xiao Qing’s question. She gently stroked the Child’s hair. Compared to her disheveled appearance when they first met, Xiao Qing no longer looked messy.

She had to admit that the Child possessed the makings of a beauty and would surely become a fine beauty in the future.

Xiao Qing talked to Durandal about many things, mostly related to the village. Durandal sat quietly beside her, listening, and when she saw the Child was thirsty, she took out a glass of juice for her.

"Miss Durandal, did you... come from Narukami Island?"

While talking, Xiao Qing suddenly asked this question, with anticipation in her eyes, as if she had made some decision.

"I came from there, but I am not an Inazuman. I come from Mondstadt and am currently traveling through various nations. I plan to journey through the Seven Nations with my companions, and Inazuma is our third stop."

"Journey through the Seven Nations? Miss Durandal, are you a Traveler? That sounds amazing, traveling to different countries."

For Xiao Qing, who had never left Yashiori Island since birth, Yashiori Island was almost her entire world. Although she had learned about other nations from books, it was only from books, and she didn’t feel much about it.

Now, hearing that the person she admired most had actually been to other places, she immediately became interested.

"Can you tell me what other countries are like, Miss Durandal?"

"Yes. These are photos I took in other nations. These are the landscapes there. If you like them, you can take a few."

Some more private photos she had saved. These were mostly landscape pictures, taken from very good angles. Since the Child was interested, she would show them to her.

Xiao Qing excitedly took the photos, looking at these landscapes different from Inazuma, exclaiming repeatedly, constantly saying things like, "So beautiful."

"It’s amazing, landscapes different from Inazuma. I really want to go out and see them too."

"This is not a simple matter. While the outside world is fresh, there are also many unknown dangers. If you don’t have the ability to protect yourself, it’s best not to leave."

Durandal rubbed Xiao Qing’s head and said, "Moreover, going on an Adventure also requires a certain amount of Mora as support. You are still young now, so you don’t need to worry about these things. When you grow up and are financially independent, you can try to go out and see the world. This world is much bigger than you imagine."

"...Hmm, I will."

A tiny seed fell into Xiao Qing’s heart, waiting to take root and sprout at some point in the future, becoming the driving force for her progress.

"Miss Durandal, you’re leaving, aren’t you?"

"Yes, I’m leaving. I still have some things to deal with, and today is my last day here."

She had delayed quite a bit of time on Yashiori Island. Raiden Makoto’s body had been delayed for many days. Although Raiden Makoto always said it didn’t matter, she was not a procrastinator.

The Balladeer’s problem also needed to be dealt with. As the first puppet created by Raiden Ei, he had caused so many problems, it was better for her to personally resolve this guy.

Of course, if the Balladeer didn’t cooperate, Durandal wouldn’t mind dealing with him. Anyway, two Harbingers had already died by her hand; he wouldn’t be missed.

"Then... can we take a photo as a souvenir?"

"...Yes."

Hearing Durandal’s reply, Xiao Qing smiled happily and, with Durandal’s help, got their photo.

Durandal didn’t know that this photo would become the most important treasure of a certain female Adventurer in the future. Of course, this is just a later story; no one expected that this girl’s future destiny would change because of today’s conversation.

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