In the wild of Sumeru, in the rainforest,

Kuki Shinobu looked at the fingers of Arataki Itto,

Sure enough, a small hut sits on a tree,

It is also the tree of Sumeru that is indeed thick and big enough,

In the midst of the foliage, the treehouse is hidden.

"Hehe, I saw it, there is no fallen leaves and dust on it, which means that this tree house is inhabited, let's go and take a look, maybe we can ask someone to help show the way."

Arataki Kazuto was silly again.

Kuki Shinobu frowned slightly, she was not as optimistic as Arataki Itto, in the wild, in a tree house, living alone, no matter how you look at it, there is a hint of danger.

"Boss, watch out for danger." Kuki Shinobu reminded.

Arataki Itto didn't care, on the one hand, he was already very arrogant, and on the other hand, he was also confident in his force value.

Ever since he went to Liyue to seek medicine and was found to be malnourished, Arataki has been eating every meal until now.

As for the food money, it's okay, he now works as a miner in addition to a part-time lumberjack, and occasionally a part-time adventurer.

Anyway, when Arataki Itto replenished his nutrition, the Arataki faction began to get on the right track.

If it weren't for the fact that they were still working every other day, Kujou Sara, who maintained the security of Inazuma Castle, would have thought that the Arataki faction had changed their ways.

moved under the tree,

Arataki jumped hard, jumped up the tree, and began to climb towards the treehouse overhead.

……

Inside the treehouse,

The figure surrounded by cyan light frowned,

His strong sense of perception allows him to feel the movement of outsiders in his sleep.

Eyes open instantly,

A trace of killing intent was released,

Without any hesitation, a wind blade pierced the air and flew towards the small door of the treehouse.

Outside the door, Arataki stood with a bucket of sweat and hair, and without any hesitation, the heavy rock elements gathered in front of him, forming a ghost-faced shield.

The next moment, the terrible wind blade broke through the wooden door and slashed at the ghost face shield of Arataki Itto.

The sharp wind blade is like a hot knife cutting through hot butter, and it breaks through the Ghost Face Shield with great smoothness.

However, this little time was enough for Arataki Itto to react, and his body was slightly to the side, and the sharp wind blade slashed in front of him.

didn't wait for Arataki Itto speak,

A blue-white figure walked out of the wooden house, holding a black hole-like wind elemental ball in his hand: "Who are you?" Who sent you? ”

Anger appeared on Arataki Itto's face: "What, you guy, I just wanted to ask for directions, did you just want to kill me?" ”

Listening to the roar of Arataki Itto not like a fake,

Ah Hao's brows furrowed slightly,

Someone didn't want to harm him, it was an accident?

At this time, Kuki Shinobu also climbed up,

After seeing the appearance here, I immediately understood that there was a conflict between the boss and the owner here.

Hurriedly walked in front of Arataki Ichito and looked at Ah Hat: "I'm sorry, my boss is a little reckless, if there is anything to disturb, please forgive me." ”

Hearing Kuki Shinobu apologize, Arataki Ichito was a little unconvinced, obviously the other party attacked him first.

However, in Kuki Shinobu's warning eyes, Arataki Kazuto snorted coldly as if angry, but did not refute.

looked at the two people in front of him for a while,

The terrifying elemental ball like a black hole in Ah Hat's hand gradually dispersed,

"You ...... Is it Inazuma people? ”

At this time, he also saw that although the clothes on Arataki Ichito and Kuki Shinobu were a little unusual, they also had an obvious Inazuma style.

For the Inazuma people, Ah Hat still has a different attitude in his heart.

Seeing that Ah Hat dissipated his elemental power, Kuki Shinobu also breathed a sigh of relief,

The elemental power in the other party's hand just now, she was not sure if she and the boss could win.

"Yes, we came from Inazuma and wanted to go to Sumeru City to participate in the Akademiya Festival, but we got lost, and we didn't bring a map, so we happened to see a wooden house here, so we came up and wanted to ask for directions."

Ah Hat still looked at the two of them, especially the horn of Arataki Itto, which attracted Ah Hat's attention and took one more look.

"A ghost clan...... The Ghost King, and an Inazuma man with the Vision of God, heh. As if sneering, Ah Hat waved his hand, "Come in first." ”

Then he turned and walked into the cabin.

Outside the door,

Kuki Shinobu and Arataki Itto glanced at each other.

Kuki Shinobu wants to get out of here as soon as possible,

But Arataki Itto was a little unconvinced,

After making eye contact for a while, Kuki Shinobu was defeated,

The two walked into the house.

"I thought you were going to run away."

"Hmph, Uncle Ben won't run away." Arataki said a word.

I thought that Ah Hao would continue to taunt him, but unexpectedly, this strange guy actually nodded: "Well, the courage of a ghost king, I still believe it." ”

Then take out a little simple melon fruit,

"Two of you, there's nothing to entertain, just some fruit."

Arataki Ichito was a little hesitant, he wanted to kill someone just now, and now he is entertained?

However, Kuki Shinobu picked up a dun dun peach and took a bite: "Your Excellency, can you show us a direction?" ”

"Don't worry, I'm going to Sumeru in a while, you can go with me." Ah Mao forced a smile to appear, "You are from Inazuma, can you tell me how Inazuma is doing now?" ”

Kuki Shinobu was a little puzzled: "Your Excellency is also an Inazuma person?" ”

Inazuma people? Ah Mao asked himself for a moment, and finally shook his head slightly: "It's just a little related, but Inazuma people, I'm probably not." ”

"Well, I don't know what Your Excellency wants to ask, Inazuma has been doing quite well recently." Kuki Shinobu replied.

Ah Hao hesitated slightly, and then asked, "How is the Thunder and Lightning Five Transmission now?" ”

At the beginning of the Jingshan Palace, he made a look of indifference to the five transmissions of thunder and lightning.

But that's just tsundere in front of acquaintances.

Now that he meets two Inazuma people, he wants to know better.

He will atone for those sins.

Although Kuki Shinobu didn't know what Ah Hat was asking for, he still told Ah Hat about the five transmissions of thunder and lightning, but Kuki Shinobu himself didn't know much,

I only know that only the Tianmu family has been passed down now, and the Fengyuan family also has a successor.

After listening to Shinobu Kuki's story,

Ah Hao nodded slightly, probably understanding the current situation.

Sure enough, the final redemption of the previous life did not change much, but only covered the new history.

"When the sins on Sumeru's side are atoned for, let's go to Inazuma to have a look, although life can't be resurrected, but at least the five transmissions of thunder and lightning will be reborn."

In Ah Mao's memory, there is the skill of five transmission of thunder and lightning.

Don't forget, the Charmer was once one of the blacksmiths' best friends.

In the memories inherited by Ah Hat, there are not only stragglers, but also those who are curious.

I chatted with the two for a while, mostly about what happened to Inazuma recently, and during the chat, it gradually made Arataki Itto less hostile to Ah Hat.

After chatting, the fruit was almost eaten,

Ah Hat stood up: "Two, let's go, let's go to Sumeru City together." ”

After thinking about it, Ah Hat said again: "When you get to Sumeru City, don't say that you know me." ”

Arataki Kazuto was puzzled: "Why? ”

Ah Hat smiled: "Because I am a sinner, and associating with sinners usually becomes unfortunate. ”

Arataki Ichito was stunned: "Sinner? ”

Ah Mao nodded: "Those sins that are old and covered up, but cannot be ignored." ”

Arataki Itto still wanted to ask, but Kuki Shinobu hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes.

This is obviously not a topic to dig into.

Ah Hat saw Kuki Shinobu's movements, smiled, and didn't care.

However, he has a good impression of the stupid big man of Arataki Ichito in his heart.

He could feel that this ghost clan was a pure person.

didn't continue to speak, and under the leadership of Ah Mao, the group walked in the direction of Sumeru City.

On the other side,

Rested for the night in Port Ormos,

The people of the three missions have regained their spirits,

And Alhaitham also arranged the carriage,

Normally, Sumeru uses pack beasts, and it is also for such things as receiving missions, so horse-drawn carriages are used.

In fact, there were only a few envoys of the mission, but there were a lot of people with the mission, so there were a lot of carriages arranged.

But Alhaitham did not assign the carriage, but let everyone choose for themselves,

This is a detail, yesterday Alhaitham saw Mondstadt and the Liyue Mission playing together.

It's probably a friend, that's why Alhaitham lets everyone choose their own carriage.

Diona jumped into a carriage and beckoned to Xiangling from the Liyue Mission, "Xiangling, this way, come quickly." ”

"Oh, here it is." Xiangling said hello to her friends, and then walked towards Diona.

Xingqiu and the others glanced at each other, knowing that Xiangling and Diona were friends they hadn't seen for a long time, and they didn't have any opinions.

In a few moments, everyone got into their carriages.

on the road

In the Inazuma Mission,

Kamisato Ayaka frowned slightly: "Haven't you found those two yet?" ”

The accompanying shogunate smiled wryly: "Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu are both Vision holders, and if they don't want us to find them, it will be difficult for us to find them. ”

"Don't worry about them, they're invited by the Akademiya through the Adventurers' Guild, and they won't come with us to meet the gods, and it's okay if they're not there." Gorou spoke.

Kamisato Ayaka shook her head slightly: "I'm just worried that Arataki Itto's temperament will cause trouble." ”

"Don't worry, Miss Ayaka, I've read the information, Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu have been to Sumeru before, and they are more familiar with this place than we are."

Kamisato Ayaka shook her head slightly, still a little uneasy in her heart.

She was originally a person who was good at taking charge, but the existence of Arataki Itto itself represented an accident.

On the other side,

In Xiangling and Diona's carriage,

Two girls frolicking,

"Xiangling, when will you and Daoyi get married?" Diona said suddenly.

Xiangling was a little stunned when she was playing with the kitten, but she still reacted quickly: "It hasn't been confirmed yet, Daddy and Mr. Zhongli seem to be choosing the right day, I guess we have to wait for them to get ready." ”

The combination of Xiangling and Wang Daoyi is something that has been confirmed,

But when will the wedding be held, this kind of thing Wang Daoyi and Xiangling said it doesn't count,

The elders of the two only said it,

Only when Master Mao and Zhongli pick out the auspicious day and then notify their relatives and friends can they confirm the next day.

"That's what I'm looking forward to." Xiangling got married, and Diona looked forward to it even more than Xiangling herself.

"Hee-hee." Xiangling hugged the kitten bartender, "When the time comes, Diona will come to drink the wine." ”

Diona nodded vigorously: "Well, although I don't like wine, but Xiangling's favorite wine, I will definitely drink it." ”

The friendship between Xiangling and Diona began when Xiangling and Wang Daoyi first went to Mondstadt.

It can be said that Diona witnessed the beginning of Xiangling and Wang Daoyi.

So even if she really hates wine, Diona doesn't hate it.

Time passes little by little,

Escorted by a regiment of thirty,

The carriage procession gradually approached the city of Sumeru.

meanwhile

Ah Hat took two Inazuma friends to the front of the Akademiya,

"I'm going to report, you can leave on your own."

Ah Hat's face lost the softness of the treehouse, and it became colder and colder.

Arataki Ichito was a little confused, but Kuki Shinobu reacted, and the identity of this hat in Sumeru may not be very good-looking.

Pulling the Arataki Ito, Kuki Shinobu nodded at Ah Hat: "Okay, thank you for bringing us to Sumeru City, then don't leave it here." ”

Ah Hat didn't care about Kuki Shinobu's vigilance, he had long been accustomed to the feeling of distrust, and besides, the other party was just on guard, not offensive.

Nodding, Ah Hat walked into the Akademya.

"Ah Ren, we didn't thank this hat brother properly." Arataki Itto said with some dissatisfaction.

In his concept of life, the other party took them out of the rainforest, which at least had to be thanked for a meal.

It seems that it is not good to separate it like this directly.

Kuki Shinobu looked at Arataki Itto and shook his head slightly: "Boss, Your Excellency Hat doesn't want us to continue to follow him." ”

"Huh?" Arataki Kazuto was stunned.

"Let's go, boss, let's find a place to live first, well, go to the Adventurers' Guild and ask."

……

Akademiya,

A hat walks in the crowd,

And no one looked at him strangely,

However, a few scholars of the Insolution School nodded kindly at Ah Mao.

Although the huge memories of the skirmishers have brought a lot of pain to Ah Hat,

But those hundreds of years of memories also bring knowledge,

In particular, because of the various social changes and historical issues that the school is concerned about,

In these questions, Ah Hat can always give eye-catching answers.

How to put it, other scholars are investigative researchers, but Ah Mao himself is an experience of those things.

Ignoring the strange gazes of the scholars of the Insulistic School, Ah Hat walked towards the office of the Great Sage.

Then he was stopped by the oraka: "Your Excellency, the acting great sage is not here at the moment. ”

"Huh? It's really speechless, you sent a message to me to come over, and you're not here, are you kidding me? ”

Ah Hao looked at the oram in front of him with cold eyes.

The Priest's expression remained unchanged: "The Acting Great Sage has gone to receive the missions from other countries, you can wait here for a while." ”

"Forget it." Ah Hat waved his hand, not embarrassed by the oraka, and turned to leave.

Since the acting great sage is not here, let's go to the little auspicious grass king.

Anyway, if there is anything, it is estimated that it was arranged by the two gods.

Seeing Ah Hat leave, the oris shook his head slightly: "I don't know what the origin of this Ah Hat is......

Ah Hao's casual visit to the Great Sage, and even his casual visit to the Jingshan Palace, others don't know, and they, the Priests, have more or less heard of it.

Therefore, they are very curious about the true identity of Ah Hat.

Of course, Ah Hat won't care,

At this moment, he has come to the Pure Good Palace,

Then he looked at the two gods, and his face was a little unsightly.

"Let me attend the Akademiya celebration? Are you mistaken, I'm a prisoner. ”

Nahida looked at him and smiled, "No one treats you as a prisoner except us, and those scholars of the Insolution School even think that you are a scholar who is doing research incognito. ”

"Oh, it's ridiculous, I'm just watching them explain the history of Inazuma randomly, and I can't see it." Hat scoffed.

"In any case, you can take this as an opportunity to get to the front of the stage, you can't stay in the shadows all the time." Nahida said.

Ah Mao disagreed: "What's wrong with staying in the dark, I'm fine now." ”

He's resisting.

"Oh, since you like the shadows, why do you want to contact Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu?" Wang Daoyi suddenly spoke.

Ah Hat was angry: "You spy on me!" ”

Wang Daoyi shrugged: "Didn't you say it?" You are a prisoner, what is wrong with me spying on a prisoner? ”

Hat: ......

No one really wants to be just a rat living in the shadows.

Especially a man like Ahma, who inherited everything from the skirmishers,

The same craves what the stragglers crave.

Affection, friendship...... Or rather, a sense of identity.

He craves the approval of others.

But it must be a real recognition, not a handout.

So at that time, after he recognized Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobi, he began to contact more friendly.

On the one hand, get the latest information from Arataki Kazuto and Kuki Shinobu from Inazuma,

On the other hand, it is also because these two people are completely unaware of his past, a ghost king, a vision holder, can be regarded as qualified to recognize him.

For the mentality of Ah Hat,

Wang Daoyi just tugged at the corners of his mouth and said secretly: "Screw."

“…… Whew, say, what do you need me to do? "Ah's hat softened.

"This Akademiya celebration has invited many celebrities from all walks of life, as well as foreign missions, and safety is naturally the top priority, so Nahida and I hope that you will participate in the competition of the Akademiya celebration openly, and secretly protect and take care of others."

The Akademiya celebration is roughly divided into two parts,

One is the spontaneous celebration of the people, shop activities, festive performances, etc., which do not need to be managed by Wang Daoyi and Nahida, and the private chamber of commerce, the performance club and the Akademiya negotiate and arrange.

The other is the official activities of the Akademiya,

There are probably small games conceived by various colleges,

and, most importantly, the battle for the crown.

The crown of knowledge left by Thatchin, a scholar and a great businessman, has the opportunity to be recognized by Thatchin and inherit his property.

"Oh, what if I win?" Ah Hat said suddenly.

"Ha, as long as you complete your mission and ensure that there are no accidents in the event, on this basis, if you win, Nahida and I will also recognize your championship position."

Wang Daoyi doesn't think that Ah Hat will become a champion, but he will not deny Ah Hat's idea.

If the other party becomes the champion, Wang Daoyi will not admit it.

(End of chapter)