After receiving their rewards from the Adventurers' Guild, Sasuke and Paimon found a bench at the gate of the castle near the shore of the Fruit Wine Lake.

The Wine Lake surrounds Mondstadt's natural freshwater lakes, with its vast surface and sparkling waves that have remained unchanged for thousands of years.

It is this source of water that has made Mondstadt's wine famous and one of the most important symbols of Mondstadt.

Of course, these are the introductions of the tour guide Paimon, and Sasuke doesn't have any special feelings about it, but he just thinks that it is more comfortable to sit with a fresh breeze.

"By the way, Sasuke, you haven't told me in detail about what your world is like."

Paimon said, pointing to Sasuke's chest.

"And I can feel that you've been like you've been holding back something, and I rarely see you laughing, and what you said to Kaeya about the Avenger."

"We're partners now, aren't we? Shouldn't there be more understanding between partners? Can you tell me about it, maybe there's something I can do to help you. ”

Sasuke groaned.

"Minecraft ......"

It seems that there is nothing that cannot be said, but about his background...... The writing wheel eye is opened uncontrollably.

Sasuke immediately thought of the night of the extermination, and then all that came to his mind was endless pain and anger.

The Uchiha is a big family, and the clansmen all live together, although there are many clansmen, but it seems that the only ones who really have a lot of feelings for themselves are their parents and ...... That man, Itachi Uchiha.

Brother.

For the night of the extermination, Sasuke felt the most uncomfortable, not the death of his clan, but the betrayal of his closest and most trusted brother.

Before the Uchiha wiped out, he loved his brother very much, admired Itachi very much, and used Itachi as an example to learn from him desperately.

After the Uchiha was wiped out, all he could do seemed to be revenge.

And the only object of revenge is the Itachi.

Dependence, looking up, and hating at the same time, his feelings for Uchiha Itachi should be both love and hate.

Sasuke told Paimon about himself, about the night of the extermination.

And Paimon did a good job of taking on the duties of a listener, and he didn't make any jokes, and listened to Sasuke without saying a word.

After Sasuke said everything, his palms were clenched, and his ten fingers were clenched together.

When he was in Konoha, he basically buried this matter in his heart, and basically didn't tell anyone about it, but in this other world, he revealed his heart to Paimon, a strange creature.

"I really didn't expect you to have such a complicated past."

Paimon floated to Sasuke's face and gently stroked Sasuke's hair.

After a while, Paimon said:

"Sasuke, you said you had a good relationship with your brother since you were a child, but suddenly one day, your brother ...... A big change in temperament? Then he killed all his people. ”

"Am I feeling strange?"

“…… Where is it strange? ”

Sasuke looked up and looked directly at Paimon.

The scarlet Sharingan stared straight at Paimon.

Paimon was a little hairy and unconsciously withdrew his hand, but continued:

"Hmm...... There's an old saying in Liyue in Teyvat that says the authorities are obsessed with the authorities, and the bystanders are clear, and I think you've always been at the center of the maelstrom, so you'll overlook something. ”

"For example...... Although your brother is a genius among geniuses, but your family, such a large group of people, was killed by your brother alone? Not even a little movement? ”

"Does your brother have any other helpers?"

This sentence made Sasuke stunned.

He really didn't think about it.

Still, he said:

"It was the middle of the night, and that Uchiha Itachi guy himself was a top assassination master who could enter the shadows......"

"But aren't your parents also very strong? After all, it's the patriarch. ”

Paimon added right away.

“……”

Sasuke was silent.

"And why did the whole clan be killed, but you were left behind?"

Paimon asked.

"That's because he wants me to live ugly, and let me live more painfully......"

"He wants me to live in hell!"

Sasuke's emotions were a little out of control when he said this, half with a roar.

"But why? According to your description, you were such good brothers before, why would you want you to be ugly and steal your life for no reason? It stands to reason that they are all wiped out, and everyone should be killed, so why did you leave you and let you take revenge on him? ”

Paimon's words stabbed Sasuke in the chest like a knife, but it seemed to break through a layer of fog.

yes, why?

Sasuke froze again in place.

He recalled once again what Uchiha Itachi had said to him after the night of the extermination.

Foolish brother, if you want to kill me, hate me! Hate me! Then live ugly, run away, run away, try your best to survive.

Why did he kill everyone and leave himself?

To study and practice ninjutsu hard by himself is to one day be able to destroy his life with the revenge of Uchiha Itachi.

"Perhaps...... Is it because of the writing wheel? ”

Sasuke whispered.

"Uchiha Itachi said that he exterminated the clan because he measured his own strength, and he kept me to test his own strength, and...... Let the writing wheel eye grow......"

Paimon touched his head.

"I don't really want to say that, but don't you really think it's far-fetched?"

"In your description, your brother was a very nice person when he was a child, and suddenly this happened, and I felt that something must have happened."

"It's really hateful that he killed all his family, and it's not an exaggeration to say that it's better to be a beast, but I feel that there must be something else hidden in it, and from my perspective as a bystander, he is more like protecting you."

"Protect me?"

Sasuke smiled.

"He did this to protect me? Paimon, would you like to hear what you're saying? What do you know? ”

"Don't worry, Sasuke, I'm just talking casually, it's just a possibility."

Paimon watched as Sasuke's expression became more and more distorted, and quickly waved his hand to explain.

"I always feel that there is something else hidden in it, but I don't know exactly how it is, maybe the truth of the matter is only known to your brother Uchiha Itachi."

Sasuke stopped talking, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the bench.

After a while, he spoke, somewhat tiredly:

"I'm sorry, Paimon, I just got a little louder."

"It's okay, it's okay, Sasuke, it's me who should apologize...... I'm stupid, I'm ...... There shouldn't be gibberish. ”

Paimon hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, your words do remind me, it's just that I've been immersed in the hatred of revenge all these years, and I haven't jumped out."

"I thought about a lot of details carefully, I was young at that time, and I didn't think about many things carefully at the time, but just now, I recalled it again, and I did find a lot of doubts."

"I'll investigate when I get back."

"Thank you, Paimon, for reminding me."