Chapter 93:

Latio had never seen Liuhuo in this state before. Even if his perception of him had graduated from human to Star God, he still had a human form. Or rather, Liuhuo had grown accustomed to his humanoid form when interacting with Latio.

It was like a dog owner who used to leash his dog. Even if the dog had grown up and walked obediently at his feet, he wouldn't let it go when he was idle.

Of course, dogs should always be on a leash when walking.

But Latio wasn't completely unrecognizable. In fact, someone of his rank could sense Liuhuo's state at all times.

This was the main reason he left Omphalos behind and rushed to "protect" this troubled place surrounded by corporate forces.

Latio, who had initially been prepared to give in to the company because of the wasted time involved, wasted time wrangling with them. He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly: Hipper unreservedly delivered him and his ship to Clipper, who likely "took" him.

Okay, as long as the company keeps shouting the slogan "Everything for the Amber King," there's no valid reason to get in the way.

After all, Awei's behavior... even Latio finds it a bit unbelievable.

Of course, I'm not referring to the spinning wheel—after all, there are plenty of them who don't look human, including Liuhuo.

But this level of emotionality... I'm afraid it's not just him; the two "assistance officers" and Thrane probably can't focus either.

In fact, if Latio didn't have such a clear sense of self, he would probably be assimilated by Liuhuo's state: sadness and regret gush forth frivolously, while deep within lies a gloomy self-loathing and escapism...

This... is truly abnormal.

C'tan... regardless of whether their destinies make sense or logic, they always walk their own paths—how they do it is up to you, but they're always moving forward.

And the last person who seemingly abandoned their destiny...

was Taizyulos, who was smitten by Krippo into "breeding," a remnant of the Insect King.

Liuhuo's current state... to exaggerate a bit, it's not much different from the suicidal state of the Insect King.

Lan, who had been cradling the "Pam doll" in Latio's hands, naturally placed it on the spinning wheel. Latio knew Liuhuo's mood hadn't improved at all.

To calm Liuhuo and himself, Latio forced himself to speak: "Awei, can you help me organize the teaching materials?" "

It's difficult for my students to enter Teyvat, and I need to personally review the revisions to the basic textbooks."

"Many students at the Ordination Academy are eligible for further studies at the First Truth University. It would be great if a teaching assistant could help me write letters of recommendation."

"…………"

The spinning wheel listened to the twentieth reason in silence, then let out a faint "■■■".

If Clipper had translated it, it would have been something like:

"Don't lie, they all got zero in astronomy."

Although Lan and Clipper hadn't heard what Latio was saying, Liuhuo's reaction prevented him from entering the 'giving up on life' BE ending.

Latio was being watched by the "hunter".

Latio received a glance from "Protective."

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Thank you, but taking care of just one "Flow" was already excessive.

Before Latio could even figure out what to do next, he was already packed up by Lan and sent to... above Teyvat.

Latio: "..."

Thank you to the Capacitor Chalk for giving him strength.

At least he could break the barrier at the border without having to use his head to inflict damage.

...While using his head directly would have the same effect given his physical strength, Latio had to point out that his mind was more valuable than one might think and shouldn't be wasted on physical collisions.

Fortunately, besides the Capacitor Chalk, the Flowing Fire didn't fully activate either—at least it managed to give Latio a little push and landed safely on Kavi... uh, Elhaisen's doorstep.

That was incredibly precise.

On his way back from work after buying groceries, he could already see Elhaisen at his doorstep: ...

After all, there's always a time difference between worlds. For Elhaisen, a native of Teyvat, the Flowing Fire and Latio...

didn't they just leave last week?

While Alhaisen's contribution to the gathering was largely limited to the brain-twisting tasks of calculating food procurement and venue rentals, Kavi and Mehrak would daily ask the puppet, Little Liuhuo, when he would return... a

sentiment that was quite genuine.

And while the puppet wasn't always possessed by Liuhuo, its artificially inept automated responses continued to play out in front of Alhaisen, Kavi, and Mehrak day after day... Alhaisen

: "Has Liuhuo gone?" Of course.

His true form seemed absent, but his presence was undiminished.

In short, Liuhuo left a deep and lasting impression on Alhaisen—definitely not in this state.

While Liuhuo was often disobedient, her attitude was condescending and neutral—or rather, rather, quite self-centered. At least Alhaisen had never considered her to have psychological problems...

Tsk, she probably only caused problems in others.

But now... Alhaisen was certain it wasn't an illusion: Liuhuo was "observing" him.

Alhaisen: Something's wrong, something's wrong.

But this did not affect Elhaisen's initiative to take the key to open the door.

What else? Just throw these two at the door.

Kavi hadn't come back yet, and Elhaisen was in charge of cooking today. Naturally, he had already decided on the dinner menu early. The ingredients he bought were only enough for two people... But it didn't matter. There were still some water country aspic and cassoulet casserole in the kitchen. If he made another portion of orange-flavored duck breast, it should be enough for three people...

Well, there were still some bubble oranges left.

As for why Elhaisen only considered the appetite of three people... Tsk, Liuhuo has a Schrödinger's appetite. As long as it's the creamy taste that Kavi likes, he can eat it alone...

Liuhuo looked at Latio, then at Elhaisen... I don't know what he was thinking, anyway, he took the initiative to go to the kitchen to help.

"I smell it. Are they making tomatoes? Nabonne tomato cups, right..." Kavi finished the first half of his sentence before noticing Latio in the living room. "Uh... Latio? Liuhuo's back?!"

He saw Liuhuo bringing the tomato cups to the dining table.

Kavi, instantly amused, headed for the kitchen—well, judging by Elhaisen's expression, it was clear the kitchen was a bit overcrowded.

Kavi wasn't as quiet as Elhaisen... well, although Elhaisen was quite talkative when he spoke to Kavi—in short, before the table even reached him, Liuhuo and Elhaisen and Latio, who were also present, had already heard the entire story: Kavi's encounter with a schoolmate in the morning, a drunk at noon, the bizarre client in the afternoon, and finally, before returning home that evening, an encounter with Ah Mao, who seemed to be hiding from someone...

Liuhuo listened with surprising attention.

Kavi, who had always had a thick filter for Liuhuo, didn't think there was anything wrong. It wasn't until they started eating coffee Babaru as dessert that Kavi asked: "Liuhuo, have you finished your business? Do

you want to stay in Xumi for a few more days?" Seeing that Liuhuo didn't seem to be able to give an answer, Kavi thought for a while: "Or... Liuhuo, where do you want to go? I only have some finishing work left here, so you can take a few days off..."

...But is this right?

Humans also have their own things to do.

Liuhuo looked at the humans who naturally expressed their willingness to pay for him, and for the first time began to think: Can I choose?

Is this something he can choose?

In order to "survive" himself, he could learn to eat garbage from IX, in order to follow Lan, learn his attitude towards intelligent life, and in order to get Akivelli's help, he learned to pretend to be a human, and even in the end he could be temporarily recognized as a "kind" by humans...

He should have been the strongest person who went the farthest on this road (destiny), but he relied on the recognition and acquiescence of "kind" to "affirm" his own existence.

Obviously, IX never cared about Him, Lan did not set limits for Him, and Akivali never discussed His right or wrong...

...In fact, He had already understood it subconsciously.

They... His fellow Star Gods, had been waiting for Him to make a decision.

But they each had their own standpoints...Just like there are several different response options in the plot dialogue, He can only choose one of the endings.

"Flow" is a mixed destiny. To put it bluntly, it is a universal plug-in. He can transform the power of other destinies. Conversely, the masters of other destinies can also take the initiative to divide His authority and strengthen themselves.

"Destruction" was the first to act openly.

When He was born with the legacy of "Immortality", this unfriendly ending was already written.

It's nothing more than the time and the experience is different.

Just like a time bomb, whether it is successfully dismantled or exploded, it means the end of the main body disappearing.

But in this story with a fixed beginning and end, a character named "Lan" appeared.

As long as Lan had expressed to Liuhuo once his intention to annex "Liu Luan", Liuhuo would convince himself to become a firework without hesitation.

But Lan only told the little Liuxing to be careful.

Liuhuo, who had learned the survival rules of the Star God, understood from Akivori that "choice itself has meaning".

Even if the final outcome was to explode into fireworks, he could choose the location, the style, the weather or the wind direction...

Liuhuo, whose memory was washed away by Aha, began to stumble on his path (destiny) with the "right to choose".

With his fellow Star Gods watching, Liuhuo, who was supposed to retrieve his "memory" from Fuli and make a "choice",

was intercepted by Nanook who was watching.

So this "choice" was passively postponed to this point in time.

When being led by Lan, Liuhuo thought that perhaps if Lan swallowed up the fate of "flow", he would become one with Lan, and perhaps the spinning wheel could replace Lan's wheel...

But when he really sat at the dining table, he could only think selfishly: I want to "live".