HLnovel Chapter 36 I finally held your hand
Chapter 36 I finally held your hand
Clementine, who was standing nearby, heard Akikawa and Claurind talking, but she couldn't make out anything and didn't know what they were saying.
"Lei, what are you talking about with Claurind?" Clementine couldn't help but ask, and Qiuhe jokingly replied:
"Ah, it's nothing. I told Clarind that I know two of the most beautiful girls in the world, like the most beautiful princesses in my heart. Their names are Clementine and Peruvian."
Upon hearing this, Claire stopped chewing and a blush instantly spread from her neck to her head. Claire then slammed her head on the table.
"Ugh, how could I say that in front of so many people? It's so embarrassing!" Peruvieri, on the other hand, didn't react at all, because she had heard everything clearly. Akikawa was talking to Krolind about something called Les.
"Lei, do you know who the man who traded Les with that other guy was that day?" Claurind suddenly asked. Qiuhe didn't intend to tell him.
This matter is connected to the entire series of missing girls case, and Vasher's methods are extremely cruel. Given Clarind's sense of justice, she couldn't possibly ignore it after learning about it; otherwise, he would certainly be in danger.
“I don’t know them. I just found them near the Fireplace House. They were trading something there. I saw one of the men take out a bottle and hand it to the other man. I guessed it was Les, so I followed him.”
Qiuhe had just written a story on the spot. Even if they were to resolve the Vasher issue in the future, he would need everyone's cooperation, but now was not the time to follow the plot's direction.
The file wouldn't be unlocked until the travelers arrived, but that would be over 14 years later, giving him plenty of time to use Vasher to pave the way for his future.
After everyone finished their meal, the waiter brought out the invoice. Everyone was astonished to see that the meal had cost a staggering 26 million Mora, remarking that it truly lived up to the reputation of the Deborah Grand Hotel.
Qiuhe readily pulled out a Mora bag, "Here, that's exactly twenty-six million." Claire and her group were astonished, "Lei, where did you get so much Mora?"
Qiuhe simply made up a story, saying that he encountered a treasure-hunting gang on his way back to Fontainebleau. The gang was incredibly wealthy, and he simply robbed them.
Everyone imagined the scene when they heard that Qiuhe had robbed the treasure-hunting group, but in reality, all that Mora came from Qiuhe opening all the treasure chests in Mondstadt while he was traveling around with Yura and Amber.
Qiuhe himself hadn't expected that the real-world treasure chests would contain so much Mora, several times more than in the game. Now he was a Mora user too!
While at the Debo Grand Hotel, Qiuhe overheard people discussing the Pure Water Festival. As he left, he casually asked Navia:
"Navia, what is the Pure Water Celebration Festival?" Navia replied, "It's the birthday of the Water God. It started as a celebration of the change of Water God in Fontaine, but it gradually evolved into the Water God's birthday."
Akikawa finally showed an "I see" expression, "Furina's birthday is in a few days, the schedule is a bit tight." Akikawa then took out a bag of Mora from his pocket.
"Navia, this is the 10 Mora I owed you," Qiuhe returned the 10 Mora to Navia, but he noticed that Navia wasn't very happy. He knew what it meant from Navia's expression.
"Okay, don't be sad, Navia. I promised to take you on an adventure, and this has nothing to do with Mora. I'll keep my promise to you." Navia's eyes lit up again upon hearing this.
Those big, bright eyes stared at Qiuhe, and she immediately hugged him tightly. "Great! Leyi, you have to keep your word! Let's go tomorrow. I need to go home and get ready today."
Qiuhe had originally planned to leave today, but after hearing Navia's words, he decided to go tomorrow. Clover and her group had just come downstairs when they saw Navia carrying Qiuhe.
Akiha's grip on the armrest tightened instantly, and she felt a chill. Turning around, she saw two girls glaring at her with murderous intent. Realizing something was wrong, Akiha quickly removed Navia's hand.
"Uh, Navia, you're right, so you should hurry home and get ready. Don't waste any more time here," Navia said, skipping away with Clarin.
Seeing that Clementine and Peruvier's expressions were still unpleasant, Akikawa finally turned his head, adjusted his facial muscles, and then turned back to walk towards Clementine with a fawning expression.
"Pepe~ Clover~ Why did it take you two so long to come down? I've been waiting for you two!" As soon as Akika approached Clover and Peruvieri, they each grabbed one of Akika's ears.
Claire, her face darkening, asked, "What were you saying to Navia just now? Pepe and I heard everything. We want to hear you admit it yourself. You'd better not lie, or you won't get a good night's sleep tonight."
Qiuhe was now on the verge of tears. Why did this situation feel like being caught red-handed cheating? In the end, he was forced to reveal that Navia had also joined the adventure.
That night, Qiuhe sat by the window in the hall of the fireplace house, still thinking about Qiu Shanshan's incident. Why did Kujavina change her name for no reason? What was the point?
He wouldn't waste his time on something meaningless. Qiuhe slowly opened the window, letting the breeze into the room, trying to clear his head, but no matter what, he couldn't understand why.
But the more she thought about it, the less she could see the road ahead, as if she were under a spell. Just then, a soldier from the Fatui tribe gently knocked on Kujavina's door, "knock knock knock."
"The matter you asked me to handle has been resolved. The child named Le Yi did indeed go to see the girl named Qiu Shanshan, and they even locked the door while they were talking."
Kujavina's smile was extremely eerie; it grew wider and wider until his lips parted slightly as he breathed heavily, his face filled with excitement.
As if she had heard some incredibly good news, her eyes trembled with excitement, just like when she had heard someone say that he had become the new Ice God.
After a long pause, forcing himself to regain his composure, the Fatui soldier finally left Kujavina's room, saying, "You may leave."
Kugavina murmured to herself in the room, "My dear child, Mother has finally held your hand~" Meanwhile, Akikawa held Peruvier's hand in the room.
Clementine and Lily watched from the side, wondering what Akikawa was up to. "Peruveli, are you ready?" Akikawa asked, and Peruveli gave a soft "Mmm."
Akikawa slowly closed his eyes and entered Peruvier's consciousness space. At the same time, Peruvier outside felt as if something had entered her mind. Akikawa in front of her remained motionless.
Within Peruvieri's consciousness space, Akikawa slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the crimson waning moon hanging high in the sky, and Peruvieri sitting at the center of a circle of flames.
When Qiuhe last came in, these flames seemed to rush towards him as if they wanted to devour him, but now these flames were very small, like the flames on a torch.
Peruvieri sat in the very center of the flames, hugging her knees, occasionally blinking as she looked at Akikawa before her.
Akikawa then slowly asked, "Peruveli, can you come out of the flames?" Akikawa discovered that besides the crimson waning moon in the sky and the ring of flames on the ground, there was nothing else in this space.
But Peruvéli seemed bound by something invisible, sitting motionless in the center of the flames. She gently shook her head, indicating that she could not leave.
Akikawa cautiously approached Peruvée, and finding no signs of attack from the flames on the ground, he became bolder and moved closer to them. He slowly crouched down and touched the flames with his hands.
But he felt no pain; instead, he felt as if energy was flowing into his body from the flames, though very little.
Akikawa then stood up and asked Peruvier, "Peruvier, are you being held back by something and unable to move?" Peruvier didn't answer, but slowly stood up.
Walking towards Qiuhe, Qiuhe's eyes widened as he noticed the circle of flames on the ground moving with Peruvier.