Genshin Impact Internet Cafe: From Wendy to Wendy

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The Great Kind Tree King quickly withdrew his gaze and said to Nashida: “…I knew at that time that I could not expel the forbidden knowledge from the World Tree with my own strength.

"So, I created a device that integrates human wisdom - the void."

"That is truly the most amazing invention in the world." Nashida praised sincerely.

"Hehe... Thank you, Nashida." A smile appeared on the face of the Great Compassion Tree King, "For a long time, I have believed that [dreams] are the crystallization of human wisdom.

“Although it’s a bit selfish, I still used the void to borrow the dreams of mankind.

"I will unite the wisdom of the people and contribute all my strength...

"Thanks to the wisdom of the people of Xumi, the forbidden knowledge was [almost entirely] purged from the World Tree."

When Nashida heard the Great Compassionate Tree King say that most of the forbidden knowledge had been cleared, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, having been worried about the pollution problem.

With most of the forbidden knowledge cleared, the remaining small part should be easy to solve no matter how you think about it...right?

Just when Nashida wanted to ask the Great Kindness Tree King how to remove the remaining pollution of forbidden knowledge, the Great Kindness Tree King fell silent again.

After a while, the Great Compassion Tree King whispered to Nashida, “But… things are not as simple as I expected.

"After I cleared most of the contamination of forbidden knowledge, a severe headache gave me a bad feeling..."

Noticing the change in the tone of the Great Compassionate Tree King, Nashida, who had been slightly relieved, now had a bad premonition in her heart.

Could it be...

Facing Nashida's astonished gaze, the Great Compassion Tree King finally told the truth: "After the headache, I remembered that my consciousness is connected to the World Tree. The World Tree brought me knowledge and wisdom, but... the pollution of forbidden knowledge also found me through this connection..."

"I have seen that kind of pain in your mind... It must be a terrible experience."

"Well..." The Great Compassion Tree King did not deny it. She just told Nashida a further fact in a calm tone, "But compared to my feelings, what is more important is... Even if I am dead, as long as my existence and everything related to me are preserved as memories and knowledge in the World Tree, then the pollution of forbidden knowledge can never be eradicated.

“And I…can never [eliminate] myself, which is a paradox.”

Eliminate…eliminate?

Nashida suddenly realized something. She looked at the calm Great Mercy Tree King in disbelief, hoping that she had just heard it wrong.

But the next words of the Great Compassionate Tree King completely extinguished her hope.

"…So, I broke off the purest branch of the World Tree as my revelation, and left a clue…" The Great Compassion Tree King restrained all her emotions to avoid causing trouble to Nashida, "…just to wait for your arrival and completely erase the polluted me… from the World Tree."

“Wait…wait…” Nashida looked at the Great Compassion Tree King in front of her who was absolutely calm and seemed to have accepted this outcome calmly, and said in a panic, “No…no…this is not right…!”

Erasing a person's existence from the World Tree is more cruel than killing a person.

Dead people will leave [traces] on friends, enemies, or strangers who happen to know this person, and the traces are the most powerful proof that this person once [existed] in the world.

But if this person's existence is erased from the World Tree, then he will be completely dead... No, to be precise, that state is not [death], but... [nothingness].

[None] For anyone, this is the most terrible and tragic ending in the world.

"You understand what that means, right?" The Great Compassion Tree King's eyes were gentle, but his expression was still restrained, "It seems... you are really smart.

"I know that asking you to do this as soon as we meet is too cruel for you...but you should know...

"Erasing me from the World Tree is the only way to save it."

“But…but…” Nashida’s face was filled with pain, confusion, and sadness. She looked at the Great Compassion Tree King whom she had just met for the first time and who would be the last time they would meet. Her words were confused and she was no longer as calm as before. “People love you so much… Everyone has been missing you all the time… I, I also… How, how can I… forget you like this… There is no other way… The way I can do it…”

"You are the God of Wisdom, Nashida." The Great Compassion Tree King said in a deep voice, "You should know that there is no other way."

"But... this is too cruel..." Nashida choked up, "I don't want to forget you..."

"Don't be sad, Nashida." The Great Compassion Tree King comforted her, "As a wise man, you should enjoy the joy of finding the answer now, right?

"This is the answer you've been looking for, the one sentence you want to know the whole picture...

“[Let the world completely forget me.]”

Even though she knew the answer, Nashida wasn't happy at all.

Ever since she first learned about the great deeds of the previous grass god, the Great Compassionate Tree King, in the World Tree five hundred years ago, Nashida has regarded the Great Compassionate Tree King as a role model in her heart.

For five hundred years, she has been working hard to become a wise god like the Great Compassionate Tree King.

Five hundred years later, although she still had not grown into a qualified god, following in the footsteps of the Great Compassionate Tree King, she was able to handle some not very complicated matters.

Now, finally meeting the idol she had admired for five hundred years, Nashida was originally very excited.

Even though this was just a trace of consciousness left by the Great Compassion Tree King, just by seeing him, Nashida's heart, which had been uneasy for five hundred years, found a moment of peace.

Especially after learning that she was actually the reincarnation of the Great Compassionate Tree King, she had many, many questions to ask him, and she also had many, many interesting stories to share with him...

but.

Please tell Nashida about the heavy reality now. If you want to save Xumi, you want to completely eliminate the pollution brought by forbidden knowledge.

The only way is for her to personally destroy the Great Kindness Tree King that gave her life.

Her name, her past, everything she had ever done would cease to exist after being erased.

People will not remember that there is such a god who once gave everything for them.

They will also not remember who pulled Sumeru, which was hanging on the edge of the abyss, back from despair and gave them a wonderful life that would last for dozens or hundreds of years, or even until the end of the world.

"Even I... will forget all this." Nashida looked at the Great Compassion Tree King that was so close to her, her vision blurred by tears.

[We all dwell under the tree of wisdom…]

[Try to read the world…]

[Read from the soil, read from the rain…]

[Then he transformed into a white bird and climbed onto a branch…]

[Finally caught the crucial leaf...]

The Great Compassionate Tree King reached out his hand, wiped the tears from the corners of Nashida's eyes, then took a step forward and silently hugged Nashida, whose heart was broken.

This is the only thing that the Great Compassionate Tree King can do for Nashida.

And Nashida, who was hugging someone for the first time in five hundred years, smelled an extremely fresh scent.

That is the fragrance emitted by trees, flowers and plants in the forest after the rain.

this moment.

The existence of the Great Compassionate Tree King is so real.

But Nashida felt an extremely heavy barrier in this warm embrace.

Feeling the warmth and security brought by the embrace of the Great Compassionate Tree King, Nashida wished that this moment could last longer.

In this way, she could engrave the image of the Great Kind Tree King deeply in the depths of her memory...

However, as the reincarnation of the Great Kindness Tree King, Nashida knows better than anyone else...

The Great Compassionate Tree King didn't want her to do this, and she couldn't do this.

[once…]

[I am the only person in the world who can dream...]

[In my dream…]

[Everyone will fall asleep at night...]

[People have strange ideas in their minds...]

[Some tumble to the ground...]

[Some float up to the sky...]

[It connects everything into a dazzling web…]

[Among the three thousand worlds, there are small worlds...]

[All destinies are boiling here...]

[I gradually understood...]

[These things cannot be described, but are constantly changing...]

[This is the most profound thing in the world...]

[Only they can completely drive away those crazy people...]

[Only dreams can awaken consciousness from the deepest darkness...]

Nashida raised her hands, which were glowing green and trembling slightly.

Feeling Nashida's movements, the Great Compassion Tree King subconsciously tightened his embrace.

[I am the one who proposes the question, and also the one who seeks the solution…]

[Saving the world with the dreams of the world’s people was once my answer…]

[Now, you have found your own answer...]

[I will return all the dreams to the world...]

Finally, Nashida slowly hugged the Great Kindness Tree King whom she had admired for five hundred years.

Made that...the only choice.

"Goodbye, people of Xumi."

"May you tonight..."

"Enjoy sweet dreams."

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