Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

"...Yes, Captain Kaeya is very capable, but he always gives us a hard time..."

When Sora and Paimon opened the door of the tavern again and walked in, they found Hoffman chatting with Diluk. Perhaps because the other party was not a member of the Knights, Hoffman, who wanted to relieve his depression, could not help but speak without so many scruples.

"Oh, no, I shouldn't say bad things about my boss like that. What if Captain Kaia hears it..."

"We're back. Is my apple juice ready?" Just when Hoffman was still a little scared, Paimon's shout came from the door, interrupting his thoughts.

"Okay, wait a moment." Diluk nodded, turned around, picked up the ingredients on the counter and started helping Paimon make apple juice.

But just when the apple juice was ready, the door of the tavern was suddenly flung open. Then, a Knight of West Wind rushed in, panting and shouting to Hoffman:

"Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Hoffman!" The knight's face was full of anxiety. "There's something wrong at the side door. Gather everyone at the side door!"

"What?" Seeing the knight so anxious, Hoffman also stood up nervously, "What happened over there?"

"Yes...it's a slime." Although the knight felt a little embarrassed when he said this, he had no choice but to continue.

"Slime?" Hoffman frowned. "Why should we panic about slime? Aren't they very common?"

"I know slimes are common..." The knight had expected this result, so he sighed, "But the slimes there... are more than I have ever seen in my life..."

"Pfft..." At this moment, Paimon on the side almost couldn't hold back her laughter, but fortunately she managed to hold it back in the end. Fortunately, both Hoffman and the knight who came to inform them were focusing on the large group of slimes attacking the side gate, and didn't notice Paimon's abnormality.

"Could this be the secret weapon of the Abyss Cult?" A ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in Hoffman's mind, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt that this thought was quite absurd. "But, I have other tasks here..."

"Oh?" Hearing the second half of Hoffman's words, Diluk's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep tone, "Other tasks, didn't you say you were just here to drink?"

"Ah, no, no..." Hoffman knew he had said something wrong and waved his hands nervously, "I mean..."

“Huh, is this the style of the Knights?” Diluk began his mocking mode again. “The Abyss Cult has already arrived outside the city gate, and they actually have the leisure to drink here. That’s why I always say that the Knights of Favonius are not trustworthy.”

Diluk was very familiar with scolding the Knights. Although he had decided to give Jean and the Knights of Favonius a chance to change, since the Knights had not had time to change anything yet and he needed to put on such a show, he was merciless to Hoffman and the entire Knights.

"This..." Hoffman, feeling guilty and ashamed, immediately lowered his head. "Ah, Mr. Diluc is right. I have disappointed you with my performance. I will leave now, but before that..."

At this point, Hoffman turned his head and whispered to the air: "Traveler, please come over here. I have something to ask of you."

"Hmm?" Paimon tilted his head slightly and followed.

"Hush, keep your voice down..." After pulling the two men to a distance from the counter, Hoffman said to them softly, "You know my mission, right? Please keep an eye on Mr. Diluc for me for a while, and don't let him go out.

I'll go check the side door now and be right back, please!"

"Okay." Sora nodded, "Leave it to me."

"Thank you." Hoffman thanked him and then left the tavern with the knight. However, they did not notice that when they closed the door, both Sora and Paimon had a sinister smile on their faces.

"The person who was in the way has left." After the two returned to their seats in front of the counter, Diluk handed the prepared apple juice to Paimon, "Here, the apple juice you asked for."

"Everything is going according to plan!" Paimon took the cup and said with a smile, "But... Master Diluk, you actually made me a glass of apple juice."

"Consider it my treat. After all, you guys have helped me a lot." Diluk shrugged and handed a cup of raspberry mint drink to Sora. "This is for you, Traveler."

"Thank you." Kong took the cup and drank a sip without any pretense. "So, what should we do next?"

"You don't need to do anything else." Diluk closed his eyes slightly, "Just do what you need to do in the tavern as usual.

Oh, by the way, Hoffman should have given you the task of watching over me, so just do it. Anyway, I will stay here tonight until the pub closes."

"Hehe, then your 'alibi' can be fully achieved."

“Yeah.” Diluk nodded in satisfaction. “After all, the best alibi is that I, as a suspect, have never been to the crime scene.

Moreover, with the two of you and so many drinkers testifying for me, my credibility will naturally be greatly enhanced."

Since Diluk had no intention of leaving the tavern, he did not quietly replace all the customers with his own people from the Dawn Winery as in the original plot. In other words, these customers were just ordinary customers.

At the same time, because of this, they can all serve as witnesses that Diluk has never left the tavern, and it can also withstand any verification. After all, what is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true. As an established fact, there is no need to fear verification.

However, among the crowd of drinkers, there was a gaze coming from just one eye, staring intently at Diluk and the other two who were sitting at the counter.

Because the location was so far away that even the usually cautious and sensitive Diluk could not notice this gaze, not to mention that the environment in the tavern was quite noisy, so the owner of the gaze could not hear the three people talking at the counter. This made him very confused about why Diluk had been in the tavern and had no intention of leaving:

[There are only ten minutes left before the Abyss Cult attacks the city. Why is he, as the "Hero of Dark Night", still not showing any intention of leaving? Could it be that he has already solved all the problems from the source in advance?

No, it seems unlikely... If that were the case, he wouldn't have tried to get Hoffman away. But why...】

This person was none other than Kaeya, who had been hiding in the tavern. Since he was well aware of Diluk's identity as the "Night Hero", he wanted to take this opportunity to see how Diluk would handle the situation, and at the same time, collect as much evidence as possible that would be useful in the confrontation with Diluk.

That's right, although the cause of the split between the two brothers had long been solved by Menma, the insults they had suffered over the years could not be easily ended. Even if Diluk didn't want to continue causing trouble, how could Kaeya, who had been losing more than winning, be willing to accept that? Therefore, he created opportunities over and over again, including taking advantage of the Abyss Cult's declaration of war.

But who would have thought that this time, things seemed to be beyond his expectations. Diluk's current state made him very confused.

[Damn it... I'd better leave the tavern quietly and go to the city gate to see what's going on.] Thinking of this, Kaia quietly moved towards the stairs, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible so that he would not be discovered by the three people at the counter.

The door of the tavern was facing the counter, so he couldn't slip away from under Diluc's nose. Opening the window would make too much noise, so he could only choose to jump down from the small rooftop on the second floor (which was where Qin formally confessed to Diluc that night) and slip away.

It is reasonable for him to go to the city gate to take a look.

After all, even if we don't consider the possibility of pitting Diluk, the Abyss Cult attacking the city is a big deal. Since Diluk is not going, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

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(Meanwhile, at the city gate)

"Hmph, are you here?"

Looking at the large group of Hillil people running towards them from the other side of the bridge in a menacing manner, the red-haired man standing on the other side of the bridge shook his wrist and said with a look of disdain.

Then, he drew out a long sword from his body and walked towards the group of hillbillies step by step.

"Dealing with you is actually the easiest step..."

Since the Knights of Favonius who were guarding the city had already been distracted by the large number of slimes attracted by the "elemental bait" set up by Sora and Paimon, he didn't have to worry about anyone else being able to discover him except for the guys from the Abyss Cult. Moreover, even if there really was someone...it could only be someone who was part of the plan.

Seeing the hillbillies getting closer and closer to him, the red-haired man's eyes focused, raised the long sword in his hand that had already been burning with flames, and walked forward to fight with them.

Although this red-haired man looks like Diluc, the attackers of the Abyss Cult naturally regard him as a "dark night hero", but in fact he is not, because...

"Uchiha Style Sword Jump Flame!"

As the flames of the sword flashed, the bodies of the hillock people were cut in half by the hot sword, and the smell of burnt flesh and blood came from the broken parts. Dozens of hillock people rushed forward, but they couldn't even last half a round in the hands of this man.

Even though the real Diluk is also very powerful, this move is definitely not something he can use.

"Halo Dance!"

After swinging three fire blades and burning to death the last few hillbillies who served as the vanguard, "Diluk" turned his cold gaze to the two Ice Abyss Mages hiding behind.

"Don't get too carried away, Dark Night Hero!"

The two Ice Abyss Mages launched their attacks at the same time. A large number of ice spikes continued to spread along the bridge surface, heading straight for Diluk. But Diluk didn't even look at them. He jumped up into the air with force and slashed down with a giant fire blade in mid-air:

"Instant Fire Blade!"

The power of the fire knife directly burned the shields on the two Ice Abyss Mages and instantly ignited their bodies, burning them and making them scream.

At this moment, several water bombs flew out from not far away and hit this side directly. However, their target was not "Diluk", but the two Ice Abyss Mages on fire.

"Huh, do you think I'll let you succeed?"

He rushed forward and chopped off the water bombs with one blow. Then, Diluk looked at a water abyss mage on the other side of the bridge with a playful look. In the blink of an eye, the two ice abyss mages could no longer hold on and were roasted to death by the flames burning on their bodies.

Seeing his companion's tragic death, the Water Abyss Mage was immediately furious and quickly called on the hillbillies around him to continue charging forward.

"You are a bunch of weaklings who don't know your own strength. Even if more of you come, it will be of no use." After a disdainful sneer, "Diluk" picked up his sword again and rushed towards the group of enemies on the opposite side with the momentum of a single man standing against the enemy.

Although this situation was tragic, it was essentially still a one-sided massacre, and it was still going on...