Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

[Hmm...should I say I'm unlucky? ]

Behind a corner, Kaeya, who had just returned to the city, shook his head helplessly as he looked at Diluk and Jean who were "strolling" side by side on the street in the distance.

[Forget it, I won’t bother them today. Anyway, I’ll have plenty of opportunities to ask him about this kind of thing later.]

After thinking about this, Kaeya stopped paying attention to the two of them. He turned around and left, leaving all the time tonight to Diluk and Jean who were enjoying their time together.

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"That..." x2

The two words spoken in unison stunned the two people with blushing faces, and then they pursed their lips in a bit of confusion.

Since the two began to "walk" together, they had not spoken a word to each other. Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and cold, after some self-psychological counseling, Diluk mustered up the courage to speak first to break the atmosphere.

But who knew that Qin was thinking the same thing in her heart, and she spoke at the same time as Diluk. As the saying goes, "no coincidence makes a story", and the result of this superimposed coincidence was that the two of them once again fell into the silence that they had finally wanted to break.

[Damn it... Why did this happen...]

[Wow… I feel like I can’t say anything…]

One of them lowered his head and secretly regretted that he had become so useless for some reason, while the other covered his burning face with shame and confusion. The situation of the two people now was indeed the kind of situation where the parties involved were at a loss and the bystanders were extremely anxious.

That's right, even if Kaia left, there are still bystanders here.

“These two guys…even if they have no experience in real love, it shouldn’t end up like this, right?” Menma, who was lying on a rooftop and secretly looking down at the two of them, had an expression of disappointment on his face.

"You talk as if you have a lot of experience in dating, even though you've been single for two lifetimes just like me." Hashirama on the side whispered to Menma, "I think it's quite normal for the two of them to be like this, after all, they're both rookies in dating."

"Divine power..."

"Hey, stop, stop, stop! Isn't it okay that I was wrong?" When Menma wanted to use Kamui to send him away, Hashirama decisively admitted his mistake. Just kidding, if Menma really put him into the Kamui space again, he would be helpless and it would all depend on Menma to decide when he could get out. Putting aside other things, how could he eat this melon next?

After leaving [Angel's Gift], Menma originally planned to go back to [Flowing Wind Embrace] to rest, but on the way, he saw Captain Qin walking towards the tavern from afar. Realizing that there might be something tonight... no, something might happen between the two of them, Menma immediately changed his route, quickly found this rooftop to ambush, and pulled out Hashirama who was still developing ninjutsu in the Kamui space.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not get to eat the melon, but he also witnessed a scene that almost drove him to death.

"Tsk... If it wasn't so weird to do so, I would really like to use illusion to secretly assist them both." Menma curled his lips helplessly, and finally forced himself to suppress the uncomfortable feeling in his heart. He continued to lie quietly on the roof, watching the next actions of the two.

"Qin..."

After a long time, it was finally Diluk who broke the awkward atmosphere and said the first sentence that really had an effect... or the first word.

"Uh...ah, Diluk...ah no, Diluk, what...what happened?" Qin replied stutteringly. She was so shy that she couldn't even speak normal words.

"...You should have heard all the rumors in the city recently." Perhaps because he was no longer as uncomfortable as before after officially opening up, Diluk's tone became a little calmer.

"Um... yes." Qin nodded, and a large cloud of invisible steam came out of her head again.

She knew exactly what those "rumors" Diluk was talking about were.

"Alas... I should have thought of it earlier. There must have been people eavesdropping that night." Diluk sighed heavily. "By now, the entire Mondstadt knows about this. And now that things have developed to this stage, we must give everyone an answer as an explanation."

Diluc, who controls a large number of intelligence networks, could not be unaware of the various rumors that were spreading throughout Mondstadt. However, even if he knew, it was too late. The most talked about thing by most people in the city was when he and Jean would be able to be together.

Perhaps this matter was just a private matter between him and Qin at the beginning, but when it started to become a big deal and everyone knew about it, it would no longer be such a simple situation.

Moreover, the identities of the two also destined this to happen.

Regardless of whether they are "Master Diluc" and "Jin, the Acting Leader of the Knights", or "the eldest son of the Leggenfind family" and "the eldest daughter of the Gunhild family", encountering such a thing is not something they can easily deal with.

As the faces of the great nobles and the powerful in Mondstadt, they both have the obligation to maintain their own image and that of Mondstadt, and this may even involve some so-called private affairs. The marriage partner is one of the most classic examples.

Although Mondstadt is no longer as rigid as it used to be, with no particular emphasis on rules like "equal status", this view will not completely disappear. Moreover, the relationship between Diluc and Jean has already been partially concluded and has a foundation of love. If the two of them fail to be together, not only themselves and their families, but even the ordinary people of Mondstadt will not be able to accept this.

Although this is not a bad thing, and can even promote the relationship between the two to some extent, but... a relationship or marriage that is controlled by such external forces will always make people feel uncomfortable.

This is exactly what Diluk is worried about now. Although he is a straightforward person and finally decided to accept Qin's feelings after such a long psychological struggle, he didn't expect that as soon as one wave of troubles was resolved, another wave of troubles came one after another, making him a little upset all day long.

However, all this was not Qin's fault, or even anyone else's fault, so he could only keep it in his heart. Even though he could complain a little when facing Qin, he could not show any negative emotions, so as not to cause Qin to misunderstand.

"Hmm..." After hearing what Diluk said, Jean nodded, "Yeah... This is no longer just a matter between the two of us..."

"A marriage that is restricted by such factors and cannot be freely decided... Haha, it really has a bit of the flavor of the Lawrence family." Diluk said self-deprecatingly, "I always feel that in Mondstadt today, they are the only ones who still strictly abide by such old and decadent rules."

Although the plot was not so serious, Diluk still felt some similarities, which is why he sighed like that. But who would have thought that after hearing his words, Qin's eyes suddenly dimmed:

"Diluc..."

"Hmm?" Diluk turned around and said, "What's wrong, Jean?"

"Could it be that... you are unwilling?" Qin raised her head slightly, and her eyes full of worry and panic met Diluk's gaze.

"Uh..." Diluk began to panic after sensing Jean's extremely fragile heart. Of course, he did not like this kind of emotional atmosphere, but that did not mean he had any problem with his relationship with Jean. And it seemed that despite his precautions, Jean had clearly misunderstood him.

“No, that’s not it…” Diluk explained quickly, “Although I feel a little uncomfortable with the current situation of being swept up by public opinion, I don’t intend to regret it.”

"Eh?" Qin was stunned, "Regret...?"

"Don't forget..." Diluk took a step closer to Jean and stared into her eyes with a serious look. "I promised you that night."

"Ehhhh?!" Hearing this, Jean covered her mouth in shock. Although she had known about this for a long time, after experiencing this roller coaster-like mood change just now, she suddenly received Diluk's firm assurance. While being surprised, Jean couldn't help but feel a little warm in her heart.

"I'm not the kind of person who would break a promise so easily." Diluk continued, "Moreover, when the other party is you, and I promised you this kind of thing, I will never let this kind of thing end up with an unacceptable result.

This is also a promise I swear on the name of Leggenfend. After all, if I fail to do this, then the whole of Leggenfend will be disgraced. "

"Diluk..." After feeling Diluk's feelings, Jean could no longer hold back her excitement and rushed forward to hug Diluk, "Thank you..."

"Eh?" Jean's sudden action startled Diluk, causing the momentum he had just sworn by his last name to disappear instantly. However, he was not stupid enough to avoid Jean's hug, but instead hugged Jean's delicate body. After all, when a girl who likes you hugs you, she definitely wants to get some feedback from you.

"Although your answer that night made me ecstatic, after not seeing you for so many days and hearing rumors for so long, I gradually became a little worried. I was afraid that all this was an illusion." Leaning on Diluk's strong and warm chest, Qin kept talking in a trembling voice, "Especially... after receiving the letters from my parents and the Grand Master..."

"Letters from my parents and the Grand Master..."

"Yes." Qin raised her head with a smile on her face, "My parents and Grand Master Falga both sent me letters, full of blessings for both of us.

In other words, my parents have already agreed to this matter."

“Is that so…” Diluk recalled that his father had told him that he had sent a messenger to deliver a letter to Qin’s parents, and he understood what was going on.

"These three letters are more like replies than letters. According to them, Uncle Cripps sent them letters first, and they were very shocked by his rebirth."

"Yeah, I just remembered that my father mentioned this to me, and now it seems that this is the case."

"Then..." At this time, Qin suddenly revealed an expression that was still a little shy, but also extremely determined, and continued, "If that's the case, then shouldn't we... also consider what to do next?"

Seeing Qin's uncharacteristically proactive behavior, Diluk was a little stunned, but he did not seem at a loss. Instead, he said in a slightly helpless tone: "Yes, it is indeed time to consider it."

"Hmm?" Diluk's calm look made Jean feel a little confused.

“Haha, I better tell you the truth.” Diluk smiled bitterly and started to play badly. “In the next few days, all the things I needed to do in the tavern and other places were taken away by my father, Charles, Mr. Uzumaki and others, which left me with a lot of free time.