Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

"Mondstadt and Solstice are equal, both are one of the seven kingdoms of this world."

In the leader's office at the Knights' headquarters, Jean was explaining something to Sora and Paimon. Lisa, who had returned earlier than them, sat on a chair beside them, looking at them and thinking about something.

"Mondstadt is an independent city-state and does not belong to any other country. The "Kingdom" of Winterfell was just named differently because of its different political system when it was founded." At this point, Jean's eyes darkened a little, "But in terms of diplomacy, the "Faints" of Winterfell can probably be considered the most powerful party on the continent..."

"Yeah, that's right." Paimon nodded, agreeing with what Jean said. "For example, the guy just now had a very annoying tone."

"By the way, Traveler." Jean didn't seem to want to talk about the Fatui, a disgusting organization, anymore, so she changed the subject and said, "Before coming here, you said you wanted to tell me something about "power" and the crystal. What exactly was it?"

Seeing Qin talking about this topic, Kong took out the crystal again and said, "Didn't Mr. Uzumaki say before that this thing came from the Wind Demon Dragon? Then I guess... it might also become the target of the Fatui?"

"Hmm... Regarding this matter, when you got this crystal, were you discovered by the Fatui?"

"I don't think so." Kong shook his head. "At least in my own feeling, there was no one else besides Paimon at that time."

"That's right, I didn't see anyone else either." Paimon said.

"Then I think there's no problem. Since you haven't been discovered, the Fatui won't set their sights on you."

At this time, Lisa stood up from a chair nearby and walked over to the side of the group to observe the crystal. But due to the lesson learned last time, she did not get too close this time to avoid accidentally touching it: "No matter how many times I observe it, the filthy power on it is frightening. And precisely because of this, it is incredible that this little cutie can hold it without being affected at all."

"Little...little cutie?" Kong was a little stunned. Was Lisa addressing him...referring to him?

"Now that you mention it, it's true. It's really an incredible phenomenon." Qin nodded in approval of Lisa's words. "Do you have any idea about all this - about these special places on your body?"

Sora shook his head. He really didn't know what was going on. Why was it that Lisa felt a stinging pain when she just lightly touched the crystal, but he, who was also an elemental force user, could touch it at will without being affected? Was it because he was an outsider?

"I think so..."

Qin didn't react much to the answer from Kong, which was not unexpected. However, she suddenly remembered something she had planned to do before. Since Kong was here, she might as well deal with this matter at the same time.

"Well, Traveler, I have a request here, and I hope you can agree." Qin suddenly said to Kong in a serious manner.

"Hmm? What's the matter? Captain Qin, just tell me."

Seeing Kong's expression, Qin knew something was going to happen, so her tone became extremely sincere:

"This is the Knights' second imperious request: Please accept the title of Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius... and the gratitude of the Acting Master."

After spending some time together and observing each other, she felt that Kong was worthy of the title both in terms of strength and character, so she finally made such a decision.

"The...honorary knight of Zephyr?!"

Before Sora could say anything, Paimon was shocked. After all, this was the title of Honorary Knight. Although it was not the official Knight of Favonius, it was a position that many people could not reach, and its value was not less than that of an official knight.

Some people, despite all their efforts, could not successfully join the Knights of Favonius, but Kong was able to become an "Honorary Knight" in an instant, a position that was almost comparable to a knight with a special title. No matter how you looked at it, this was already a step up in some ways.

After being surprised at first, Kong calmed down and thought about it carefully before deciding to agree to the request. After all, having an official title with high value but not too restrictive because it is not a formal position can be a convenience for him in many cases.

What's more, he also identified with these people in the Knights. Therefore, it was not a bad thing to accept their kindness and become one of them.

After hearing that Sora had chosen to agree to her decision, Jean finally smiled. "Thank you very much for agreeing to this. In that case, please help us once again to find the answers to these mysteries. The dragon's frenzy and the strange crystals... I think the answers behind these must be related to Mondstadt's peace."

At the end, Qin gave her blessing to Kong: "May the wind wipe your eyes and let you see the truth. If there are any new discoveries, we will meet here again."

"Yes, I will." Sora agreed. But then he suddenly remembered something, "Since I have become an honorary knight, then Mr. Uzumaki and Mr. Senju..."

"I'm sorry, they didn't." Hearing this, Qin, who understood what Kong meant, shook her head helplessly, "It's not that we don't want to do something for the two of them, but we don't know how to do it properly.

In the final analysis, they are just kindhearted people who are willing to help protect Mondstadt, and they are not people who will stay in Mondstadt permanently. Moreover, with their strength, I think no position seems to be worthy of them, including the position equal to that of the acting leader.

As for higher powers... let's not talk about whether they exist or not. Even if they do exist, it's not something that I, as the acting leader, can decide."

"So that's how it is..." Paimon said. After all, it would be strange if Kong could get a knighthood, but those two extremely powerful people didn't. But if this was the reason, then there would be no problem. "It seems that if we want to confer honors on them, only the Wind God can do it."

"Hey, Paimon!" Kong always felt that Paimon could never keep his mouth shut and didn't know what to say and what not to say.

"It's okay." Jean didn't care about it. Instead, she agreed with Paimon's words, "It's just like Paimon said. Perhaps only the Wind God himself can do this."

"Haha, their arrival really makes Mond feel like a refreshing rain after a long drought." Lisa said with a smile, "But the rain will stop eventually. No matter what you do, you will not be able to keep the people and things that are destined to be gone.

Moreover, if the rain keeps falling, it means that the sun cannot shine in, and the rain and dew that symbolize salvation will slowly turn into floods that symbolize disaster.”

"That's true..." Sora nodded approvingly at Lisa's words.

Let's not talk about whether Mond can cause too much trouble to Mr. Uzumaki and Mr. Senju. Even if he can, although Mond will always be under the protection of these two big guys and will not be harmed, it will also make Mond dependent on these two outsiders who do not belong here, and gradually lose the idea of ​​self-protection and becoming stronger.

At that time, this idea will quickly spread throughout Mondstadt, and the huge burden will fall on the two of them. Whether they collapse under the pressure or simply quit, it will be a devastating blow to Mondstadt, which has come to rely on them for everything.

Although it is not impossible to accept their help, at the same time, I must continue to improve myself. At least I must let them see that Mond is indeed qualified to be their friend.

At the same time, this does not mean they are alienated from each other. After all, their actions are witnessed by all of Mondstadt, and Mondstadt is not a treacherous country and will never forget their help.

Although the rain will eventually stop, as long as you are willing to wait, there will always be a day when the rain falls again.

This principle applies not only to Menma and Hashirama, but also to the traveler Sora.

The "wind" that brings the seeds of stories, and the "rain" that nourishes the seeds to germinate...to what extent can this be achieved?

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After they finished talking and walked out of the Knights' headquarters, Paimon suddenly stopped Sora:

"Just now... there is one thing you didn't say."

Sora looked back at Paimon, who continued, "At that time, what we saw, besides the dragon and the crystal, there was clearly something else..."

"As for this, I want to investigate it myself first." Kong understood what Paimon was referring to. "After all, in my opinion, he is far more mysterious than the Wind Demon Dragon."

"Well, you still remember him, the green guy!" Seeing that Sora understood what she meant, Paimon nodded. But as she was talking, her eyes suddenly looked down, "——He's wearing the same green as the passerby downstairs."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Paimon say this, Kong immediately turned his gaze in the direction Paimon was looking at, and sure enough, he saw a green figure.

"It's actually exactly the same shade, what a coincidence."

"Is that so? Is that so?" Paimeng quickly pointed at the man excitedly. But then, she felt something was wrong: "But... why do I always feel that the more I look at that person... the more he looks like...

The same person—? !”

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(At this time, Goethe Hotel)

"Um, Mr. Executive..."

"You mean to say that guy didn't accept my invitation again, right?"

"Yes... yes, and more than that..."

"More than that? What do you mean?"

“He…beat up the two people we sent in front of everyone present, and then…tied them up in a strange way and took them away.”

She originally thought that after she told this, the executive officer would be furious. After all, this was a disgrace to her and the entire Fatui. She was even prepared to face the executive officer's wrath.

But after waiting for a long time, nothing happened as he expected. Instead, the executive officer said calmly, "Go down. There is no need to invite them again."

"Then...about..."

"You don't need to worry about this. Next... I will personally test their strength." As he spoke, his tone even became a little disdainful. "Oh, do you think you can ignore me just because you can repel a mere Wind Demon Dragon? Let you continue to be proud for a while. After everything that needs to be done is done, I will let you know what the gap is..."

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"Still not working?" Menma asked, looking at Hashirama who was still trying in front of him.

"Yeah, it all comes down to my lack of experience..." After another failure, Hashirama sighed, "Although I should be able to enter Sage Mode in seconds in the ninja world, if I completely replace natural energy with another kind of energy, I think it will take a long time to get used to it."

After Menmahjong lent Hashirama the evil eye he had confiscated earlier and let him experience the feeling of controlling elemental power, Hashirama began to try to absorb the elemental power in the environment by himself without using any props. However, no matter how he thought about it, he knew that it would have little effect.

Menma also saw this, so he reminded him: "Don't accept all the elemental powers at once. After all, there are seven kinds of elemental powers, and most of them will produce elemental reactions between each other, making it extremely difficult for them to coexist.

It is best for you to just pick one elemental force that is most suitable for you, and then focus on absorbing it, and after you become familiar with it, mix it with your physical and mental energy. "

"Then... which one should I choose?" Hashirama scratched his head and asked naively.

"You have to pick the one that suits you best. Do you need to ask me?" He didn't know if Hashirama did this on purpose. Menma got angry when he saw him looking so silly. "Besides, you don't need to think about this kind of thing. Think about what you are best at, and then think about which of the seven elements is most compatible with what you are best at. Isn't the answer obvious?"

"You mean... Grass Elemental?"

"Isn't that inevitable? You'd better think about it before asking questions next time."

In his previous life, he had seen many joint works between Huoyuan in various secondary creations, and many of them left a deep impression on him, such as... the so-called "real Grass God".

Many fans of the two love characters on the Internet like to compare Hashirama with Nashida, the goddess of Sumeru grass. Now, Hashirama is in Teyvat, so Menma can't help but look forward to what the scene will be like when he and Hashirama go to Sumeru in the future.