Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

"Ah, you are..."

As Kong and Paimon hurried forward, they finally found the green guy at the end of the wind element trace. When he saw the two people walking straight towards him, he immediately acted surprised:

"Oh... Yeah! That was the person who scared Tevarin away at that time."

"Tevalin? Who?" Paimon's brain, which was only the size of a walnut kernel and most of which was occupied by various delicacies, had long forgotten many details that had been mentioned in the Knights' headquarters before.

Or Sora whispered to her, "Have you forgotten what I told you before? This is the real name of the Wind Demon Dragon."

"Um... Oh! I remember." After Kong's reminder, Paimon finally remembered what happened before, but then she felt something was wrong, "But don't most people call it the "Wind Dragon"?

Why do you call it that...are you familiar with it?"

In response to Paimon's question, the cuckolded guy just tilted his head and said mysteriously:

"Guess~"

"Hey, Sora, I feel like this person is weird..."

Seeing this guy's face full of anger, Paimon immediately felt speechless. So she didn't respond to him, but seemed to be whispering but actually expressed her dislike to Sora without any concealment.

But Sora was polite enough not to reply to Paimon's words. Instead, he said to the man, "Hello, sorry to bother you."

"Hello, stranger. I'm the bard, Wendy." Seeing Kong's sincere attitude, Wendy was naturally willing to have a good chat with him. "To be precise, I'm the champion of "Mondstadt's Most Favorite Bard" for three consecutive years. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Since you have recognized us, there is no need to explain further, right?" Paimon said with his arms folded across his chest, "Of course it's about the Wind Dragon."

"Hmm~~?"

But at this time, Wendy started to act dumb again, as if he didn't understand what Paimon was saying. Or maybe, he was actually targeting Paimon for being rude to him.

"Hey! You don't have to pretend to have amnesia like this!" Seeing that Wendy was obviously pretending to be stupid, Paimon was so angry that he stomped his feet, then turned around and looked at Kong with a pleading look: "Kong, can you take that out and show it to him?"

Kong nodded and took out the crystal from his body. But unlike before, the dark red dirt on the crystal had long disappeared, leaving only the original green color representing the rich wind element.

"Oh! This is——"

Seeing this crystal, Wendy's expression finally changed, and she stopped playing dumb like before, and came over directly. Sora and Paimon also looked at the crystal in amazement, after all, something they had been carrying suddenly changed its appearance without their knowledge, which would make anyone confused.

Finally, Paimon couldn't help but speak out: "Huh? The crystal was purified? When did it happen?"

"I don't know either." Sora shook his head, "I don't know how it turned out like this."

After looking at the crystal for a long time, Wendy suddenly spoke. Although it was not that he took a long time to recognize what it was, on the contrary, he recognized it at the first sight of the crystal, but he still continued to look at it for a long time, as if... he was reminiscing and sighing about something.

"This is Tevarin..." Wendy paused for a moment, then changed her words, "This is the Wind Dragon's tears of pain."

Paimon was a little confused: "Eyes...tears..."

Wendy did not answer, but took out another dark red teardrop crystal, handed it to Sora and said, "Could you please try to purify this one as well?"

Kong nodded, took the crystal and injected his own power into it. Soon, in front of Paimon and Wendy, Kong purified the crystal again with ease.

"Eh——" Although he had expected it, Paimon was still amazed by Kong's move.

"You really have incredible power..."

At this time, Wendy suddenly said meaningfully: "People like you are destined to be on the poems sung by bards. Standing in the sun will surely make you a hero, and standing in the shade can also lead to disasters..."

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, although Kong didn't understand what Wendy said, but what Wendy said is exactly the different situations of the brother and sister driven by different destinies, right?

In the past, the fate of the two siblings depended entirely on the thoughts of the "players" who were separated from them by a screen and dimension. But now, in this real world, where should we trace the source of everything?

Is the huge hand that is driving everything in the dark and is regarded by Menma as the ultimate enemy just located in the sky?

"...But I don't have time to compose a new song for you now." At this time, Wendy suddenly said with a heavy face, "Even if Tevarin is not conquered, his vitality will quickly disappear... He will burn himself out in anger...

Moreover, it had been badly injured before. At this moment, it must be hiding somewhere alone, enduring the erosion of anger and poison while licking the countless wounds on its body..."

"Uh... that's true." Paimon scratched his head. "After all, when it came to Mondstadt and wreaked havoc, it was beaten up by Mr. Uzumaki, Sora, and Mr. Senju one after another. The injuries it suffered must have been serious."

"I also sympathize with Tevarin," Sora said. "That's why I'm looking for a solution to this problem, both for Tevarin and for the people of Mondstadt."

"Thank you for your kindness, and thank you for helping me purify the tear crystals." Wendy expressed her gratitude to Kong, but then changed the subject, "Now it's time for me to take action."

Paimon was a little confused: "Hmm? What's your plan?"

"Seeing the dragon's tears reminded me of an old friend..." Wendy slowly turned his head and looked towards the outside of the city, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if he really remembered his past.

"Old friend?"

Unexpectedly, this state lasted less than half a minute, and Wendy immediately revealed her true colors: "Hey, then I'll be leaving first."

"Hey, where are you going?" Seeing Wendy was about to leave, Paimeng became anxious and asked hurriedly.

"——Let's go to the 'Symbol of the Mondstadt Hero'." After saying this hastily, Wendy's figure had already walked away, "Goodbye."

After watching Wendy walk away, Sora and Paimon were left alone staring at each other.

"Hmm...Sora, what do you think?"

"He seems like a very strange person, but we need to observe what he is like." Kong expressed his own opinion, "I always feel that he is still hiding a lot of secrets that he hasn't told us."

"You are also a strange person to him."

Not paying attention to Paimon's words, Sora continued, "And..."

"and?"

"Have you never felt that...his voice is somewhat familiar?"

"Hmm... Do you think his voice is familiar? But I didn't recognize it at all..." Paimon scratched his head, and what he said immediately made Kong once again feel that her walnut-sized brain was completely useless and might as well be put into the pot.

Perhaps Paimon sensed the danger of Sora wanting to stew him, but he continued, "But, he just said 'the symbol of the Mondstadt hero'?"

I know that, it must be that big tree. Yes, that very conspicuous big tree! You must still remember it, right? "

"Are you talking about... the big tree in the Wind Rising Land?" After hearing what Paimon said, Sora also remembered the tree. "Yes, it left a deep impression on me."

"In that case, let's go and take a look."

"That's fine. After all, I still have a lot of questions to ask him."

So, Kong and Paimon went out of the city gate together, following the direction that Wendy left, until they reached the location where the wind was rising. And this trip took a whole night...

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(Back to the next day)

At this time, Menma, who had nothing to do, was strolling on the street and unknowingly walked to the door of the Knights' headquarters.

"Good morning, Mr. Uzumaki." x2

The two knights, Porto and Atto, who were standing guard at the door, saluted Menma and said good morning to him. Menma also said hello to the two of them: "Good morning, you two, you have worked hard today."

"It's not hard, this is our duty."

Porto saw that Menma wanted to come in, so he took the initiative to open the door, "Mr. Uzumaki, do you need me to go in and inform Captain Qin?"

"No need." Menma waved his hand. "I'm not here to look for her today, so there's no need to disturb her because of me. After all, she has a lot of work to do on a regular basis."

Then, Menma walked into the Knights' headquarters. After greeting Virag, who was guarding the library, he opened the door of the library and welcomed Menma in in a friendly manner.

That's right, Menma's destination for this visit to the Knights' headquarters was the library. Although this was just a sudden thought that came to him after he accidentally came to the Knights' headquarters, it seemed like a good idea to come here.

After Virag closed the door, Menma began to observe the surroundings, intending to see if there were any useful books he had never seen before. But before he could flip through the bookshelf, a lazy female voice suddenly came from not far away:

"Yawn... Please register when borrowing books. Books in the restricted area are not available for loan..."

Hearing the sound, Menma turned his head and saw Lisa, who looked sleepy, sitting behind the registration desk, staring blankly at something. It was obvious that what she said just now was just a professional statement made casually because she heard the noise coming from the door.

Since Lisa is the Knights' librarian and it is working hours now, it is normal to see her in the library.

Lisa originally thought that this person was just another ordinary person who came to read or borrow books, but as that unique and incomparable aura gradually approached her, she couldn't help but look up at the person who came:

"Oh? Mr. Uzumaki?" Although Lisa was a little surprised, she still had that gentle smile on her face. "Why did you have time to come here today?"

"Nothing much, I just had nothing to do, and when I happened to walk past the Knights, I suddenly had the urge to come and take a look." Menma told the truth.

"Is that so..." Lisa didn't say much about this. "But it's nice to see you at this time. It's more refreshing than a cup of strong tea in the afternoon."

"Really? I'm honored." Menma didn't comment. After all, he and Hashirama had done so much for Mond, so it was normal for Lisa to think so. "But... if I'm not mistaken, it should be working hours now. Miss Lisa looks completely absent-minded."

"Ah, what's the point of focusing on work all the time?" Lisa stretched lightly, as if she didn't care at all that Menma saw her like this. "Anyway, besides Qin, who else would be so serious about work?"

"Look at what you said..." Menma smiled silently, "Even if Mond advocates freedom, it can't be too free like this. If everyone thinks like you, Mond will collapse in two days."

"Haha, that's true." Hearing this, Lisa chuckled, "So, Mr. Uzumaki came here this time to talk to me about something?"

It's easier to talk to smart people. Lisa has already seen that Menma is here to find her. No matter if it was a spur-of-the-moment idea or some other reason, it is indeed the case at the moment.

"Just call me Menma. Don't call me 'Uzumaki-san' all the time." In that case, Menma went straight to the point. "If I'm not mistaken, Miss Lisa... you have some serious health problems."

Lisa's smile faded when she heard Menma say something about her physical condition, but it wasn't because she was unhappy. After a brief pause, Lisa nodded:

"I didn't expect you to have such a sharp eye. We haven't met many times, but you have seen everything I have been hiding."