Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

Menma remembered clearly that Lisa's constellation was the hourglass constellation. One of the main meanings of this constellation was that Lisa's life would be like the sand in the hourglass, which would continue to flow away with the passage of time, until finally... nothing would be left.

Although the same applies to almost any living creature, why is Lisa given this "hourglass seat"? The specific reason is that her life passes away much faster than that of ordinary people.

[Her "seat of life" is named "hourglass", which symbolizes knowledge, time and equal exchange. When a grain of sand falls, time... or life, disappears in an instant. If you want to stop the flow of sand, you can only lay the hourglass flat and let it never flow...]

This paragraph originated from Mona's evaluation of Lisa, and Menma still remembers it firmly in his mind.

When Xumi obtained the power of the Eye of God, Lisa had already consumed nearly half of her lifespan, and the time she had left was already less than a few years. All of this was because of this curse, this curse that originated from fate and was innate.

In Teyvat, a person's fate has already been determined when the constellation of fate appears, whether it is good or bad, ordinary or heroic, common or outrageous...

Klee's luck, Bennett's bad luck, Lisa's curse... even some seemingly insignificant people, such as Yicheng of the Thousand Winds Army in Liyue who always feels hungry no matter how much he eats, and Kaivan, a fisherman who never goes home empty-handed but never catches any fish when fishing in Xumi...

The reason why these people are like this is because of the conceptual causal fate given to them by their respective fate seats.

Let's not talk about other people, let's take Lisa as an example: whenever she gains some new knowledge and wisdom, she will consume her own lifespan as the price. Although she is extremely talented in this area, and is even called "a genius that only appears once in two hundred years" by the Xumi Order, the price behind this talent is something Lisa is simply unable to afford.

It is true that it is very easy for her to acquire new knowledge with her talent, but don't forget... it is also very easy for the sand in the hourglass to flow downwards.

Because she had some insight into her own destiny and had already developed a fear of the exploration of knowledge when she was in Xumi, she returned to Mondstadt and took up her current idle position.

Although she is usually lazy and seems to want to do almost nothing, this is actually her way of saving her life and the only way she can think of.

The fate of Teyvat is so twisted and terrifying. Some people follow the rules during their adventures, while others have to use their lives to exchange for rewards that are not as good as those of ordinary people; some people will be injured or even killed due to various accidents, while others never have to worry about this problem; some people have nothing wrong with gaining knowledge, but some people have to exchange their lives even if they just look for knowledge from books...

And all of this is exactly what made Menma angry, wary, disgusted, cautious, despised, fearful, and even... wanted to destroy it with his own hands.

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"…Mr. Uzumaki?"

After Lisa's fifth reminder, Menma's eyes finally cleared up:

"Oh...oh, sorry...I was distracted just now."

"Are you okay, Mr. Uzumaki?" Lisa was also confused. "Just now, you suddenly became silent while we were talking. I called you five times in a row before you responded."

"Really? Sorry, I just thought of something." Menma waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. "Also, I told you not to call me Uzumaki-san. I always feel that this name is quite strange."

"Then... I will boldly call you Mr. Menma." Lisa smiled, but still did not throw away the word "Mr.". "Since you just talked about my physical condition, is there anything you want to tell me?"

"Yeah...indeed." Now that they were talking about the main topic, Menma didn't intend to hide it anymore. "To be honest, I know some of the specific reasons why your body became like this, but I can't explain it to you."

"Oh?"

Although Lisa was somewhat surprised by this, she did not ask any further questions. After all, since Mr. Menma clearly stated that he could not say it, he must have his reasons.

"And it just so happens..." After a brief pause, Menma continued, "I now have some guesses that I want to verify through you. After all, firstly, your condition is exactly what I expected, and secondly..."

At this point, Menma slowly moved closer, his voice becoming a little deeper, "…Your situation can't be delayed much longer."

Although Lisa chose to treat work, knowledge and life with a lazy attitude, trying to delay the loss of life in this way, this is ultimately only a temporary solution and not a cure... Oh no, it may not even be able to "cure the symptoms".

The reason why Menma had a "conjecture" to verify was because of what he heard from Hashirama not long ago:

【Some time ago, when I went to the Adventurer's Association to accept missions, I went with a boy named Bennett and a girl named Fischl. Let me tell you... oh no, you should also know that Bennett had a lot of bad luck in the past, to such an exaggerated degree that I could not believe it at all, but there were a lot of people who could prove that what he said was true.

However, during the days when he went on adventures with me, none of his so-called bad luck happened, such as it rained all the time, and the treasure chest only gave out cabbages... None of them happened. It made me almost doubt whether Bennett and his group were colluding to deceive me. 】

Bennett's bad luck was not triggered once, and this incident shocked Menma as much as a bolt from the blue. But later, after thinking about the original plot, a bold idea came to Menma's mind:

In Bennett's invitation mission, there is an ending where Bennett's fate was interfered with by the travelers around him and did not take effect, so the gorgeous treasure chest found by Bennett and the traveler was full of rich prizes, not just a bunch of cabbage.

Combining these two things, it is obvious that Bennett's bad luck was not effective because of the influence of Hashirama beside him, and it was more obvious and thorough than the influence of the traveler on him. As a visitor from the higher dimensional world like Hashirama, can I do the same thing?

While he was walking on the road and thinking about this problem, he accidentally came to the headquarters of the Knights. He immediately thought of Lisa's situation and decided to give it a try.

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"……makes sense."

Lisa lowered her head slightly, the smile on her face no longer there, "I haven't mentioned this to anyone, but I also understand... this is not a long-term solution after all.

After all, you never know when, I, your sister, will leave them without any warning."

At the end of her words, Lisa smiled again. But anyone could tell what kind of heaviness and sorrow was hidden behind her smile and seemingly relaxed tone.

Menma crossed his arms and looked at Lisa, and asked softly, "Aren't you afraid?"

"Haha, of course I'm afraid. After all... who is truly not afraid of death?" Lisa laughed and shook her head. "Although in comparison... I'm more afraid of Mond and Jean and the others who can't accept this..."

Menma nodded gently. After all, Lisa was an important figure in Mondstadt, and also a big sister who had a very good relationship with many people. If she died suddenly, I'm afraid many people would find it difficult to accept it.

"...But now, I'm not afraid anymore." Having said this, Lisa suddenly changed the subject. This change of expression made Menma, who was not able to react, a little stunned.

"Why?"

"Because..." As she spoke, Lisa's smile grew wider and wider. "Isn't this why you came to see me?"

"Oh?" Hearing this answer, the surprise on Menma's face instantly turned into a smile, "Do you trust me so much?"

"Of course." Lisa held her chin with one hand and looked at Menma with a smile, "I have never felt any ill will towards Mond or us from you, and you have done a lot for Mond, so...what reason do I have not to trust you?"

Seeing Lisa's appearance, Menma reached out and took off his mask, and made eye contact with Lisa in a respectful way. After all, for someone like this who is truly willing to believe in him, Menma is also happy to communicate with him with his true face, rather than through a mask.

"But as I said just now, what I have now is just a guess, not a verified conclusion."

"So what does it matter? What kind of conclusion doesn't come from the conjecture? As for the verification process...if I can use myself as the 'experimental material' for such a 'topic', it seems...not bad."

Since Lisa actually already knows some of the reasons for her current situation, she naturally knows what this means, and what Menma's "conjecture" that can break all this means.

Hearing Lisa say this, Menma couldn't help but admire her for being so aware: "I can't guarantee the success rate of this kind of thing. After all... this is my first experiment."

"Since you have already raised this point and come to me, I believe you are sure of it." Lisa gently reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and the smile on her face remained unchanged. "What's more, if it succeeds, it will naturally be a happy ending for everyone. Even if it fails... I will be satisfied."

This tear does not contain pain or sadness. It is just the relief from the torture of fate for many years, the relief for the turn of events, and the relief when the shackles that have trapped me for many years finally broke.

After all, Lisa was a scholar. Although her previous experience in Xumi had made her fear knowledge, she would never regret it if she could make a significant contribution to her last subject of "studying fate" after abandoning everything else.

Just think of it as... a graduation thesis submitted for my final exam on the subject of "life".

Looking at Lisa with a determined look in her eyes, Menma felt a sense of respect in his heart.

In his previous life, although he was not a fan of Lisa, he was full of sympathy for Lisa's fate. It was a pity that in this matter, the originally omnipotent player immediately became powerless, and could only watch the "Lisa curse ending" in various secondary creations day by day and feel sad.

And now, a flesh-and-blood Lisa with personality is in front of him, and she has fully demonstrated her sentiments and awareness when facing this kind of thing. Since he has a method that may save her, why not respect her awareness and his own heart and give it a try?

"In that case, let me ask you one last time," Menma said, "Ms. Lisa, are you really ready?"

"My answer, isn't it clear to you?"

"Well then..." He exhaled heavily, and when he raised his head again, Menma's eyes became firm, "Is there anyone else in the library now?"