Genshin Impact: Great, you guys still remember

When exactly did Rosalin walk into the darkness?

It should be the time when she changes from a 'girl' to a 'lady'.

How long did it take for the girl to become a lady?

Only she knows the answer.

...

Xumi is very humid, and the trees in the rain forest are very tall.

The branches that covered the sky blocked out the sun from the church below, and it seemed that no sunlight could penetrate.

But Rosalin still felt that she was in the sunshine.

He kept his promise and sent two letters every half month.

The letter was full of official business, such as catching a group of robbers today, arresting two Abyss Mages tomorrow... very official and formal stuff -

But Rosaline liked to watch these very much, because he always shared these with her in the past.

After seeing these, it seemed as if Sumeru didn’t seem so far away anymore.

The other letter was all his own words, such as "be careful to avoid moisture in Xumi, stay healthy, tell him if you are bullied, he will support her, etc.

She's nagging like an old woman.

Although she always said this, Rosalin still put away the letters with a smile on her face and put the latest one closest to her heart.

It seems that this way I can put the sun in my heart.

Of course, there are some small things in the letter.

Hairpins, hairpins, and sometimes a fresh-faced daisy or dandelion...

Looking at these things for girls, Rosalin suddenly saw him scratching his head in distress at the stall.

Hehe, this should be considered a little trick of the girl,

Because, only by taking pains can you not forget.

After reading the letter, she would of course reply immediately.

There were also two letters. One was about her recent academic status, such as conflicts with a certain faction, bottlenecks in a certain area, etc.

He said he wanted to see the true meaning of flowers.

The other one also contained instructions, such as eating well, not staying up late, and not being stubborn.

However, there are always some sentences in the letter that are unclear due to deletions, revisions and erasures.

That was the contradiction and entanglement of a young girl - 'Ahem, when I'm not around, you should stay away from that blond head...'

My hand paused, and finally I couldn't write it.

You grew up with him, so you will definitely be able to take good care of him.

...

Mount Xumi is very far away, so far that it would take several days and nights to get there by horse carriage without stopping.

But they were also close, so close that it seemed as if they had never been apart.

She was still a girl at that time.

...

She started to feel something was wrong from that day.

Before that, I don't know when, the content of his first letter became less and less.

From the time when "all is well" replaced most things, until the first letter was not even written at all,

On the contrary, the second letter was even more wordy, and almost all of it was filled with the same nagging: pay attention to safety, don't worry, settle down and study, etc...

Maybe it was because of the heavy workload, or maybe she thought Mond had really calmed down, or maybe he had never hidden anything from her - how could he hide it from her with that dazed look?

So, as usual, she continued to collect the letters, continued to write back, continued to study, continued to imagine the future, and continued to silently count the days until she could return home.

Continue to stand in the sun and be a pure girl.

Until that day——

It was strange that he, who always kept his promises, did not send a letter on time for the first time.

The girl felt inexplicably irritated and patiently waited for another week.

The letter finally arrived.

I opened the envelope impatiently, but there were only a few words under my expectant eyes:

I'm sorry, I'm busy with official duties and may not be able to write to you for some time. You don't have to reply to me, so as not to delay your studies. You must study hard and don't have to rush back. Don't worry about me.

?

Rosalin was a little confused. She stopped writing letters? Why?

At this moment, the voice of the postman came to my ears:

"Oh, girl, this may be the only letter from Mond in the future."

The only one?

She asked hurriedly:

"why?"

"What else could it be? The route over there is down. This letter should have been sent out um... five days ago."

"The route is broken?"

For some reason, Rosalyn's voice was shaky.

The postman sighed and left slowly:

"Yes, there must be some disaster."

...

disaster?

Rosalin felt her head buzzing, as if she had no thoughts at all.

There was a click, as if something broke in my heart.

At the same time, another thread appeared, connecting all the unusual days together.

It shouldn't be, it's just that the route is broken.

That guy is so powerful, how could he be in trouble? What's more, he is the deputy leader and is always surrounded by many knights.

She suppressed the throbbing in her heart and forced herself to calm down.

Looking up at the sky, layer upon layer of branches and leaves completely swallowed up the sunlight, blocking out the sun.

She was going back to Mond.

...

Disaster,

This word, which she had only seen in storybooks, now appeared on her way home.

On the vast flat grassland, the flowers and plants died in patches, revealing bare, scorched soil. The villages along the road became ruins, with flames still emitting from the broken walls.

The river also stopped flowing. The charred limbs of some unknown creature were soaking in the turbid water, mixed with countless fish with their stomachs turned upside down.

There was no green left in the forest in the distance. The flames were licking and billowing thick smoke, dyeing the sky leaden. With a shrill creaking sound, one by one, the trees fell down.

She stared at the scene in front of her.

The fire burned in the pupils, but it also seemed to be burning in the heart.

This is just the plain outside the city, what about inside the city?

She didn't dare to think anymore.

Or rather... when she first entered Mondstadt and subconsciously looked towards the foot of the snow-capped mountains not far away,

She no longer wanted to think about anything.

...

There was a darkness at the foot of the mountain,

It was pitch black that didn't match the pure white of the snowy mountains.

In the darkness, there was a pit that seemed to have been caused by fighting.

Right in the middle of the pit, there was a figure kneeling with his hands holding a sword, half of his body was burnt black.

The body is covered with red and black blood, and the filth of countless disasters permeates the body.

The pure white pupils were completely dark and dry.

There was no one around him.

This is a lonely warrior.

Before, he was alone in the shadows, guarding

Now, he was still fighting alone in the darkness.

...

She stretched out her trembling hands, trying to hold his face.

But his body completely dissipated the moment it touched, like a handful of sand blown away by the wind.

It seemed as if he stayed here just to see her.

After seeing her, he disappeared.

When he disappeared, the sunshine in her heart disappeared.

The future vanished into thin air.

...

The story behind is unknown.

Because the girl also died that night,

The survivors only saw flocks of butterflies sweeping across the Mond Plain.

While completely destroying the disaster, it also left behind a trail of ashes.

The fiery red wings of the butterfly lit up the entire night sky.

What is she doing?

She was trying to burn away all the pain, including her own.

...

At the very end, when the fire butterfly died out, people seemed to hear the girl's singing fading away.

[When the world is ready to abandon me]

[Like a wounded soldier left in the lonely wilderness]

...

So how long does it take for a girl to become a lady?

Answer: The time of a song.

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This is the original plot, don't say anything about the protagonist committing suicide. The author has heard enough of this sentence and will get angry with anyone who says it again.