Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

Things on Heguan Island keep happening in a cycle, so Nandou said there is no problem at all in starting the second round walkthrough.

Nan Dou and Hu Tao waited for a few days at the place where they landed on Heguan Island, and only stepped into Heguan through the gate again after the thunder stopped.

Sure enough, Hu Tao was surprised to find that everything on Heguan Island, which was originally destroyed by the horrific lightning, had returned to its original state.

And the mysterious boy Aru appeared not far from the gate.

"Aru, are you okay?"

When Kurumi saw Aru, she immediately went up to her nervously. The cruel and bloody sacrificial scene was still lingering in her mind.

"Sister Walnut, I'm fine. When it thundered, I ran to a safe place and hid. I didn't come out until the thunder stopped."

Aru still had that innocent smile on her face, and seemed to have no memory of being sacrificed at all.

However, after answering Kurumi's question, the expression on Ru's face became a little depressed.

"What's wrong, Ru?"

Walnut sensed the problem keenly and asked hurriedly.

Aru lowered her head slightly, feeling a little depressed: "What went wrong? Why did the festival fail again?"

Kurumi's eyes widened as she thought to herself: The festival was clearly a success.

But this also shows that the success of the festival is a failure.

After a brief moment of dejection, Aru regained her spirits: "Sister Kurumi, Brother Nandou, today is the day of the festival, and this festival will definitely be a success."

"Aru, why do you want the festival to go smoothly?" Kurumi asked in confusion.

Aru seemed very distressed: "I don't know what went wrong during the festival. Originally, everything seemed to be going smoothly..."

"But I woke up and found that Heguan had become what it is now. Everyone became strange and couldn't see me or hear me speak."

"Then after a while, there would be thunder on the island, and it would be very scary. At this time, only Huoshi, Jiming and Fengyue would not have thunder. I would hide in these places and wait for the thunder to end."

"He really does have his previous memories. He said he was hiding from thunder, which means his consciousness was cut off when it was about to regain consciousness." Kurumi stared at Aru, gradually sorting out the context of the matter in her mind.

"If the festival goes smoothly, Kapachiri will be satisfied, and everyone will be happy."

"In the past, during every festival, Kapachiri looked down on those who offered sacrifices to her, but I am different from others..."

"So, I must make sure that the festival goes smoothly, so that everyone can return to normal and continue with their lives."

Kurumi, who witnessed the festival with her own eyes, felt heartache for Aru, but was also angry at the barbaric, bloody and ignorant sacrifices of the Tsurugan people.

Kurumi, who was overwhelmed with emotion, immediately wanted to tell Aru the truth.

Unexpectedly, Nan Dou, who had seldom spoken since arriving at Heguan Island, suddenly reached out to stop her, and looked at him and shook his head gently.

Kurumi understood what Nandou meant: the truth was too cruel for Aru - her best friend was the murderer who destroyed her own people.

Moreover, if the two of them said it without any evidence, Aru would most likely not believe it and might even dislike them.

Aru once said that hearing thunder represents one year of age, which means he has experienced this cycle at least thousands of times.

Because of the special time period, outsiders who enter will encounter the Crane Temple during the festival.

"Okay, Ru, we will help you complete the festival successfully."

Nandou assured Aru with a smile, which made Aru very happy.

Soon, Aru led the two of them towards the perch, and everything began to repeat the previous process.

This time, when they walked near the perch, Kurumi suddenly leaned close to Nandou's ear and whispered, "Brother, although those humans are projections, the perch is an interactive object. If we disrupt the process of the festival, can we break this cycle?"

Nandou smiled softly: "No, no, no, Kurumi, the key to everything is not the roost and the festival."

"what is that?"

While Kurumi was questioning, Nandou stretched out his hand, and a feather similar to the one on the perch appeared in Nandou's hand.

It was the feather of Kapachiri that Beidou had given to Nandou before.

"Kapachiri is Thunderbird. She is the root cause of the current state of Tsurukan Island, and her rampage is due to the death of Aru."

"So, the key to breaking the cycle still lies with Aru and Kapachiri."

"Most of the time, the special one is often the key to the problem."

"Don't worry. Next, I will take you around Heguan Island to see the hidden truth of the past."

Nandou and Kurumi offered sacrifices to the first roosting tree and came to the sacrificial site again.

This time, perhaps because Nan Dou helped them reach the roost earlier, the two saw some different scenes.

Another sacrifice: "The ceremony is about to begin, why hasn't Ru come yet?"

Ibe: "Aru is a sensible child. After the festival...give him more time."

"..."

"Let's go, there's nothing to see here."

Nandou took Kurumi to travel all over Heguan Island. With his memory of the previous day, Nandou knew every place on Heguan Island very well, and the fog had no effect on him at all.

This time, after putting on the Kapaqili feathers, the two saw some phantoms of the past.

At the same time, perhaps because of the feathers, thunder began to fall from various places in Heguan from time to time.

This time there are two new characters, Zuo Shi and A Fu.

In fact, they are not new characters. Nan Dou and Hu Tao had heard some fragments about them last time, and this time they were just supplemented.

Zuo Shi wanted to leave Heguan Island and go to the outside world. Later, she did leave Heguan Island and tried to invite Alu to leave with her before leaving, but she was unsuccessful.

A Fu, on the other hand, liked Zuo Shi and was also dissatisfied with the things happening within the clan. Later, after Zuo Shi left, he also left Heguan Island. He recorded the history of Heguan Island and passed it down from generation to generation.

If Nandou and Kurumi went to Inazuma Castle specifically to look for him, they would be able to find Afu's descendants, but he was too lazy to go.

In addition to this, there are some daily lives of the people on Heguan Island. Although it is useless in breaking the cycle, it can make Walnut feel more involved in the people on the island, rather than just treating them as a group of NPCs that keep repeating the past.

After seeing this, Hu Tao also discovered that the people on Heguan Island were not as cruel and ruthless as she had imagined.

It can only be said that it was a tragedy brought about by the ignorant worship of that period.

Finally, Nan Dou brought Hu Tao to a place where a strange voice lifted Hu Tao's spirits.

Memories of the past emerge, and the protagonist is actually Aru.

I saw Alu tilting her head back, looking at a huge rock with surprise in her eyes, but there was clearly nothing on the rock.

???: "What an interesting tune. You, tiny person, aren't you afraid of thunder and rain?"

The mysterious being just said one sentence, and even Aru disappeared.

"Was that Kapachiri's voice just now? Her first encounter with Aru."

Imagining the scene when the legendary powerful demon meets the human child who is as weak as an ant to her, Kurumi actually became a little excited. It was just like a legend!

Walnut gradually let go of her anger at what happened on Heguan Island and began to treat it as an interactive movie.

Nan Dou also enjoyed it and even regretted that he remembered this scene too clearly.

Just imagine, Heguan Island is an immersive puzzle game without any danger.

"Yes, we are getting closer to the truth."

"However, before we find the final truth, our hero cannot be absent."

As Nan Dou was sighing, Aru happened to walk out of the fog. After seeing the two of them, she trotted over to them.

"I finally found you, Sister Kurumi, Brother Nandou."

"It's really dangerous here! There will be thunder! If you are hit by thunder, you will be hurt! And, for some reason, the thunder this time is more terrible than before..."

Aru clenched her hands tightly and urged the two of them nervously.

Nandou noticed that Ruk's own body was shaking slightly, and it was obvious that he was also scared.

But even so, he was worried about the two of them and suppressed his fear of thunderstorms to come look for them.

"Don't worry, Ru. My brother is very powerful. He can even shatter the thunder in the sky!"

Kurumi pointed at Nandou and said to Aru with great pride.

"It's impossible. I saw with my own eyes the thunder from the sky smash a boulder several meters high. How can human power ..."

Before Aru could finish her words, she saw Nandou with a smile on his face and one hand pointing to the sky.

In an instant, a pillar of fire shot out from Nan Dou's fingers, and its speed was so fast that it caught up with a falling thunder.

The flames and thunder collided and an explosion occurred. The lightning and flames were a unique kind of beauty.

“It actually shattered the thunder!”

Aru's eyes widened and she kept letting out exclamations.

Nandou's move directly changed Aru's judgment of the two people, and also reduced his fear of Lei Ting a lot.

"You don't have to worry about it anymore, Ru."

Kurumi walked up to Aru and said to him with a smile, but Aru just nodded, still not recovering from the shocking scene just now.

Now that the problem was solved, Aru had no intention of leaving immediately, which saved Nandou the trouble.

This time, Nandou no longer remained silent and idled around, but took the initiative to speak: "I know that you know a lot of things, Ru, so I won't hide anything from you."

"During the years when Heguan Island was stagnant, a lot of changes have taken place in the outside world, including the person you know, Abu."

"Brother Abu?"

Aru was deeply impressed by Akama because he was the only one who said he wanted to take him with him before leaving Tsurukan Island.

Later, Afu, like Zuo Shi who left earlier, never came back.

Of course, in Aru's memory, these two were the only ones who left Tsurukan Island.

"Let me tell you the history of the Abu family..."

"In short, the Abu you knew lived a very fulfilling life after leaving Heguan. His biggest regret is that he was unable to help you."

Nan Dou told the story of the Abu family for thousands of years in the shortest possible words.

"So, so many things happened outside..."

"Also, the world outside the fog sea is so big, and there are so many people..."

A moment of yearning appeared in Aru's eyes, but then she became more determined: "If the festival can go smoothly and she can accept me and our dedication, then everything will be fine..."

Hu Tao slapped her forehead, feeling that Nan Dou's words were all in vain.

Nandou wasn't surprised at all by Aru's reaction, after all, he knew his own situation.

But Nandou would not give up easily, and continued, "Aru, this is not what Kapaqiri wants."

"But how do you know? Brother Nandou has never seen Kapaqili."

"She hasn't come back for a long time. She must be angry..."

Aru asked stubbornly.

"Who told you...that I haven't seen it?"

"Come with me, Ru, it's time for you to see the truth."

Nandou shook his head and walked away, Kurumi and Ru hurriedly following behind him.

It was a foregone conclusion that Aru would know what would happen after the festival, otherwise he would never change his current mind.

Nan Dou led the two people and stopped after walking for a while.

"Okay, now let's take a look at what happened..."

Amid the flickering of thunderbird feathers, the scene that took place in Heguan thousands of years ago unfolded before the three people.

Thunderbird: "What an interesting tune! Aren't you, little man, afraid of thunder and rain?"

Hearing the voice, Aru reacted instantly: "Huh...? This is... the first time I met Kapachiri..."

A-ru in the past: "The elders in the tribe said that a child like me can calm thunder and turn heavy rain into gentle rain."

Kurumi found the scene before her more sober than before, and looked at Ruen thoughtfully, wondering if it was because of his appearance.

Aru in the past: "I was embarrassed to sing in the village, so I came here to practice."

"Do you like it? Hehe..."

The Thunderbird didn't care about Aru's embarrassed look, and just said calmly: "Before you people learned to make fire, thunder and lightning storms accompanied me and swept across the ocean. As long as I flapped my wings, long snakes of purple lightning would tear through the clouds."

"I only need to raise my neck and roar, and thunder will shake the deep sea and the center of the earth."

"I have heard the songs of the trees, the songs of the dark clouds and rain, the distant chanting of the blue flying dragon in the far north, and the trembling concerto of the foxes, rabbits and insects in the ground when I landed on the ground."

"But your song is very special. It is different from the songs of forest pigs, fish, and pelicans."

The former A-ru scratched her head in confusion: "It's so complicated, I don't understand..."

"But it sounds like you like it?"

Thunderbird: "I don't know. I just know that I've never heard such a song before."

A-Ru from the past: "Then, when you come again with the thunderstorm, I will sing another song for you!"

Thunderbird's voice remained calm: "Your life is ridiculously small and fragile. Perhaps when I think of this, you are already dead. However, if not, I allow you to sing for me."

"It's hard to understand what you said..."

"By the way, my name is Aru! What's your name? Although everyone in the village calls you [Thunderbird-sama], you should have a name, right?"

"name?"

"That is, how should I call you? If I want to sing a song for you and call you to come, how should I call you?"

Thunderbird hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know. She gave me a name before, but I forgot it. I don't need such a thing, and no one has ever dared to call me—"

"In that case, let me give you a name..."

"I'll just call you [Suganakapachiri]!"

The former Aru said with some excitement.

Kapachili: "...It's inexplicable, but I don't care."

A-ru from the past: "It's a deal then! I should go back now, or the adults will be worried. Next time, I will sing for you again."

Kapachiri: I might forget it soon, [Aru]."

Aru from the past: "I won't forget you! Goodbye!"

The illusion ended here, but what no one expected was that the feather flew into the sky as if it was summoned by something.

Nandou touched his chin, a little surprised. The feather was simulated by him using his own power. It was actually an energy body. He didn't expect that it would be affected by the remaining power of Kapachiri.

However, compared to this, after watching the conversation between Aluna and Kapachiri just now, Kurumi and Nandou couldn't help but think of the image of a tsundere big sister in their minds.

So... Kapachiri has this kind of personality.