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[Genshin Impact] Chapter 387: Full
🕑 Added 2024-12-28 05:50:23 +0000 UTC"It's called Taroumaru. Many customers often come to Komore Tea House just to pet it," the young female attendant said with a smile.
"Mm-hmm! It really is such a cute little dog!" Paimon said, reaching out to pat Taroumaru's head, nodding vigorously.
So soft, so smooth!
Taroumaru remained expressionless. It was already used to silly humans frequently petting its head.
"Miss, could you please arrange a private room for us?" Nolan said with a smile to the attendant.
"Of course. Please follow me."
The attendant, still smiling, led Nolan and his companions to a private room with an excellent view. After taking their order of a few ridiculously expensive "high-grade" teas, she left to prepare them with satisfaction.
"Wow, it's just a cup of tea, but it costs over three thousand Mora!"
Even though it wasn't her money, Paimon still felt the pain.
"Perhaps this is what they call brand premium," Nolan remarked, clearly familiar with such business tactics.
"Haha, Komore Tea House is owned by the Kamisato family. Anything you order today won't be charged," a voice suddenly said as the door to the room opened.
Thoma walked in, holding a tray with several cups of meticulously prepared tea.
"Ah, Thoma! It looks like you're okay!" Paimon exclaimed with delight upon seeing him.
"Speaking of that, I really have to thank you all. You must've untied the ropes while the Tenryou Commission wasn't paying attention, right?"
Thoma placed a cup of tea in front of everyone and then sat down by the table himself.
"Yeah, it was him," Lumine nodded slightly, poking Nolan's shoulder.
"Ahh, Bro, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would've lost my Vision. By the way, the moment you faced off against the 'Musou no Hitotachi' was truly eye-opening!"
Thoma said with admiration.
"Haha, you're too kind. It was just luck," Nolan replied, clearly enjoying the praise.
Lumine gave him a disdainful look, then turned to Thoma and asked, "How did you end up being the main target of the 'Vision Hunt Ceremony' out of nowhere?"
"That must've been Kujou Takayuki's doing."
Thoma then explained the open and covert struggles between the Tenryou Commission and the Yashiro Commission.
"Wow, political conflicts really are dangerous. Even a simple housekeeper like you got dragged into it," Paimon said in shock.
"Haha, the Kamisato family treats us very well. Getting a little involved isn't a big deal. Even if my Vision had been taken, I'm sure the head of the family and the young lady would have sought justice from the Tenryou Commission on my behalf," Thoma replied with a laugh.
Deep down, though, he bore a grudge against Kujou Takayuki. He resolved to trip him up when the chance arose.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Back when we agreed to meet in Inazuma City after leaving Ritou, I intended to ask for your help under the pretext of introducing you to the Raiden Shogun. But now that the Shogun has already 'invited' you to meet her in a few days, this favor seems unnecessary."
"Hehe, that's no problem. Aren't we friends? Just tell us what you need help with, and if we can do it, we definitely will," Paimon said with a carefree laugh.
"Alright. For the specifics, we'll need to head to the Yashiro Commission. The young lady will explain everything to you," Thoma said.
After all, he was only a messenger. It wouldn't be proper for him to negotiate with the Traveler and Paimon directly.
"To the Yashiro Commission? Sure!"
Based on Paimon's experience, whenever they visited an important figure, there was usually a grand feast waiting for them.
Lumine and Nolan had no objections.
Especially Nolan—he was quite eager to meet Kamisato Ayaka. He decided that when he met her, he would agree to any request she made as long as it was within his ability.
It was time to build some affection!
Of course, he had to be careful not to overdo it. If he came off as overly eager and got on her bad side, it would be troublesome.
"Alright, but the Yashiro Commission isn’t located within Inazuma City. It’s further out, past the Chinju Forest and closer to the shoreline. Even by boat, it’ll take most of the day to get there.
"So tonight, I’ll make the necessary preparations for the trip. We’ll set out at dawn tomorrow," Thoma said after some thought.
Since he had just escaped from the "Vision Hunt Ceremony," he couldn’t risk being spotted by the Shogunate’s forces. He couldn’t openly order someone to prepare a boat for travel to the Kamisato Estate either, as it would likely alert Kujou Takayuki.
Everything had to be done discreetly and carefully.
"Hmm, no need to make it so complicated. Tomorrow, we can just use the Wind Glider to fly there," Nolan suggested.
"Ah, that works too. This way, I don’t have to risk being discovered by the Shogunate while making preparations," Thoma said with a slight smile, nodding in agreement.
"Alright, since that’s settled, we’ll continue exploring the city for now," Nolan said.
After finishing their tea and bidding farewell to Thoma, the group left Komore Tea House.
They began wandering around Inazuma City. However, it wasn’t just aimless exploration—they wanted to get familiar with the city and, at the same time, locate the "Teleport Waypoints."
Lumine activated the waypoints, ensuring that even if no one in Inazuma had a "Waymark," they could still easily travel back from other regions.
By around 7 PM, Lumine had successfully activated two "Teleport Waypoints" in the city—one in the central area and another near the Tenshukaku.
Both were in excellent locations.
With the task completed, the group returned to the Naganohara Fireworks shop, where they managed to score another free dinner. Afterward, Lumine and Paimon went off to watch Yoimiya as she crafted fireworks, driven by curiosity.
Meanwhile, Nolan returned to his "Wonderland" to rest.
Mona and Sucrose were busy in the research area, engrossed in their respective studies. Lisa, having finished her work at the library, had also joined them to further her research on elemental knowledge.
As for dinner, Fischl and Jean were in the kitchen, preparing food for everyone.
Nolan didn’t disturb them. Instead, he comfortably lay down on the sofa, gazing at the "Soul Rank/Spiritual Core" in his mind, which was now fully charged with "spiritual energy."
[Soul Rank==Spiritual Core]: Allows you to gather spiritual energy from the stories and legends of your deeds. The wider your reputation spreads, the more spiritual energy you will gather. Once fully collected, you can grant any attribute or skill, whether to yourself or others, a unique enhancement.
When it had no spiritual energy, the core was nothing more than an intangible shadow. But now, it had transformed into a milky white object, resembling a piece of smooth, polished jade.
With it, Nolan could now imbue anything related to himself or others with a special attribute.
For his first attempt, he decided to test it on himself to see how it worked.
After confirming his intent, various potential targets for imbuing attributes appeared in his mind. These included talents, skills, his head, arms, heart, clothing, or even the sofa he was sitting on.
As long as the target belonged to him, it could be imbued.
If he wanted to imbue someone else or something that belonged to someone else, he would need their consent. For instance, Mona’s hat, which she had casually left on the sofa and forgotten, couldn’t be imbued because it wasn’t his, nor did he have her permission.
(End of Chapter)
