"Thank you so much for the help, Venti. Thanks to you, we can now safely send them to Sumeru and Fontaine.
As for the promised wine, I have already sent someone to fetch the bottles. They will be brought here shortly."
This was what Eula told him around two minutes ago, upon going into a grateful bow,
And now he was patiently waiting for the promised wine to be brought...
*As well as eagerly waiting for the Traveler's arrival...
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He did hear from the Winds that the Traveler recently woke up and went to meet with Frederica,
As well as some info about how their meeting went, including the recent news about Fontaine...
*To think that something like that happened, with Focalors getting corrupted and being forced to attack her own people,
Until finally, she got killed, stopping her forced rampage…
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Similar, yet different, to the situation during Old Mondstadt's rebellion,
When Decarabian ruled over the people as a Tyrant…
*Was this why, during the "Dream Discussion" two days ago, he…?
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"Uh, you want me to sit on one of them, yes...?
...I have nothing against your preferences, but as the God of Freedom, this feels a little…"
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'...Wrong. This feels wrong. As if I am going back on my promise to my people not to be a tyrant.'
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And he almost became one…
*Same way as Focalors did…
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"I might be the "weakest Archon" just like this..."Gentleman" said, yet you shouldn't forget that I am still an Archon and have full control over Anemo.
Control over Anemo means control over wind...And the air that you breathe. You realize what this means, right?~
...I am going to take your breath away~ Hehehehehehehehehehehehe~"
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"...Actually, this gives me an idea...One which might be pretty interesting~
How about we do a little challenge, so things wouldn't get boring, hum...? You are to kill each other until only one person survives, with the winner being allowed to leave here alive~ While the losers will have their bodied minced up, burned down until they turn to ash and then left in Mare Jivari for all eternity to come~
Happy Weinlesefest to you all~ I hope you would never forget this "monumental" occasion~"
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"Did I say you could just leave...? ", he eerily calmly asked, while turning to look towards the groveling man on the ground, "...Yes, I remember saying that.", he soon added with evil cheer, "But simply letting you go, after you went through so many hardships to survive, do you truly not need a better reward...? I thought you were more ambitious than this.", he added with a fake sigh, too amused by the foolishness of the man before him, "...You know that Anemo power is not the only one I can use, right...? There's still the power of Time.", he explained while showing some of it, secretly amused about having gotten the other's attention, "I can share some of it with you, if you want. You do want to become more powerful, right...?", and the other's eager expression told him all he needed to know. How adorable...As well as incredibly dumb~ But this was something all the Lawrences(except Eula) possessed, right...? "Alright then, if that is your wish, I will be glad to "oblige"~", He added with a small chuckle, as he infused some of the power into the man, who not a moment later started rapidly aging up, "...Oh, it seems like I forgot to tell you: this kind of power is not something a mortal can possess. My bad~"
This was...Quite enough recollection of THAT...!
*At the time, he was so cruel,
So unlike himself it was scary...
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It was truly a miracle that he didn't end up just like her,
Both her ultimate demise and her forced, yet horrible, sins...
*If she wasn't killed when she did, she would have surely felt guilt for the rest of her life...
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H̸̪̰̜̖̮̼̜̼̜͉͎̩͖̘̬̝̪͌̑̒͗͋͋̑̋̒̓͂͗͒́̀̅͜͝͝͠ę̷̡͕̤̼̮̳̥͍̱̭̲̝͙̬͖͍̬̮̝̱͉̲̺͉͖͛̿̈́̓̎̄̽͒͛̃́̿̉͒̕̕̚͜͠ ̴͎͙͚̒͂̒̊̾̀͗̾̀͌͛̍͑̈̕̚͠w̸̨̡͇̝̲͚͖̙͉̣̖̖̉̋͐̊͐̎̊̍̓̋̒̒̅̆̀̄̔̾̎̐̐̒͊̋͗͋͗̚͝ọ̴̧̙̞͉͆͊̒̆̋̃̇̈́͊̊͗̀͊͗́͘͘͝͠͝͝ư̴̢̨̧̡͈̟͕̮̣̠̗̗̪̼͈̜̦͎̫̫̟̻̖̪̫̤̈́̇̐͆̐̆͒͐̿̔̊̽̽̃͂̓̐̈̌́̆̅̑̃̕ͅͅl̸̜̫̟͍̼̏̐́̃͐̿̒d̷̮͑̓͐̈́ ̶̧̨̼͓̙̯͙͇̜̤͕̰͎̻͎̆͗͑̐̈́͂͊̊̾̋̈́́͂̈̋̆̀̎̈̈́̍̈́͊̈́̽̌̇̕s̵̪̞̜̟̩̭̺̰̼̲̥̮͚̥̖͚̥̼͚̀̋ư̶͚̯̫̘͍͉̝̖͗͒̒̉͑̎͒̌̏̈́̀̀̌̈̑̊̕ŗ̴̢̢̛̝̺͖̮̮̭̺̮͚͉̔̽̀̿͗͐̈́̄̉͊̎̈́͛͌̒̓͂͊̎̌̇̍̽͊͘͜͝ë̴̡̧̢͉̺͔̩̰̼̝͈̦̬́́͐͊͗̊̍͌̐͋̏̐̀̿̿̐̇́̑̀͌̂̚̕͝͝͝l̴͈̫̠͓̎͌̑̎̂̑̌́̀̈́͘͝͝y̶̧̮̤̜͚͉̗̓͋̎̕͠͝ ̷̡̢̻̼̺̠̼̺̦̰̜͙̥̟͕̪̓̄͒̇̒́̎̓́͗̓̌̂͋͒̋͗̈̿̇͐͐͝͝͠͠͠͝͠ͅĥ̸̢̡̡̛̳̞̹͓̤̳̙̘͓̮͈̮̮͚͉̜͉̤͒̎̉͐̐͂̋̐̏́̋̽́̌̉̓̇͌̉͘͘̚͜͝͝͝͝͝ͅą̵̞͙͔̞̗͙̙̔̾̓̇̂̄̌́̑́͆͋̕͜v̶̙͙͚̞͍̫͒̓̀͒̎̾͜ȩ̴̢̧̨̡͔̣͔̼̬͖̼̮̝͖̩̳̖̬̫̝͖͙͕̬͍͈̈́͋͋̎̆̓̀́̀́͋̃͒̿̐͝ͅͅ,̴̧̌̍͋̽̿̔̋̀̒̍̉̅̓̍́̍̄̓̕̚ ̷̡̧͓͖̮̟̗̪̣̠͓̱͚̭̰̟̣͎̰̹͔͔̿̂͋͌͗̓̒̏͆͛͐̀͆̓̿̈́̀̚͝͝i̵̘̯͈̰͊̅̈́͗̋̑̍͘͝f̵̧̧̛̛͚̪̲͈͙̫̮̳̥͙̯̰͙̗̼͗͆̿̎͊̓̇͆̌̎̅̇͂̕͝ ̷̢̛̖̦̎̊̎̄̋̀͗̏̏̆̎̓́̐̍̓̒̍̚͝h̸̡̨̢̡̛̘̱̜͉̺̰͇̦͈̫͎̘͇̟̜̯̼͈̟͍͍̼̊͆̌̾̒̄͌̔̋̓̈̿̇̀͛̄͊̇́̅̚͘͜͝ͅę̷̛̛̮̳̜͈̼͋̀̀̀͗͆̆́̌͋̀̌̂͑̽͑̚ ̶̨̠͍̣̣̬̦̤͕̦̱̜͓͖̜̼͙̙̙̜̠͔̱̜̗̈͗̂̽̈́͒̍́̓̕͜͠w̷̨̢͎͙̪̯̜͎̗̲̜͓͈̲̯̙̰̟͎͍̰̘̘̱̞͙͆̆͊̌́͒̿̅͌̌̏̎̔̀͌̔̄͂̏̍̈́̉̑̂̔̕͘͠͝͠ͅą̷̪̘̺͇̞̝̘̪̌̐̒̀͗͆̽̾̋͌̅͒̈͊̐̾̉̓̅́̄̌͘͜͝͠͝ͅş̴̛̫̩̮̭̪̻̯͓̺͔̦̥̖̤͓͎̥̥̙̮̩̱͊͊̂̋͐̽͛̃͋̽̒̈́̉͋̆͆͌͋̍͠͠͝ͅ ̵̡̢̺̖̝͎̯̪͓̫͉̱̥̮͙͍͔̞̘̟͙̘͕̪͕̺̤̙͖͉̿̓i̷̧͇̙͖͚̘̘̹̐̎͌͛̆́n̵̡̛̥̦̙͔̮͎̙̙̰̠̜̋̀͗̀͐͊̈́̂̑̑̏̈͊͂̓̿̅̕̚͝͝ ̴̺̝̼͍̖̙̱̓̈́̃̽̾͒̋͌̉̎́͠͠͝h̷̗̪̠̩̺̙̠̪̩̙͍͍̰̍͊͑͜ͅȩ̶̛̪̖͚̞̳̟̺́̆͋͘͜r̶̜͂̐̍͗͗̋̔̿͒̈́̚͠ ̶̧̡̧̲͓̠̺̫͙͗̏̃͛̔̂̓̀͗͛̿̕͝p̵͔͎̫̣̮͉̯̟͆̋̆̌̈̄̋́̀͒̍̄̊̔̇̎̽͝ļ̸̙̫̳͖͇̩̬̮͕̦̰͉͇̙̅̾̍̆̑ͅą̵̨̨̢̢̖͖̯̯͔̙͖̗̦͔̤̰͇̥̥̲̥͓̝̙͉̜͈̮̊͛̆͌̾̒̈́̔̎͛͂̋̄̅̇̕̕͝ͅc̸̡̳̰̤̘͖̥̳͙͍̪̹͕̠͚̼͋̾̂͠ě̵̢̨̨̬̩̣̱͔̪͓̘͇̱͙͙̣̯̘̪͙̳̖̤̔̉͋̊̈͒̇̋̋̀̿̿̊͆̄̿͛̇̆̊́́͒͊͐̀̅̚̕͜͜
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-Good day to you, Traveler, Paimon. -Venti couldn't help but say as soon as he noticed them approaching him, moments later turning around with a thoughtful expression on his face. -You want to talk with me before your departure for Fontaine, right...? Where you are surely going to find out what happened, making certain that the situation doesn't become worse...
In reply to his words, the Traveler looked a little sad, yet determined,
While Paimon was eerily quiet for a few seconds, looking conflicted...
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-We are, the Traveler and Paimon. -The Pixie finally admitted, looking and sounding mostly calm, yet there was a tint of sadness and regret in her voice. -...After all, this Timeline has been the most successful one thus far.
She soon admitted, to which Venti looked her up and down,
Soon remembering a certain "Vision" and later on, a realization...
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Wasn't he...By Paimon...
*Why would she suddenly do this...?
Why would she knock him unconscious...?
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"̵̧̨̢̜̦̫̠͙̖͕̞͓̦̩̰͎͇̰͙̜̈́͐͗̂̍̽̈́͋͒͑̓̋̓́͛̑̓̏̒̚̕͜͠͠Į̸̛̗̘̩̜̻͓͓̜͗̀̃͛̇̍͊́̊͐̃͑̄̊͂̓͋̃̒̎̔́̚̕͠͠͝ ̶̡̧̛̛̛̜̼̹̮̭̜̻̣̤͎̺͕͓̝̥̳̝̔̍̉͊̐̒̽̅͛͗̓̀̇̾̽̌͐̅̇̀̈̔͊̎͝͝a̷̲̣̞̟̞̫͎͖͕̯͎̣͚̔̎̀́̋̊͒̈́͋̅͒͒͛͋̽̎͂͊͆̉͗̄̄͘̚͘͝m̴̝̬̤͙̘̘̳͔͉͙̗͙̣̯͇̼̮̺̥̬̹͚̹̪̜͎̽̒͂́͊̏̓͘͜ ̸̧̧͓͖̖̟̞͚̟̭̳͓̘̊̒͐͒̇̈̾̈́̍̂̿̔́̕͝s̶̡̛͙̰͕̲̗̼̥͇̰͐̽̾̽͒̑̂̔͆͒͝ơ̵̢̧̨̡͉̞̥̣̪̣̹͉͇̤̖͓̣̼͚͖͓̟̝͍͍̮͌̈́̈́͌͌͛͐̓̑̃́͂͛̄̎͘̕͜͜r̷̡̻͖̮̬̫̹̖̺̩̮̣̬̖̞͚̓́͜͜ŗ̴̢̡̡̢̘͓̙͕̥̫̝̭͚͖̠͇̮̫͓͖̰͍͍̠͎̮͒͜ͅy̴̬̼̬͐̊̾̑͐̿̓̈́̃͂̉̊̄͒́̀̽̅̉̿̏͝,̸̢̡̛͙̜̼̖͚͕̳̦̳̠̼̖̣̻͇͎̹̙̮̩̖͈́̾̅̀̇͋̈́̐̓̎̉͐̑̿̆̅̈́̔͛̈́͌͛͒͘̕̚͘̕͜͝ ̸̗̥̙̖͎̗͍͚̥͖̗̞̪̰̖̿̐́̒̀̓̇̉͝͠ͅḄ̴̓̓͆̏͗̿̀͂͛̚͠ạ̸͇͔̱͍̦͍̮̥͈͔̦̰̬̼̤͇̰̲̻͐͛̋̈́̅̓̿͊̏̔͠͝͝ͅr̷̢̨̫̠̦̫̥̘͍̞̝̞̬̜͇̺̱͎͎̫̹̼͕̝̘̣̬̫̔́͒̎̀̆͆͊̅̏͑̈́͒͋̄̚͝͠b̵̧̤͇͈͎͙̗͇̰͉͓̦̜̋̊̅̊̄͋̉͠ͅą̶̨̖̗̼̠̼̱͓̥͉̻͍̙̞̳̞̠̤̊̾̋̽͊͂̈̀̃̏͌̚͜͝͠ͅt̷̢̞͚̹̯̪̫̭͎͕͔͓̫̳̅̅̏͑̃̅̆̔͊̔̈́͛̓́́̀̓̒̀͋̚̕͠͝o̴̧̧̳͔̱̩͈̯̳̗͓̜̳͔͚̩͎̥͖̜͚̫͒ͅͅs̸̨̡̥͈͉̮̻̼͔̺͈̣̯̪̆̈́̾̊͛̄͛͛̃̽̾̅̓̑̎̊̆̾̃͌̕͠ͅ,̴̧̢̧̨͇̭̤̘̺̖̤̤̳̞͔͙̮̭̮͓̘̟̫̥͓̩́́̈́͜ͅ ̶̡͙͓̖̟͔͈̥̬̪̬͙̙͇̠̮̳̥̯̙̾̀́́̓̌̿̃́̌̀͌̊̚ḅ̸̨̨̡͙͖̝͚͉̤͈͕͉̘̣͍̺̟̲͈̣͚͇̺̞̞͖̩͉̝̀̈́̊͊̎̈́̆̀̇̆̐͊̚͝͝ȕ̷͕͉̹̺̗̙̭̹̲̙͑̂͜t̸̡̨̜̥̱̗͓̬̲̮̜̱̼̜͍̘̟͍̟̬̣͓̱͇̺͕̯̀͂̑͆͂͆̊̔͛̌́̔̒͛̀͐͂̽̆́̓͛̓͘̕͜͜͝ ̷̡̱̙̻͇̫̦̮̝̓̒̀̔̋́̾̑́̊̿͌̓̓͗̃̎̓̅̀̈͂̅̿́̾͝ͅï̷̡̡̨̪̜̰͚͈̲̺̪̫̖͕͔̼̳̓͆̓͌̿̿͒̑̔̓̕͠͝͝t̷̡̢̧̛̖̩͖͙̭͖̣̻̼̦͓̠̫̮̺̥̺̳͂̓̈́̈́̆̊̈̋̃̐͒̈́͌͒͠͝͠'̵̢͎̪̘̦̗̣̙̗̗̟̳̫̱͇̗̬͈̰̩͓͔̯̫̤̪͙͈͌͑͂̈́̆̀̽͜͠͠ş̶̢̧̫̳̱̼̲̫͙̻̹͎͕̘͉̭̰̫͕̹̣̝̟̓̈́̾͛̇̒̽͝ͅͅ ̵̢̧̨̛̩͈̩̦͓͕̟͚̝͙̠͍̤̩̣̯͌͗̃̀̉̈́̓̑̒̄̽̾̏́̊̅̈̒͌̌̚͜͠͝͝ͅͅͅb̴̨̢̺̺̝͕̱̠͔̻̣͖̞̘̦̱̝͙͕̠̞̞̤̱̫̪͖̬̳̤͊́́͆̒̐̏̉͛́̂̔̄̂́̈́̌̈́̍́̈͘̚̚̚͝͝e̸̛̬͓͓̬͎̙͈̠̘̪̻͎̦̟͉͑̎̔̓͂͊͗͐̀̈́́̒͂͊͗̈͝͝ͅs̷͇̥͖̦̦̗̺̫̗̜̖̗̗̙̆̄̓̅̈́͑͐̂̾͗̌͊̎̂̓̌̄̓̚̚͝͝͠͠͝͝t̵̩̣̖̘̹͙̦͎̜̦̦̹̻͖̲͓̗͕̺͕̜̝̎͒͐̂͊̈́̀͊͛̈́̓̿̏͛̒ͅ ̶̛̬͈̻̳͕̳̫̼̯̲̯̣̫̝͇̯̝̟̟̟͙̞͎̥͍̘̓̈̾͑̈́͑͑͌͐͋̈̀͛̇̌̿̋̾̿͛͘̚͜͠i̴̤̝͈͚͖͍͎̞̣̖̘͇̅̊̐̂̊̓̉̈́͌̑̍́̈́́͑́͘̕͘͝͝f̸̨̛͈͚̟̮̖̘͍̘͔̜̥͇̝̪͈͑̐͗͌́̎̄͗̊̎̽͌̌̉͆͒̅̚ͅ ̴̨̨̛̩͈̫͓̟̮̬̖͍͚̩̯̬̩̖͖̖̑͒̋̎̈́͐͂̆͋̽̆̑̈́̈́̉͘̚͝͠y̶̨̧̤̳̬̼͚̘̝̮͈͚͓͚̙͋̀̄͠o̷̧͕̹̫̙̬̩͚̒̏̆̀̐͆̈̎̈́͂̀́̈́̉̚͝͝͝͝ͅu̵̧̧̡̩͉͙̻̞̙̗̦͉̙͇̩͓̟͍͓̠̫̮̦̻̝̻͔͈̍̈́̉͆͛̈́̌̐̈́͜͝ͅ ̷̛̟̮͙̦̟͖̮͓̺̪̖̪̤͉̗̳̮̪͓͈̉̇͌̓́̎͗̊́̊̒̔̃͗̇̈́͌̑͌̽̇̓̓̓͝͝d̶̫̜͙̳͙̹͇̬̭͓̻͖͚̩̯̗̦͓̫͍̖͍͗̿̆̑͂̀͜ͅǫ̷̡̪͖̗̻̠͈͓̖̩̗̻̫͍̿̽̏̉̊̏̍̽̍̅͊̇̀̍̽͆͋͜͜ͅͅn̸̙̣̾͆̅̂̑̈́͗́̀̾͛̆̎́̚͘̚ͅ'̵̧̧̲̞̹͍̳̬͓̬͔̮͔̲̳̪̼͙͍̞̲̣͙̻̲͓̪͈̂͒̉̉̓̋̕͜ͅt̷̡̨̛̳̗͍͔͖͂̋̀̎͒̅̋͑̈́̌̈́̾̾̏͐́́́̌̌͗̂̿̓͘͝ ̵̢̈́̄͑̉́͒̀̋̍͒̇͌̂̓̽͐̐̚͝͠͠ḵ̸̡̢̢̖̗̤͙̱͍̙͚͕̦̫̪͈͉̮̮̘̝̪̤̲̮̣͌̉̋̍̒́͋̌̓̇̀̃͑̉̉̓̐̈́̈́̃̄̉̚̕͝ņ̸̡̨̖͇̟͕̲̟̰̲͖̤̗̠͚͎̺̘͔͔̻̰͉̦̟͚̯̏̅̎͜ǫ̴̧̧̖̣̺͓̺̟̖͈̯̼͈̱͚̥̙̻͔͇̰͖͋̈́́̔́̉͒̓́̒̋͊̈́͒̾̕͜ͅw̵̨͉̪̫̹͙̤̫̦͙̩̮͈̖̭̑͗̐̊̑͑̔̆̃̾̒̊̆̈́͋̀̂̂́̇͐̈́̂̌̚̚̕̕̚ͅ ̴̧̡̨̡̨̫̖͙̖̠̣̘̠̼͎̣̠̞̤͍͙̣͓̂̍͒̿̿͂̃̄̑̓̾̀́̋͋̊̈́̽̈̀̄̀̚̚̕̕̚͜͝ͅt̵̖̯̼̩̠̖͂͗̽̅̀̄̏͛͒͒̉͗̈́̉̍̚̕͜ḥ̸̢̡̨̡͇̤̫͖̮̗͇̫͕͓̲̭̥͆̐̓͌̿̄̃̾̈́̌̐̀̏̄̽̽̉̽̋̎̀̅̆͛͑̆͗̄͝͠i̷̡̨̛̙̠̺̺̰̖̙̣̝̺͍̯͊͌̈́̿̈̈́̔̓̔̔̄͆͛̍̊́̌͂̀̾͂̉͘̚͜ͅs̸̹͎̫̥͉͙̫͔͈͙̈́͛̅́͐͊̈́͘̕͝.̶̡̙̤͔̼̥̬͉̗͍͕͍̟̰̻̫̝̖̑̿͋̎̀̉̌̑́́͗̄̿̋̄͂̔͐̚̕̕͝.̸̧̡̼͖̹̻̭͓̪̖͚̰͖̯͔̮͙͙̻̘̠͒͊͆̅͐̇́̉̆̎̒̆́̃̌̅͂͑̽͌̅́̌̕̕̕͝ͅ.̶̧̛̗̫̳̫̗͕͍̪͈̤̝̯͎̬̮́̈̅̈́͂͑̈́̿͂̉̓́̇͐̐̄̃̽̓́̇̃́̚͠ͅ"̷̢̛̛͍̳̝̗̞͎̙̣̣͓̫̽͆̏̂͒̑̉̔̏̆́͑͑̂͋͘͝
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Oh, this memory of his...
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"Besides, why are you still calling her Paimon...?
You should know well by now that "Paimon" was in fact the soul-part of..."
"Dream Dvalin's" words to him at that time...
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Paimon, just like himself and the Traveler, must be part of HER "Plan"...
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"̶̡̧̜̼͓̪̟̪̮̳͈̹̰̳̼̖͉̪̤̣̹͕͍̻͓͍̻̰̟̒̍̔̄̒͂̏̍̈́̃̎͜I̵̢̛̳͙͇͖͑̾̑̈́͊̃̉͑͛̇̌̀̌̎́͌̆̃͊̾̈̓̔̒̾̚̚͝͝n̶̡̨̫̦̞͓̲̗̩͕͕̲̭͕͍̩͈͖̖̬͖͔͙̼̮̠͒́̌͊͊̐̒̔̓͆̂̃̎̄̊̂̉̃͒̅͆̅̊̑̕͜͜͜ ̴̧̢̢̧̛͖̫̻̣̮̩̱͉̪̹̾́͌͜͝t̷̥̠̗͚̬̜̲͍͉̠̪̱̠͑̍̕h̵̺̞͙͉̝̦̪̥͊͋͐̐͋͛͛͑͒̈́̕͜͝é̴̤̜̱̟̮̪̰̑͗̓̿̃̈́͋̚͝ ̶̧͙̤̳͙̹͔̻̞͕̬̥̘̱̤̥͓̟̆́̎͊̀̀ẃ̶̡̢̞͕̖͇͖̝͈͉̯̦̈́̀̿̒̇̈́́́͐̇̅̀́̔̈̈́̉̊̒͌̿̂̚̚̚͝͝͝ͅơ̷̧̢̧̭̫̗̯̺̦͔̥̙͓̰̫̱̫̲̝̟̳̼͎̦͎̯̗͓͒͋̈́̊̇̏̉̏̾̓̐͑̇͒̈̓̄̈́͊̇̌́͗̇̄̕͘͜r̴̡̛̯͓̹͕̗̲̰̮̤̱̹̮̻̻͍͇͍͎̤͉̼̤͋̑̒̽͛̊̂̎̋̉̀̑̐̋͑̏̔̀͋͘̕̕͘͘͜͜͝͝s̵̢̛̰̫̗͈͔̽͗̂̓́̆͐́̓̈͋̏̃̽͆̎͐͗̄̂͘͘͘͘̚͠ͅͅẗ̴͕̣̭̺̣͖̣͔̞̣̪̓̑͗̑̾̾̚͜͠ ̷̢̢̜̼̳̩̑̓͊̀̎̄̊̓́̊͠͝c̵̢̮̟͈͔̓͗͘a̴̡͎̯̬̟̜̥̙̠̬̣̝̺̞̭̗͇̩͆͒̐̆̐̔͑̀̿̅͘͠ş̸̛̛͎̱̙͇̖͙̝͇͕̩̫̖̲̖̟̠̦̬̼̜̼̣̍̓̓́͗̂͐̈́͌̉̿̊̐̐̋̇̇̀͆̍̔͂͘̚̕͝͠ͅͅe̴̦͚̤͍͕̟̠̊̿̀̒̌̋̈͂̒̉̈͗̇̕͝ͅ ̸̟̯͖̜͓͇̭̼̜͈̻̯̘̠̎̓͆̉̂͌́̄͗͋̐̎͋̔͂̿̓̅͑̄́̆͘̚͜͝͝͝s̶͈̤̯͆̀̈̋̈́̕͝c̸̢̨̧̛̛͙̪̺͚̜̱͓͉̱̭̙̟̬͕͎̈́̓̽̈́̂̒̑̈́̀̔͊́͗̑͌͠͝e̸̞͇͍̦̻̽̔n̵͙̹͙̹̖̻̘̪̗͓̬̞̮̣̺̱̳͑͜ạ̶̡̢̡̛͍̘̗̹͎͎̣̼͙̤̮̘̖͍̝̙͕̦̺͆͒́̎̋̔͜r̶̡̧͙̩̘̼̪̲̪͈̥͍͍̬̥̭̯̿͋͂̋̽̾̀͗͗͐͊̀̿̅́͗̒̚̕̕̕ͅį̴̛̛͍̲͕͕̠͕̣̼̤̱̬̳͈̘̓͑͑͜o̵̫̲̣̗̔̀̾̇̔̇͘͝,̸̡̭͒͛͆̏͌̈ ̸̨̰͚̺̝̭̜̫̻̟͖͔͈͖͇̫͎̟͖̺͕̜̲̟̥͚̘̰͐̈́̽̃͆̔̐̿͋͆̿́̌̓̃̌͘͜͜͝Ḯ̷̢̨̧̧̛̛̙̩̜̺͇̣̜̦̖͈͎̤̩͙̜̭͙̣̰̮̫͇̈́̄͒͑̾̽̏͊̅̔̾͑̾͑̔͂́͒̓͋̾͘̚̕͜͝ ̷̡̻͙̯̜̬͇̫̠͎͍̜͈̥̓͋̎́̒͌̀̐̆͛̐̂͐̃̓̏̀͆͌̇̒̒̂̓̈͂͝͠w̸̢̛̜̫̺̩̞͚̞̬̣͎͍̫͖̩͐̓̉̂̌́͒̃̎̍͋̆́̎̂͋̀̊́̆̇̈́̇̔̕͘͝į̸̡̧̠͓̖͉̬̞͎̥̫̬̙̼̼̞̥̗̫̝̜̳̻͖̳̫̬̈́͂̊̊̓́͊͊͂̍́͛͑̚ͅĺ̷̛̛̛̛̝̺̳̥̱̬̖̰̬̹̫̥̝̇̔̀̓̋͊̋̊̆̋̉̉͛̑̏́́̄̿̐̂̇̚͝ͅļ̷̩͈̪͚̻̗̤̘̺̤͙̰̞͔͋͊̅̌̚ ̶̢̺͌̏́͊̏̍̑̉̄̽̓̇̉̈́̉̍̾̓̃̏̈́̃͑̿̂̀͝n̵̡̧̬̬̦̠̼̼̺̻̜͍̥̜̯̭̍͒̾̍͘͠e̵̢̢̬͇̱͔̫̩͚̪̙̻̜̜̊͛̓͆̂͂͑̿̕͝e̷͕̟͇͚̫̝͕̼̳̹̝͗ḓ̸̡̛̟͓̪͍̻̪̖̰̙͓̖̞̳͕͉̪͚̈́̓̋̀͐̏͊̿̀͌̓̑̋́̃̍̄́̇̍̐̈́̆̕͠͠͠ͅ ̷̢̢͓͚͔̥͚̞͎͇̗̮̩͈̹͇̬̱͖̰̠̱̲̼͇̦̮̼̺̒̀́̈́̉͂̌͐̈́̾̿́̇͛͂̂̚͜H̶̨̧͍͎̟͙͉̺̭͔̪͕̰̤̠̱̫̗͂̅́́͌̌̑̍̆̄̅̅͌͊͑̏̆͜ͅĘ̴̢̛̘̭̫̱͔͚̟̭̩̖̣͇̳̫͍͕̎͗͊̀̂̀̉̿̓̏̈̈́̆͠͝R̵̻̻̮͍̰̠̟̿̾̋̾̍̈́́͘ ̴̛̜̏́̂̔̔̎̂͑̃̾̃͜t̵̢̛̩̬̰̙̝̳͊́̎̊́͑̀͋̅̚͘͜͠͠ǫ̸̘͔͉͇͇̝̖͖͓͈̩͉̋̃̈́͑̽̓̔͌̋̍͜ ̵͉̖̙̰͚̠̻͎̳̯̻͓̳̤͆̓̈́́́͒̋̇͋̓̈́̽͌̔̔̾̑̕͜b̸̢̧͈̳̠̬̫̬͙͖̙͉̻͖̜̻͍͍̫̲͍̥͔̙͇̐̽̊ȇ̸̢̛̠̼͚̘̹̩͔̪̹͉̻̣̻̜̥͚̘̹͔̩̭̋͐͑̅̀̽͋̓̓̓̉̃̄̄͛͛̓̇́̊̓͆̅̚͜͠͝͝ ̷̟̟̹̿̊̈́͗̓̇́̀̈́̐̃̅͛̀̓̔̂̓͐̍̊̄͒̕͘͠͝ş̶̧̻̮̣̪͚̯͎̬̬̀̈́̒͐̑̅̔͒̓͐͌̒̃͛͒͛̈́̚ͅá̸̧̡̨͉̪͇͎̼̙͖͙̟̦̖̗̼̜͈͎̘̬̝̄̃̍͆̇̉̒͘͝͝ͅc̶͖͚͕̥̜̙͎̹̗̳̰͎̞͖̬͒͊̓̍̽͒̃̆́̚r̶̨̜̞̤̺̬̰̻̪̘͂̾̍̋̆̓̐́͛̇͐̈́̄̓̇̓̌̈́͊̽͒̈́͘͠i̶͎̼̪͈̭̝͎̫͔̮͇̩̠̠͔͈̪̩̯̜̫͇͓̬̦͈͌̆̒̀́͌̔̌̾̓͆̈̑̀̃͊̋̔͌͜͝͠f̴̧̛̻̙͖͔̙̭̫̭͇̪͈̫̬͓̆́͗̔̈́͑̑̃̅͛̑͘͘̚͜͠ͅi̶̧̢͉̪̙͈̮͎͖̤̣̠̩̜̹͓̫̱̔c̵̡̞͎͕̮͖̥͔̙̃͂͒̈́̀̓̐̓̾͌̈͆̏͋̿̄͂̆͘͠͝͝ȇ̷̢̡̼͕̙̩̻̠̩̜̪̺͙̞̦͔̙̹̻̫̻͓̘̯͕̝̂͆̔̅̈́̽͑͊͛̌͆͒̈́̀̐̀͝d̷̢̩̥̱͉̗̳͓͕̙̖̼͚̮̻̫̀͗͆̊̾͂̽̆͗̀͛̍̎̍̉̓͂̋̚͘.̶̻̥̱̻̘̞̱͚̓̈̎̎̆͂̑̓̀̇͊ͅ"̶̛̳̠̗͕̦̰͖̮̥͚͍̂̓̈̀̾̽̈́̀͒́̈́͌͝͝
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Even if Paimon was "just a part",
Wasn't this still way too cruel...?!
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And this one, too...
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"... W-what...? W-what do you mean..."Sacrificed"...?
...P-Paimon might...Get sacrificed...? B-but why...? E-even if she acts annoying sometimes, she is still...!"
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"̶̡̣̹͉̔̓́͆̀͊̈́̋͐̔̄̄̈͑͌̇͛͗̆̈͒̾̑̀̚͠͠ͅA̵̡̡̦̞̬͙̬̼͈̥̱̺͗̈́͛̓́̌̒͂͂͂́̆̚͠͝ ̸̢̧̧̯̱͉̹̠̹̣̯̗̣̟̖̼̼̬̰̹̙̰͚͇̜͒́̾̈͛̃̇̿̈́͗̌̐̄̔̏̄͒͒͑͗̅̎̂͘͘ģ̸̡̡̡̢̡̩̭̱̯̗̬̝̥͔͙̭͓̬̠̣͚̺̝̓̓̋̈̏̈̿̂͑͊̒̓́͐̓̂͛̑͛́͠ͅȏ̵̡̹̩͍̪̓̈́͑̄͐̑͆ǫ̴̛̼̰̩͓͛̄͐̎͌̌͌͗̈́̅̉̊͊̉̉̇͌͊͋̄̀͐̈́͑̄̏̕̕͝d̶̨̢̨̞̫̼̯̳̫̙͔̺̟̻͓͕̻̳̹̪̜͋̎́͛̍̆̄͑̉̓́̾̈́͌̚͘͝ ̵̧̧̞̥̯̬̤̘͉̗̬̭͓͇͉͚̉̈́́̋̔̔̓̕͘͠͠ͅf̸̢̪̬̭̪̝̞͇̳͓͖̮̞̠̭̣̘̺̥̞̹̪̩͈̗͈̞̮̃ṛ̷̨̛̲̟̭͛̈́́̈́̑̈́̆͑̎͐͋̕̕͝ī̶̯̥̌̏̌͜e̴̪̥̰̭̞͉̘̗̠͍͍͍̩̪̜͊͆̆ͅͅṇ̷̢̱̪̻̳̰͚͖̔̈̃͋ͅd̷̪̄̎̎̑̓͜,̷̼̬̗̣͊̃͌̽̀̿̄̊̈́̅́̒̿̃̑̎͌̋̈͛͑̈́͑̌̈́͝ͅ ̸̨̡̧̧̘̝̝̼̝̼̻͓̦̥̹̬̲̹͈̹̮̘͉̼̣̈́́͊̐̃͑́̒́̉̀̆̒̿͝ͅͅą̸͎͚̜͉̜̝̪͉͍͙͔͈̲͉̖̰̬̼̅̋̚͜ĺ̶̢̮̖͕͉̯̗͈̬͈͉̫͍͖̤̌͆͐̌̌̾̓̍̋͊̊́̈́́͆̽͊̊̄̚͠͠ͅm̸̧̡͚̫̟̝̺͉̰͎̫̙͔͍̰̙͚̂̀͊̕ơ̶̧̢̧̙̣̦̞̮͎̹̲̏̇̂̇̎̀̒̄̇͗̓̽̑̒̿̈̆́̀̕̕͝ͅṡ̵̨̩̣̪̰͎̮͇͚͕̞͍͍̳̙͓͖̼̘͚̈́̊̈̅͊̆̑͑͐̅̀̕͜͜͠t̵̩̯̭̖̰̲͚̹̤̹͓͈̞̙͉̦͇͋̀̌̏̿͐͐͐͂̾̀́͆̌̈́̅͌̓̈́͗̚̚ ̵̢̨̡̧̠̥͚͖̭̝̟͉̤̭̦͎̮̠͉͕̣͎͛̄̌̉͗͊͆͝ͅͅà̵̡͕̠͚̍̓͑́͋̉̋͊͒̐͗͘̕͝͠ ̴̗̟̣͇̖̭̲̭̺̩̣̬͈̯̟̗̻̱̼͎̣͂̇̎͋͜ş̶̡̡̧̢̢̫̩̲̜͈̻̺̞̱̞̣͙̠̥̰̯̟̞͇̟̗͕͒͋̇̍̑͆̋͑̆̀̅͂̾́̑̅̿̇̽̉̈́͗̾́͘̕͝͝͝͝ï̷̟̟̼̰͈̪̝̜̗̖͖̺̮̘͉̯̹̽͝ͅͅͅb̸̧̮͔̰̠̼̫͉͎̳̣̭̣̠͖͎̳͓͖̪̺̒͌̍͑̅̐͜l̶̨̧̻͇͉̜̦͎̲̫̻̥̗͔̥̘͔͈̣̘̠̙̃̏͌͛̆̇̆̂̂̾̍͗̈́̂̚͘͘͠͝͝͠͝į̵̤͔͓̩̲̲̫͇͚̫̘͎͎̲͔̬͔͔̂̓̃̌́͒̔̄̈́̿̇͌̇͂́́̽͘̕͝͝n̷̨̛̛̻̤͖̙̣͍͓̹̮̗̰͇̥̲̮̺͓̻̝̻̲̼̤͈͖̻̘͈̑́͆̌̇̈́̅̓̅̌̀͌̂̊́̂͜͠g̸̢̦͕̼̮̺̖̪̘̱͈̣̖̝͊̈́͐̓̐̉́̈́͗̾̂̒͊͒̌͘̚͝.̶̧̛̬̩̜̭̫̤̼͎̟̬͙̲͙͎͚̮̺͊̂͐̀̐̔̑̈́̈̒̆̉͂̓͊͗͊̈̏͌̀̑͑͘͜ͅ ̸̢̛̰̖̣͉͇̲̤̿͊̋͂̄͗̎́̓̈̊͒̓̈́͛̒̈́̃̊͑̕̚ͅỈ̸̧̧̡͖͈̯̮̜̜̖̪̘̦̰̲̖͈̪͇̰̖͕͍͕̫̺͕̜͎̾̒̆̈͑̀̀̇̈́͘͜ ̴̢̛̻͓̺͚̤͍̈́̈́̆͊̏̒̿̃̋̎͆͌̐̑̓̍͌͜͝͝͝k̸̙̼̼̊n̴̢̩̥̩̜̰̲̤̱̳̙̹͍͇̣͉͈͓͙̹̬̘̩̟͈̱̑̓͆̋̎̄͌̊͗̐̈́̃̉̂͐͜͝͝͝ͅͅͅȏ̶̡͉͍͓̬̬̳͔̫̝̦͚̘̯̼̺̙̤̀̆̀̿̈̈́̿̀̾͌̈͠ͅw̶̧̧̢̡͍̗̠̙̦͖̝̝̘͕͙̭̻̙̣̰͔͚̮̬̺̋̅͘͜͜͝ͅ ̵̢͈̼̤͉̫͔̙̱̜̫̜͍̤͎̤͓͉̱̭̜̱͙̔͗͐̀̒̽͗̇͌̐͜t̷̨̧̛̛̤̻̼̘̬̻̠̰̟͉̟͉̎̃̈́̔̄̅̈́̍̈́̅̎́̎͑̽̀̐́́̄̀͛̂̚͝͝͝͠ḣ̸̛̛̛̲͔̥̳̑͛̇͛͆̉͛͐̂̍̀͒̈́̀̈́̏̏̽̈́̾̕͘͠͝ą̴̛̗͖͙̩͖̱̫̠̖̺̤̙͕͉͍̩̬̫̣̫̞̺͇̤̻͍̝͋́̉̑̾̋̀̅̈̏͂͆̈́̓͑͆̆̀̉͛́̾̿͜͝͠͠t̴̡̛̙̝̩̳͓̝̙̬̜̟̥̙̱̭͖̱̺̘̗̫̬̀̆̆͑̈̍̓͂͆̐̔͌̌͌͑͊̊͌̊̎̀̇̄̋̚̕͝͝ͅ ̴̰̮̭̬̱̭͖̯͍̞̱̀͋̐̊͐̈̎́̿́̌͑̏̉́͝w̴̧̡͖̰͇̗̟̘̰͖̠̼̹̬̭̘͍̝̙̭̤͚͚̤̤̱̒̓͋̌̀̅͒̋͂̋̿̀̈̅̅̽̑̀̿͌̾̇͛̚͘͘͠͝͠ͅͅẹ̶̢̯̙̗̬̬̤̳̫̦͙͇͍̋̈̉̌̿̂̓͛̓̄̔̽͜ͅļ̴̨̡̡̛̩̤͇̣̯͓̞̱̳̮̯̱̪̪̾̈́̊̈́̓̊͛͆̽͒͊͒̂̓̎̇͜͠͝l̵̥̰̪͆̓̓.̵̡̣̭̜͔̮͇̰͉̘̙̤͎̜̬͚̊͒͜͜
̶̛͍̗̮͍̲̾̋͋͋̀͛̌̾͜͠
̷̨͓͓͚̩̝̹̒͊͐͗͐̂̏̕͘͠.̵̨̡̳̼̘̟̫̬̬͙͙̞̘̯͖̻̥̮͇̥̬͕͚̈́͛̒̋̆͋̍̋̇̏̑̾̃̈́̈́̃̑̎͆͆̐͛̽͂͘̕͜͝ͅ.̶̧̨̢̡̯̞̻͚͙͖̼̮̼͉̖̥̝̝͍̜̩͚̞͉̍͒͒̽͋͒́̑̎́̀̃̕̕͝͝͝.̷̸̢̨̢̛̩̯̪̯͔̝͙͓̳̮̳̭͔̗̞̮̥̘͓̱̺͎͉̰̖̳̬̟̜̹̰͎̼̹͉̖̳͕̙̦́͒̓̂̽̅̐͐͋̀̑̏͋̓̿̈́͊̓̏̀̆̔̇̾̍̈́̊̚͜͜͝ͅͅB̴̡̧͍̭͔̼͙̟̣͈̜̝̯̼̠̜̙͠ͅṳ̶̘̹̫̑́̿́͂̾́̀̍͆́̈̆͠ẗ̸̛̼͚͈͚̻̯̦̞̹́̉͌̎͊͗͐̅̅̀͋̐̐̈́̾̈́̾̀̿̈͒̚͜͝͠ͅ ̶̧̡̰̫̟̭̜̣̺͙̻͔̱̹͇̥̯̼̼̬̬͓͑̀̋̑̏̅͊́̊͑͛̀́̏̈́̈́͋́͐̔̎̍͋̀̐͛̐̕i̸̜̤̖̘̺̠̖̤͑͆̈́͆f̶̡̲͚̫̻̲̫͖̤̩̞͖͕͕̌ͅ ̸̦͉͍̭͂̈́͌t̴̡̡̨̢̳͎̗̫͎̘̼̗̞̰͙̪͓̟̣̘̰̞͍͓̻̦͙̫̎̋̒̀̓̓͋́̂͂̓̓̈́͂͑̕̚͝͝ͅh̸̡̢͓̤̫̦́̐̀͆͆̏̈ȩ̸̧̛̟͙̻̼͎̟͓̣̞̞͉̤̱̼̜̬̜̥͌̓̇͛͆͐͊́̽̇̾̔̽̌̿̕ṙ̵͇̩̖͈̻̰͇͕̜͔̬͓̠̩͇̬͎̈̀́̿̃̓̕̚͝e̷̛̛̠͕̼̥̬̹͂̆̃̎͂͛̀̍̏̐͊̑̅͗̑̈́̄̐͘͘ ̷̛̙̣̦̣̯̯̺̮̫̭̖͓̪̑̓̽̂̓̈̄̐̓̓͂̐͐̄͛̅̐̀̚̕̕͠͝ī̶̛̦͚̣̌̏̀̄̀̽́͆̐͆̅̅͛̉̀̒͑̅́̕͠͠͝ş̸͖͖͙͈͛͋̽̓̏̍̃͂̃̾͒̓̈́̆͐̍̉̐̑́̋̀̕͝ ̸̢̨̥̹̭̟̘̗̫̮͎͖̹̱͓̳̮͎̞̥͖̩̦̌̆́̇̀͂ń̶̨̙̺̖͓̩͙̣̥͕̫̜͙́̌̑̉͗̈́͐̏̒̀̈́̈́̓̃͗͒̈́͌̑̿̂̂̑̀͝ͅȍ̴̟̱͎̲̰̠̻̲̹͉̓̾̂̽̀̊͊̋́̿̓̌̍̈̀̄̆̑͜ ̵̧̟̖̬͕̗́̃̈́̒̿̑̏͗́̎̆̍̇̍̆̀̃̕͝ö̵̡̨̝͙̯͔̱̪͕̖͔̘̗͎̫͍̱̭͕́͐͆̋̍t̴̢̛̯͕̦̤͋̆͐̑͛̈́̑̌̚͝ĥ̷̫̼̞͖̮̣̘͕̖͖͌̃̿̈́̂̀̔͆̇̓͒́̈́͐̄̎̀̂̎̐͗̐͠͠ͅe̴̺͈̓ŗ̴̢͔̗̬̩̳͎̞̞̳̰̖̺͎̥͙̩͉͎̮̟͙͍͚̱͔͇͗͑̋̉̓͛̽͒̒̒̇̓͊̽̉̈́̊̈̅̅͆͌̈́͊͘̚͘͜͠ ̶̢̡̫͈͇͓̯̝͒̾̉̑̈́̀͛͋̓̋͛̎̌̀̆̌͂̑̓̓͆̿͘͝͝ͅc̶̢̧̛̦̘̯̰̞̭̠̜̗͉̮͓̀̃̃͌̆̒̅̐̀̀̇͌̊̓̍̎̆͌̑̆̑̕̚͜h̶̞̘̥͖̮̖̥̣͓͍̥͕͓͇̘̤̘̖̱̟̆͌̾̔͒̉͆͐̆̑̀̉̌͒̑̽̕̕͝͝ͅȏ̴̫̫̩̲̙͇̩̰̬͓̘̹̞͖̗̝͇̅̆̀̿̆̇͐̀̊͌̃̒̇̆̏͒̔͆̍̎͊͑̔̚͜͝͝͝͝ͅi̷̛̻͙͖̩̫̇̇͐̌́͆͂͆͊̿̔͋͐̌͌̄̓̃̎̐͑̀̋̾̽̐̚̚c̸̛̱̲̱͎̺͍̦̔̌̎̊͋͑́̓̈́͒̈́̅͆́́̄̈͛͋͗͝͝ͅę̵̨̨̨͍̱͚̩̰̦̰̮͕͇̰͈͙͕͈̘̩̈́̈́ ̵̨̖͔̮̪̩̰̫̝͙̲̖̖͉͖̭̞͖͉̀̃̉̔͜ļ̷̘͇̯͔̥͉̝̭͇̙̖̦̦̞̠̮͚͈̹͖̗̠͍̫̏͘͜ͅȩ̷̢̧̯͍͇̘̜̱͖͎͕̠̮̟͍͇̜̩̘͌̋̅̂͛̃̊̔f̸̢̯̫̗͈̬̱̳̫̫̬̘͕̱͉̬̼̣̘̬͖̒̓͂͗̅̄͒̇͑̌͗̃͆͊͠t̴̨̢̙̝̜̭̪̯̫̳̫̹̯̼͙͔̔͒̊͒̀̐̕.̷̦̥̰̘͖͚̮͇̣̮̤̯̭̌͋̓͆̔̑̐͝.̴̧͖̞̯͎͖̲̰̰̤̘̪̣͓̟̝͈̠̮̹͓̬͍̙̩͙̥̿̾̈͊̒̎̔͜.̵̡̢͔̘̣̲̪̩̜͉̼̠̗̆̔̈́͊̐̈́͋̂̀́͒̅̾̑͛͑̄͊̕͜͝͝
̷̡̞̳̺͍̠͕̙̯̮̻̫͔͍̼̙̘̀̓̀̉͜.̷̲͖̳̪͚͇̺̿.̶̨̘̗͈͉̭̭̳̝̜̮̉̀̕͠.̸̢̨̡̛̯̜̖̮͉̲̫͔̝̮͈͙̪̗̫̹͙̻̗̜̑͒̒͌͛̎̿͗̊̈͛̈́̚͝͝
̵̢̘̹̱̥̪̫̊̈́̇̕.̷̡̧̧̟͓̲͈̲͍͙̠͓̗̗̲̼̱̗͍̹͈̰͖̈̏̈́͆̀̿̉̽̍̂̋̆͛͆̒̿͛̂̀̾̒̍͆̈́̄̕͘̕͜͠ͅ.̸̗̠̱̈.̵̧̭̱̠͚͉̍̾͛̋̎̔̒̆͑̋͌̍̀̔͊̃́̿̄͋̌̾͒̈́͘͘͠͠͠
̷̘̲̫͍̻̣͈̩̻͚͖͖̻̱̟̰̖̙͔̟̹͑̊̓̑̐͂̎̅́͗̇̋̆͛̔͛̾̈́̅̏̿̓͋͘͝I̸̡̡͕̘̺͇̫͔̱̘̻̞̹͚͎̽͗̋͋̏̄̓ ̷̧̢̡̧̧̛̼͙̻̲̣̥͙̞̤̣͓̗̤̲͉̭̘̱̩̙͔̃̄͊̊̀̎̎̊̽́̊̂͌̈́̑͐̎̚͠͠ͅͅͅa̴͓̱͖͎̟͕͈̠̱͖̲̞̔͐̑͌̉̀̾͐͋̒̎̅̎͆͝͠m̶̡͎͓̠̦̝̜̤͚̮̦̤̤̙̞͖̖̤̩̲̟͕̖͊͌͊̽̓̿̌̿̎͒͂̿̔̃̊̉̔͑͒̾̒͘͝ ̵̨̨̘̪̣̣̰̼͕̣̮̭̲̙̖̼͉̱̠̺̟̩̩̆̎̈̑̾́̍̀́͐̃̈́̄̈͌͋̉̉͂̊͘͝͝ͅt̷̨̤̗̞̦̙͙̫̍̀ȓ̵̮͈̮̳̝̟̦̳̦̪͌̌̉̊́̄͛̌̍͊̈́̓̌̽́͒̎͂͘͜͜͠ư̵͓̠̲̠̲̥͍͚̱̬̺̙͉͕͕̤̭͖͕̤̼͋̓̇̐̔̌̅͜l̷̨̧̢͈͉̜̞̣͚̻̼̼͍̪͖̜̲̺̪͚̭̬̪̝̗͂̈̓̿̿͆̂̈͌̓̆̊̔̄̀̄̒̍͛̏͘͝͠͠y̷̨̛͍͖̳͚͓̠̭̘̤̗̹̬̖̟͊̃̆͑̌͊̌͑̏̒̿̊̓̎͑͗̆̊̆̾̏̕̕͜͜͝͝ ̷̢̢̧̩̪̪͔̳̬̱̜̲̯̦̟̭͙̓͌̎̐̆̄̾̉̀̒́͆̔̃͊͆̀̎̇̿̃͗̑̉̓̕͝͠͝ş̸̧̨̹̺̜̜͎̥̗͈̗̱͙͇͙̙͕̈́̒͑̇̿̓͗̓͂̆̋̚͠͝͠ͅͅơ̷̧̧͕̝̼̰̝͔̲̱͖̰̻̥̣̳̅̊͗͛̒͛͛̀́́̒͜r̸̨̧̡̛͍̘̠̪͚̺͈̼̠̦͇̭̼̬͉̻͍͎̘̬̣̒͆̽̀́̈́̐̋̊͐̊̈́̀̈́̔͜͝ṙ̵̰̳̗͙͊̿̀̕ý̵̨̫̫͂͛̌̌͋̈͆̀̃͘,̴̧̧̧̢̩̱̮̞̘͈̥̘̻̮̹̮͇̠͈͗̆̓͋̌̊͛͌ ̵̡̢̛͍̗̩̦̯̣̤̺̦̻̱͈̝͇͕͎͔̩̪̜͚̜̮͓̊́̽̄͋̀̿̏̌̽̈́̅̍̆͊̑͑̓͑͐̑̕͝͝͝B̵̰̟̰̬̥̄̈́͋͊́̄͊͛̀̆̿̀̎̀̏̾̈́̂̅̏͘̚͘͝͝ä̸̡̪̤̻̝̩̲̟̲̘̖̠̪́̔͐̃̋͂͑̋̈̓͌͜r̵̨̺͈͖̝͍̤̦̫͎̫̱̜̦̟͔̦͓̄̉͊̏́͗̀̀͊̇͐̑̇̍́̊̓̈́̇̊͒̓̽̉̎͠ͅb̶̨̛̯̖̭̜͖̘̙̱̳̍̓͌̈́̑͐͊͜͝ͅͅa̴̡̨̢̨̪͍̦̩͉͇̝̲̣̠̝̗̗̥̫͓̜̟̼̻̳̺͇͋̌̆͌̇̍̑̀̊̌̇͊̾̋̿͜͜ͅt̴̡̡͍̻͚̦̝̦̗͖̔͛͗̈́̇̉͑̓̂̀̒̑̀̎͘͜͝ó̵̢̧̬̲͚̙͓̪̖̺͖͉͙̝̖͍̫̗̲͎̟̲͒͛̊̂̄̐͑́́́͊̈̓̔̔̈̋̐͊̄̋͛̋͋̑̚͘̕͜͠ͅs̷̨̛̥͎͕̙̹͙̹̲͉̟͔͈͙͍̋̔̎͗̈́̈̄̐͑́̀̍̕͜͝.̸̨̡̻͈̦̣̣̜̝̠̘̪̜̘̊̑̀̔̀̒͑̔̏̚͠"̶̝̰̜̠̦̙͚̞̯̫̔̂̈́͗̐̌̄̊͒̈́͊͊͒̂̆̑̉̔͊́̔̉͌̔̀͌̐͆͝
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The way Kairos could easily sacrifice her if SHE wished to,
Paimon was...HER "soul-part", wasn't she...?
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"Paimon is going to sit on your lap, Tone-deaf bard!
...This is Paimon's seat now!
...And it actually feels nice to Paimon...And makes Paimon feel even more confused...Just what is wrong with Paimon recently...?"
After this, his control of the Time Power got much better...
*And then, the next day...
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"...Forgetting things and even people...Important matters or simple ones...In this world, this is a common situ..."
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"And Paimon, as well!
...The only thing Paimon is sure about is that Paimon's name is Paimon and that Paimon would like to continue being your friend and guide...And that Paimon also wants to continue being Venti's friend, even if it makes Paimon feel very sad and guilty for some reason..."
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So this is why she, at those times and more...
*Was this actually what his mo...Kairos was usually feeling...?
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-Since you are the one saying this, I am going to believe you..."Paimon". -He finally said moments later, trying hard not to deeply sigh. Really, if SHE really wanted to hide it, SHE should have done better. -...Or should I call you "Kairos" now...? Seeing that at the moment, you are talking through Paimon. -He soon calmly added, getting a surprised reaction from the other, one which disappeared as fast as it appeared. Maybe she wasn't really trying...At least, not anymore. -...The sadness and regret in your voice gave it away.
He decided to end with this, not getting any reaction in reply...
*Which told him that SHE definitely knew, but seemed to no longer care...
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-...I am just grateful to be able to talk "face-to-face" with you again, Barbatos. Even if it's done through Paimon. -The "Pixie" finally admitted, looking and sounding glad, yet there was still some sadness in her voice. -...I showed you those "Visions", which should provide enough information for the moment. Any more than this could put you in grave danger. Not just from THEM, but reality itself...-She soon explained, looking and sounding quite serious, as well as thoughtful. -The more your Time Power grows, the more I could safely tell you. Otherwise, I would rather keep you in the dark, my beloved child. -She added with a small smile on her face, one which somehow looked both happy and sad. -...This is more than enough. I should give control back to Paimon...-She mumbled around a minute afterwards, before freezing in place, as a moment later a confused expression appeared on her face. -...Eh, Paimon and Traveler are with Venti now...? When did Paimon get here...? Why can't Paimon remember...?! Paimon is so confused!
Mona was restlessly walking in circles inside her living room,
But as for the reason why she did so, she did not know...
*She did hear the news about Fontaine's recent crisis,
But it had already mostly passed, right...?
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So why...
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Why did she feel like something bad had happened...?
*It was a while since she got any type of message from Charlotte.
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"Mona, I know you are usually busy with your research on Astrology, but I would still like to chat with you sometimes.
...I know! What do you think about me occasionally sending you letters?"
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Her friend...Ahem, associate,
Did something bad happen to her or...?
*Should she look into the other's fate...?
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"Hello, Astrologist Mona Megistus. I'm Charlotte, a journalist with The Steambird and your fellow colleague.
I am glad to be working with someone as great and as knowledgeable as you!"
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Instead of worrying, it would be best to go and see for herself.
*Perhaps she is simply overthinking and in case she is not...
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In case this restless feeling of hers in an omen...
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"Hehe, this Windblume Festival was truly great! It was way bigger than before and there were so many new things to see and experience! Like that Winter Resort and the Lagoon and...!
Talking with people was also nice! I got so much information about the festival itself, the Mondstadtians and their way of life!
...Oh, right. It was a long time since you visited Fontaine, Mona. How about coming to the next Iridescence Tour...?"
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She should still go to Fontaine, to check it for herself.
The Traveler took it upon themselves to fill Paimon in,
Leaving Venti to ponder on what just recently happened...
*To think that SHE would talk to him through Paimon,
The Traveler was surely giving him time to himself...
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"...I am just grateful to be able to talk "face-to-face" with you again, Barbatos. Even if it's done through Paimon.", Kairos finally admitted, looking and sounding glad, yet there was still some sadness in her voice, "...I showed you those "Visions", which should provide enough information for the moment. Any more than this could put you in grave danger. Not just from THEM, but reality itself...", she soon explained, looking and sounding quite serious, as well as thoughtful, "The more your Time Power grows, the more I could safely tell you. Otherwise, I would rather keep you in the dark, my beloved child.", she added with a small smile on her face, one which somehow looked both happy and sad, "...This is more than enough. I should give control back to Paimon...", she mumbled around a minute afterwards, before freezing in place, as a moment later a confused expression appeared on her face, "...Eh, Paimon and Traveler are with Venti now...? When did Paimon get here...? Why can't Paimon remember...?! Paimon is so confused!"
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There was clearly something wrong here...
*But what could it possibly...?
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Oh...
"̶̡̧̨̛͍̝͔̫̫͔͈͉͓͈̣͎̬̠̻͈̼͈͂͜͜ͅͅ.̷̨̨̛͎͙̺̲̦̺̹̲͈̗̻͙̩͕̰͕͍̥̭̣̂̍́̀͆̈́̊̊͛̔̍̔̍̇̎̓̂̊͑͒̔̐́̕͜͝͝͝.̶̛̛̜̥͖̈͒͗̆͐̿͝͝.̸̧̛͈̰̯̫͔͓̯̦̺̤̝̫̹̠̦̟͇̹̖̬̼͉͉̳̺̟̜̲̓͋̏̃͂͂̓̅͋̂́̐́͘̕͘͘ͅT̶̢̳̪̳̬̱̼̞̤̙̖̝͈͙͖͎͉̞̞̦̮͇͓̐̓́͒̽̈́̓̃̾̔̈́̉̋̎̊̅̐̀̎͗̚̚͘͜͝͝͠͠ḩ̵̳͈̼̝̣̙̯̣͎̣̪̳͚̲͆̍̆͌̿̇̄̂̓̈́̈́̇̾̎̋̈́̀͌͌͊͛̈́̌̐͘͜͜͠i̴̢̧̛͍͇͈̜̝͇̜̦̗̜̻̱͎̖͓̲̥̺̻͋̔̅̋̊̿̽͛͛͜ͅś̶̡̡̢̛̠̫̯͍͇̣͙̗̰̯̖̙̖̩͉̏̉̀̍́͛͋́̇͛̓̕͝ ̶̧̨͈͆̀̈͂͒̄̆̌̈́̀̌͛̈́̔̅̓͒͛̄̃̊͑̅͂̚͘͠͝ͅͅw̷̨̢̮̭͇̯̫̝̫͓͔͓̱̪̰̙̥̤͓͇̦͂̒͆͂̎͌̆̊͝ó̴̠̂̋͗̒̃̉̎͂̈́̔́̋̈́̀͊͗̌̀͠r̶̡̛̞͙̯̗̭̩̰̾̾̃̓̇́̀́̈́̅͒͜͠ḽ̷̢̛͎̯̼̭̺̭͈͉̹̰̜͉̠̗̮͕͓̗̟͋̈͛̿͋̓̂̾͒͑̾̃̐̕͝ͅd̶̝͉̭͚͖̗̫̪͍̞̻͈̯̼̬̝͔̘͖̤͐̿̇͛̏͂̉̿̾̿͂̑͘͜͝͝͠ ̵̡̛̲̗͚̩̐͆̑̿̈́̔͆͛̈͐̓̎̑̉̈́̕̕͠į̶̛͇̗̭͉̪̗̻̌̐̇̓̒̃̆̈́͐͌̆̎̎̏̿̓͊̽͂͊̀̈́̅̕͝͝͝s̷̰̉̒̽̍͆̈́͗͑̇̇̉̑͆̔̇̑͋̏̾̇͗̃͛̓͘̚͝͠.̸̙͔̪̟̯̻̩̣̲͔̟̖̱̳̜̻͎̰̠͓̮̈́̈́͆̋̍́̈́̾́̋̇̽̇̾̈͒̍̏̈́̊̒͘.̶̥̩̤̦̹͈̠̗̈̿̉͜.̶̢̧̛̺͎͇̰̙̈́̿̌̍̈̄̈̈́̽́̈́́͒̂̏̾͆̀͒̐͋́̀͛̏̚̕͝ͅĮ̵̭̯̩̦̪͔͕̱̗̝̹̱͖̜͇̼͚̟̜͎̭̒͠ͅṱ̴̛̖̫̘͍̻̩̖̠̱̙̖͍̟̣͇̥̐̌͒̔̓̒͐̓̀͂̉̓̎͌̀̏͌͋́͂̊̀̊̀́̄͘͜ͅ ̷̨̛͈̺̪̤̫͍̺̠̀͌͜s̴̡̨̢̫̺̣͚̟̹̫͕̪̱̺̱̞̟̬͍̼͕̓̃́̕ẗ̶̡̧̢̰͓̤̰͈̲͖̖͚̩͎͔̺̹̞̳́̾̐̾̎͂̌̋̒́̂̀̓̿͜͝ĩ̵̧̛̜̦̹̪͈̤̱̱̣̺͉̥̝͉̟͖̰͕͈̐̑͗̌̄̃͛̏̅̓̅̂̔̃͑̇̏͘l̴̡̧̼͚͎̖͕̙̓͝l̴̨̨̧̛̛̟͕͙̬͚̣̲̪͔̟̟̭̫̳̟̣̝̘͓̮̰̗͍̫͚̑̈̓̄̈́̍͑̈́̽̄͛͗̿̐̆̑̊̅̏̕̚͜͝͠͝ ̶̨̧̩͓͖͖͖̟̘̤̤͕̠͉̝̟͉̫̦̰͖̖̜͐͐̊͗͗̑̎̈́̇̓̑̀̾̽̄̾̀̍̈́͑̆́̀͘͝h̴̙̞̤̞̳̣͔̥̥͎̬̪͓͖̥̳̙͉̟̹̹̔͑̎͒̆̌̋̇͗́̊̐̔̃̒́̐͗͐̚̚̕͜͜ͅa̷̟͉̎͛͗̎͊̽͂̓̓͌̅̏͌̈́͌͊͘͝͝͝s̸̢̨̨̝̲͚̺̪̘͈̈̇̎͜ͅͅ ̵̭͇̣̣̦̭̖̗̝̍̿̀́̈́͒̉̈̑̔͑͆́͒̇̄̉̅͆͑͒̈́̊͘̚͘͜͝͝͝t̶͓̥̺͈̥̬̳͔̐͂̍͑́̇͌͘í̶̡̨̟̣̙̦͚͉̣̦̭͙̹̩̬̼̲̜͕̦͑́̄̎̽̈́͂͊̌͒͒̓͋́̊̕͠͠͝ͅm̸̡̯̙͚͎̲̹̼̥̞̲̼͖̮͖͖͕͍̘̯̯̙̺͑̒̆̃̑̑̐̅̕ͅȩ̸̫͖̦̼̓͐,̶̢̛͕̩̥̙͕͖̻̣͉̞̰̝̰͎̭͚͉͙̜̗̣̘̤̝̝̊͑̿͌̅́̀̾̉̒̓́̀͐̓̄̓̔̑̕̕͝͠͠͝ͅͅ ̶̨̢̡͕̺͕̤̙̮͕̥̜̥̦͛͛̿̎̿̿͠͠͠ỳ̷̢̛̛̪̲̥̲̮͖͍͙̟̝̯̩̞͍̙͈͖̼̎͑̄̾͂̉̌͗̓̀͘͜͜͝͝ễ̷͓̬͈̜̀͂͂́̄͆̒̍̈̓̇̃̓̀͝t̸͔͚̟̭̭͖͍̜̊̿́ ̴̡̟̙̜̠̥͇̦͇̥̣̭͓͕̗͎̓͋͌̌í̷̱͍̩̲̀̀͗͒͂̈́͌̎͊̐̊̑̈́̍̃̋͛̍̌͑̈́̂̅͘̚͝͠͝t̵̢̢̨̢̢̡̨̯̗͎̯̲͕͇̰̹̖̠͕̱̩̫̥͔̺͖̣̖̫̒͂́̋͛͛̇̆̑͝ ̸̧̨͓̦̖̫̯̙̣̙̝̮̙̯̙̞͔̩̞̹̼̦̒̊͛̅̌͗̔͌͛̋͋́̓͆̽̒́̀̈͊̈́͒͒̕͘̕͜͝͠͝ͅͅd̷̢̢̧̞͎̲̱̼͓͖̭̩̮͎̰̘͎̬́̑͛̆̀̒̈́̕̕ͅơ̶̡̨͙̬͈̈́̆̃͒̓̑̓̄͒̂̀̒̉̇́̂͑͛̋̊̈́͘̕͠͝͠ê̷̛͚̩̪̯̘̖̖̭͈̼͚͔̫͓̝̺̦͇̭̘͇̊̄̈́̓̇̏͊̀̉̏̊̎̒̓̔͂̽͗̓̃͂̔͘͝͝ͅs̸̡̢̖̜̘͉̻̟̤̯͈̺̪̲̓̉̐͊̚͠n̸̡̗̱̫͎̹̯͕̩̓͂̊̓͊̉̽̉̉͑̍͐̑͂̒̍̂͐̌͘͘͘͝'̵̡̛̫̫͈̗̭̲̻̺̪͉̳͉̺̫̞̗̝̙̼̲̜̗̩̬̥͕̖͒͂̇̊̎̊̒̀̓͋̋̋̓͗͗͠͠͝t̷̰̥͚̲͖̘̤̝̤̦͙͖͋̓̈̋̈́͗̊̑̃͗̾͊̈̂̈́̈͂̽͂͜͠.̸̯͖̪͙̲̲̈́̊͐͊̎͒̀̓͑̇̋̍̑̋͋̾͠.̸̛̯̹͕͖̃̒̑̽̀̑̽̽͒͌̑̈́̇̃̀̐̀̒̊͑͘̕̕̕.̸̢̦͎̞͚̗̖͍̯͔̅̄͋͛̎̈́̿͋͌͊̋̾̕̕̕"̴̨̥̘͕̥̘̙̜̗̫͕̦̠͓͎͖͔̒̽̍͆̿̈́̉̓̎̃̓
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There...Was more, wasn't there...?
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"̵̢̨̡̖͔͕̪̯͍̺̻͂͐͗̀̔̑͘.̶̡̠̘͕̱͍͚̻̦̼̖̮͙̹̣̲̮͚̩̯͕̞̖̠͉̓̀͐̕.̵̛̛̛̛̗̳͕̱͚̙̙͉͇̔̾̇͆͐̓̀̽̄́̈́́͌̐̈́͊̉́̈́̎̓̚̕͠͝ͅ.̴̧̡̻̖͎̣̮͆̇͒̿̊̂̐́͗͛̍́̑̈̅͂̾̐̊́̓͒͘͜͝͝͝͠͝͝T̴̡̡̨͎͍̜̼̮̩̬̮̲̹̪͇͙͎̬͕̰̻͙̓̐̽̎͊͗̆̊̈́̍̏̽̏͒̈̃̾̒̋̑̈́́̓̓̍͑̕͘̚͜͜ͅe̴̡̡̺̺̼̖̬̰̞͍̦̮̠̳̝̪̱̺̔͑͌͆͑͂̅͌͂̌͛̌̑͗̍̏͋̊͌̃̀́͝ẙ̸̧̢̨̛̛͕̝̦̟̦̼̙̘̼͙̫̭̮̘̣̰̥̇́̂̄̆̐̐v̷̢̢̼̺̤̣͈̣̺̠̦̠̙̱͍̞͙̫͇͔̦͛͛̇a̶̲̮͑̃̇̎̌̀̇̔̆̐̋̅̈̈́̿́̄́̕͝t̷̨̢̨̡̤̟̭̯͙̫̥͇͙̫̮̘͇̬͓̩͇̮̘͉̖̼̀͆̅̎̇̿̅̓̒̈̉̽̽̚̚͜͠͝ ̵̧̧̼̼̹̺̼̪̤̜̀͗̆̐͒̕i̷͔̖͉̤̦̫̗͖̝͕̺̘͇̤̫̪͕̰͓̣̳̻̘̭̻̖̣̳̘͕͐̂̿͑̃̈̉͐̑̋͑̓͋̌̍͌͐̆̾̍̿͊͝s̶̨̨̝̺̝̖̻̠͇̝͎͓͍̿̔ ̷͔̺̥͕̝̖̑̌n̶̰̫̭̭̰͚̗͎͌́̏̋̽̐͂̂̀̄̍̓̀̇̕͠ǫ̵̞͖̮͚̭̖̱̘̦͚̞͎͉͇̣̖͍̥͖̏̍̑́̎͘͜w̷̡̢̧͕̳͉̖͔̼͍̱̗̻̪̱̮̠̟̙̥̗̗̪͆͊̍̀̐̿̈́̕̚̕͝͝ ̷̡̨̨̛̩̫͇͇͍͖̿͂͂̓̂͌͌̃̈́̐̆̀̇͛̑̎̄̉̕͘̚͝ĺ̶̗̦̙̐̅̐̒̌͊͋͌̈̓ơ̴͎͔͎̗̹̞̭̖͍̟̙̪͚͙̍̂̽͋͛̃̄̈́͐̓́̓͐̒̂͗͗͗̑͋̕͘͜͝ć̵̢̧̨͓̠̱̱͙̭̥̱̻͖̗̫̤̲̙̲̩͔̺̯͈̈́̅̿͆̿̆̓̔̓̓̄̆̒̏̑͠͝ͅk̸̡̡͙̝̰͖̜̣͎̫͍̤̺͔̗̝͇̓̅̊̈́́̆͌̿̽͌̆̑̄̂̕͘͠ͅͅę̶̟͉̳̹̮̞̳̬̞̖̲̝͖̟̫͓͙̩͕͙̈́́͊̌́̀̔̋̈́͒̏̍̉̋̚͝͝ͅͅd̸̢̢̢̛̠͈̹͎̟̹̩̱̘̻̳̭͖̮̭͂̀̍͐̂̾̏̉̂̽́̓̈́͑̂͜ ̷̡̛̫̩̭̹̎̄̅͑̇̐̿͋̊̑̑̽̈͆͜͝i̵̧̡̧̞͕̦̩̫͎̹̖͈͕̥͉̹͚̣̞̩͍̩̋̾́̉̾̊̊̊͆̌̈́̌̎̌̀͘͜͜͜͝n̸̡̦̬͔̟̻̹̯̠̳̥̙̲͖̥̳̝̞͔̱̝͓̈́̇͌̄̈́̎̈́̅̎͐͗̓͆̎̓̽̿̈̚̚̚ͅ ̶̧̧̧̤̘̪̳̮̺̪͔̺̬͍̺̘̣͖͙̩̞͚̮̞͙͎̦͚̟͋̈́̅̓̽̈̏̄̎͊̒̅̇̋̽́̿͐̕̚ͅį̶͇͎̝̫̲̣̝̠́͗͋̑̃͐͗͐t̵̛̛͓̥̮̲̙̼̗̲͛̑̓͗͐͊̈́͊̈̍̀́̔̏͊̂̀̍̆̀̐̕̚͘͜͝͝s̷̢̙͈͚͇͚̥̭̗͕̟̰̟̝̠̀̀͐̊͝ͅ ̶̧̼̖̈́̅̇̊͋͋͋̔̐̌̊͘ỡ̶̮͚͉̩̥̤͚̼͍̰͈̳͈̹̹̮͍̯̟̦̤̯̝̠̣̪͖̽̉̎͑̋͘ͅͅw̴̛̳͒͋̊̃̀̿́̆̎̓̀̉͊͊͒̚͠ņ̴̮̭͍̥̱̆͛̍̑͝ͅ ̸͍̞͕̖͇͗̌̈́̀̇̃̔͛̃̆̉͑̇̉̈̌̑́̕͝Ṯ̴̡̧̡̡͍̯̞̰̱̮͖̞̱̖̥͕͎̬͙̜̫̓̋̑̒̈́͐̿̓̎͜͠͠ͅḭ̴̡̨͎̹̹̱̘̻̜͔̼̭͖̝̪̩͒͊̂̎̎̌̈́̉͌̏̅͛̈́̔͒͒͛̈́̇̂̊͆͋͌͋̕͠͝͠ͅm̶̯̓̂͐̏͒͑͠e̷̢̛̯͉͐̉̓̈͐̾͑͐̌͛̋̇̈́̀́̇̈́̔́̆̈́̈́̎̄̕f̵̢̨̻̩͍̱̲̞̺͙̦͈͙͔͔̟͉̠̪̟̼̯̓̈́ͅř̷̨̢̛͚̰̮͉̤̻̝̖̭̭͖̞̈́̅̊̂͋̀̋̿̈́̐̌̐͂̌͛̕͜͠͝ͅͅa̵̛̤̮̣̋̑̇͒͑͑̚m̶̩̘̥̂̀̒̍̋͗̀͊̓̓̑̈̓̏̍̌́̈́̚̚̚͠ę̴̢̢̧̧̙̫͓̦̪̜̯̱̠̙̮̫̲͇͖̮̭̭̫̦̙̠̈́́̓͐̾͜.̸̮̬̠̖̙̗̙̯͎͎̣̜̗̱̭͌̇̈́̌̋̎̒̇́͒̌͒̍̄̔̎͆̐̿̍͂̽̕͝͝.̸̧̡͎͈̲̘͓̰̻̳̦̮̜̫̗͓̯̰̞̱͇̰͙̱̪̤̍̀͋͑͋̾̃̔̕͜.̵̛̛̳͇͔̣͕͎̳̹́̐͑́͐̂̐̐́̒̈́̾͐̽̍̓͆̂̽̽̐̓͠͝"̴̨̡̧̢̛͓̦͖͕͍̻̘̻̼͍̼̯̗͈̝͚̣̪̦̪̭̱̍͑̾́̿͊͛̓͗͛̑̆̾͆̔̂́͊̈́̕͜͜͜͝͝͝
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This is not enough...
*There should have been more...
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He couldn't remember it...
*But perhaps, the Traveler could...
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Should he ask them...?
Or was this a bad idea...?
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"The more your Time Power grows, the more I could safely tell you. Otherwise, I would rather keep you in the dark, my beloved child."
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Yes, perhaps it would be best if first he grows his Time Power as much as he can.
*If he's strong enough, he could even do something about Teyvat's messed up Timeline, right...?
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-Thank you for waiting until I explain everything to Paimon, Venti. -The Traveler said around a minute later, looking and sounding grateful, as a thoughtful-looking Paimon was now floating by their side. -As you already know, I am going to leave for Fontaine soon, but I promise to be back for Ludi Harpastum! I already missed the resumed Weinlesefest, Jubiläum, Windblume and Lantern Rite and now I am even going to miss the upcoming Sumeru celebration...! -They added in some annoyance, before deeply sighing, their expression suddenly turning a little sheepish moments later. -...Venti, do you remember what you promised me after the "Irminsul Burning" situation...?
They suddenly said, sounding a little conflicted,
But as for the reason why, Venti did not know...
*But as for the promise they were reminding him about...
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"Traveler, I can't promise much at the moment, but I will be here in case you want to talk with someone.
...And if I am able to, I will gladly offer you my help and…"
"Your Time Power…I think you could help me with that…
...When the time comes and I find a way to…Can you help me with your Time Power, Venti…?
...Of course you will, as long as it doesn't put those you care for in danger. Thank you in advance, Venti."
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-I do remember it, yes. -The Archon answered moments later, looking and sounding quite serious. -Did you already decide what I can help you with...?
-...Yes, I did. But not here. Let's do it at a more secluded location. -The Traveler vaguely answered, still looking a little unsure, before their expression turned quite amused. -Besides, for quite some time now, Noelle was quietly waiting for us to finish our discussion. -They suddenly said upon turning to look towards the knight in training, who was currently holding a big crate of wine. -Those are for you, yes...?
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"Thank you so much for the help, Venti. Thanks to you, we can now safely send them to Sumeru and Fontaine.
As for the promised wine, I have already sent someone to fetch the bottles. They will be brought here shortly."
Eula's words from before...
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-Yes, as payment for infusing some produce with Time Power. -Venti soon admitted, looking and sounding thoughtful. To think he would forget about his delightful "reward"...-...Alright then, let me talk to Noelle first and then we can go somewhere more secluded.