She knew there would be haggling during the negotiation, so she had already left blank spaces for the price details.
After filling in the specific numbers, Shiki handed the agreement to Sangonomiya Kokomi, who signed her name after confirming its accuracy.
"Very good. With this, the war has come to an end. I hope our friendship can continue to exist."
Shiki finished speaking and stood up to leave, but just then, a cook walked in, carrying a pot of steaming tea.
Normally, this would be nothing, but his typical Mondstadter appearance couldn't help but draw attention.
'A Mondstadter? Is he the Nathan that the Traveler mentioned?' Kujou Sara thought to herself.
Since the negotiation was over, the gazes of Shiki, Sangonomiya Kokomi, and Kujou Sara all converged on him.
Logically, being stared at by three beautiful girls of different styles should be a very pleasant thing, but Nathan inexplicably felt a sudden jolt in his heart.
Forcing a composed smile, Nathan placed the pot of tea on the table.
"Ahahaha, the tea's here! Everyone must be thirsty, right?"
However, no one moved. They just silently watched him.
"Oh? The tea's here, why aren't you drinking?"
"Nathan, we all don't dare to drink. Someone said that this tea has been poisoned," Gorou, who had been quiet until now, suddenly stood up and said.
Nathan felt even more uneasy in his heart, but he still forced a composed smile and said, "Hehehe, General Gorou, you always like to joke. You all continue your negotiation, I won't disturb you, I'll be going now."
"You cannot leave." As Sangonomiya Kokomi's words fell, two Watatsumi Island soldiers immediately blocked Nathan's path.
"Ahahaha, Lady Strategist, you wouldn't believe General Gorou's nonsense, would you?"
Nathan wore a smile, but Sangonomiya Kokomi nodded:
"I believe it. I believe it very much."
"Strategist, how… how can you also like to joke?"
"If you didn't put poison…" Sangonomiya Kokomi said, picking up a new cup and filling it with tea: "Then you drink this cup of tea of mine."
"Oh, Lady Strategist, this sakura bloom tea is very precious. You should drink it first. How can I, a part-time tea server, drink this sakura bloom tea?"
"Look how hard you've worked coming all the way from Mondstadt. What's drinking a cup of sakura bloom tea? If you really don't drink it, then it means you really put poison in it."
At this moment, Shiki and Kujou Sara were silently watching the show. It was clear that Sangonomiya Kokomi had already discovered Nathan's true identity through her own means, but the latter still seemed unaware.
"This, this isn't right, is it? Who's trying to frame me today? General Gorou, you're trying to frame me, aren't you?"
"Alright, I'll drink, I'll drink! Oh, drinking tea, what's the big deal?!" Nathan took the teacup with trembling hands and then gulped it down.
"Mmm~ The scent of sakura, the taste is excellent."
As soon as the tea entered his stomach, Nathan felt his vision begin to spin, but to ensure he completed his mission, he still pretended to be fine and patted his chest.
But little did he know, his swaying body had completely exposed his condition.
At this moment, Nathan somewhat regretted why he had used such a potent poison. If only he had known, he would have chosen a slower-acting one, so he would have had time to take the antidote.
"Lady Strategist, look, I'm fine, aren't I?"
"Drink it, drink it while it's hot! Oh, Strategist, you have to lead the way. If you don't lead the way, how can they dare to drink?"
"Why are you all looking at me? Drink, drink it while it's hot!"
He looked left and right, finding that the few people were still unmoved. Nathan finally couldn't hold back.
"Hey! #$% (Mondstadt expletive)! Why aren't you drinking? Drink, drink!"
"You won't drink, you won't drink, right? If you don't drink, I'll kill you all!" Nathan said, pulling out a bomb with a fuse, and at the same time, revealing his Pyro Delusion.
The two Watatsumi Island soldiers stepped forward, intending to apprehend Nathan, but they were stopped by Sangonomiya Kokomi.
"You all don't dare to drink, you're all afraid of death, right? I'm telling you, if you don't drink, you won't live either!"
"Since everyone knows, I won't act anymore. I am the famous Fatui, and a double senior agent from Mondstadt!"
"Codename: Pangolin!" Nathan said, snatching off his hat and throwing it on the ground.
"Heh heh, I destroyed the Yashiori Island ward, and I put the poison in this tea. But I drank this sakura bloom tea, so I'm definitely going to die. But if you don't drink, you won't live either!"
His emotions were agitated, and his blood flow accelerated, causing the poison to Swirl even faster within Nathan's body. He almost lost his footing and fell to the ground.
"Lord Balladeer, Her Majesty the Tsaritsa! My mission is complete!"
Nathan finished speaking and violently activated his Delusion to light the fuse. He knew that in his current state, he definitely couldn't kill the opponents. Since that was the case, he could only burn his bridges and use his Delusion to detonate the bomb, eliminating them with the double destruction of his Delusion and the bomb!
"Ah ha—ha—ha—!"
However, as the fuse burned out, the bomb only emitted a few wisps of smoke, not even a single spark emerged.
Nathan looked through the small hole of the fuse and found that the bomb was empty!
"#%$(Mondstadt expletive)! You're playing dirty, aren't you? Come at me directly!"
Nathan activated his Delusion, and surging flames erupted from it, but the poison had already Swirled throughout his body, and the flames were like fireworks, fleeting in an instant.
Pfft!
Black blood flowed from Nathan's mouth, and then he fell to the ground, lifeless.
Clap, clap, clap.
Applause rang out. Looking back, it was Shiki clapping.
"You truly put on a good show for me. When did you discover his true identity?"
"From the moment he joined the resistance, because his reasons were simply too foolish."
Sangonomiya Kokomi said, using water to wash away the blood on the ground, and then the two Watatsumi Island soldiers carried Nathan's body away.
Speaking of which, this Nathan's luck was quite bad. It was one thing to discuss his plan with someone, but he just had to approach the informant she had placed among those warmongers.
They wanted to seize the Serpent's Head Cannon and then blow up the deeply poisoned people.
But now… they've probably already gone to sleep at the bottom of the sea, right?
"Today has truly opened my eyes. From now on, we both have a common enemy, and that is the Fatui. I believe you also don't want this hard-won peace to be destroyed by them, do you?"
"That is natural. The Fatui have more than just this one person embedded in Watatsumi Island. I will slowly ferret all of them out!"
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