Watching Venti leave, Arkz sighed helplessly.
"This guy is still so unreliable. I thought he would be a bit more composed in front of me after his identity as the Anemo Archon was exposed."
"Does he really have no sense of idol image?"
Arkz and Venti tacitly avoided mentioning Venti's true identity, continuing to interact in their usual banter-filled way. Both Arkz and Venti cherished this friendship deeply.
Looking at the full moon in the sky, Arkz suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Crap! It's so late. Fischl and Barbara's families must be worried sick. We need to hurry back to Mondstadt."
So, Arkz immediately summoned the wooden horse and carriage hiding nearby, and sped toward Mondstadt with Fischl and Barbara.
While driving the carriage, Arkz sneezed and muttered, "I feel like I forgot something?"
"Never mind that, getting Fischl and Barbara to the Church for treatment is the most important thing!"
At that moment, the three bystanders who had mistakenly entered the trial grounds of Wolvendom slowly woke up. Seeing the wolf pack surrounding them, they immediately huddled together and burst into tears.
"We just escaped the tiger's den, and now we've fallen into the wolf's mouth. Mom, I'm having such a terrible day."
"I must be dreaming. I must be dreaming."
"Benefactor, please save us..."
Razor looked confusedly at the three people suddenly crying their hearts out in front of him, unable to understand what they were thinking.
Earlier, when Razor was playing with the wolf pack here, he discovered the three people who had fainted. He had been protecting them there to prevent them from being attacked by monsters.
"My Lupical, it seems I scared them."
...Under the rapid gallop of the wooden horse, it only took half an hour for Arkz to rush from Wolvendom to Mondstadt City. Normally, this distance would have taken him at least an hour.
"Although Venti said they weren't seriously injured, small wounds left on a girl's body can cause trouble if they leave scars without timely treatment."
"Besides, it's better to leave the work of healing people to the professionals."
After personally handing Fischl and Barbara over to the Church's Healing Nun, Arkz could finally sit down and rest for a while.
However, before he could rest for long, the relatives of Fischl and Barbara immediately rushed over.
Fischl's parents, Barbara's parents, and Acting Grand Master Jean all arrived and surrounded Arkz, anxiously inquiring about the details of the incident.
Arkz had no choice but to endure his fatigue and recount the entire sequence of events.
"The matter starts from when I was picking windwheel asters at Windrise..."
"...Finally, we passed the trial of the North Wind Wolf. That is the whole story."
Arkz omitted the part where Venti appeared, but he recounted every other detail to the group without holding anything back.
To prove he wasn't lying, Arkz took out the three rewards given by the North Wind Wolf: two five-star artifacts and a wolf's tail.
Feather of Death: The Damselette's floating killing intent—no, the Damselette's floating yearning, with double Crit stats.
Cup of the Sky: Omen of the Crashing Thunder, whose main stats were Elemental Mastery and Elemental DMG Bonus.
These two top-tier five-star artifacts, with stats and attributes perfectly matching Barbara and Fischl, were a set that even Jean, the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, had not fully collected.
It was obvious that the North Wind Wolf King had given serious thought when selecting the rewards.
Just looking at the wolf's tail, Arkz fell silent.
The North Wind Tail, while a precious material, was far inferior compared to the two superb five-star artifacts. Arkz knew that the North Wind Wolf King had deliberately targeted him!
Once these two extremely precious five-star artifacts were presented, there was no more convincing evidence.
Most importantly, the Healing Nun's examination results were out: the two girls had only exhausted their Elemental Power and would be fine after a short rest.
Once the two woke up, the sequence of events would naturally become clear. Why would Arkz need to present such precious treasures to lie to everyone?
Upon learning that Barbara and Fischl were unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Arkz, who looked exhausted yet was forcing himself to stay alert.
"I'm really not injured. There's no need for an examination, and no need to waste the little Sister Nun's time."
Arkz, whose clothes were tattered and stained with large patches of blood, was pushed into the infirmary by the crowd, so he could only obediently accept the examination by the little Sister Nun.
"Hurry up and take off your clothes!"
"Sister Nun, taking off my clothes isn't necessary, I really wasn't injured."
The little Sister Nun's expression turned cold, and her beautiful eyes glared at Arkz.
"Are you the doctor or am I the doctor!"
"You just went through a battle, and the hormones in your body haven't subsided yet. You can't feel the pain of your injuries right now, but once the hormones fade, you'll know what suffering is."
"Hurry up and strip naked. I need to check if you have any injuries caused by Elemental Power."
Seeing that Arkz still refused to remove his last shred of modesty, the little Sister Nun became angry.
"Rosaria!!!"
"I'm here!"
"What do you need me for!"
Rosaria pushed the door open and walked in. Arkz shyly covered his vital areas.
This voluptuous nun's white Slime wiggled incessantly. The usually loose and ascetic nun's habit was worn by her in a way that felt seductive.
Arkz's little brother immediately showed its respect.
"Rosaria, strip off his underwear!"
"What a hassle!"
"Oh my Archons!"
Rosaria mercilessly stripped off Arkz's last piece of covering and then walked out of the infirmary calmly, cool and handsome.
Under Arkz's listless, dead-fish-eye gaze, the little Sister Nun confidently finished her examination, her face slightly flushed as she handed his clothes back to him.
Seeing Arkz in that state, she comforted him considerately.
"It's fine, no wounds."
"It's just a physiological reaction, that's normal, no need to be shy."
"Besides, little brother, you have quite a nice physique."
Arkz helplessly turned away, muttering inwardly, "A female hooligan."
After the little Sister Nun left the infirmary, the crowd gathered around and asked Arkz about his condition with concern.
"Sister Nun, how is that young man?"
"Multiple muscle strains, depleted Elemental Power, and mental fatigue. He'll be fine after some rest."
"Oh, and it seems he received severe injuries repeatedly during the fight. Although he was treated promptly by healing Elemental Power, it's still best to let him recuperate for a while and eat some supplements."
As Barbara's colleague, Rosaria, who was quietly observing from the side, began to form a guess as to why these family members cared so much about Arkz.
Although Rosaria appeared somewhat impatient with Barbara on the surface, she regarded Barbara as her own younger sister deep down.
When she learned that Barbara had been sent to the Church's treatment department, Rosaria naturally cared for her while also quietly investigating the whole matter.
The result was obvious. Given Barbara's usual demeanor, even Rosaria hadn't expected her to perform so astonishingly in the trial.
Thus, a wonderful misunderstanding began to form.
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