(T/N: I'm back! Miss me? From here on forward, I will release two chapters daily.)
Seeing her two younger sisters so agitated, Makoto gently took their hands and said, "No matter what, that young man is our brother's friend. If you strike him down now, when our brother is resurrected, we truly won't be able to face him. Bear with it for now. After our brother returns, we can explain everything to him. Let him stand up for us."
If Kazuha were killed now, there would be no way to explain it once their brother came back. Ei and the Raiden Shogun understood the gravity of the situation. They nodded grimly and turned away, no longer looking at Kazuha in the other corner.
...
Meanwhile, on stage, Li Mo had been sitting there for a long time. He had also witnessed the awkward standoff between Kazuha and the Raiden Shoguns. He had been worried that a conflict might break out, but seeing them each sitting quietly in their own corners, he was relieved.
Just then, a system notification sounded in his mind.
[Ding! System notification: The story of "Kazuha's Friend" you told has resonated deeply with the audience.]
[99% of listeners expressed sorrow, 40% shed tears, 20% wept bitterly.]
[System reward: 2000 Storytelling Points!]
[Ding! System notification: Your story has successfully moved Makoto, Ei, and the Raiden Shogun to tears again.]
[System reward: Gacha Ticket x1]
In the first life, when he used the Thunder Demon's heart to save the Raiden sisters, the Shogun cried. In the sixth life, when she cut down Orobashi with a single strike, she cried again. Now in the seventh life, having slain Kazuha's friend, she cried once more. Her tears were almost dried up. It was a good thing she was a god; an ordinary person could never have endured it.
As before, this reward was a single gacha ticket. After several such operations, Li Mo was very familiar with the process. He did not hesitate and waited quietly for the system prompt.
The next moment, the system chimed again.
[Use the gacha ticket to draw now?]
Without hesitation, Li Mo said, "Draw now."
The moment he spoke, the familiar giant roulette wheel appeared in his mind. Driven by the system's power, it began to spin, faster and faster until it reached its maximum speed. The pointer swept past each precious prize, slowing gradually.
Just as it seemed about to stop on a major prize, the system announced:
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the five-star weapon—Musou Isshin (without sheath).]
The moment the result was announced, a weapon appeared in Li Mo's hand. It was identical to the blade Ei carried—Musou Isshin, but without its sheath.
Holding Musou Isshin in his hand, he could feel a faint warmth emanating from it. Startled, he quickly turned his wrist and hid the blade away.
Good heavens! He had actually drawn that thing. If the three Electro sisters in the audience saw it, they might just come up on stage and cut down their own brother again.
Fortunately, he had hidden it in time before Makoto, Ei, or the Raiden Shogun noticed.
After putting Musou Isshin away, Li Mo let out a sigh of relief. His current information appeared in his mind:
[Host]: Li Mo
[System]: Hundred-Lives Reincarnation System
[Current Life]: 100th
[Current Mission]: Become a storyteller in Liyue, make Hu Tao cry, make Qiqi cry, make the Raiden Shogun cry… and make La Signora of the Fatui cry.
[Storytelling Points]: 104,000
[Characters Who Have Cried]: Makoto, Ei, Raiden Shogun, Qiqi, Barbatos, Dvalin, Shenhe, Kazuha…
[Other Items]: Wish x1, Wish Fragment x1, Musou Isshin
[System Shop]: Staff of Homa, Vision, Musou no Hitotachi
...
Having just drawn the infamous "milk-scented blade," Li Mo had barely caught his breath when another system notification sounded.
[Ding! System analysis complete. The story of the seventh life, "Kazuha's Friend," has been fully told. New effect triggered—Fusion! You will now merge with your seventh incarnation's body.]
[Merge now?]
He had already fused with the bodies of his first six lives during previous storytelling sessions. Each fusion brought him the power of that life. With each successive fusion, he could feel his strength growing. In a few more lives, his power would reach the level of the Seven Archons. If he eventually fused with all ninety-nine lives, would the accumulated power reach the level of the Heavenly Principles—or even surpass it?
He dared not imagine. He simply said, "Fuse with the seventh incarnation's body."
[Ding! System notification: Fusion with the seventh incarnation's body has begun.]
The moment the system spoke, Li Mo could clearly feel a surge of Anemo elemental power gathering and growing within his body—the power of Kazuha's friend from that life.
Not only that, but strands of sword intent were also born within him. Though he had never practiced swordsmanship in this life, the fusion instantly made him a master swordsman.
...
After dealing with the system matters, Li Mo glanced outside. The sun had not yet set; there was still time to continue. He did not want to waste a single moment.
He picked up his teacup and took a small sip. This action was immediately noticed by the attentive audience below.
"The storyteller is drinking water. Time for the eighth life, right?"
"In his eighth life, where will he be reincarnated? What kind of person will he become?"
"Each life, he forms bonds with certain people. Who will it be this time? Surely not the Raiden Shogun again?"
"They wouldn't go for a triple kill, would they? That would be too much."
The audience buzzed with speculation.
Hearing their voices, Li Mo spoke slowly.
"In the seventh life, after the swordsman of Inazuma died in the duel before the throne, he did not enter the underworld. Instead, he entered the cycle of reincarnation again."
"He began his eighth life."
"In this life, he was reincarnated once more in Mondstadt. He became an elderly adventurer in the Adventurers' Guild."