Huh? He soloed Dvalin, and you want me to deal with him?
Kael continued to follow Lumine, setting off on the journey to find her brother.
The two of them walked for who knows how long, but they still had not left the borders of Mondstadt. Before entering Mondstadt City, Kael and Lumine would drive away Hilichurls in the wild and take over their camps to rest. But ever since they resolved the dragon disaster in Mondstadt and left, their travel style changed a lot. At night, Kael would use Dendro Elemental Power to build new shelters for them to rest in. They usually stayed in one place for a long time. Only when they got completely bored would they move on to the next area. With such a slow travel pace, even if they had a few months, they probably would not reach Liyue.
Aether: "..."
Aether: "I have noticed this Reincarnator's power is a total mystery. Why does it feel like his strength grows over time?"
Zhongli: "Not necessarily. Perhaps the Reincarnator was incredibly strong from the start, but simply has not shown his full power yet."
Hu Tao: "I remember the System mentioning this before. The Reincarnator's power is unpredictable. It shows different levels in different reincarnation stories."
Jean: "Could it be that Mr. Kael's strength scales with his opponent? Strong against the strong, but unpredictable against the weak?"
Kamisato Ayato: "As an older brother, you should not lack confidence like this, Aether. You need to believe in yourself."
Lumine: "What are you all talking about?"
Paimon: "They mean Aether wants to deal with Kael, but he is worried his own power is not enough."
Aether: "Don't joke around. He just took down Dvalin. There is nothing to worry about."
Dvalin: "You kid are really arrogant."
Sangonomiya Kokomi: "I don't get what you are arguing about. I feel like Lumine and Kael are already very close. Aren't they basically living together now?"
Aether: "That is because you don't have an older brother. You don't understand a brother's worries."
Kamisato Ayaka: "I do have one. By the way, brother, if the Lumine on the screen were me, what would you do?"
Kamisato Ayato: "There would be no other choice. Only one of us could survive."
Kamisato Ayaka: "Eh? It is not that serious, is it?"
Lumine: "I really don't get you guys. Besides, the screen only shows a past reincarnation. Look how tense you all are."
One day...
Kael and Lumine finally grew tired of staying in one area and decided to move on to the next. Along the way, they ran into a man wearing glasses who was calling for help in the barren mountains.
"Help! Could you please lend a hand?"
The man with glasses introduced himself as Enjou.
"My companion is trapped somewhere in these ruins. Could I trouble you to go save him?"
Enjou?
Others might not know the true background of Enjou, but having been through it themselves, Lumine and Paimon instantly widened their eyes.
Enjou. Was he not that Abyss Herald they met back in Enkanomiya? And an Abyss Herald who never stopped talking nonsense. Why would he appear at the border between Mondstadt and Liyue?
Paimon: "Enjou, why is it you? How did you end up here?"
Lumine: "Yeah, shouldn't you be in Enkanomiya?"
Enjou: "..."
This situation was not hard to understand. As a subordinate of the Prince of the Abyss, Enjou was definitely sent here on Aether's orders.
Enjou: "I don't know why I appeared in this place either. I suppose there must be an irresistible reason for it."
Aether: "..."
Enjou: "Cough, cough. It must be because I could not stand to see the Prince's sister being deceived, so I came to stop it."
Lumine: "Good heavens, what is everyone trying to do?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi: "Enkanomiya?"
Paimon: "Right, Enjou is an Abyss Lector. Lumine and I met him when we were in Enkanomiya."
Kamisato Ayaka: "An Abyss Order Herald, then it is not strange. He must have been ordered by Aether to stop Lumine from being with Kael."
Ningguang: "Has the situation already spiraled beyond our control? This means Lumine was originally supposed to arrive during our Rite of Descension in Liyue. At this rate, we probably won't get to see the Jade Chamber suppressing Osial."
Osial: "Hmph!"
"Your companion is trapped in the ruins ahead?"
Kael paused for a few seconds. His expression turned cautious. Enjou naturally noticed the change in Kael's demeanor. For a moment, memories from before flashed through his mind.
The Abyss Order. A fiery-red Abyss Herald was kneeling on one knee before Aether.
"Your Highness, you summoned me..."
"Find a way to eliminate the person in this portrait." Aether casually tossed a portrait of Kael's face onto the ground in front of Enjou.
"Who is this?" Enjou was stunned.
Aether immediately added: "He disrupted our plans, broke the mind control over Dvalin, and is currently deceiving my sister, Lumine."
"Figure out a way to deal with him."
So that is how it is. The one who resolved the Dvalin incident was actually the guy in the portrait. Rumor had it he broke Dvalin's mind control all by himself. Wait...
Enjou suddenly looked up at Aether. He took down Dvalin single-handedly, and you want me to figure out a way to deal with him?
Huh?
As if sensing Enjou's worry, Aether sighed: "I don't need you to fight him to the death. Just find a way to get Lumine away from him."
Tartaglia: "Regardless of how you look at it, Aether is a responsible older brother."
Kamisato Ayato: "True. Aether does not actually intend to harm Kael."
Yae Miko: "Orders from above and actions below are two different things. In this situation, the best approach would be to make Kael disappear completely."
Paimon: "No way, no way. With Enjou's strength, he could not possibly beat Kael."
Lumine: "And Kael is not like us. He might actually kill Enjou."
Enjou: "..."
Paimon: "You guy, you might really not be so lucky this time."
---End Of Chapter---
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