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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚

chapter thirty tree: “pristina nola.”

(n/a: might or might not fix that one plot hole. I'm lazy.)

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     “I MISS THE CHILDREN...”

THE QUEEN sighed, walking side to side with her former husband who heard her woes. They never have a child of their own since they have too many adopted children to take care of. After interrogating a couple of people to carry some packages to the temple, they were left alone by Lumine and Paimon who is talking to Childe nearby...

     "Stop acting like we're a married couple. You're blowing our cover," she whispered while giving him a side-eye glare. "If everyone knew I'm back, I wouldn't like the Tsaritsa coming to me." The Cryo Archon's hatred towards Celestia also goes with its rulers, like (Name) herself.

     He smiled, "Don't worry. If someone desires to kill you, I'll make sure they won't see the sun again..." He assured.

     She just huffed and turned away completely, "Whatever you say."

     He chuckled, "I promise you that, Ms. (n/n)." He said before approaching the conversing Childe and Lumine. "Next, we need some Everlasting Incense. For this, we might go buy some in Bubu Pharmacy. It's one of the finest pharmacies here in Liyue—" He stopped when he noticed the strange tension between the two.

     (Name) tilted her head, "Did something bad happen while we were gone?"

     Childe laughed and patted her head, "Everything's fine! I just told them they don't need to return the surplus mora!" He replied, but when the Queen squinted her eyes, she can sense the sinister aura. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be going now!" He waved his hands before disappearing into the crowd.

     The Thorn Archon looked at Lumine and Paimon, who avoided her eye contact, "Are you two hiding something from me?"

     "NO, TSUNOTARO!"

     "Uh-huh..."

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Childe crossed his arms while repeating the conversation between (Name) and Zhongli, concerning him in different ways. He didn't hear the whole conversation, but he heard the consultant of the funeral parlor being yelled at by the disguised Queen for not saving their dead children. That very sentence is the only thing he understood from their strange language. A language made for Gods—he knew some words since the Tsaritsa and a ghost were using it...

     "Why do I feel like someone's following us?" (Name) asked, stopping in her tracks. Childe tensed and ran in the opposite direction while she went to his former hiding spot, "Hm... I knew someone was here before."