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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚

chapter thirty-nine: “danger.”

(n/a: Kaeya's a dragon? Yes and no.)

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     “HOW PATHETIC.”

THE THORN ARCHON remarked, reading the novel portraying her as a villain. For some reason, it even makes her believe she's a bad person even though it short circuits she isn't on—the content of the book and her thoughts were like battling on what would she believe...

     "What a strange book though," she added and closed the novel to inspect its cover. There we no author's name written on it, "..." It disappointed her.

She's aware something is wrong, but couldn't pinpoint it. Not until she felt someone poking her shoulder, attracting her attention. There, a man with snow-like hair is waving his hand with a popsicle in his mouth. He has a claymore hanging behind him and he seems to look directly at the novel...

     "Hello, I'm Chongyun. I'm an exorcist," he introduced himself once he finished eating his ice cream. "I can sense an evil spirit lingering around you, so I have come to exorcise it!" He exclaimed, pulling a parchment.

     (Name) chuckled a bit, "An evil spirit, you say? I haven't seen one myself, honestly," she confessed before patting her seat. "How can you say there's an evil spirit though?"

     "My yang energy can sense a strong ying aura around you, so I have come to save you from harm." He replied and pointed at her book. "That book is dangerous. Normally, I don't see any spirits, but I'm confident there's one possessing your book."

It was finally dark once she returned to Liyue Harbor after having a small talk with Ningguang. She's now drinking tea in a teahouse, not so far from the Third-Round Knockout restaurant. Back to Chongyun and (Name), the younger male seems confident about the evil spirit possessing her novel and probably because he's living the name as an exorcist. She, on the other hand, isn't entirely convinced...

     "Hm, how do you exorcise an evil spirit?" She finally questioned after having a staring contest with him.

     "Using this (Deez nuts) parchment!" He said and pulled a literal paper with a ‘deez nuts’ written on it. (Name) chuckled at it and he immediately noticed something was wrong, "AH! THAT WAS EMBARRASSING! I'M SO SORRY! IT'S JUST MY FRIEND LIKES TO MESS WITH MY MATERIALS!" He blushingly exclaimed, trying to find the paper he was using to exorcise spirits.

     "It's alright. Take your time," she assured while continuing to sip her tea as he tried to find his parchment. "Are you sure your friend didn't take it?"