SACRIFICIAL WITCH // 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭

[CH 27] Trespassers

ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬʸᴵᴺᴳ : "Compass"
ᴺᴱˣᵀ ᵁᴾ : "Do I Wanna Know?"
ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ : ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯

"Is this the spot?" Dainsleif's deep voice broke the silence once they arrived.

"Sure looks like it." (Y/n) crossed her arms as she observed the rather large double-doored gate before them.

"Should we punch it open to see if your dad kept his word?" Itto placed his hands on his hips as he looked up at the large gate.

(Y/n) made a face, "Don't... call him that."

"What's wrong with 'dad'?" He raised a brow.

The witch sighed, perhaps she was beginning to understand why Reaper Xiao acted such a way when she assumed that Zhongli was his father. Although Albedo was technically the closest thing to a father, her relationship with him felt more like he was a distant relative... or a guardian that handed her off to another family to take care of her in his stead.

"I don't think I feel comfortable calling him that."

"Oh really? What about pops? Papa or pa? Hmm," his red eyes examined her, "you look like the type to say father."

(Y/n) rubbed her temples, "Itto please. We're here to do work, not talk about how I should refer to my creator. That's what he is to me. My creator. Not my dad, pops, papa or pa, or father."

The white haired demon loudly sighed, "Fineee. Maybe I'll see a resemblance if he shows up, then I'll be able to think of something to change your mind!"

She rolled her eyes at his stubbornness, "I wasn't made from his genes."

"Oh... so you have a mom?"

"No...? Yes? I don't know! All I know is that he used some witch's genes and I'm a clone of her."

"For real?!" Itto gasped.

"Yes, for real." (E/c) eyes looked at the demon with exasperation. She really hoped there was a sign of the gate opening soon.

She was suppose to keep an eye on the gate to Teyvat with Zhongli and Kaeya, but the older demon became preoccupied with business and the other was away doing god knows what. It was then decided that the master-familiar duo would go by themselves until a certain oni blocked the exit and pleaded for the two to bring him with them. At first they refused, but Envy was extremely insistent and refused to move away from the front door—he was as stubborn as a bull—they had no choice but to give in.

(Y/n) didn't know what to expect from Itto when he joined them on their short trip.

It was a good thing that she didn't have any expectations of him in the first place.

The demon of envy's only skill was fighting, which he surprisingly excelled at. Whether enemies were to be taken down by his claymore, club, or his fists, the group's path was easily cleared of any monster that attempted to stop their progression.

However on the other hand, the oni had a terrible sense of direction. His lack of understanding the different between north, east, south, and west led to (Y/n) explaining which direction was which—and ended with her patience snapping the moment he told her that whatever direction he was facing had to be north. Much to her disappointment—she lacked the element of being surprised by his antics—he didn't even know the difference between his left and right.

"Hold out both hands and make an 'L' with your index fingers and thumbs." She showed him.

"Like this?" He held his hands out in front of him, doing as she said.