Being a Trailblazer is.... [HSR FF/ Selfinsert]

8. Story Telling

~Yuki POV~

After Kafka was captured by Fu Xuan from the Divination Commission, we turned back. However, Tingyun led us somewhere else. It seemed to be night in that part of the city. ,,Let's disembark here, benefactors.'' ,,...I may live in relative seclusion, but I can recognize my own territory. Why did you bring us here?! Does this look like the Divination Commission to you?!'' Fu Xuan commented upset. ,,...No need to yell, Master Diviner! The Meridian Pin is malfunctioning and I couldn't find the entrance to the delve. I wanted us to get us straight to our destination but this is the only place I could dock the starskiff. Look - ''Exalting Sanctum'' - this is a safe place. Let's just walk the rest of the way from here.'' Tingyun explained. Fu Xuan seemed in thoughts ,,Our hexagrammatic position is fluctuating between the marsh and water trigrams. The vessel  is stranded and the way is blocked...'' 

I leaned over to Stelle. ,,What's she talking about?'' ,,I don't know, just nod.'' ,,I heard the Xianzhou can tell your fortune - is that how they do it? Anyone can count on their fingers...'' March said. Fu Xuan spoke up. ,,I just performed some quick divination and the hexagram is consistent with our current predicament. The starskiff cannot take us to the Divination Commission today. Alas, without me in charge to handle the Stellaron crisis, I dare not even imagine the kind of mess the commission must be in.'' ,,It's true - the Divination Commission really can't go a single day without Lady Fu.'' Tingyun nodded. ,,That's why you have to develop your talent pool - otherwise everything falls apart when you go on vacation....'' March said. I wonder if there even are vacations. Fu Xuan frowned. ,,Hmph, since you are clearly ignorant of the commission's internal affairs, I shall absolve you of your ridiculous remarks. I'm going ahead to make some inquiries. Goodbye.'' 

And with that, she left. ,,I think you've offended her a little,'' I said to March, who smiled a little nervous. ,,You think?'' Stelle smirked. ,,Hey!'' March pouted. ,,Don't take it to heart, March. Miss Fu Xuan seems like a reasonable lady - I'm sure she's not angry with you.'' Mr. Yang reassured her. ,,Really? I thought she was pretty icy...'' ,,Some people are not what they seem.'' Stelle said. ,,Like how you two always pretending to be quiet?'' And there was the karma for making fun of March... 

,,Okay, enough chit-chat. I reckon the Divination Commission could be a while - let's take a look around.'' Mr. Yang said. 

While we waited for Fu Xuan's answer, we split up to have a look around. We met little Bailu, who was something like a doctor. We fought with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, who wanted to spread a kind of potion of immortality, which Stelle and I were able to prevent. Or rather, Stelle and her good baseball bat. And in the end we met the gambling addict Qingque. Said person accompanied us to the Divination Commission.

,,We're almost there everyone, stay close. Just a heads up - please don't go running off once we're inside.'' Qingque said. ,,We're just here for the questioning. We'll leave as soon as it's over.'' Mr. Yang replied. We followed Qingque, who led us to a closed gate. ,,...So strange.'' she mumbled. ,,Let me guess, the gate isn't working?'' March asked. ,,I don't understand, it's never been locked before... And no one told be to take a key.'' Suddenly Qingque started yelling. ,,Hey! I know the food here sucks but that's no reason to shut the gate on our guests!'' ,,Are you really from the Divination Commission?'' I asked. ,,Or is it possible that you were... fired?'' Stelle added. ,,No way - she's already demoted me to managing the repository. What else does she want from me? There's no need to panic, okay? This isn't the only entrance into the Divination Commission. I know an emergency access.''