Pretending To Be Mysterious

System, where are you?

Lore will not be accurate.
Peace.(⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)
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Aether held the broken artifact in his hands, his expression a mix of sadness and anger. Nameless, who had been helping him from the very beginning, had sacrificed herself to seal Osial within this artifact. He wanted to believe she would somehow make it out.

But as he recalled her injuries from the battle, the harsh reality set in. Nameless was likely dead.

" Aether...."
Paimon called his name. She never saw Aether being this sad.

Ningguang , Keqing and others also has the same feeling but they already accepted this kind of result from the beginning.

In battle, death was always a possibility.

" I will declare that Nameless is not the assassin and she is the benefactor of Liyue."
Ningguang said.

" Then, who assassinated Rex Lapis?"
Keqing asked.

" The only possibility I can think of is The Fatui  is heavily involved in this matter. But I will not declare this to the public so it does not cause the public's panic.Liyue must maintain peace and order first. "
Ningguang said in a cold voice.

" It's Fatui again."
Aether said as his eyes filled with killing intent.

In Mondstadt, they are there and take away the Gnosis by kidnapping (Y/n) and threatening her life.

And in Liyue, they are the root cause of Osial's release and the death of Nameless who is always helping him.

Well, since they dare to touch the ones he cares so much again and again, Aether is determined to kill every Fatui member from now on whether they are good or bad.

" I will help you to investigate this matter."
Xiao said to Ningguang.

"Ganyu, do you have news from Streetward Rambler?"
Cloud Retainer asked.

" I already informed her about Rex Lapis's death.Now, she will be coming back to Liyue in a few days with junior sister "
Ganyu replied.

"Traveler, Nameless sacrificed herself for all of us... no, she saved Liyue," Ningguang said, her voice filled with a rare softness. "We will hold her funeral alongside Rex Lapis' to honor her sacrifice."

Aether remained silent, his grip tightening on the broken artifact. The weight of her loss pressed heavily on him, but hearing those words made him feel that, at the very least, Nameless would be remembered.

Suddenly, the artifact in Aether's hand become trembled. The scene suddenly become bright which made everyone become temporarily blind.
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( ( Y/n)'s Pov )

( Y/n) finally come out from the artifact. The first thing she saw is the group of people and adepti who is looking at her with amazement.

Aether is holding the broken artifact. Yes, it's completely unusable because of System's notification.
( A/n : Not System, but you know automatic notification.)

Even if it is usable, (Y/n) decided not to use it anymore .This kind of artifact should stay away from her!

But Aether looks so happy. He rushed toward her and hugged her.

(Y/n)'s brain completely shut down at this moment. She unknowingly hugged back to Aether and gently patted his back.

But the moment didn't last long as Aether's hug become tighter.

* crack *

' ugh...my spine!'
(Y/n) screamed in her mind. At this rate, she will really die.

" I have to go. Although Osial has been defeated by me, I need to handle some unfinished business."
(Y/n) gently push Aether and said. Actually, she don't have anything to do. But this kind of excuse is very cool.Besides, she don't want to stay here with the mask. It makes her hard to breath.