But soon, Aether felt like he had figured some things out…
Previously, when Ellin disguised herself as Zhongli and chose to kill the eerie-corrupted "Timmy," it was probably because Timmy had already fallen completely into corruption, becoming a threat to the Knights of Favonius and even all of Mondstadt, so he had to be eliminated…
And could it be that Ellin's personality was also influenced by the person she imitated?
If that were the case, then it might explain why, when Ellin was imitating Diluc, she attacked the Knights of Favonius near the Cathedral…
After all, while Diluc is indeed filled with a sense of justice and protects Mondstadt from the shadows, he also has certain conflicts with the Knights…
And those conflicts were reflected in Ellin as well…
Ellin wants to join the Knights of Favonius, but the Diluc she was imitating rejects the Knights, so Ellin attacked the Knights—but after a few exchanges, she quickly slipped away…
"Everyone, I have a thought now—Ellin might actually be influenced by whoever she imitates…"
Aether spoke up:
"Of course, as long as she doesn't imitate any truly wicked villains, then it's not really a problem. Our top priority right now is to take Razor back to Mondstadt City for treatment!"
"After all, none of us here are professional doctors. It's best to let someone like Barbara, who's an expert, examine Razor's injuries properly!"
"I agree with Aether's view," Su Yuan also said.
"At this point, we can be basically certain that the mysterious black-clothed figure is undoubtedly Ellin…"
"And besides, if it really is Ellin, and she so strongly wishes to join the Knights of Favonius and become a true knight, then if we explain things to Jean and have her directly approve Ellin's membership, wouldn't that remove the condition for her eerie corruption?"
"I think Su Yuan makes sense. It's worth a try." Eula nodded in agreement.
Thus, everyone brought the injured Razor back to Mondstadt.
After bringing Razor to the Cathedral of Favonius and entrusting him to Barbara's care, the group immediately headed to the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius to discuss with Jean about letting Ellin join the Knights.
On the way to headquarters, Paimon asked, "Say, what do you think Razor's condition for eerie corruption would be if it ever happened to him?"
"Razor?" Aether thought for a moment before replying, "If it were him, it would probably be related to his companions and family—that is, the wolves in his pack."
"After all, Razor received his Vision and learned to wield elemental power for the sake of protecting his wolf pack!"
"Mm, I agree!" Klee nodded eagerly.
"Razor big brother might not be good with words, but he really cares about his friends around him!"
"If anyone tried to hurt his companions, he would definitely step in without hesitation to protect them!"
"Don't worry," Eula added, "Wolvendom is already a remote place where hardly anyone goes. On top of that, ordinary people who see a wolf pack would naturally keep their distance, so Razor shouldn't fall into eerie state so easily…"
Soon after, the group arrived at the meeting room of the Knights of Favonius and met with Jean and Lisa, telling them everything that had just happened.
"So it was Ellin…" Jean wore a thoughtful expression.
"She has always been training hard, wanting to become a true Knight of Favonius. I am aware of this situation…"
"And it's not just Ellin—Noelle too. They are both diligent and hardworking people, and I've seen their efforts with my own eyes…"
"But becoming a true Knight of Favonius has never been an easy task. If this were in the past, I surely wouldn't have made such a decision…"
"However, the current situation is special. Not only is the Knights of Favonius short on members, but this also involves the matter of eerie force. So, let's simply admit both Ellin and Noelle into the Knights of Favonius, making them true knights!"
"Speaking of which, I've been in Mondstadt for several days now, but I still haven't seen Noelle once…" Su Yuan said.
"Noelle has been constantly busy helping others," Jean replied with a helpless smile.
"It's no surprise you haven't seen her. People often call me a workaholic, but compared to me, Noelle is no less so!"
Afterward, Jean immediately followed procedure and had her subordinates announce publicly that both Ellin and Noelle were officially admitted into the Knights of Favonius.
"I hope this method will work…" Jean said with a sigh.
"Ellin's ability after falling into eerie state is unheard of. To perfectly mimic the powers of others… it's simply too powerful…"
"By the way, my little wolf cub disciple seems to have been injured. He's at the Cathedral of Favonius receiving treatment right now, isn't he?" Lisa asked Su Yuan and Aether.
"Yes." Su Yuan and Aether both nodded in response.
"In that case, I'll head to the Cathedral myself. Even though my little wolf cub disciple was raised rather freely, I am still his teacher. Since he's hurt, I should check on him."
Meanwhile, at the Cathedral of Favonius, Barbara had just about finished treating Razor.
His stomach, however, had been growling nonstop, showing just how hungry he was…
After all, Razor had originally planned to roast some fowl to eat, but his plan had been mercilessly interrupted by Ellin…
"Stomach… hungry…" Razor muttered.
"Mr. Razor, you've suffered quite a serious injury," Barbara said gently.
"You should avoid greasy food for now and eat lighter meals. Especially things like roasted meat or fried chicken—you should really eat less of those, since they're not good for your recovery."
"If you're very hungry right now, we do have some light food prepared for patients. You can have a little to tide you over." As she spoke, Barbara placed a bowl of vegetable porridge in front of Razor.
Razor stared at the porridge with a pained, almost sorrowful expression. "Vegetables… hate… want meat…"
"Of course you can have meat, Mr. Razor," Barbara reassured him.
"Rich protein is also very helpful for recovery! The key is in how it's prepared—things like steaming or boiling are perfectly fine."
She continued:
"But for now, it's not yet mealtime. The special meals for patients from the Good Hunter haven't been delivered. All we have here is this vegetable porridge from the morning. So if you're really starving, just eat a little to fill your stomach first."
Although Razor truly didn't want to eat the porridge, his stomach was aching with hunger.
In the end, he reluctantly accepted the bowl from Barbara and took a sip…
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