"Nahida, continue. If he barks like a dog again, I'll just have to wake him up again."
Looking at Azar climbing out of the pool, Lin Tian didn't look at him directly, merely glancing at him before letting Nahida handle the rest.
"..."
Watching Azar, who had climbed ashore and was now coughing on the ground, Nahida said nothing. She just waited quietly until he had caught his breath before she finally spoke.
"Former Grand Sage Azar, I now, in the name of Buer, the Archon of Dendro, declare that you are stripped of your position as Grand Sage, and you are banished from Sumeru City forever. You and your descendants are forbidden from entering Sumeru City ever again."
"The place of exile... Ah!"
Before Nahida could finish, she felt her butt being pinched, and she cried out uncontrollably, looking at Lin Tian with confusion and shame.
"No, Nahida. The sentence you gave Azar is too light."
Lin Tian brought his mouth close to Nahida's elf ear and whispered. 'I'm already here. If Azar just gets exiled, I might as well just run into a wall and die.'
The elf ear twitched. The tip of Nahida's ear turned pink from Lin Tian's warm breath.
After hearing Lin Tian's words, Nahida also began to ponder if her judgment was really for the best.
Seeing Nahida start to think, Lin Tian knew his assist was halfway successful.
'Don't worry, Azar. I will definitely work hard to let you be humiliated in front of all of Teyvat. You don't need to worry about the rest of your life being too comfortable. Your journey of atonement hasn't even begun.'
"Nahida, think about it. You were trapped in that small, dark room for 500 years. The Sanctuary of Surasthana, in name, became your cage. Do you really not resent the Sages who imprisoned you?"
"While they were outside enjoying a wonderful life, you could only sleep alone in that cage that drained your energy. Are you truly not angry?"
"Your worth isn't decided by others. Whether you are useful or not cannot be decided by a few so-called Sages. You should be yourself."
"Think about the old days, when you could only see the outside world by possessing others. Now think about exiling Azar somewhere else, where he can still live a comfortable life. Do you really not feel jealous?"
"..."
Lin Tian's voice was like a demon's whisper, echoing in Nahida's ear, tempting her to kill Azar.
"Galactic Bat Hero: It's confirmed. Lin Tian is definitely the father of Satan. He's starting with the demon whispers now."
"Silly Girl: I actually agree with Lin Tian's thinking. She was bullied and imprisoned for so long, but she won't severely punish the one who imprisoned her. This isn't just 'pure' anymore."
"God's Tongue: I know I couldn't forgive someone like that. I'm with Lin Tian."
"Mad Love for Hashirama: Maybe this Dendro Archon thinks Azar didn't really harm Sumeru, so she was prepared to let him go. But she forgot that her dignity as a god must be established by herself."
"Crash Specialist: As a Warrior of Light, I shouldn't say this, but I do recommend severely punishing Azar. Because I am not only a Warrior of Light, I am also a member of humanity."
"Wandering the Mortal Realm: If Buer is allowed to continue like this, perhaps Teyvat's memories really will be changed because of Scaramouche. Then Tatarasuna and the other tragedies he caused will be nothing but a joke."
"I Am Just a Passerby: It's really just a personality issue. Scaramouche suffered three betrayals and developed an anti-social personality. It's purely because he hasn't suffered enough."
"Silly Girl: Exactly! Let Scaramouche try living in the modern world. He becomes anti-social after just three betrayals? Aren't there plenty of people in the modern world who experience betrayal every day?"
"Platelet: What all the big brothers and sisters are saying is so deep. I don't really understand..."
"Galactic Bat Hero: It's okay, you don't need to understand. Come play in my world. I'll take care of you, okay?"
"Hungry Dragon's Roar: I don't know what's going on, but I know Brother Lin Tian is a good person, and Nahida is so pitiful."
"Silly Girl: Xing! Are you luring a minor?"
...
"But... but... but I..."
Hearing Lin Tian's voice, tears slowly gathered in Nahida's eyes. Even though she had been imprisoned for so many years, her kind nature wouldn't allow her to do such a thing.
Seeing Nahida's pitiful appearance, Lin Tian wasn't surprised. This was her inherently kind personality. Moreover, she had only just been rescued; it was hard to change her thinking so quickly. She didn't understand the idea of 'eradicating the problem at its root.'
'Perhaps it's the 'Archons love humans' gene?' Most Archons loved humans, and this was even more true for a new god like Nahida. Even for someone who had hurt her, she only wanted to banish them.
But Lin Tian didn't want Nahida to become this kind of god. In the original story, Nahida helped Scaramouche modify his past! Wasn't that his biggest flaw?
True, Scaramouche's personality was a result of being abandoned, but what about the people he directly killed or indirectly caused the deaths of? Weren't they innocent?
Why could Scaramouche be "redeemed" just by erasing his own existence, and even continue living under a different identity? What about all the people who died because of him?
This was one of the reasons Lin Tian had started to dislike the game after the World Tree storyline. Nahida was in charge of the World Tree, yet she helped someone who had once cooperated with those who imprisoned her. This was what Lin Tian understood the least. 'Could it be that the 'people' the Archons love are also ranked in priority?'
But now that he had a chance to correct it, Lin Tian had to fix this aspect of Nahida's personality. If she grew up 'crooked,' so be it. He'd just raise her himself if it came to that.
"Haven't you decided yet? Then I won't be polite!"
As he spoke, before Nahida could understand his meaning, Lin Tian opened his mouth and bit the tip of her ear, teasing it, forcing her to make a decision quickly.
"Ngh!!!"
Feeling her ear being bitten, Nahida's whole body tensed. Her ear instantly turned red, and steam gradually began to rise from her head.
"Lin Tian! What are you doing! I want to, too!"
When Lumine saw this, she immediately rushed over in envy, wanting to bite Nahida's other elf ear.
"Nooo!"
Seeing Lumine approaching, Nahida let out a miserable cry.