Jingchen led Columbine out of the Komorebi Teahouse, heading toward Ritou.
*Ayaka is still too young, just like Hu Tao.*
As Jingchen turned around, he saw Columbine pull out her notebook, recording her thoughts as usual while murmuring softly:
Autumn of my third year with Jingchen, September 28th. I felt inexplicably tired today.
While I was resting, Jingchen inexplicably went on a date with Ayaka Kamisato alone. No, not a date—I trust Jingchen.
It must have been a simple meeting. But what surprised me was that Ayaka Kamisato actually wanted to confess to my Jingchen?!
Ah, thankfully I sensed something amiss in the Serenitea Pot, or else I would have had to deal with a mountain of complications.
Ayaka angrily chopped a table in half, acting impulsively and young, nothing like the composed and elegant White Heron Princess of legend.
Indeed, love can temporarily cloud one's judgment.
Still, Ayaka Kamisato is quite impressive. I'll need to be vigilant these next few days.
"Aya, I want to explain."
Columbine smiled faintly and leaned against Jingchen.
"Aya is always ready to listen to your explanations. Don't worry."
"Today, that old man from the Kanjōbugyō came to see me... That's basically it."
Jingchen took out the mora the old man had given him and handed it to Columbine.
Columbine confirmed that the bag was indeed from the Inazuma Kanjōbugyō. Her unexpected encounter with Ayaka seemed to be a genuine coincidence.
Ayaka's initial reason for visiting the Komorebi Teahouse had been to persuade the Shabugyō to spare the old man from the Kanjōbugyō.
Columbine nodded slightly and returned the mora to Jingchen.
Faced with such a mountain of Mora, Jingchen felt a momentary sense of helplessness.
Columbine, her head bowed, picked up an Ice Talisman and asked with a puzzled expression, "A'Chen, is this yours?"
When Jingchen saw the talisman, his face filled with shock. It was the one he had given Ayaka ten years ago.
*She actually dropped it.*
Columbine handed the talisman to Jingchen without further comment. After all, Ayaka wasn't Hu Tao.
The image of Ayaka's sword cleaving through the table remained vivid in their minds. Provoking her further might truly push her to the dark side.
When girls turn dark, their personalities can become dangerously extreme.
Columbine yawned, deliberately changing the subject. "A'Chen, how do you plan to obtain the Raiden Heart?"
Jingchen fell silent for a moment.
The Raiden Heart was in Yae Miko's possession. Obtaining anything from her was as difficult as climbing to the heavens. He couldn't exactly resort to force against that fox.
Even with Columbine by his side, they could likely overwhelm Yae Miko.
But what if Raiden intervened?
The mere thought of Raiden's blade—the one that could darken the sky, split rivers, and cleave the sea—made it clear that a peaceful approach was the best option.
"Ah?! Aya... Sigh, I still have no idea."
"No idea? You said the Raiden Heart is with Yae Miko, right?"
"Mm-hmm."
"If we resort to force, Raiden might side with that fox. So we have to obtain it peacefully, right?"
Jingchen offered an awkward but polite smile, nodding helplessly.
"What does Yae Miko care about most?"
"Light novels, sake, and fried tofu."
"Huh? She likes light novels too?"
"She's the editor-in-chief of Yae Publishing House, after all."
Columbine closed her eyes, piecing together the known information.
*What could possibly make Yae Miko willingly hand over her Vision?*
Grand Narukami Shrine, the Tri-Commission, Tenshukaku, Watatsumi Island.
The Vision Hunt Decree, the Duel Before the Throne, the Evil Eye Factory.
Everything was starting to connect.
"That Scaramouche has been operating in Inazuma for years. Go find him."
"Ah?! Find him?"
Jingchen had only met Scaramouche once, and the impression he left was terrible.
Though he knew Scaramouche's tragic fate, he still couldn't get along with him.
Scaramouche had once warned and mocked him:
*Stay away from Columbine, or you'll lose your humanity.*
*A fool who remains ignorant no matter the circumstances, whose actions are always numb and indifferent.*
"Even I can only say I could barely fight her. Why would you choose to become one of her kind, a sacrifice to her in eternal time?!
Merciful, foolish knight, pursuing this so-called love is truly tragic. Sooner or later, you'll regret it."
Columbine pouted, already guessing what was happening.
"A'Chen, did you remember something bad? Did that guy say something nasty about me behind my back?! Did he call me numb and boring?!
Are you going to listen to his nonsense?!"
Jingchen stepped forward and gently stroked her hair.
"Aya, I've never believed a word Scaramouche says. I trust only my eyes and my heart.
And my heart and my eyes tell me you're the most perfect girl, my most beautiful, true, and flawless self."
Columbine crossed her arms and muttered, "True and flawless self? Isn't that a term you use for the female lead in your light novels?!"
Jingchen froze, surprised. How did Aya know he wrote light novels?!
"The popular light novel from ten years ago, *Airi's Paradise Memoirs*, published by Yae Publishing House under the pen name Cloud Rider Sword Sovereign—that was you, wasn't it?!"
"Aya, I... I... you..."
Jingchen suddenly didn't know what to say. Apart from Yae Miko and his junior Kuroda, no one else should know about his light novel writing.
Columbine retrieved eight volumes of *Airi's Paradise Memoirs* from her spatial backpack.
"A'Chen, this light novel series was discontinued by Yae Publishing House ten years ago, with only two volumes ever released. Yet over the years, you've consistently managed to get me the latest volumes. That means you've been writing these novels just for me for the past three years.
"And when you talk in your sleep, you often say things like, 'We, the Cloud Riders, are like clouds obscuring the sky, guarding the Immortal Boat.'
"I don't know what a Cloud Rider or Immortal Boat is, but in all of Teyvat, the term 'Cloud Rider' probably only relates to you."
"Ah... um... Cloud Rider, Immortal Boat... I don't remember anything about them either. I just know they're important."
Columbine's deductions were spot-on. *Airi's Paradise Memoirs* was based on his memories from another world, where he had rewritten the flawless, beautiful essence of that girl's true self for others to see.
He never expected it to become so popular. *Does this mean I've inadvertently spread the gospel of love?!*
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