Genshin Impact: I don’t have much time left, can we meet again?

Chapter 56: Like frost, like a heron in the court

In the slightly dark Asase Shrine, a young man was sitting cross-legged on the tatami printed with the shrine's pattern, seasoning a pot of cooked fish.

After a few minutes, the young man finished doing this and wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand.

then.

"Snapped--"

He lit a match on the special gauze and lit the cigarette rolled into a column in his hand——

Take a deep breath, and then slowly exhale a mouthful of white mist.

Through the gap, there is a chance for sunlight to shine in.

The particles of smoke are dotted in the light and shadow, which is particularly clear.

He gently moved his hand, the smoke dispersed, and then looked at the dignified girl opposite.

She bent her knees and sat on her feet, her soles arched straight, and the snow-white cotton socks could not cover up her slender toes.

There is a red rope tied around the ankle, and cyan blood vessels are vaguely visible.

In Inazuma, the kneeling posture is a way to observe a girl's self-cultivation. It is rare to see a girl as pleasing to the eye.

She is like a white, pure and elegant white orchid——

Just like the pattern on the small fan she tied around her waist.

He slowly withdrew his gaze and put the cigarette to his lips.

Her name seems to be... Kamisato Ayaka?
Yes, those are the four words.

When she entered the door just now, she introduced herself——

Originally, Suzi insisted not to let her in.

After hearing this beautiful name and the other party calling him "brother", he decided to invite her into the house...

To find out her intentions.

What could a girl with a pretty face want to do? It was just boring.

Life on the island is boring. In addition to fishing every day, he plays hide-and-seek games with black cats. He rarely sees outsiders.

It was rare to meet a strange girl, and of course he would not miss such an opportunity.

I feel wronged.

Until now, he was still squatting aside angrily, staring with a pair of big yellow eyes, seeming to have lost interest in the fish in the pot.

"I've been waiting for a long time...Miss Kamisato. The fish has just come out of the pot. If you don't add the seasoning first, the soup will not taste good when it cools down."

Without waiting for the girl to respond, he continued talking.

"You just said that my name is Su Luo and I am your brother?"

"Anyone saw me crashing into the sea near here on the Wings of Wind five days ago?"

"The story you told is very interesting..."

He laughed, but the smoke choked his throat, and he let out a few more low coughs.

"Ahem...you have recognized the wrong person, Miss Kamisato."

At this moment, Kamisato Ayaka felt extremely uncomfortable——

Just now, I was so excited that I wanted to cry.

But he actually forgot himself.

She put her hands in front of her knees and leaned her upper body forward.

He stared at the young man's cloudy eyes with gentle eyes.

Staring at his thin face.

Staring at the faint smile on his lips.

After repeated observations, she confirmed that she had not admitted her mistake, and burst into tears——

One drop after another, like broken pearls.

With tears in her eyes, she recalled the hardships of waiting for him day and night for the past three years, and she cried even more sadly.

Black Cat Bedzi didn't understand why this uninvited guest was crying so sadly, and the hostility in his eyes finally weakened a bit.

The young man did not disturb her and quietly finished the cigarette.

What a strange girl—

At a certain moment, he thought so in his heart.

But having such a dignified and beautiful sister is actually pretty good——

I really envy that lucky guy.

The young man has already guessed the truth and ending. Many novels and stories are written like this - he looks like her brother.

So the cute girl in front of him mistakenly thought that he was her brother.

Once the misunderstanding is explained, she will leave immediately.

The girl's crying stopped and she calmed down.

She rubbed the tears in her eyes, smiled and said with tears: "Brother Su Luo, everyone is looking for you... I, I have been looking for you too."

Three years ago, Su Luo disappeared mysteriously.

She waited eagerly at the dock on the outlying island every day, waiting for that familiar figure to return from the sea.

The red maples and green tiles on the outlying island, as well as the depressed small fishing village, are all her memories of that island.

Until now, many people still don't understand why the princess of the Kamisato family ran away from home and stayed on a remote island for three years.

There were many rumors circulating among the people, some of which were very harsh.

There was a rumor that she fell in love with a poor boy and became pregnant with a child.

However, her family did not agree with the marriage, so she moved out of Kamisato Yashiki in anger and severed the sibling relationship with her brother.

Faced with the chaotic rumors, she gave no explanation——

Congeal like frost, like a heron in the court.

Her temperament doesn't like those verbal disputes.

Tuo Ma led people to quarrel and fight with those who spread rumors, and was even criticized by her.

Inazuma used to be the most prestigious lady from a well-known family. She still wears her favorite short skirt with wide sleeves every day, with a corner knot at the waist and a bow on the back. She appears on time at the pavilion at the outlying island pier.

She knew that the moment Brother Su Luo appeared, all the rumors would be self-evident.

So she was never in a hurry.

After sunrise, she sat by the beach reading, playing the piano, and painting. After sunset, she continued to practice Kamisari-ryu tachijutsu.

When it rains, I will devote myself to tea ceremony.

There is never a particularly boring time—

Although sometimes I stare at the sea in a daze.

This kind of life is quite fulfilling for her.

Only, the longing in my heart becomes more and more intense as time goes by.

Spring passed and autumn came, and in the third year, her yearning for Su Luo turned into obsession——

That day, Kamisato Ayato came to her in person and begged her to move back to Kamisato's house and help him manage the society.

But she still refused.

As before, reject him in the letter.

"Who is your brother?"

Faced with the inseparable and beloved younger sister, Kamisato Ayato expressed the most helpless emotion that day.

"Our Kamisato family never raises idle people or useless people. Linghua, please take care of yourself."

She still remembered the last words her brother left when he left angrily that day.

She knew that her brother was really angry, and the entire Shenli family had lost patience with her.

But her determination is still so firm.

She has to wait until brother Su Luo comes back.

Because, that was what he personally promised himself before going on the expedition!
People said that Su Luo was dead, but she firmly believed that he would come back...

Five days ago, Thomas brought back a piece of information from Narukami Taisha Shrine——

Qin, the leader of the Mondze Wind Knights, wrote an urgent letter to Lord Yadori, asking if Su Luo had arrived at Inazuma safely.

Only then did she know that brother Su Luo had appeared again and had already arrived at Daozhi, but his whereabouts were unknown and an accident might have occurred.

Thus, the largest missing person operation in Inazuma's history officially kicked off.

Lord Yachi and General Raiden took people to Yaoji Island and Kaiji Island respectively, and Sanxingxing was responsible for searching the remaining areas.

And she took Thomas and the guards to Qinglai Island.

Fishermen on Qinglai Island reported that they saw someone riding the Wings of Wind and being struck by lightning and fell into the sea.

Perhaps it was intuition, but she was sure that person was Brother Su Luo...

After five days of searching, she finally found the man she had longed for at Asase Shrine.

　There was an emergency yesterday, so there was no update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)