Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Life goes on
Columbina, the Damslette, moved around her garden, giving attention to her roses, her face had a dreamy expression. She was humming a tune that sounds ominous to an average person. However her attention goes to the person that enters her garden
"Ah, Lord Pierro, Are you here to walk in my garden too?" She said eager to show people her garden but one look and they go away, it makes her sad so she made some people permanently stay in her garden even when they were laughing and crying and begging not to as a joke, She shakes her head.
"Ahm not not today, I was wondering why you used your favour to the Tsaritsa to make Nicholas the 6th harbinger." he turns to look at her, "Nicholas's strength makes him just barely hold onto the 10th seat. To be honest I'm surprised at the thing he has done, Rosalyne has very good things to say about it"
"Wouldn't it be more fun to see a weak person to see how they do when they are thrown into a position of power, and besides it's fun to see how Scaramouche's successor does" Columbina carefully says as she waters her plants with blood
Pierro says nothing, Scaramouche's work is done, though for the average person the 6th seat was empty for 500 years, for the Irminsul immune, it was filled with Scaramouche and now Zanni.
He wonders how Nicholas would change the game in this chess match between the Fatui and the Heavens , he leaves Columbina to do her thing as he hears screams coming from her garden.
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It's been a few days since Lumine and Paimon went to the Adepti to get their approval, while they were away in Jueyun Karst, The situation in Liyue has worsened with the Sea Kings attacking any ships that is going out of the harbour, According to Yelan with Rex Lapis dead, the Liyue Qixing aren't able to consolidate their power that quickly compared to ingame. Multiple old martial arts clans and other guilds alongside the Eight Trades are trying to vy for power as well, of course most of them are Fatui backed
"So Lord Kaiyang and Lady Yaoguang, Let me get this straight, you want us, the Fatui, to take care of the Sea King problem for you and in return we get only a favour. Don't make me laugh" He said mockingly towards the two Qixing
"Either give us the Golden House, the Harbour or Blackcliff forge. It's the Qixing's choice really"
The two of them looked at each other and resigned to their fate. "We will send the official contract at the latter date" They said after leaving the Northland Bank.
A few hours later, Lumine and Paimon return from meeting their Adepti. He goes to see them talking to Childe.
"So how was your adventure with the Adepti like?" Nicholas asks them, wanting to see if they are still similar to their in-game counterparts or not.
Lumine and Paimon, mostly Paimon explains how they met with the different Adepti and had to do their tasks to get their approval, Nicholas just nods along not wanting to care, he already played this way before, he wanted to get over with. Where is the real life skip button
"Moon carver, Mountain shaper, Cloud Retainer and the Conqueror of Demons" Childe mumbles. "Some of these names have never come up in the intel the Fatui gets hold of. As a returning gift, I too have information for you."
"Oh, You already found some information about the Exuvia and where they keep it ?" To keep Childe busy Nicholas gave him some other tasks similar to it
"From what I found out, The Qixing, especially the Tianquan and Yuheng are keeping everything quiet about it. They haven't even released it to the public so that they can pay respect to it" He gets to thinking."The Geo Archon's spirit has risen, so why would the Qixing hide his vessel!? Truly suspicious."
"That makes it difficult for me," Lumine says. "I wanted to meet the seven to find the information about."
Nicholas just laughs at Lumine's optimism. "No no, go on, your wish is very pure. But I will tell you that don't expect anything from them." He puts a hand on her shoulder and whispers to her ears,"Because Most Gods will only use you to do their deed and fix their nation"
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At night as he was lounging around reading the martial arts novel in his room, he heard a knock on his door which startled him. Opening it he sees Lumine standing outside alone wearing a qipao.
"Seducing me, won't work Lumine, You know what come in, what would you like, Liyuen Tea or Sneznahyan Vodka" He says getting ready to give her what she wants.
She looks surprised that someone is offering her Alcohol. Most people in Monstaldt just gave her fruit juices saying she wasn't old enough, which made her grit her teeth. He hands her a vodka as he sits beside her.
"Now tell me what's the reason for coming here" He says, taking a sip from his tea.
"I thought by seducing you I can get information without having to work for you" She says looking at the cup in her hands. "I'm just so tired, I just want to get my brother and go home" She says with tears in her eyes
Nicholas looks at her with Sympathy, like Lumine he also left her sister for everything, he knows he won't be able to see her again, but he knows she is healthy and able to live her own life and he is happy for it.
"And the thing you said is it true? About the Seven not knowing about where Aether is" She looks at him with hope to deny it
"Yes, The seven seems powerful but they are not omniscient, they don't have any information outside of their. Sometimes they don't even rule their country, they just leave a puppet in charge."
He takes a deep gulp. "You know the offer to join the Fatui is always open. You will receive diplomatic immunity, a guaranteed wage, and you won't need to go on a long side quest just to save someone you hardly know. If you are lucky, you might get a glimpse of the leader of the nation, maybe even the Archon.
"I will think about it," she says, not sure about the idea. The idea seems very good, but Paimon will not like it; she is still like a child after all.
"If you are thinking about Paimon, you don't need to be a full-time Fatui." He says this after he finishes his drink and sees Lumine lying on his bed asleep after drinking. He sighs, pushes her to the side, and goes to sleep thinking of better future
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Nicholas stands in one of their ships as he uses the blessing to make them come up as he mercy kills some of the old injured Sea Kings. Of course he already got permission from it, He introduced Lumine and Paimon to Zhongli earlier. No doubt preparing for the Funeral for the Archaic Lords farewell.
He also noticed Lumine coming over to her room without being asked to,and spending time with him. Although Nicholas is amature in romance he is not stupid. Is this some kind of sign she is hinting at He thinks to himself
Anyway, despite being stationed her for over a year he hasn't met all the playable character that much except for Xiangling and Sometimes Hu tao when he goes fishing, though the only time they talked about was coupons and selling a coffin. He wanted to buy one for Signora and asked Hu tao if she had services in Inazuma or not. Of course since he isekai'd here he will not let things go the same way as canon
He looked at his soldiers having fun killing the old sea kings, he just wanted to get the day over with and go back to reading some light novel. Maybe he could convince the Doctor to make a video game.
A/N : WTF was the Archon Quest, it was mid AF, and my GOAT Capitano 😭