Chapter 142 The cat is jealous, but can't express it...
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Is this reaction correct?
It must be because I didn't hit hard enough.
Mainkun pressed down on Ilock, the Mondstadt stain he had finally managed to find, clenched his fist and unleashed a rapid barrage of blows to Ilock's head, all the while staring intently at Falgar.
[Look, I'm hurting your colleague right in front of you! Stop me!]
[Then, in the anger and humiliation of failing to stop it...]
As expected, more and more knights arrived, their faces turning angry upon seeing the scene:
"Lord Irok, hey! How dare you treat Lord Irok like this—"
[Yes, that's it, emotions!]
"Bang Bang Bang!"
Mainkuen was overjoyed, but before he could enjoy his joy for long, he saw Falgar laugh loudly and block all the knights.
"That's really rhythmic! How about we go to a bar and provide background music?"
Lisa smiled enigmatically beside her: "That would certainly be a very luxurious experience..."
"Huh?"
The knights who were stopped looked at each other, and finally chose to stop behind Falga, puzzled:
"The commander must have his reasons for doing this."
"..."
Mainkun watched silently as his emotions subsided.
"What's your decision?"
Falgar patted him on the shoulder with his large hand, and at the same time naturally reached out to pull the knight under his claws:
"I have a small drum set here, which I think will be easier to play than Irok..."
He didn't offer a single emotion throughout.
It also prevented other knights from providing it.
"...Ha!" [Get away from me!]
"Whoa! It's all puffed up."
With a warning hiss, Mainkun slapped his hand away and, like a possessive animal, shielded Ilock, this rare villain in Mondstadt, as he jumped out of the Knights of Favonius. He randomly stopped a beautiful blonde woman with pointed ears on the street and frantically waved Ilock's pitiful expression in front of her.
"Help……"
“Look, I crushed his arm, and I’m going to do something even worse next.”
[If the knight isn't afraid of me, then I'll just use an ordinary resident; they don't have that kind of mental fortitude.]
"Hey! Are you trying to kill him?"
The witch Alice was greatly surprised:
"This is such a waste of manpower! Why not have him work in my Hilichurl perpetual motion machine? He seems like an experienced knight; he could help me pick out the old and weak Hilichurls, grind them into powder, and use them as feed for the other Hilichurls..."
...
Mainkun turned and left.
"How scary."
On his way away in fright, he saw a pale-skinned nun with purplish-red hair.
"Smack!"
Mainkuhn slapped Ilock in front of the nun.
[Such a kind group must feel angry.]
"Help! Help me!!" Ilock cried for help.
"..."
Rosalia gave him a cold look.
"Could you please not disturb my time off work?"
...
ah?
Mondstadt... what... what's going on?
[No, maybe I was just unlucky today and happened to catch some weirdos. Let's try one last time, this time it'll definitely work.]
The potion was about to expire, and there was no time to carefully select it. Maine grabbed a plain-looking green bard and showed him Ilock.
"I hurt someone, and I'm going to kill him next."
"ah…"
Wendy stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape.
"ah,"
"Ah?" A scream? It's finally here.
Mainkuhn almost felt a surge of triumphant pleasure.
I knew there were still normal people in Mondstadt.
Achoo!
"..."
Spit landed on Mainkuen's head, and Wendy's face turned red at a visible speed.
It's not that I'm shy, it's that I'm allergic to cats.
"Achoo! I'm so sorry! This is weird! Even when facing the Katzrein family in Clearspring Town, I've never reacted this strongly... Ah! Achoo—!"
"..."
Mainkun silently released his grip on his braid.
Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!
The bard vanished like a slime balloon.
"Monster...get lost..."
Irok, with his severed hand, fainted at his feet.
"Friends from afar, why the rush? Why not stop and enjoy the breeze of Mondstadt!"
Following behind were the Knights of Favonius, spouting utter nonsense.
"It seems there's no need to work overtime."
The nun who had been watching walked away indifferently.
Throughout the entire process, Mainkuhn collected very few emotions in Mond.
...
Moreover, the effects of the medication will wear off.
"Wow! You run really fast!"
Falga walked over with a smile.
"Don't worry, my friend. You just slew Usa, the dragon and nemesis of Mondstadt for generations, and saved Mondstadt's biggest taxpayer, and... and the crowned noble one! It's understandable and forgivable that you would take action against Ylock who was trying to do something wicked... Huh?"
He walked over in surprise and looked at Ilock on the ground.
"How come only one arm is missing?"
Mainkuhn: ...
"talent"
Lisa: "Ah, Captain, have you forgotten...? Although he has a bad reputation, he actually rarely kills people."
"Sigh, that's not what I meant. I just thought he'd at least be blown to bits, considering even Little Claire missed last time... cough, my friend from out of town!"
After coughing lightly to cover his mouth, Falga looked at Mainkuen with satisfaction.
"You're surprisingly a kind person."
"kindness"
The cat-eared king remained silent, his body trembling violently. The trembling intensified, causing him to lose control of his body and crouch on the ground in spasms.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you feeling unwell? Can you get up?"
Falga's voice suddenly became serious.
“Someone, come with me and take him to the church.”
[No, that's not right. Although my body is convulsing due to the drug's failure, what's causing me the most pain is...]
"Sir, don't struggle, let me help you up."
Snap!
Mainkun slapped away the human's support, trembling as he raised his head, his beastly eyes fixed on the wind god statue that was offering its hands in front of it.
How could this be...?
How could this be...?
"So peaceful?"
Two tears fell instantly, whether from the pain of a failed plan, the joy of discovering paradise, or jealousy and hatred at the injustice of fate, it was hard to tell.
[Mercy? Mercy, Mondstadt's leader, you should know that I'm used to petty crimes committed by people like Ylock, and I don't even bother to deal with them.]
But why, why in such a large country...?
[I can't find a single criminal more deserving of being hurt than him!]
"How...how...did they...do that...?"
"I want... Fontaine and Sumeru... to have them too, damn it... ugh!"
Under the watchful eyes of the Mondstadt people and the distant wind god, the wise king, born of hardship, was so tempted that he cried, his cat ears drooping and tears streaming down his face.
"What's going on! Wasn't he super cold just now? Why is he suddenly acting like a completely different person!"
"Maybe he's sick and feeling unwell? We took him to church... Ouch! It hurts! He won't let me touch him!"
"I'll do it."
"Rosalia, so you didn't leave... Ah! Rosalia was also knocked away! The Grand Master... The Grand Master was also knocked away? Why is he trembling while hitting people?!"
For a moment, a sense of bewilderment flashed through the minds of countless people, both those in the know and those who were unaware.
"What's wrong with this person...?"
*
[Why. ]
The cat eventually came to the church, not for any other reason than to find a quiet place in a foreign land.
"Do you really not need companionship? I can be a silent confidant."
The pink-haired assistant priest looked very curious.
"..."
"Okay, please feel free to call me if you need anything."
But after receiving a silent rejection, he wisely walked away.
In the deliberately emptied church, Maine leaned against the back of a chair in the first row, lost in thought.
[This is clearly a nation of people, all of the same kind.]
Why is there such a big difference?
[I can't understand... I don't get it. Is it a problem with the gods? But Fucarus and Narcida have already done everything they could.]
[Where exactly is the problem?]
Inside the church, Mainkuhn fell into deep thought.
The same was true outside the church.
"Today is unusually chaotic."
Falga pondered over to Lisa.
"The Thousand-Year Dragon was killed, the Fatui plotted, Diluc resigned, Yrox fell from power, and the Knights of Fatalis underwent a major reshuffle... but none of that can compare to the Wrathful King of Mount Sumeru. Lisa, what do you think his purpose is in coming to Mondstadt in disguise?"
"Ah, my dear junior brother didn't write that much detail."
Lisa held the letter from Sumeru in her hand and analyzed it sentence by sentence:
"However, he has been trying to reassure me over the years, telling me not to worry about his and my teacher's safety. The words he has written, the evidence he has presented, and the developments of Sumeru in recent years all prove that the King of Li is not the incompetent and terrifying figure portrayed in the rumors. On the contrary, he is a good person who likes to punish evil and promote good, but..."
"Didn't they say he seems to have some hidden mental illness? Even the North Wind Wolf might not be able to control him."
"Perhaps it is inconvenient to explain in a letter."
"After all, it involves the king of a country, so his caution is justified."
Having no clue, Falgar chose to let go decisively:
"Forget it! I didn't see any malice in him. Let's try to fulfill any requests he has and make sure he has a happy time in Mondstadt. That would be a small way to express our gratitude."
Falgar could nonchalantly ignore the tyrant of another country, but Kaeya on the other side could not.
"Brother, you can't go..."
"Don't be silly."
Diluc walked towards the church expressionlessly, his already bad mood further irritated by Kaeya's constant obstruction.
“The unnamed gentleman has been kind to our Leygenfinde family. It is only right and proper that I invite him back to the winery to entertain him after he has relaxed.”
Ah! We've let the wolf into the house!
This was exactly what Kaiya was afraid of, so he quickly tried to persuade him in every possible way:
“Brother, didn’t you see it yourself? His power is so immense that even the Grand Commander couldn’t budge him an inch. And his mental state is so unstable; his every move seems illogical. I’m worried…”
"Are you worried that he might harm us?"
Diluc's tone lowered considerably, seemingly expressing disappointment, or perhaps pity.
"Kaiya, when did you become so timid?"
"So cowardly that he lost his sight and even the courage to repay kindness, he became a little crab that could only hide in his shell."
"Huh?...Who do you think I'm doing this for?"
Diluc wasn't the only one in a bad mood; Kaeya was also anxious because of his adoptive brother's insistence on taking the dangerous path.
"Can't you just listen to my advice this time? When have I ever harmed you!"
“This is unreasonable…that’s what Father meant.”
Diluc ignored him and silently walked toward the church.
"Diluc? My sworn brother!? Fine, they're all crazy, stupid, and kind good guys, and I'm the only despicable villain! Go away, I don't care about you!"
"..."
No one responded to him, as if he were the only person left in the world.
"Brother, brother!!"
Suddenly, Kaeya became frightened. He screamed and ran forward, almost begging, grabbing Diluc's collar like a child.
"If you absolutely must go, then wait for me... wait until I've expelled all my sins before you go!"
"...Kaiya?"
"Please, sworn brother! Please!"
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Author's Note: The idea of Hilichurls eating Hilichurls to create a perpetual motion machine: From Iris's "Teyvat Travel Guide"
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