Chapter 221 The trial is nearing its end? Nata's wife and...
After the surprise attack on Mondstadt, Mainkuen fled westward toward Mount Meru, the land of the Warring States.
"It's such a pity that the Nata people can't go abroad," Kaiya said with great regret. "Otherwise, I could have comforted these fellow sufferers."
"You just want to have some fun, don't you?" Diluc said, linking his arm with hers.
"No, I just wanted to see everyone all together!" Kaiya clarified, feigning concern. "Look, this opera house is so big, we were just one or two o'clock away from gathering the envoys from the seven kingdoms. If we miss this opportunity, there might not be another chance. What a pity!"
"It is a bit of a pity."
"Look! Even the god of wisdom thinks so!"
"Ah, it's not just that that's a pity..."
As Nasita answered, she tried to stabilize the image, but no matter how much divine power she used, her memory quickly became blurred after Mainkun broke into Nata.
"What happened?"
Navelette frowned, then immediately thought of something: "Is it because Nata's ley lines are special?"
"Not only that, there's also the lack of media."
Nasita patted the cause-finding display in her hand, "Mainkun's soul is missing, so he alone definitely cannot reliably contact the World Tree."
"……I see."
When Navel looked closely, he could only see blurry patches of color and a cacophony of noise.
In the Yanhuang tribe, a little girl seemed to be sobbing, repeatedly punching the only clear figure, Mainkun, while crying: "You are not allowed to come near Lord Night God—Kagina will never admit defeat!"
"..."
In his 'normal' state, Mainkun grabbed her and seemed to pry open her mouth to examine her teeth.
"? Hey, no way..."
The woman who came to the rescue, who seemed to have round, velvety ears, paused for a moment, then jumped onto the tribe's rock wall to run away.
It was no use. Mainkun grabbed her tail and pulled her off, then looked at the groups of colored blocks with delight.
Why are there so many cats with round ears?
"……sky."
Leosley covered his head, watching Mainkuhn rush into the crowd and grab at everyone's teeth, feeling both heartache and helplessness.
"...After the trial, I will find a way to take him to Nata to apologize to everyone."
“It seems he hasn’t given up on finding his own kind,” Navelette sighed softly. “I understand that loneliness.”
“.
After checking all the humans with round, fluffy ears, Mainkun walked away unhappily, swishing his short tail, leaving behind a mess and an angry crowd.
Tinari couldn't bear to look at him. "...I'm really curious how the Nata people view Mainkun now."
"It should be similar to when we first learned the truth?" Seno imagined.
After an unknown amount of time, the cat launched a surprise attack on the next green tribe, and while invading the Night God Pillar, it also seemed to have kidnapped a young warrior's pet.
"Help me, Kinichon, help me!!"
"...It feels like a good thing."
Mainkun shook off the pursuing boy, catching his pet for a while, then letting it go, catching it for a while, then letting it go, playing with it like chasing a butterfly.
"Starting to act like a cat again!"
Paimon felt a lingering fear. "Luckily, I wasn't too small, so I wouldn't be used as prey by cats."
The video was choppy and unclear, and viewers could only see that Mainkun played for a short while and then seemed to get tired, so he threw away his pet, climbed a tree to rest, and fell asleep under the sun.
His health is deteriorating.
The cat wandered the land of Nata, stopping and starting, without ever establishing contact with any human for several years. It would silently invade and then quickly leave.
"Hmph."
Kavi chuckled to himself, "Has he learned his lesson from Sumeru? Is he afraid that once he gets too familiar with her, he won't be able to bring himself to do it again?"
Seno nodded in agreement without expression, "The Wise King is adorable, just like Cole."
"...They're not funny, but they are all quite cute."
Tina turned her head to continue watching the video, watching Mainkun wander around in the color blocks, resting and stopping, and after several battles, he arrived at the sixth tribe.
"It's been quite a rollercoaster ride," Mainkuhn remarked with some emotion.
“That’s very cheap,” the purple shadow next to him remarked.
...?
*Smack!* Sino slammed his hand on the armrest, pointed at the purple figure, and roared, "Give me all the information on this man within thirty seconds!"
What are you doing?!
"I want to become his apprentice! He's a genius! This guy is simply a genius!!"
Purple Shadow, completely unaware of her own genius, was still trying to greet Mainkun, "Can we be friends...?"
He was quickly and bewilderedly pinned to the ground for a dental examination, his voice filled with confusion, "You really don't want to be demoted in rank?"
"The Nata people are so amazing, I can't understand a word they say."
Paimon rubbed his aching head. "I wonder if we'll ever run into these people from the video when we go to Nata, or the god chasing cats on his 'boom-boom' bike... Ah, I wonder what it will be like."
“Let’s focus on the trial rather than the inevitable future,” the traveler said with a indulgent smile, a hint of worry creeping into his heart. “The next Inazuma…”
"What happened to Inatsuma?"
Paimon looked down and saw General Raiden and Yae no Miko wearing the Xunyin display. "Although the content isn't very good, they're cooperating well. It seems like there won't be any problems?"
But despite Nasita's repeated use of her divine power, Inazuma's image remained almost as blurry as Nata's.
"What's going on?" Ray asked, puzzled. "It's just one less person as the medium than Mond, so why is the clarity so drastically different?"
“…Eternal God.”
Naxida slowly revealed a sorrowful look in her eyes.
"How long has it been since you last set foot in this world?"
"Mainkuhn's footsteps have covered Inazuma, but in recent years there has been no overlap with yours... I can only release the memories of Inazuma Castle."
Lei Yingdian was silent for a moment before slowly sighing, "To this day, I have been imprisoned for nearly five hundred years."
"Can't we put it there?"
Navelette didn't understand what Thor was lamenting about; he was only worried about Mainkun. "Then it's not appropriate to judge Mainkun's sins of bewitching the people and falsely claiming to be a god."
"What do you mean by inciting public sentiment? That's utter nonsense!"
Before he could finish speaking, the opera house doors were pushed open again, and the boy holding the white cat turned around and shouted.
"Friends, now is the time when the Wild Wanderers need us!"
"oh!"
A huge crowd of Inatsume people squeezed in, standing excitedly and nervously in the foreign opera house: "Finally, we can repay them in some way..."
Who are you? What brings you here?
"We are belated witnesses."
Kaedehara Manyo took Nagatsugu's hand and walked to the front of the group.
"I have come for the innocent of the righteous."
There will never be another witness group so large, encompassing half the village and every sector of the Eternal Kingdom.
Fishermen remember the black water that carried him ashore, hunters remember repelling the claws of monsters, and even the usually arrogant warriors had to nod and lower their eyes in acknowledgment of his many achievements.
"We weren't misled; we all volunteered!"
The images were crystal clear, showing every detail, from the half-demon's flushed cheeks to the pity in the beast's eyes.
"Lord Imperial Palace, please hear me out."
Tokugawa Tomohito, unaware that Raijin was making a malicious accusation, drew his sword in a fit of rage.
"When you resist your own divine position, don't blame others for taking it!"
"..."
Lei didn't defend herself; she was busy taking notes, thinking, and watching.
Behold the evil spirits rampaging across the land, the scarlet tree on the verge of peril. The half-demon, remembering the villagers' kindness, returned to guard them on a rainy night, only to be provoked by the shogunate's evil deeds, his murderous intent rising, and a sea of blood flowed.
"The people's misfortune is the king's fault!"
Mainkuhn ultimately couldn't resist.
The moment his arm hit the ground, Lei Yingdian immediately felt countless sharp gazes directed at his body.
She had no doubt that if she had not shown enough support and goodwill before the trial, then humans would have attacked her despite divine power.
No, even the inhuman dragon king's eyes were filled with rage:
"Thunder, Lightning, General, so it was you who did this!"
"What are you doing! What are you trying to do?!"
The fox demon, unable to withstand the ancient majesty, screamed and stood protectively in front of Lei Yingdian, "We've already cooperated fully in exchange for not being held accountable! Think about those past events, the remains of the cat, the crucial evidence was all provided by us!"
"Enough! According to the laws of justice, that was your duty!"
Navelette took a few deep breaths, as if trying to suppress her rage.
Unstoppable blood soaked the deck; the child of Fontaine, the king of Mount Sumeru, was about to die in the thunderstorm of Inazuma.
Mainkuhn's teacher couldn't swallow this insult, and he coldly addressed Thor.
“When I begin to judge the Seven Gods, you will be first.”
"..."
Lei suddenly felt a tremendous weight on his neck, making it impossible for him to lift his head.
"...I will personally apologize to him after the trial concludes."
"Oh, I apologize."
The duke beside the dragon remained expressionless.
"Then Mainkuhn probably won't be on the list."
Lei Movie vaguely sensed the irony in the film, but couldn't understand what he was satirizing.
Thor is a simpleton; she doesn't understand many things and has mistakenly seized power.
"film."
After a long while, Barbatos, also a god, looked with pity at the shadow warrior who had once raised a cup and laughed with him:
“I know you are not suited to be king, nor do you want to be king. You only want to be a pure warrior, drawing your sword to protect a true monarch, but…”
"It's not good to lose what you already have."
Morax continued to persuade them, his voice coming from the bottom of his heart.
"...I've learned a lot."
Seeing Ray's dejected appearance, Cyrus nudged the puppet next to him.
"Why aren't you gloating? Don't you love laughing at her the most? No one will blame you for laughing at her now."
"..."
The soldiers didn't understand why they didn't feel joy at seeing Lei's film's predicament, but instead felt a bit bored.
"...She doesn't seem to be very bright." He realized this belatedly.
Sesos blinked. "Hmm, of course, she can't compare to Lady Nasita."
"So, am I, who's agonizing over an idiot..." The soldier's face darkened instantly, "am I also an idiot?"
Kavi, watching the video intently, nodded frantically. "I'm so glad you think that way! ...But you didn't have to be so harsh!"
Elhesen's calm gaze held a hint of approval. "Feeling disillusioned? That's normal. People always have unrealistic fantasies about gods, forgetting that they are also part of the ecosystem."
"I've wanted to say this for a long time, my friend."
Sino chimed in.
"You're already so powerful that you've defeated gods, so why do you still have such a sour face all the time?"
"Am I that great? How do I compare to the Grand Disciplinary Officer?"
"Of course it's far from good."
"Ha! You really dare to say that!"
The puppet chuckled coldly a few times, but did not refute any further. He slowly shifted his gaze away from Lei Yingdian and calmly watched the ship carrying the cat drift towards Liyue along with the others from Sumeru.
"God of Wisdom".
Zhongli suddenly raised his hand in a gesture.
"Please stop reminiscing here. You know, the next Mr. Mainkuhn never committed any crimes."
"sure."
Nasita glanced at the worried crowd below the stage.
"But everyone seems a bit reluctant. Would you like to reconsider?"
Even Navelette, who was in a hurry, nodded, "If it doesn't take longer than tonight, it wouldn't hurt to release some follow-ups."
"ah……"
In my memory, the terrified cat, just recovering from the shock, was snuggling into the Rock God's arms, crying and rubbing against him:
"Praise me, praise me, Zhongli, pat my head, and say I'm the best child in the world..."
"No."
The more Zhongli thought about what would happen next, the more resolute he became. He was certain once again:
"I want to protect his shattered dignity."
...
"So."
Upon hearing this, Navelette gripped her cane tighter.
"According to procedure, the next step will be to announce the trial results."
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