The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

However, given Kaeya's understanding of Mondstadt, he clearly wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. He skillfully led Alois through the country lanes.

The outline of Mondstadt behind them gradually disappeared, and a little girl in a red dress appeared before them.

“That’s Ella up ahead,” Kaeya said, turning to Alois as he looked at the red figure hiding not far away.

"So fast?!" Alois was immediately surprised upon hearing this. Kaeya had mentioned that Ella always liked to wander around in the wild, and he had thought that finding her in such a vast wilderness as Mondstadt would take a long time.

But now it seems that they found Ella in the vast wilderness in less than half a day.

"Are you really not the reconnaissance captain?" Alois was a little suspicious that Kaia had given the wrong title.

"Ahem! Just lucky, just lucky." Kaeya waved his hand and chuckled.

"Hey! You cavalry captain who's always getting things done, and this... unknown traveler. Quiet down a bit!"

As Kaiya and Alois were chatting, a figure that had been hiding in the bushes in the distance suddenly appeared in front of them.

Ella jumped up and threw a punch, successfully hitting both of their knees.

"Sorry! Sorry! Ella, this is Alois, who came all the way from afar to make friends with you."

Kaiya apologized briefly, then introduced Alois, who was standing next to Ella, to her.

Upon hearing this, Ella looked at Alois, who was wearing a long robe beside him, in surprise. Such attire was not common in Mondstadt.

"Huh? Have we met Alois before?" Ella looked down and thought for a moment. In her few research trips, she didn't seem to have met Alois.

“Ayla doesn’t know me, but I know you. I’ve read all your articles about the Hilichurl language.”

"You're also interested in Hilichurls?"

"Of course!"

Then, the two smoothly began to converse in Hilichurls.

The constant chatter left Kaeya, who only knew a little Hilichurl, completely speechless.

Chapter 643 Compatriots

2024-05-03

The chatter of their conversation echoed across the green field. Ella and Alois seemed excited to have found someone they could get along with, so they completely forgot that Kaya was still around.

Although she couldn't understand what the two were saying, it didn't stop Kaiya from smiling.

At this moment, he was looking at a sunset-bearing fruit tree, quietly waiting for the two to finish their conversation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, they really hit it off." Standing at a distance, Kaiya watched Ella and Alois chatting enthusiastically, showing no sign of stopping, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hichurls... and those eyes... is it just a coincidence, or am I overthinking it...?"

After laughing, Kaiya fell into deep thought. He looked at Alois's curved eyes and murmured to himself.

This wasn't a dream; he saw the Kanriyans in Mondstadt.

Just as Kaiya was pondering how to gain Alois's trust further, he suddenly looked up and gazed into the distance.

It was a lush hill, and a gentle breeze blew through it, revealing the thriving wild strawberries to Kaiya.

But what he cared about wasn't those things, but something else—the hill had a familiar yet unfamiliar aura about Kaiya.

After glancing at Ella and Alois, who were completely unaware, Kaeya silently retreated from the area.

He strode forward with incredible speed, yet with minimal movement. Silently, Kaiya arrived at the thicket-covered hill below.

"Why are you here?! Didn't you say that I would handle everything in Mondstadt for the time being?!"

As Kaiya expected, amidst the greenery, several figures shrouded in black cloaks were whispering amongst themselves.

"Oh? It's Lord Kaiya." The group that had been spying on Alois weren't too surprised to see Kaiya arrive. Although they addressed him as "Lord," their tone lacked respect.

"You guys don't seem to have heard what I said clearly," Kaiya said, narrowing his single eye.

Beneath the black robes before them, a pair of eyes also held star-shaped pupils, but Kaiya's attitude towards them was far worse than towards Alois.

“Young Master Kaiya, we have given you several days, but you seem to have made no progress at all.”

The man in black robes opposite him was not to be outdone, and his tone could be described as questioning.

"..."

Kaiya glanced down at Alois, offering no response. He was incredibly excited to see the unexpected Kanriyans for the first time, and his "compatriots" felt the same way.

“His eyes are different from ours; the stars in his eyes aren’t pure. You should know what that means…”

As the men in black robes spoke, their voices grew increasingly excited. They looked at the eloquent Alois as if they were seeing some rare treasure.

“I understand, Alois is… a commoner.” Kaeya pursed his lips.

The cross-shaped star in Alois's pupils was not pure; some of the star's points were even blurry.

All these characteristics point to one possibility—that over there, Alois is a civilian from Kanria.

They were not powerful warriors, nor were they influential nobles; they were simply the most numerous ordinary people in Kanria.

They should have all been turned into Hilichurls by the curse, but now they are brazenly appearing on the surface of the earth.

The implications are self-evident.

“A commoner, that’s right, he’s a commoner.” The men in black robes nodded in agreement.

"How did a commoner, a commoner without the [ring], a commoner whose fate was not rewritten, manage to escape the curse?"

The man in black robes looked at Kaiya. "You should understand the significance of this better than we do, shouldn't you, Prince Kaiya Albury?"

The name "Alberridge" made Kaeya pause as the man in black robes uttered it.

"Phew... It's not that I don't trust you... it's just that you're all too attached to the past..."

“He is one of our own, and the Kanreia would not harm their own people.”

Upon hearing this, Kaiya glanced at the black-robed man standing quietly. To be honest, he didn't believe it.

But Kea ultimately didn't voice his suspicions. The weight of the Albury name was enough to sway his actions.

Kaiya nodded silently, and seeing this, the men in black robes left the hill one by one.

“Young Master Kaiya… I’ll call you Prince for now.” One of the men in black robes lagged a few steps behind his companions and turned to look at Kaiya, who stood quietly on the hill, seemingly lost in thought.

"You are a descendant of the Regent. The surname [Alberridge] destined you to dedicate everything to the rebirth of Kanria."

"So... I hope you will stop acting like a child and throwing tantrums... otherwise, your father will probably be very disappointed."

The man in black robes spoke a few words to the silent Kaiya before retreating, leaving Kaiya alone to enjoy the gentle breeze that seemed to come from nowhere.

“Father…” Kaiya closed his eyes and clenched his fists. Father, what an ancient word.

……

"&＃%..."

“@￥$…”

Ella and Alois hit it off immediately, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for years, and had countless things to say to each other.

Actually, it was mainly Ella who kept rambling on and on. Her research on Hilichurls wasn't viewed favorably by the rest of Mondstadt.

Therefore, all the achievements have been completed by Ella alone. She has not communicated with her peers, nor does she have any peers to communicate with.

Now that she's met Alois, who is just as fluent in Hilichurls as she is, Ella immediately starts talking and has countless questions to ask.

"What?! My carefully prepared opening remarks turned out to be swear words!"

"From what I understand, it should be correct."

"ika means enemy, mosi means to eat, and gusha means grass."

Alois nodded to the shocked Ella.

"So what Ye ika gusha mosi really means is..."

"You can eat grass, you bad guy!"

Alois shrugged and said what Ella hadn't said.

Upon hearing this, Ella immediately squatted down in frustration and started drawing circles. The greeting she had carefully prepared for so long, meant to greet the Hilichurls, turned out to be an insult?!

No wonder when I tried to explain the language to the adventurers, they always said they would get beaten up by the Hilichurls as soon as they spoke it; I made a mistake from the very beginning.

"There's no need to be so discouraged. You understand most of the words accurately, with only a few minor flaws."

Alois patted Ella on the shoulder, comforting her.

“I understand, Alois, you don’t need to comfort me. I’m not that fragile.”

As someone who is constantly chased and beaten by Hilichurls, Ella's mental fortitude is clearly more resilient than her appearance suggests.

After drawing a smudge of the grass on the ground, Ella stood up. She asked Alois curiously:

"Yaros, can you tell me how you learned Hilichurls? You know so much."

Having finally met someone whose knowledge of Hilichurls surpassed her own, Ella immediately inquired about their abilities.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; once it's gone, it's gone forever!

“Um… well…” Alois looked around. Kaiya was nowhere to be seen, and now they were the only two people left in this vast wilderness.

"Ella, do you think your dream has come true?" Alois asked suddenly, his eyes narrowing.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"To be honest, my dream is to be friends with Hilichurls. Unfortunately, as you can see, with my Hilichurl language skills, I probably haven't made any friends, and quite a few Hilichurls probably hold a grudge against me."

Ella scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed, and replied. Even a Hilichurl would dislike someone who starts swearing the moment they meet.

“No, your wish has already been granted.” Alois shook his head, then took a deep breath and said, “Do you remember the Hilichurls you once talked with?”

“I remember, I even gave them names!” Ella nodded emphatically. Although it happened infrequently, she had still had time to have normal interactions with Hilichurls.

"I am one of them."

"What?! You used to be a Hilichurl?!?"

Before Alois could finish speaking and before Ella could react, a group of burly men sprang out of the bushes.