"Shut up! If you still want to stay in the Lawrence family, then apologize to me! Continue the ritual dance! I don't want to say it a third time!"
"Lawrence? Only a pedantic old-fashioned person like you would value this long-lost surname!"
Eula jumped off the stage, came in front of her father and stared at him fiercely.
"How I want to live my life should be decided by me, not the last name Lawrence!"
After saying that, Eula tore her gorgeous dress into pieces, revealing the sports vest and shorts underneath.
Tsk, I thought there were benefits to be seen.
Seeing this scene in the crowd, Kujo Tsumugi secretly clicked his tongue.
Then, Eula walked towards the door of Lawrence's house under the watchful eyes of everyone.
"If you leave this house today, don't come back!"
Eula's father shouted angrily at Eula's back.
However, her father's roar was of no use to her, and Eula walked out of Lawrence's house without hesitation.
『Trigger side quest: Shaken Faith』
"Mission content: Find Eula Lawrence and shake her belief in joining the Knights of Favonius."
"Hint: Young Eula is full of admiration for the Knights. Perhaps you can find her at the [Symbol of the Mondstadt Hero]. "
"Reminder: Eula is hostile to everyone in the Lawrence family at this time. Please be prepared for battle."
Tsumugi Kujo stretched her body and looked around. Due to Eula's disruption, the atmosphere at the banquet was dead. Compared with the atmosphere of the banquet at this time, the cemetery behind the West Wind Cathedral could be said to be "full of vitality".
Under such circumstances, Tsumugi Kujo easily returned to her room without attracting anyone's attention. She first changed into clothes that were convenient for movement, then took the one-handed sword she used for fighting, and sneaked out of Mondstadt alone.
[The symbol of Mondstadt's heroes] refers to the big tree under the Seven Days Statue outside the city of Mondstadt. Legend has it that this was the big tree planted by Vanessa herself, who overthrew Lawrence's cruel rule. After being blessed by the wind god, it has now grown to more than 30 meters high.
As a member of the Lawrence family, do you actually yearn for the Knights of Favonius?
I don’t know what Eula is thinking.
Whether in reality or in the simulator, Tsumugi Kujo doesn't quite understand Eula's choice. To be honest, it was a very light punishment for Eula's father to expel her from the family. If a hunter under Tsumugi Kujo wanted to defect to the Fatui, Tsumugi Kujo would definitely kill him at all costs. After all, traitors are more hateful than enemies.
Kujo Tsumugi kept moving forward in the dark, and had to take several detours to avoid monsters in the wild. When she arrived at the Seven Heavens Statue, the sky was already turning white.
Then, Kujo Tsumugi saw the beautiful picture that she would never forget in her life - surrounded by wind crystal butterflies, Eula closed her eyes and danced. Every posture seemed to have been practiced thousands of times. Her graceful dance steps jumped and danced among the grass. The rising sun shone on Eula's snow-white and tender skin. Because Eula was wearing a highly revealing sports vest and shorts at this time, her slender arms, long thighs and the devilish figure with golden ratio added a touch of charm to the beautiful picture. Even if Kujo Tsumugi had been a human for two lifetimes, she couldn't help but be mesmerized by the dance that combined elegance and grace before her.
After a dance, Eula opened her eyes and turned to look at Kujo Tsumugi.
"How about my ritual dance?"
"It's a perfect dance." Tsumugi Kujo imitated her own character in the simulator and performed a noble salute. "It would be a lifelong loss for other nobles if they can't see such a beautiful dance."
This sentence is Kujo Tsumugi's sincere evaluation.
"The reason why I danced for you is because among all the gifts, yours is the most sincere."
As she spoke, Eula pointed at the sword of Kujo Tsumugi that she had placed under the statue of the Seventh God.
After tearing off her dress, Eula, who was only wearing shorts, naturally could no longer wear the sword around her waist, but she still carried Kujo Tsumugi's sword with her. Just as she promised, apart from this sword, she did not take anything away from the Lawrence family, not even a mora.
"Now that you have seen my dance, you can leave now."
Eula turned her back to Kujo Tsumugi and said.
"I want to talk to you."
However, Tsumugi Kujo did not leave as Eula had imagined, but took off her cloak and covered Eula's body with it.
"Don't rush to refuse. How about just treating this as... our last heart-to-heart talk between sisters?"
Tsumugi Kujo's words made Eula swallow back the words that she was about to say no, and she remained silent, which was considered as her agreement.
The two found an open space next to the statue of the Seven Heavens God and sat down.
During the Demon War, the Lawrence family, together with two other noble families and Barbatos, who was just a wind elf at the time, led the people of Mond to overthrow the rule of the Lone King of the Tower, and thus became one of the three great noble families of Mond.
A thousand years ago, Lawrence betrayed his former beliefs and became the new "King of the Tower", ruling the people of Mond with cruel slavery. He was then overthrown by Vanessa and has been discriminated against by the people of Mond ever since.
And now, the statue representing the wind god Barbatos, the oak tree representing Vanessa, and Eula and Tsumugi Kujo, who have the blood of Lawrence, are all gathered together. It must be said that this is also a strange sight...
Chapter 7 Fall! Eula!
"Sister Eula, do you think the Lawrence family is stupid?"
Tsumugi Kujo looked at Eula beside her.
"Even though the family has been in decline for a thousand years, the Lawrence family is still immersed in the glory of the past and still uses the cumbersome and meaningless aristocratic etiquette."
"Although he is looked down upon by all Mondstadt people, he still maintains his status as a noble. His words and actions are full of disdain and arrogance towards the Mondstadt people."
"It's obvious that everyone in the main family and the branch family is in financial difficulty, but for the sake of so-called face, they hold extremely luxurious banquets one after another."
"Even though there is not even one person with the Eye of God in the family, they are overestimating their own capabilities and want to overthrow the Knights of Favonius in an attempt to restore the family's glory."
"What a bunch of idiots, aren't they?"
With a sarcastic smile on her face, Tsumugi Kujo listed the shortcomings of the Lawrence family one by one.
“…Since you know all this, why do you still want to stay in the Lawrence family?”
Eula hugged her knees and looked at Kujo Tsumugi. She still had a smile on her face, but it gave people a sad and miserable feeling.
"Because... I can't leave."
"Sister Eula, have you ever thought about why the Lawrence family is discriminated against by all Mond people, but no one in the Lawrence tribe wants to leave?"
"Is everyone in the Lawrence family an idiot? Can't they see that their vision of the Lawrence family controlling everything in Mondstadt is actually impossible to achieve? No, in fact, everyone knows it."
"Perhaps there were indeed some fools who wanted to restore the rule of the Lawrence family in the beginning, but so much time has passed. Now the people of the Lawrence family know more deeply than anyone else in Mondstadt that the Lawrence family's rule over Mondstadt is gone forever and will never return."
“But even so, those people did not want to leave the Lawrence family, because they knew that leaving the Lawrence family would lead to death.”
"The people of Mond will not treat you kindly just because you left the Lawrence family. In their eyes, the dirty blood of Lawrence will always flow in your body, and you will always be a sinner of Mond. They will not look upon you with new eyes just because you have noble morals or extraordinary martial arts. They will only think that you are a spy of Mond. Your noble morals are just a disguise, and your extraordinary martial arts are a preparation for overthrowing the Knights of Favonius one day."
"It is precisely because of this that Lawrence's people saw that they would rather endure the discrimination of the Mond people and live in hardship. Because they know that although the Lawrence family has declined, they are still a noble family. With the family manor, they can barely survive. Once they lose the protection of the Lawrence family, they will face those angry Mond people as ordinary people. In the end, they will either starve to death or flee to other countries."
"No! Even if there is the blood of sinners flowing in their bodies, as long as the method is right, there will definitely be Mond people willing to trust the Lawrence family!" Eula immediately retorted.
"Oh, is it so?"
Facing Eula's rebuttal, Tsumugi Kujo still maintained a faint smile on her face, as if she had known she would say that.
"It has been a thousand years since the Lawrence family was overthrown. I think during this thousand years, some members of the Lawrence clan must have taken various actions with the same idea as Sister Eula, right?"
"Even if one of these people succeeded in changing the views of the Mond people, the reputation of the Lawrence family would not be as bad as it is now."
"If no one succeeds, I'll be the first!"
Not only did Tsumugi Kujo's words fail to shake Eula's faith, but they made her even more determined.
"If I fail, I will let my descendants continue to do it! I will prove to you that even if they have Lawrence blood in their bodies, the Lawrence people can be recognized by the Mond people! The path that the Lawrence family has taken is wrong!"
As Eula finished speaking, a strong fluctuation of ice element suddenly appeared in the air. The chill emitted made Kujo Tsumugi involuntarily take a step back. The cold ice element condensed in the air and finally became an ice-type divine eye, floating into Eula's hand.
When faced with uncontrollable circumstances, people always lament their own powerlessness. But at the steepest turning point in life, if a mortal's "desire" reaches its extreme, the sight of the gods will be projected down. This is the "Eye of God", an external magical organ obtained by those recognized by the gods, used to guide the power of the elements.
The God's gift of the Eye of God to Eula at this time undoubtedly affirmed her belief, and then Kujo Tsumugi's persuasion would become more difficult.
Eula also looked at the Eye of God in her hand in surprise. She didn't expect that she would be recognized by God. However, after a brief moment of daze, Eula became more determined.
Tsk, this is really difficult.
Kujo Tsumugi secretly sighed inwardly, but her face remained expressionless.
"In that case, Sister Eula, would you like to make a bet with me?"
"What bet?"
"Since you believe that the Mond people will tolerate a sinner with the blood of Lawrence living among them, then let's bet on this."
"I bet that you will never be recognized by the Mond people. The duration of the bet... let's set it to your lifetime. As long as you are alive, this bet will exist until the day you die or admit defeat."
"You deliberately set it for such a long time. Don't you believe me?" Eula raised her eyebrows, feeling offended.
"It's not that I don't believe you, I just believe in the Mond people." Kujo Tsumugi shook his head and said, "If you win, then I will leave the Lawrence family and live with you. If you admit defeat, then... you will have to dance the ritual dance for me again. How about this condition?"
"of course can!"
"Well... since this is Mondstadt, then we should say... the contract has been concluded, and those who break their promise will be punished by being stabbed by wind blades!"
Alas, it still doesn’t work.
Kujo Tsumugi sighed slightly in her heart.
As expected, it is extremely difficult to convince Eula... But fortunately, Eula is willing to make this bet with me, so I still have a glimmer of hope to complete the side quest... which is a little better than having no hope at all.
Anyway, it’s just a few decades in the simulator, so just wait and treat it as reading a storybook.
Just as Tsumugi Kujo and Eula finished their conversation and were about to part.
"YA!"
Suddenly, a few Hillilks jumped out from the bushes nearby, scaring the two of them.
"careful!"
The first one to react was Eula. She immediately protected Kujo Tsumugi behind her and picked up the weapon in her hand to meet the attack. As a genius of the Lawrence family, Eula had naturally received swordsmanship instruction at home. However, the only weapon in her hand was the unsharpened one-handed sword for practice given to her by Kujo Tsumugi. Therefore, even though Eula's swordsmanship was superb, she was inevitably at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, Kujo Tsumugi reacted quickly and immediately rushed forward with a one-handed sword. Together with Eula, they quickly killed all the Hilichurls.
"Bah! What on earth are those rubbish from the Knights of Favonius doing? They let the monsters get so close to Mondstadt!"
After getting rid of these hillbillies, Kujo Tsumugi couldn't help but curse.
The Seven-Day Statue in Wind Rising Land is only four or five hours away from Mondstadt. Residents of Mondstadt come here to play every day, so there are a large number of Knights of Favonius patrolling nearby every day. Logically, there should be no monsters appearing there.
Even Eula, who was loyal to the Knights, did not defend the Knights of Favonius, and thus tacitly agreed with what Kujo Tsumugi said.
"Let's go quickly. I have a bad feeling." Eula said to Kujo Tsumugi.
"Ah."
Tsumugi Kujo nodded and looked at Eula, only to find that there seemed to be a faint fire emanating from the bushes not far behind her.
Is anyone there?
There was a puzzled look on Kujo Tsumugi's face, but she immediately realized that it was impossible for someone to light a fire in the early hours of the morning.
Suddenly, Kujo Tsumugi thought of a possibility and her eyes widened.
"Sister Eula, get out of the way!"
Without time to think, Tsumugi Kujo immediately pushed Eula aside. Then, a beam of fire shot out from the bushes and hit Tsumugi Kujo's lower abdomen straight...
Chapter 8 Kujo Tsumugi: Listen to me, thank you~
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Kujo Tsumugi only felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He lowered his head to check and saw a crossbow arrow stuck in his abdomen.
Good news: Humans don't have any vital organs in their abdomens, so even if they're hit by a crossbow arrow, they won't die immediately.
The bad news: Humans don't have any vital organs in their abdomens, so they won't die immediately even if they're hit by a crossbow arrow.
The fire element residing in the crossbow arrow exploded instantly and began to burn Kujo Tsumugi's internal organs.
"hiss!!!"
Even though Kujo Tsumugi was used to being hurt, it was still useless in the face of this kind of pain that ordinary people could not bear. At this moment, Kujo Tsumugi could no longer maintain her ladylike demeanor and rolled on the ground in severe pain.
On the other side, Kujo Tsumugi's cry of pain finally woke Eula from her dazed state. She looked towards the bushes from where the crossbow arrow was shot, and happened to see a hill crossbowman loading the second arrow into his crossbow.
"You bastard!!!"
In an instant, the anger that emerged from the bottom of her heart overwhelmed Eula. She immediately came in front of the Hilichook Crossbowman at a speed that ordinary people could not match, and the weapon in her hand carried a deadly chill that was enough to freeze everything as she slashed at the Hilichook Crossbowman.
The sword in Eula's hand only made a very small wound on the hillock man's shoulder - this was already very rare for an unsharpened weapon, but the deadly coldness carried by the weapon instantly swallowed up the hillock crossbowman, turning him into an ice sculpture in less than a second.
"This, this is..."
Eula was frightened by her own attack and took a few steps back. She finally managed to keep her balance and not fall.
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