Genshin Impact, I, a weak person, am challenging myself to find a solution that will bring me lifelo

"When I saw it today, it turned out to be true."

This is Youya's way of saying hello.

"--Hmm!" Barbara's face immediately turned red when she reacted. She could only run to her shyly and stretch out her two little hands as if to tickle her.

As she approached, her nose was immediately filled with the aroma of milk, and Youya, who didn't like milk very much, actually thought it smelled very good.

She couldn't help but mutter to herself that he was indeed the "idol in reserve" that she had high hopes for, and that he had great potential.

If Barbara becomes an idol, she might as well apply for the job of agent and pick up the idol in a wheelchair every day.

After the two of them had a little fun, Barbara also expressed her intention.

"Oh, by the way. Mrs. Maria asked me to take you for a routine checkup before lunch today. Is there anything wrong, Yuya?"

"No. I'll follow the doctor's orders."

Youya just nodded without any other thoughts.

"Well, if everyone could think like Yuya, the church would probably be much more relaxed."

Barbara smiled with satisfaction and rubbed Youya's head, appearing to be particularly close and intimate.

However, in Youya's opinion, as a sister character, being punished by "touching" by another sister character is a matter of dignity!

Youya raised her hand and gently patted Barbara's hand, then stared at her for a while with a puffed up expressionless face. Barbara quickly withdrew her hand embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry! I couldn't help it for a moment. After all, Yuya's hair is very beautiful and feels very soft."

"I'll forgive Barbara this time. But as compensation - after the routine checkup, can I invite Barbara to have lunch with me?"

Youya gently smoothed the hair that had just been messed up by Barbara and spoke.

"...Eh. Let's eat together, no problem."

Barbara seemed a little embarrassed, but after thinking it over, she had no reason to refuse. Even though this was something that only family members or lovers would do (Barbara had never been invited to dinner by her friends), for children like them.

It must be just her unilateral wishful thinking!

"Great." After saying that, Youya successfully made an appointment for lunch with Barbara.

Seeing her like this, Barbara couldn't figure out whether Youya cared or not, so she had to keep her thoughts to herself.

After chatting for a while, Youya pretended to casually talk about Kaiya next door.

"Oh, right. When I came back with Sister Eula yesterday, I saw Brother Kaia that Barbara introduced to me."

"Ah, him... I saw him yesterday too. It seems he got hurt accidentally while sparring with his brother, so he came here to recuperate for a few days."

Barbara also had an impression of Kaia. After all, after Eula took over the job of "bathman" yesterday, she returned to the main hall of the church to learn from the nun on duty. It was then that she saw him with his wound simply bandaged.

Although it seems that he did get injured accidentally during the sparring, the overall situation is not serious. At most he can recover by going home and recuperating for a few days.

But I don't know how he convinced the nursing instructor, not only did he get a bed on the second floor, but it also happened to be next to Youya.

"I see. It seems that becoming a knight is a very difficult thing."

Upon learning this, Youya sighed softly.

"After all, if you want to become a knight of honor, or even a knight captain, you need not only hard work but also talent... During your service, you must obey your superiors' arrangements and transfers, and participate in the mission to protect Mondstadt."

Barbara looked out the window at the Knights' Headquarters, which stood like a dark gray giant in the fortress of Mondstadt.

"I heard from my father that many knights were forced to retire for various reasons before they reached retirement age."

"In other words, this profession has a high disability rate?"

Youya suddenly became serious. This was a matter of life and death, so she had to listen.

After a moment's hesitation, Barbara explained, "The Knights have a total of ten knight squads. Some squads responsible for clerical and city defense have a low disability rate, while squads such as scout knights and guerrilla knights have a higher overall disability rate because they need to go out frequently for patrols and to subjugate monsters.

However, these knights who retired for some reason would receive condolences from the Grand Master and compensation for their living expenses. The church would also send prayer priests to treat them, but not many people could really come out of retirement. "

Barbara seemed a little depressed when she mentioned this.

"Even if they are cheerful for a while, they can't keep it up. Then most of them will develop the bad habit of alcoholism, and soon spend all their living allowances, and their health will gradually deteriorate..."

Youya, who had been listening, suddenly understood the meaning of what Barbara had said before.

Although the reality here is not to the point of being cruel, after all, they at least have some money to live on, and if they have family, they can help them get by and they don't have to live on the streets.

But there is no way to refute the fact that it will leave a significant impact on the rest of your life...

After talking about all this, Barbara's spirits were obviously not as high as before, but she was only depressed for about thirty seconds before she cheered up again.

Then she said guiltily: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit Youya..."

"It's okay. In fact, sometimes when I see drunks on the street, I wonder if the adults also have something they want to escape from, so they get drunk or something."

Youya twirled the ends of her hair and smiled slightly sadly.

“Now it seems that even when you grow up, good things may not always happen to you.”

"Youya..."

"Okay. I've decided—"

"what?"

Youya took Barbara's hand and invited her.

"Since they have lost their purpose in life, why don't we help them find it back?"

"Find it back?"

"That's right. As long as Barbara becomes an idol, everything will be fine!"

"Hey, here we go again——"

Chapter 21: Three Conditions of an Idol (Additional Chapter 11)

The two girls who had started talking about "idols" were staring at each other in the room.

Barbara seemed a little timid. She had been taught since she was a child that she needed to have devout faith in Lord Barbatos, who brought freedom and a livable environment to the people of Mondstadt.

She never thought of replacing the god of wind and becoming the object of worship.

(Will this really not be considered disrespectful to God?)

Such thoughts kept circling in her little head, and her expression was as bitter as that of a little bitter gourd.

"…Does Barbara feel that doing this is disrespectful to Lord Barbatos?"

Youya asked tentatively.

"Well... this is very important." Barbara nodded, her cute little eyebrows slightly frowned: "Besides, there is nothing about me that is worthy of admiration, right?"

"——I have another answer. Although the idol representative has that meaning, Barbara is special."

Youya flipped through the book in her hand, then found the column describing the White Princess, pointed at it and spoke to her.

“Just like this princess who is blessed by the moonlight. It’s not that being ordinary is bad, but some people are born different and everyone’s attention will be attracted by them.

So, it can be said that Barbara, who is loved by everyone, has already met one of the prerequisites for being an idol! "

"I...I do have a lot of friends, but..."

(…I don’t have any particularly close friends, not even one.)

Barbara is very likable and people don't mind making friends with her. However, as her number of friends increases, she inevitably falls into a vicious circle because she takes everything seriously.

Being nice to everyone means treating everyone equally.

Just like the dilemma she had fallen into before, she was unwilling to give up on both sides and hoped to do her best, but it was never easy to get the best of both worlds.

Not to mention that with Barbara's schoolwork and after joining the church, the time she spends with her friends has also decreased. Although she can maintain a good relationship with her friends and play with them, she can only separate them into two groups.

Everyone wants Barbara to choose their side - this is called a faction.

In society, regardless of gender, age, rich or poor, high or low, such things will appear wherever there are people.

People tend to choose those with whom they are close. But for Barbara, all her friends are equally liked - so she can't choose.

At times like this, Barbara would feel lonely when she was among the crowd.

Thinking of this, her expression became even darker.

However, Youya asked again: "Does Barbara have no confidence in herself?"

"...Yeah. A kid like me who is always hesitant and doesn't stand out from the crowd will never be able to become someone as great as that."

Barbara could only answer while avoiding his gaze.

"Is that so? But in my opinion, it is not Barbara who chooses us to become great people, but we who choose Barbara."

Youya could probably understand her thoughts. It was normal for people to feel resistance when being abruptly indoctrinated with concepts they had never been exposed to.

But this is Mondstadt, the land of the free. Adults and children are almost the same in their acceptance of new things. In fact, children are more likely to accept new things than adults who have already established a mature worldview.

"... Did everyone choose me?"

Barbara was a little confused. Making friends and making changes should have been her own ideas.

"That's right. Although it may be a bit of an insult to someone's character, but—"

Youya pointed at herself and smiled helplessly.

“Not everyone can achieve the same results if they do the same thing.”

"I do not quite understand……"

Barbara shook her head, but Youya gave her an example without being discouraged.

"Let's say Barbara picked up a wallet on the road and gave it to Mr. Knight who happened to be patrolling by."

She looked into Barbara's eyes which were as pure as the sky. Although she was reluctant to destroy their purity, she still made up her mind and spoke.

"What do you think Mr. Knight would say?"

"Maybe he'll praise me? Then take the wallet back to the lost and found at the Knights' headquarters—"

“That’s one of the correct answers.”

Youya blinked and then smiled.

"Well, here's the question. What if I was the one who found the wallet?"

"..."

Barbara was not really slow. Children from single-parent families would learn to read people's expressions earlier. When Youya said this, she already understood what the other person wanted to say.

Therefore, she looked at Youya with some pity. In her opinion, Youya, who could solve her doubts with such a simple and concise explanation, must have suffered such injustice.

"Don't look at me with such sympathy. The wind direction is something that can change."

Youya waved her hand nonchalantly and continued what she had been saying.

"It is precisely because not everyone can be chosen that the chosen ones become more special."

She placed her hand on the cover of the book, feeling its delicate texture, and continued.

"But Barbara's special qualities are not limited to these. So, is it allowed for her to have more confidence in herself?"

“…Yes, you can say that.”

It can be seen that Barbara is still a little embarrassed.

"This will satisfy the second prerequisite for becoming an idol."

Youya raised her eyes slightly, stared at the cute girl in front of her who had a shy and uneasy expression, and comforted her.

"Becoming an idol is not about Barbara replacing God, but about using her singing and dancing to heal people's hearts."

"With singing and dancing...but I've never sung before, nor have I learned to dance."

Barbara placed her hand on her heart, feeling the inexplicable throbbing.

She had a feeling that what she heard next and what she decided to do would change her life.

"It doesn't matter. As long as Barbara is willing to spend some time to learn, she will be able to master it slowly."

Youya clenched her little fists as if to cheer her up.

"I'll also be Barbara's first fan."

"…First, the fans…"