Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 340: Is the Darknight Hero Eula?
The surname Lawrence holds a very different weight in Mondstadt.
Long, long ago, it once ruled this nation, until the rise of the Knights of Favonius.
Eula is a descendant of the Lawrence clan, which means that, historically speaking, the Knights are her family's enemies.
And to Mondstadt, she is the living embodiment of a sinner's bloodline.
Although she severed ties with her family years ago and joined the Knights of Favonius, prejudice is not easily erased. Eula has never truly been treated fairly. In the eyes of Mondstadt's citizens, she remains an outsider, perhaps even… a dangerous figure.
Among ordinary people, even the Ausbilder might not inspire as much hostility as the name Lawrence does.
Yet at some point, public opinion began to shift.
"That blue silhouette… it must be her, right?"
"Yeah, and that blue greatsword too."
"Come to think of it… maybe the Darknight Hero hides their surname because it's Lawrence?"
Yes, thanks to a blue wig and a replica greatsword, Diluc successfully distanced himself from suspicion as the Darknight Hero.
Meanwhile, Eula Lawrence, the Spindrift Knight, became the new suspect.
Oh? You say the Darknight Hero uses flames, while the Spindrift Knight commands ice?
Please, what if those flames are just a disguise?
Besides, who else but a descendant of sinners would have reason to conceal their identity while playing vigilante?
Although prejudice against her bloodline still lingers in Mondstadt, the Spindrift Knight's reputation has gradually improved.
Logically speaking, this should be something Eula would welcome.
But in her eyes, receiving praise by taking credit for someone else's deeds violates both the noble etiquette she was raised with and the principles of knighthood.
So she has repeatedly stated in public that she has nothing to do with the Darknight Hero.
People nod along to her face while privately becoming even more convinced.
After all, if you truly weren't involved, why would you care so much?
If there is anyone in Mondstadt who genuinely believes her, aside from the Lawrence family she cut ties with, it would be Amber.
As for the Lawrences, they refuse to believe their own blood would stoop to something so trivial.
And Amber…
She first met Eula during a solitary dance in the wild.
That day, Eula performed the ceremonial dance known as "Flickering Candlelight."
Compared to its early days, the dance has gradually shed much of its negative symbolism, and Eula even integrated its movements into her swordsmanship.
As the sole audience of that dance, the passionate little "bunny" melted the ice within her heart and became one of the reasons she eventually joined the Knights.
Though Eula carries herself with a more mature air, she is actually the one being looked after.
Because of this, Amber—who spends so much time with her—is one of the few who immediately recognized that Eula has nothing to do with the Darknight Hero.
Determined to clear her name, Eula resolved to capture whoever was impersonating her.
Thus, she voluntarily joined the night patrol.
Night patrol is hardly desirable duty, so the knights assigned to it usually rotate shifts.
Of course, if someone volunteers, the Knights won't refuse.
Even Noelle, a mere maid, is eligible to apply for night patrol.
Not only that, Eula also approached someone else who disliked the Darknight Hero—Diluc.
Master Diluc was quite surprised by the Spindrift Knight's visit, and after hearing her intentions, he fell silent for a long time.
In the end, however, he agreed. The two would hunt the Darknight Hero together.
Unfortunately… the Darknight Hero always seemed to appear only in the areas Diluc was responsible for.
This left Eula deeply puzzled.
Was he looking down on her?
How infuriating…
This was a grudge worth remembering for a lifetime.
Recently, however, due to certain matters, Master Diluc had temporarily suspended his pursuit of the Darknight Hero.
Eula ended up taking responsibility for all the patrol zones.
Unfortunately, it was as if the Darknight Hero had sensed this change, he very rarely showed up to dispense justice anymore.
As a result, those who had been harassed by hilichurls or attacked by Abyss Mages like Draff began instinctively seeking help from the Spindrift Knight instead.
As a Knight of Favonius, Eula couldn't simply ignore them. And so…
"See? She really is the Darknight Hero."
Well then. That made it even harder to clear her name.
Tonight, Eula went out on patrol with a trace of anger in her heart.
So when she spotted Bai Luo, who looked suspiciously like a thief, she struck far more heavily than usual.
"Hey… this really is just trash. I just finished hanging out with some friends, these are all leftovers from what we ate…"
Bang!
A window frame fell from above and crashed onto the sturdy stone pavement with a loud noise.
Bai Luo: "…"
This lousy window, he'd only kicked it once. Did it really have to be so fragile?
As for Eula, after hearing Bai Luo's sincere tone, she had almost believed him.
After all, she had caught a faint scent of alcohol on him.
But the sudden falling window changed her mind.
She looked up toward the place Bai Luo had jumped from.
The darkened dormitory now just happened to be missing a window.
"Care to explain that?" Eula pointed at the fallen window and demanded.
"I never use the door when I visit a friend."
After a long silence, Bai Luo sighed and answered.
Let alone Eula, even if the roles were reversed, he wouldn't believe such nonsense.
But he really was telling the truth.
Ah, life…
"Now I am arresting you for trespassing into a private residence! As for your punishment, it will depend on the value of what you've stolen!"
The Vision on her chest began to glow faintly. Judging from how Bai Luo had dodged her earlier attack, he clearly had some skill.
This wasn't an opponent she could subdue with standard Favonius swordsmanship alone.
"…"
As the accused party, Bai Luo didn't follow the usual trope of fighting first when things could be explained.
Instead, he decisively hurled the trash bag in his hand toward Eula while he himself vanished into the darkness.
At first, Eula intended to slice the bag open.
But considering it might contain a victim's belongings, she put away her greatsword and caught it instead.
When she looked back to where Bai Luo had been standing, he was already gone.
"Consider yourself lucky."
Only after confirming that he had disappeared did Eula turn her attention to the bag in her hands.
From the weight and feel of it… something seemed off.
She opened it.
Then fell silent.
"That person… he actually wasn't lying?"
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