Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 416: Collei Has Only One Master
Tighnari was undoubtedly a very strict teacher.
But among all the students he had ever taught, there was only one who had left him completely satisfied.
That student was Collei.
As a friend of the General Mahamatra, when Cyno first brought the girl to him, Tighnari had initially refused.
It wasn't only because of the incident she had caused in Sumeru City.
More importantly, it was because of her complicated and inseparable connection to the Fatui.
Although she appeared to harbor deep hatred toward them, she was also tied by countless threads to one of the Fatui Harbingers.
In Tighnari's eyes, the girl named Collei was a bundle of contradictions and trouble much like that Harbinger himself.
That opinion changed when he met her in person.
The stubborn determination in her eyes—the refusal to give up—was something he greatly admired.
In the end, it was enough to change his mind and convince him to take her in.
As it turned out, Collei did not disappoint him.
Everything he knew about her past came from Cyno; he had no real understanding of what she had gone through before arriving in Avidya Forest.
Yet her performance there surpassed even some veteran Forest Rangers.
Sometimes she could disappear into the forest so completely that even Tighnari struggled to find her.
She seemed born for the jungle.
The only troublesome thing about her was a somewhat unusual hobby.
Thanks to her, the number of troublesome Eremites in Avidya Forest had decreased dramatically.
However, all kinds of strange rumors had begun spreading outside the forest as a result.
The stories had even reached the Akademiya, prompting several people to come investigate personally.
The group that had just left his house was one such delegation.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tighnari. I've caused trouble for you again."
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Collei hugged a doll that resembled a cat.
She had made the doll herself during her free time.
Combined with her Dendro abilities, it could be surprisingly effective in battle.
The green cat-shaped doll looked rather fierce, like a leopard lurking within the forest.
"Didn't I tell you to stay in bed for now?"
Still grinding medicinal herbs, Tighnari replied.
He had long expected Collei's Eleazar to return.
He simply hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
There was also something else.
Despite studying under him for so long, Collei had never once called him "Master" or "Teacher."
Fortunately, the other Forest Rangers also referred to him simply as "Mr. Tighnari," so he hadn't minded much.
"But... didn't General Mahamatra cure this illness already?" Looking at her arm in confusion, Collei asked.
Back when the Archon Residue inside her body had been sealed away, she had clearly returned to normal.
The marks on her body had disappeared as well.
So why had the illness come back?
"Eleazar can't be completely cured. It can only be suppressed as much as possible. Even General Mahamatra can't change that." Continuing to grind the herbs, Tighnari explained.
In truth, Bai Luo had misunderstood something long ago.
The symptoms of Eleazar were not originally the severe flesh-rotting wounds that exposed muscle tissue.
Its true manifestation was the formation of gray-black, scale-like growths across the body, accompanied by a gradual loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.
When Bai Luo first encountered those children, they had already been infused with the power of Archon Residue.
That power had indeed suppressed the Eleazar, causing the scales to fall away.
However, it had left behind hideous wounds and scars that refused to heal properly.
That was why the children constantly carried a foul odor.
After the Archon Residue inside Collei was sealed away, those wounds gradually healed under the influence of the sealing array.
This led Bai Luo to believe that the disease itself had been cured.
In reality, once the suppressive effects of the Archon Residue disappeared, the symptoms of Eleazar slowly began reappearing within Collei's body.
"For the next few days, if you encounter any Withering Zones, come back and notify me first. That's not only for your own sake, but for everyone else's as well," Handing the prepared medicine to Collei, Tighnari spoke seriously.
Even without her bow, Collei could still display considerable combat ability.
But her current condition no longer allowed her to participate frequently in operations to clear Withering Zones.
More importantly, Tighnari was worried about the people who might seek revenge once they learned about her situation.
After all, it wouldn't be the first time such people had tried something like that.
"Oh, and one more thing—your handwriting."
In almost every aspect, Collei was an excellent student.
Except when it came to her penmanship...
No one knew who she had learned it from, but her handwriting was so sloppy that it was unlike anything Tighnari had ever seen.
Reading her reports required far more effort than reading anyone else's.
He had brought up the issue with her countless times before.
Every time, she would obediently agree.
And every time, nothing changed.
It was a constant source of frustration.
"Oh," Hugging the little doll in her arms, Collei responded absentmindedly.
Seeing this, Tighnari could only shake his head and sigh.
There was simply nothing he could do.
Especially after learning that her Eleazar had relapsed, he found it even harder to scold her.
"How much time do I have left?"
After discovering that her Eleazar had returned, Collei showed neither sadness nor panic.
If anything, she was calmer than ever.
Perhaps even calmer than most ordinary people would have been.
At least in Tighnari's experience, many patients with similar symptoms would collapse into bed and lose all motivation to move once their condition worsened.
Yet Collei could still sit upright and carry on a conversation.
"Don't think about it too much. Your situation is very different from that of other patients. With proper medication, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you might even outlive me."
This time, Tighnari wasn't exaggerating.
The Archon Residue that had once existed inside Collei's body had successfully suppressed her Eleazar.
Even though the illness had now returned, it wouldn't suddenly become severe overnight.
Instead, it would gradually progress from its earliest stages.
Combined with Tighnari's treatments, Collei was already far luckier than most people suffering from the same disease.
"What is it? Thinking about writing another letter?"
As he sorted his medicinal herbs, Tighnari had more or less guessed what was on the girl's mind.
Ever since settling in Avidya Forest, she had repeatedly tried sending letters to Mondstadt.
Unfortunately, judging from the results, none of those letters had ever reached the person they were intended for.
Otherwise, she would have received at least one reply by now.
Collei said nothing.
Instead, she hugged the doll in her arms even tighter.
Even the strongest people have moments of weakness.
And Collei had shown that vulnerable side of herself to only one person.
Bai Luo.
The moment she learned that her illness had returned, the first person she thought of wasn't anyone else.
It was him.
Because deep down, she instinctively believed that as long as she stayed by that man's side, no matter how difficult a problem might be, it could somehow be resolved.
At least, that was how things had always been.
"You should get some rest. If you need anything, come find me. And if I'm out on patrol, just leave a note on my desk."
Looking at the stubborn young girl before him, Tighnari knew there wasn't much he could do beyond easing her symptoms as best he could.
My dear General Mahamatra...
You really handed me quite the troublesome responsibility.
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