Arlecchino, what's your relationship with Eula, the Spindrift Knight of Mondstadt?"
Arlecchino was slightly taken aback. Eula, the Spindrift Knight? Wasn't she a descendant of the Lawrence clan, the nobles of Mondstadt?
What was Jingchen doing, asking me this question?
Arlecchino smiled calmly, constantly sizing up Jingchen.
She answered unhurriedly.
"Eula, the Spindrift Knight... what do you think my relationship with her is, Jingchen?"
Jingchen smiled awkwardly.
This Arlecchino wanted me to guess?! What was I supposed to guess?
"Half-sisters? Or does Arlecchino, this person, also have some Mondstadt Lawrence blood in her veins?!"
"Sigh, never mind. I won't ask you about that. You're sure you won't be involved with the Ninth Company anymore, right?!"
Arlecchino turned around, took out a brand-new cup, and calmly finished her wine, giving a slight smile.
"I still have to give face to the Knights and the young lady, I, Arlecchino, do.
By the way, if I remember correctly, there seems to be a girl in the Ninth Company named Katarina.
How should I put it, I have a rather deep impression of her, as you said, she is full of aspirations for the future.
A girl who truly loves life.
I've already erased all of her information in the House of the Hearth; she has nothing to do with it anymore."
"Oh, of course. Don't forget the promise you made to me.
You agreed to save me during the Fontaine trial, even if I were to fall into a state of extreme madness.
After all, a knight keeps their word, right?"
Jingchen stared coldly at Arlecchino.
If it comes to that… He thought. You can be saved by me, but your House of the Hearth will inevitably be destroyed.
And it depends on whether Focalors intends to kill you. There's no need to face one of the Seven Archons just for an Arlecchino.
"Suit yourself, Arlecchino. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't take in any new recruits for the House of the Hearth."
"And stay away from Dottore."
Arlecchino crossed her arms and looked up at the sky, muttering to herself, seemingly without a care in the world.
"Staying away from Dottore means getting closer to you, like Colombina and Sandrone?
Tsk tsk, are you trying to get me hurt? Sigh, the Knight is really a real ##."
Jingchen knew better than anyone that Arlecchino would deliberately approach others with a friendly attitude, using them for her own ends.
No matter what she did, what she said, or how friendly and natural she seemed.
He had to remain clear-headed and keep his distance from her at all times.
"Arlecchino, handle things yourself. Colombina and the Seelie's power far exceeds your imagination."
"Heh, that Dottore's power might be far beyond your imagination as well.
Especially in the fields of elements and life, he's reached the pinnacle of what a human from Teyvat can achieve.
Even the so-called strongest human — The Captain — can only look up to him.
However, you and Colombina are Seelies, so I won't take sides yet. I'll wait until you make your mark in Sumeru.
I might also consider my own interests and intervene in the situation back in Fontaine.
As for who I'll help, that depends on how much the Knight's bargaining chips and benefits are worth, you know?"
Jingchen turned and slammed the door behind him.
This Arlecchino's scheming is even more outrageous than Yae Miko's.
Yae Miko, because of her excessive arrogance and love of a good time, had been subtly schemed against by herself and Colombina.
But this Arlecchino was, from start to finish, just a madwoman who only cared about profit.
Someone who, as long as the benefits were sufficient, could betray the Cryo Archon in an instant.
It would be better to have Sandrone keep a closer eye on her.
If she inadvertently stabbed them in the back, that wouldn't be good.
At the same time.
Sangonomiya Kokomi tightly clutched the mechanical pearl, raising her head to look at the top of Mount Yougou.
That was the Grand Narukami Shrine, where Jingchen and Colombina had held their wedding not long ago.
As she walked along the rugged mountain path, she noticed a girl with silver hair in a high ponytail not far ahead.
The hair ornament on the high ponytail also surprised Sangonomiya Kokomi; it was exactly the same as Jingchen's.
(Refer to Jingliu's hair ornament for details.)
Kamisato Ayaka turned her head and noticed the pink-haired strategist from Watatsumi Island.
She took the initiative to walk forward and gave Kokomi a slight smile.
"Sangonomiya Kokomi, right? Hello."
"Hello. Shirasagi Princess."
Kamisato Ayaka nodded slightly, though it wasn't their first meeting, she understood better than anyone.
The Sangonomiya Kokomi before her was a girl who shared her pain.
The longing for Jingchen, Kokomi and herself likely felt the same.
"You miss Jingchen too, don't you?!"
When Kamisato Ayaka mentioned Jingchen's name, Sangonomiya Kokomi paused, a hint of longing and helplessness flashing across her calm face.
Kamisato Ayaka walked forward and took Sangonomiya Kokomi's hand.
"As expected, you and I are the same, especially when it comes to Jingchen."
Kokomi quickly pulled her hand away.
"I... Kamisato Ayaka, Yae Miko didn't say that she would resolve the Vision Hunt Decree and other issues?!"
Kamisato Ayaka brought out her fan and covered her face, smiling.
"These problems, the Grand Priestess Yae has already discussed with the Shogun.
The drafts they asked me to write have also been completed.
Of course, the reason the Grand Priestess invited you to the Grand Narukami Shrine today.
It's not about the matters between Watatsumi Island and Narukami Island, but more about Jingchen."
"Jingchen?! Kamisato Ayaka, what do you mean? Has something happened to Jingchen again?"
Kamisato Ayaka turned around slowly and took out that talisman.
"Kokomi, Jingchen is fine, but we're in a lot of trouble.
You'll understand everything when we reach the Grand Narukami Shrine."
Kokomi looked at Kamisato Ayaka with a puzzled expression; this girl felt familiar.
But something didn't seem right.
"Kokomi, we're in the same boat, so you can call me Ayaka from now on."
Sangonomiya Kokomi clutched the mechanical pearl in her hand tightly and suddenly pressed, "Are you still unwilling to give up on Brother Jingchen?"
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head slightly, a terrifying smile on her face.