They spoke at the same time.
The shared words made them look at each other—and smile.
Lin Mo lifted his hand toward Eula.
Eula, without the slightest hesitation, placed her hand into his palm and let him clasp it.
Hand in hand, they walked together toward the Knights of Favonius' residential quarters upstairs.
Naturally, Lin Mo was taking Eula back to his own room.
Even if it hadn't been properly tidied yet, it was still far cleaner than hers.
Eula did have a room, but because she was often ostracized by the people of Mondstadt, she rarely returned there to rest.
Only after getting drunk at Angel's Share would she come back to the Knights' dormitory.
In Lin Mo's memory, every time he went to her room, it was covered in dust.
Eula knew she seldom stayed there, so she usually kept the bed covered with a cloth to keep the dust away.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the room.
Lin Mo had just turned around and closed the door when Eula, unable to wait any longer, wrapped her arms around him from behind.
Her warm breath brushed against his ear, stirring something restless in his heart.
Then her soft murmur reached him.
"I won't let your wish fall through. Believe me."
A wish…
Lin Mo recalled what he had said in Mondstadt Plaza, explaining the origin of his Vision.
Back then, the wish had only been an excuse—to give Barbatos a reason to grant him a Vision.
But when he spoke of that wish, his mind had been filled with nothing but Eula.
Their meeting at the icy lake on Dragonspine.
Her tearful expression in the snowbound tent.
Every moment they had spent together in Mondstadt.
…
Moonlight spilled across the freshly made bed—only to be blocked by the silhouettes of their entwined bodies.
This long-awaited closeness was Lin Mo's answer to her.
Eula felt his feelings with her own body.
She believed he would not leave her again.
Half an hour later.
Moonlight fell gently across Lin Mo's slightly weary face.
"Look at you," Eula said softly. "So strong, yet you get tired so easily."
"Once the dragon crisis is over, you're coming with me to soak in the ice lake, got it?"
There was a faint trace of grievance in her eyes.
Lin Mo had no intention of continuing this topic.
Because… he really did not want to soak in ice-cold water with Eula.
Every time he thought of those baths, a chill ran through him.
The ice lake on Dragonspine was truly freezing!!!
Even with Eula's warm embrace, he still didn't want to suffer that ordeal.
But then he thought of how much he had owed her during the invitation quests.
Sigh… fine.
Once everything with the mission was settled, he'd accompany her a few more times.
Thinking of the mission, Lin Mo's gaze grew solemn.
"I will eventually have a battle with the Heavenly Principles."
He spoke slowly.
"The Heavenly Principles?"
Confusion appeared in Eula's eyes. She clearly had never heard of such an ancient god.
"She is the Primordial God of Celestia."
"Only by defeating her can we ensure that we won't be separated."
Lin Mo revealed the true objective of this lifetime.
Time was running short.
In a few years, Lumine would gather the power of all seven elements and ascend to Celestia.
At the same time, the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya would collect all seven Gnoses and declare war on the Heavenly Principles.
And the Abyss Order, led by Aether, would surely not waste such a rare opportunity.
Lin Mo did not have much time.
"A primordial god who stands above the Seven Archons…"
A heavy look crossed Eula's eyes.
Such an enemy was far beyond anything she had imagined.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of fear in her gaze.
"If one day, you must raise your sword against a god,"
"Then I will stand before you."
…
Hearing those words, Lin Mo pulled Eula tighter into his arms.
"Silly girl. I'm your man. If there's danger, how could I ever let you stand in front of me?"
Eula did not reply.
She simply nestled against his chest, quietly savoring his warmth.
In the stillness of the night, beneath the pure glow of the moon, the two held each other and drifted into sleep.
…
...
Meanwhile, at Tenshukaku—within the Plane of Euthymia.
The Raiden Shogun sat cross-legged, her eyes closed in meditation.
But the next moment, her eyes snapped open.
"Hm? You—after all these years, what wind blew you here?"
Yae Miko stood not far in front of her.
This time, the kitsune priestess did not respond with her usual teasing.
Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
A flicker of confusion passed through the Raiden Shogun's gaze.
It was rare enough for her old friend to visit—rarer still for her not to mock her.
At that moment, Yae Miko's crimson lips parted.
"Just now… I dreamed of Sasayuri."
Those words made the Raiden Shogun's pupils constrict slightly.
But in the next instant, her eyes dimmed again.
"Yes… these past years, I often dream of him as well."
"I know that if it weren't for him, you wouldn't have clung so desperately to that so-called eternity."
"But… this dream of mine wasn't an ordinary one."
As Yae Miko spoke, a firm resolve appeared in her eyes.
"I dreamed that—"
"He was reincarnated."
"And in this lifetime, he's in Mondstadt… as Mondstadt's diplomatic envoy."
"I want to go to Mondstadt."
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