Ordinary soldiers would at most be punished according to the situation, while Vision wielders would have their Visions confiscated in addition to receiving punishment.
After circling around, Shiki returned to Shimura's, then ordered a cup of tea exactly like the one she had earlier and sat down to drink it.
Don't expect any good drinks in Teyvat. Shiki had tried the dango Milk that a certain older shut-in liked, and after drinking it, she had only one feeling.
Too sweet.
Too sweet.
Can something this tooth-achingly sweet really be drunk? But maybe it could sell well in America, after all, people there consume sugar + fried food every day, isn't it a fat explosion?
There's no soda or Milk tea in Teyvat. Shiki doesn't drink alcohol, so after much thought, only tea could provide a taste similar to Earth's.
For example, the sakura bloom tea she was currently drinking had a similar taste to cherry blossom tea on Earth, but drinking too much could make her mouth numb, as the raw material was sakura bloom, which came from the Sacred Sakura Tree on Mt. Yougou.
And the Sacred Sakura Tree contained the power of Raiden Makoto, so even after processing, there was still a slight electro element residue. Drinking too much would naturally make her mouth numb.
But Shiki wouldn't have such worries, even though sakura bloom tea was very expensive.
A small cluster of sakura bloom cost five thousand Mora, and one liang, or fifty grams, of sakura bloom tea leaves already cost ten thousand Mora. Ordinary people truly couldn't afford it.
But what was that to Shiki, who possessed tens of millions of Mora? Moreover, the amount of Mora in her bank account was constantly increasing.
After finishing her tea, Shiki bought half a jin of tea leaves from the boss and put them in her sleeve. Originally, tea was just a drink she used to reminisce about the past, but now she had grown to like the taste of tea.
If she didn't drink some every day, she would truly feel unaccustomed.
Upon returning to Konda Village, Shiki found Tejima in the outskirts, driving away Hilichurls. It was truly a display of fiery slashes, with broad and sweeping movements in every strike and stance, looking very heroic.
Hilichurls are something that cannot be completely eradicated. If she had been young and ignorant, these Hilichurls would probably not have been simply driven away.
Even if Hilichurls died, they would reappear in about a week.
So instead of having a fight every week, it was better to drive them to an irrelevant place and just take a detour normally.
"Ya! Yika!"
The Hilichurls ran away, screeching. Seeing Tejima finish, Shiki walked up and asked, "Why did these Hilichurls come here today?"
"It's a bit complicated, but simply put, a group of children were playing around and accidentally entered the Hilichurls' territory, and then they were chased all the way here."
"Anyway, it's nothing important. It's good for these kids to learn a lesson, so they don't run here again, those who don't believe in evil." Tejima waved his hand and said.
You can never control a person's curiosity, unless they completely fail or pay a heavy price before they learn their lesson.
The curiosity of little brats cannot be controlled. Even if the Hilichurls are driven further away, those curious rascals will still sneak out.
Shiki thought for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "Is that so... Let me guess, was the little brat who led the Hilichurls here the one named Xiao?"
"Eh? How did you know? It was indeed him." Tejima was a little surprised.
"It's not hard to guess. That little brat used to pester me to go outside the village with him. I talked to him for a long time back then, but I didn't expect that after more than half a year, he would still go out and cause trouble."
"But now that I think about it, he should have learned his lesson. Even the lowest-level Hilichurl is not something a child like him can handle." Shiki said.
Even a Hilichurl that only picks up and throws Shitou needs an adult with a weapon to eliminate it by using the advantage of long reach against short reach, let alone an underdeveloped child.
"Indeed, but speaking of which, are you done with your business?" Tejima asked.
"Not yet, I just have some free time temporarily. I also went to fight Mr. Mikato just now, and I have to say his swordsmanship is something else."
"Oh? So you've already fought Mr. Mikato?"
"Yes, but I have a question. Mr. Mikato used the exact same deflection as you in the battle."
"You're curious about that, huh? Actually, it's nothing. We've known each other longer than you've been alive. We can say we're both teachers and friends. This deflection move was something we researched together."
Tejima smiled and cleared Shiki's confusion. It was actually a very simple matter.
"I see. I thought there was some untold story between you and Mr. Mikato, your old friend."
"What untold story could there be? He even wanted to invite me to be a teacher at the dojo back then, but I refused. One or two would be fine, but more than that would be too much trouble for me."
Shiki nodded. She now understood the relationship between Tejima and Mr. Mikato. They were somewhat like the current Kazuha and Fujiwara. Fujiwara wasn't she talking about wanting to open a dojo earlier?
The two of them also supervised each other and made progress together, but Shiki felt that there was a high probability that these two would share a surname in the future.
"Then, before me, have you taught anyone else?"
"No."
Shiki: "..."
Tejima said it very bluntly, but thinking about it, who would recognize an old man from a small village as a teacher?
"I taught you on a whim. Mainly, when I met you, you were severely injured, and it's dangerous for a girl to be alone outside. Even if you didn't say anything, I would have taught you a move or two for self-defense."
"But who would have thought that your Talents would be so outrageous? You could enter No Self as soon as you touched swordsmanship, and now you've even obtained a Vision. By the way, who won the battle between you and Mr. Mikato?"
"Could it be that your current strength is already stronger than mine?"
Tejima said a lot in one breath. Should it be said that he was indeed a electro element Vision wielder? He was always so lively.
"I won, Mr. Mikato lost, but he lost with a smile." Shiki said.
"Although this day was bound to come, I still feel so complex right now. Mr. Mikato's strength is greater than mine, so your ability to defeat him proves that you can also defeat me."
Tejima sighed, his words filled with melancholy. He had anticipated everything today, but he hadn't expected it to come so quickly.
Of course, he was also genuinely happy for Shiki in his heart. Look, this is someone I taught. In some ways, he had also defeated Mr. Mikato.
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