Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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"Continue your journey with Capachelli's feathers."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind in Heguan stopped.

The gloom that once shrouded the island has completely dissipated, the sky is clear as if washed, and the sunlight shines through the clouds onto this forgotten land.

The lingering shadows of those wandering villagers, the painful wails and curses, all turned into specks of light and drifted away in the wind.

Aru and Capachelli's figures gradually faded in the light, but they were no longer bound souls, but souls that had finally gained freedom.

Ying gazed at the empty altar and asked softly, "Where...did they go?"

A string of data flashed across the Wolf King's eyes: "The energy reaction disappeared, but it was not annihilation, but rather... sublimation."

Er Kang, unusually, didn't have a joking expression; he just looked at the sky and said, "They can finally fly away together."

Gu Qian scratched his head: "Then... will He Guan still be haunted in the future?"

Qingyu looked down at the feather in his hand, lightning flowing between his fingertips, and he could almost hear Aru's laughter and Capachelli's chirping.

"Not anymore."

he said softly.

"The story here has come to an end."

Paimon rubbed his reddened eyes: "Then...should we go?"

Ying nodded, taking one last look at this land that had once been cursed.

Sunlight spilled onto the ancient altar, new buds sprouted from the withered branches of the cherry tree, and waves gently lapped against the beach in the distance. Everything was as quiet as if it had never been touched by sorrow.

Only the feather in Qingyu's hand proves that there was once a lonely child here, and his divine friend, who finally waited for the day of their reunion.

Several days later, the adventurers of Inazuma discovered that the fog over Tsurugai had completely dissipated and the thunderstorms had ceased.

At the highest point of Tianyun Pass, there is a small stone statue—a smiling boy with a thunderbird with outstretched wings perched beside him.

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Raiden stood unsteadily in front of the castle tower, his once elegant furisode kimono now wrinkled like pickled vegetables, and several fragments of documents were tucked into his long purple hair.

What's most alarming is the dark circles under her eyes—those heavy dark circles even make the surrounding air seem a bit gloomy.

"I see... He Guan... Thank you all..."

Her voice was so weak it sounded like she might stop breathing at any moment.

"Alas--!"

Paimon was so frightened that he hid behind Ying.

"Even a demon god can get dark circles under his eyes from exhaustion?!"

Ying unconsciously took a half step back: "Just how many documents did you approve...?"

Although the four were wearing masks and their expressions were not visible, their synchronized swallowing revealed their shock.

Raiden rubbed his temples with a wry smile: "Lord Guilliman's AI finally finished self-repairing this morning... Although not completely, it's still usable..."

She pointed to the still-smoking main unit behind her.

"We didn't dare close our eyes until we finished processing the backlog of nine thousand documents..."

Wolf King's tactical goggles automatically scanned Raiden's status bar: [Fatigue: 999+] [Caffeine Intake: 3 times the lethal dose] [SAN: Critically low]

"Ying and Miss Xinhai have been taken to the hospital."

Lightning was counting on his fingers.

"The general and Guo Beng said it was due to 'machine overload' and were taken to the repair shop..."

Qingyu suddenly realized the key point: "Wait, what about Fox Palace and Eightfold Divine Child?"

"they……"

Raiden's smile suddenly turned dangerous.

"They said they were going to soak in a hot spring to 'relax'..."

An image immediately flashed in everyone's minds—a pink-haired fox and her white fox senior, who were comfortably soaking in the "Dream Eater: Dream of Mizuki" hot spring, turning all the accumulated political pressure into nightmares to feed to the poor proprietress.

"I hope Miss Mizuki's stomach is strong enough..."

Ying silently prayed for the hot spring owner.

Raiden turned around unsteadily: "I want to... take a bath too..."

Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed to the ground with a "thud".

"Miss Raiden?!"

Gu Qian quickly helped the man up and found that the first Thor was already fast asleep, snoring softly, still clutching the chess piece left behind by Guilliman tightly in his hand.

The following day's headline in the Inazuma Morning Post:

Shocking! Mass Coma Incident at Taipei Castle

Yaedo urgently publishes "The Civil Servant Survival Handbook"

The Baku Onsen (hot spring resort) is temporarily closed; the owner says she's "too full."

—Special Correspondent: A Mechanical Werewolf Who Wished to Remain Anonymous

Chapter 54 Return to Mondstadt

"Boom-bang!"

Huge fireworks burst in the night sky, transforming into thousands of streams of fire that illuminating the entire sea as if it were daytime.

The rooftops and streets of Inazuma Castle were crowded with people looking up in amazement.

"another one!"

Xiaogong excitedly waved her torch, her orange ponytail bouncing in the firelight.

She turned around and lit the super-large firework specially made by the four-person group—it was a Hilichurl shape that was three meters tall, and the fuse was burning with a "sizzling" sound.

"Wait, wait a minute! Isn't that design a bit...?"

Paimon hadn't finished speaking.

The fireworks exploded in the air, transforming into twenty dancing miniature Thunder Cinemas, causing the original Hilichurl, who was drinking Dango Milk, to cough violently.

"Cough cough! What, what is this...?"

Lei frantically wiped the milk splattered on his face.

Yae no Miko laughed heartily, "Oh my, even the fireworks are teasing our General!"

Not far away, Zaoyou rolled out of her roly-poly toy, rubbing her sleepy eyes: "Ugh... I only slept for ten hours..."

She groggily looked up and saw fireworks exploding in the sky, forming a giant raccoon. She immediately snapped awake: "Wow! It's Zaoyou!"

Ayaka Kamisato smiled and handed her a string of candied apples: "Miss Yoomiya specially designed this for you."

In the night sky, more and more fantastical shapes bloom one after another:

The fireworks lit by Qingyu transformed into a soaring thunderbird, its wings spreading out and scattering sparks;

Erkang's "Abyss Mage Begs for Mercy" fireworks drew laughter from the entire audience;

Zhang Chu's custom-made fireworks even recreated the scene of Guilliman's battle against General Thunder, making the person in question twitch at the corner of their mouth.

“How beautiful…”

Lei Dian Zhen leaned on Hu Zhai Gong's shoulder, his eyes reflecting a dazzling light.

The white fox woman gently pulled her clothes tighter around her neck: "You've worked hard, my Lord Thor."

"Brother! Come out and watch the fireworks!"

General Thunder grabbed the stragglers by their scarves and dragged them out of the room.

The young executive officer looked up, utterly dejected: "Where do these people get their energy from...?"

The most spectacular finale came from the Wolf King—a silver-white mecha took off, and its chest armor unfolded, releasing thousands of miniature fireworks.

They exploded simultaneously at the highest point, creating the outline of the entire Inazuma Island in the air, with each island clearly delineated by flames of different colors.

Lei Yingdian straightened up without realizing it.

She watched the fireworks illuminate the remote islands, Konta Village, the sacred cherry tree, and the tiny figures running and laughing.

For the first time in five hundred years, she could "see" her own country so clearly.

Yae no Miko gently touched her arm.

"This is what 'eternity' should look like."

The general walked up to the stragglers without them noticing and quietly took their hands.

Although the stragglers looked disgusted, they didn't shake them off.

As the last firework faded, countless river lanterns suddenly lit up at Inazuma Port.

The crowd released the lanterns distributed by the group of four, which drifted away with the ocean currents, as if to spread the joy of the night to the entire sea.

The next morning, Zaoyou finally got some sleep in the roly-poly toy.

Meanwhile, in the conference room of the castle tower, a group of gods and officials lay asleep—their faces still bearing the lingering smiles of the previous night, their hands clutching a new document: "A Proposal to Establish the Fireworks Festival as a Fixed Holiday."

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"We've stayed this long, it's about time we left Inazuma."

Qingyu lay on the grass at the edge of the island, legs crossed, facing the sky.

Ying sat to the side and echoed, then continued to maintain the Sky Blade in her hand.

"Let's go check on Wendy and the others while we're at it."

Er Kang suddenly jumped out of the bushes next to him and struck an exaggerated pose.

At this moment, he was wearing a "Crown of the Sea King" made of crab shells and holding a branch with seashells tied to it as a trident.

"It's time to show that lazy bard the true power of the ocean!"