Genshin Impact: It All Began With Me Being Stepped On by Arlecchino

"Alright, it's getting late. I have no intention of letting you stay the night, so you should go back now. You've had your meal, and I've given you your reward as you wished. From now on, remember that we don't owe each other anything!" Chevreuse said, feigning calmness after finishing her water.

Seeing that her expression was genuine, and that she seemed to truly not know what had just happened, Lu Li felt a mix of relief and guilt. He nodded and said, "Mm, in that case, I'll be leaving. Uh... thank you, Chevreuse, for playing such a game with me..."

Her tightly composed face almost broke. Chevreuse fought back a blush and said, "I am a woman of my word. But... that game was just too strange..."

Lu Li scratched his head awkwardly. He still wasn't sure if she had noticed anything. But that was a question he would have to ponder on his own. It was time to say goodbye.

After a few more words, he was about to leave when Chevreuse, who was seeing him off, suddenly thought of something, her face flushing as she opened her mouth to speak. But in the end, she didn't dare say it. If she did, he would know that she had known the true nature of the game all along, and that would be incredibly awkward.

Only after he had left did she press her fingers to her lips. Even after drinking so much water, she could still feel the burning sensation in her throat. The thought made her blush with annoyance. That detestable fellow, he kept pouring honey on it, no wonder I couldn't figure out what it was. And to pretend I didn't know, I had to swallow all of it... It didn't taste good, and...

She held her burning face in her hands. She didn't know how... lewd and alluring she must have looked to him. Playing that kind of game with a blindfold on, where does he get all these weird ideas?!

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Meanwhile, Lu Li left Chevreuse's house with a mix of exhilaration and trepidation. He decided to use the cover of night to carry out his plan: to visit Vacher, who was still in the dungeon and would be transferred to the Fortress of Meropide the next day. In the original story, that scumbag had gotten his just desserts. There was no reason for him to live in this timeline.

He easily bypassed the guards, his stealth skills honed since childhood in the House of the Hearth making it a simple task to infiltrate the dungeon. Wearing a hood and mask, he wasn't worried about being recognized.

Soon, he stood before Vacher's cell. He looked coldly at the man inside, who was weeping with regret and resentment. A look of disgust crossed his face.

"I didn't expect the person they sent me to see would be such a disgrace. Vacher, you have shamed your Snezhnayan blood."

The weeping Vacher looked up and saw the masked, robed figure. "Someone from Snezhnaya... are you here to break me out?" he asked in disbelief.

"No, you are no longer of any use," Lu Li said, making it up on the spot. "The organization you built, the channels and factories that produced 'L'es,' have all been destroyed. To us, you are worthless. Naturally, I have no reason to break you out."

"Then... what are you here for? To laugh at me?"

"To grant you one last small wish," Lu Li said coolly. "At the Opera Epiclese, you kept spouting nonsense about how no one understood your pain, that the world was wrong. So now, I will grant your wish. You want to see the love of your youth again, don't you? We never knew a man like you could be so sentimental. Well, consider it a final gesture for our past cooperation."

"You... you have a way for me to see my Vigneire again?!" Vacher scrambled to the bars of his cell, his face a mask of crazed joy.

"Yes, but only this once. After this, our ties will be completely severed. A clean beginning and a clean end." Lu Li took out a small vial. "Primordial Seawater. I believe you are familiar with it."

"Of course, I know what it is. But why are you showing it to me?"

"To the people of Fontaine, it is a deadly poison. To others, it enhances their perception of Hydro. You should know this," Lu Li said, tossing the vial to him. "This is a single dose. Drink it. Tomorrow, on your way to the Fortress of Meropide, you will be granted one final request. Use that chance to ask to visit the Fountain of Lucine again. There, you will get what you want. You will see your beloved Vigneire."

Vacher's pupils trembled. He took a deep breath and drank the Primordial Seawater in one gulp. When he looked up again, the mysterious man was gone. He clenched his fists, eagerly awaiting the morrow. He could finally see her again!

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