Chapter 15 Faith and Doubt
Because she had to make up for her absenteeism at Narukami Taisha Shrine, Chinatsu simply wrote a letter and sent it to Tatasha. The recipient filled in the form. She hesitated for a moment between "White" and "Qingqi", and finally filled in Niwa's name was mentioned.
She thought a little uncertainly: Others may not know who the name "White" is, but Niyu must have understood it when he saw "White" on the envelope.
She is a good vampire with professional ethics. She has been specially approved by Yae Shenzi not to be on duty during the day, which has already taken a big advantage. However, she can still get the same amount of mora as other miko... If she does not pay the owed work After making up the time, she would feel shameless to face this fox who likes to tease people, but at least he has a kind heart.
In the letter she sent, Chinatsu specifically stated that she would stay in Inazuma Castle for at least eight days and would not have to wait in the yard for her return every day.
In addition, she also asked about his current situation and whether Mr. Escher, the man who gave her the storage device, had come to her for help.
On her fourth day on duty at Narukami Taisha Shrine, Chinatsu finally received a reply.
The letter was not too thick, only two pages long. When Chinatsu opened it and took a look, she was immediately amazed.
——If nothing else, that good calligraphy is something that a semi-illiterate in Teyvat cannot learn.
After all, this is a strange world, and you are lucky enough to be able to learn the language without a teacher. As for writing...? Her level is still at the level where she can understand it but is not optimistic about handwriting.
I still remember that four days ago, when Chinatsu was lying on the window sill writing a letter, Yae Shenzi laughed at her mercilessly: "It's hard for you too."
Chinatsu: "..."
She even expressed respect at the time: "Because I haven't been in this world for a long time. It would be good if I could write letters. I can practice my beauty aspect slowly."
But now, looking at the neat and comfortable handwriting on the letter paper in her hand, she somewhat recognized Yae Kamiko's words.
——Compared to Bai, who had only been out of the Borrowed View Hall for two years, and who had also known the world for a short time, he was simply a real waste.
The content of the letter is not much, it reads:
【Chinatsu:
Zhan Xinjia! As soon as you left, something big happened in Talisha. Hmm... It should be considered a very important thing, right? Do you remember that the village sent a team to dig out crystallized bone marrow? 】
Of course Chinatsu remembers that that day she was going to find Katsuragi, but was told by Katsuragi's neighbor that Katsuragi was following the team to collect crystallized bone marrow.
It is said that it is because Mr. Escher brought very important technology, although she still doesn’t know what that technology is...
[Mr. Escher gave us a new technology to process crystallized bone marrow. This method is very useful, and the efficiency and output are greatly improved. I later learned that he originally cooperated with the Akame family, but the Akame family introduced him to Niwa who was also a member of "Isshin Sansaku". Niwa is very busy now...]
Seeing this, Qianxia could almost imagine his expression, so she couldn't help but smile.
[The day after you left, Mr. Escher came to see you once. I told him that you were away and had gone to Daozuma City. He never came to see you again, but started to look for me instead. . Every time I ask some...weird questions. It's like "Do you feel sleepy if you don't sleep?" 】
The corners of Qianxia's raised lips fell.
That weird feeling came to mind again.
But Qin Qi didn't seem to notice this.
[He explained that he was curious because he saw that I worked very hard. I would go out before dawn every morning and then come back when night fell. Although I was doing very tiring things, I didn’t look very tired. Could this be the Fontaine people who like to study... because they are curious about everything? 】
But after reading this paragraph of text, Chinatsu even felt that the strange feeling became stronger.
The doubts that had been suppressed from the bottom of my heart resurfaced again.
Although it makes no sense, but...the vigilance nerves honed by struggling to survive in the original world for so long are warning like crazy.
Not right.
There must be something overlooked.
The content on the first page has ended, Chinatsu turned to the next page.
[Mr. Escher asked me when you would come back from Inazuma Castle, because it seems that you have not fulfilled your promised guide duties... Later he asked me if I could help him get to know Tatasha on your behalf. , I was a little confused, but because I still wanted to wait for you to come back and see you as soon as possible, I refused. 】
Between the lightning and flint, it suddenly became clear.
All her thoughts were drawn by this matter, and she didn't pay any attention to the meaning of the last sentence of the letter.
She thought: Why did Escher ask her, who had just arrived in Tatarsha, to introduce the village to him? When she didn't come back, he asked Bai, who also hadn't stayed in Tatarsha for a long time.
But... why not ask a local?
The reason Escher gave himself the saving device was because he hoped that the "miko-sama" could help him encounter a little trouble.
But this letter clearly stated that he had already cooperated with Niyu.
...As the current top person in charge of the project, there is nothing that Niwa can't solve, but he wants her, a trainee shrine maiden who has no real power and can only act as the mascot of Tasha, to solve it?
Chinatsu had deep doubts.
——Does Escher really want to know Tatasha?
Or...do you have other plans?
But what is he planning?
The persona he created for himself was that of a well-meaning person who generously offered his own methods because he couldn't bear to see the people of Tatar Sand forging swords and smelting with such low efficiency.
...a kind person?
The experiences of the previous world are vivid in my mind.
She had not been in contact with him for a long time and had only met him once by chance. No matter how friendly he appeared, Chinatsu could not easily believe that his kindness was without price.