The Weapon Master Shall Never Die Bare-Handed in Genshin Impact [399]

"The Pyro Witch… she must have hated the Anemo Archon."

Venti spoke softly. "She resented the beast that took her lover’s life… and the god who arrived too late."

"She walked the earth, burning monsters with her flames, reducing all that was beautiful and fragile within her to ashes."

"Even when people feared her, shunned her, and drove her away, she never stopped burning those who threatened others."

Venti looked at Jia Changjiang. "Perhaps, in her heart, if she alone bore all the pain and burned it away, then a new hope could be born."

Venti turned his head.

Jia Changjiang couldn’t see his expression, but he could sense something—Venti’s mood seemed unusually heavy.

"What happened to her after that? The Pyro Witch—how did her story end?"

Jia Changjiang asked.

"After that…"

Venti continued, "She filled herself with fire. She burned constantly, never ceasing, until even her face became scarred and ruined."

"Someone found her—found her when the flames of her life were nearly extinguished. They suppressed her fire and made her one of their own."

"But she…"

Venti sighed. "She forgot her name, her past, and even the face of the one she never got to see again. The only things that remained in her heart… were hatred and obsession."

"And now… she is surrounded by nothing but ice that freezes all in its wake."

"The Pyro Witch… she’s still alive?"

Jia Changjiang grasped the meaning behind Venti’s words.

"From centuries ago until now, she’s still alive?"

His eyes widened. "Shouldn’t she be an old hag by now?!"

Venti chuckled. "You’ve actually met her before, Jax. More than once, in fact."

"Huh?"

Jia Changjiang searched his memory.

He had met the Pyro Witch?

A woman who hated the gods. A woman tied to ice…

After a moment of thought, a realization struck him—one so absurd that he almost couldn’t believe it.

"No way… The Pyro Witch is La Signora?"

"Bingo."

Venti nodded. "Looks like your memory is quite sharp."

"Wait, give me a moment to process this."

Jia Changjiang massaged his temples, trying to organize his thoughts.

"La Signora was once the Pyro Witch, who roamed the land centuries ago. The Cryo Archon suppressed her flames… Rostam was once her lover, but he died in battle against Durin."

"She’s forgotten everything, yet still clings to her old hatred and obsession… So that’s why—"

Jia Changjiang frowned as a thought clicked. "That’s why she went so hard on you in front of the cathedral?"

He turned to Venti, recalling that moment vividly.

As one of the original Seven who had ruled since the beginning, Venti—like Zhongli—shouldn’t have had his Gnosis stolen in such a humiliating way.

It didn’t make sense.

"When it comes to that… I can’t say much."

Venti’s tone turned evasive, dodging the subject now that it involved the Gnosis.

Jia Changjiang didn’t press further.

Instead, he sat in silence for a while, replaying everything Venti had just told him.

La Signora… was the Pyro Witch?

The woman who once sang as she waited for her beloved, who turned into a vengeful sorceress after his death, who burned away every last monster in her way…

Was the same arrogant, high-and-mighty woman he had faced before?

"What do you want me to do?"

Jia Changjiang asked at last.

Venti curled up slightly, hugging his knees.

After a long pause, he finally spoke.

"Jax… if you ever get the chance…"

"Please… help her."

His voice was quiet, almost pleading.

"Once, she was just a girl standing in this very plaza, singing for her lover’s return. Even after becoming the Pyro Witch, she never harmed the innocent—she only burned away the monsters."

"She… was once a citizen of Mondstadt. At least, she used to be. Now, she’s heading to Inazuma, and with the Raiden Shogun’s nature…"

Venti buried his face into his knees. "This has already been delayed for centuries."

"It can't be delayed any longer."

Jia Changjiang studied Venti in silence, ruffling his own hair.

After a long moment, he finally sighed.

"Alright."

"I’ll give it a shot."

He exhaled deeply. "I never would’ve guessed that La Signora had this kind of past… Does she really not remember any of it?"

"That fight we had back then… she definitely wasn’t using her full strength. If I didn’t have my Sun-Slaying Bow, I might’ve actually lost…"

He shook his head, then looked at Venti.

"I gave you my word, and I’ll keep it. We’re friends, aren’t we?"

Jia Changjiang smirked and reached out, ruffling Venti’s hat.

"What was her name again?"

"Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalter."

Venti repeated it once more.

Jia Changjiang nodded. "Rosalyne… Got it."

Then, with a teasing grin, he added, "You sure do remember every single person in Mondstadt, huh?"

"You’re a surprisingly sentimental god, Barbatos."

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The Next Morning

"Haaaah—choo!"

Lumine frowned at the yawning Jia Changjiang. "Jax, what’s with you? You look like you barely slept."

"Spent last night listening to someone’s little secrets."

Jia Changjiang yawned again. "Heard the story of a tech-savvy shut-in… and a love story with no happy ending."

Lumine pouted. "And you didn’t invite me? Was it interesting?"

"Not really."

Jia Changjiang yawned again.

"A woman who only knows how to keep moving forward without looking back… and a pair of lovers who still don’t have a happy ending, even now. Nothing interesting about it."

"Then why’d you stay up so late listening?"

Lumine huffed and turned away.

Jia Changjiang, watching her, could only shake his head.

Yeah… Not the most entertaining stories.

Neither had a satisfying ending.

And neither of them were over yet.

"To prove my understanding of eternity to the Raiden Shogun, huh…?"

Jia Changjiang muttered to himself. "Haven’t figured out a good way to do that yet."

"And La Signora, too…"

He exhaled.

"Well… I guess I’ll just take it one step at a time."

"Either way…"

"Whether it’s the Raiden Shogun or La Signora…"

His lips curled into a grin.

"Both of them are worthy opponents for a proper fight, aren’t they?"

"If that’s the case, then I’ll handle things my way."

"A swordswoman who seeks eternity and a witch who lost her love… What a troublesome pair."

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