The Weapon Master Shall Never Die Bare-Handed in Genshin Impact [325]

“The solitude of Liyue Harbor is lonelier than Jueyun Karst. Watching the clouds alone in Jueyun Karst is merely the solitude of one’s own company. Yet stepping into the throngs of Liyue as a non-human is the solitude of being out of place in the world.”

Cloud Retainer sighed deeply as she shared her thoughts. “This was the sentiment I overheard from Ganyu. It is a conflict within her heart that she cannot easily resolve on her own. That is why I hope...”

“Solitude?” Lumine turned to gaze in the direction Ganyu had left. “Does Ganyu also think of herself as an outsider?”

“I think she’s completely misunderstood the meaning of a new era,” Jia Changjiang remarked. “We’ve always said that the Adepti are part of Liyue too. A new future shouldn’t leave anyone behind.”

“Should we try to talk to her?” Jia Changjiang rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Let me make one thing clear, though. Unlike you thousand-year-old Adepti, I’m just a twenty-something mortal. I can’t guarantee I’ll succeed.”

“Accompany her,” Cloud Retainer suggested gently. “Leaving her to wallow in despair will only make things worse.”

“Well then, I’ll take this on,” Jia Changjiang declared with a clap of his hands and a grin. “Even if I can’t fully understand her loneliness... we’re all outsiders in some way, aren’t we, Lumine?”

“Exactly!”

Lumine struck a triumphant pose, hands on her hips. “The three of us are some of the rarest outsiders in all of Teyvat! If it’s about dealing with life as a misfit, we’ve got plenty of experience!”

“By the way, where is Ganyu planning to go for her training?” Lumine asked. “I’ll go find her.”

As Lumine and Paimon dashed off, Jia Changjiang lingered for a moment, turning to Cloud Retainer.

“Cloud Retainer, the Lantern Rite is coming up soon. Don’t you plan to join in? Liyue will be bustling with life then.”

“Even if we go, Adepti conceal their identities,” Cloud Retainer replied, her tone noncommittal. “Still... there is something about you that feels akin to Ganyu.”

“Really?” Jia Changjiang looked down at himself curiously. “Maybe because I’m also an outsider in Liyue Harbor?”

“Perhaps... It is simply that you share the experience of being an outsider,” Cloud Retainer mused.

“Well, it’s the Lantern Rite. What better time to come and see the festivities? I’m even planning to invite some other Adepti,” Jia Changjiang said with a grin. “The festival celebrates the bond between mortals and Adepti, right? I hear there’s even a Xiao Lantern dedicated to an Adeptus at the end.”

With that, Jia Changjiang waved and hurried after Lumine.

When Jia Changjiang caught up, Lumine and Ganyu had already begun training under Cloud Retainer’s guidance.

He found a spot to sit and watched as the two worked through the exercises of an Adeptus.

Is Ganyu really so lonely?

Jia Changjiang studied the half-Adeptus, half-human figure before him. The loneliness of a non-human in a human world... I don’t understand it fully.

But that feeling of having no place to call home, of not knowing where to go next? That, Jia Changjiang could relate to.

At least Ganyu had Jueyun Karst to return to.

As for Jia Changjiang, all he could do was keep moving forward.

For him, hesitation wasn’t an option. There was no point in dwelling on uncertainties. If there were two paths ahead, he would choose one and walk it. If there was only one road, he would take it without hesitation. And if there were no roads? He would carve one out.

“Outsiders have the right to choose their friends too,” Jia Changjiang muttered to himself, lying back on the grass.

Memories... What were they?

To him, they were the things you looked back on as you moved forward—moments that made you laugh, cry, or feel tangled up inside. But they should never be reasons to stop moving forward.

In truth, everyone had secrets buried deep within them, making each of them a sort of outsider in their own way.

So...

“Let loneliness be someone else’s burden to taste.”

He glanced at the clouds drifting overhead. “Outsiders, huh? Who isn’t one?”

When Ganyu and Lumine finished their training, Jia Changjiang sat up and stretched.

“How was the Adepti training?” he asked.

“I think I’d make a great Adeptus!” Lumine gave herself a thumbs-up. “I feel super strong right now!”

“And Liyue Harbor—did you explain things to Ganyu?” Jia Changjiang inquired.

“We did, but...” Paimon trailed off, her expression uncertain. “It seems like Ganyu doesn’t believe us.”

After a moment of hesitation, Ganyu admitted, “I still hold to my own conclusions. After all, I am not human.”

“So... you’re planning to continue with your Adepti training?” Jia Changjiang asked. “Do you not realize that if you don’t go back, those three secretaries might work themselves to death?”

Ganyu hesitated, her uncertainty evident. “I... I think I’ll complete my training first.”

“Next, I’m going to train with the Conqueror of Demons,” she said quietly.

Jia Changjiang stroked his chin thoughtfully. “Well, I’m no Adeptus, but can I give this Adepti training a try?”

“If you’re interested, you’re welcome to observe,” Ganyu offered.

The group soon found Xiao at the base of a mountain in Jueyun Karst. He stood near a massive, ancient tree that seemed to glow faintly with crystallized Geo energy, its presence both majestic and serene.

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