Genshin Impact: I am a scholar in Xumi

Chapter 377 Come on, Azan!

Mondstadt, in front of the Cathedral of West Wind, under the statue of the God of Wind

"Hello everyone, I'm Barbara, how are you?!" The blonde pastor girl posed on the stage, and her energetic movements attracted many eyes.

Beside the girl, the boy with short mint-blue hair raised his left hand stiffly and waved it casually: "...I'm Azan."

Barbara threw a wink and said, "Please support us today!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd:

"Miss Barbara, what kind of song will you sing today?"

"That's so cute, Barbara!"

...

That's great! Today, I'll use my singing to help everyone find happiness! Thank you, Ms. Alice. I've finally found the direction I need to strive for. I'll continue to improve myself step by step, and I can be a support to my sister!

Barbara's heart was filled with happiness. With a bright smile on her face, she held up the microphone and announced loudly, "Today I'm going to sing a song about the wind and the forest. I hope everyone likes it!"

"Okay!"

"Great!"

...

Azan kept a straight face, trying to minimize his presence: "Shame on you, so shameful! Just wait for me, my true self! I'll make sure you pay me back tenfold for what I did today!"

But suddenly, he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. He shuddered all over and looked in the direction of the malicious gaze. He saw a blonde woman wearing a hat standing in the crowd, half of her face hidden in the shadows, and the lower half of her lips curved in a strange arc.

Noticing Azan's gaze, her lips moved, and the blue-haired boy on the stage read out a few words from them: "Double the amount of training today."

Damn you crazy woman! When I get out, I'm gonna—

Azan was cursing the two people who had made his life a mess in his heart, but suddenly he heard many familiar voices:

"Are you crazy?!"

"I never thought that 'I' would make such a stupid choice a few years ago!"

"Stop! Stop it!!"

...

That guy wants to wipe us all out?! Is he serious?!

No, no! I can't just—!

Azan's face turned pale instantly. In front of everyone's stunned gaze, he stumbled and fell off the stage. With tears on his face, he reached out to the blonde woman he had just cursed and grabbed her trouser leg.

"Ma'am, please save me! I will obey you in everything from now on!"

"Everyone, this is Azan's first time on stage, and he's a little nervous. Please excuse us for a moment." The blonde witch, Alice, snapped her fingers knowingly, and she and Azan were immediately shrouded in the rising fog.

After the thick fog dissipated, the two of them had moved to a clock tower in the distance with the help of Alice's magic circle.

"The slices that the main body dropped into Xumi are going to wipe us all out. Now only you can save me!" Azan screamed, no longer as cold and calm as usual. Fear and anger made his handsome face distorted.

He knew that he was racing against time. Once that person nodded, he would have no way to counterattack and could only accept his fate of disappearing.

But he didn't want to die, and he hadn't made the person who used him as a test subject pay the price.

I am not a bargaining chip in your deal! One day, one day, I will replace you! Azan roared in his heart.

"You've come to the right person. I might actually have a solution. You just said you'll obey me in everything from now on? You'll train hard, eat my specially prepared nutritious meals, and even cooperate with the handshake meeting after the performance?"

Alice smiled teasingly and snapped her fingers as she spoke, summoning a communication device.

"...I will." Azan said humiliatedly.

"Haha, remember what you said today - Hi, hello, I'm here to see you again! Oh, there are so many people around you this time, and many of them are familiar faces." Alice smiled brightly at the unfolding light screen.

Xumi City, outside the underground research institute

After a battle, the Doctor and Narcida reached an agreement. Narcida will exchange two Hearts of God for the information in the Doctor's hands, and the Doctor's promise to personally erase all other slices.

At this moment, the communication device in Harold's pocket suddenly lit up, casting a screen of light in front of everyone, and the witch with golden hair and red eyes sent warm greetings to everyone present.

The most selfish part of the doctor's mouth suddenly straightened, and the appearance of Witch A indicated that the already predetermined ending had a new variable.

"I've heard a lot about you. This seems to be the first time we meet. Do you have anything you want to say to us?" Nashida said gently, stroking her chest with one hand.

"Oh! Are you the new god? Nice to meet you—" Alice said happily.

"Ahem, it's actually not a big deal. I heard from my disciples that you're planning to wipe out all the slices?"

Nashida: "...Well, we did reach an agreement...Do you think there's anything wrong with it?"

Alice smiled and said, "No, you did a great job! However, your decision affects my apprentice, one of the Second Seat's experimental creations. He's a humble and studious child. He promises to reform and bring laughter to Teyvat. I hope you can give him a chance."

Nashida fell into thought: "Hmm..."

Alice: "Just promise me, I'll be watching over him, and he won't cause you any more trouble! Besides, Azan has a bunch of fans now, you definitely won't have the heart to let them down, right?"

Nashida nodded. "Well, with a witch teaching him, I believe he will become a good person."

Then she turned her head and looked at the doctor's slice: "Second Master, you heard what I just said. I think our agreement needs to be modified. Azan is an exception."

"Such a small matter will not affect our transaction." Dr. Slice crossed his arms and answered calmly.

"Traveler, who is that? She seems to be very familiar with Harold, Nashida and the others. Who is Azan?" Paimon and Sora bit their ears.

Sora shook his head.

1. "Ask Nashida right away."

2. "Ask Harold right away."

Paimon nodded vigorously and whispered, "That's right. They don't seem to have time for us right now. Nashida just told that Fatui executive something like 'the starry sky is false', 'the law of nature is asleep', 'the adventers'... They all sound like incredible things!"

Sora's expression was serious. "The Doctor has valuable information. No wonder Nashida is willing to exchange it for the Heart of God."

After Sora finished speaking, he turned his gaze towards Harold and the others. He had noticed from earlier that Harold didn't seem very surprised.