Genshin Impact: This Trainee Fatui Harbinger is Too Unreliable

"So, I've been with you, Rukkhadevata, since the Archon War?"

After hearing Buer's explanation, Luo Qing felt as if his mind was suddenly flooded with an overwhelming amount of information, leaving him momentarily unable to process it all.

The idea of a girl claiming to have lived with him for thousands of years was… difficult to believe.

"But…"

He lowered his voice, saying, "I'm sorry, my Greater Lord, but I don't have those memories right now."

"Or perhaps… I haven't experienced that time yet."

Luo Qing began to piece things together in his mind.

It seemed likely that his future self would, through some unforeseen event, be sent back to the Archon War era. There, not only would he encounter the Great Lord Rukkhadevata, Buer, but it also appeared he would leave a debt of affection behind.

"It's okay."

Buer tilted her head slightly, leaning against his shoulder.

"Starting over like this isn't so bad…"

Back then, Luo Qing had been the one chasing her.

Now, perhaps it was her turn to pursue him.

"I…"

Luo Qing swallowed hard.

Well, that explains things… but still…

The six at home…

Ugh…

"Luo Qing, you seem… troubled," Buer said, raising her head. She cupped his face with both hands, studying him intently.

"No… No, of course not! Why would I be?"

Luo Qing's voice wavered slightly, betraying his nerves.

"My Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, you're alive! I couldn't be happier!"

"Hmm…"

Buer lowered her gaze, her thoughts drifting to a distant memory.

"My Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, if—just hypothetically—one day in the future, I had other girls in my life, would you be angry?"

"What does that have to do with me?"

"So… you wouldn't be upset?"

"Hmph. You're welcome to try."

"…"

What's meant to come will come, I suppose.

"Luo Qing…"

"Yes…?"

Before he could react, Buer lifted her head slightly, leaning closer to him.

Feeling the soft, warm touch of her lips, Luo Qing froze in shock.

Buer's making the first move?!

After a moment, their lips parted. Luo Qing was about to ask her more questions when the dream around them suddenly began to tremble, as if on the verge of collapsing.

"What's… happening?"

Luo Qing's voice carried a trace of panic.

Surely the dream wouldn't end just like this…?

"This is a dream…"

Buer held his hand tightly. Her earlier joy was now replaced by a look of sadness, as though she was about to cry.

"So that's how it is…"

As the space around them fractured into fragments, Buer finally understood why her memories became so hazy after Luo Qing's disappearance. No matter how hard she tried, she could never recall what happened afterward.

It was like how a person in a dream never knows when the dream began.

Until just now, before the dream began to shatter, she had believed herself to still be alive—patiently waiting for Luo Qing in this carefully constructed scene.

She had hoped that he would find her and fulfill the promise they once made.

But now…

The truth was painfully clear.

The current "her" was nothing more than a pure dream left behind in the void—a fragment of her past self, created to preserve their promise of becoming his bride.

The real Buer had long since used the purest branch of the World Tree to enter the cycle of reincarnation, five hundred years ago.

She was no longer truly alive.

Her existence in this dream was simply a construct—a fleeting chance to meet Luo Qing in the realm of dreams.

She could no longer walk the streets of Sumeru with him or wear the pristine white wedding dress adorned with emerald flowers that she had so carefully prepared.

"I'm sorry, Luo Qing… It seems I can never truly become your bride."

"But at least, in this dream…"

"Luo Qing… I will always be your bride."

Buer looked up at Luo Qing, her voice trembling with emotion.

Her soft smile was filled with a quiet despair as she embraced him and kissed him once more.

The next moment—

Centered around Buer, the pure dream began to collapse rapidly.

Soft green light gathered from all directions, illuminating the void with a gentle radiance.

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Meanwhile, in the Jade Purity Workshop—

"Lord Azar! We're detecting anomalous information waves from the Void!" a technician exclaimed, staring at the rapidly changing numbers on the display.

"Anomalous waves?!"

Azar, rubbing his reddened cheek from an earlier slap, hurried over to the technician's side.

"What's going on?"

The data on the monitor showed that all computational power collected from the Void's endless dreams was being absorbed by something—a presence located at the very core of the Void, within the Heart of the God of Wisdom.

Something, like an abyss, was devouring all of the Void's computational capacity at an alarming rate.

"Activate the contingency plan!"

Azar pointed furiously at Scaramouche, who was connected to the Mechanical God.

"We must ensure the fusion completes successfully!"

This was the critical moment for the God-Creation Project. There could be no mistakes.

The Void's anomalies would have to be dealt with later. For now, ensuring Scaramouche's integration with the Mechanical God was paramount—any failure would render all their efforts meaningless.

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Back in the collapsing dream—

The once radiant green dreamscape dissolved completely.

Only Luo Qing and Buer remained, embracing each other in the void.

"I'm sorry… Luo Qing… I'm so sorry…"

Tears shimmered like starlight as they fell from Buer's eyes. For the first time, the ever-composed and serene goddess resembled a small, remorseful child.

After her whispered apology, her form dissolved into a soft green light and vanished.

As the light dispersed, all that remained was a small, emerald-green branch.

"This is…"

Luo Qing held the branch in his hand, his heart heavy with emotion.

Everything had happened so quickly—he hadn't even had a chance to ask Buer about the past.

The dream was gone.

"She…"

Recalling the image of Buer crying, a sharp pang of sorrow pierced his heart.

Even without the memories of a thousand years ago, he could feel the weight of her despair.

After waiting five hundred years to reunite with the one she loved, only to discover she was nothing more than a construct, her pain must have been unbearable.

Just thinking about it is hard to bear.

After a moment of thought, Luo Qing turned his attention to the second [Nirvana Seed] in his system inventory.

Perhaps… it's possible.

Clutching the emerald-green branch in his left hand and the Nirvana Seed in his right, Luo Qing willed the system to act.

[Ding! Resurrection target detected. Initiating resurrection process…][Target's soul strength insufficient for resurrection. Please enhance soul strength.]

"A soul… but not strong enough?"

Luo Qing read the system's notification and began to ponder.

As Buer had explained, this was a pure dream she had left behind—a way to meet him even after her death. At the very least, in this dream, she could fulfill her promise of becoming his bride.

If her soul strength wasn't enough…

Where else could fragments of her soul still exist?

Could it be… that?

Luo Qing's eyes lit up with determination.

"I'll go find out."

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