Genshin Impact : Sorry can't be there till the end

Ganyu gazed out the window.

Liyue is a commercial city.

The alley entrances paved with bluestone were adorned with blooming remnants of the sunset. Traveling merchants pulled their wagons through the streets, hawking their goods, while the shouts of port sailors rose and fell with the warm sea breeze.

The crimson sunset kissed the azure sea surface, with wave after wave wrapping sunlight as they crashed against the harbor's reefs. After the waves died, fine foam lingered on the water's surface.

Tonight, Liyue Harbor was livelier than ever.

Because it was the New Year.

It was the New Year, but the Yuehai Pavilion did not rest.

There were still many documents to handle and numerous tasks to accomplish. The candlelight flickered with the wind, casting shadows on Ganyu's serene and focused profile.

Suddenly, the sound of fireworks blooming echoed outside the pavilion. Flowing fire descended from the rosy sky, and the flames illuminated the Yuehai Pavilion. Ganyu set down her pen, rested her chin on her hand, and watched the fireworks in the sky.

So today was the New Year... She had thought it would be the day after tomorrow.

Liyue's fireworks had not changed in a thousand years; they were still as splendid and beautiful as ever.

Ganyu still remembered what she looked like the first time she saw human fireworks.

At that time, she was still a young qilin, never having been to the human world or seen fireworks. When those lights bloomed in the sky with a thunderous roar, she was so frightened that she curled up into a ball, trembling and huddling in her senior brother's embrace.

Come to think of it, she hadn't watched fireworks in a long time, nor had she celebrated the New Year in a long time.

Staring at the flowing lights in the night, Ganyu's golden eyes seemed a bit absent-minded.

"Working during the New Year?"

A chilly voice suddenly came from behind. Ganyu turned her head to see an elegant crane flapping its wings and perching on the pavilion's eaves. The crane drooped its long, graceful neck, its feathers as white as snow.

Cloud Retainer.

That was the crane's celestial name, one of the mighty and illuminated adepti, and also Ganyu's master.

"Have you come to Liyue Harbor?" Ganyu showed a delighted expression and stood up. "You should have... told me earlier. I wasn't prepared for anything."

"You child. You've lost weight."

The crane showed an exasperated expression, lamenting the times: "After so many years, you still don't return to the mountain to visit... You were so adorable when you were young. You know, when you were little, you were chubby and round..."

Suddenly, Ganyu wasn't very welcoming towards her master.

"You were so interesting when you were young." Meanwhile, Cloud Retainer kept talking incessantly: "Playing seesaw with your senior brother when you were little, sending him soaring into the sky all at once..."

"Please don't mention that person's name again. He isn't my senior brother."

Ganyu calmly replied, "I've forgotten."

Cloud Retainer was momentarily stunned.

The sky had completely darkened. Fireworks struck the sky, exploding into bright flashes before extinguishing in an instant. The world flickered between light and darkness with the fireworks' rise and fall. Those lights illuminated Ganyu's face, also flickering between light and dark.

"Do you still refuse to forgive him?"

"You are mistaken."

Qilins are gentle and peaceful by nature, and Ganyu never gets angry in her daily life.

But at this moment, Ganyu was not gentle.

Her golden eyes reflected the pitch-black night, and her tone lacked any extra fluctuations: "I have never regretted killing him. If given another chance, I would do it without hesitation."

She spoke like that.

Her tone was very light, as if the remnants of fireworks were slowly extinguishing, with no extra emotional fluctuations, merely stating this fact—calm and cold.

"I see." Cloud Retainer spoke softly.

The person they were talking about was...

The greatest traitor in Liyue's 3,600-year history.

He had entered the celestial sect, and a hundred years later, he answered Rex Lapis's call. As a mortal, he eradicated demons and evils with great effort, becoming the only human Yaksha among the empire's Guardian Yaksha, and was titled 'Marshal Vritras,' ranking first among all Yaksha.

At the same time, he was the only traitor among the celestial nightshades.

He was also a traitor within their sect.

After the Archon War, he revealed his true nature by killing Havria, the God of Salt from Sal Terrae.

He severely injured four Yaksha—Alatus, Kapisas, Chizapus, and Musatas—causing countless mortal casualties.

If Ganyu hadn't arrived in time to stop him, Liyue would have lost these four immortals forever.

Ganyu still remembered how he looked then—eyes filled with malice, overwhelming demonic aura, blood all over his body, cold and evil—perhaps this was his true form.

He used to laugh a lot, with a rich and hearty laugh that always gave people strength, like the rising sun over Mount Youyang. Ganyu still remembered the feeling of his large hand gently stroking her head—rough yet comforting and warm.

"Killing people is really fun..." He laughed heartily with a sun-like smile. "Killing people is really fun!"

He provocatively and mockingly stared at Ganyu, looking so unfamiliar:

"Come kill me."

He had killed too many people.

The ground was littered with corpses, the earth scarred. His comrades... the four nightshades were covered in blood, lying helplessly on the ground, barely alive.

Ganyu didn't act. She didn't want to act. It all happened too suddenly. At that time, she couldn't think or act—her only regret was not killing him then.

He fled.

What happened after that was beyond discussion. All that was known was that he betrayed Liyue, joined the Abyss Order, and when they saw him again, it was deep within The Chasm. Ganyu and the four Yaksha ended his life together.

His name is now taboo.

**Bosacius.**

He broke the contract established with Rex Lapis.

Liyue is a nation built on contracts, and traitors are forever despised.

The people of Liyue call him the 'Celestial of Broken Oaths,' cursed for eternity.

So Ganyu does not regret killing him.

If given another chance, she would act again.

The night had deepened, and the fireworks were about to end. As the last burst of firework faded into the profound twilight, the world became completely silent.

Liyue's New Year had come to an end.

Cloud Retainer lowered her eyes, sorrowfully watching Ganyu. She paused and ultimately said nothing, only letting out a gentle sigh.

Ganyu calmly watched Liyue Harbor under the night sky. The New Year had ended, and bleak clouds rolled at the edge of the night, emitting low thunderclaps. The howling wind filled the attic.

It was about to rain.

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It started to rain.

The young man spoke softly.

He stuck his head out the window.

Tentatively, he reached out his hand.

Slanting rain lines intertwined in the dim night sky. The cold raindrops struck the stone slabs by the roadside, shattering into fine splashes with crisp sounds. Before long, the roads were covered with water splashes.

Rainwater soaked his hair, his light-colored long hair clinging to his neck, damp.

"Seino Fu... No, Yaku."

The blonde girl in the front turned her head and saw the boy drenched to the skin. She became furious, flailing her arms angrily. "Pull your head back, you Little Corpse! Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

"Exactly, exactly." Paimon crossed her arms. "You'll catch a cold!"

A cold... What does catching a cold feel like?

He actually wanted to try it.

The boy named Yaku helplessly pulled his head back.

So boring.

**Name:** Seino Yaku 

**Age:** Fifteen 

**Level:** 30 

**Talent:** Contract Isshin (Archon Level) 

*(Human Principles have engraved your life with a contract of thousands of years. The System has gone dormant; this is its gift to you. You will have infinite possibilities, far beyond your past.)* 

**Talent:** Fox Udon, Milk Dumplings, Grilled Fish, *A Rainy Night at Cider Lake*

He could understand the part before, but the long string of inexplicable things after?

Didn't it seem mismatched?

It was like a husky sneaking into a wolf pack... No, like a whole group of huskies.

When he goes out to fight, everyone would spectacularly unleash their moves, chanting special move names like "Buddha's Fiery Lotus" and such, terrifyingly fierce. Then he'd be there, standing, saying, "ちょうひ, Fo——x——U——don!"

Couldn't understand.

Couldn't understand.

He had forgotten many things, more than in previous rebirths. This life was as pure and blank as a white sheet.

This system was also inexplicable. If he asked, it wouldn't respond, just like an artificial idiot, only writing things like:

[Main Quest: Complete all unfinished promises]

[Main Quest: Live a carefree, happy, and steady life]

Live a carefree, happy, and steady life... This was the task the system assigned him.

Just seeing this line made him inexplicably happy.

Couldn't figure it out.

Live a happy, and steady life... The boy leaned back in his seat, holding his head high, gazing at the lead-colored night sky. Liyue Harbor seemed close. Half of the sky was stained red by the city's fireworks, tinting it with warm colors.

Not bad.

The boy thus set a goal: to live this life carefree and without worries, not caring about anything, being a laid-back rascal, happiness being the most important!

"Waahhhh." Lumine was completely annoyed. "You baka Corpse, dry your hair!"

"Why are you calling me Little Corpse?"

Yaku asked the girl he met for the first time, tilting his head.

"Because you are a Corpse."

She lifted her leg, her white skirt fluttering, moving from the front row to the back. The carriage was narrow, thighs pressed together, squeezing next to Yaku. Her golden eyes held a look of scolding anger as she took a towel from her backpack.

"Dry it clean." She said.

"No." Yaku calmly shook his head. "Corpses don't need to dry their hair."

But Lumine didn't listen to the boy and began to act on her own.

The boy's hair was smooth, light golden, like flowing sunlight. Lumine's delicate fingers grabbed the strands, smooth like golden lake water flowing in her palms.

Gently wiping with the towel, Lumine opened her hand, gathering wind elements. Warm breezes slowly dried the moisture from his hair.

"Remember, Corpses who don't dry their hair will catch a cold."

Lumine said.

She naturally lifted her head, suddenly noticing how close they were.

Close enough to count the boy's long eyelashes. His long lashes hung down, eyes sparkling with fine light, warm as jade.

He was soaked, his thin shirt clinging to his collarbones, revealing his Adam's apple.

The carriage was already very narrow.

"Dry it yourself." Lumine turned her head away, her ears slightly reddened, avoiding the boy's gaze, and handed the towel to Yaku.

"No."

Lumine® Hairdryer Princess made the boy feel very comfortable. He didn't have a hairdryer and could only create stones with his hands.

Since he had decided to live carefreely in this life, his face naturally should be a bit thicker-skinned.

Seino Yaku shook his head. "I want you to dry it for me."

Lumine glanced at him and quickly looked away, watching him with her peripheral vision. "Why?"

She instinctively clenched the towel.

"Hairdryer Princess... *cough.*" The boy paused. He wasn't without emotional intelligence. He coughed lightly. "I just want to."

Lumine stared at him; the boy's gaze was very serious.

"...Alright." Lumine surrendered.

She said, "Turn your head away. Don't face me."

"Why?" Yaku was curious.

"No reason." Lumine used her hand to tilt his delicate face to the side, her eyes lowered, softly saying, "...Do as I say."

Her voice was as low as an insect's chirp.

"Alright."

The carriage fell silent, leaving only the sound of the fine rain tapping against the window panes.

The girl's slender fingers gently pressed Yaku's head. Her fingers were strong, and the boy comfortably closed his eyes, purring softly like a satisfied cat. The warm wind dried his damp hair, the warmth seeping into his brain cortex.

After a while.

Lumine suddenly whispered, "...Why are you willing to follow us? We're strangers, aren't we?"

To Yaku, they had just met.

Yaku immediately became alert. "...Auntie with yellow hair, you aren't trying to kidnap me, are you?"

Auntie with yellow hair.

A faint dark line appeared on Lumine's face. "You Drowned Corpse, acting young after reincarnation, huh!"

Paimon beside her started clamoring as well, showing a look of meeting an old friend, quite approving. She gave the boy a thumbs-up. "Good nickname, you're amazing! Paimon didn't expect that!"

"Auntie with yellow hair, Auntie with yellow hair, Auntie with yellow hair!" Paimon waved her hands, adding fuel to the fire.

Although Lumine still maintained a smile, it was now a forced one.

"So... why aren't you afraid of being kidnapped by us?"

"Why..."

Yaku began to think seriously but couldn't figure it out. He scratched his head, showing a confused expression. He remembered the first time he saw Lumine. He stood on a mountain cliff, with no past or future, the world empty, the wind howling, and no one answering his calls.

Then Lumine appeared, panting, sweat flowing down. She looked at him, her eyes seemingly filled with tears.

"Maybe..."

The boy frowned, "I don't know."

"I have no money and no memories. I just thought I'd come with you first and see. If something's wrong, I'll run away immediately!"

He nodded, "Yes, that's it."

"Is that so..." Lumine whispered, her emotions unreadable. She slightly lowered her eyes, seemingly lost in thought. "I see."

The sound of rain intertwined with the wind. Liyue was very close.

"Alright..." Yaku scratched his head. He said, "Actually... I want to travel with you."

"?" Lumine tilted her head, stopping her actions.

He turned his head, his amber-clear eyes watching Lumine, his deep blue gaze warm as jade. The rear carriage was already very narrow, and turning his head brought them even closer.

"I don't know why..."

He lightly pressed his chest. "I want to travel with you."

"This is my heart—Contract Heart told me." He said.

"I see." Lumine smiled slightly.

Liyue had arrived.

Today was the New Year, the rain had stopped, and the night sky after the rain was clear and washed, the air pure and clean, stars hanging over the fields.

"Welcome to Liyue Harbor." The driver smiled. "Welcome to The City of Contract!"

The City of Contract, as the name implies, is a city that values contracts.

Liyue's deity, Morax, is the Archon of Contracts. If Mondstadt represents 'Freedom,' then Liyue Harbor represents 'Promise.'

Contracts are the most important soul of this land. Every person born in Liyue upholds integrity as their foundation.

'Promise, huh...'

Yaku smiled. This Liyue really matched his name.

Promise, Contract, Yakusoku—all mean the same thing.

Yaku stepped onto Liyue's soil and took a deep breath.

This body was born into this world because of a 'Promise,' so the meaning of this life was to fulfill the 'Promise' once made.

At the same time, he had to live a carefree, happy, and steady life.

So, what promises had he made that he needed to fulfill?

**[Arrived in Liyue, Main Quest Updated]**

**[First Promise: In the cave of Mt. Tianheng, dig up the little zombie you sealed, and gently embrace her, saying: 'Welcome home.']**

...The first promise is to dig up the little zombie.