Genshin Impact: Joining the Genius Society

Chapter 84: The Traveler Gets Reverse-Killed

"Haha... uh... I was wrong!!!"Hanging from a tree, tied up in vines, Lumine’s face was full of embarrassment and regret.

"Why do I have to suffer just because she messed up?!"

Paimon, bound right beside her, pouted in protest.

The one who tried something dumb was the Traveler— so why was she, the innocent bystander, also punished?

Unfair!

This was so unfair!

"Why did you even think it was a good idea to attack me?"

Even Su Ran hadn’t expected it.

That this girl— the so-called honorable Traveler— could actually be so shameless!

The moment she heard "Raiden Shogun wants to capture me," her first thought was: bind him up and turn him in!

That took guts, he had to admit.

He says it, and she actually tries it?

What are you, some kind of Trailblazer from the Astral Express?!

"I’m sorry! I won’t do it again!"

Now she was pure regret. Nothing but regret.

But the world didn’t sell regret medicine.

Bound hand and foot, she couldn’t even summon elemental power to cut the vines.

She was utterly helpless.

"But since you dared to stab me in the back— how do I know there won’t be a next time?

Maybe I should just deal with you here and now... remove the risk altogether?"

Su Ran crossed his arms, eyes sweeping over Lumine’s body, as if considering the best spot to strike.

Since the Traveler wasn’t just a fool, but also a rat, he could bully her with zero guilt.

"Wait! Hold on!

Aren’t you supposed to forgive me after I apologized?

Look at me, I’m cute!"

Even Su Ran was dumbfounded.

Did she really just say that?

As if being cute was a free pass for all sins?

Why was it that everyone else he’d met so far acted normal— but the moment it was the Traveler, the entire tone of reality shifted?

"You’re right.

Since you’re so ’cute,’ you won’t mind if I kill you first, right?"

"..."

Reality was cruel.

Lumine’s expression collapsed into despair.

The gulf between a Harbinger and herself— was it really this vast?

"Relax, I won’t kill you.

I still need you to come to Inazuma and rescue me.

And besides, you don’t want to lose track of your brother’s trail, do you?"

He waved it off casually.

She was shameless— but he was a transmigrator.

If he wanted to, he could out-shameless her tenfold.ilted her head.

...It kind of made sense?

Being "kept" by the Raiden Shogun— wasn’t that basically a life of luxury and power, one step below godhood itself?

But seeing Ei’s thunderous expression, she had to wonder if her own lack of sympathy meant

she was just heartless.

"...Is what you said true?"

She wasn’t sure if she believed him.

But given Barbatos’ behavior, her faith in the Archons wasn’t exactly rock solid anymore.

Even if Morax turned out to be some lazy old man, she wouldn’t be shocked.

"The Fatui may not be saints, but we’re not without our credibility.

Otherwise, why would so many people still do business with us?"

That point... she couldn’t refute.

Lumine had seen plenty of people eager to make deals with the Fatui.

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