"Scaramouche had been spacing out lately. I went to see him several times, but he never reacted."
Nahida immediately gave them a rough account of Scaramouche's condition. After that day ended, he had not left the Akademiya. Instead, he had found a hidden corner and sat there quietly ever since. It was only because he had a puppet body; otherwise, after standing motionless for so many years, he would have died of hunger or thirst.
Shen Fei had observed the people of Teyvat. Aside from Archons and the immortals of Liyue, who could go without food and drink, everyone else needed to eat and drink to replenish their energy.
"I see. Looks like he still needs some time." They stopped discussing Scaramouche and decided to take a stroll outside Sumeru City instead. They had been in Sumeru for so many days, yet they had never properly explored the city.
As one of only two cities in Teyvat built upon a giant tree, Sumeru City was highly popular with travelers. Nearly everyone who aspired to tour Teyvat came to Sumeru, so under normal circumstances, the city was bustling. Only some time ago, when Shen Fei exposed the Grand Sage's scheme to use the Void Terminal, had Sumeru City fallen quiet for a while. It had recovered by now.
Some events that had previously been suspended under the Akademiya's orders had also begun resuming in an orderly fashion. The Akademiya valued nothing but scholarship. They had even taken issue with Nel's theater troupe and wanted it to stop performing, let alone other events such as flower exhibitions.
But things were different now. After Nahida took power, all those events could be approved. After all, they did not cost the Akademiya anything, nor did they violate any regulations. All one could say was