"Nel, you know him?" Paimon looked astonished when she saw Nel warmly greeting the newcomer. The newcomer was none other than Scaramouche, the former Fatui Harbinger. Of course, he now went by Amao.
"Let me introduce him. This is Mr. Amao, a scholar from the Akademiya. He came to the Grand Bazaar to watch our troupe perform." Nel introduced Amao, then introduced Kirara and Navia to him as well.
"Hello, Mr. Amao." Navia greeted Amao warmly, but he merely gave her a cold glance and said nothing.
"Hey, Amao, Navia's greeting you," Paimon could not help saying. Their relationship with Amao—formerly Scaramouche—was rather complicated, after all.
"Must I answer everyone who speaks to me? How noisy." Amao's voice was icy. Kirara did not dare say anything after hearing him.
"Sorry, Amao doesn't actually mean any harm. He's a very accomplished Akademiya scholar, and he even helped guide our rehearsals before." Nel hurriedly explained on Amao's behalf. Amao glanced at Nel but did not refute her.
Amao had changed greatly from before. Although he had not entered the World Tree to alter history this time, he had still obtained an Anemo Vision and entered the Akademiya under Nahida's arrangements. Even though he was deeply resistant and displeased by the matter, he obediently followed Nahida's instructions, completed quite a few papers, and became well known within the Akademiya.
Amao was genuinely learned. After all, he had lived for so many years. Even if he had never studied particularly diligently, his historical experience surpassed that of most others. The Akademiya's Haravatat scholars studied history and sociology, and he had personally witnessed Inazuma's institutional changes.
The Akademiya's Haravatat scholars did not study only their own nation's history. Some researched the histories of other Teyvat nations, even extinct countries and the Dragon Race.
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