"It really is just like you..."
Inside Tenshukaku, Ei smiled faintly after finishing the Teyvat Adventure Guide.
"I knew that if it was you, you could do it."
She gently closed the book, a smile on her face, and spoke alone in the empty Tenshukaku:
"Congratulations on fulfilling your dream!"
"Congratulations on becoming someone who shines!"
After eight years apart, she missed him a little. She missed his smile and the ice cream he made.
But at that moment, there was no sadness or melancholy in her heart, only joy at learning that he had finally fulfilled his dream.
She did not dwell on whether she would ever see him again.
He had said that human lives were short, so people should do as many meaningful things as they could. That way, even if they died suddenly, they would have no regrets.
She respected his dream. She hoped that, in his brief life, he could go farther, shine brighter, and find his own worth, rather than remain at her side without moving forward.
She regarded this episode as a small interlude in her eternity.
And she continued doing what she ought to do.
Watching over her people, promoting culture, honing her martial skills every day, planning Inazuma's future...
A god's work was always so demanding.
She treasured him as a beautiful memory in her eternal life, taking it out to savor in her leisure. That alone was enough.
Her busy days passed, one after another, and she heard no further news of him.
Life returned to normal. Everything repeated as it always had, and everything was so peaceful...
Until one day.
She was patrolling Narukami Island again.
Over the years, with the lifting of the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree, Inazuma had grown increasingly prosperous and stable.
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