"I'll help you with this!"
Hearing that Yucheng had actually agreed to her request, Nilou's first thought was: Dunyarzad won't have to be left with any regrets.
Then a complicated expression appeared on her face. Happiness, gratitude, doubt, unease, and other emotions flickered across it, but in the end, all that remained was the relief of having a weight lifted from her heart.
After all, she was only a dancer at the Zubayr Theater, someone of low standing in Sumeru City, where wisdom was revered. She had no influential background, either. She was just a nobody, and perhaps the only thing that set her apart from others was her Hydro Vision.
The man before her, however, was the regent of an entire nation, an important figure on the same level as the Akademiya's Great Sage. They practically belonged to two different worlds, the kind that could never possibly intersect.
Besides, she had never met him before. It was only through Lumine and Paimon that she had had the chance to follow them through the gates of the Inazuma delegation's residence.
What right do I have to hope that a nation's regent will help me oppose the Akademiya's Great Sage?
What can I offer?
Money?
What a joke. Could a nation's regent possibly be short of money? Besides, I'm from an ordinary family, and we're not well-off.
My Vision?
Precious as it is, it's a sign of the deity's recognition of me. Only I can use it. If I gave it to someone else, it would be nothing more than an ornament.
Nilou took stock of herself and realized that the only thing she could offer this regent in exchange for his help was herself.
Besides, during their earlier conversation, Nilou had noticed that the young regent seemed to have given