Just as Ei and Nahida were enjoying their conversation, Ei kept sensing a gaze from below that drew her attention. Following it, she froze slightly when she saw a figure aboard Sumeru's ship who was both deeply familiar and unfamiliar to her.
It was the puppet she had made with her own hands, then abandoned herself-Scaramouche.
This "mother and son," who had parted ways because of The Doctor's scheming, finally met again after more than four hundred years.
A complicated look appeared in both Ei's and Scaramouche's eyes. Even a thousand words could not describe their tangled feelings.
Nahida naturally noticed Ei and Scaramouche's eyes meeting and said, "Ei, why don't you go see him first? You must have a lot to say to each other."
Ei shook her head. "Since he's willing to meet me, that means he's already made his choice. There's no hurry. Besides, the current circumstances aren't suitable for approaching him.
"Yucheng has already told me what he did in Sumeru. I'm deeply sorry for the harm he caused you and Sumeru."
Nahida took a more accepting view and smiled. "Scaramouche isn't bad at heart. He was simply used by The Doctor of the Fatui. Now, after embracing an empty sky, he has chosen to keep moving forward. I let him take this opportunity to become a student of Vahumana, and he discarded the name Scaramouche, taking the name Scaramouche to begin his own life anew."
Ei murmured, "Scaramouche?"
Nahida smiled. "Originally, Paimon, the one who travels with the Traveler, wanted to call him Little Round Hat, but he didn't seem interested in that name, so I modified it a little and called him Scaramouche. He didn't object, either. I must say, he really does like wearing a round hat."
Ei smiled as well. "Scaramouche... what