After everyone had left, only Venti and Ruola remained.
"Barbatos, aren't we going to help him?"
Venti shook his head slightly, his face filled with confusion and worry.
It's strange, it shouldn't be, right?
Logically speaking, no matter how weak Ruola's soul was, the body he and the old man cooperated to create should have been enough to contain him for a full day.
But...
Why would such a situation occur?
Even after eating three fish, it shouldn't be like this, right?
If the current situation continues to develop, Ruola's soul might dissipate and go to her rightful place even before a day passes.
Venti knew that Ruola was very attached to this world and understood what these lost hours meant to her.
Moreover, Ruola's last wish hasn't been fulfilled yet, so how could she leave a step earlier?
So Venti silently used his divine power again, replenishing what Ruola had with great difficulty used up.
That's right, the missing time Venti sensed was precisely what Ruola had used up, as for the reason...
She wanted her last wish to remain unfulfilled; she wanted to leave with a final bit of regret, so that not only everyone in Mondstadt, but also players and viewers outside the game, would contribute a wave of emotional feedback.
After experiencing the wonders of emotional feedback, Jiang Mumu particularly cherished this thing, not to mention that her main goal was emotional feedback.
It's just that she didn't expect Venti to be so perceptive and quietly replenished it for her.
Although only a small amount of time was replenished, Venti must have paid a lot, which could be seen from his not-so-good complexion.
To be a person, Ruola did not continue to bother Venti at this time.
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Inside the Knights of Favonius office, Jean was still working.
Hearing a knock on the door, she casually said, "Come in."
Kaeya pushed the door open and walked in.
"Kaeya? You haven't gone back yet so late? Or is there something you need my help with?"
"Jean..."
Kaeya briefly recounted Ruola's situation to Jean.
Jean listened, put down her work, and sighed, feeling very unsettled.
"Ruola... is she... doing well now?"
Kaeya shook his head, "I can't say. Her time is running out, Acting Grand Master Jean. I'll leave Lisa to you. We must help Ruola fulfill her last wish!"
Jean stood up and said solemnly, "I understand. After I notify Lisa, we'll go to the Anemo God Statue."
Kaeya saluted Jean and then left the Knights of Favonius office; he still had to notify others and couldn't delay.
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In front of Ruola's house in Mondstadt was an open small square.
At this moment, in front of this small square, Noelle was swinging her greatsword again and again.
After Ruola left, Noelle often came back to clean here.
She and Ruola were very good friends; they often had sleepovers at each other's houses.
It could be said that this place was also Noelle's other home.
After swinging her greatsword one more time, Noelle put it away and gently wiped the sweat from her face.
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of Noelle.
"Master Diluc?"
Diluc nodded to Noelle. He didn't waste time and told Noelle about Ruola's situation.
However, he omitted the matters concerning him and Malice.
"Ruola, she, is she really still in Mondstadt?!"
Noelle clenched her small fists, excitedly and nervously asking Diluc for confirmation.
"Yes. If you want to see Ruola, gather in front of the Statue of the Anemo Archon."
"Mm-hmm!"
Noelle haphazardly wiped the sweat from her face and then quickly ran towards the Anemo God's Statue.
Only one day, although only one day, perhaps now only half a day is left.
Noelle just wanted to see Ruola faster, faster!
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Dawn Winery.
Lumine and Paimon walked in, encountered a small maid, and after asking for Adelinde's location, immediately ran in.
"Adelinde, so you're here! Come with us quickly, we have something very urgent to tell you!"
"You two, no need to rush. Is there anything I can help with?"
Lumine was not as anxious as Paimon. She quickly and briefly told Adelinde about Ruola.
Upon hearing that Ruola had only a little time left, and her last wish was to see her friends and family again and witness the sunrise, Adelinde was completely moved to tears.
"You two, without further ado, let's go!"
Adelinde seemed very anxious; she really wanted to see Ruola again, to hug her.
Lumine and Paimon led Adelinde out of Dawn Winery, and Paimon called out to the sky:
"Barbatos, we're here!"
Then, under Adelinde's astonished gaze, the three ascended into the sky.
Adelinde seemed exceptionally excited: "It's the Anemo God? It's the Anemo God Barbatos!"
As the three flew towards the statue, Lumine heard Adelinde's prayer to Venti:
"Barbatos, you must bless Miss to be safe and sound, Barbatos, you must bless Miss to be safe and sound, Barbatos..."
Lumine shook her head helplessly.
If the Anemo God could save Ruola, he would have done so long ago. Although he is a god, in such a situation, Venti had no other choice but to silently watch events unfold.
---
At Starsnatch Cliff, Venti had already brought Ruola here ahead of time.
The sunrise viewed from here was beautiful and poetic.
"Ruola, you wait here for a bit, I'll be back very soon, okay?"
After leaving Ruola's sight and confirming that she truly couldn't see him, Venti changed into his divine attire and ascended to high altitude.
There were many dark clouds today, even showing a slight tendency to rain.
"Disperse—"
He summoned strong winds, sweeping away the gathering dark clouds, revealing the stars in the sky.
On Starsnatch Cliff, Ruola felt a bit tired and sat down.
She saw the scene of the dark clouds being blown away, and a smile appeared on her lips:
"Thank you, Barbatos."
Venti, having dispersed the clouds, left Starsnatch Cliff and quickly brought back Adelinde, Diona, as well as Lumine and Paimon.
Seeing her familiar friends and elders, Ruola scrambled to her feet.
"Sister Adelinde, and, little cat Diona!"
"Miss..."
Seeing Ruola again, Adelinde was too emotional to control herself, her eyes full of affection gazing at Ruola, with faint tears shimmering in her eyes.
"Ruola!"
Diona's small, large eyes were filled with mist.
"Don't be sad. I'm already very content that I can see you all one last time."
In just a short while, Venti had brought everyone over, and Starsnatch Cliff was filled with people at this time.
In the crowd, Ruola first ran towards Noelle, because she felt that if she didn't hug her soon, the little girl would break down.
"Noelle!"
"Ruola, I miss you so much!"
The sudden departure of a close friend was too heavy a blow for the innocent Noelle.
Jean and Lisa watched the two hugging, their hearts a mix of emotions.
Jean felt even more guilty. As the Acting Grand Master, she hadn't protected Ruola well. If Grand Master Varka were still here, and Ruola was a junior he highly valued, under Grand Master Varka's care, Ruola surely wouldn't have met with an accident...
"Jean, don't be sad. This matter is not your fault."
Lisa gently patted Jean's shoulder, comforting her friend who easily got stuck in a rut.
After letting go of Noelle, Ruola walked towards the others.
"Amber, it seems I can't learn your Baron Bunny crafting techniques now. It seems I shouldn't have been lazy before, otherwise I would have learned it by now... Oh right, you can't be too careless when flying in the future, otherwise your flying license will be revoked again..."
"Acting Grand Master Jean, thank you for always taking care of me. I understand, you didn't let me join the Knights of Favonius because you wanted to protect me..."
"Big sister Lisa, hehe, you won't be able to urge me to read anymore..."
"Bennett, you must be careful! I heard you were hit by a Ruin Guard last time. Your luck is already bad, so it would be too terrible if you're not careful!"
"Little Amy, I won't be able to visit you often in the future, but you can go find Noelle..."
"Mona..."
"..."
Ruola spoke to each of them, as if she was very worried about them.
But how could they be at ease about her? She was already at an age and had a personality that caused worry, and now she was facing such a situation.
Ruola's last person to face was her brother Diluc.
To her brother, Ruola had nothing to instruct him about:
"Brother, you will watch this last sunrise with me, right?"
"Mm!"
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