Memory had always been complicated.
To those who cherished it, it was priceless, impossible to let go.
To those who cared nothing for it, no matter how it changed, it could never affect someone who never valued it to begin with.
Buer was certain that the memory she had lost must have been precious beyond measure.
"It must have once shone like gold within my memories."
She was sure of it.
Her subconscious was telling her—
she needed to retrieve that forgotten past.
As for where to begin searching,
Buer already had her answer.
She stood on the balcony.
Her feet were planted exactly where they had been before.
Bathed in the evening breeze,
a faint silver radiance draped over her.
[Nilou]: The Archon has it so hard… Irminsul records everything, but if Irminsul deletes something, the world itself changes. So whatever she's searching for… it's doomed to be fruitless, right? (Nilou: thinking)
[Kaeya]: The worst part is once Irminsul deletes info, it's gone for good. I wonder if her wisdom can still piece something together. (Kaeya laughing)
[Venti]: I think it's unlikely, buuut I'll still believe in the Archon~ All of our combined wisdom can't compare to hers. Who knows what method she'll think up? (throws flowers)
[Furina]: I don't think it's that complicated! (Neuvillette smirks)
[Zhongli]: Lady Furina, what is your insight? (listening carefully)
[Furina]: The video's reward, duh! The male lead is already gone. How many minutes can the video even drag on? Just wait for the reward and everything will be clear! (shrugs)
[Zhongli]: So… the problem is solved like that? (shocked)
[Venti]: The simplest solutions are the purest~
[Azhdaha]: A bunch of idiots. None of you are as smart as Furina. (picks nose)
[Kaeya]: Please, as if you figured it out!
[Azhdaha]: I didn't. Which is why I'm an idiot too.
[Paimon]: He admitted that way too quickly!!
[Azhdaha]: I don't have time to think about these things. The important part is the reward. I vote for single-line historical access.
(Paimon huffs)
[Collei]: Single-line historical access!! Anything else and I'll riot!
[Nilou]: I vote single-line too!
[Albedo]: …Has no one noticed a certain detail? (evil smile)
[Alhaitham]: I noticed. I just didn't want to interrupt their fun.
[Kaveh]: Noticed what??
[Sucrose]: What is Mr. Albedo referring to?
[Hu Tao]: Looks like many of you still haven't realized. (Zhongli smirking)
[Venti]: Oh I know. But I'm not saying anything!
[Kaeya]: Ooh, I get it now. But I'm also not saying!
[Paimon]: Kick these cryptic jerks out!! (Diona annoyed)
[Zhongli]: It's simple. Haven't you noticed? Forbidden knowledge causes pain and Eleazar disease. In the video world, forbidden knowledge is completely gone—so Sumeru in the video has no Eleazar. But Collei in our group DOES have Eleazar.
(Zhongli sipping tea)
[Collei]: Eh? Oh right! I do have Eleazar!
[Nilou]: But what does that matter?
[Ayaka]: Miss Nilou can be a little absentminded sometimes. If forbidden knowledge is truly eradicated, Eleazar disappears as well. If Eleazar exists, forbidden knowledge must still exist. Which means… our world's Greater Lord Rukkhadevata is still alive!
[Nilou]: WHAT?! She's still alive?!
[Nahida]: B—but didn't the Greater Lord fall 500 years ago…?
[Alhaitham]: Her consciousness was fused with Irminsul and corrupted by forbidden knowledge. She cannot erase herself. Thus, there's an 80% chance the Greater Lord still lives—but barely, like a flickering candle.
[Nilou]: So that's how it is!!
[Dehya]: So the reward might not be single-line access—we might need to give the Greater Lord her memories back?
[Paimon]: Wait! Another contradiction! Forbidden knowledge MUST be eradicated. Even if we give her the memories, she'll still be forgotten forever, won't she??
[Sustainer of Heavenly Principles]: Correct. This world has no "first great sage."
[Kaeya]: And who is that supposed to be?
[Nilou]: Isn't it Mr. Gu Chen?
[Venti]: …Who?
[Yae Miko]: Are you two supposed to be Sumeru locals from the video?
(Kaeya: mischievous grin)
(Venti: confused)
[Venti]: By the way, can the Sage really handle forbidden knowledge?
[Gu Chen]: Hah! Even if I carried all of Teyvat and held up Irminsul with one hand, I could sweep forbidden knowledge aside like a low-tier monster! (Neuvillette smirk)
[Neuvillette]: …
[Kaeya]: Now THAT is dominance!
[Venti]: As expected of the Sage I worship!
[Nilou]: So everything will be fine, then~
[Collei]: Yay yay! Now I can look forward to the ending with peace of mind!
In the video—
Buer continued her efforts.
She retraced the path her subconscious found familiar—
and from the viewer's perspective,
it felt like she was recalling something bit by bit.
Even if the result was destined to be nothing,
Buer could still feel emotions—joyful ones—echoing from the depths of her forgotten soul.
She was the God of Wisdom.
Of course she knew that continuing like this was pointless.
So she invoked her authority as the God of Wisdom.
She unified the wisdom of Sumeru's people and constructed the system known as the Akasha—
sustained by her divine power and Gnosis.
Within dreams, the people of Sumeru contributed knowledge and insight.
Buer cycled through dream after dream, running simulations.
Countless worlds unfolded according to the records of Irminsul.
Buer adjusted each simulated world according to her intuition.
Sumeru had millions of minds—
and Buer worked tirelessly every day.
No one knew how many years had passed.
Finally…
in one of the worlds, an outsider descended.
He landed in the desert.
He walked east through the sands.
He saw the eagle hunting rabbits.
He saw the Aranara.
He saw Buer.
As Buer watched this scene unfold, her heart trembled.
She saw that face—
strange, yet familiar.
She knew it wasn't the face she had forgotten—
only about seventy or eighty percent similar.
A simulation, after all.
But the subconscious ripple was unmistakable:
She was on the right path.
[Nilou]: Oh my god—can the Archon really reproduce everything with her own wisdom?!
[Childe]: This is the power of smart people?! The whole world forgot the Sage, but she can RECREATE the forgotten world by herself?!
[Kaeya]: I give up. No wonder they called her the All-Knowing, All-Powerful Queen. Her wisdom is terrifying!
[Paimon]: We're about to have a woman in the group who's smart to the extreme!! Aren't you scared?!
[Lumine]: (legs crossed)
[Yae Miko]: Looks like the official wife isn't worried at all.
[Ei]: I'm concerned… In a palace-fight drama, could my sister beat the Archon…?
[Makoto]: ??? Why would I fight her?? What is inside your head??
[Gu Chen]: You're all going too far. (facepalm)
In the video—
Once Buer confirmed the direction, she used more dreams to deduce further.
Shockingly—
she really deduced it.
Everything in her simulated world matched the prior scenes of the video—
down to the very footprints in the earth.
Strange yet familiar emotions surfaced in Buer's heart.
With a wave, she erased the simulation.
She had already obtained the answer she sought.
The next moment—
the opening cover of the video appeared.
[Paimon]: It's here! The memories!!
[Nilou]: Show the memories!!
[Collei]: Memory memory memooories please please pleaaaase!! (Klee cheering)
[Gu Chen]: Huh? Why does this feel like anti-fans swarming me? (alert)
The light screen arranged its text:
[Past Life Series — Episode 5]
[Let the World Completely Forget Me] — Completed
[Main Characters Will Receive Rewards]
[Gu Chen receives: Past Life Memories, Aura of Wisdom]
[Aura of Wisdom: Can be toggled on/off. While active, increases personal intelligence by 30%!]
[Greater Lord Rukkhadevata — Buer receives: Single-Line Historical Access, Forbidden-Insulated Body]
[Forbidden-Insulated Body: Forbidden knowledge under three times her own power cannot affect her.]
[Kaeya]: Huh?!
[Azhdaha]: What the hell is this?!
[Zhongli]: …Unbelievable.
[Mona]: A 30% INT increase?! AAAAA I NEED THAT!!
[Layla]: I NEED IT FOR MY THESIS!!!
[Kuki]: My boss needs this too.
[Itto]: ?
Why do I feel personally attacked…?
[Gu Chen]: Oh damn—my wisdom just got a cheat buff. (Zhongli smirk)
[Nilou]: Wait!! Why is the Archon's reward single-line historical access?! Isn't our world's Archon still alive?!
[Alhaitham]: This is different from before.
[Nahida]: So… was our guess about her wrong? Or are the reward rules different from what we thought?
[Collei]: Look!! With this reward, the Archon won't be corrupted by forbidden knowledge anymore!!
[Zhongli]: Logically speaking, a single-line-access Archon would be the peak-version from the video. Forbidden knowledge triple her level would destroy Teyvat instantly; thus anything less cannot harm her.
[Venti]: Translation—Buer fears no forbidden knowledge unless it can one-shot Teyvat.
[Gu Chen]: Now THAT'S a translation!
[Azhdaha]: Bro, can I borrow your wisdom aura??
[Gu Chen]: Trade me two pics of Zhongli in women's clothes and you can try it.
[Venti]: @[Gu Chen] Forward them to me too thanks~
[Azhdaha]: @[Zhongli] Do it for brotherhood, yeah?
[Zhongli]:
For you?
Absolutely not, fool.
Suddenly—
[System:Greater Lord Rukkhadevata — Buer has joined the chat!]
[Nilou]: Oooh~ Welcome, my lord!
[Collei]: I LOVE THE ARCHON!! I'D RAM MY HEAD INTO A WALL FOR HER!!
[Buer]: Oh?
So many familiar faces already.
But most importantly—
@[Gu Chen] My very first great sage~ I've found you~
(Nahida: happy)
[Gu Chen]: Drop the location. I'm coming.
[Nilou]: AAAAA!! First time he's taken the initiative!!
[Collei]: TRUE LOVE!! TOO SWEET!!
[Gu Chen]: The Archon in this world didn't fall, but the one from the video has now entered our timeline. I need to check the situation so nothing unexpected happens.
[Kaeya]: You're good at comforting all your wives, huh?
[Lumine]: Stay at the Sanctuary tonight. Don't come back.
[Makoto]: (gentle laugh)
[Guizhong]: I won't comment~ But when you return, bring Sumeru souvenirs to coax me.
[Ganyu]: Husband must have his reasons. I support him.
[Gu Chen]: My heart has been shattered into pieces.
Each piece loves all of you equally—
none more, none less~
[Kaeya]: Once again—study the Sage for one minute a day and you too can build a harem in Teyvat!
[Venti]: Certain old men here—strong, admired, male—I won't name names, but if they'd learn even half a move from the Sage, would they really STILL be single?
[Zhongli]: You might as well @ me directly.
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