bookbashuk Chapter 1063 Alice Comes to Fontaine
Chapter 1063 Alice Comes to Fontaine
Qin slowly raised her head, her face flushed from running rapidly, but her eyes revealed an unconcealable panic and despair.
She looked at Adeline, her voice broken by panting, but with a hint of final hope.
"Senior Diluk... is he... is he really gone?"
How much she wanted to hear that Diluk had not left yet and was still in the winery!
However, Adeline just looked at her silently for a few seconds, then nodded without comment.
"Yes, Captain Jean. Master Diluc packed his bags early this morning and left. He handed over the daily management of the winery to Connor and me."
After saying that, she looked at Qin's distraught expression and added another sentence.
"By the way, Captain Qin, before the master left, he asked the bartender Charles to deliver a letter to you. You should have received it, right?"
That letter... Qin's heart suddenly sank.
Yes, she had received it. It was that letter that had brought her all the way here from the Knights' office.
Every word in Ke Xin felt like a knife stabbing into her heart.
Calculating the time, it's almost noon now. Given his personality, if he really decided to leave, he would definitely not delay. If he was quicker, he would probably have already set out for Liyue by now, right?
Thinking of this, Qin responded in a dispirited manner.
"received……"
As soon as he finished speaking, his legs seemed to be unable to support the weight of his body anymore and suddenly went limp.
Jean stumbled to the side, letting the force of the force force her to sit sideways on the ground, her face filled with unconcealed pain and dejection. "I... I'm sorry, Senior Diluc..."
This sentence seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and it was uttered with a heavy nasal tone.
Seeing this, Adeline quickly stepped forward and offered her a hand to help her.
"Captain Qin, please get up quickly. The ground is cold." While holding Qin's arm, she hesitated and asked about what happened when she apologized to Diluk.
"By the way, what you were talking about just now... was it about the Fatui incident a while ago?"
Jean raised her head and looked at Adeline with a hollow look in her eyes. She nodded distraught and said in a hoarse voice, "Maid Adeline... you know that too?"
Adeline helped her slowly to her feet and nodded.
Although the Knights did their best to conceal the Fatui's return, Arachno and Tartaglia had come to Mondstadt in the snow and wind, carrying supplies with them.
Everyone saw clearly that Dotole was wandering around the streets of Mond, but at that time the people of Mond had no intention of caring about the Fatui's affairs.
But, some things are not that I don’t care about them, but I just can’t take care of them.
"Well, putting aside the fact that the Doctor, the second Fatui executive officer, was so conspicuous wandering the streets, even during the snowstorm, they sent so many supplies and made such a big noise that everyone in Mondstadt knew the Fatui had returned."
Qin listened and grabbed her hair with both hands.
Tears welled up in her eyes, her voice was thick with sobs and full of self-loathing.
"I'm really useless... I can't handle anything right, I can't even comfort people..."
Qin was feeling so guilty now, thinking, how great it would be if only she could speak!
Seeing that she was about to cry, Adeline quickly softened her tone and comforted her:
"Captain Qin, please don't say that. Master Diluc isn't completely dead. He's just feeling down and out, so he's just going out for a walk to relax."
"In my opinion, after a while, when he has figured it out, he will naturally come back."
Qin sniffed hard, raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, trying hard to calm her surging emotions.
Then, she gently pushed Adeline's hand away and stood up straight. Although her voice was still trembling, she tried to regain some of her usual composure.
"Ah, after all, it's all my fault... Head Maid Adeline, if... if Master Diluc returns, please notify me immediately."
Adeline looked at her trying hard to hold on, and felt a little sorry for her. She nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Captain Qin. As soon as the master returns, I will go to the Knights and tell you."
Qin nodded slightly and said nothing more. She just looked at the villa of Chenxi Winery, with indescribable emotions surging in her eyes.
There was loss, self-blame, and a faint hope that she herself was not even aware of.
……
At the same time, the "Stone Gate" is the border between Mondstadt and Liyue.
Diluk turned his back to Liyue and looked back to the north for the last time.
The land he had guarded for so many years now seemed to be covered by a layer of frosted glass and could not be seen clearly.
He whispered the two words: "Mond..." The last syllable was blown away by the wind, leaving only an almost inaudible sigh.
At this moment, he had changed out of his usual clothes as a winery owner and into a "Crimson Night" dress that made his figure look even more upright.
The dark red color was like solidified blood, with a deep luster in the sunlight. The hem of the swallowtail dress rose slightly as it turned around, like the embers of a fire that had burned to the end.
Her long hair was tied into a low ponytail and hung behind her head, adding a bit of neatness. The diamond-shaped ruby brooch on her neck sparkled at the collar like a spark that had not yet been extinguished.
On the surface, he looks straight, with sharp eyes and very capable.
But only he himself knows the depression in his heart.
Ultimately, all the problems cannot be avoided by that name - Dottore.
The murderer of his father, the masked madman, appeared in Mondstadt, and Diluk's mind was filled with the word "revenge"!
At that time, he was even prepared to be beaten to death by the opponent. He was not as skilled as the opponent and had to admit defeat.
But he never expected that Qin would stand in front of Dotore.
At that moment, Diluk's heart was more painful than being killed by Dotole, and more desperate than witnessing his father fall.
He could accept failure and death, but he could not accept that the people he "protected" were on the same side as his enemies.
The feeling of being pushed away by the person you trust the most is more painful than killing him.
……
(Shao Yun: Diluk, do you understand me now?)
(Diluk: I understand. Let's go. I'll buy you a couple of drinks.)
……
"Forget it, don't think about it." Diluk shook his head and forced down the surging emotions.
He unfolded the map he carried with him, ran his fingertips over the lines marking the ports and city-states, and began to plan his future travel route.
"First, go to Liyue, then take a boat to Inazuma Island, and from Kaiji Island, go to Omos Port in Xumi..."
His finger paused for a moment between the marks of Fontaine and Natta, and he frowned, feeling troubled.
"From Baida Port to Fontaine? Or through the desert to Nata?"
After much deliberation, he finally put the map away and stuffed it into his inner pocket.
"Let's take one step at a time."
After he finished speaking, he no longer hesitated, turned around and walked towards Liyue.
The road stretched out beneath my feet, leaving the wind and clouds of Mondstadt far behind.
Just like Eula and Barbara, he now just wants to leave this land that suffocates him.
Perhaps the journey is long enough and the scenery is unfamiliar enough, so the wound in the heart can slowly scab over.
……
At the same time, at noon, the Fontaine and Debo Hotel were warm and cozy.
Although Arecino returned to winter and participated in the "Severe Winter Plan", the three little ones from the "Heatway House", Linny, Linnet and Femini, still stayed in Fontaine to help take care of the children in the Buffatti Mansion.
However, this does not mean that these three children have no personal life on weekdays.
At this moment, Linny and Linnet were standing in the middle of the restaurant, having just finished a wonderful magic show.
"Ding-ding! The show's over."
Linnet's voice was as steady as still water, without much emotion. She bowed slightly, her eyes expressionless, giving the impression that she had simply completed an ordinary task.
Lini beside him was completely different. His face was filled with a bright smile. He bowed exaggeratedly to everyone around him and expressed his gratitude warmly: "Thank you all for your applause and love!"
There was a burst of good-natured laughter and cheers from the audience, and many of the audience were still savoring the wonderful moment of the magic show.
At a table on the right side of the stage, a blonde woman slowly put down the drink bottle in her hand, and the bottom of the bottle made a crisp sound when it hit the table.
She has a pair of iconic elf ears, and her hair has a soft luster under the light.
This person was Alice, who came to Fontaine specifically to look for the Water Dragon King.
She had just taken the last sip of Fontaine's specialty, "Fontaine", and the sweet taste of the bubbles still lingered on her tongue.
……
Originally, Alice just wanted to come to the Debo Hotel to try the famous Fontaine dishes, but she happened to run into the performance of the Linnie brothers and sisters.
Alice raised her eyebrows. The brother and sister's magic tricks were neat and clever, especially Linny's just-right exaggeration, which formed a wonderful contrast with Linnet's calmness. It was even more interesting than she expected.
"Heh, that's interesting."
She tapped the table with her fingertips. Apparently, this unexpected magic show allowed her to feast her eyes before meeting Villette. It was an unexpected surprise on this trip.
……
As the excitement of the magic show faded, the applause from the audience gradually died down.
Alice placed the empty bottle of Fontaine on the corner of the table, stood up, and slowly walked over to Linny and Linnet, who had just finished their performance. With a smile on her face, she praised them generously:
"Yes, the performance was excellent."
Linnie felt a little embarrassed by this sudden face-to-face compliment. He scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you for the compliment, sister..."
Before he finished speaking, he flipped his right hand deftly, and a small and exquisite soft lantern bell appeared out of thin air in his palm.
He handed the flowers to Alice and said, "A small gift for my sister."
Alice's eyes lit up and she took it happily. She gently touched the petals with her fingertips, then put her nose close to the flower and sniffed the sweet fragrance.
She nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Haha, thank you, little cutie."
She pinned the soft lantern bell on her lapel and waved, "It's a pity, sister, I still have things to do. See you again if we're lucky."
After saying that, he turned around and quickly left the Debo Hotel, his figure quickly disappearing outside the door.
As soon as she left, Linnet's calm expression fell. (The corner of her mouth drooped slightly.)
She glanced at Linnie, her tone full of obvious grievance and dissatisfaction.
"My brother doesn't love me anymore. He only sends flowers to other girls but never to me." After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the restaurant.
"Hey, sister, don't be angry!" Linny quickly chased after her and hurriedly explained:
"What I gave you was a soft lantern bell, not a rainbow rose! They're different! Hey, hey, wait for me, I'll make you a bigger one!"
……
Paimon: "As expected, every brother can't do anything with his sister."
Ying: “Of course!”