Soon.
As the voice of Celestia fell, the images of the Sky Island and the Throne in the giant screen in the sky gradually disappeared.
A line of large characters gradually appeared.
【The Collapse of the Nation, Eccentric, Scaramouche and Three Times of 'Betrayal'.】
Yae Miko: “Oh? It seems that finally we can know what kind of relationship this Sumeru war criminal Scaramouche has with us, Inazuma, and with Ei.”
Paimon: “I can only say, it's not a good thing.”
Raiden Shogun: “Hmm... Celestia said I made another mistake, related to Scaramouche, I'm curious as to what exactly I did to him.”
Yae Miko: “No need to guess, we should know soon enough. If he hadn't deleted his past memories from the World Tree, it wouldn't be so troublesome now.”
Wanderer: “Celestia, stop! I'm willing to accept judgment, don't bring up those things that make me suffer anymore!”
Furina: “I mean, have you never seen a judgment before? Before judging someone, you need to list their crimes first, otherwise how can you convince others?”
Chloris: “Furina is right, that's always been the process of judgment in Fontaine, nothing wrong with that.”
Paimon: “Not to say it, but you're still feeling pain? Those who were hurt by you are much more painful than you!”
Wanderer: “Shut up!”
Paimon: “Why? I have the Traveler protecting me, don't try to scare me!”
Kamisato Ayato: “From what Paimon said, Scaramouche not only hurt people in Sumeru but also hurt people in Inazuma?”
Paimon: “Of course! There are so many people in Inazuma that were hurt by him, I can't even count them all!”
Tighnari: “If what Paimon said is true, you really deserve to die, false god Scaramouche!”
“.......”
At this time.
The subtitles on the giant screen disappeared, and images began to emerge.
【Five hundred years ago, the dark calamity originating from the underground nation of Khaenri'ah erupted, sweeping through the seven nations of Teyvat.】
【Every nation suffered varying degrees of severe damage.】
【Inazuma was no exception.】
【After the dark calamity was suppressed, even with the protection of the Raiden Shogun's naginata, Inazuma's islands were still in ruins, and the bodies of people torn apart by monsters were everywhere.】
【After the dark calamity, Ei, who lost her friends and sister, became even more determined to pursue eternity.】
【Later, Ei accidentally obtained puppetry technology from Khaenri'ah.】
【To pursue eternity and fight against erosion, Ei used this technology to create a ‘vessel’ to hold the Gnosis, using it to fulfill the path of pursuing eternity.】
【This ‘vessel’ is Scaramouche.】
【In this way, Ei used Khaenri'ah technology to create the first eternal puppet.】
Yae Miko: “Well, so Scaramouche was created by Ei, Celestia said Ei also made a mistake related to Scaramouche, could it be that she created him?”
Raiden Shogun: “....... I think it shouldn't be the case.”
Lumine: “I think so too.”
Kamisato Ayato: “Since the original Scaramouche was created by the Shogun, how did he later become a Fatui Harbinger?”
Kamisato Ayaka: “It is indeed puzzling. Since he is the Shogun's masterpiece, how could he be involved with the Fatui?”
Paimon: “Uh... we should know soon enough, there's no need for me and the Traveler to say it.”
“.......”
The images on the giant screen continue to play.
【After the puppet was born, Ei prepared to bestow ‘eternity’ upon him.】
【However, something unexpected happened.】
【After the puppet was born, in a dream, he shed tears.】
【Ei saw this by chance.】
【The puppet shedding tears means that he already possessed self-awareness and emotions.】
【Ei pondered for a long time, and finally made a judgment on the puppet: “A failed creation, he is too fragile to be the guardian of eternity or a human.”】
【So, while the puppet was still asleep, Ei used some means to make the puppet fall into a deep sleep.】
【However, Ei couldn't bear to destroy the puppet as a waste product.】
【So, she placed a golden feather on him, to prove his identity.】
【After that, Ei threw the sleeping puppet into the Yashiori Island's Kujou Encampment.】
【This is the first ‘betrayal’.】
Wanderer: “Hahaha, Raiden Shogun, you are a truly qualified ‘mother’!”
Raiden Shogun: “If you are to become the guardian of eternity, you cannot have self-awareness or emotions, even in my current eyes, you are still a failed creation.”
Yae Miko: “I agree completely. The current puppet Shogun will only steadfastly execute the program that Ei set for her.”
Cloud Retainer: “Hmm... so Celestia said that the Raiden Shogun has another mistake, does it mean that she abandoned Scaramouche, who was born as the first guardian of eternity?”
Madame Ping: “That's possible.”
Kamisato Ayato: “Wait, let's not talk about whether the Shogun is wrong in abandoning Scaramouche, I want to ask, is the Shogun's abandonment of him considered a betrayal?”
Wanderer: “Isn't it? The Raiden Shogun is controlled by power, abandoning the ‘useless’ me. In human terms, it's like a human mother giving birth to a child and then abandoning it.”
Nahida: “You are wrong, Wanderer, you are a puppet, you can't be equated with humans.”
Chloris: “I think the Raiden Shogun was too merciful to you. In the Fontaine Scientific Academy, failed research and creations are often destroyed, while she only abandoned you.”
Lyney: “Chloris is right, if you were a real human, I could consider this a betrayal by your mother, but since you are a puppet created by a certain technology, the Raiden Shogun didn't treat you as a waste product, that's already kind and merciful.”
Tighnari: “I even think Celestia believes the Raiden Shogun's mistake related to Scaramouche is that she didn't treat him as a waste product.”
Yae Miko: “Oh well, I think so too. If Ei had destroyed him as a waste product, there wouldn't be so much trouble later.”
Raiden Shogun: “.......”
Raiden Shogun: “Does Celestia really think so?”
Yae Miko: “I think it's highly possible.”
And at this moment.
Celestia reappeared from the giant screen: “Baal, do you still remember what I said earlier about your other mistake?”
“Yes! Lin Mo, I remember!”
Tenshukaku.
As Lin Mo's voice came, the Raiden Shogun immediately stood at attention.
“Your other mistake is in the video footage just shown, can you see it yourself?” Lin Mo asked.
“.......”
The Raiden Shogun fell into deep thought.
She still wasn't sure if she was wrong for abandoning the puppet, or if she was wrong for not treating the puppet as a waste product.
“Ei, listen to me, Celestia must think you were wrong for not treating Scaramouche as a waste product.” Seeing the Raiden Shogun's hesitation, Yae Miko said.
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