Cyno: “All of this happened more than a year ago in Sumeru. This fake god Scaramouche... I have no memories of him at all. And how is it that he looks exactly like the Wanderer?”
Nilou: “I noticed that too!”
Fara: “Who is the Wanderer?”
Paimon: “Uh... he's the Wanderer from the chatroom.”
Fara: “So it's him. He seemed to be defending the Dendro Archon earlier.”
Alhaitham: “Back then, we teamed up with the Traveler to overthrow the Akademiya’s Great Sage Azar’s plan to create a god. Who was being made into a god, I can’t recall. But from these clips, it seems like the Heavenly Principles has given us the answer.”
Alhaitham: “If the fake god Scaramouche who was being made into a god back then is the Wanderer at the Akademiya now, that would be one hell of a joke.”
Paimon: “Wait, is that what Nahida is being punished for? But the Wanderer has clearly turned over a new leaf. Otherwise, Nahida wouldn't have kept him at the Akademiya.”
Wanderer: “Tch, do you think I wanted to stay at the Akademiya?”
Nahida: “The Wanderer once tried to ascend and replace the Dendro Archon... but none of you remember that. Wait... my head’s spinning, I can’t make sense of this!”
Fara: “Me too. What’s going on here?!”
Zhongli: “Hehe, it’s not that hard to understand. Combining the fragmented memories given by the Heavenly Principles with what they just said.”
Zhongli: “The Akademiya’s Great Sage in Sumeru wanted to create a god to replace Buer, and this person who was to ascend was Scaramouche, also known as the Wanderer. But for some reason, the people of Sumeru no longer remember who Scaramouche is. And this person who was supposed to ascend and replace Buer is now kept at the Akademiya.”
Cloud Retainer: “No wonder they call it a hell of a joke. It’s truly unbelievable.”
Cloud Retainer: “Think about it, it’s like having the Vortex Magus, Osial, reside in Jade Palace, and it was the Rex Lapis himself who instructed it.”
Ningguang: “That’s simply too absurd. I can’t imagine something like that happening!”
Ganyu: “At the very least... the Rex Lapis wouldn’t do something like that!”
Nahida: “I know, it may seem inappropriate to others, but Mr. Wanderer needs to atone for his past crimes. And in Sumeru, even criminals have the right to receive an education!”
Yae Miko: “I don’t want to comment on the actions of other nations’ deities, and I’m not qualified to do so. But what exactly is the origin of this Wanderer, the former Scaramouche?”
Yae Miko: “Oh, you’ve all been saying you don’t remember certain people or things, and it just occurred to me, who did I give the Electro Archon's Gnosis to?”
Raiden Shogun: “You don’t even remember who you gave it to?”
Yae Miko: “I really don’t. But the ones who collected the Gnosis were Fatui from Snezhnaya... I think I’ve discovered something extraordinary!”
Raiden Shogun: “Hmm?”
Yae Miko: “Perhaps it's better to let the Dendro Archon explain why the people of Sumeru have forgotten about the fake god Scaramouche.”
Wanderer: “Tch...”
Just as Nahida was debating whether or not to reveal the truth...
The scenes on the giant screen in the sky began to shift again.
【“With two Gnoses, we can decipher the memories of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata!”】
【After defeating the fake god Scaramouche, Nahida successfully obtained the Electro Archon's Gnosis.】
【Combining it with her own Dendro Gnosis, she could finally decipher the remaining memories of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.】
【Immediately, Nahida used her own power and the strength of the two Gnoses to successfully decipher the memories of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.】
【And together with the Traveler, Lumine, and Paimon, she entered the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s consciousness space.】
【Through a region polluted by forbidden knowledge, Nahida, the Traveler, Lumine, and Paimon traveled on a vessel of consciousness to reach the depths of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s consciousness space.】
【Here, the ancient World Tree and the land are recreated.】
【As they walked forward, a petite figure appeared before them, identical to Nahida except for slightly different eyes.】
【“Isn’t this the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s consciousness space? But who is standing there...?”】
Not just the Paimon in the scene.
Everyone watching this trial.
Especially the people of Sumeru.
They were all shocked.
Paimon: “There are two Nahidas?!”
Nahida: “This... I don’t remember at all! Who is the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata? Why does she have the same appearance as me?”
Cyno: “Even the Lesser Lord Kusanali doesn’t remember?”
Alhaitham: “Isn’t that what we already knew? It seems like we'll be able to figure out who the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata is soon enough.”
The screen continued playing.
【“You are... the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?” Nahida stepped forward, questioning with confusion and disbelief.】
【“Yes, it is I. Is this appearance surprising to you?” The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata said.】
【The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata continued: “This is a recreation of the ancient World Tree and the land, but ultimately, it’s a space of consciousness. Because you and I are essentially the same, we also appear with identical forms.”】
【“Why are we essentially the same?” Nahida asked.】
【“Because you are me, and I am you. You are my reincarnation.”】
【The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata patiently explained: “As the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, I am the embodiment of the World Tree. And you are the purest branch that I broke off from the World Tree.”】
【“For instance, even if a tree dies, its branches will eventually take root and grow, continuing life in another form.”】
【“The me before you is just a fragment of my consciousness as the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. The real me has probably been dead for a long time, right?”】
【“Hmm... based on your current appearance, judging from the time, I’ve probably been dead for about 500 years. You’ve finally come, haven’t you, my reincarnated self?”】
【After the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata finished speaking, the Traveler, Lumine, and Paimon were all stunned.】
【“The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and the Lesser Lord Kusanali are actually related in this way...”】
At this moment.
Almost everyone’s hearts felt the same way as the Traveler, Lumine, at that time.
Cyno: “This part perfectly matches the first part where the Dendro Archon was imprisoned by the Sages!”
Fara: “So... this means that the Dendro Archon of Sumeru is the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, and the current Dendro Archon, Nahida, is the reincarnated branch from the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s World Tree.”
Fara: “The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata has been dead for 500 years, and the Dendro Archon, Nahida, has also been imprisoned for 500 years... The timelines perfectly align! But why don’t people remember the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, this deity?”
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