【Yae Miko: Hahaha】
【Kokomi: The Palace Chief is laughing so happily. Surely she knows something?】
【Yae Miko: I'm not entirely sure, but they never let Ei cook. I think there's a reason for it】
Muchen was alright with the small portion, he finished it in one gulp.
Now Dori and Klee are throwing up by the sea.
Dori is crying: “What kind of magic fried rice is this? It’s so awful! I have so much left! Why did I get the big portion?!”
Klee has already vomited.
【Jean: Is Klee alright?】
【Kaeya: It looks like she might not be】
Shenhe manages to hold it down: “It's ten times worse than the herbs I usually eat.”
Kachina cries: “Thank goodness I got the small portion.”
Marvika finished it in one gulp and slapped her chest, she got choked.
Muchen immediately tossed her a bottle of water.
Marvika chugged it down: “Almost… almost got taken down by that fried rice.”
“Hahaha.”
“It's terrifying.”
“As expected of the General's cooking. It almost took out the Water God and Fire God, as well as many of their proxies.”
Fufuu vomited foam, even though she didn’t finish it, she fainted and was sent back to the classroom.
Arataki Itto devoured half a bowl and convulsed on the ground like he was poisoned.
He was sent back and Thoma immediately induced vomiting.
The others who had the small portion, while dizzy and lightheaded, managed to hold it down after a minute, the feeling passed.
Ei: “Was it that bad?”
【Yae Miko: Hahaha, Ei, you're killing me】
【Raiden Shogun: Kujou Sara】
【Kujou Sara: General, I am here】
【Raiden Shogun: Bring Yae Miko to me later. I'm going to make her a whole bucket of fried rice】
【Yae Miko: Pfft—】
【Kokomi claps】
【Kamisato Ayato: As expected of the General】
Fufuu lay on the classroom floor. Linny and Fimi couldn’t approach her.
Muchen walked over, not being polite at all, he held her down the same way as the Water God and induced vomiting.
Fufuu finally came to: “I’m going to die! I’m going to die! What is this?!”
Kachina offered her water.
The servants and Tartaglia were also stunned. Thankfully, they only had the small portion and managed to hold it down.
Arataki Itto: “This… I’m not gonna make it, I’m gonna throw up again.”
“So tragic!”
“Everyone’s paralyzed.”
“This is the punishment for being a proxy.”
“Look, there’s still a quarter of the General’s cooking left.”
“Didn’t someone say that after eating this, they’d have no regrets?”
“I never said that.”
「The remaining fried rice made by Raiden Shogun will be copied and used as a future punishment」
“Huh?”
“I’d rather drink bitter melon juice!”
“At least bitter melon juice is cooling and detoxifying!”
“Don’t make me eat that!”
Now, the classroom is in a state of paralysis. Everyone is leaning back in their chairs chugging water, feeling slightly better.
Even Ei, felt a little embarrassed, she sat further back behind the Inazuma table.
Everyone considered it a punishment from the livestream.
After all, they watched Ei make it, she didn’t put anything else in it, so this level of unpalatableness was just ridiculous.
「The livestream story continues」
Although the plan to awaken the Stormterror failed, everyone didn't give up. Diluc soon got new clues.
Paimon asked Venti: “Speaking of which, Wind God Barbatos, why do you need the help of humans?”
Venti explained: “The term people use for the Seven Gods, a more fundamental term is the Seven Archons. To fulfill their duties, they can accumulate divine power. But I don’t like ruling… I don’t think Mondstadt would like it either.”
【Jean: Barbatos is truly remarkable】
【Barbara: Barbatos is truly remarkable】
【Paimon: He just wants to slack off】
Jean: “You should establish a free city-state without any kings. Barbatos’s ideals, we hold them dear in our hearts.”
“So that’s how it is.”
“I told you Barbatos deliberately let us win.”
“You need the power of faith.”
“Let me tell you, the power of gods comes in two forms: one is their innate power, and the other is the power of faith.”
“No wonder the Dendro Archon of Sumeru looks like a little cutie, she’s not a god of battle, and she lacks the power of faith?”
“People of Sumeru, haha, they only know the Great Tree King, who knows about the little grass god?”
“I didn’t recognize her at first.”
“Me too, I thought some kid got lost.”
“Jean is still the most devout.”
Paimon: “She never thought it could be because someone is too free-spirited and doesn’t want to be responsible.”
“Hahaha.”
“Hahaha.”
Venti: “Ahem, anyway, look, I haven’t been back to Mondstadt in so long, so I am undoubtedly the weakest of the Seven Gods!”
【Muchen: But I still think Barbatos is letting us win】
【Zhongli: I agree with that】
【Marvika: Agree】
【Ei nodded】
【Venti: Huh?】
【Kaeya: Hahaha, Barbatos, you’re definitely still letting us win】
【Jean: Barbatos doesn’t want to hurt Stormterror】
According to Diluc’s clues, the target is Stormterror's Lair.
Venti said their trump card is the Traveler, because he has the power of purification.
Venti: “The impurities in the teardrop and the curse that’s tangled around Stormterror’s body are the same kind of evil.”
Everyone trusts each other and is determined to fight.
They head towards Stormterror’s Lair and eliminate the monsters that block their way.
“There are so many monsters!”
“They are all Abyss Mages controlling Hilichurls.”
They arrive at Stormterror’s Lair and activate the mechanism on the tall tower, starting the Light Guiding Ritual.
This is the seal of the ancient ruins.
As Venti broke the seal, he said: “Mondstadt is a city-state without a king, but before Mondstadt was established, a tyrant ruled here.”
【Zhongli: The Vortex Magus, the Lone King of the Old Mondstadt Tower — Decarabian】
【Jean: Yes, our family has records of that period of history】
【Yun Jin: Mr. Zhongli, you know all this?
【Zhongli: I have a slight understanding】
【Childe: As expected of Mr. Zhongli】