Chapter 54: Dying? Turning point!

What is this? Let me choose whether to save the girl or not?

　　After seeing the content of this branch quest, Tsumugi Kujo subconsciously looked in the direction of the girl with short purple hair. At this time, the situation in the camp was extremely chaotic, with the shouts of the children and the roars of the guards mixed together. However, the girl had no reaction to the current situation. She sat on the ground with her hands on her knees, which was out of tune with the current situation in the camp.

　　Kujo Tsumugi suddenly felt that the girl in front of her seemed familiar. After observing her for a long time, She finally remembered her identity.

　　"Rosaria!"

　　That's right, the girl in front of him is Rosaria, who serves as a nominal nun in Mondstadt Cathedral in the game "Genshin Impact". Because her popularity in the game is relatively low, and the female version of Rosaria in front of her has a poor figure, which is very different from the image in the game.

　　However, the short purple-red hair was so eye-catching that it reminded Kujo Tsumugi of her identity.

　　"Hey! What on earth are you daydreaming about? If you don't leave now, I'll run away alone!"

　　The black-haired girl's voice interrupted Kujo Tsumugi's thoughts.

　　"I want to help her." Tsumugi Kujo said, his eyes fixed on Rosaria.

　　Although he didn't know what Rosaria had been through at this moment, Kujo Tsumugi believed that he needed to help her, not only because of the side quest, but also because characters like Rosaria who had appeared in the game would always be stronger than others in the future. Making friends with more people like this would not only be beneficial to this simulation, but also have unexpected impacts on reality.

　　Didn't you see that the lady turned from enemy to friend because of the last simulation...well,

　　Therefore, after recognizing the other party's identity, Tsumugi Kujo made a decision - to save her!

　　"Huh? You're so compassionate at a time like this?!"

　　However, the black-haired girl obviously could not understand Kujo Tsumugi's thoughts. After hearing what she said, she let go of Kujo Tsumugi's hand.

　　"In that case, you can go by yourself. I'm too lazy to run with this burden."

　　Then, the black-haired girl took advantage of the chaos to leave, and soon her back blended into the crowd and disappeared. Kujo Tsumugi also came in front of Rosaria, smiled kindly, and extended his hand to her.

　　"Hello, my name is Tsumugi, let's run together."

　　In the simulation, the wife of the old thief who adopted Kujo Tsumugi was an Inazuma woman. To commemorate her, the old thief named Kujo Tsumugi after his deceased wife. Therefore, in this simulation, Kujo Tsumugi's name only has the Name "Tsumugi" and has no surname.

　　Facing the hand extended by Kujo Tsumugi, Rosaria raised her head, and a hint of doubt flashed in her empty eyes.

Seeing that Rosaria didn't respond, Tsumugi Kujo simply took her hand and half-forced her to leave.

　　"I don't know what painful things you've experienced in the past that made you become like this, but... forget it, let's escape first."

　　Tsumugi Kujo originally wanted to do some ideological education for Rosaria, but when he saw Rosaria's empty eyes, he swallowed back all his words.

　　In a situation like Rosaria's, only time can heal her wounds. As for words... Anyway, Kujo Tsumugi has no confidence that he can rekindle Rosaria's hope for life in such a short time.

　　Tsumugi Kujo took Rosaria and turned left and right all the way. Although Tsumugi Kujo tried her best to avoid the guards' sight, they still bumped into a guard in the end.

　　Tsk, what a hassle.

　　Kujo Tsumugi thought to himself, picked up a one-meter-long wooden stick from the ground, and waved it a few times. After making sure that he could fight the guard in front of him with his current strength, he protected Rosaria behind him.

　　Feeling the not-too-dangerous aura emanating from the guard, Kujo Tsumugi breathed a sigh of relief, but she still kept her guard up, knowing that she was just a stunted 6-year-old girl and didn't know how much combat power she could exert.

　　The guard that Kujo Tsumugi met was more than two meters tall, holding a sharp one-handed sword in his hand and with a hideous scar on his face. Some timid children would be scared to tears just by looking at him, but Kujo Tsumugi was obviously not one of them.

　　The guard might have been annoyed by the children running around. When he saw that Kujo Tsumugi not only did not surrender after seeing him but wanted to fight with him, he took out the one-handed sword at his waist, and walked towards Kujo Tsumugi and Rosaria with a ferocious grin on his face. In his opinion, these were just two children, and how much strength could they have even if they had a wooden stick in their hands? Therefore, he did not take Kujo Tsumugi's resistance seriously, and this gave Kujo Tsumugi the opportunity to kill him.

　　Facing the guard's relentless advance, there was no panic in Kujo Tsumugi's eyes. She observed the distance between herself and the other party. When the other party was about three meters away from her, Kujo Tsumugi took action.

　　Kujo Tsumugi quickly ran to the side of the guard and swung the wooden stick in his hand from top to bottom. However, facing Kujo Tsumugi's attack, the guard did not dodge and let the stick hit his shoulder. Then he stretched out one hand to grab the stick, and with force, he tried to snatch the stick from Kujo Tsumugi.

　　And Kujo Tsumugi did not try to take back the stick, but simply let go, then raised her leg and kicked the guard in the balls with all her strength.

　He fell to the ground, covering his crotch and screaming loudly. Kujo Tsumugi took this opportunity to pick up a wooden stick and hit the guard hard on the temple.

　　"Crack."

　　The wooden stick broke into two pieces due to the reaction force, and the guard fainted without a word and was never heard from again.

　　After dealing with the guard, Kujo Tsumugi also sat on the ground and gasped.

　　He overestimated his own physical strength. If that crotch kick hadn't hit him, I'm afraid both he and Rosaria would have been killed.

　　Tsumugi Kujo sat on the ground for a long time before standing up again. He took the one-handed sword used by the guard in his hand and looked back at Rosaria.

　　"Let's keep going."

　　This time, after hearing what Tsumugi Kujo said, Rosaria no longer had no reaction, but nodded slightly. There was a hint of fear in her eyes when she looked at Tsumugi Kujo, and she subconsciously touched her crotch.

　　At this moment, Rosaria was glad that she was a woman and did not have the same "external weaknesses" as men.

　　Tsumugi Kujo and Rosaria walked for a while and had already left the vicinity of the transfer station. Logically, they should have been safe, but for some reason, Tsumugi Kujo always felt that a deadly danger was approaching them.

　　Damn it, why am I so unlucky in this simulation!

　　Kujo Tsumugi couldn't help but curse in her heart. She didn't know where the danger came from, so she could only take Rosaria and escape from the human trafficking transit station as quickly as possible. However, because Kujo Tsumugi was extremely weak in this life, and had to conserve her energy for future conflicts, the two of them moved very slowly. Only a dozen minutes after Kujo Tsumugi killed the last guard, the two were caught up by pursuers coming from behind.

　　The good news is that there is only one pursuer.

　　The bad news is that this person has a water-type divine eye on his waist...

　　"mmmh, it's too late for me to start a new simulation now."

　　Seeing a Vision on the enemy's waist, Kujo Tsumugi even had the idea of ​​committing suicide with the sword in his hand.

　　Maybe the self I simulated this time was the Heavenly Principle or the Tsarista in my previous life? I did too many bad things and now I am here to pay for my debts?

　　Why do I always encounter such bad luck...

　　Tsumugi Kujo sighed in her heart, and then immediately took a fighting stance, and said to Rosaria who was protected by her behind her: "Listen, I don't know what you encountered before, but I don't think you can give up your life because of this."

　　Tsumugi Kujo didn't think she could survive this battle, so she planned to gain Rosaria's favor before the end of this simulation, just like she did in Tsumugi Lawrence's simulation.

　　"If you really had given up hope of living, I think you should have committed suicide by various means a long time ago."

　　"If you lose the motivation to live, you can go look for it again. After all, we still have a lot of time, don't we?" As she spoke, Tsumugi Kujo took a look at Rosaria. From her appearance, Rosaria was only about eight or nine years old. However, considering that Rosaria's background story said that the treasure-stealing group adopted her when she was a child, she should also be malnourished, so her real age should be about the same as Qin.

　　"I will buy you some time from now on, so you better run now."

　　"…"

　　After hearing what Tsumugi Kujo said, Rosaria did not leave, but stood there, looking at her quietly with her purple eyes.

　　"Why?"

　　This was the first time that Tsumugi Kujo heard Rosaria's voice, which was clear and pleasant to hear.

　　"A year ago, I was just like you. I was hopeless and confused about my future life. I didn't know what to do in the future, nor did I know what my future would be like. Seeing you now reminds me of myself back then."

　　"Have you found the meaning of survival now?"

　　"No." Tsumugi Kujo shook her head, "But I know I can't continue to be decadent. Maybe I will be mediocre in the future and spend my ordinary and boring life in the crowd. But even so, as long as I am still alive, there will be a chance that tomorrow will be better. Once I die, there will be nothing."

　　"Then why did you risk your life to save me?"

　　"Because..." Tsumugi Kujo's gaze stayed on Rosaria's face, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I want to help you, that's all."

　　After saying that, Kujo Tsumugi turned around and looked at the pursuer standing opposite. The other party did not take advantage of her conversation with Rosaria's to launch a sneak attack, but looked at the two of them with interest. It seems that he is very confident in his own strength.

　　"Why, have you finished your last words?" The pursuer leaned against a big tree next to him and spoke nonchalantly.

　　"Uncle, do you think you look handsome in this pose? I can tell you responsibly that your unsightly. Even the Hilichurls are more pleasing to the eye than you."

　　"Humph, you're a tough kid. I'll definitely chop off your tongue when I catch you."

　　"Wow, I'm so scared."

　　The pursuer snorted coldly, then took out a halberd from the Vision space and stabbed straight at Kujo Tsumugi.

　　The soft hydro element condensed and extended along the opponent's attack, forming a water blade that flew out, but because Kujo Tsumugi possessed the talent of "predicting danger", she narrowly avoided the edge of the water blade. Then, Kujo Tsumugi used her one-handed sword to make the tip of the pursuer's halberd deviate slightly, then she grabbed the halberd body with one hand and stabbed directly at the opponent with the one-handed sword in the other hand.

　　However, Kujo Tsumugi's strength was still too weak. The opponent just swung the halberd hard, and Kujo Tsumugi was hit by the halberd. His body suddenly lost balance and he fell directly to the ground.

　　Damn, this body is too weak!

　　Kujo Tsumugi cursed in her heart.

　　In the face of absolute power, any strategy is a paper tiger that will be shattered with just one poke.

　　Fighting has never been Tsumugi Kujo's strong point, so in reality she formed hunters and used various strategies to manipulate others in the palm of her hand, so as to make up for her shortcomings in fighting. However, in the simulation, Tsumugi Kujo's flaws were clearly revealed.

　　Before Kujo Tsumugi could stand up again, she felt a force of gravity on her back. She looked up and saw the other person's foot was stepping on her back, looking at her with a playful look.

　　"What's wrong? You were so tough just now, how come you can't do it after just two strikes?"

　　The pursuer stepped hard on Kujo Tsumugi's back, causing her to scream in pain. Then he kicked her again, directly on her head, burying her face deeply into the ground.

　　No, I have to find a way to commit suicide.

　　Seeing that the other party seemed to want to torture her to death, Kujo Tsumugi began to think about how to commit suicide quickly.

　　This simulation was really unlucky, Kujo Tsumugi couldn't be saved at all.

　　"Let her go!"

　　Just as Kujo Tsumugi was thinking, a delicate shout interrupted her thoughts. The voice was icy cold and filled with tremendous anger, which made Kujo Tsumugi shiver unconsciously when she heard it.

　　No, the reason for the shivering was not the sound, but the fact that the temperature around was dropping rapidly. The climate of Sumeru itself was hot and humid, but Kujo Tsumugi was surprised to find that the ground around him was covered with white frost, and even a layer of ice had formed in just a few seconds.

　　There is help!

　　A smile appeared on Kujo Tsumugi's lips. She had recognized the source of the voice. It was Rosaria, who had been silent since the beginning of the battle.

　　Hahaha, as expected, luck is conserved. After so much bad luck, it's finally my turn to get lucky.