Chapter 71 Everything is ready, just waiting for nightfall

　[Side quest: The last quest is completed, and the protagonist's reward will increase by one at the end of this simulation.]

　　[Due to the death of the protagonist, this simulation ends.]

　　[Host, please choose three of the following rewards.]

　　[1. Dark green bracelet: Ye Lan's ancestral bracelet, said to have some incredible functions.]

　　[2. Doll Tsumugi: A doll transformed by the doctor himself. It has strong combat power and can be used as a clone, but please use it in the right place.]

　　[3. Original Delusion: The original delusion made by the doctor using the residue of the demon. Although the side effects are unbearable for ordinary people, its power is absolutely formidable.]

　　[4. Talent [Delusion Compatibility (Extremely High)]: Being able to use the Delusion without scruples is naturally a good thing, but... what is the price?]

　　[5. Talent "Unlucky People": You and those around you will be plagued by bad luck, but as long as you persist in living, there will always be a day when good luck will come... maybe.]

　　[6. Achievement "Friends of Lolita": You can always use various means to win the favor of Lolita. (The Lolita character's favorability towards you will be increased to love, but the probability of this book being banned will increase significantly.)]

　　[7. Achievement "Perfect Experiment": You have made a breakthrough in the "Doctor's" research, and he is very satisfied with your performance. (The "Doctor's" favorability towards you has increased significantly.)]

　　[8. Give up all rewards and increase the influence of the simulation system on reality.]

　　Seeing these rewards... Tsumugi Kujo frowned subconsciously.

　　There was no need to consider the three rewards of "Unlucky People", "Friends of Lolita," and "Perfect Experiment," so the next step was to choose three out of the remaining four.

　　Among the remaining four rewards, Tsumugi Kujo would like to choose "Doll Tsumugi" and "Original Delusion." After all, in the last simulation, she had personally experienced her own strength after being transformed by the doctor. Although she was defeated in one move when facing the doctor, Tsumugi felt that the strength of the Doll Tsumugi should be able to contend with the weakest Fatui executive, "Young Master," with a 30% to 70% chance of success.

　　With such a powerful bodyguard, Kujo Tsumugi's safety could be better assured. Moreover, the reward had already stated that she could use the Doll Tsumugi as a clone, allowing her to appear in two places simultaneously.

　　Tsumugi couldn't miss such a good reward.

　　The reason Tsumugi Kujo hesitated was because she was wavering between the "Dark Green Bracelet" and "Delusion Compatibility."

　　From a rational point of view, Kujo Tsumugi should choose the skill of Evil Eye Compatibility. Although she would definitely use the Delusion in the future, in certain critical moments, she might also need to use it. It would be great if she could have this talent...

　　But Kujo Tsumugi couldn't make a decision.

　　The reason was simple: the bracelet was given to her by Rosalia.

　　In the last immersive mode, Tsumugi Kujo gained all the memories of the Sims and inherited the feelings for Rosaria and Boa. During the torturous days in the laboratory, this dark green bracelet was the only spiritual support for "Thief Tsumugi." Influenced by this, Tsumugi had a special dependence on this bracelet.

　　"…"

　　"...Eh, forget it. I've been weak for a long time anyway. At worst, I can use the simulation system to become stronger later. Besides, the stronger adaptability of the Delusion isn't always a good thing. Isn't it because of this reason that the doctor targeted me in the simulation?"

　　After comforting herself with these words, Kujo Tsumugi finally chose the "Dark Green Bracelet" as the reward.

　　Then, there was a flash of white light, and three items appeared in the room: the Doll Tsumugi, the Dark Green Bracelet, and the Original Delusion.

　　Kujo Tsumugi was quick-witted and immediately put them into the space of Vision.

　　"Um?"

　　The second after Tsumugi Kujo put the three items into the Vision space, Noelle, who had been sitting in front of the sewing machine, subconsciously turned around.

　　"What's wrong, Noelle?" Tsumugi Kujo asked as if nothing had happened.

　　"No, it's okay, maybe I'm too tired..." Noelle replied.

　　Strange, I just felt another presence suddenly appear in the room. Is it my illusion? Noelle shook her head and continued to sew the clothes in front of her.

　　At this time, three days had passed since Kujo Tsumugi started the third simulation.

　　As mentioned before, Tsumugi Kujo had become busy with real-life tasks midway through the simulation. The so-called real-life tasks included asking Noelle to help make a nightgown. Clothing stores certainly didn't sell nightgowns, and Tsumugi didn't know how to sew, so she had to ask Noelle for help.

　　"The host has performed three simulations. The novice protection period has ended. The novice protection will be canceled in subsequent simulations. Please act with caution."

　　The simulation system seemed to have popped up some information again. Although Kujo Tsumugi was a little confused about what the novice protection period was, now was not the time to explore such things.

　　"Done!"

　　Following Noelle's shout, Kujo Tsumugi immediately closed the system interface and saw Noelle folding eleven night clothes and handing them to her.

　　"Ms. Kujo, I have fulfilled your request, but what do you want so many night clothes for? Are you going to do something illegal?"

　　"Well... I can only tell you that what I am going to do will be very beneficial to Mond, but the means are a little tough. The specific content cannot be disclosed, but I can swear to Thor."

　　"Um... okay, I believe Miss Kujo!"

　　Noelle's face was full of trust.

　　"Thank you, Noelle."

　　Faced with Noelle's trust, Kujo Tsumugi was deeply moved and looked at Noelle with tears in her eyes. "Based on your trust, I will definitely speak a few good words for you in front of Grandmaster Jean and try to persuade her to let you join the Knights of Favonius."

　　"Huh?! Miss Kujo, there's no need to be so troublesome." Noelle shook her head frantically.

　　"It's okay. Just consider it as my reward to Miss Noelle." Tsumugi Kujo patted her chest and said, "Besides, Grandmaster Jean is really too much. Someone as gentle, helpful, and possessing the Vision like you is not qualified to join the Knights of Favonius. It's really unfair!"

　　"Noelle, do you know? I heard that there is a child named Klee who is less than ten years old in the Knights of Favonius. They actually let the child join while not allowing you. It's really abominable."

　　"…"

　　Even the gentle Noelle did not refute this statement. Perhaps this was a thorn in her heart.

　　"Don't worry, Miss Noelle. I will definitely convince Grandmaster Jean! But I have something else to do now, so I'll leave first."

　　"Ah, see you next time."

　　"Bye-bye."

　　After saying goodbye to Noelle and walking on the streets of Mondstadt, Tsumugi Kujo felt a little depressed.

　　Anyone who lies to a simple girl like Noelle would feel guilty, and Tsumugi Kujo was no exception.

　　Tsumugi Kujo likes Noelle even though she has only met her twice.

　　In her previous life, Tsumugi Kujo was a poor guy. She didn't get a main C for a long time after she started playing Genshin Impact, so she could only use Noelle from the novice pool as the main C. Over time, Tsumugi slowly fell in love with this simple and lovable girl.

　　Now that she has traveled to the continent of Teyvat and has truly come into contact with Noelle, Kujo Tsumugi's affection for her has skyrocketed. If she didn't know that Noelle had no intention of falling in love, Kujo Tsumugi would even want to confess her feelings to her.

　　For the sake of this feeling in her heart, Tsumugi Kujo must find a way to keep her by her side. Therefore, she must never let Noelle join the Knights of Favonius. Even if this goes against Noelle's goal, Tsumugi must prevent her from joining the Knights.

　　"I'm sorry, Noelle, but I'm just such a selfish person."

　　An organization like the Favonius Giant Baby Group is not worthy of Noelle joining.

　　And these people in Mondstadt's Giant Baby City only ask Noelle to do all kinds of odd jobs.

　　Noelle was only a sixteen-year-old girl this year. In order to join the Knights of Favonius, she almost wasted all her energy on various miscellaneous tasks. However, the Mondstadt people never thought of repaying

They didn't even do the simplest thing, such as writing a joint letter to suggest that Captain Jean recruit Noelle. They just unilaterally enjoyed Noelle's efforts. A giant baby city like this...

snort.

Thinking of what the people of Mondstadt had done, Kujo Tsumugi couldn't help but snort coldly.

The people of Mondstadt are a collection of contradictions. They do not remember Dvalin, who saved Mondstadt five hundred years ago, but they remember the Lawrence family, who massacred them more than a thousand years ago.

They are grateful to Barbatos, the god of wind, who led them out of the wind wall, but they hate Decarabian the lonely king in the tower who used storms to isolate the wind and snow to protect them.

They believe in freedom and logically should hate those who control power the most, but the fact is that the powerful leader Jean is deeply loved by the people...

Remember the deeds you want to remember, be grateful to those you want to be grateful to, forget the things that are not good for you, and then feel at ease cursing the lonely king of the tower and discriminating against Eula, who has the blood of a sinner... Well, my blood pressure is rising.

While Tsumugi Kujo was thinking about these things, she found that she had already walked to the hotel where she was staying.

"Thomas, distribute these night clothes to the others. Change into your clothes tonight and wait for my order. Also, send someone to the Angel's Gift Tavern to inform Grandpa Diluc that the Fatui will take action tonight and their target is Venti."

"Yes, I understand."

Thomas was somewhat puzzled about what Kujo Tsumugi was planning, but he also knew that Kujo Tsumugi would never explain to her men. At this time, all he could do was to follow orders. So he responded, put on his nightgown, and left.

Shinobu Kuki had already left Mondstadt and returned to Inazuma, so Tsumugi Kujo no longer had to stay at the lady's place.

After returning to the room, Tsumugi Kujo took out the puppet Tsumugi from the Vision space.

"How do I use this puppet?"

Tsumugi Kujo looked at the puppet Tsumugi, then took a step forward and injected her elemental power into it. Then, Tsumugi Kujo felt that a wonderful connection had been established between herself and the puppet Tsumugi.

I see, that's how it's used. X2

Tsumugi Kujo and Tsumugi the Doll said in unison.

"Although I am controlling the puppet at the same time, I don't feel any discomfort mentally. Could it be because this puppet was once me?" X2

Anyway, this way I don't have to spend time practicing how to control the puppet. That's not bad. X2

Then she had to think about how to conceal the identity of the doll.

Tsumugi Kujo changed the puppet Tsumugi's clothes into her own, but since the puppet Tsumugi's limbs were all made of metal, the exposed thighs and palms could easily reveal that it was a puppet.

So Kujo Tsumugi took out a pair of black silk stockings from the Vision space, and a pair of purple lace long-sleeved gloves, and asked the puppet Tsumugi to put them on. Very good, now there is no way to tell that it is a puppet just from the appearance.

Afterwards, Kujo Tsumugi also put on the exact same outfit, and now no one except Kujo Tsumugi could tell the two apart.

However, it still felt a little strange to wear stockings. The cool feeling on her thighs disappeared, which made Kujo Tsumugi a little uncomfortable. Just because she liked others wearing stockings didn't mean she liked wearing stockings herself.

But in order to conceal my identity, this is the only way.

Then there was the dark green bracelet. When the rewards were calculated, the system said that it seemed to have incredible functions...

Kujo Tsumugi lifted the bracelet above her head and examined it carefully, and was surprised to find that the pattern on the bracelet... looked so much like the spell drawn on the talisman!

By the way, Ye Lan's ancestor seems to be Bo Yang. Could this be something Bo Yang created during his time in Liyue Harbor?

Although the real Kujo Tsumugi had never practiced magic, she began to chant the spell according to her memory in the Sims, and sure enough, the dark green bracelet began to glow slightly.

At the same time, in a private room on the second floor of Angel's Gift Tavern, the bracelet on the wrist of a female adventurer who looked extremely drunk suddenly began to glow, and then a girl's voice came from the bracelet.

"It seems to be activated... But what are these spells for? They don't look like offensive or defensive spells. Instead, they look like... voice transmission?!"

"Who are you?"

Hearing the strange female voice coming from the bracelet, the eyes of the drunken female adventurer immediately became sharp, without a trace of drunkenness.

"Ah, I've been discovered. Hey, the one over there, are you Ye Lan?"

"I'm Ye Lan, who are you?"

The female adventurer replied.

After hearing the answer, the person on the other end of the bracelet fell silent. Soon after, the light on the bracelet disappeared and turned back to dark green.

In the hotel, Kujo Tsumugi looked at the dark green bracelet on her hand and felt that what she was holding was not a bracelet, but a huge trouble.

I want to throw it away...but I can't bear to...

After thinking for a long time, Kujo Tsumugi decided to wear the dark green bracelet on her wrist.

God knows where Ye Lan is now on her mission. I didn't reveal my information in the conversation just now. It will probably take a year or two for Ye Lan to track me down after she completes her mission. By that time, I will have arrived in Liyue. Once I set foot on the land of Liyue, contact with Ningguang and Ye Lan will be inevitable, and there will be no need to hide myself.

After resolving the issue of the dark green bracelet, Kujo Tsumugi handed the original Delusion to the puppet Tsumugi.

OK, now everything is ready, just waiting for the night to fall.

Tsumugi Kujo was thinking somewhat complacently, and suddenly, she thought of something else, so she put the puppet Tsumugi into the space of Vision and left the room.

"Thomas, when you ask your men to deliver the letter to Grandpa Diluc, don't forget to ask them to bring me a jar of wine… I won't drink it! Don't give me that doomsday look, I have another use for this jar of wine!"