Ch 20 : Do not fight the Eerie! Run!

Su Yuan suddenly snapped his eyes open...

It happened again… That same feeling…

Feeling the sharp pain in the palm of his left hand, he raised it and looked at the text appearing on it:

[That's right, you've died again. This is the first time today…]

[Chevreuse has also been taken over by the Eerie!]

[Do not fight the Eerie! Do not fight the Eerie!! Do not fight the Eerie!!!]

[The Eerie… cannot be understood with common sense!]

[Not just you—even someone as powerful as Neuvillette and Wriothesley must not fight the Eerie!!!]

[Run!!!]

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"You see, Neuvillette is such an old-fashioned guy. He follows the rules to the letter! With the relationship we have, he could have just come straight over, but no—he insists on going through the proper channels, scheduling an appointment first. Sometimes, I really find him a bit dull." Wriothesley sighed helplessly and said to Su Yuan.

"Su Yuan? Su Yuan?" Wriothesley's voice sounded beside him as he leaned in closer.

"What are you looking at?"

Su Yuan instinctively wanted to pull his hand back, but it was too late—Wriothesley had already seen his left palm.

"Huh? There's nothing there. What are you staring at so intently?"

Wriothesley frowned slightly, looking confused.

Then, as if realizing something, he suddenly brightened up.

"Oh… I get it! You're reading your own palm, aren't you?"

"That's a thing from Liyue, right? I've read about it in newspapers and books… Something about life lines, career lines, love lines, and all that."

"Let me guess—you want to know when your injury will heal? Or maybe whether you'll be successful in the future? Or perhaps… when you'll find someone special?" Wriothesley teased.

"Haha…" Su Yuan gave an awkward laugh.

So… these engraved messages on his palm—only he could see them?

That made sense.

When he was unconscious, Sigewinne had given him a full medical examination, and she hadn't mentioned anything about it.

Su Yuan recalled the message on his left palm—Chevreuse had already been taken over by the Eerie?

"Wriothesley, how long until Neuvillette and Chevreuse arrive?" Su Yuan asked.

"About five to eight minutes," Wriothesley replied.

"Wriothesley, Chevreuse has already been taken over by the Eerie…" Su Yuan said slowly.

"Hmm?" Wriothesley gave him a puzzled look.

"They haven't even arrived at my office yet. You haven't even seen them—how could you possibly know that Chevreuse has been taken over by the Eerie?"

"Trust me, my intel is never wrong…" Su Yuan said seriously.

Seeing the determined look on Su Yuan's face, Wriothesley nodded. "Alright, I understand."

Not long after, a knock sounded at the door…

"Su Yuan, Wriothesley, we're here." Neuvillette's voice came from outside the door.

Then, the door opened, and Neuvillette and "Chevreuse" appeared at the entrance, one after the other.

After entering the office, Neuvillette walked toward Wriothesley and Su Yuan, while "Chevreuse" turned around and closed the door.

"It's now!" Su Yuan shouted!

Immediately, Wriothesley pulled out a small canister from his pocket, tossing it toward "Chevreuse's" direction.

Then, in a swift motion, he stepped forward and punched the canister, shattering it instantly!

The liquid inside dispersed into the air, enveloping "Chevreuse" completely!

Immediately, as the intense Cryo energy radiated from Wriothesley's gauntlets, "Chevreuse" was frozen into an ice sculpture in an instant!

"Heh… Neuvillette, Su Yuan, wasn't that move cool? I practiced it for a long time!" Wriothesley winked, striking a pose that he thought was incredibly stylish, looking at Su Yuan and Neuvillette.

Neuvillette: ...

"Wriothesley, Su Yuan, what is the meaning of this?" Neuvillette asked slowly.

"Why did you attack Chevreuse the moment we met?"

"Could it be that Chevreuse has already been taken over by the Eerie?"

"That's right." Su Yuan nodded, pointing at the frozen "Chevreuse" as he spoke.

"Neuvillette, look at the gunlance on Chevreuse's back—the barrel is pointing downward…"

"This is one of the new rules I learned this morning. If Chevreuse is carrying her gunlance with the barrel pointing downward, then she is no longer herself…"

"There's also another rule—whenever Sigewinne prepares food with care, you must finish all of it. Otherwise, she will also be taken over by the Eerie…"

"Understood, Su Yuan," Neuvillette nodded.

"So now, we need to figure out a way to restore Chevreuse to normal, right?"

Su Yuan wanted to say: Shouldn't we all just run for our lives first?

After all, the warning in his left palm clearly stated—Do not fight the Eerie, not even Neuvillette or Wriothesley should!

But then, he turned to look at the frozen "Chevreuse" at the door and thought… It doesn't really seem like there's a problem right now…

Noticing Su Yuan's expression, Wriothesley confidently reassured him, "Su Yuan, don't worry. That canister didn't contain ordinary water. I had Fontaine's Academy of Sciences specially develop a unique solution. Not only does it create a stronger freeze when activated, but it also minimizes harm to the frozen individual."

"Even if Chevreuse has gained strength after being taken over by the Eerie, she won't be able to break free that easily."

Su Yuan nodded.

Since Wriothesley was so confident, there was no need to rush to escape just yet.

After all, the warning had said not to fight the Eerie, but Wriothesley had taken the initiative and restrained "Chevreuse" before a fight could even begin.

That hardly counted as a battle.

"Alright, then let me share my thoughts next," Su Yuan said.

"From what we know so far, Eerie transformation happens under specific conditions."

"For example, in your case, Neuvillette—if it isn't sunny, you risk being controlled by the Eerie. But once the weather clears, you return to normal…"

"And the same applies to Sigewinne. Wriothesley, I'm sure you just experienced this firsthand…"

"If you don't drink the milkshake Sigewinne prepares for you, she starts acting strangely and risks being taken over. But the moment you finished it, she returned to normal."

"So if we want to temporarily lift Eerie control, the key is to identify the conditions that trigger the transformation!"

"And I suspect that these conditions are closely tied to a person's experiences and personality."

"What do you two know about Chevreuse? Maybe we can find some clues from that…" Su Yuan looked at Neuvillette and Wriothesley as he spoke.

"Mr. Donatello, that is, Chevreuse's father… Years ago, I personally judged him and sentenced him to exile in Meropide." Neuvillette spoke slowly.

Wriothesley shook his head and said, "I have no impression of this man at all. At that time, I hadn't arrived in Meropide yet, let alone become its warden…"

"Mr. Donatello was an excellent enforcer, but at the same time, he was a righteous sinner… Chevreuse was deeply influenced by him from a young age."

"A… righteous sinner?" Su Yuan asked, puzzled.

But before he could process Neuvillette's words, he suddenly felt the air around him growing hotter—an unsettling, eerie heat that sent shivers down his spine.

He turned toward the doorway and saw that black flames had ignited around Chevreuse, consuming the ice encasing her, melting it bit by bit…

"Tch… A Pyro Vision, huh? That's going to be troublesome…" Wriothesley frowned slightly.

"But why is the fire black? Is this the power of the Eerie?"

Wriothesley bounced lightly on his feet, rolling his wrists and stretching his arms, looking eager to fight.

"Alright then, let's see just how powerful the Eerie really is!"

"It seems we have no choice but to fight Chevreuse," Neuvillette nodded, acknowledging Wriothesley's decision.

"NO!!!" Su Yuan suddenly shouted.

He couldn't forget the warning carved into his palm.

[ Do not fight the Eerie! Not even Neuvillette or Wriothesley can win! ]

"DO NOT FIGHT THE EERIE! RUN!!!"

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