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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: ...what?

Sekai POV

I yawned as I woke up from my slumber. I stretched and felt the satisfying popping of my bone as I felt great. Then I remember the date I had with Lisa and I was happy to admit that it was a great experience.

Sekai: Alright, another new day and another day to celebrate.

I then went through my daily routine including waking up Aether and Paimon then went to create a breakfast on our lodging kitchen and brink it to Aether and Paimon room. We had our breakfast, while Aether asked about my date with Lisa, while Paimon just jealous because we ride hoverbike. That question Paimon as she always floats around so isn't that the same. Paimon argue saying something I cannot comprehended as Aether just sigh looking at our banter.

Third POV

Aether, Paimon and Sekai are now on their way to Angle Share. Once they reached there, they entered and saw a few people that they know (Kaeya, Amber, Lisa, Venti, Jean and Master Diluc)

Kaeya: Ah, you three have finally arrived… How about your date with our librarian yesterday, Sekai?

Sekai: Well, I don't know what to compare it to because it my first time. But if I must 10/10.

Kaeya: You quite composed while saying that don't you…

Sekai: huh?

Amber: Sekai! After the party, can I ride with Aether on your hoverbike?

Paimon: Paimon too. Pleasex2

Sekai: I don't know if Aether has any kind of motorbike license to ride it.

Aether: Well, I didn't have any… butx2 I can learn can't I…

Sekai: Well that a pity, but sure I can teach you. I mean I heard from Amber you easily know how to glide… so maybe you can easily catch on how to ride it.

Aether & Amber started to blush remembering their moment while Paimon just excited to ride hoverbike. Which was weird as she always levitates…

Jean and Lisa are having a conversation. Then they stopped chatting after hearing them talking about hoverboard.

Jean: Ah Honorary Knight, you arrived.

Aether: Hi Jean, Lisa.

Sekai: Hello Master Jean and Lisa sensei.

Lisa: *giggle* you will never stop calling me that even after yesterday date cutie~

Sekai: Yup! Afterall, you teach me so you are my sensei. Once a sensei always a sensei!

Lisa: I see~

Aether then said to all.

Aether: We are currently preparing for our next journey tomorrow. And our next destination is neighboring nation Liyue. 

Lisa: I see. I hope we can see each other again. It's sad that you can always stay in Mondsdat, especially your cutie~ I will save your rewards when you returned~

Lisa said while her pointing finger pushing Sekai chin up closing both their face. Everyone else started to blush looking at Lisa action.

Jean: ehem! We hope we can meet again someday. I wish you guys luck on the journey. May the Anemo Archon protect you.

Jean told them as they nodded then go to the counter and sit on the chair next to Venti. Paimon sit on Sekai's lap.

Venti: Hi guys. I can see you guys are getting along well with others.

Aether: hi Venti. Your chest feeling better?

Venti: Yeah. Its feel a lot better. Thanks for your concern.

Diluc: You two finally have arrived. What would you like to order?

Venti: Ah yeah. Can we get three Dandelion wine for me and Aether?, I will drink Sekai proportion… hehehe…

 Diluc just have a frown on his face and turned to Sekai.

Diluc: And what about you brat?

Sekai: Just give me grape juice or apple cider old man.

After a few minutes, Diluc brought out their drinks and put them down on tables

Diluc: Here are your drinks.

Sekai: Thanks, old man.

Sekai thanked him and start drinking while Diluc stared at him.

Jean: Sekai can we speak with you after the party?

Sekai: uh-huh? sure Jean.

The party went on as Sekai start to continue his story of Naruto during his academy life. How he started to prank everyone for attention and how he gained a few friend that can accepted him and how his interaction with Sasuke. The he ends it when the arc of how Iruka sensei start to accept him making all the crowd cry.

-Timeskip-

The customer reluctantly left after the party as they still want to heard about Naruto story but they still have other responsibility to do. Now, Sekai is standing there arm-crossed while looking at the group. Oh and Venti is ordering another wine and he still drinking.

Sekai: Okey what do you wanna talk about?

Jean: Tell us the truth Sekai, what are you hiding?

Jean asked which make Sekai confused and increasingly disappointed. He doesn't want to explained about his ability, it just he didn't know how to explained it. And what make him disappointed is they tried to poked at his privacy. Venti hearing Jean almost chocked his drink.

Sekai: What are you talking about?

Sekai tried to change the topic, but he failed.

Diluc: you don't need to hide it. I knew you are trying to hide something that we don't wanna know.

Diluc said with arm-crossed.

Kaeya: Not only that, we never meet someone that can dually wield two elements at same time and you hold unheard light element at that. And that vision that you hold is nothing like any shape of seven known Vision for each nation.

Lisa: Ara ara~ Don't pressure cutie so much you all.

Lisa said with a dark smile and held out the purple lightning to warn others.

The other sweatdrop at Lisa warning and Amber start to lower her tone when asking.

Amber: Please Sekai, tell us the truth.

Aether: Hey you all everyone has a secret or two. Maybe Sekai just didn't want to say about it…

Sekai feeling grateful at Aether for trying to help him… But hey if they want to him to know the truth, should he ask for the truth from them as the same price…

Sekai: *sigh* I don't know why you all want to know about my secret and what not. It's not like I put Mondsdat in any harm. I even help your all, but this is what I get back. I just want to pay the kindness of Mondsdat but here I'm being pressure for looking like suspicions person and force to telling something that I really don't want to! Yeah Venti, what a nice citizen you got there!

Everyone has a shock expression at their face. They didn't know that Sekai will snaped at them like that.

Sekai: But hey, why not right you want know the truth right! The truth is I just like Aether come from another world… no another universe to be accurate. As how I got this ability and power that you all curios so much. I died just to get this power, I been thrown away from my own universe separate from my own family and my friend just because I tried my hardest to save them but I failed! Wait doesn't that mean I got this power because I failed to save my friends! Yeah, I'm just a failure and God pity me and give me this power. But he cannot return me to my original universe… so here I'm using my power to help people and what I get form it? Suspicions. Not only that, now because I show my power, some bad organization named Fatui started to chase me like a pervert dog for their archon! Just because this damn power! Maybe I should never ask for it. It just makes me far away from normal people. Owh If you want to know what is the power is, why don't you pray to your archon and asked him to asked ROB that sent me here. Owh you all can asked him for your own power then. Heh…

Everyone cannot contain their guilty and embarrassment on how they had treated shinning hero that have save their city. The shinning hero that they know is actually not all bright and happy all the time. He just did that because of his broken heart being thrown away from his own world. They all got silent. Even Venti feels heartbroken as not only he didn't stand up for Sekai but felt guilty cause the shinning hero that was now is actually the reincarnation of past elemental hero. He already sees how his suffer during that time just to help them all. Jean suddenly spoke.

Jean: I didn't know you went through these a lot. I'm sorry for asking you this.

Amber: me too, we're sorry.

Lisa: Oh, poor young man. I didn't think you have been suffering so much.

Lisa felt regret for not stopping her colleagues immediately and tried to hug Sekai. But Sekai just Solar leap away beside Aether.

Diluc has nothing to say. Inside he felt regret for pressuring the brat. He realizes now why the brat always pull away went being asked about his ability.

Aether put his hand on Sekai shoulder and comforts him.

Aether: I knew how you feel Sekai, being separate from your homeland, from your sibling… But hey, if you feeling alright, why not after we find my sister, we can travel from world to world together. Who know we maybe suddenly stumble upon your world on our journey.

Paimon: Oh, don't forget about Paimon.

Sekai: Thanks Aether, Paimon… but I need some alone time. I'll wait for you tomorrow at Windrise for our next adventure…

Before anyone can stop Sekai, He Solar leap to the door and open it, run outside and Solar leap until he reaches Windrise. There he makes a camp waiting for tomorrow. He sits there reminded on his outburst on his friend that he finds on this world. He felt embarrassed as he actually old and mature man inside. But hey, maybe he just reaches top of broken level. Then he burst. Well look like I will not get that present from Lisa… He starts fire with match stick and start making dinner.

Sekai: This night gonna be long…

The wind blew gently like wanting to comforted his injured soul.

As for everyone in the Traven, they tried to go to Windrise, but Aether stops them saying Sekai need his alone time. They all plan to go together tomorrow at Windrise to apologize and saying good luck for their new adventure.

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