Genshin Impact: I'm just a mortal

"Are you okay? Take it slow." Yu Xie asked with concern.

"What... what dream did you just mention?" Buer finally recovered and looked away.

"I just came back from Noth's house with Myrna. She said she dreamed about you last night. That couldn't have been a coincidence, right?" Yu Xie said.

"Oh, right." Buer responded, realizing that Yu Xie was talking about that dream. "I wanted her to be able to run in the dream, and with some guidance, it might have a positive effect on her psychology."

"As expected of you." Yu Xie smiled and looked at Buer.

"What do you mean, 'as expected of me'..." Buer mumbled softly and took another sip of tea.

"It's tough on you. Being an Archon isn't easy, huh?" Yu Xie sighed a little.

At these words, Buer fell silent for a moment.

For so long, she had wondered what it would be like if she were just an ordinary person.

She would probably live like most people, waking up with the sunrise and resting with the sunset.

Without many extraordinary moments, maybe she'd worry about the everyday things, like food, clothing, and household matters. She might cry over grievances and laugh over happy things.

Such an ordinary life might not be so bad.

Maybe… she could just retire?

"Yu Xie, actually, I've thought about whether I should just retire." After hesitating for a moment, Buer finally said the words.

"Retire?" Yu Xie was caught off guard.

Myrna was also surprised and didn't speak.

"Yeah." Buer nodded. "Being an ordinary person wouldn't be too bad, but I guess it's not possible. I still have too many things to do, too many responsibilities to bear."

At this, Buer smiled faintly.

"Maybe one day, you will become an ordinary person." Yu Xie said, "One day you won't have to worry so much. The most important things to think about will be what to have for breakfast and what to have for dinner."

Buer didn't speak further. She looked at the tea in her cup, her eyes seemingly filled with hesitation.

"Let's change the topic. How's Nabu been lately?" After a long while, Buer smiled and shifted the conversation.

"Nabu's been coming to my place often. She said if she weren't the Goddess of flowers, she would have liked to join my agency." Yu Xie said half-jokingly, "She really overestimates me."

At these words, something flashed through Myrna's mind. She slowly turned to look at Buer, wanting to say something but hesitating, unsure of how to bring it up.

There were some things that were hard to say.

Lord Rukkhadevata and Lady Nabu were such good friends. If the truth came out, Buer, with her gentle heart, would probably choose to step aside, wouldn't she?

Myrna didn't want to see that happen.

"To be honest, I'd like to join too. It sounds like it would be fun." Buer said with a smile.

"It's not as fun as you think. Sometimes you deal with some particularly troublesome clients..." Yu Xie complained, "Like some clients who just sit back and point fingers, like certain 'party A' types..."

"What does 'party A' mean?"

"…Forget I said anything." Yu Xie scratched his head.

The conversation felt much more relaxed now than at the beginning, but Myrna remained silent.

She was still conflicted—should she tell Lord Rukkhadevata about that matter?

"Myrna, what's wrong? Why have you been so quiet? Are you feeling unwell?" Buer finally couldn't help but ask, seeing Myrna's silence.

"I… I'm fine." Myrna snapped out of her thoughts. "Lord Rukkhadevata, could I speak to you privately for a moment?"

Buer was a bit confused by the request. Ever since Myrna started working at Yu Xie's agency, she had become increasingly strange.

"What is it that you need to talk about privately?" Buer asked.

"It's... a little secret between women." Myrna lowered her head slightly.

Buer felt a little reassured by Myrna's response. At least Myrna wasn't the same as she used to be.

"A little secret between women..." The way Myrna said that made Buer wonder if it meant Myrna no longer saw herself as just a subordinate.

"Alright, let's go talk outside." Buer smiled as she stood up and jokingly said to Yu Xie, "Yu Xie, you just stay here and drink tea. No eavesdropping, okay? Eavesdroppers might get their ears cut off by the moon."

Yu Xie didn't respond but merely gave a slightly helpless smile in return.

Buer and Myrna stepped outside and walked to the corner of the hallway.

There was no one else there except for the two of them.

"Alright, Myrna, what's on your mind?" Buer asked.

"Lord Rukkhadevata, you..." Myrna hesitated, her words stuck in her throat as if something was constricting it.

"What's wrong?" Buer asked, puzzled. "It's alright, just say what you need to say."

"Do you like Yu Xie?"

She said it aloud, every word clear and precise.

For a moment, time seemed to freeze for a few seconds. Then, after those few seconds passed, Buer's face suddenly turned bright red.

"Myrna, why do you think that?"

"Because, Lord Rukkhadevata, your gaze towards Yu Xie is different from before. It looks like... you want to keep him by your side." Myrna said seriously.

"…Alright, alright, stop saying any more." Buer hurriedly interrupted.

In fact, she wasn't entirely sure what was going on herself, especially after the dream she had last night where she was with Yu Xie. All of this felt a little strange to her.

For centuries, she had never felt anything like this—something that tugged at her heart yet made her want to continue.

"So... Lord Rukkhadevata, do you really like Yu Xie?" Myrna lowered her voice and asked again.

"I don't know..." Buer's blush had not yet faded from her face.

Myrna hesitated for a moment. This was the first time she had seen Lord Rukkhadevata like this, as if she were a girl who had just fallen in love.

"Lord Rukkhadevata, I support you. Whatever happens, please don't give up!"

"..." Buer chose to remain silent. She honestly didn't know how to respond to Myrna's words.

She couldn't even figure out what she felt for Yu Xie.

She loved humans because she was a deity.

But as for Yu Xie... Was it really love? She didn't understand these feelings, as she had never thought that one day she might develop such emotions.

But she had known Yu Xie for quite a while now, and recently, those little heartflutters had been happening more and more.

When Yu Xie hadn't visited her for a while, she felt unhappy. When Yu Xie came to see her too often, she felt awkward and nervous.

It was very contradictory, very unlike her.

But she couldn't control the increasingly unpredictable feelings in her heart, nor could she control the warmth in her cheeks, just like now.

End of chapter

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