Su Yuan looked at the shocked reactions of the people around him and thought that while using elemental power without a Vision was indeed unusual, was it really necessary for them to be so astonished?
Hadn't they seen Traveler Aether before?
Didn't he also use elemental power without a Vision?
But soon Su Yuan realized that these people probably had never seen Aether, since this was over a thousand years ago in Mondstadt, and Aether and Lumine only arrived in Teyvat over five hundred years later…
As Su Yuan pondered this, the crowd below grew increasingly excited and animated in their discussions.
Then, someone even dropped to their knees, bowing deeply to Su Yuan, and exclaimed passionately:
"Without a Vision yet able to wield such powerful and pure Anemo energy, there's only one possibility!!!"
"Lord Barbatos, you have finally returned to Mondstadt!!!"
Su Yuan: ??? What, I've become Barbatos???
Barbatos: ??? What, I've been replaced???
However, Su Yuan quickly understood the crowd's thinking.
After all, Barbatos had not manifested in Mondstadt for a long time, and today, with the Lawrence family trying to topple Barbatos' statue, it seemed reasonable for Barbatos to appear in anger.
But Su Yuan didn't want to pretend to be Barbatos.
He was about to explain when he noticed Diki standing in the crowd, shouting at the top of his lungs with all his strength:
"That's right, he is Lord Barbatos!!!"
"Now that Lord Barbatos has returned to Mondstadt, he will lead us to overthrow the Lawrence nobles just like when the God of Storms Decarabian protected us before!!!"
"Everyone, think about how the Lawrence family has exploited us commoners all these years! And now they dare to topple Lord Barbatos' statue to assert their authority—outrageous!!!"
"Now that Lord Barbatos has returned, it is the perfect opportunity to overthrow the noble rule and rebuild a new Mondstadt!!!"
"Commoner!!! What nonsense are you spouting?!" The fat young master of the Lawrence family yelled furiously at Diki in the crowd.
"You dare to speak such words? Do you want me to cut out your tongue and feed it to the fish?!"
"And you all, go back to your family and summon the Vision bearers immediately!!!" The fat young master commanded his guards.
"But, young master, if this person really is Lord Barbatos, aren't we acting a bit…?" The guard hesitated as he looked at Su Yuan, floating in midair using Anemo energy.
"Not you! Are you still a guard directly under our Lawrence family or not? You disobey my orders and listen to the nonsense of these lowly people???"
"Besides, who says that being able to use elemental power without a Vision must mean this person is Lord Barbatos?"
"Some monsters are naturally capable of wielding elemental energy, aren't they?"
"Maybe this guy is just an Anemo Slime come to life?"
Su Yuan looked at the scene spiraling out of control and didn't know what to say…
He had only wanted to win the shuttlecock-catching event and leave a single line in the historical archives to remind his future self…
So why had things already gotten so far out of his control?
Could causing such a commotion really alter the history of Mondstadt or even all of Teyvat?
At the insistence of the fat young master of the Lawrence family, the guards eventually returned to summon the Vision bearers to deal with Su Yuan…
Although Su Yuan didn't think ordinary Vision holders would be a real threat, he also didn't want to escalate things further…
"In truth, I am not Barbatos. I only want to become the champion to leave a line in the historical archives, to leave my mark in bold strokes!"
"In that way, I can die with no regrets…"
Soon after, the Vision holders of the Lawrence family arrived on the scene, and the fat young master gained courage and confidence:
"Bring me that lowly traitor who dared to defy me and impersonate Lord Barbatos—take him down!!!"
Su Yuan looked at the fat young master in front of him and felt he was completely impossible to reason with…
Even if he agreed to let Su Yuan leave some words in the historical records, he probably wouldn't follow through properly…
Moreover, Su Yuan now realized a serious problem: would his method of leaving a message really reach Mondstadt a thousand years in the future?
After all, later on, Vannessa would lead the people of Mondstadt to overthrow the nobility, which was bound to bring great turmoil.
Could these historical records really be preserved properly?
Su Yuan also began to wonder if his whole idea had been flawed from the start…
After all, if he triggered the Death Rewind and returned to the past, it would be as if he had never gone through the spatial portal at Cape Oath and never arrived in ancient Mondstadt…
Then everything happening now would essentially be as if it never occurred once he rewind…
Thinking this through, Su Yuan realized that no matter what he did now, it wouldn't truly affect anything…
While Su Yuan was deep in thought, the Vision holders of the Lawrence family launched their attack!
There were three of them: one wielded an Cyro Vision and conjured ice spikes to attack Su Yuan; another wielded a Pyro Vision and hurled fireballs; the last wielded a Hydro Vision and formed pillars of water to assault him…
Since nothing seemed to have lasting consequences anyway, a terrifying thought suddenly struck Su Yuan…
If the Lawrence family oppressed and harmed the people, and you Vision holders aided them in your corruption…
Then perhaps it's time to wipe all you ruthless fiends off the face of this world!!!
Feeling the immense Anemo power surging within him, Su Yuan easily dispersed the three attacks and, with a single gust of wind, pierced through the bodies of all three, killing them instantly!
"Visions represent the gods' acknowledgment of your innermost wishes, but is your wish truly just to aid and abet evil?" Su Yuan spoke in a cold, unwavering tone.
Seeing the once-mighty Vision holders dead before him, the fat young master of the Lawrence family panicked, begging desperately:
"Big brother? Father? Grandfather? I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have said those things to you! Please, great one, forgive this lowly man and spare my life…"
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