The Traveler often finds other adventurers' "adventure diaries" in the wild. Perhaps those with poor memory all go on to become adventurers?
If that were truly the case, would it be inappropriate to let the Traveler become a chronicler? By then, everything would be recorded by the Traveler in books, scattered across the world, becoming "Teyvat Fragments."
Speaking of which, Roald is still considered an "illegal entrant" right now, because he did not go through the departure procedures for leaving the island.
After encountering Kama, he accepted the commission, and Kama directly took him around all surveillance, delivering him straight to Tsurumi Island.
Kama is practically a superman!
The ocean, the thunderstorm, the shogunate army—they are as if nothing in his eyes.
You have to realize, this was the very island lockdown that nearly trapped even the Traveler to death back then.
Everyone is at a loss regarding this incident, but in the end, it is Sango who analyzes it.
Her entry point is not the disappearing Maushiro, but the local people of Tsurumi Island.
It is clearly a civilization that vanished thousands of years ago, one personally destroyed by that Thunderbird—how could there still be locals?
You have to know that even the Thunderbird that destroyed Tsurumi Island has already been "humanely eliminated" by the Raiden Shogun.
So, Sango believes those locals should be some kind of manifestation of ley line abnormality.
Seirai Island also had many abnormalities due to the Thunderbird's death—could the abnormalities on Tsurumi Island also be caused by the Thunderbird?
Everyone is shocked: she... she is actually analyzing seriously? And the analysis makes quite a bit of sense!
In Itto's story, your analysis was clearly that of an idiot—why does it feel like your intelligence is completely different now?
For a moment, when readers look at Sango in the illustrations again, they feel as if even her facial features have changed.
Before, she looked silly and very cute; now it seems she has a halo of intelligence.
Hu Tao also sighs: unlike Furina, you used to be just like her—"exaggerated" and "silly Furina."
Now you have left Furina behind and become smart on your own.
In any case, after Sango's round of analysis, the Traveler also plans to return to Tsurumi Island for a proper investigation.
Sumida wants to thank the Traveler a couple of words, but she goes off-topic again.
The Traveler does not hesitate, turns around and leaves, heading straight to Tsurumi Island.
Upon arriving at Tsurumi Island, the Traveler encounters Ruu again at the gate.
Ruu is also very surprised to see the Traveler, because he thought the Traveler would be like the others—disappear and never return.
He was still worried that those people might have been eaten by dog-like monsters in the fog.
[Paimon comforts: "Something like that won't happen! They are all very capable, probably."]
In reality, Ryuuji and Roald smile bitterly: Paimon, could you say that with a bit more confidence!
By the way, this is also why if Ei were still in her true Plane of Euthymia right now, if she saw the "dog" mentioned in this book, she would probably grab her blade and head straight to Tsurumi Island.
You call yourself a Golden Wolflord? You're pretty arrogant, huh?
Your brain doesn't work well, so you bite the ley lines, right? Who are you trying to scare? Acting like you have a good brain or something!
Back to the story: the Traveler is curious why the Maushiro disappears, but Ruu tells the Traveler that he can sense the aura of a Maushiro on the Traveler.
The Maushiro is a flute people use to communicate; in the beginning, people picked up the Thunderbird's feathers and blew sounds from them.
Later generations imitated this sound to create the Maushiro—it can be considered "man-made feathers."
And on the Traveler happens to be the Thunderbird feather obtained from a previous quest at Tenshukaku, which is exactly the "original" form of the Maushiro.
Ruu takes the Traveler to experience the wonders of the "feather," saying it can see "souls" from the past.
Then, they see "Kama."
Kama buries the Maushiro in the soil; he is bidding farewell to this place, so he wants to leave things that belong here behind.
So Kama is a Tsurumi Island native! There are still living people from Tsurumi Island—though this living person is not on Tsurumi Island. Wait, isn't this from thousands of years ago? How is Kama still alive?
Holy crap, a ghost!
In the story, Ruu misses Kama very much, but he cannot show sadness because today is the day of the ceremony—he needs to be happy.
Just like last time, a ceremony is to be held here; it seems to be some important timeline, with Tsurumi Island's time looping on this very day.
Ruu leaves because he has to attend the ceremony—he is the most important person in the ceremony.
The Traveler does not rush to leave; instead, she digs up the Maushiro buried by Kama, which counts as obtaining the quest item.
After obtaining the Maushiro, the Traveler does not leave; following the promise with Ruu, she goes to the ceremony site. This time, it is not empty.
A person named Muto looks at the mural, voicing his bold conjecture.
He has never seen the stars and moon in the mural because Tsurumi Island is shrouded in thick fog, and nothing can be seen inside.
So he boldly guesses: could it be that the Thunderbird is using the thick fog to protect them, and it is actually false?
Quite a bold conjecture—whether it is the truth or not, please wait for the next chapter... please continue reading below.
A priest named "Mata" waits for Ruu, saying in her mouth that she hopes the Thunderbird will be satisfied.
After all these years, Ruu is the only child she has favored.
Everyone is a bit puzzled: what exactly is this ceremony for? It feels like Ruu and the Thunderbird are the main characters.
The Thunderbird is fine; after all, she is the deity worshipped by the Tsurumi Island people, so it is normal for her to be the main character of the ceremony.
But Ruu is just a child—why is he also a main character? Is he that respected?
Ruu is not at the ceremony site at the moment, so the Traveler decides to go find Ruu.
In the process of searching, the Traveler uses the feather to see a person named "Ibu."
He seems to be chatting with someone, talking about the secret to fishing—patience.
Lucian: Bullshit.
Ibu "talks to himself," chatting away, and as he chats, he mentions Ruu's name. It turns out he is chatting with Ruu; because of fishing, he seems to have heard Ruu secretly singing, so the two have a good relationship.
It's just that for some reason, he can only see him but not Ruu's figure.
The Traveler is used to it by now: some people can chat with dragons, some can chat with rocks—she has encountered chatting with invisible people before.
Not finding Ruu, the Traveler continues searching for other clues.
This time, it is Kama and Sayo, still talking to Ruu, just without Ruu's figure.
They are talking about the future, wondering if after Ruu becomes a priest in the future, he could take them to see the world outside the thick fog.
Time seems to have shifted forward a bit; only Sayo remains, asking Ruu if he wants to leave with her to see the outside world.
The outside is very beautiful, with lush green grass, blue skies, and a golden sun.
Sayo's description is very barren because she has never truly seen it; she can only use this barren way to express her imagination.
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Character Voice-Over · Raiden Ei: About the Golden Wolflord
"Just this one slash."