Raiden Makoto had long fallen into slumber.
Her consciousness drifted in silence, time itself losing all meaning.
She knew that the moment she awoke, the pain of the past would crash down upon her once again.
But today—
Her awareness began to stir.
Not from anyone's call outside, but from within—
something deep in her soul had awakened, independent of her body.
What was it… that called her back?
Even in this half-dreaming state, Raiden Makoto felt a weight pressing down on her heart.
"A chat group…? What is this…?"
She stared at the glowing interface before her, utterly bewildered.
[Raiden Makoto]: What is this?
[Lumine]: Is this exposure system insane?! It literally brought back a god who's been dead for five hundred years?! (Paimon: shocked)
[Kaeya]: No, no… I think this isn't resurrection. Didn't you notice her reward was 'Single-Line Historical Connection'? Now, everyone—open your minds!
[Venti]: No way… (Venti: shocked)
[Zhongli]: By reason and observation alike… (Paimon: shocked)
Even Zhongli, whose six-thousand-year life had tempered his soul to stone, felt his composure shatter.
This—this was enough to shake even an Archon to the core.
[Furina]: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I'd sooner believe that Baal's death was faked from the start than accept this nonsense!
[Neuvillette]: It seems someone's been so shocked that they're spouting nonsense now.
[Alhaitham]: Unbelievable indeed—but for a system this extraordinary, perhaps not impossible.
[Sangonomiya Kokomi]: Single-line historical connection… (Paimon: shocked)
[Gorou]: (Kokomi: dizzy from too much thinking)
[Kaveh]: (Kaveh scratching his head)
[Ningguang]: I… don't understand this at all.
[Raiden Makoto]: What are you all talking about?
[Nilou]: Hehe, front row—let me pet Miss Makoto~ (Nilou: popping out cutely)
[Collei]: I don't know what that "historical connection" means, but Miss Makoto's alive again! Yay yay yay! (Klee: yay!)
[Raiden Makoto]: ?
Meanwhile in Liyue, atop Yujing Terrace, inside the Gu Residence,
Lumine nearly dropped her teacup as the realization hit her like a thunderbolt.
Makoto… alive?!
This wasn't supposed to happen—she was gone, sealed away for centuries.
And now, the system had just… restored her?
荒唐!Too absurd to be true!
—
In Inazuma, Tenshukaku, inside the Plane of Euthymia.
Raiden Ei stared at the sky-screen, frozen in disbelief.
Her heart, long as still as the surface of a mirror pond, rippled violently.
"Makoto…" she whispered.
Joy struck her like lightning—
so fierce she almost couldn't breathe.
Beside her, Yae Miko was just as stunned.
"Such a reward…"
Miko took a deep breath, gripping Ei's shoulders.
"Don't just stand there! Go and bring your sister back!"
"Ah?"
"Oh—right, right!"
Ei blinked back to life, nodding frantically.
Miko couldn't help but laugh softly—
Gu Chen was right. This woman truly was the definition of a blockhead general.
The puppet's eyes closed—then opened again, shimmering with emotion.
Miko appeared beside her.
"Go!"
Ei remembered clearly where Makoto's resting place was.
She transformed into lightning and shot toward Mount Yougou.
The mountain's depths were thick with corruption. Ei frowned.
"I'll purify this place later."
She pressed deeper underground until they reached a secret chamber—
one that shouldn't have existed.
"...So it's true."
Ei's hands trembled.
Even Miko's breath hitched.
She had served as the Grand Narukami Shrine's head priestess for five centuries—no one knew Mount Yougou's secrets better than she.
She knew of the filth, the lingering miasma.
But this hidden space? She had never heard of it.
It was as if it had appeared from thin air.
"Makoto!"
Ei rushed to the cherry tree, staring at the familiar face she had not seen for five hundred years.
Her sister's expression, even in sleep, was faintly pained.
"Makoto…"
Ei grasped her hands.
There was warmth—life!
Not dead, merely… unwilling to wake.
"The seal's long faded," Miko observed quietly, "She's asleep by choice."
"Then how do I wake her?"
"Use the group," Miko said dryly. "Call her there."
"Eh?"
"See? I told you you're dense!" Miko glared.
[Yae Miko]: @[Raiden Makoto]Big sister! It's me—Miko! That little fox who used to nap in your arms! Ei and I are here to see you—wake up already! (Urgent!)
[Raiden Makoto]: Miko? And… Ei?
[Raiden Ei]: Sister! We're here!! (Nods furiously)
[Yae Miko]: If you don't wake up, Gu Chen's gonna get eaten alive by other women! @[Raiden Makoto](Miko: mischievous grin)
[Lumine]: Hehe.
[Kaeya]: That "hehe" sounds way too smug—it's like taking a direct hit to the heart. (Thumbs up)
[Raiden Makoto]: What do you mean by that?
Gu Chen—eaten alive?
What kind of joke was that?
Her death felt like yesterday.
Was Miko… always this outrageous?
Makoto frowned, irritated.
[Gu Chen]: Hey there, beautiful. (Kaeya: rose-in-mouth pose, "Heartstealer" GIF, low-pitched flirtatious voice 3s)
[Kaeya]: Could you not use my sticker to flirt with girls?! (Nahida: pointing)
[Raiden Makoto]: ???
As Ei watched anxiously,
Makoto's breathing shifted—
a deep inhale, then her eyes fluttered open, disbelief shimmering within.
"Makoto!" Ei hugged her tightly.
"Ei…" Makoto looked at her sister apologetically.
"I'm sorry. But—I need to understand what happened to Gu Chen first."
Ei froze mid-smile.
She had already prepared her heartfelt response—an emotional sisterly reunion.
But what she got instead was… that?
Her sister's first concern… Was he?
Ei's smile froze in place.
"...blackening in progress?"
Yae Miko squatted beside her, laughing so hard she could barely breathe.
Of course the cunning fox took a photo and uploaded it.
[Nilou]: "Ei, I'm sorry—but I have to check on my husband first!" (Hu Tao: teasing grin)
[Collei]: Miss Makoto's first thought after waking was Gu Chen! When's the wedding?! (Collei: sparkling eyes)
[Kaeya]: When Gu Chen and Miss Makoto get married, if you two aren't the bridesmaids, I'll protest! (Witty grin)
[Furina]: Ei's smile is freezing like that—HAHAHA priceless!! (Beidou: hearty laughter)
[Navia]: (stifling a laugh)
[Lumine]: (deep in thought)
[Paimon]: Lumine? What're you thinking? (Barbara: concerned)
[Lumine]: I'm… accepting reality. (Qiqi: collapses)
Indeed.
If Makoto had remained gone, Lumine wouldn't have cared.
But now? She lived.
Gu Chen had endured centuries for her sake, had even fallen in Khaenri'ah because of her.
Makoto's eyes still held only him.
Lumine knew—even if Gu Chen lacked his Morax's reward—Makoto wouldn't stop.
And when she set her heart on something… no one could stop her.
"Don't you dare forget your current wife," Lumine growled, hugging him from behind.
"You better watch yourself, or else…"
Gu Chen froze, cold sweat forming.
He quickly pulled her close and said solemnly:
"Don't worry. You're both precious to me."
[Raiden Makoto]: Wait—@[Gu Chen]You're alive?!
[Gu Chen]: That's… complicated. Let's just say, the previous life's me didn't even leave ashes behind. (Sucrose: polite smile)
[Raiden Makoto]: ???
[Zhongli]: In essence, Gu Chen and we belong to this world, while Makoto belongs to another. The exposure system's "historical connection" merges her timeline into ours. The Makoto we see now is the same one from history. (Sips tea)
Makoto quickly understood.
Her hands trembled as she pressed them to her chest.
[Raiden Makoto]: Then… @[Gu Chen]What do you think of me? (Nervous peek)
[Yae Miko]: (Makoto's shy photo upload)
[Nilou]: @[Gu Chen]Sir Gu Chen!!
[Collei]: @[Gu Chen]Say something!!
[Lumine]: @[Gu Chen]Answer!!
[Gu Chen]: First off, I'm both the Gu Chen you knew and… not exactly the same one. You've seen it—two lives, slightly different personalities. Think carefully.
[Kaeya]: Ah, I see—the Gu Chen we know is the "main body," the past one was a "fragment." (grins)
[Zhongli]: As absurd as that sounds… It actually makes sense.
[Venti]: Gu Chen fragments are now on sale! Collect 10 to make a full set! (Laughing)
[Azhdaha]: Do you… actually sell those?
[Gu Chen]: 6.
Makoto finally got it.
[Raiden Makoto]: @[Gu Chen]Where are you?! This time, I won't let you leave me again! (Klee: pleading)
[Paimon]: Ei's expression: (crying)
[Yae Miko]: (Photo: Ei's frozen smile)
[Raiden Ei]: …
"Funny, isn't it?" Miko chuckled.
Ei glared. "Is it?!"
Still, deep down, she was happy.
Her sister—her real sister—had returned.
And that meant Gu Chen was now her brother-in-law for real.
[Gu Chen]: [Location: Teyvat – Liyue – Yujing Terrace – Gu Residence]
[Raiden Makoto]: Wait for me. I'm coming!
[Raiden Ei]: (fully blackened aura)
[Yae Miko]: @[Lumine]So, what are your thoughts right now? (smirk)
[Kujou Sara]: See? I told you foxes are trouble. (cold smile)
[Tighnari]: Let's not generalize, please. (sweatdrop)
[Lumine]: Don't call me Lumine. Call me Madam Gu! (hands on hips) Anyway, I've accepted it. After all, I came first in this life, didn't I? So technically, I'm the official wife! (grin)
[Kaeya]: Oh-ho, bold!
[Venti]: Truly, the traveler's mental resilience is unmatched. (Paimon: stunned)
[Yae Miko]: @[Gu Chen]Well then, brother-in-law, who do you love more?
[Gu Chen]: Ah, so my dear sister-in-law wants to frame me for treason, huh? (Ei: threatening stare)
[Yae Miko]: (Miko: mischievous grin)
[Kaeya]: That's a fatal question. Don't worry, brother, I'll call Hu Tao to prepare your funeral. (laughs)
[Hu Tao]: Who called for business?! The Hall Master is here! (Hu Tao: playful wink)
[Gu Chen]: That's a divisive question, and as everyone knows—division isn't good for unity. (grins)
[Gu Chen]: Think of it like this: Mondstadt's Wind Gliders need two wings to fly. One alone won't do.
So—Lumine and Makoto—they're both my wings! (nods solemnly)
[Venti]: Beautifully said! (applause)
[Kaeya]: A true outlander—eloquence beyond comparison. (grins)
[Zhongli]: "They are my wings—without either, I cannot soar." Profound indeed.
[Furina]: The chat group is truly educational! Next time anyone's caught between two loves, just quote Gu Chen: "You're both my wings." (Hu Tao: evil laugh)
[Baizhu]: @[Gu Chen]Add me—I feel we'll be doing business soon. (Baizhu: polite smile)
[Kaeya]: (grinning)
[Nilou]: Wait… I just realized something. (Barbara: blush)
[Collei]: Ah… (Barbara: blush)
[Nahida]: This… feels like forbidden knowledge. (Ayaka: stunned)
[Gu Chen]: Don't worry about me.
Oh, and @[Ningguang]—Miss Tycoon, could you send over some ingredients from Liuli Pavilion and Wanmin Restaurant?
[Ningguang]: I'll have them delivered shortly.
[Venti]: Brother, mind if I drop by for dinner? (Klee: pleading eyes)
[Zhongli]: Reuniting with an old friend is cause for a toast. Wouldn't you agree, Gu Chen?
"Just say you want free food, old man," Gu Chen muttered, sighing.
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