Genshin Impact: I'm just a mortal

Time slowly passed. In this secret base, both Yu Xie and Kokomi had their own thoughts, but neither of them spoke them aloud.

However, the two of them still talked a lot, about daily trivial matters and even discussed military strategies.

Eventually, the sky grew darker.

When the evening glow illuminated the sea and the waves sparkled, Yu Xie boarded a boat and returned to Narukami Island.

Kokomi stood at the dock, watching the boat Yu Xie was on sail away, standing still without saying a word or turning back.

For Kokomi, today's time was joyful, but also complicated.

She still regretted why she had said it was just a joke back then.

If she had boldly admitted it back then, what would the situation be now?

Kokomi found it hard to imagine, but she vaguely felt that perhaps if she had done so, the distance between herself and Yu Xie would have been greatly shortened.

With the slightly salty sea breeze blowing against her face, Kokomi's long hair danced in the wind, her figure looking even more beautiful and graceful under the sunset.

She suddenly froze.

She thought to herself, what's wrong with me? Have I already...

Since childhood, she had known that she was destined to bear the title of "Divine Priestess of Sangonomiya," leading everyone on Watatsumi Island. It was a responsibility, but also a "shackle."

Since childhood, Kokomi had never dared to slack off.

The way of heaven rewards hard work, and the heavens favor those who put in effort. Everything Kokomi did had its rewards. Without a doubt, she was a qualified divine priestess, a qualified strategist.

But even she had overlooked the fact that she had never really cared about her own lifelong affairs.

At this moment, as the sea breeze blew, Kokomi looked at the ship in the distance, nearly out of sight, and suddenly realized.

This must be fate. It enters your world quietly, without you even realizing it.

Kokomi slowly raised her head, glanced at the evening glow on the horizon, and smiled faintly.

.......

The sun set, and nightfall arrived.

Having missed dinner time, Yu Xie, who had just returned to the residence, decided to go to the kitchen to make something to eat.

He turned on the kitchen lights and started a fire. Yu Xie quickly cooked himself a bowl of noodles and was about to dig in when suddenly, someone appeared in front of him.

With pink long hair, a beautiful face, an alluring smile, and a faint fragrance in the air.

"Yae Miko? When did you arrive?" Yu Xie exclaimed in surprise.

"I just got here," Yae Miko said with a smile, while also glancing at the bowl of noodles.

"Do you want to eat?" Yu Xie paused with his chopsticks in hand.

Yae Miko, however, shook her head. "I've already eaten. You go ahead."

After saying that, Yae Miko crossed her fingers under her chin and smiled as she watched Yu Xie.

"If you keep staring at me like that, I'm having a hard time eating..." Yu Xie said slowly.

"Why? Does it affect your appetite if I stare at you?"

"Well, not exactly, but being stared at while eating feels a bit strange... How about you have some too?"

"Then I want to eat the fried tofu you made." Yae Miko immediately responded, as if afraid Yu Xie might change his mind.

Hearing this, Yu Xie hesitated for a moment before turning his head to the side. He saw that there was still fried tofu and some ingredients in the kitchen.

"Alright, I'll make you some fried tofu," Yu Xie stood up and said with a smile.

"Really?!" Yae Miko's face immediately lit up with an eager smile. It had been hundreds of years since she had eaten Yu Xie's fried tofu.

Over all those years, Yae Miko often found herself thinking back to the time when Yu Xie would make fried tofu for her in the kitchen, the sight of his back as he worked, and the taste of the fried tofu.

"Wait here," Yu Xie said as he turned to move.

The sounds of movement filled the kitchen again.

Yae Miko thought of many things, and memories from the past began to unfold in her mind, as if they had happened just yesterday.

She stood up and walked over to Yu Xie's side. "Let me help."

"No need, just wait over there for a moment," Yu Xie smiled and said.

"In the past, when you made fried tofu for me, you never let me help. You always told me to just wait by the side. Back then, I always listened to you and sat there obediently, but today, I want to help."

Yu Xie paused for a moment. "…Alright, then may I ask, Priestess, do you know how to use a kitchen knife?"

"Of course," Yae Miko's ears twitched. "I can cook too, you know. I'm not like Ei."

Yu Xie nodded thoughtfully. "Then, could I trouble you to help me by cutting the fried tofu? I'll prepare the side ingredients."

"No problem," Yae Miko replied with a smile, then easily picked up the kitchen knife.

Yae Miko wasn't lying—she could cook, she just didn't do it often.

At this moment, holding the kitchen knife, she quickly cut the fried tofu into small pieces.

The scene before her made her once again recall those past times.

Too many images flashed through her mind. Some were still clear, while others had started to blur.

Perhaps because she had been thinking about so many past events, she felt a bit disoriented.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in the pad of her finger.

Snapping back to reality, she realized she had accidentally cut the pad of her left index finger, and it hurt a little.

Yae Miko quickly pulled her left hand back to avoid any blood dripping onto the ingredients.

Yu Xie naturally noticed the scene. "Let me see."

"I was just distracted for a moment. It's just a small cut, nothing to worry about," Yae Miko smiled, feeling a bit embarrassed. She had just said she could cook, yet she ended up cutting herself.

"Let me see," Yu Xie gently pulled Yae Miko's hand over.

The distance between them was very close.

Yae Miko suddenly felt a little dazed, and her face began to feel slightly warm.

"Come this way," Yu Xie said, pulling Yae Miko to the side. "Rinse the wound with water first. I'll go get some medicine and be right back."

Before Yae Miko could say anything, Yu Xie had already left, his movements a little hurried.

Although Yae Miko could still feel the pain in her finger, her heart was filled with warmth.

Soon, Yu Xie returned.

The usually playful Yae Miko, in that moment, didn't say a word. She acted like a shy young girl, silently letting Yu Xie apply disinfectant to her wound and put on a band-aid.

"All done, this should be fine now," Yu Xie said. "You can sit here and rest for a bit. I'll go make the fried tofu. It'll be ready soon."

Yae Miko obediently nodded.

As she watched Yu Xie move around, the scene before her seemed to blur, and for a moment, it felt like she had returned to the past.

It was exactly like the old times.

She sat in the back, and Yu Xie was busy in the front.

The smell of fried tofu gradually filled the entire kitchen, blending with Yae Miko's memories.

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