Chapter 1: Blossoms of Memory: A Sister’s Resolve

The flower carriage jolted, and I opened my eyes.

“Where….”

I gently pushed myself up in a field of blooming flowers.
A warm breeze and the scent of grass tickled my nose.

‘Where am I, and who am I?’

“Ugh.”

I clutched my forehead as a headache bloomed.
My stomach churned from the sudden influx of information into my brain.

‘What is this.’

It didn’t take long to grasp the situation.
‘I think this might be a past life.’

The memories of a man’s entire life flowed into me.

And I also realized that I had entered a world called Genshin Impact.

I could tell because Nahida was calling me this.
“Sister?”

The strange thing was, Nahida definitely shouldn’t have an older sister, yet here she was, calling me that.

“Sister!”

Seeing Nahida’s bright smile seemed to bring peace to my mind and body.
The situation was already chaotic, but seeing her made me feel a little better.

I wanted to play with Nahida, but unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time.

If my memory served me right, the sages of the Akademiya would soon come here to take Nahida away and imprison her in the Sanctuary of Surasthana.

‘How dare they try to lock up my sister, Nahida?’

‘I can’t stand by and watch that happen.’

‘…It seems like I’m starting to think of Nahida as my real sister, perhaps due to this body’s influence.’
‘Considering how I’m overreacting like this.’

“Nahida. You have to hold my hand tight and follow me, okay?”

“Okay!”

Nahida, smiling brightly as if unaware of her situation, took my hand with her small one.

The soft feeling of her hand in mine made my mind go blank.

‘You’re… so cute…. As expected of my sister.’

‘Evading the sages’ pursuit won’t be easy, but I’ll try my best.’
‘I can’t let them take my cute little sister.’

“…She’s not here.”

One of the sages of the Sumeru Akademiya let out a small sigh in the middle of the field.

“I’m sure we felt a presence here, has she already moved?”

“We can’t help it. We’ll just have to find her again.”

“Hah….”

The Akademiya’s sages felt a burning sense of urgency.
They had detected the aura of the missing Dendro Archon, Lord Rukkhadevata, and they wanted to see her again as soon as possible.

The strange thing was that two of Lord Rukkhadevata’s auras had been detected.

“This is strange….”

But there was no time for deep thought.
The priority now was to find the great Archon as quickly as possible.

“She couldn’t have gone far, search the entire area.”

No one found their twisted feelings strange.

In a dense forest, two girls were walking hand in hand.

“Nahida, should I carry you if you’re tired?”

She shook her head from side to side at my words.
She was probably worried I would get tired.

“I’m strong, so it’s okay. Come on, get on my back.”

After hesitating for a moment, Nahida put on a determined expression.
Then she lightly hopped onto my back.

‘How can she only do such cute things?’
The corners of my mouth lifted naturally.

On my back, Nahida’s eyes sparkled as she looked around.
‘She must be at an age full of curiosity, so everything must seem amazing.’

The forest path, filled with the chirping of insects as we walked, wasn’t so bad.