[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone.

Chapter 88 Elhesen

Idelia is now somewhat grateful to that fool Unar, after all, it might have taken her a long time to notice someone who suits her taste if it weren't for him.

She stopped paying attention to the girl lying on the ground, her face full of shame and anger, and chased after her in the direction Elhesen had gone.

The boy wasn't walking too fast, and soon she saw that familiar figure again.

Idelia stopped and straightened her skirt before following closely behind him again.

She had originally planned to wait until her breathing calmed down before approaching him, but now, at this time, more and more students were leaving class in the hall of the Faculty, and many recognized the recently famous freshman and the ever-popular jewel of the Cause Theory School.

A few of them quietly huddled together, whispering about how these two seemingly unrelated people ended up here together, and how Idelia didn't appear to be just passing by, but rather following Elhesen with a purpose.

Although Idelia enjoys being the center of attention, she doesn't like the reason for it.

Following a freshman?

That reason is just too sleazy.

She quickened her pace subtly, and soon went from following to walking side by side.

Idelia tried to change the impression that the two were friends, so she cleared her throat and took the initiative to say, "Hello, junior."

Elhesen, standing a step away, did not react at all.

Idelia thought he hadn't heard her because her voice was too soft, so she raised her voice and called again, but he still didn't respond.

"Junior, Elhesen!" Idelia said, somewhat annoyed, enunciating each word clearly and addressing him by name.

Knowing that pretending not to hear would be pointless, Elhesen finally stopped, calmly turned to look at her, and asked, "What is it?"

He was so calm, as if someone else had just been rude.

Idelia's face flushed with anger, but to save face, she tucked a stray red hair behind her ear, using the moment to calm herself down: "Why didn't you answer me just now?"

Al-Hysen raised an eyebrow slightly: "It's pointless to just call people without saying anything. It's break time now, so please forgive me for refusing all meaningless matters."

Idelia was taken aback by his retort and instantly forgot what she had originally intended to say.

Elhesen waited patiently for a while, but still didn't hear her speak. He calmly said, "As expected, I guessed right. It's pointless to talk to you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have followed me silently for so long. It would be foolish to decide to talk to you just because of what other people are saying."

Idelia suddenly realized from his words just how deep the misunderstandings the people of the Faculty of Arts had about him.

This guy isn't oblivious to romance at all; he's incredibly perceptive of other people's emotions. How could he not see what those girls who were intentionally or unintentionally hovering around him were up to?

He simply didn't care, so he ignored everything. Even if people fell into his arms, he could easily dodge them without any psychological burden.

Just as he didn't care what others thought, Elhesen didn't care what she was thinking in her reverie, and turned to leave without any hesitation.

By the time Idelia, who had been left behind, finally came to her senses, he had already vanished without a trace.

The students around hadn't all left yet, and Idelia wasn't sure how many people had seen her being ignored by a freshman. But ultimately, the situation had developed to this point because she hadn't prepared enough and hadn't been able to take the initiative in their conversation from the start.

She didn't even have a reason to be angry.

Idelia considered herself a reasonable person, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and swallow her anger. But she couldn't just let herself be forced to lose face like that.

She changed her mind. Although she hated the big adventure that Unar had proposed, she was determined to take down that arrogant guy, Elhesen!

Idelia was a woman of action; once she made a decision, she immediately began to develop a detailed plan.

The next two days happened to be the weekend, and she spent a lot of money to hire someone to investigate Elhesen. In the end, she obtained some information about that person, but why was there only such a small amount of information?

Idelia picked up the thin booklet with a puzzled look, and strongly doubted the professionalism of the person opposite her.

Seeing her puzzled expression, the man she had asked to do this quickly shrugged and distanced himself: "This has nothing to do with me. It's your fault for wanting to investigate such a mysterious person. When he was at the Academy, he would go back and forth between the classroom and the library, but as soon as school was over, he would leave immediately. He would disappear without a trace outside the Academy. I've been waiting for him for days and still can't find him."

He pointed to the booklet: "This contains everything I could find. Do you want it or not?"

Although she was annoyed, after dealing with Elhesen himself, Idelia knew he was telling the truth, so she had no choice but to obediently pay and take the purchased materials home.

As the Grand Secretary, her father should still be in the Palace of Wisdom reviewing the applications submitted by the scholars at this time. With only her in the house, Idelia felt safe and confident as she browsed through the documents in the living room.

With the professional spirit she had previously cultivated through studying classic works of social history, Idelia took a deep breath and opened the thin booklet, beginning to research Elhesen's family situation and hobbies. However, upon seeing the words "speculation" throughout the book, her face immediately scrunched up like a bun.

"Huh? What do you mean by 'given that the place where the subject spent the most time during their time at the Cavalry Academy was the library, it is speculated that the subject has no other hobbies besides reading'? Is this what I want to see?" Idelia asked, her mind racing.

The girl, who was already a little angry after seeing the well-known family background of her parents dying young and her only relative, her grandmother, passing away not long ago, was now furious. The glaring words at the end of the booklet, "No returns or exchanges after sale," made her feel like a sucker.

Idelia gritted her teeth: "They even guessed your hobbies and interests, what kind of survey is this?!"

She decided to blacklist that person and vowed never to do such a stupid thing again. The truth comes from practice, as her ancestors had clearly told her long ago; she should have taken action herself from the beginning! The previous setbacks were insignificant; she was now full of strength!

Idelia slammed the booklet shut: "This mere junior, I'll definitely take him down!"

The old father's somber voice came from behind: "Lia, what did you just say you wanted to acquire?"

Idelia nearly jumped in fright, hurriedly hiding the booklet behind her back: "Nothing, nothing, but why are you home so early today, Dad?"

She eagerly went over to help him hang his coat on the rack, racking her brains to find some interesting recent events to try and change the subject.

Montiaga knew his daughter well enough to immediately understand that she was hiding something from him. However, it was normal for children to have their own little secrets as they grow up, so he was very open-minded and pretended not to notice, chatting with Idelia along with her.

Idelia breathed a quiet sigh of relief, but soon her mind wandered back to how she should strike up a conversation with Elhesen the next day.

(End of this chapter)

The author says: Tuesday after a wonderful holiday, I was busy catching up on homework, but ended up putting aside my pressing assignments to write this. I really am the number one person who doesn't do anything productive _(:з」∠)_