Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya

Chapter 14: The Arrival of Scaramouche

Bai Luo's attitude towards the various members of the Fatui's Harbingers differed greatly.

Ignoring those who were on missions and rarely seen, Childe was someone Bai Luo would avoid. On his first day as a Harbinger, Childe dared to challenge him to a duel in front of the Tsaritsa herself.

Luckily, duels were not common in Snezhnaya. Otherwise...

As for Signora, while she had a bad temper and liked to complain about everything, she was at least approachable if one didn't provoke her.

As for the Jester and the Rooster... they used to be his superiors.

Even after becoming a Harbinger, Bai Luo still found it difficult to adjust to his new identity when facing them.

For Dottore... he couldn't figure him out. Although Bai Luo had once pretended to be him for deception, Il Dottore hadn't taken the opportunity to sabotage him. He was known to be ruthless, but he never displayed it in front of Bai Luo.

Bai Luo had some understanding of the others, but Scaramouche was different.

He rarely saw Scaramouche, and he almost never attended formal occasions, even if other Harbingers returned.

Scaramouche was known to act independently all year round.

If Jester and Rooster were former squad leaders whom he respected despite being promoted to their rank... then Scaramouche was like the squad leader of the neighboring class.

Although Bai Luo knew how formidable Scaramouche was, he still treated him with equal attitude.

Regarding Scaramouche's relationship with Inazuma, it was far from simple.

On this continent called Teyvat, there was a term that everyone could not escape - Erosion.

Even the most powerful Archon, the Geo Archon, had to endure the torment of Erosion.

The Electro Archon was no exception.

To resist Erosion, Scaramouche was born.

At present, it couldn't be determined where she acquired this technology, but she managed to create the first-generation intelligent automaton - Scaramouche.

Well... at that time, he didn't have this name.

Originally, the Electro Archon intended to use this automaton as a vessel for the Gnosis and have it govern Inazuma on her behalf.

However, after the first-generation automaton was completed, the Electro Archon discovered a significant issue with it.

It could cry.

The Electro Archon believed that it had human weaknesses and was not qualified to wield the Gnosis. Therefore, she discarded it and sealed it in the Borrowed Scenery Pavilion south of Inazuma.

The second attempt no longer involved giving the automaton human weaknesses for stability. The Electro Archon turned her into a mindless and simple-minded iron puppet.

But in doing so, she left behind endless troubles when fixing bugs in the future.

For example, to correct the iron puppet's thoughts, she had to fight with it in certain special spaces for thousands of years.

As for the Gnosis... she entrusted it to her most trusted disciple, Raiden Miko, to be kept in her stead.

As for the Electro Archon herself, she entered the Inner Sanctums and resisted Erosion through meditation. She only appeared on special occasions to hold her position.

Thus, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and the automaton stored in the Borrowed Scenery Pavilion unexpectedly woke up...

He did not know the reason as for why Scaramouche joined the Fatui's Eleven Harbingers, but one thing he was sure of was that Scaramouche's body no longer housed the Gnosis; instead, it held something else.

This information was inadvertently revealed to him when he was doing a favor for another Harbinger, Il Dottore.

Now, it's important to quickly understand why Scaramouche came to Inazuma.

Scaramouche's arrival was a sudden thing, something that he had not mentioned to anyone prior.

In Bai Luo's view, even if he didn't make a big show of his presence at the dock, he should have arrived with some fanfare, like a lonely boat.

However, according to his subordinates, Scaramouche just appeared at the dock so abruptly that even the other members of the Fatui, who had come to welcome him in advance, took a while to react.

He hadn't planned to meet with Bai Luo, as not all members of the Fatui got along well with each other.

However, Bai Luo took the initiative to seek him out.

"What do you want?"

Putting down his teacup, Scaramouche, who looked like a young boy, raised his head and asked.

Although Bai Luo had not yet seen the true appearance of the Raiden Shogun since coming to Inazuma, he had seen many portraits and depictions of her.

Compared to the game, here she appeared less gentle and more imposing. After all, she was the Archon of a country.

Looking at Scaramouche's features, one could still see a resemblance to the Raiden Shogun.

However, it seemed like he didn't want people to notice this, as he always wore a large bamboo hat that concealed his face.

"Did the Tsaritsa send you to replace me?"

Accepting the tea offered by Ah Qi, Bai Luo inquired.

Before this, he had never heard that Scaramouche would come.

"No, I have other tasks that don't conflict with yours."

Scaramouche's eyes lingered on the Delusion on Bai Luo's waist for a moment as he explained.

He seemed to understand why Bai Luo sought him out.

Indeed, before coming, the Tsaritsa had stated that she entrusted all matters in Inazuma to him.

Yet, shortly after he took office, he came here, making it seem like the Tsaritsa didn't trust him.

The Harbingers also had their own pride.

If Scaramouche were in his shoes, he might not even sit here and talk, let alone avoid directly taking action to save face for the Tsaritsa.

Scaramouche's small gesture was subtle, but Bai Luo noticed.

Was he examining his Delusion?

After noticing this, Bai Luo seemed to understand why Scaramouche came to Inazuma.

"The Delusion Factory?"

Speaking of this, one couldn't avoid mentioning the great serpent's remains on Watatsumi Island.

On the continent of Teyvat, there were not many friendships between gods, and during the Archon War, Orobashi, the Great Serpent, became the defeated one and eventually retreated to a place called the Dark Sea.

In the Sea of Storms, Orobashi protected the local people and became their marine deity, Watatsumi Omi and Farluve-sama, leading the marine deities back to the territory ruled by the Raiden Shogun. He established the independent Watatsumi Island regime beyond the western border of Inazuma, living in peace with the Raiden Shogun's rule.

If it were only this, it wouldn't be so bad.

The Raiden Shogun approved of Orobashi's existence and allowed the Watatsumi Island regime to exist independently within her territory.

However, one day, the Great Serpent Orobashi went crazy for some reason and launched a war, invading to the east.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties during that war, and even the Raiden Shogun's beloved sister, Raiden Makoto, fell in battle.

In this cataclysmic war, the Great Serpent Orobashi was finally killed by the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi and perished on Watatsumi Island.

Even now, Orobashi's remains remained on Watatsumi Island, and its eerie white bones still gave people a sense of dread under the scorching sun.

The impact of that war, even after thousands of years, had not dissipated, and had even altered the living environment of Yashiori Island at one point.

For example, the slash that Raiden Shogun unleashed during that war created a large canyon called the Musoujin Gorge.