My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 187 - 186: Agalu’s Complete Transformation
"Huh? Agalu? How did you end up here?"
Miss Durandal, who was having a beach party with Lumine and the others, was trying to figure out how to control her strength so that the beach party wouldn’t turn into a murderous queue when Agalu appeared above the island.
"So it’s related to Miss Durandal. No wonder it’s so spiritual."
The beach party was forcibly stopped by Agalu’s arrival. Everyone gathered to watch the strange interaction between Agalu and Durandal.
"Acting Grand Master Jean, you seem very familiar with Agalu. Do you usually have contact with it?"
"Yes, it helped the Knights of Favonius find many secret strongholds of the Treasure Hoarders. No matter how mysterious the places the Fatui searched for were, it could find them. Because of this, every time those envoys met with me, they never gave me a good look."
"Woah~ Those guys actually dared to give Jean a hard time. Are you alright, Jean?"
"Thank you for your concern, I’m fine. Actually, besides glaring at me, they couldn’t do anything else."
As soon as she said this, Jean couldn’t help but laugh.
Previously, when those envoys met her, they were always arrogant, with an expression of "Our Snezhnaya is invincible," completely disregarding her displeased expression.
She was so arrogant because Snezhnaya was backing her, and Mondstadt’s strongest Grand Master Farrghal wasn’t here, which made her even more carefree.
Now it’s different. Although Farrghal hasn’t returned, a more formidable person, Durandal, has appeared. With her protecting Mondstadt, even if Snezhnaya really dared to threaten Jean with war, Jean wouldn’t be as apprehensive as before. She might even calmly say, "If you dare, come. Let’s see whose loss is greater."
If war really broke out then, Jean wouldn’t even need to specifically look for Durandal; Durandal would surely know about it through her own channels.
At that time, Jean and the others would probably have to hold Durandal back, desperately begging her not to go too far, and just give Snezhnaya a small lesson.
How to put it? Liyue has: "We promise not to easily use the Jade Chamber." Mondstadt has: "We promise not to easily send out Durandal." She is truly a decisive weapon.
"Hehehe~ Ever since Durandal came to Mondstadt, everything has changed."
"Indeed, Miss Durandal’s arrival has greatly helped Mondstadt. She has not only helped the residents of Mondstadt but also the Knights of Favonius. This kindness... can never be repaid."
This was also Jean’s biggest headache. She wanted to do something to repay Durandal, but she thought for a long time and couldn’t come up with a way to repay Durandal.
Even if she wanted to use some cliché method, Durandal probably wouldn’t accept it. After all, it’s not just about being beautiful to get close to Durandal.
"Actually, Jean, you don’t have to think so much. Durandal does so many things not for repayment, but because she wants to protect Mondstadt. She told us before that she really likes the atmosphere of Mondstadt. Although she hasn’t been in Mondstadt for long, she has always been active within Mondstadt’s borders. In a sense, she is also a part of Mondstadt. Isn’t it natural to protect the place where you live?"
"That’s right. Instead of thinking about those things, it’s better to think about changing the way you treat Durandal. Compared to respect, she wants friends more. Trying to get along with her as a friend is the best way to repay her."
"Friends... huh? I’ll try my best."
It sounds easy, but for someone with Jean’s serious personality, achieving this is not easy at all.
Moreover, every time Jean sees Durandal, she can’t help but recall the scene of her fighting Osial, making it very difficult for her to treat Durandal like she treats Lisa.
"Is it that hard? Why can I be friends with Durandal so easily?"
Lumine couldn’t understand what Jean was worried about. She could get along with a witch like Lisa, so why couldn’t she get along with Durandal?
"Do you think everyone has a personality like yours, Traveler?"
"Huh? You have something to say, Paimon. What’s wrong with my personality? You should explain it clearly!"
"Eh? No... nothing, nothing at all. I mean, Traveler, you are very gentle. Yes, that’s right! Very gentle, no other meaning!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then why are you backing away?"
"Because you’re getting closer... Woah~ Don’t come near me! Traveler. Don’t touch Paimon’s face! Traveler, you big bully!"
Lumine and Paimon’s interaction made everyone laugh. Shenhe smiled and then went to Durandal to ask about the reason for Agalu’s visit.
Agalu was very diligent. Every time it came to Durandal, it was to report on its work status.
Coming all the way to the Golden Apple Archipelago this time, could it be that it found a large Fatui stronghold in Mondstadt and was eager to come to her?
Durandal shook her head. Agalu’s visit this time wasn’t because it discovered a Fatui stronghold, but it was still related to the Fatui.
"It came to me this time to confess its sins."
She stroked Agalu’s fur and explained, "It searched near Mondstadt for several days in a row, but not only did it not find any secret Fatui strongholds, it didn’t even find any Fatui in the wild. It... hasn’t had anything to do for many days."
Agalu’s situation was a bit like Jean’s. It was probably also to get Durandal’s reward, so it worked very hard every time. It could be said that it was extremely diligent in order to get Durandal’s reward.
But recently, it discovered a very serious problem, which was that it couldn’t find any traces of the Fatui.
Even by uniting with other animals, it couldn’t find any traces of the Fatui.
Something was wrong, very wrong! It didn’t give up and desperately searched for several days, but the result was still the same.
There was nothing it could do. It could only follow the connection with Durandal and travel all the way to the Golden Apple Archipelago, ready to confess its sins to Durandal.
Hearing that it was for such a reason, everyone was a little dumbfounded.
Everyone knew that Agalu couldn’t find any traces of the Fatui because it had been too diligent before, so much so that the Fatui felt that the loss of re-establishing new strongholds was too great, and simply stopped doing so within Mondstadt’s borders.
They even stopped establishing strongholds outside. They were probably so scared of getting diarrhea that they didn’t dare to camp outside anymore.
"Wuwuwu~ Sister Durandal, please don’t punish Agalu, okay?"
Kind Klee immediately pleaded for Agalu after hearing Durandal’s narration.
"That’s right, look at how hard it worked before. Even if it has no merit, it has suffered. Because of it, most of the Fatui strongholds within Mondstadt have been wiped out, and there are no new places for them to choose from. Next time, they will probably have to go to Liyue to search."
Everyone else was also pleading for Agalu, only Lumine stood by and watched. Perhaps because she often mercilessly harvested Fowl, her feelings for these small animals were not strong.
Durandal looked at these people who were trying to persuade her, puzzled. Why did they think she would definitely punish Agalu?
Why did Agalu think she would punish it? What kind of person did it think she was?
She stroked Agalu’s small head, feeling its body trembling continuously due to nervousness, and shook her head helplessly.
"I... won’t punish you. Since you can’t find any traces of the Fatui in Mondstadt, you can go to Liyue from now on. Liyue’s environment is much more complex than Mondstadt’s, and there are more places there that can be used as secret strongholds. I will talk to Ningguang, and if you find any traces of the Fatui in the future, you can go to her. I believe she will make arrangements."
With Ningguang’s intelligence, she would surely understand the importance of eliminating the Fatui strongholds set up outside Liyue.
Ningguang also usually arranged personnel to monitor the Fatui and search for their secret strongholds, but it was too difficult for humans to find those strongholds.
But animals were different. With Agalu’s help, the pressure in this regard would be much less.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
Agalu chirped energetically, indicating that it understood and would complete the task well, not letting Durandal down.
"Liyue, huh? That would put a lot more pressure on Agalu."
Perhaps she could even cooperate with Xiao, but with Xiao’s abilities, even without Agalu’s help, he could still find traces of evil spirits.
"But Agalu enjoys this process, and I believe it also enjoys its current work."
Indeed, Agalu had no complaints. If it weren’t for Durandal’s gift, it would still be just an ordinary bird like all the others.
"Wait, don’t leave yet, Agalu."
Durandal held back Agalu, who was about to leave, and said, "Because of your efforts, most of the Fatui’s secret bases within Mondstadt have been dismantled. Now, I will give you what you have always wanted. From today onwards, you will gain a new identity."
The temperature of her right hand instantly dropped to freezing point, and a vast power condensed in Durandal’s hand.
Under everyone’s gaze, a beautiful magic orb gradually formed. Agalu looked at the magic orb with longing; this was what it had always anticipated most, the key item that would allow it to evolve.
"You will feel intense pain next. Are you ready?"
"Chirp!"
Of course! This was a hard-won opportunity; even if the result was utter destruction, it would not shrink back.
Durandal was very satisfied with Agalu’s attitude. Under everyone’s gaze, she placed the magic orb into Agalu’s chest.
The moment the magic orb entered Agalu’s body, Agalu let out a cry of pain.
Everyone felt a touch of discomfort at this scene, but they all understood that they couldn’t disturb it at this time. All they could do was pray for it.
The process of evolution was painful, but the change was also immense. Under everyone’s gaze, Agalu’s body underwent drastic changes.
Originally just a bird, its body gradually grew larger, and its feathers slowly disappeared, revealing human-like skin.
Among the onlookers, Lumine’s eyes widened, watching Agalu’s transformation in disbelief.
Under everyone’s witness, Agalu completed her metamorphosis. A loli with ice-blue long hair and black eyes appeared before everyone.
She looked at her condition in surprise, ignoring her bare body, and knelt on one knee before Miss Durandal.
"Miss Durandal, thank you for your gift. Your most loyal The Servant, Agalu, is willing to offer everything for you."
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