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Bosacius

I shall hold the line

Bosacius

By sealing the surface

Xiao

...As yakshas

Xiao

We must fight for this world

Xiao

General Alatus

Xiao

Falling in!

Zhongli

...This trip may be dangerous

Zhongli

Yet you insist on going

Xiao

I have guarded this place for several hundred years

Xiao

Only to seek the nameless yaksha

Xiao

Do I request your approval

Xiao

...Hm.

Yelan

I know what you were thinking, but...

Yelan

Never mind. I know I can't talk you out of a mindset that's been built up over a lifetime.

Yelan

I don't think we were ever going to reach an agreement over the final strategy. But in the end, it was thanks to you that we managed to escape. So thank you for saving us all.

Xiao

...

Xiao

No. I could not have done this on my strength alone.

Yanfei

Maybe Yelan really doesn't believe she made a contribution. It seems like she's convinced Xiao saved us all... including her, and she doesn't know what to say to that.

Yanfei

And since it's not easy to persuade Xiao of anything. Maybe Yelan's just given up trying to talk to him.

Paimon

Xiao, she's criticizing you.

Yanfei

Am not!

Xiao

You speak only the truth. I have no quarrel with that.

Xiao

I will keep your words in mind.

Traveler

Hello...

Xiao

You knew I was waiting for you?

Traveller

Yes, it was obvious.

Xiao

...Really...

Xiao

There's somewhere I want to go. If you have the time, you can join me.

Paimon

Where is it?

Xiao

A place that has to do with the yakshas.

Xiao

The temple up ahead was built to remember Pervases.

Xiao

...Maybe I came here because I had a realization.

Traveler

You mean back when we were underground? What did you realize?

Xiao

It's hard to put into words... Seeing Bosacius gave me the false impression that I'd traveled back into the past.

Xiao

...You could dress up the yaksha's life and call us valiant warriors, veterans of war, but... the truth is, we are slaughterers, and nothing more.

Xiao

For Bosacius, perhaps dying in the heat of a great battle was no tragedy.

Xiao

And perhaps the same is true for me. After living for so long... to die in the act of saving others would not have been a terrible thing.

Traveler

I think you know that that isn't true.

Xiao

Mm. So maybe... these thoughts are my own form of insanity.

Traveler

Hey, don't say that...

Traveler

Xiao, I've got something to tell you. It's very important.

Xiao

Hmm?

Traveler

You should spend our lives around the people who make us happiest.Maybe there aren't so many rules about how we should or shouldn't live our lives in this world after all. So... he hopes you can come to understand that even though the power of a yaksha may be harmful to other people, it doesn't mean you shouldn't hang out with them. There will always be someone willing to be by your side.

Xiao

Hah. Suddenly, you sound a lot like Bosacius and the others.

Xiao

They used to talk about how they hoped to live a mortal's life once the world was at peace. I think... I was the only one who didn't think that way.

Xiao

The Bosacius recorded in the Fantastic Compass had lost his sanity. He addressed the people around him as "Alatus," "Menogias," and others. These are the names of the Five Yakshas.

Xiao

I am Alatus, and Menogias is General Kapisas.

Xiao

The others are Bonanus, or "General Chizapus," and Indarias, or "General Musatas." I heard that people call the five of us "Yakshas: The Guardian Adepti"... Hah.

Xiao

Bosacius and Yelan's ancestor stayed underground to the end. So that space must have read their minds in their last moments as they approached death.

Xiao

Yelan was right in everything she said. Both of our proposals had their drawbacks, and both were sensible suggestions. But the power of that space was far beyond all of us.

Xiao

I couldn't have done all I did without everyone's help. Even in the final moments, it took every bit of my power to break free from that place...

Traveler

Well I still think you were amazing!

Xiao

...Yanfei and Yelan are correct. I always prepare for the worst-case scenario. This mindset is deeply rooted in me... Even so, it was the most optimistic solution I could think of.

Xiao

If Rex Lapis hadn't saved me in that moment, I don't think I would've been able to escape.

Traveler

So that was Zhongli's power back there...

Xiao

In the end, I still had to burden another.

Traveler

But that's how it should be, right? You've known Zhongli... uh, Rex Lapis for such a long time, and you've helped him before. So he helped you back, what's the big deal? Supporting each other is how people survive.

Xiao

...Perhaps.

Xiao

In the moment that we escaped from that space, I could sense what was left of Bosacius's memory. If I had to say what I gained from this trip, I think that would be it.

Traveler

I think I felt it too.

Xiao

It's good that one more person will remember him.

Xiao

I've said so much today. But I don't need to hold back as much when I talk to you.

Xiao

Have you ever had a moment where you felt like you were aware of your destiny? The potential of life, the approach of death... whatever it might have been.

Xiao

By now, I have accepted that destiny is the one disaster that the yaksha knows most keenly of all. We are destined to misery... and yet we have no fear.

Traveler

...Xiao...Are you sure it's okay for you to tell me all this?

Xiao

It matters not. Rex Lapis had said that you are a witness. It is right that the events of the world are relayed to you.

Xiao

Bonanus, Menogias, and Indarias all perished, and only Bosacius's fate was unknown. This has always stung my heart like a thorn. That is why I went to The Chasm, despite being fully aware of the danger.

Xiao

...Now that I know what happened in The Chasm back then, I can finally put this matter to rest.

Xiao

Before we left that place, I picked up a stone. I thought if I could take it out with me, I would place it in the temple to Pervases in memory of Bosacius.

Xiao

Unfortunately, the stone did not survive.

Xiao

Pervases died in the Archon War thousands of years ago. He was younger than us, and Bosacius was very sad when he passed.

Xiao

Too many yakshas have become casualties of battle. We are like a flock of birds scattered to the four corners of the world. And in the end, as Bonanus said... it's rare for a yaksha to find repose for their soul.

Xiao

Bosacius, Boyang, and all those soldiers...

Traveler

No, Xiao... They are all heroes.

Xiao

Heroes...

Xiao

...I like that word.

Xiao

Maybe the world will never be free of disaster. But there is good in the world, too. Even the darkest hearts have room for those they cherish.

Xiao

I accept your advice. From this day on, heroes will always look out for each other.

Xiao

I was purging some living beings that had been tainted by the demonic. It would appear that I have caused you some trouble.

Traveler

But you were exorcizing demons, how is that causing trouble?

Xiao

That is because the changes that occurred in these monsters stem from me — or more precisely, from the karma I have accumulated.

Traveler

Mutations, karma... Does that mean...We read about that in the book...So Xiao is the final yaksha?

Traveler

I remember that Xiao is also called the Vigilant Yaksha...So... so that means... Aww...*sniff* P—Poor Xiao...

Xiao

...What are you doing here?

Traveler

Huh? Xiao... Are you here for the festival?

Xiao

I have no interest in Lantern Rite.

Xiao

I sensed a malign influence here. I'm here to investigate.

Xiao

When a shackle is loosened in the realms of deities and demons, I take full responsibility.

Xiao

But this time, the threat comes from the mortal world — your world. Thus you shall take full responsibility, mortal traveler.

Xiao

When the time comes, I hope you shall act promptly and decisively...

Xiao

I do not wish for the tassel of the polearm that has slaughtered countless demons to become stained with mortal blood.

Traveler

What's this?

Xiao

A symbol that your suspected evildoer left behind.

Xiao

Well, you will have to show me how much you can accomplish on your own strength.

Xiao

Because if I become involved, there is a possibility that the streets of Liyue Harbor will be painted red this Lantern Rite.

Traveler

Then it's up to me to avoid that... Actually, quite a festive color in this part of the world...

Xiao

...I am not partial to crowded areas. Especially at this time of the year.

Xiao

When this matter is resolved... come to Wangshu Inn.

Xiao

In previous years, the Mingxiao Lantern has been visible even from there.

Xiao

So, is the matter resolved?