[Friends who passed away because of regret…]
[That wish of yours seems rather ambitious.]
[Let me think—those friends you lost to regret over the long years…]
[Hmm… there really aren't that many.]
[Mondstadt—none at all. Back then, you were the only unlucky one who died.]
[As for Liyue…]
[Those fallen Adepti didn't seem especially close to you. They wouldn't count as old friends.]
[Oh, right—Guizhong, the God of Dust. She can be considered one. She did seem to have regrets before she passed.]
[Next would be Inazuma…]
[Makoto Raiden, who died in the war against Khaenri'ah. That was certainly regrettable…]
[Kitsune Saiguu, who fell during the calamity of the Abyssal invasion as well…]
[Sigh… such tragic beauty, gone too soon… what a pity.]
"Is it possible?"
Lin Mo couldn't help but ask.
[That… actually, no.]
[First, I made it clear before—this wish can only revive one person. I believe you understand that very well.]
[Second, in my view, reviving Kitsune Saiguu alone is enough.]
[After all, Guizhong and Makoto Raiden have been gone for a very long time, and they are about to regain their authority as Archons and return to this land anyway.]
"Guizhong and Makoto are both coming back?!"
Lin Mo's inner voice was clearly filled with surprise and delight.
[Yes. Just like the Stove God Marchosius, who fell into a long slumber a thousand years ago and has already returned over the past few years.]
[Guizhong and Makoto Raiden belong to the same era of fallen gods.]
[If you calculate the time… they should be returning soon.]
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help clenching his fist in excitement.
But the next moment, he asked again,
"When an Archon revives… do they lose their memories of the past? Or are they still who they were before?"
[Lose their memories?]
[No. Who told you that?]
[During the recent Moonchase Festival—]
[It finally got to see an old friend it hadn't seen in ages: Xiao.]
[It clearly remembered Xiao and wanted to talk with him.]
[But Xiao is too cold by nature. He didn't even spare it a glance.]
[So it felt sad and quietly left Xiangling's side, wandering the streets of Liyue alone in disappointment.]
[By chance, it ran into Morax—who was strolling through Liyue in the guise of Zhongli.]
[Morax even greeted it first.]
[Marchosius was absolutely delighted at the time.]
[Revived Archons may start out weaker in strength, but they don't lose their memories.]
"Hah—"
Lin Mo let out a long breath of relief.
The story the system mentioned was clearly the Moonchase Festival questline about searching for the Stove God.
Although in the real Teyvat, Lumine and Paimon hadn't participated in Moonchase, it didn't seem to have affected the festival's events at all.
Now that the system had confirmed that returning Archons retained their memories, Lin Mo finally felt at ease.
Thinking about meeting Guizhong and Makoto Raiden once more, a powerful sense of anticipation welled up in his heart.
That gentle yet wise Makoto Raiden.
That lively, playful, and innocent Guizhong.
"When will they come back?" Lin Mo couldn't help asking.
[That… the exact timing can't be determined.]
[But what can be confirmed is that within a month, Guizhong and Makoto Raiden will both return one after the other.]
[Now that you possess Morax's divine origin, you should sense their return the moment they awaken.]
At this point, the system seemed unwilling to continue this topic and instead asked:
[Alright then. What I need to confirm now is this—have you decided to use your one and only wish to revive Kitsune Saiguu?]
"I've decided. Please revive Kitsune Saiguu for me."
Lin Mo answered firmly.
[Very well. But let me remind you—after granting your wish, I'll enter a period of deep sleep. No matter how you call me, I won't wake up.]
"Do whatever you like."
Lin Mo replied indifferently.
"You're not dying. What's there to hold on to?"
"Come on. Fulfill my wish already."
[Hmph. Got it.]
The system's voice sounded a little sulky, but it didn't say anything more.
At that moment, Sayu watched Lin Mo—eyes closed, his expression shifting between worry and joy—and felt extremely anxious.
Yet she didn't dare disturb him at such a critical moment.
Then—
Inside the cave where they stood, streams of shimmering starlight began to flow from nowhere, filling the space.
Those rivers of starry brilliance converged toward the empty ground before Lin Mo.
"W-Wow… so beautiful…"
The starlight flooding the entire cave made Sayu sigh in awe despite herself.
At the same time, Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes.
A smile of indescribable joy was clearly forming at the corners of his lips.
Because where the starlight gathered, two faint humanoid outlines were taking shape.
As the glow gradually faded, the first things to appear were a slightly loose shrine maiden's robe—and a pair of fox ears gently twitching atop her head.
The next instant, the lingering starlight seemed to have fulfilled its purpose.
With a soft whoosh, it scattered in all directions.
Beneath the fading glow, a breathtakingly beautiful woman appeared before Lin Mo.
"Ah—such a beautiful big sister!"
Sayu couldn't help exclaiming.
Beneath the snow-white fox ears was a head of slightly messy, short white hair.
Her graceful and elegant features made Sayu instinctively think of the kitsune shrine maiden atop Mt. Yougou.
Yet in the very next moment, she rejected the comparison.
Because in her eyes, the two women embodied entirely different kinds of beauty.
Yae Miko represented alluring gentleness.
The white-haired fox woman before her embodied refreshing poise and clear intellect.
Kitsune Saiguu's eyes had been closed.
But just then, her long lashes trembled slightly.
In the next moment, her beautiful eyes slowly opened.
At first, there was a faint confusion in her gaze.
But when her eyes settled on Lin Mo, who stood before her smiling—
"Sa… Saiguu…?"
"No… it can't be… is that you?"
Her voice trembled uncontrollably.
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