newbobooks Chapter 24 Who is the victor? It is Peruvéri.
Chapter 24 Who is the victor? It is Peruvéri.
When Qiuhe returned to the fireplace house, he saw Kailasindis Tian Yaochen. "How's the training ground now?" he asked. Tian Yaochen responded when Qiuhe asked about the training ground:
"Our team has finished, and now it's the finals. It's Peruvier against that Qiu Shanshan." Qiuhe was also quite surprised; that Qiu Shanshan was so strong.
"Tian Yaochen, when were you eliminated?"
"The captain also lost to that Qiu Shanshan, I think she came in 8th place," Cindy answered Qiu He's question, while Tian Yaochen looked proud.
"You didn't expect that, did you? I managed to squeeze into 8th place. What an auspicious ranking! Looks like I'm still pretty capable after all."
After hearing Kai Le's account of their battle, Qiu He learned that almost everyone in both of their groups had been defeated by Qiu Shanshan.
Kailer also told Qiuhe that if he went now, he should still be able to see the fight between Peruvieri and Qiu Shanshan, so Qiuhe headed to the spectator area.
Seeing Clementine and Lily walk between them, Clementine also noticed Qiuhe. "Leyi, you're finally back! Look, Peipei made it to the finals and is facing off against that little girl named Qiu Shanshan!"
Akikawa was also watching the two players on the field. Peruvier remained calm, showing no extra expression and making no preemptive move.
Qiu Shanshan, standing beside her, didn't make a move either. She sensed that this girl named Peruvier was different from the others; looking into Peruvier's eyes seemed to see right through her.
With a deep, cold gaze, Qiu Shanshan tentatively thrust towards Peruvier's face, then swiftly changed her attack, aiming for Peruvier's left shoulder. The two probing strikes were completed in an instant.
Qiu Shanshan then slipped behind Peruvier, who calmly and composedly turned around.
Qiu Shanshan also noticed that he hadn't even dodged, and couldn't help but wonder if he was just putting on a brave face, or if he could truly see through every attack and discern whether it carried murderous intent.
This time, Qiu Shanshan tentatively advanced again, unleashing a slashing attack before adjusting her body and thrusting towards Peruvier's neck—this time with serious intent.
Peruvelli dodged to the side with a swift sidestep, and in the next instant, she swiftly swung her wooden sword, knocking the sword from Qiu Shanshan's hand.
Then, with a swift shift in position, the sword was now pressed against Qiu Shanshan's neck. From knocking the wooden sword away to placing it against Qiu Shanshan's neck, the entire process happened in an instant.
Qiu Shanshan couldn't believe what she was seeing, while the children on stage cheered. Peruvier imitated Qiu Shanshan's earlier gesture of lifting Qiuhe's chin.
He then placed the wooden sword under Qiu Shanshan's chin and lifted it up. Unlike Qiu Shanshan, Peruvieri's face remained expressionless.
She turned and left the training ground. When Clementine, Lily, and Akikawa saw her come out, Clementine and Lily immediately hugged her.
"Great, Peipei, that's fantastic! You beat that little girl!"
Clementine and Lily were both very excited, but then Clementine glared at Akikawa, as if hinting at something. Akikawa, seeing this, quickly stepped forward and hugged Peruvier.
"Oh, Pepe, you're amazing! I'm so happy, you avenged me!" Feeling Qiuhe's embrace, Peruvier's face also had a barely noticeable flush.
"You're hugging too tightly," everyone quickly loosened their grip and smiled gently. Qiuhe then led the group to his room. During this time, Qiuhe also went to the library to get a dictionary.
Qiuhe was pondering something, while Claire and the other two were oblivious, wondering why they didn't go out and play for a while since it was still early.
This time, Akikawa brought Lily with him, and the four of them went to Akikawa's room together. Akikawa told Clementine and the other two that he was going back to Mondstadt the next day to pay respects to his father.
Clementine and Lily were also very worried after hearing this, and kept telling Akikawa to be extra careful on his journey. Peruvée, standing beside him, just stared at Akikawa without saying a word.
"By the way, Claire, does Mother have any favorite drinks?" Qiuhe suddenly asked this question. Claire thought for a moment and then replied:
My mother likes to drink red wine.
"Really? Does the House of Hearths still have red wine?"
"There's a little left, but we're almost finished. Someone will bring over some red wine from Mondstadt tonight."
Qiuhe smiled inwardly upon hearing this; everything was ready except for the final touch. He then picked up the dictionary, wanting Claire to teach him the languages of the seven countries.
Qiuhe already knew he could understand what they were saying; he just wanted to observe Claire's lip movements to distinguish the different lip-reading techniques used by different countries.
Clementine was also puzzled after hearing this. Qiuhe had clearly already taken these lessons before, so why did he need to learn words from the dictionary again?
Clementine didn't think much of it in the end and just started reading from the dictionary. Meanwhile, Akikawa had been observing Clementine's mouth closely.
After reading each entry, he would ask which country it belonged to. He continued reading the dictionary until late into the night, when Qiuhe saw that the three of them had fallen asleep. He gently covered them with blankets.
She secretly left the Hearth House. The area was guarded, and it took Qiuhe quite a while to finally emerge.
Afterwards, Qiuhe headed to the nearest section of the road to Hearth House and began his robbery. A short while later, he saw a merchant dressed as if he were from Mondstadt, with a wind slime balloon floating behind him.
The cargo tied to the bottom of the balloon was a pile of wooden barrels, which looked like wine. Qiuhe was about to launch a sneak attack from behind when he stepped on a branch.
"Who?"
The merchant turned around but saw nothing. At that moment, Qiuhe was already beside him and knocked him unconscious.
Looking at the wooden barrels filled with red wine, Qiuhe took out the bottle of Les from his clothes and dripped two drops into the barrels. He knew that Kujavina was very perceptive, and that such a small amount of Les couldn't possibly harm him.
She just wanted to know what Kujavina would do if she found out there was L'Oréal in the wine; if it was the one she was hoping for, that would be best.
After Qiuhe finished doing all this, he quietly slipped back into the fireplace house. As soon as he entered and closed the door, he turned around and met the eyes of Peruvieri.
Qiuhe immediately covered his face with his hands, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts swirling inside him. He couldn't help but wonder why this guy always managed to find him.
Peruvieri said nothing, but pulled Akikawa back to her own room, where she slowly locked the door.
"If this game of kings ultimately chooses a king, what will happen to the other children?"
Peruvelli slowly opened her mouth and asked this question. Peruvelli's sudden question caught Akikawa off guard.
Akikawa didn't know how to explain. "You want to deal with Mother because of this, right?" Akikawa stepped forward and hugged Peruvier.
"Don't worry, I will absolutely not let anyone hurt you. I will definitely save you in the end."
"Your mother is very strong; you are no match for her."
"I know, but I also know I have to do this because the person I love is still here, and I will definitely take care of her."
Upon hearing this, Peruvier felt that strange feeling return, and she slowly embraced Akikawa.
"Yes, I won't let you face all of this alone."