"You should know about the Wind Demon Dragon, right?"
Diluc nodded and said nothing.
Kaia frowned: "It's been so many years, and you're still thinking about dragons, right? You should be more clear-headed, the opponent is a wind god."
"I don't need you to lecture me yet."
"I just don't want the people I care about to die under the dragon's claws!"
"I'm not alone, and it's not the wind god it used to be."
For Diluc, Tvarin is no longer the positive character who protects Mondstadt, and its power is no longer as strong as it once was.
Such an answer is almost equivalent to Diluc admitting his thoughts.
"Are you crazy? Even if you deal with Tevalin, what about the God of Wind? You don't believe the folk saying that the God of Wind is no longer in the world, do you?"
"I will bear the responsibility alone and will not implicate you or the Knights."
"You know I didn't mean it that way!"
"It just so happens that neither am I."
Diluc looked calm and spoke slowly and steadily.
"Even regardless of the selfishness of hunting dragons, it is a fact that Tevalin threatens Mondstadt today. If Master Fengshen is unable to manage his vassals, then humans have reason to raise the sword of resistance against the enemy who threatens them. As for the success of the resistance,
Whether it is or not, that is the fate that humans should accept."
Diluc looked at Kaia with a firm expression.
"Whether it is a genus of a god, or an outsider called the Fools, or a bandit wandering in the wilderness, a monster on the earth, or even the god himself, as long as he threatens Mondstadt, then he is [Night Owl]
]’s enemies.”
Kaia knew that Diluc's words were also a warning to him.
"I don't care who you were before, but as long as you don't threaten Mondstadt, I won't treat you as an enemy."
Kaia's thoughts seemed to go back to the rainy night when his adoptive father passed away. He revealed his "identity" to Diluc, and the two of them were fighting with swords, and the first brilliance of the Eye of God flashed on their bodies at the same time.
"Then, let's make a bet." Kaia said.
Diluc stretched out a hand and waved it, indicating: "Please speak."
Kaia: "How about we bet on whether the Knights can resolve the conflict between Tevalin and Mondstadt."
Diluc frowned. According to his intelligence, even the Fools and the guys from the Order were unable to purify the curse on Tevalin. In this bet, he couldn't think of a possibility for the Knights to win.
"Of course, if you can do it."
Diluc: "Then I will give up the action against Tevalin, but this is just incidental and cannot be used as a bet between us. You can make your request."
Kaia: "Okay, if we do it, [Night Owl] will be merged into the [Knights of the West Wind] to protect Mondstadt together, and we will share information. But [Night Owl] can only be a subordinate organization of the Knights."
Diluc: "Yes, but if you fail to do it, I don't mind replacing the Knights as the new official guardian force of Mondstadt."
"If we fail to do it, I will reveal my identity to Mondstadt and betray the Knights of the West Wind to help you hunt the dragon, even if it costs me my life."
The expressions of the Dilu family changed slightly: "You..."
But soon, he regained his composure and looked at the document in Kaiya's hand: "But no matter what the outcome, I want his life."
"Even if you don't tell me, I won't let him go. There is no place for the old guys in the new Mondstadt."
Diluc nodded: "Then, happy cooperation."
“A pleasure to work with.”
"My adopted brother."
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I don’t have any ideas. It’s beyond my ability to imitate the personalities of these two old fritters. Let’s just make do with it.
