Chapter 419: Ch 419 : The Broken Diona
Looking at "Diona’s" twisted face and crazed expression, Su Yuan and Aether instantly understood...
The reason why Mondstadt had suddenly run out of wine lately was very likely because the Knights of Favonius had already sensed something...
And judging from the current situation, the condition for Diona’s eerie state was probably witnessing someone drinking alcohol...
"Be careful, don’t make any sudden moves..." Su Yuan quietly reminded, "None of us have had a drink, so we probably won’t be attacked by Diona..."
After brutally killing her own father, Draff, "Diona" turned her gaze toward Alan...
That single glance made Alan tremble all over, filled with fear and dread...
"Brother Alan..."
"Diona" spoke slowly in a cold voice:
"This is the first time... and also the last time..."
"If I ever catch you covering for someone drinking again, I promise your death will be truly miserable..."
With those words, "Diona" turned and walked away toward Mondstadt without looking back...
"How strange... even though Diona has already killed Mr. Draff, why hasn’t she exited her eerie state?" Aether asked in confusion, watching Diona gradually disappear into the distance.
"That’s exactly what I’m wondering..." Su Yuan murmured thoughtfully.
"Based on her words just now and her behavior... it seems like neither she nor the Knights of Favonius realize that the real reason for the alcohol ban in Mondstadt... is Diona herself..."
"Could this be what the Rule Intel meant by a free-acting eerie state within Mondstadt’s territory? One that completes its objective but doesn’t immediately exit the eerie state?"
"In any case, let’s quietly follow her for now and see what’s really going on with Diona..."
"Alan, please go report everything that just happened to Acting Grand Master Jean of the Knights of Favonius..."
Aether turned to Alan and said:
"We have to make sure the Knights are prepared to deal with this in advance..."
"Su Yuan and I will follow Diona first, to see what exactly is going on..."
Then Su Yuan and Aether quietly followed behind "Diona," trying to figure out where she was heading and why she still hadn’t exited her eerie state...
But as they walked, Diona suddenly shuddered all over, as if jolted awake, and then spoke in confusion:
"Huh? What’s going on now? Why am I here???"
"And why are my hands and body... covered in blood???"
"Ugh, don’t tell me what the doctor said is true... that I sometimes go out hunting in my sleep, when my wild instincts suddenly awaken?"
"No, wait... I remember earlier I was planning to leave the city to check if Father and Alan really went hunting... but why didn’t I see either of them?"
"Maybe I’ve just been anxious from being unemployed... My mental state really hasn’t been right lately..."
Hearing Diona mutter to herself and sensing the eerie power fading from her, Su Yuan and Aether realized that she had likely returned to normal from her eerie state.
They immediately stepped forward and approached her.
"Diona, are you okay?" Aether asked with concern.
"Eh? It’s the Traveler and Paimon!" Diona said, a little surprised and happy.
"I knew it! I kept feeling like I’d vaguely seen you two in my memories!"
"Diona, things are urgent right now. What we’re about to tell you might be a heavy blow, but please listen carefully..."
Su Yuan looked at Diona with a serious and solemn expression and said:
"Your biological father, Mr. Draff, is dead..."
Su Yuan knew that the truth might be far too cruel for Diona to accept, but it was also a harsh reality she had no choice but to face...
In the struggle against the eerie, no one involved can remain untouched...
"Traveler... who... who is this person? Why is he saying all these strange things to me??" Diona looked toward Aether in terror and helplessness, her voice trembling.
"Diona, this is Su Yuan," Aether replied softly.
"He’s a dear friend of mine—someone I’ve shared life-and-death experiences with. You can trust him unconditionally..."
His voice choked a little, tinged with sadness and helplessness.
"What he said... it’s all true..."
"In that case, let’s return to the scene and take a look..."
Then, under the guidance of Su Yuan and Aether, Diona followed them back to the site where Mr. Draff had been killed...
When she saw her father lying in a pool of blood, Diona could no longer suppress the sorrow swelling in her heart.
She collapsed to her knees, clutching her father’s body and crying her heart out...
"Father... you bastard... how could you just die like this???"
"There were still so many different types of wine in this world waiting for you to try... How could you die now???"
"If bringing you back to life were possible, I wouldn’t even care if you drank every single day from now on..."
"And also... whoever killed you... I swear I’ll avenge you! Even if it means breaking the laws of the Knights of Favonius!!!"
Seeing Diona overwhelmed by sorrow, pain, and rage all at once, Su Yuan didn’t even know how to begin speaking again...
But no matter what, this was something Diona ultimately had to face herself...
"Diona... do you know about the existence of the Eerie?"
Su Yuan took a deep breath and slowly spoke:
"Those who are polluted and controlled by the eerie lose their consciousness, sanity, and memories... They become crazed monsters who act only according to set rules..."
"Diona... you were previously polluted and controlled by the Eerie. It was you who killed your father..."
"To prevent something like this from happening again, I had to tell you this cruel truth..."
"It seems that your condition for becoming eerie is seeing someone drink alcohol..."
"And perhaps... your father wasn’t the first victim..."
"This might also be the reason the Knights of Favonius imposed a city-wide alcohol ban in Mondstadt..."
After listening to Su Yuan’s explanation, Diona’s expression turned blank.
She slowly opened her mouth and said:
"So all of this... was caused by me..."
"It was me... who killed my father with my own hands???"
"Hahaha... it’s me... that’s right... I’m nothing but a murderous monster..."
Suddenly, Diona burst into laughter without warning, her face full of bitter anguish.
Then, with her small body, she picked up her father Draff’s strong corpse and started walking slowly, step by step, in the opposite direction of Mondstadt...
"Diona, where are you going?" Aether asked with concern.
"I’m going back to Springvale... That’s my father’s home. I’m going to bury him there..."
Diona spoke each word clearly and deliberately:
"And don’t follow me. I want to be alone..."
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