Genshin Impact: Kurumi is shocked, the God of Light is right beside her.

Chapter 251: Memories of a Scattered Soldier - Part 1

"If you don't explain, I'm going to call my sister."

"Mom... don't call Aunt Zhen. Every time you complain, she smiles gently and tells me to clean all the walls of the castle tower, all of them!"

"Although I have information provided by Sara, I still want to hear your account in person."

As Ying spoke, she earnestly crossed her arms.

"Sigh... okay, I'll tell you."

As the soldier spoke, he began to reminisce about his past, which he was reluctant to discuss.

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In this altered history of Inazuma, the scattered soldiers were created by Kage himself and activated by Raiden Shin through the application of his authority. The two sisters initially intended to create dolls to help with some of the work during the reign of the nation, but they never expected that these dolls, named "Kokupo" (meaning "collapsed country"), would shed tears in their sleep and possess human emotions.

To prevent the doll from being influenced by emotions and causing unnecessary risks, Raiden sealed the ruined kingdom in an abandoned wooden house in a remote area, and also hung a small gold ornament on him to indicate his origin.

But coincidentally... a man named Katsuragi appeared here, and they became friends. After learning about Guo Beng's story of being destitute and alone, he kindly took Guo Beng in, and the two lived together in Tabusa every day.

There, Guo Beng made many friends and learned to cook, forge, and read and write...

This wonderful life should have continued, until...

The changes at Futsuna began with the Akame family's collaboration with Escher, a mechanic from Fontaine. To further improve their forging skills, Akame partnered closely with Escher, who brought new Fontaine technology, and introduced Escher to Niwa, another member of the "One Heart, Three Transmissions" group. Escher's arrival initially excited Futsuna. People adopted his new technology to process crystallized bone marrow, resulting in increased efficiency and production.

But as time went on, something strange began to happen in the large furnace at the very center of Tabusha. A large amount of black gas accumulated inside, and slowly, this eerie gas began to affect the craftsmen's bodies. Smelting and forging, which should have been the foundation of Tabusha's livelihood, ultimately became a deadly endeavor.

However, because Guo Pang possessed gold ornaments, specifically golden feathers, he was seen as a source of great hope by the disaster victims. But as his doll identity was exposed, people became terrified of this creature that was neither human nor demon, and he was dealt with and imprisoned by Yuko no Nagamasa.

Katsuragi, a subordinate of Nagamasa, couldn't bear to see the country collapse, so he secretly let it go, but ended up being killed for it.

The death toll gradually rose, and the furnace spiraled further out of control. No one could approach the core area, and even stopping it became an immense challenge. As the highest-ranking official in charge of the furnace, Danwa had no choice but to temporarily suppress the news and send someone to Inazuma Castle to plead for help from the castle tower.

When the castle tower sent people to Tatsumara, the place was already filled with smoke and fumes. In the end, it was Kunihiro, who was known as the "Kakei-za," who personally went in and shut down the black furnace.

Before that, Escher handed Niwa's heart to Kunisuke, asking him to place it in the empty space in his chest.

Immediately afterward, before desperately shutting down the black furnace, Guo Beng absorbed a large amount of black gas and successfully turned to the dark side.

This Escher is actually the executor of the Fools, [the Doctor], in disguise.