Chapter 451: Arlecchino: 'I Will Pledge My Loyalty to You!'

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: Arlecchino: “I Will Pledge My Loyalty to You!”

Snap!

A crisp snap of fingers echoed through space.

The consequence of that single snap was that several asteroid fragments orbiting outside Teyvat were instantly annihilated.

Arlecchino’s reaction had gone far beyond mere satisfaction.

According to Su Ran, she had only received one-seventh of that Emanator’s power.

Yet even that fraction had surpassed her imagination.

She had no idea where this power truly originated.

Such terrifying, overwhelming strength—and it was only one-seventh.

If this were the complete power, she couldn’t even begin to imagine how frightening it would be.

Looking down at Teyvat, a single thought filled her mind.

Destroying this planet... wouldn’t even require her full strength.

Perhaps a casual strike with her ordinary power would be enough to wipe the world out.

This wasn’t a power that belonged to Teyvat at all.

"Looks like the results are pretty good."

"You perfectly adapted to this portion of the power."

He said one-seventh, but even that portion was already unimaginably powerful.

It far surpassed Teyvat’s Dragon Sovereigns and even the so-called Thrones.

That realization made Arlecchino understand even more clearly just how terrifying Su Ran truly was.

Just one-seventh of an Emanator’s power was already this absurd.

How strong was Su Ran, who possessed the complete power of an Emanator?

After all, adding together seven one-sevenths didn’t necessarily mean you could compare them equally.

Su Ran’s complete strength should be even more destructive.

"So this is the power you’ve always relied on?"

Arlecchino was deeply shaken.

This power exceeded understanding itself.

No wonder he feared neither the Heavenly Principles nor the Abyss.

"No."

"You’ve got that wrong."

"I’ve never relied on power."

Su Ran tapped his temple.

"I’ve always relied on this."

"You’ve ever seen someone with a brain solve everything by throwing punches?"

That actually sounded pretty reasonable.

But Arlecchino wasn’t about to let him get away with it.

"From what I’ve heard... weren’t you the one who punched the Raiden Shogun straight into the bottom of the sea?"

That one punch had left the Raiden Shogun out of commission for quite some time.

Only a handful of people had ever learned the truth.

"Arlecchino... don’t expose me like that."

"...My apologies. I spoke out of turn."

Now that she’d accepted Su Ran’s gift, she knew what kind of attitude she should have.

Selling herself to him hadn’t been an empty statement.

It was obvious this deal had been incredibly worthwhile.

Not only had the curse on her body been removed, finally silencing the constant whispers in her ears...

She had also obtained power far greater than what she’d possessed before.

Besides Clervie...

There was now a second person who genuinely cared about her.

Even if he had his own motives.

"Your attitude changed awfully fast."

"You’re surprisingly pragmatic."

Su Ran wondered if he should throw her a crutch just to see whether she’d snap it in half.

"Do you know why I chose to give this power to you so decisively?"

That question genuinely confused Arlecchino.

If it were simply because he wanted her, then none of this had been necessary.

She clearly wasn’t worth something of equal value.

Even offering her entire self felt like an uneven trade.

After all, there were plenty of people more loyal than she was.

And plenty who were more beautiful.

"I don’t know."

A perfect answer.

"At least take a guess."

"Even if you’re wrong, it doesn’t matter."

Arlecchino’s honesty left Su Ran rather exasperated.

"Don’t you think... that person’s voice sounds a lot like yours?"

He pointed toward Phantylia, who was trapped inside the ice prison with her sound muted.

"That’s it?"

After thinking about it carefully...

She had to admit it.

That Lord Ravager’s voice really did resemble hers.

The difference was that Arlecchino was much more rational.

That flame was utterly insane.

"Sometimes coincidences are just like that."

"And because of that coincidence, I made my decision without hesitation."

He had made such a huge decision...

Simply because their voices sounded alike.

"That’s... far too impulsive."

Even Arlecchino herself thought that was an absurd reason.

Even though she was the beneficiary.

"Don’t say that."

"For a Genius, those flashes of inspiration are incredibly important."

"If you don’t seize them when they appear, you’ll regret it for a very long time."

How many members of the Genius Society created inventions on nothing more than a whim?

Of course, this experiment had been extremely risky.

If the universe discovered that he could split an Emanator’s power...

It would trigger an enormous storm.

Aside from Diamond, who had voluntarily divided his own power...

There had never been a case of someone forcibly dismantling an Emanator’s authority.

If Su Ran exposed the fact that he could do it...

Far more Emanators would begin fearing him.

Normally, Emanators rarely provoked one another.

Because neither side could easily bear the consequences of that kind of battle.

Not every Emanator was a Lord Ravager or a servant of Abundance.

"Now that the experiment is finished..."

"You should head back to Snezhnaya."

"And take the Gnosis back with you."

The experiment had succeeded.

Su Ran was satisfied with the outcome.

"And don’t hide the fact that I woke up the Sustainer."

"Aren’t you worried some people will badmouth you in front of Her Majesty the Tsaritsa?"

Awakening the Sustainer was an enormous matter.

Even if she had already handed authority over the Heavenly Order to Su Ran...

The consequences were still severe.

His actions were practically rubbing a dagger back and forth across Snezhnaya’s throat.

Even without drawing blood, the pressure alone was immense.

"I told you."

"The Tsaritsa listens to me."

"When you get back, besides delivering the Gnosis..."

"Help me intimidate the others a little."

"If Dottore starts acting up, just kill him."

"He has plenty of segments anyway. Losing one doesn’t matter."

"And it’ll be a nice promotion for your Harbinger rank."

As for the rank itself, Arlecchino didn’t really care.

But if she had a chance to kill Dottore...

She’d be more than happy to take it.

Although...

Wouldn’t that push Columbina down to Fifth Seat?

So after everything, Columbina hadn’t even fought anyone...

Yet her rank kept dropping anyway.

She probably wouldn’t care, though.

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