My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 204 - 203 Now she felt that all her efforts had been worthwhile, and all her hardships had been meaningful.

Chapter 204: Chapter 203 Now she felt that all her efforts had been worthwhile, and all her hardships had been meaningful.

"White Oriole, not everything is about winning. This competition made me realize that."

Miss Durandal poured herself a cup of tea: "Although I lost to Xiangling in this competition, I thoroughly enjoyed the process. From preparing ingredients to deciding on the dish, and winning the preliminary round, I had a very happy day."

Although failure was quite a distressing thing, Miss Durandal was rather happy. The reason she learned to cook was simply to do something for the people she cared about, like Klee, Lumine, Paimon, and Shenhe.

After today’s cooking competition, Miss Durandal somewhat understood why Xiangling was obsessed with cooking. It turned out that cooking was also a very joyful thing.

"...I was presumptuous, Lady Durandal."

"This time, I also want to thank you for the ingredients you prepared for me, White Oriole. If I had to find them myself, it would have wasted a lot of time. You must have gotten them so quickly through the power of the gang you established, right? Very good, you did well."

This plain praise made White Oriole’s pupils slightly constrict, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction filled her heart.

This was it; this was what she had been waiting for all along—Miss Durandal’s affirmation, Miss Durandal’s recognition. What she wanted was these simple words.

Now she felt that all her efforts had been worthwhile, and all her hardships had been meaningful.

Suppressing the urge to cry, White Oriole said with a slight sob, "Th-thank you for your praise, Lady Durandal. I... I will continue to work hard."

"Hmm? Why are you making that expression, White Oriole? Did I say something wrong?"

Miss Durandal looked at White Oriole in confusion. She hadn’t said anything wrong; she had even praised her, so why did White Oriole look like she was about to cry?

Even though she now understood human emotions quite well, White Oriole’s reaction still puzzled her. It seemed her understanding of emotions still needed improvement.

"No, Lady Durandal. I’m just... I’m just too happy."

White Oriole wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and revealed a brilliant smile, a smile she hadn’t shown even when she gained power.

Why was this? Perhaps it was because she had gained recognition, and that was what she had always wanted most.

She didn’t quite understand White Oriole’s words, but since she wasn’t displeased, it wasn’t her problem, right?

She patted White Oriole’s head, told her to take care of her own matters, and then went out to find Lumine and Shenhe. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

They should be looking for Beidou, right? Where was Beidou’s ship? Her Alcor seemed quite large, too big for a regular dock. So... after searching around, Miss Durandal finally found the Alcor near Guyun Stone Forest.

At this time, the Alcor had just returned. The crew had just unloaded the cargo from the ship, preparing to transport it to Liyue Harbor for sale.

At the same time, for the next voyage, they also needed to prepare cargo and supplies for life at sea, and also prepare for the upcoming martial arts tournament.

When Miss Durandal arrived on the ship, she didn’t see Lumine and the others. They were probably with Beidou somewhere else.

The sailors on the ship were startled by Miss Durandal’s sudden appearance, thinking she was an enemy. But a sailor who recognized Miss Durandal’s appearance gestured for everyone not to panic.

"Not an enemy, not an enemy. She’s that famous divine healer, Miss Lumine’s companion. No need to be nervous."

The sailor calmed his companions and asked, "You are Miss Durandal, aren’t you? Are you here to find Miss Lumine?"

"Yes, where is she now?"

"At the location of the martial arts tournament arranged by Big Sister Beidou. Liyue Harbor wouldn’t provide a venue for the tournament Big Sister Beidou organized, so we’re preparing to find a flat area near Guyun Stone Forest for the competition. They should be setting up the competition venue now."

This martial arts tournament was scheduled to be held at the end of the Moonchase Festival. The competition venue was currently under construction. Lumine had been taken by Beidou, perhaps accepting Beidou’s commission and helping to set up the site.

"I understand."

Miss Durandal nodded, then transformed into a black mist and disappeared from the ship.

This strange method made the crew raise their eyebrows. Was this an adeptal technique? Could Miss Durandal be an adeptus?

But she seemed to have come from Mondstadt, and adepti were only found in Liyue.

Perhaps he was a master living in Mondstadt. The sailors quickly accepted this idea, thanks to their frequent travels to various places and their exposure to different things, which allowed them to accept it so quickly.

Miss Durandal soon arrived at the martial arts tournament location. Just as she was about to look for Miss Lumine and her companions, Miss Durandal heard a melody ringing in her ears.

Following the direction of the melody, she saw a boy dressed in attire different from Liyue and Mondstadt sitting on a stone, holding a leaf to his mouth, playing a beautiful melody.

Miss Durandal tilted her head, looking at him, and inexplicably felt that this person seemed a little similar to Aether.

If it weren’t for the absence of Abyss energy on him, she would have thought he was Aether’s alias.

However, if he appeared on the streets of Liyue Harbor like this, and was mistaken for Aether, he would most likely be chased for a bounty.

"Hmm?"

The boy, who was playing, also noticed Miss Durandal’s arrival. He put down the leaf he was holding, his brow furrowing slightly.

"A different kind of wind..."

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