And now, a little life also possessing Dendro divinity had fallen from the sky into her arms.
Did this mean…
Celestia also felt she wasn’t good enough?
Did this mean…
she should step down and let a more suitable person—no, a more suitable God—take over as the Dendro Archon?
Nahida lowered her head, looking at the egg in her arms.
Her gaze was complex.
There was reluctance, confusion, and sadness, but strangely, there was no jealousy or resentment.
She spoke softly, her voice a bit raspy.
“Amid.”
The light on the eggshell flashed slightly.
“You…
also have the divinity of the Dendro element,” Nahida said.
“So…
are you here to replace me?”
Amid heard these words inside the egg.
He was stunned.
Divinity?
He knew what that was.
In Teyvat, an existence with divinity was a God, a deity.
Celebi did indeed have divinity.
In the world of Pokemon, it was known as the “God of the Forest” and controlled the power of time.
Although that “God” was a bit different from the “Gods” of Teyvat, they certainly had commonalities in nature.
Then he reacted.
‘Nahida couldn’t possibly think…
I’m here to take her place as the Dendro Archon, could she?’
Amid almost laughed out loud.
‘Me, the Dendro Archon?’
‘Don’t be ridiculous!’
‘I don’t want to be any Dendro Archon!’
‘That position is very, very troublesome!’
He had witnessed the Sumeru storyline with his own eyes.
He knew how troublesome the position of Dendro Archon was—managing all of Sumeru, dealing with those old fogeys at the Akademiya, handling all sorts of administrative affairs and crises, and occasionally facing pressure and challenges from other nations.
Him?
Be the Dendro Archon?
He was too lazy to even do his own homework; they wanted him to run a country?
Wouldn’t that be the death of him?!
Amid shook the egg body frantically. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
No no no no!
Absolutely not!
Nahida felt the violent shaking of the egg and was taken aback for a moment.
But she quickly realized.
“No?” she asked tentatively.
The egg changed from shaking left and right to shaking back and forth—as if nodding desperately.
Nahida was stunned for a second, and then, the corners of her mouth slowly curved up.
It was a very complex smile.
There was relief, warmth, and an indescribable softness.
“Not here to replace me, then…” she said softly, pulling the egg back into her embrace.
“That’s good.”
She paused, then added another sentence.
“Actually, even if you were here to replace me, it wouldn’t matter.”
Amid was startled inside the egg.
Nahida continued, her voice soft, as if talking to herself.
“If it’s Celestia’s will, if you really should become the new Dendro Archon…
then I won’t stop you.”
She looked down at the eggshell, her gaze as gentle as if she were looking at her own child.
“I will teach you, let you know how to be a qualified deity.
Then…
when you grow up, I’ll give the position to you.”
Amid was dumbfounded inside the egg.
‘What kind of nonsense are you talking!’
He started shaking frantically again.
‘I don’t want it!
You be your own Dendro Archon!
I just want to be a happy Celebi!’
Nahida felt the egg’s protest and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Alright, alright, I understand.” She gently stroked the eggshell.
“You’re not here to replace me.
You’re here…
to be with me.”
She thought for a moment and added another line.
“Whether you’re a God or something else, you’re my Amid.”
Amid quieted down, his heart feeling warm.
‘That’s more like it.’
But Nahida’s next question left him stunned.
She held the egg up to her eyes and looked at it earnestly.
“The matter of your education.”
Amid: “…?”
“I’ve been telling you fairy tales because I thought you were still small and should hear interesting things,” Nahida said.
“But now I know that you’re going to grow into a God.
Fairy tales are fine to listen to, but your knowledge must also keep up.”
Amid had an ominous premonition.
“Starting tomorrow,” Nahida announced seriously,
“I will give you lessons.”
Amid petrified inside the egg.
‘Lessons?’
‘What lessons?’
‘I’m still just an egg!’
‘Do eggs have to go to class too?!’
He shook the egg body frantically, trying to protest.
But Nahida just gently held him down.
“Don’t worry, it won’t be too hard,” she said with a smile.
“We’ll start with the basics—the geography of the Teyvat continent, the history of the Seven Nations, the basic principles of elemental energy…”
The more Amid heard, the more desperate he became.
‘Isn’t this just school?!’
‘I transmigrated and I still have to go to school?!’
‘And I’m being forced to go to school by Nahida while stuck in an egg?!’
He thought of the classes he had skipped in his past life, and the fear of being dominated by his headteacher.
‘Retribution…’
‘This is retribution…’
Nahida felt the wave of despair from inside the egg and couldn’t help but laugh even more happily.
“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you well.”
She held the egg, her eyes curving into two crescents.
“After all, you are my child.”
Amid sighed inside the egg.
‘Fine.’
‘Child it is, then.’
‘But Mama—’
‘Can we please not have lessons?’
The light on the eggshell flickered, as if making a final struggle.
Nahida leaned down and kissed the eggshell.
“Goodnight, Amid,” she said softly.
“Tomorrow’s first lesson: An overview of the Seven Nations of Teyvat.”
Amid: “…”