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[Genshin Impact] Chapter 424: The General’s Arrival (2-in-1 Chapter)
🕑 Added 2025-02-28 03:17:51 +0000 UTCThe moment Eula felt the soft, moist sensation on her lips, her heart seemed to stop beating.
Her mind went blank, leaving only one thought—
She had been kissed.
She had been kissed by that guy, Nolan!
At this very moment—
She had no idea how to react. She even forgot to resist, her eyes losing focus in shock.
"Ah!"
Amber, seeing Nolan kissing Eula, blushed and covered her face in embarrassment—
But curiosity got the better of her, and she peeked through her fingers.
"Hmph~ That guy!"
Mona folded her arms, her fair-skinned face showing both dissatisfaction and disdain.
He always takes advantage of people!
Nolan smiled slightly. Seeing that Eula was still dazed, he decided to take things a step further.
Eula felt something off.
By the time she snapped out of it and tried to clamp her lips shut—
It was already too late.
".Mmph!"
Her eyes widened in panic, almost welling up with tears, as she glared at Nolan.
With both hands, she pressed against his cheeks, desperately trying to push this shameless bastard away!
But Nolan wasn’t going to let go that easily. If he didn’t completely overwhelm this proud woman now, he might not get another chance!
Of course, Eula wasn’t about to let him have his way so easily.
After the initial shock, anger, and momentary mental shutdown, she gradually regained her composure.
Though she was still flustered, her heartbeat racing and her body temperature rising slightly—
Hmph. A kiss… it’s not really that big of a deal, right?
She only wanted to open her mouth slightly to take a breath.
After all, holding the kiss for so long was making her feel suffocated. Breathing through her nose wasn’t enough—she needed to use her mouth.
But the moment Nolan noticed her intent, he deepened the kiss, pressing even closer—
Not giving her any chance.
She had to surrender.
"You… bastard!" Eula grumbled indistinctly.
But how could she give in so easily? That would be far too humiliating.
So she stubbornly resisted, squirming and even trying to bite him.
Nolan, already experienced in such matters, anticipated her move and preemptively bit her instead, keeping her locked in his embrace.
No matter how much she struggled, kicked, or twisted, it was useless.
As time passed, Eula found herself becoming more and more breathless.
Her chest felt tight, her breathing short, and she kept slapping his back in protest—
But the damn Honorary Knight still wouldn’t let go!
"Hic~"
Mona, having finished her meal, let out a satisfied burp, rubbing her stomach.
She glanced over at Nolan and Eula on the sofa and commented,
"Are they trying to live off kisses instead of food? They’ve been stuck like that for so long."
She looked utterly speechless.
"Haha, I don’t know either."
Amber, who had never kissed anyone before, felt her curiosity growing even more.
Normally, she wouldn’t think too much about kissing. She might even avoid the topic out of embarrassment.
But now, seeing her best friend Eula locked in a kiss with Nolan for this long…
It made her lose the mysterious fantasy she once had about kissing.
If I kissed Nolan… what would it feel like?
Amber couldn’t stop herself from thinking about it. Soon, her fair cheeks flushed red.
Stupid… Stupid! Why am I even thinking about this?!
Meanwhile, Eula continued to weakly slap Nolan a couple more times—
But in the end, she reached her limit.
"You bastard! I give in—just let me go already!"
Her voice was filled with humiliation as she reluctantly spoke to him through their connection.
"Now that’s more like it."
Nolan smirked and finally pulled away, parting with a light "smack."
"Hmph!"
Eula forcefully pushed him away, gasping for air.
Then, without hesitation, she lifted her right foot—covered in black stockings—and kicked him in the stomach.
Crossing her arms, she turned her face away, refusing to look at him.
"Sorry, Eula, don’t be mad!"
Thick-skinned as ever, Nolan scooted closer, taking her hand and pressing it against her flushed cheek.
"Get away from me!"
Eula pouted in frustration.
Damn him!
Her lips felt completely numb, and she wasn’t sure if they had swollen.
If they had—
How was she supposed to show her face in public?!
Hmph! Just you wait, Nolan. I’ll get my revenge for this!
Amber, watching Nolan and Eula still acting so close, suddenly felt… left out.
Even though she had already agreed to be his girlfriend,
Why did it feel like she was being neglected?
Lowering her gaze, she couldn’t help but feel a little down.
Nolan immediately noticed Amber’s shift in mood.
Well… it made sense. After all, he had been focused on comforting Eula,
And hadn’t given her much attention.
So, standing up from the sofa, he temporarily left Eula’s side and walked over to Amber, sitting down next to her.
"Sorry, Amber. It’s all Eula’s fault for being so tsundere that I didn’t have time for you. Here, let me make it up to you now!"
Saying that, he leaned in, pretending he was about to kiss her.
"Ahh! That’s not what I meant!"
Amber’s fair skin quickly turned pink, her hands instinctively pressing against his face to stop him from getting closer.
Originally, Nolan had planned to stop if Amber wasn’t ready.
But then he noticed—
Her hands were merely resting against his face.
There was no real force behind them.
At that moment, he understood.
Seeing Eula kiss him for so long had sparked Amber’s curiosity about kissing.
She was now caught in an internal conflict—
On one hand, she wanted to experience it herself.
But on the other hand… she was too shy to admit it.
To address Amber's hesitation, the best approach was to make the decision for her—this way, she wouldn’t have to dwell on it. That was what Nolan thought as he slowly closed the distance, pressing against Amber’s hands as he leaned toward her lips.
Just as he expected, her hands merely rested on his cheeks without exerting any real force.
Because of that, he easily touched Amber’s soft lips.
“Mmm…”
Before he could do anything more, Amber awkwardly tried to cooperate. Seeing this, Mona let out a sigh—this girl was way too easy to win over!
At the very least, when Mona had been kissed, she had put up some resistance, however brief it might have been.
Yep, compared to Amber, she definitely did better.
For some reason, Mona felt a strange sense of accomplishment over such a trivial matter.
“You shameless bastard!”
Eula, watching as Nolan kissed her and then immediately turned to kiss Amber, was slightly irritated.
Noticing that Eula seemed to be getting jealous, Nolan simply picked Amber up and sat back down on the sofa, holding one girl in each arm.
After kissing Amber, he turned back to Eula, making sure to balance his affections evenly. Soon enough, whatever jealousy they had felt disappeared.
At that moment, they both fully accepted him as their lover.
[Amber Has Developed Good Feelings Toward You. Obtained 630 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.9 (750/900)]
[Eula Has Developed Good Feelings Toward You. Obtained 660 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.9 (420/900)]
Nolan glanced at his status panel, seeing that both girls’ affection levels had reached Level 9.
Just a bit more, and they'd be maxed out. He was curious—what kind of affection skill would he get once that happened?
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Inazuma City, Tenshukaku.
After settling things with Eula and Amber, it was time for Nolan to head to Tenshukaku to assist Raiden Ei with her research.
As usual, he spent just a few minutes in the Plane of Euthymia before being allowed to leave. It seemed Ei had made some progress in her study of time-related forces, which resulted in a slight increase in her goodwill toward him.
[Raiden Shogun (Raiden Ei) Has Developed Good Feelings Toward You. Obtained 320 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.5 (420/500)]
Every time she made progress in her time-force research, she seemed to develop a bit more affection toward him.
Perhaps, after a few more sessions, he could max out her affection level as well. That thought excited him.
Looking ahead, he saw the Shogun sparring with Lumine. He then told her about his Wonderland, specifically the Gravity Training Field.
"General, do you think training under enhanced gravity could improve training results? Want to give it a try?"
"Hm? You mean that open space over there?" Paimon asked curiously. "Lumine and I have been there before, but I don’t think the gravity there has any effect."
Paimon spread her hands in confusion.
After all, whenever she and Lumine trained there, swinging a sword felt no different than usual—so what was the point of that so-called Gravity Training Field?
"I think it's because Lumine is afraid that if she increases the gravity, Paimon will go splat on the ground like a pancake!"
Nolan smirked.
"Hey!" Paimon huffed, crossing her arms. "Paimon wouldn’t just splat! Even with increased gravity, Paimon can still fly, you know!"
"Oh? You sound confident. Then let’s test it out. If you can still fly under… hmm, let's say 1.3 times gravity, I'll treat you to a ten-day feast!"
Nolan wasn’t underestimating Paimon—he had simply observed her for a while. Even carrying a small bag made her wobble in the air, so how could she possibly handle higher gravity?
"Hmph! You said it! Prepare to eat your words!"
Paimon's eyes practically sparkled at the thought of ten days of fine dining. She was determined to win this bet.
Lumine sighed helplessly and turned to the Raiden Shogun.
"What do you think?"
"Since you all seem so invested in this, I suppose I shall give it a try as well," Raiden Shogun nodded.
Hearing that the Gravity Training Field could increase gravity up to tenfold piqued her interest.
"Alright, let's head to the Wonderland now!"
Nolan smiled as he opened a rift to his Wonderland. The Shogun, Lumine, and Paimon stepped in first, followed by Nolan, who closed the portal behind them.
They arrived directly at the Gravity Training Field, where the gravity was still set to normal. No one could sense anything unusual.
"The endless starry void… this personal dimension of yours is quite remarkable," Raiden Shogun observed, scanning the area. "Hmph, it’s far less dull than Plane of Euthymia."
Nolan chuckled.
"Heh, but after a while, even this place gets boring," he said. "Now, I'm about to activate the gravity enhancement. Everyone, be ready!"
As he said this, he cast a glance at Paimon—she was his primary concern, just in case she actually did splat.
"Hmph! Paimon is ready!"
Paimon raised her fists, looking full of confidence.
"Alright then."
Nolan smirked and began adjusting the gravity.
Starting at 1.1x… then 1.2x… and finally, 1.3x!
At first, Paimon managed to hold on, barely keeping herself afloat.
But as soon as the gravity reached 1.3 times normal—her tiny body wobbled.
She lost control.
Paimon had no choice but to land on the ground, though her legs were still trembling as if she might collapse at any moment.
Seeing this, Nolan immediately restored gravity to normal, then looked at Paimon with a smile and said,
“Well? Do you admit that you can't handle 1.3 times gravity?”
“Hmph! Looks like your ‘ten-day feast’ got away this time!” Paimon huffed, quickly flying back up before sensibly retreating from the Gravity Training Field to avoid disrupting Lumine’s training.
Once Paimon was outside the training area, Nolan resumed adjusting the gravity, this time gradually increasing it all the way to ten times normal gravity—the maximum limit.
At this level, Raiden Shogun didn’t seem to feel anything at all, while Nolan noticed that his own movements had become slightly sluggish.
Lumine, however, was visibly struggling.
After all, this kind of gravity enhancement applied force directly to every cell of the body, rather than just burdening someone with an object ten times their weight.
So even though Lumine had been training for days and had recently leveled up to 82, it was still difficult to remain unaffected.
“Well then, let’s begin our training,” Raiden Shogun said, looking at Lumine.
She believed that under this intense gravity, Lumine’s swordsmanship would improve at a much faster rate. Within two days, she would likely master Musou no Hitotachi to a certain degree, allowing her to move on to learning Secret Art: Musou Isshin.
Once they started training, Nolan left them to it and headed to the main hall, bringing Eula and Amber along to watch the Shogun’s instruction.
Since everyone here practiced swordsmanship, it was a great opportunity to learn something valuable.
“You’re telling me that the woman with the deep purple hair fighting Lumine right now… is the Archon of Inazuma, the Raiden Shogun? Seriously?”
Amber seemed a bit skeptical.
It was hard for her to believe that Nolan had somehow managed to get involved with an actual deity. She couldn’t help but be shocked.
Eula, on the other hand, was watching the Shogun’s swordplay with a serious expression. As one of the top swordswomen herself, she could tell there was a lot to learn from Raiden Shogun’s techniques.
“I accomplished quite a lot in Inazuma alongside Lumine and the others. Getting to know the Shogun naturally came with it,” Nolan said with a grin.
Beside him, Paimon nodded enthusiastically to confirm his words before eagerly chatting with Amber about their adventures in Inazuma.
Since he had nothing pressing to do at the moment, Nolan decided to check his status panel, focusing on his accumulated Adventure EXP.
Previously, he had gained over a million Adventure EXP in the Beast Realm. Though leveling up had consumed over 900,000 of them, he still had about 360,000 remaining.
That was more than enough to max out the Thousand Phantom Cloudlancer Sword Style, a newly acquired Arcane-Level Sword Art.
With this, he would have three fully maxed-out Arcane-Level Sword Arts, meeting the minimum requirement for fusion evolution.
If he could fuse them into something even stronger than Arcane-Level, that would be incredible!
Feeling a surge of anticipation, Nolan didn’t hesitate any longer—he immediately began pouring Adventure EXP into the Thousand Shadows Cloudfall Sword Technique!
(End of Chapter)
