Kitsune in Teyvat Chapter 17 (Patreon)

With Nahida freed and in a more adult form, she was welcomed into the nation of Sumeru with much aplomb, and not a single person even dared to argue for Azar who was all but instantly cast down as the Grand Sage of the Akademiya.

As the citizens of Sumeru were firmly of the thought process that the Sages were pure evil to seal their land goddess away which was rotting from corruption slowly. With the Sages were thought to be just horrible people who were obsessed in keeping their own power.

All these events happened within minutes of reaching the surface with Nahida being freed due to the nation of Sumeru being linked up to the Akasha being basically the internet and thus all the events of Nahida coming to be free was broadcast to the rest of the nation.

And I knew that with Nahida being freed now, and with my actions in draining the Electro and Dendro Gnosis to nothing but ashes... I was kinda boned now as I knew the Fatui was going to be rather upset with me to say the least.

'Now... Where the hell do I go now?' I mused before I shrugged as I was laying out on one of the massive branches holding the city of Sumeru up in the air. "Hmm. Maybe I should return back to Inazuma? I bet mother misses me." I mused aloud with my lips tails twitching at how I imagined my adoptive mother figure was going to be anxious as all hell seeing as I slipped away from Kujou Sara and Lumine.

But the sounds of high heels on the thick wooden branch I was on rang out and I looked over with a raised eyebrow and saw Shenhe was walking over to my relaxed kitsune form. "You have become bigger now." Shenhe bluntly stated as she sat down beside me.

I raised an eyebrow and then hummed before I asked wryly. "Yup, I can't be your cutie anymore I suppose haha." I joked slightly.

Shenhe's head tilted to the side slightly as she looked at me with her pearlescent multicolored eyes and then said with some confusion. "Hmm... You are still cute in your fox form, but I admit that you have grown into a handsome young man in your human form." She smiled as she then said with some amusement. "Seeing you change between your Kitsune and human form reminds me of my Master who is an Adepti who can change forms between her Adepti form and a mortal body."

I shifted in place and then sat up on my haunches with my nine floofy tails framing outwards as I met Shenhe's eyes more naturally as I spoke. "Thats pretty interesting... I wonder if I will meet your master one day, any way I probably need to leave Sumeru soon. As the Fatui is likely going to cause issues after hearing I ruined a centuries-long plan to snag the Gnosis."

Shenhe blinked and without any hesitation stated. "Ah... Well if I see any harbingers I will kill them to make sure they don't cause you any issues." It wasn't a 'I would kill some probably rather evil people to protect you', or I care about you in some way.' No her murderous impulses that were partially sealed away by her divine red ropes crossing her body clearly weren't doing that well with how bluntly she said that.

But hey, I didn't like the Fatui and couldn't think of a single good thing they did so I wasn't going to complain. Either way, I exhaled as I said. "Well, I plan to go back the way I came in going through Liyue probably to reach Inazuma, I don't trust the ships here in Sumeru and I much rather ride the Crux to get back home."

The silver-haired beauty slowly nodded with her saying with a hint of something in her voice. "Very well... But Kurama, would you be willing to come meet my Master, Cloud Retainer at Mount Aozang?"

I paused hearing her request and after a moment I shifted into my human form with my tails fading away under my kitsune illusion leaving only my kitsune ears atop my head as I spoke more seriously. "Alright, Shenhe, it's a bit of a travel but let's do it."

Looking back towards the city already coming together to celebrate the coming of Nahida or Lesser Lord Kusanali I smiled mischievously as I imagined Klee and Fischl's face hearing I skipped town but I knew that would be rude so I spoke. "We can head out in a couple of days, I want to speak with Nahida, enjoy the party, and make sure that the others who followed us here don't think we are just leaving them behind rudely."

"Well the Prinzessin der Verurteilung is most pleased that you are not some knave who would abandon their comrades and fellow royalty at the finish line to rush off to the next... Oh no he is still hot!" Fishcl whimpered making my lips twitch as Klee bounced over happily as she smiled and asked.

"So Kurama, now that you are now 'big' does that mean you can be responsible for 'supervising' me as we go make bigger booms with your lightning and my pyro bombs!?"

I couldn't help but chuckle at how Fischl pouted but still looked relieved that Klee's terroist-like questions about blowing up the rainforest of Sumeru made even Shenhe scold the blond child lightly. But either way I coughed and said. "Well let's go down to meet with Nahida so we can join in the fun time, then we can split up naturally as I know you two need to go back to Mondstadt lest Jean get upset and your own family worries Fischl."