Raising a Scaramouche Doll from the Start [Genshin Impact]

[This story went premium on August 23 and is now complete. The full subscription price was 8.93. Thanks for supporting the official release!] Next Genshin Impact story: [Crossover] When Scaramouche Becomes a Saniwa A doll-admiration plan for a dark Honmaru! Scaramouche at the center, Scaramouche everywhere! [Blurb] My name is Shenye. I'm a Slime, a special Slime with a mind of my own. After barely escaping a horde of Hilichurls, I was about to go look for today's food, when I found a puppet! He's so pretty, and so well-behaved. No matter what I gurgle at him, he listens. He even patiently lets me perch on his head and uses himself as my mount. I love this puppet more than anything, even more than sweet Sakura Blooms. Until one day, I had to part with my puppet. I gave him a heart that wasn't really a heart. It was the best thing I could give him. I hoped my little puppet would carry it with him and never forget me... The beautiful puppet covered his face with both hands, and tears streamed down his pale cheeks. I wanted to wipe them away for him, or absorb them into my body, but I couldn't. “...I'll hate you.” “That's okay.” “Then hate me. As long as you don't forget me, hate me forever.” “It's okay.” Many, many years later, I learned that I wasn't the only one who had left something in my puppet's heart. He had, too. He left a single tear in my heart. From that moment on, I could never forget him again. [Reader's guide] 1. The protagonist is a native Slime. Scaramouche/Scaramuccia/Wanderer is the sole love interest. 2. The blurb is in first person, while the main story is in third person. 3. There are tons of original interpretations, and the story doesn't strictly follow the game setting. 4. Shenye will take on a human form later in the story, and has a very powerful golden finger. [Upcoming story blurb] [Crossover] When Scaramuccia Becomes a Saniwa Scaramuccia, the sixth-seat Fatui Harbinger known as “The Balladeer.” After the Doctor's experiments implanted a Gnosis in him, he became a false god. But in the final battle, the Traveler from another land and the god of Sumeru knocked him from the sky, and even the only heart that belonged to him was taken back. With nothing left, he closed his eyes in despair and plunged into the Abyss. When he awoke, he was standing before a dilapidated crimson torii gate. Killing intent mingled with violent resentment, and an evil, ominous aura filled the air. Beyond the gates, stained with dried blood, countless pairs of eyes quietly watched the beautiful, delicate puppet. Honmaru S001 is a “high-risk” Honmaru on the brink of corruption, directly under the jurisdiction of the Time Government. Its Tsukumogami are nearly true spirits in power. They have slain countless Time Retrograde Army soldiers and won many distinguished honors. But after the previous Saniwa died in an accident, the Honmaru's attendant brutally murdered the two Saniwa sent to take over, one after another. From that point on, the entire Honmaru wandered through the gaps between time and space to evade tracking and detection, vanishing without a trace for decades. The Time Government's inspectors had thought that this veteran Honmaru would eventually fade away into time and space as its spiritual energy ran out. Then one day, the space-time compass, a sign that they were willing to return to the Time Government's jurisdiction, lit up. The Saniwa's mark of ownership within the Honmaru was also activated. The severely understaffed Time Government quickly agreed to negotiate. And under the terms of the negotiation, the only condition for Honmaru S001's return was that they be given a Saniwa: a purple-haired boy with otherworldly beauty. To go find them a real “heart.” Theme: Love is never forgotten