[Genshin Impact] I Was Already Famous in Teyvat When the System Went Online

[Update time changed to 20:00-21:00. I'll try to update daily.]

When Jiu Zhao heard the news that Rex Lapis had been assassinated, her head, as an overly devoted Rex Lapis fan, started buzzing.

Perhaps the shock was too much. Just as her vision went black, she heard a "beep."

A System arriving a thousand years late finally came online.

Amid the bewildering changes, she remembered her past life.

The tardy System watched the achievements keep refreshing and made a huge fuss in her mind.

Jiu Zhao rubbed her forehead, processing her memories as someone who had transmigrated twice.

Good news: The Archon was only pretending to be dead.

Bad news: Liyue was about to be flooded.

As for whether it was good or bad news, Jiu Zhao, a god raised by the Archon, had spent the past thousand years fighting demons and gods, standing against the Heavenly Principles, and making friends all over Teyvat. The System, which should have been her golden finger, was now utterly useless apart from having a forum for entertainment.

Jiu Zhao briefly recalled her past and realized she'd accomplished some incredible things.

For one, she was over 3,000 years old, the oldest living god in Teyvat besides the Archon.

For another, she'd had an ex named Zandik, now the Second of the Fatui, the Doctor.

And she had almost raised the current Sixth of the Fatui, the Wanderer, while passing through Inazuma.

She had also raised the second Hydro Dragon for a few years while passing through Fontaine...

At the concerned questions of her companions, Jiu Zhao watched the blonde Traveler she'd met and teamed up with in Mondstadt hurry over, leading his white-haired companion.

Paimon flew closer, shouting, "This is bad, Jiu Zhao! We've been accused of assassinating the Geo Archon, and the Millelith are after us!"

Jiu Zhao: "..."

Jiu Zhao sprang to her feet. Remembering how Tartaglia unsealed Osial and flooded Liyue in the story, she, who had protected Liyue for a thousand years, flew into a rage.

Erm... Anyway, let's go beat the Golden House weekly boss to calm down first.

One day, Jiu Zhao was killing time browsing the System's forum when she came across a trending topic.

[Discussion] Why hasn't Jiu Zhao been added to the banner yet?

[OP] As the third character in Teyvat to meet the Traveler (first was Paimon, second was Amber), she's traveled with the Traveler from Mondstadt to Fontaine. She helps out in the main story every version, and even in some side quests. She's a golden finger who's both smart and strong, so why isn't our wife Jiu Zhao on a banner yet?! Does mhy not want to make money?! (Several hundred more words of unhinged ranting omitted.)

Jiu Zhao, eager to be added to a banner so she could get on with her plans, found this pretty puzzling, too.

It stood to reason that she'd met the Traveler at the very beginning of the story in Mondstadt and had plenty of screen time along the way. As a god who had once fought for Liyue, she had expected to be added to a banner right before or after the Archon. But now Furina was about to get a banner, and there hadn't even been an insider leak about her!

So, naturally, she asked, puzzled, "System, do you know why?"

System: "...Maybe because as a god, you haven't had a tragic enough backstory?"

Jiu Zhao: So they really were going to force her to have a tragic backstory...

Reading Guide

1. No set pairing in the main story. The Doctor is just an ex. Ship whoever you like, romantically or platonically.

2. Crosses over with Honkai: Star Rail, which is related to the heroine's backstory.

3. More notes will be added if I think of any.

Premise: In the world, I may be a speck of dust; to myself, I am the world.