You got me there, [he laughs, though there's an underlying irritation at the whole thing. Set up to fail, having to take all of the blame for it, unacceptable. He'll still get even with Zhongli for that, somehow...]

But surely you understand, yes? Doing what it takes to accomplish the mission set before you means taking actions you may not necessarily agree with.

[He really didn't want to do that. But he thought he had to.]

Don't you make those kinds of decisions on the daily?

[He imagines so; somehow, he's not sure if she'd want to just kill off innocent people either, if being around Aether is any indication.]