No special dream appeared.
Xia Zhi stood in the familiar dream world, looking at the dream bubbles around him.
Perhaps it was due to the lack of a medium.
Xia Zhi remembered that the last time he dreamed of his cousin was after eating Sakura Mochi, which contained her aura, thus leading to the dream of the giant Sacred Sakura.
But for the Hydro Archon...
Charlotte's photo didn't count, as while it had Furina in it, it didn't contain her aura.
For [Tears of the Goddess], if the other party also had one, that would mean two identical blue gems existed at the same time...
That should count as a medium, right?
Perhaps the minute chance to enter a special dream just hadn't triggered this time.
--
Fontaine.
A floating airship slowly landed on the ground.
Miss Euphrasie stepped off the stairs, a trace of weariness on her face.
The journey had been too rushed.
She didn't know why Lady Furina was in such a hurry.
She even sent the airship to fetch her.
Just for a few photos?
The thoughts of a god are truly hard to fathom...
Miss Euphrasie entered the Palais Mermonia through the back door, walking along a small path, and arrived at a deep room without any hindrance.
She first tidied her clothes and appearance, ensuring she was presentable, then gently knocked on the door.
"Lady Furina, I'm back."
"!"
There was a flurry of hurried footsteps inside, and then the door was flung open.
A beautiful girl with an anxious expression jumped out.
"Where are the photos? Where are the photos?"
There was no trace of her usual elegance; instead, she looked like a thirsty traveler in a desert desperate for water.
Yes, thirsty.
Miss Euphrasie even seemed to see a certain fervent look in her heterochromatic eyes...
"Here they are."
Miss Euphrasie took out the stack of photos from her bosom.
Furina eagerly grabbed them, and when she saw the familiar figure in the photos, her eyes lit up with an extremely bright light.
"Lady Furina, are the photos alright?"
"They're perfect! You did well! Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's my honor to be of service to you."
Furina finally looked up from the photos, coughed lightly, and said, "You've been traveling non-stop these days. Go back and rest well."
"Yes, Lady Furina."
Although she was curious about the relationship between the two, she resisted the urge to ask.
Miss Euphrasie bowed and left.
Furina hugged the photos, turned back into the room, and closed the door.
She locked it.
As she passed by the mirror, another Furina appeared in the reflection, looking at her with a helpless expression.
"Aren't you a bit too excited?"
"Am I?"
"Didn't you notice how strange Euphrasie was looking at you just now? Your behavior is very different from usual."
"Whatever, Euphrasie is one of us anyway."
"You've been acting for five hundred years; don't mess up at the last moment."
"I know."
Mentioning this, Furina's eyes calmed down, and she responded seriously.
But then, she became excited again.
"I got photos of Mr. Xia!"
"You already have some."
"That one's been around for five hundred years."
"Tired of it?"
"Not really, I'll never get tired of it, but this is different! It's him in formal attire!"
"It's very late; you should rest."
"It's fine, I won't sleep tonight! Awww..."
"You really need to take care of your body! If he finds out you're doing this with his photos every night..."
"You're the same."
"I'm not!!"
"Hypocrite..."
"..."
The excited Furina stayed up all night.
Naturally, she didn't dream.
--
The next morning, Xia Zhi woke up, feeling a bit disappointed that he hadn't dreamed of Furina last night.
But it was just a slight disappointment.
The attempt failed, but he could try again later.
He turned his head and saw Shenhe still sleeping.
Logically, since they left the dream world together, they should have woken up at the same time.
Xia Zhi wasn't in a hurry to wake her and just quietly watched her.
After a while, Shenhe slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were still a bit hazy with sleep.
"Awake."
"Hmm..."
"Why so slow this time?"
"I..."
Shenhe hesitated.
"Boss..."
"Yes?"
"I just dreamed of Senior Sister..."
"Ganyu?"
"Yes."
"And then?"
"Senior Sister seemed... no... it's nothing."
Shenhe looked at him, shook her head, and swallowed her words.
It was just a strange dream after all.