In any case, through everyone's collective Oscar-worthy performances, the Corps of Thirty successfully "infiltrated" the rainforest.
Cyno's side was resolved. Next, the Traveler had to meet up with Dehya—truly the best busy assistant running around.
Before the rendezvous, Cyno also told the Traveler that if they needed help, they could find Tighnari—just a verbal message from Cyno himself would be enough, and Tighnari would trust it.
Tighnari gave a light laugh; he seemed quite pleased with Cyno's trust.
In the story, the greatest help Tighnari could provide was "trust." He was still barely on the Akademiya's trusted list and had access to a lot of the Akademiya's latest intelligence.
On the way to Pardis Dhyai to find Tighnari, Dehya acted as bodyguard. As for the payment for being hired…
[Dehya smiled and said: "Payment… how about you give me a smile? That'll count as payment."]
On screen, Dehya's smile was free and natural, as if she were talking about something trivial.
Lumine slightly raised her eyes to look at Dehya, her expression a little stunned—clearly not expecting Dehya to make such a request.
[Traveler: "Eh?"]
[Dehya smiled and explained: "Lately, I haven't seen you show a happy expression much. I think someone like you must look really cute when you smile."]
Shock! Leaving aside Lumine's reaction to seeing this scene, the audience's breathing quickened a bit—they felt a little flustered!
Everyone wasn't like Lumine, the Teyvat succubus; they didn't have strong resistance to Dehya's words.
Beautiful girls being close is truly a wonderful civilization! Even better—Dehya is just too good at this, isn't she?
How can Dehya say such flirtatious lines so naturally?
Even staying up all night memorizing flirting techniques can't compare to a single casual sentence from a natural talent.
Unlike Ying'er's car in Liyue, this is flirting that makes one blush in a "pure" way.
These natural words lifted everyone's mood. Even Menogias, who saw it in a dream, would say she's suited to be a "psychologist."
Even more impressive, Dehya still had follow-ups—her combo wasn't over yet.
After hearing Dehya's words, Lumine naturally smiled, and that smile was so beautiful that even the filter changed to pink—this was the true rose-colored glasses.
Seeing that smile, Dehya said:
["Mm, not bad. I hope this smile can become our talisman."]
["Smiles come in many forms, but the only one that can protect people is the one shown out of joy and happiness. Let this smile be an advance on our future victory."]
She's really too good at this! Even Furina approved of Dehya's lines—these lines wouldn't feel out of place in a play!
Citlali straight-up called herself a connoisseur; these lines were just like reading a romance novel.
However, regarding "the preciousness of smiles," Furina couldn't quite relate, because that guy Lucian would genuinely smile from the bottom of his heart whenever he saw someone else cry!
Did Dehya treat a smile as advance payment, while Lucian treated her tears as payment?
Others found this segment quite sweet, but Furina, remembering those things, felt a bit annoyed and looked toward Lucian.
However, Lucian didn't notice her gaze. At that moment, Lucian was communicating with Nahida through the Akasha, discussing the timing to go "there."
Dehya herself had no particular feeling watching this scene, because to her, these words were very natural and ordinary—that's how natural talents are.
Unlike Navia and Citlali, girls who usually love reading novels and stories, who after reading so many still couldn't flirt as naturally—everyone's lips couldn't help but curve upward.
Especially Citlali, far away in Natlan—she was a loyal reader of "Please, My Fox Shrine Maiden." She thoroughly enjoyed this kind of light yuri content.
At this moment, Citlali still didn't know that in the future, she would become one of the protagonists in the story.
But this time's story definitely didn't include her. After Dehya finished coaxing the Traveler, she and the Traveler arrived together at Pardis Dhyai.
There, the Traveler found Tighnari and mentioned Cyno's name.
Upon hearing it, Tighnari said that even if nothing was explained, it was fine—he would provide the intelligence the Traveler wanted.
This was because he and Cyno had already "conspired" long ago: Cyno went to investigate the Akademiya, and if he "disappeared," it meant there was a problem with the Akademiya.
So at this moment, the Traveler didn't need to say much—just mentioning Cyno's name was enough for Tighnari to understand.
Then Tighnari began sharing the information he knew—about the Doctor.
Regarding "The Doctor," not long ago he had come, wanting to take Haypasia away.
This information made Haypasia in the audience feel a jolt in her heart. Thankfully, Tighnari had protected her.
There was no need to think—the Doctor surely wanted to use her for some human experiments. After all, she was the first and only person to connect with "Scaramouche."
Even if he couldn't experiment on her, he absolutely wouldn't let her run around outside—she would either be imprisoned or dead.
Clearly, that old fox the Doctor had no good intentions, but watching Tighnari's recollection, the audience had some off-topic thoughts.
In the recollection, it was a conversation between Tighnari and the Doctor. Because it was voiced, the audience heard the Doctor's voice.
This was the first time everyone heard the Doctor's voice. Although his words felt somewhat cold and indifferent to others… that voice was really pleasant!
Even though they shouldn't, everyone truly thought it sounded great!
Not only was the Doctor's voice pleasant, but his tone also carried a hint of "bewitchment."
His words were very confident, yet not the arrogant kind of haughtiness—it was an extreme confidence in his own abilities. If described, the force in his speech was "inward."
This was the opposite of Scaramouche—Scaramouche's speaking force was "outward."
Comparing them, the Doctor's rhythm and tone were more comfortable to listen to, but at the same time, it also felt irritating—the reason was exactly as Tighnari evaluated.
[Tighnari evaluated "The Doctor": "There was no malice revealed in his speech, but I could sense that deep-seated disregard in his bones—he was constantly 'looking down' on others."]
Tighnari's evaluation was spot-on. That was exactly the feeling the audience got when hearing the Doctor speak.
Many viewers came to like the Doctor's speaking style, but even if they liked the Doctor, it didn't stop them from wanting to see him get beaten.
Little Paimon also strongly agreed with Tighnari's words. In reality, they had met "The Doctor"—the impression he gave that time was indeed one of "looking down" on others.
Not only looking down, he also ignored them. In his eyes, it felt like only Lucian existed—everyone else he was too lazy to even glance at.
Back then, the Doctor had wanted to study Lucian but held back due to Lucian's strength and the circumstances.
In the story, the Doctor planned to leave Sumeru without making a move on Haypasia… right?