A minute ticked by.
[Ding! Correct Answer: B — The Queen of Weapons!]
[Ding! Congratulations to Albedo, Klee, Xinyan, Qiqi, Bai Hao… and others for answering correctly! Rewards have been delivered!]
[Ding! Arataki Itto, Xingqiu, Paimon, Lumine, Diluc, Keqing, Hu Tao, Madame Ping, Bennett… and others answered incorrectly! Penalties assigned!]
[Klee: Ehh?! I got picked again!!]
[Albedo: A complete set of fine paintbrushes… Not bad at all.]
[Qiqi: Qiqi pressed the wrong button… but somehow still won.]
[Xinyan: Hell yeah! My guitar's got Anemo infusion now—it even triggers Swirl!]
[Jean: …Excuse me?]
[Paimon: How is it NOT "Flavors of the Common Folk"?! (fuming)]
[Hu Tao: The correct answer is The Queen of Weapons?!]
[Arataki Itto: See?! That's nonsense! "Master Chef" was CLEARLY the real one!]
[Kujou Sara: Hearing the word "clearly" from your mouth is the real contradiction here.]
[Kaeya: A surprising twist. Good thing I chose not to answer—right, Master Diluc?]
[Diluc: …]
[Sayu: See? Best not to answer anything in this cursed livestream.]
[Xingqiu: Chongyun, I'm seriously sorry!]
[Chongyun: It's fine. I'm used to this.]
[Bennett: DAMMIT! I got tossed into the Temple of the Thousand Winds again! Two days in a row!! Someone help!!!]
[Razor: I help.]
[Keqing: YOU! Get out here right now and explain how this makes ANY sense! @The Mishearing Maniac]
[The Mishearing Maniac: Easy—because in a parallel world, Xiangling's nickname is the Queen of Weapons. ┐(￣▽￣)┌]
And with that, Bai Hao pressed play on a new video:
"Xiangling Guide — Queen of Weapons Edition!"
Narration boomed dramatically:
"The Engulfing Lightning… signature spear of the Raiden Shogun.
But Xiangling doesn't care!
Once she equips it—SHE FLIES!"
"The Staff of Homa is Hu Tao's best-in-slot weapon…
But Xiangling doesn't care!
She takes it anyway!"
"The Primordial Jade Winged-Spear belongs to the Conqueror of Demons…
But Xiangling doesn't care!
Yours is mine now!"
The clips showed Xiangling tearing through hordes like a beast, wielding every polearm known to Teyvat.
In the finale, she sat upon a throne forged from dozens of spears, halberds, and pikes—an Iron Throne of pure weaponry.
Guoba marched circles around her like a proud general.
The entire thing was absurd.
And glorious.
[Cloud Retainer: Remarkable! Xiangling shows promise befitting an Archon!]
[Tartaglia: "Master of All Weapon Styles," hmm? Sign me up—I'd like to challenge her someday!]
[Xiangling: No, no! I'm nowhere near that strong! I swear!! (teary.jpg)]
[Lumine: "But Xiangling doesn't care"—oh no… that's becoming a meme! Hahaha!]
[Dori: The Shogun can't cook—but Xiangling doesn't care! She's already on the next boat home!]
[Hu Tao: Slimes taste bad—but Xiangling doesn't care! Add salt, pepper, fry them crispy!]
[Rosaria: Hilichurls are spicier than Xiangling—but Xiangling doesn't care! Guoba—torch 'em.]
In seconds, the entire chat devolved into creative chaos.
Xiangling had become a living meme.
Again.
Somewhere in Liyue, a certain chef's muffled sobbing echoed from the bathroom…
[Xingqiu: By the way, Albedo… why did you pick option B?]
[Albedo: Oh, I just wanted to test what punishment the wrong answer would bring. Didn't expect to be correct.]
[Klee: Klee picked it 'cause "Queen of Weapons" sounds super cool!]
[Xinyan: Lived in Liyue for years—never heard "Master Chef" or "Flavors of the Common Folk." So I figured the real answer must be some weird one. Hahaha!]
[Everyone Else: …]
Damn it!
Why didn't they think of that logic?!
[Ding! Congratulations to Xiangling for obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Raiden Shogun for obtaining Three Thousand Thunders!]
Then the livestream transitioned into its ending theme—
♪ "Say So" – Ending Dance Video ♪
Soft strings played.
A blonde girl appeared under the moonlit courtyard of Mondstadt's Favonius Cathedral.
Barbara.
Twin ponytails, blue-white summer swimsuit, tiny hat tilted playfully.
Her hips swayed.
Her voice hummed along to the rhythm.
Her smile glimmered beneath the cathedral's lights—sweet, teasing, enchanting.
It was pure, devastating idol charm.
[Ash: WHO IS THIS BLONDE GIRL?! She's too hot!!]
[Dongsheng: Spicier than Xiangling for sure! Dancing right on my XP!]
[Hoffmann: That's Barbara—the idol of Mondstadt's Church of Favonius!]
[Mao Caigong: WHY DID IT STOP?! One-time preview again?!]
[Uesugi: BUY BUY BUY—WHAT?! 500 MORA A COPY?!]
[Sanada: Oi mod! Explain the price hike! @The Mishearing Maniac]
[The Mishearing Maniac: Inflation. You're welcome. @Everyone]
[Anxi: INFLATION MY FOOT—you multiplied it by FIVE!]
[Maxim: Even Northland Bank would mourn at this level of capitalism!]
[Albert: I'll buy it anyway! I might not be rich, but I MUST SUPPORT LADY BARBARA'S BOX OFFICE!]
[Lawrence: That's right! Let no one think our Barbara Fanclub is poor! Everyone—buy fifty copies! No—ONE HUNDRED!]
And in Bai Hao's backend—
Mora rained down like a monsoon.
A golden storm filling the night.
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