Nonomi looked at the genshin logo that appeared before her, falling into a rare silence.
It wasn't exactly silence, but rather... her brain had crashed.
She had guessed that Yuto's identity would lead to some earth-shattering events, but...
"I didn't know it would be this big, hey?!"
Nonomi's face was slightly flushed, like a cooked red shrimp staring at the screen, muttering inexplicable words like "not bro" under her breath.
"Also, this time it's a weekly boss fight, right? So secretive?! Not giving any information at all?!"
She leaned back in her chair, a little tired. She now regretted writing Furina's character script in advance.
Because judging from the PV just now... Furina wasn't the Water God at all.
Otherwise, why would Yuto have two different attitudes, one after another? He was originally going to stand up for the judged Furina, but then the next second he roared for Focalors to take action?
"Oh no... looking at it this way, both Yuto and Furina's character stories will have to wait until the full 4.2 version plot is revealed before they can be written..."
Nonomi gently shook her head, tiredly turned off the live stream, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
She needed to think carefully about what to do next to attract more attention.
"Just character stories and plot snippets are a bit limited now... Should I make another video similar to a 'flag prediction' video?"
Nonomi lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, seemingly deep in thought.
...
Lumine and Paimon didn't know where their fate would lead, nor what they would face.
For them... the only thing they had to do was explore the ruins, and they would worry about the rest later.
Although there was a small interlude where Arlecchino came to talk to them in the name of 'gratitude,' this did not hinder their desire to explore the ruins.
Guided by the map Arlecchino gave them, Lumine and Paimon quickly arrived at the entrance of the ruins.
Looking at the pitch-black cave in front of them, Paimon hesitated for a moment.
It wasn't because it was too dark to enter, but rather... she was a little confused now.
Paimon turned her head slightly, looking at Lumine who was tentatively observing the situation inside the cave, and asked with some concern:
"Lumine..."
"What's wrong?"
Hearing her guide call out to her, Lumine subconsciously turned her head to look at her, seemingly a little confused.
Paimon was a little conflicted at this moment, as if she had thought of something bad and was struggling whether or not to tell the person involved.
Lumine was used to this; she put away the map in her hand and quietly looked at Paimon, waiting for her next words.
Although her guide was greedy and her emotional and intellectual intelligence fluctuated, it had to be admitted that sometimes some of her analyses were quite useful.
After waiting for a while, Paimon slowly opened her mouth and asked:
"Lumine, what do you think she meant? Saying in front of us that Furina and the others couldn't possibly be the Water God... what exactly did she want to do?"
Hearing this, Lumine was first startled, then gently shook her head.
Paimon's sudden question really stumped her.
Arlecchino's behavior was indeed strange, after all, she herself said that she and Paimon were outsiders, and whether the Water God was one of the three in Palais Mermonia had little to do with her.
Unless Furina was the strange God who separated her and her brother, it simply wasn't important to her.
There's a saying in Ritou: When you're out and about, your identity is what you make it.
Lumine's self-assigned identity in Fontaine now was 'helper,' meaning she accepted a commission to help Fontaine break The Prophecy, not to help explain who the Water God was.
Of course, unless this point was unavoidable during the process of helping... only then would she consider whether to help with this.
Thinking of this, Lumine gently shook her head, then softly said:
"Paimon, this matter is not important to us."
"The Knave's original intention was for us two outsiders to intervene, to muddy the waters in Fontaine, so she could more easily achieve her goal, which is to take the god's heart."
Lumine paused slightly, then continued:
"What she said might make sense, but unless the Water God's identity absolutely needs to be clear, we don't need to act according to her words."
Hearing this, Paimon nodded her small head, seemingly understanding, then gently scratched her head, feeling like her brain was growing.
Although she knew Lumine had tried her best to explain things clearly, she still... didn't quite understand.
But Paimon was Paimon after all; she had a good self-awareness. If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't bother!
She quickly shook her head and said:
"Uh... although I still don't quite understand, as long as I do as you say, just like before, it'll be fine, right?"
Paimon said, wiggling her little finger, looking adorable as if "Paimon understands everything."
Lumine, in response, smiled and shook her head, then led Paimon into the cave before them.
...
Unlike the relatively harmonious atmosphere between Lumine and Paimon... Yuto's office was filled with a hint of loneliness.
Furina lay on the desk, extending her finger to play with Little Sanhua, who was standing on Yuto's desk.
Although she was playing... Furina was more or less distracted.
Her heart wasn't here at all.
The main reason she came to Yuto's office so early in the morning... was largely due to missing him.
In the past, Furina sometimes felt that... Yuto was right in the room next to hers, and his activity area was quite fixed, so it was very easy to find him.
But...
Now that Yuto wasn't there, even though she knew he wouldn't dissolve due to the Primordial Sea, Furina still felt an emptiness in her heart.
This feeling was like when she returned to her room... she always felt like she was missing some essential item.
So, to alleviate this inexplicable symptom, she came to Yuto's office, thinking about the little moments they shared there.
As for cake... she hadn't eaten it for two or three days.
She only now realized that she liked sweets, but... she preferred the cakes Yuto made.
This wasn't just because the cakes Yuto made were of the highest standard in Fontaine, but also because...
The person who made this cake held an extremely important place in her heart.
Thinking of this, the girl gently closed her eyes, feeling the fluffy touch from her fingertips, and those beautiful past memories flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.
After a long while, a glistening tear traced a path from the corner of the girl's eye.
"I miss you..."
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