After hearing Clorinde’s words, Elysia and Furina were not surprised at all; after all, this was expected, and it would be strange if she hadn’t come to look for them.
“Let’s go, Fu-fu, don’t keep the Chief Justice waiting too long, and I’m quite curious about this man who has managed Fontaine for 500 years ♪” With that, Elysia took Furina’s hand and walked toward the door.
Furina no longer minded Elysia holding her hand; anyway, she had already grown accustomed to Elysia’s hands-on behavior, and Clorinde closely followed behind the two as they left the room.
Before long, the three of them arrived at Neuvillette’s office door.
Clorinde wanted to step forward and knock, but before she could, Furina boldly kicked the door open with one foot.
“Neuvillette, we’re here.” The three of them saw a man with long white hair and blue robes sitting in an office chair, dealing with the documents before him with a serious expression.
Hearing the commotion at the door, Neuvillette raised his head and looked at the three people walking in.
After letting out an imperceptible sigh, Neuvillette said, “Ms.
Furina, I hope you can knock on the door first the next time you enter my room.” “What are you talking about, Neuvillette?
Who doesn’t know that all of Fontaine is the territory of Lady Furina!” Furina said with some dissatisfaction.
However, Furina only acted this casual in front of Neuvillette; in front of other outsiders, she still appeared very elegant and proper.
After all, before Elysia’s arrival, Neuvillette was the person who had accompanied her the longest, and aside from a few special matters, they knew each other inside and out.
Therefore, their bond went without saying, as they could be considered among the few true friends each other had.
Hearing Furina’s words, Neuvillette did not retort aloud, instead turning his gaze to Elysia, who had been watching the show on the side.
Elysia found the dynamic between Furina and Neuvillette quite amusing; although she had already witnessed it in her past life, it still couldn’t compare to the excitement of reality.
This reminded Elysia of a funny derivative work she saw on a certain video site in her past life, where Charlotte interviewed Neuvillette about the secret to his high work efficiency, and Neuvillette’s answer was: “Open the first official document, then invite out Ms.
Furina, who rushed over to complain because she didn’t get to eat her favorite cake.
Then open the next document, and invite out Ms.
Furina, who is complaining out of boredom because there’s no fun to watch.
Open the third document and invite out Ms.
Furina, who rushed over to complain for some unknown reason.
Open the fourth document, and invite Ms.
Furina out…” The final summary was: remember to lock the door.
No wonder those internet trolls in her past life played with the meme of an adoptive father; their interactions really resembled an older father’s helplessness toward his rebellious young daughter.
However, Elysia knew that the two of them regarded each other more as friends.
“This must be Miss Elysia.
Today is my first time meeting you in my 500 years in Fontaine, and you are indeed as very beautiful a lady as Clorinde described.” Neuvillette greeted Elysia politely.
Although she knew Neuvillette was just complimenting her beauty out of politeness—after all, Neuvillette was the Hydro Dragon, and his aesthetic differed from that of humans, as he preferred Melusines—Elysia still felt very happy.
After all, which Damselette doesn’t like hearing others praise her for being pretty?
“Mr.
Neuvillette, just call me Elysia.
Thank you for your dedication to Fontaine over the past 500 years.
My good-for-nothing Archon has caused you trouble ♪” “What are you talking about!
Who are you calling good-for-nothing?” As expected, our Ms.
Furina immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, but her words were directly ignored by the two of them.
“You flatter me, I am quite satisfied with my current life.
I asked the two of you to come mainly because there are some matters I would like to ask you about.” After finishing, Neuvillette looked at Clorinde behind the two.
Clorinde immediately understood the intent, stepped out of the room, and closed the door behind her.
“I suppose this Miss Elysia must be a Descenders from beyond the skies!” Seeing Clorinde go out, Neuvillette continued.
As the Hydro Dragon, Neuvillette’s perception of auras was exceptionally powerful.
He sensed that besides a portion of the element authority of water, another terrifying power was hidden within Elysia.
Although it wasn’t very strong overall, its level was extremely high, and it was definitely not a power from Teyvat.
Clearly its essence was extremely violent, yet it had become very peaceful within Elysia.
Seeing that Neuvillette could perceive Honkai Energy, Elysia was also somewhat surprised.
Although she hadn’t deliberately hidden it, being seen through at a glance—well, as expected of the Hydro Dragon.
“That’s right, I am indeed a Descenders.
I suffered some injuries in the Sea of Quanta before, and after accidentally coming to Teyvat, I was taken in by Fu-fu.
To repay her, I decided to become Fu-fu’s retainer and help her resolve the crisis in the prophecy.” Elysia did not hide her identity as a Descenders.
After all, although Descenders in Teyvat were rare, they weren’t completely nonexistent—just look at the Traveler, who didn’t hide their identity either.
Besides, Elysia planned to use this reputation to build up her popularity even faster.
After listening to Elysia’s answer, Neuvillette glanced at Furina, who was still sulking from being ignored by the two earlier.
Seeing that she didn’t express any objection, he also accepted Elysia’s explanation.
Although he felt curious about the name Sea of Quanta, which he had never heard of, Neuvillette had more important questions he wanted to ask.
“Then has Miss Elysia returned this time because you’ve found a way to solve the prophecy?” “Of course, after all, a pretty girl is omnipotent ♪” “Might Miss Elysia tell me some specific details about the prophecy and the solution?” The issue of the prophecy had troubled Neuvillette for a long time.
Having served as the Chief Justice of Fontaine for 500 years, Neuvillette had developed a deep emotional attachment to Fontaine, and he had constantly sought to verify the prophecy that legend said would submerge Fontaine and dissolve all Fontainians.
However, asking Furina several times had yielded no results, so now that Elysia said she had found a solution, he naturally wanted to inquire clearly.
“I’m sorry, Mr.
Neuvillette, it’s not that I’m unwilling to tell you, but this plan is very special.
Once others learn of it, it also means the plan has failed, so neither Fu-fu nor I will tell anyone.
Please forgive us ♪” Elysia did not plan to tell Neuvillette about Focalors’s plan.
After all, she still needed to use this to make a deal with Focalors.
Moreover, Elysia wanted to be an idol, and she definitely had to go to the Epiclese Opera House, the highest temple of art in Fontaine, where Focalors was located.
To avoid exposure, she had to negotiate with Focalors, so it was definitely impossible to tell Neuvillette.
As for her own plan—that becoming an idol could save Fontaine—no one would probably believe it if she said it out loud.
Hearing Elysia’s reply, although Neuvillette was not satisfied, since things had reached this point, it wasn’t appropriate for him to ask any further.
Furina and Elysia were respectively the Hydro God and the Hydro God’s retainer; since they were confident, there shouldn’t be any problems.
“Since that’s the case, I won’t ask any more.
Does Miss Elysia plan to take on any position upon returning this time?” Although Neuvillette was used to such a busy life, he still wanted to find someone to share the burden, so he set his sights on Elysia.
As for Furina, Neuvillette had long stopped counting on her.
To this, Elysia naturally expressed refusal.
After all, she still had to go be an idol; how could she boost her popularity and gain enough affection value to save Fontaine if she holed up in an office all day?
Facing Elysia’s refusal, Neuvillette could only withdraw his little thoughts, especially since the reasons she gave were quite sufficient.
“For the sake of Fontaine, I’ve been working outside for 500 years.
Now that I’m back, I just want to rest and accompany Fu-fu.
I can only trouble you a bit more ♪” After all, having been out for so long, there was indeed nothing wrong with wanting to rest upon returning—it’s just that he didn’t know when his own vacation would ever arrive.
“Very well then, Miss Elysia will be responsible for taking care of Ms.
Furina.
If you have any questions, you can come find me.” “Right on cue, I have two small matters I’d like to ask Mr.
Neuvillette for a favor with ♪” “Oh?
May I ask what kind of assistance Miss Elysia needs?” “I want to hold a press conference to make my identity public ♪” Holding a press conference to inform the people of Fontaine and gain attention was something Elysia had planned from the very beginning.
“Mm, obtaining the proper status and position through a press conference is indeed blameless.
I agree.
What about the other matter?” Speaking of the other matter, Elysia began to fidget bashfully.
“The other matter is…
I want a little Mora ♪”