Genshin Impact: Learning makes me stronger

Fontaine, Momang Palace.

The morning light shone obliquely onto Funina's desk through the stained-glass window. The tip of her feather pen unconsciously drew circles on the edge of the document, and the aqua-blue ink spread out ripples.

She propped up her chin, her eyes fixed vaguely on the direction of Lu Jingquan outside the window, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised a curve - the Liyue osmanthus cake that Su Xun sent last night was now lying in the deepest part of the drawer, and the sweet fragrance seemed to penetrate the wood texture and seep into her nose.

"Lady Furninna, here are the court dates for today." Meilushin Amy quietly pushed open the door, holding a file that was half a person's height. She saw her own god suddenly sit up straight as if he had received an electric shock, and hurriedly stuffed something into the drawer.

"Ahem, put it over there." Furniture pretended to be calm as she adjusted the sapphire brooch on her collar, but there was a suspicious blush on the tips of her ears.

Amy blinked and keenly noticed a celadon food box sticking out from the corner of the table - it was clearly a Liyue-style pattern.

"In addition..." Amy pretended not to know and handed over a gold-stamped invitation. "To thank you for mediating the fishing ground dispute last month, the fishermen in Baisong Town specially held a 'Hai Lu Drama Festival' and invited you to attend as an honorary guest tonight."

Fininna's eyes suddenly lit up, and her fingertips stroked the wave patterns drawn on the invitation: "Tell them that I will bring the most grand 'Interlude' to the appointment!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already grabbed the pearl-studded cape from the back of the chair. However, when she turned around, she saw her own excited look in the mirror and coughed hurriedly, "Of course, it is their supreme honor to have me, the Water God, come in person. The performance is just the icing on the cake..."

Amy looked at the figure pretending to be reserved but almost jumping and disappearing at the end of the corridor, and shook her head helplessly with a chuckle.

Since a few months ago, the morning mist of Momang Palace has often been filled with the aroma of Liyue almond tofu. Even the Supreme Inquisitor, Lord Villette, was hesitant to speak about the lotus cake that suddenly appeared on the coffee table in the conference room.

In the twilight, Baisong Town was lit up by millions of shell lamps. Funina stood on a makeshift wooden stage, and phantom dolphins formed by the elemental power in the illusory orb swam around her.

Children in the audience cheered while holding fluorescent jellyfish balloons, and old fishermen grinned naively while holding seaweed wine - at this moment, she was no longer the sharp-tongued accuser in the court, but a singer who sang impromptu on the waves.

"Next, please enjoy the 'Trio of Tide and Moonlight' specially arranged by this water god!" Finina tapped her fingertips, and water droplets all over the sky condensed into transparent piano keys along with the melody, and the sound of waves turned into bass chords.

Just as she was about to play the first note, a familiar, clear laugh suddenly came from the edge of the audience.

Su Xun was leaning against the mast, the hem of his Liyue gown lifted up by the sea breeze, and he was holding a bulging food box in his hand.

The moment their eyes met, Funina's fingertips trembled violently, and the originally elegant arpeggios turned into a series of funny glissandos, causing the audience to burst into good-natured laughter.

"Why are you here!" During the intermission, Funina trotted to the dock with her skirt lifted up, the pearls in her hair jingling with her steps.

Su Xun smiled and brushed off the fluorescent phosphor powder on her shoulders: "I heard that a certain water god wanted to perform the 'intermission' as an improvisational comedy, so I naturally had to come and show my support."

The sea breeze, carrying salty water vapor, passed by the two of them. Fu Nina suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Xun's sleeve: "Hey, do you want to... dance with me?"

She turned her face away, her earlobes slightly red, "Just, just treat it as practice! I will need to interact with the audience during the curtain call later..."

The moonlight poured onto the deck that was undulating with the waves, and Su Xun's palm gently supported Funina's waist.

There was no accompaniment from the court musicians, only the tides beat the rhythm. The tip of Funina's shoes almost stepped on the hem of her skirt several times, but when she met Su Xun's smiling eyes, she stiffened her neck and emphasized: "This, this is the latest popular dance step of Fontaine!"

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"So, this is why you skipped three court hearings?" Villete pushed a stack of documents in front of Funina with an expressionless face.

Furninna was trying to cover her red cheeks with a teacup and almost choked when she heard this: "That, that is a necessary civilian inspection! And I asked Amy to submit the approval document for the postponement of the trial..."

"The approval document was written in pink ink, and there were six hearts drawn on it." Navilette slowly flipped through the case file. "Also, when Mr. Su Xun visited this morning, he mentioned that he hoped you would at least finish the first three folders today, otherwise he would not come to see you again for a week."

"He dares?!" Funina slammed the table and stood up, her fluffy curly hair lifting up in anger.

However, when she angrily unfolded the first document, what caught her eye was the Fontainebleau map that Su Xun had sandwiched between the pages - the route from Lujingquan to Haimo Village was carefully marked with cinnabar, and each node was decorated with Liyue Qingxin's simple sketches.

Blinking, Funina raised the corners of her mouth and quietly put the map against her heart.

The gilded pen unconsciously sketched on the blank space of the document. When she came to her senses, the edges of the entire page of comments were covered with soft light bells smudged with ink.

……

“I really hope days like this can last forever.”

Funina was lost in thought, her fingers gently stroking the map painted with Qingxin flowers, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

But then, she thought of Fontaine's predicted crisis, her smile faded, and a hint of worry appeared in her eyes.

The prophecy that hung over Fontaine like a dark cloud was like a sword hanging over her head, which could fall at any time and shatter the happiness she had at the moment.

Furninna was very frightened. The fear of the unknown future swept over her like a tide, making her always worried despite her happiness that this peace might be ruthlessly broken one day.

She sighed softly and tightened the map painted with Qingxin flowers, as if she could gain some strength from it.

Just then, there were slight footsteps outside the door. Finina quickly adjusted her mood and returned to her usual majestic appearance as the God of Water.