Original God: Traveling to Teyvat but it’s a strange world

As soon as Zou Rui finished speaking, even Funina, who was working hard and trying to drown out her grievances with cake, slowed down her movements involuntarily, pricked up her ears, and listened nervously.

Although she was acting most of the time, she couldn't be truly indifferent to the prophecy concerning Fontaine's survival.

The air in the office almost froze.

Villette's deep gaze was fixed on Zou Rui, trying to find any trace of falsehood or deception under her seemingly cynical expression.

But all he saw was an almost childlike, pure curiosity and... a sense of anticipation waiting to see a good show?

"What do you know?"

Villette's voice was low and serious, with unquestionable authority.

He even leaned forward slightly, and the invisible water elemental force seemed to fluctuate slightly in the air, revealing that the owner's heart was not at peace.

Funina also held her breath, her spoon frozen in mid-air, forgetting to wipe the cream from the corner of her mouth. She looked at Villette, then at Zou Rui, her heart pounding.

It worked! Zou Rui gave himself a thumbs-up. It seemed that this bait was very effective.

She cleared her throat and prepared to begin her impromptu (or made-up) "truth reveal." Time to show her true skills...er, deception skills!

She adjusted her sitting posture to make herself look more mysterious, and tapped the table lightly with her fingers, making a regular sound to create an atmosphere.

"This is a long story, and the aspects involved are far beyond your imagination, Villette."

Zou Rui spoke in a distant and mysterious tone,

"The so-called prophecy, and everything else, is actually just a facade. Its root can be traced back to..."

She paused, deliberately keeping the conversation in suspense, observing Violet and Funina's increasingly focused and nervous expressions.

"…tracing back to…"

Zou Rui's brain was working rapidly, trying to fabricate a setting that was scary enough, complicated enough, and related to the existing clues.

The worldview of Teyvat... the sea of ​​stars? Beyond this world? Forbidden knowledge? The power of the Dragon King? The loom of fate? Hmm... it seems like there are a lot of elements. How can we connect them together in a way that makes sense and grand?

Villette's frown deepened, her patience wearing thin. Funina even forgot to eat her cake, swallowing nervously.

The pressure was on Zou Rui. She felt that Villette's gaze was becoming increasingly oppressive, as if he could see through the panic she was frantically drafting.

Come on! Come up with something! For example... is it actually an alien invasion? No, no. Is it a conspiracy by some fallen god? That seems a bit cliché. Is it a game played by observers from a higher dimension? This... seems to be the case for me, but will I get beaten if I say that?

Countless fragmented ideas collided in Zou Rui's mind, but he was unable to form a complete story that could make sense and sound impressive.

She opened her mouth and tried to put together some cool-sounding words.

"The root of this is actually... uh... the trash can of the star core and... the intersection of the strings of fate... beneath the quantum battleship of the Imaginary Tree..."

Villette: "???"

These words were completely beyond his comprehension. They sounded extremely strange, even a little... ridiculous?

Finina was even more confused and murmured softly,

"Star core? Is that some new kind of cake?"

Zou Rui herself felt that the more she spoke, the more outrageous it became. Seeing Villette's eyes gradually change from serious inquiry to suspicion and confusion, and even with a hint of "Is this person talking nonsense?", she felt anxious.

"…leads to… uh…"

Zou Rui was stuck. His brain was completely overloaded, and all the words he had thought of (and hadn't thought of) turned into a mess.

Under the increasingly suspicious gaze of the Supreme Judge, her face suddenly fell, her shoulders slumped, and the look of a hermit just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.

She scratched her head, showing an extremely awkward and somewhat timid smile, and said very bluntly,

"Um...haha...sorry..."

Zou Rui's eyes began to wander, not daring to look at Villette.

"I forgot how to say it."

"..."

"..."

The office fell into a deathly silence.

The expression on Villette's face froze.

It seemed to take him all of three seconds to process the meaning of this.

The heavy, oppressive atmosphere dissipated in an instant, replaced by a feeling of extreme astonishment and... disbelief.

He prepared countless response plans and thought about countless possibilities, but he never expected this kind of development.

Finina was completely dumbfounded. The spoon in her hand fell onto the plate with a clang, and the cream splashed onto her skirt, but she didn't react at all.

She opened her mouth and looked at Zou Rui who looked embarrassed, and then at Navelette who seemed to be losing control of her facial expression.

Forgot?! Something so important and serious, and she actually forgot how to say it?! What the hell?! Was that mysterious, knowing-it-all look just now all an act?! After all this time of building the foundation, creating such a perfect atmosphere, this is the end?!

"You...what did you say?"

Villette repeated the question almost subconsciously, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

This supreme judge, who had experienced countless storms, now felt that his cognition was being challenged unprecedentedly.

Zou Rui threw up his hands and said,

"That's exactly what I meant. I had this really cool, really profound storyline ready to bluff you... uh, tell you the truth. But I got so nervous just now that I forgot. There were so many key points to it that I couldn't connect them all."

She even complained.

"You can't blame me entirely for this. The look you two gave each other just now must have been very stressful, okay? It was like you were interrogating a criminal... Oh, and you were the one interrogating the criminal."

She added softly.

Navilette: "..."

He felt a faint throbbing in his forehead, and an extremely rare feeling of speechlessness welled up in his heart.

He was silent for a full ten seconds, as if trying to calm the complex emotions churning in his heart.

Finally, he took a deep breath and tried to keep his tone steady, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear a subtle tremor.

"So, you actually don't know anything?"

"I know!"

Zou Rui immediately refuted, but his voice was a little weak.

"I just... can't remember how to organize my words right now! Give me some time, I'll recall... or maybe change the topic to inspire me? For example, have you done any research on 'world style'? Or what do you think about 'the moon'? Or..."

She began to try to throw out some other keywords to trigger her "memory", but it sounded more like random attempts.

That Villette closed her eyes and took another deep breath.

He understood that if he took this guy seriously, he would lose.

And Furninna, who was standing by, reacted after the initial shock and daze.

"puff……"

She couldn't help laughing at first, then laughed louder and louder, and finally fell directly on the sofa, holding her stomach and shaking with laughter.

“Hahahahaha… I forgot… Hahaha… You actually forgot… Hahahaha… I’m dying of laughter… I thought you really knew some shocking secret, hahaha…”

She laughed so hard that tears came out, and the grievance and anger she had just felt were completely washed away by this absurd scene.

This Zou Rui, after all this time, is just a show-off! She was so nervous just now!

Zou Rui was a little embarrassed by Fu Nina's smile, and said angrily,

"Hey! What's so funny? Memory gaps are normal, okay? Besides, did you eat my cake for free? Help me figure it out!"

"Who wants to help you think? Idiot! Liar! Hahaha..."

Funina laughed and cursed at the same time, but she felt more relaxed than ever before.

Although I was very angry about being tricked, it was really satisfying to see Zou Rui digging a hole for himself and jumping into it, and finally falling so miserably!

Villette felt a headache as she watched one of them laugh without any manner and the other trying to save face in anger.

He originally thought it would be a serious conversation that would reveal the truth about the world, but it turned out to be a complete farce.

He sat back in the guest chair opposite the desk (because the main seat was occupied by Zou Rui) and pressed his temples.

"Zou Rui... Madam, is that right?"

That Villette decided not to dwell on the "forgotten" truth, but to bring the conversation back to the starting point.

"Perhaps we can skip the details you 'forgot' and discuss your purpose directly. What exactly is your purpose in disguising yourself as a traveler and causing this commotion?"

His eyes became sharp again. Although the other party's behavior was absurd, her abilities (transformation, making cakes in an instant) and some of the words she mentioned (even if they might be made up) still showed that she was definitely not an ordinary person.

We can't let our guard down just because she's acting weird.

Zou Rui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Villette no longer asked about the "truth", but when she heard the "purpose" and "game", she became excited again.

"Purpose? Games?"

Zou Rui jumped down from his office chair, walked to the center of the office, opened his arms, and his face once again showed that energetic, slightly evil smile.

"My purpose... uh... what was I originally planning to do? Uh... I remember I was teasing Furninna... I wanted to ask you something... but... uh... I forgot what I was going to ask... Hey."

She deliberately prolonged her voice, looked at Villette, and then looked at Funina, who had finally finished laughing and sat up, wiping her tears.

She winked slyly.

Villette was silent. Looking at the thing in front of him, who was as stupid as Furninna, he felt that he could not look at this thing in the same way as a normal person.