Fischl has recovered her spirits and is very proactive in facing the upcoming adventures, after all, she is an adventurer.
Mona nodded: "Okay, then I'll get straight to the point."
She had just used the divination tool and it said that a new island appeared in her dream, and she felt that this time it was her turn.
That's true. Besides the traveler, she's the only other one left, but the possibility of her being the traveler is very low.
Because the traveler is outside the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements, he is not involved in most of the dreams this time.
Everyone was naturally willing to accompany Mona to explore her dream world, since Mona had accompanied them before.
This act of looking into each other's dreams somehow feels like visiting someone's home.
They didn't know that this was really a visit; they would actually be going into Mona's house, and that her house was actually quite big.
In fact, Mona had no idea how 'luxurious' her home was.
This is probably because her original home was so luxurious that her current house seems quite 'shabby' in comparison.
It was a low point in my life; I only had a few hundred million in my bank account.
She was a little worried that people's impression of her would change if they saw her home's overly 'shabby' environment.
She is probably no longer the mysterious, beautiful, great, powerful, handsome, and reliable genius astrologer Mona in everyone's mind.
Although Mona is quite wealthy, she doesn't have much liquid cash. She's rich but spends it quickly, so she's rather constrained in her daily life.
This led to her having some poor people's mentality even though she was very rich. She always felt poor and shabby, and would get angry if a food delivery coupon only increased by one yuan.
Therefore, she worries that her dreams don't match her image as a genius astrologer, after all, she's a 'poor wretch' at heart.
However, Mona is a proud and aloof person; although that's what she thinks in her heart, she doesn't say it out loud.
[Mona: "Haha, I'm not worried about people getting prejudiced against me because they see an overly shabby illusion..."]
Did she not say anything? I think she did say something... Did she say anything or not? I'm not sure.
Yes, she's a tsundere, so she says "No way," but anyone with eyes can see that "that's exactly what's going on!"
Everyone present was discerning and immediately saw through Mona's worries, since she had already voiced them.
"I didn't expect Mona to have such an image to maintain," said Funina.
"Idol image burden?" Mona didn't quite understand the term.
Lin Qiu leaned close to her and chirped a cricket in her ear.
"Huh!? I don't have any idol baggage! I... I'm actually very easy to get along with..." Mona's voice trailed off, sounding rather insecure.
In fact, she didn't have much experience getting along well with others, and it was only after she met Lin Qiu that she started to get along with everyone.
Before this, her biggest interaction with others was only fortune-telling; she had no friends.
Moreover, she only tells the truth in her divinations, and the fates she sees may not be satisfactory, which has caused her many conflicts with people.
It is precisely because of this that she cares a lot about her friends and doesn't want to be disliked by them.
Paimon laughed and 'helped' Mona, saying, 'Luminous and I can vouch for that!'
Yingmei nodded. "When we ate ramen together, Mona didn't care about her image at all."
"He looked like he hadn't eaten for days."
"Also, about last time..."
Ying wanted to continue attacking, but Mona hurriedly interrupted her: "No! Stop talking!"
"Okay, I admit I'm a little concerned about my image! Stop talking about it!!!"
As everyone knows, the cunning and arrogant Mona is simply too much for him to handle.
The others smiled knowingly. It has to be said that Mona, like Fischl, is a beautiful girl who will have an adorable reaction when teased.
Their appearance does make people really want to tease them, which is understandable.
Fischl was very happy; she really loved how she felt, being with everyone.
In particular, she wasn't the one being teased by everyone.
In the story, she is also comforting Mona.
Fischl reassured her, "This princess has no intention of expecting such a foolish thing."
Yes, Fischl was trying to comfort Mona, because Mona was worried that they would have too high expectations and then be disappointed.
Although it sounds a bit like a sarcastic remark, it was genuinely comforting; that's what best friends are like.
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Character Voice - Mona: Self-description
"What? You're saying there are too many adjectives? Are there? If it were Fischl, there would definitely be even more, right?"
Chapter 454 Mona's Pride
Readers find Mona's proud and coy personality quite endearing, but they will soon be amazed by Mona's home.
Thank goodness Mona is a bit of a tsundere, otherwise I would have thought she was in Versailles!
The extravagance of that dream surpassed even that of the Hercules Castle! She conquered her chuunibyou!
But thinking about it this way, Amy's self and Mona do have some similarities.
Especially when it comes to wanting to be mysterious, it's no wonder that Amy likes Mona so much.
So now, little Amy is really looking forward to seeing what kind of world Mona's dream will be.
The group of people in the story travel by boat to Mona's dream island, and the sky changes along the way.
The illustration shows a dark night sky that suddenly transforms into a sky full of stars.
The countless stars converged into a river, a sight so beautiful it was breathtaking.
Such a big change before even entering the door, is this what you call shabby? It's not inferior to Fischl's Night's Pure Land anymore, is it?
As the group explored the island, they came across a striking pool, which they suspected was the entrance to the dream world.
People were a bit worried about the possibility of having to swim to get in, especially Paimon, who almost drowned and is somewhat averse to swimming.
Mona was very confident in her swimming skills, and she plunged into the water without any fear.
It's unclear whether Mona dissolved in water, but she disappeared immediately after jumping into the pool.
Fischl, hands on hips, head turned, and a soft hum in one smooth motion: "Here we go! She's confident in her swimming, so she's starting to show off!"
Fischl was still somewhat resentful because she had lost to Mona in the swimming competition.
She was so concerned about this matter that she forgot about her own childish and idiotic phrasing.
Despite their complaints, they still had to follow Mona, and everyone jumped into the pool.
Mona entered the pool before Manye, as if implying that Manye was biased towards Mona.
Ahem, everyone was shocked by the scene when they entered the illusion. The first thing they saw was a huge 'astronomical instrument'.
No, it's so big that it shouldn't be called one, but a whole!
How tall is this Teyvat version of the armillary sphere? Hmm... about three or four stories tall.
Aside from the armillary sphere, this is also a magnificent palace, with star lanterns floating on the water, just like stars in a galaxy.
The walls were covered with mysterious runes that shimmered with light, and there was also a lantern burning with blue flames.
Fischl's eyes widened as she gazed at the world depicted in the illustration. "So beautiful! Is this the world in Mona's heart?"
Fischl said, "While it's a bit shabby compared to the Dark Night Sanctuary, it's not bad either, Lord Megistus."
While it is indeed beautiful, I never said it was better than my own Pure Land of the Night.
I don't know where this unfounded competitive mentality comes from.
Not only Fischl, but Mona in the illustration is also grinning like an idiot, her smile is so innocent, it seems that she is very satisfied with this dream.
But this really annoyed Mona in real life. "Am I that naive? Lin Qiu, are you trying to pull a fast one?"
She was unhappy with her own naiveté, but others liked it because it was endearing.
Mona's silly smile was because she had saved face; after all, face is the most important thing.
If you come in and find yourself being lectured by an old woman with your ear pulled, that would be incredibly embarrassing.
Mona gave a soft hum, suppressing her joy: "The illusion of a genius astrologer must be grand, of course."
She was putting on an act; anyone with Mona's keen eye could see through it at a glance, she just didn't realize it herself.
But she's really cute, and the illusion is indeed beautiful, so let her pretend.
After looking at Mona for a while, readers also realized something: this 'Arnold' is actually me!
In real life, Mona was quite pleased with herself, unable to stop smiling.
She was a very competitive person, even more so than Xianyun, so she was very proud of herself when she saw how beautiful her illusion was.
Mona looked at the story with a smug expression; the next part was about exploring and solving the mystery.
The mystery in Mona's illusion was indeed related to the starry sky; the key was to piece together the starry sky trajectory corresponding to the door in order to open the path ahead.
The illusion is filled with star charts and star trails, which can make readers dizzy, but some clever ones quickly grasp the solution and find it not difficult.
I understand, but what about astrology? Why do I still not understand it?
Mona was a little annoyed. Lin Qiu seemed to understand her astrology very well and was also very familiar with her life trajectory.
But she had no idea about Lin Qiu's method of prophecy, nor could she calculate his life trajectory, so wasn't that a loss?
Even the narrator has to say that Mona is the one who lost today!
Mona's competitive spirit and tendency to compare herself to others flared up again, and she had been tricked by Lin Qiu many times because of this.
Despite being tricked many times, I still don't give up. Each time, my fighting spirit is rekindled, and I feel the urge to keep competing.
Even now, Mona is watching intently, trying to find some problems in the prophecy, even though she knows it's unlikely.
The characters in the story solved the mystery of the astrolabe, and a falling star guided them back to the celestial globe.
The star disappeared directly into the pool below the armillary sphere, and the others exchanged glances before jumping in as well.
They arrived at what seemed to be a deeper space, where Mona's voice could be heard—it was her from the past.
[Mona: "Astrology has always been something I'm very proud of."]
Indeed, it was precisely because this was something she was proud of that Mona couldn't bear being so thoroughly crushed by Lin Qiu.
If Lin Qiu were an old man, it wouldn't matter, but Lin Qiu is actually very young! Doesn't that mean there's someone even more talented than her?!
She was not as famous as Lin Qiu, nor as wealthy, nor as good at making friends, and she was even inferior to him in the astrology skills she was most proud of.
What about her pride? Mona couldn't accept that!
This feeling is like always being number one in exams and receiving high praise from the teacher.
She had always been proud of this, but one day she suddenly found herself in second place.
And no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't beat the opponent's second place.
An ordinary person might have accepted their fate, but Mona was too competitive and refused to admit defeat!
Even if she could never surpass Lin Qiu in this lifetime, she would continue to challenge him. She wanted to prove that she was no worse than him; this was her pride!
Even if Lin Qiu deceives her for the rest of her life, she will never admit defeat! Not believing in fate is Mona's destiny!
Most importantly, if Mona really concedes defeat, she will question herself: Do I still deserve to be friends with these people? These geniuses from various countries?
Although this was a completely unnecessary worry, that was just her stubborn and proud nature.
If pride is shattered, it is tantamount to the heart being broken.
Chapter 455 Rumors
For Mona, losing elsewhere was acceptable, but she could not concede defeat in her most prized art of astrology, unless her heart was truly broken.
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