Yes, Lady Funina!

Funina said angrily: "Alright, alright, I'm wrong, isn't that enough? Really...what's wrong with letting me win for once!"

Although on the surface Funina looked unhappy, she actually enjoyed this way of getting along with friends.

This was a very novel experience for Funina. After all, she had few friends and no one had ever joked with her like this.

Richard was the first one.

The first time is always special. Although Funina wore a thick mask, she did not reject this kind of interaction between friends.

"By the way, Lady Fininna, I need to take some time off." Richard was still a little worried, so he had to go to Mond to take a look.

If the problem cannot be solved in a short period of time, he will probably bring Kelly to Fontaine to live for a while.

"?" A question mark popped up in Furninna's head.

No, she was just playing a little trick. Is it necessary to ask for leave directly?

"It's something else. Linnet will take over the recent work. She can handle everything. Don't worry." Richard explained.

"It's not that problem. Why do you suddenly want to take a leave of absence?" Furninna saw that Richard didn't look like he was feeling unwell.

Suddenly she remembered Richard's reaction when he heard about the Mond Dragon Disaster, and she had some guesses in her mind.

"Could it be because of the dragon disaster in Mondstadt?"

"Yes, my sister is in Mond, and I'm really worried about her." Richard had nothing to hide. After all, having a sister was not something to be ashamed of.

On the contrary, he was proud of his sister. She knew how to fry fish at such a young age. She was of the same bloodline as Alice and her future was definitely limitless!

"This is the first time I heard that you have a younger sister, a biological sister?" Funina asked curiously.

"No, she is my aunt's daughter, but I treat her as my own sister." Richard replied.

This analogy is also inappropriate, because there is a big age difference between Richard and Kelly, so Richard is more like a half-daughter than a younger sister?

In short, it is very important.

After learning this, Funina naturally had no reason to refuse and immediately approved the vacation.

"Come to think of it... Richard, you also grew up in Mondstadt, right?"

Now that the serious business has been discussed, it's time to wait for the end of get off work. Funina doesn't mind using this time to get to know her friends better.

"Yes, I have lived with Alice in Mondstadt ever since I can remember. Compared to my parents whom I have never seen and don't know if they exist or not, Alice is like a mother to me."

Richard had never met his parents, but Alice said she was his aunt, so Richard believed it.

He has never thought about looking for his biological parents. There is no need. He thinks he is living a good life now and had a happy childhood. He has no regrets.

"I see..." 4

After hearing that Richard didn't know his parents, Fu Nina couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy in her heart, because she didn't have parents either.

It seems that they have a lot in common.

"What is Mondstadt like? Is it really as magical as the books say, that it has never rained in the city for thousands of years?"

"Yes, it is said that because of the protection of the wind god, Mondstadt often has a strange scene of continuous rain outside the city and clear sky inside the city." Richard said that this is true.

"It's great to be in a city that is not affected by rain..." Furniture sighed subconsciously. Since it won't rain, the water level won't rise either...

"?" This time it was Richard's turn to ask, "Do you want to listen to what you are saying? You are the God of Water!"

As the god of water, he envied the fact that it didn't rain in Mondstadt? Wasn't that a bit...

Furninna noticed Richard's gaze and couldn't help but cough lightly, explaining, "I just think sunny days are much more convenient than rainy days. Whether it's open-air performances or people on the street, there are much more than on rainy days. You know, I like lively occasions."

"So that's how it is." Richard nodded. Since you said so, let's just take it as it is.

Then Richard suddenly said, "Since you are so curious about Mond, why don't you just go to Mond with me? See with your own eyes what Mond is like."

Volume 37: Chapter : Did you get fooled?

Going to Mond... this idea had never entered Furninna's mind.

Ever since the individual named 'Funina' woke up, she has been spending most of her time traveling between the Opikle Opera House and the Momang Palace.

The farthest distance she had ever been in her life was probably the outskirts of Fontaine, where at least she no longer had to deal with people, nor did she have to be stared at by false eyes. She had a little breathing space outside of her own room, and she had an inflated beast friend who could tolerate her willful temper.

Of course, being stared at with false eyes was something that Furninna had long anticipated. The moment she put on the mask, people would only focus on the mask and not see the truth underneath it.

Naturally, she didn't get any real attention, after all, everyone was looking at the water goddess Fernina, not Fernina.

Of course, if someone saw the truth beneath the mask before the final judgment, her first reaction would not be happiness, but fear, right?

Because that would mean she had screwed up everything and no one would be saved.

It is also because of this that Funina, who has never left Fontaine, knows about the other six countries mainly from the books in the Fontaine Library and the adventurers and multinational businessmen who met with her.

So in the face of Richard's proposal, although she had not given a clear answer, Finina had already rejected the proposal to go to Mond from the bottom of her heart.

But even though I had rejected it, why couldn't I help but recall the Mond described in the book, imagine the architecture of Mond, the flowers, birds, fish and insects of Mond, the natural landscape of Mond...

And within a short period of time, all her thoughts turned into one idea so strong that she could hardly contain it - how great it would be if she could go to Mondstadt.

Even if it’s just for a few days...

She had never thought of this before. Even if someone invited her to go to another country, she would just laugh it off. But why did she do this this time...

Finina opened her mouth several times, intending to reject Richard's invitation, but every time the words came to her lips, her vocal cords seemed to be stuck and she could not make a sound.

"Funina?" Richard noticed that Funina was acting abnormally at the moment.

It's like a cat that longs for a piece of meat but is worried that it is poisonous, hesitating yet unwilling to give up.

It's obviously just a simple thing, just a trip to Mond, it's only a few days, it's not like I won't be back forever.

Even someone as busy as the Supreme Inquisitor, Villette, should be able to spare this kind of time, right?

Not to mention that there weren't actually that many things to deal with, and there was still time to go to the Opicle Opera House to watch the trial and participate in the opera performance of Funina.

After Richard thought about it carefully, he was surprised to find that the Lord Water God seemed to have never visited other countries, or never been to Fontaine since he took office five hundred years ago.

During these nearly five hundred years, Furninna's actions have been clear and unmistakable.

If it were turned into a visual graph, the route she took could fill the entire Fontaine, but she never drew a line to form a circle called "Fontaine".

Of course, there are gods who have not visited the country for hundreds of years. Take the Ying he is most familiar with for example. She has never given birth to an Inazuma since she returned from Kanreya five hundred years ago.

Richard knew clearly that the reason why Ying had never betrayed Inazuma was, on the one hand, because the damage caused to Inazuma by the disaster had not yet healed, and on the other hand, it was due to her own personality, which was completely different from Funina's current situation.

After spending some time together, Richard deeply understood how eccentric, flamboyant and capricious this girl Fernina was.

However, this water god, who always does what he wants, has never left Fontainebleau.

Is it because you are not interested?

Richard observed Furninna's expression, and when he thought of the question she had just asked him about Mond, he already had the answer in his mind.

If she was really not interested, why would she ask herself these questions?

After figuring this out, another question arises: since Funina wants to go, what is stopping her?

Or...what is she worried about?

Combined with Furninna's abnormal behavior, Li Ze felt that things were starting to become interesting.

"Sorry, let's talk about this later. Give me some time to think about it... You see, the water god visiting another country is a big deal. I have to think about it carefully. Yes, I have to think about it carefully."

When Furninna heard Richard calling her name, she became even more confused, so she had to use the tactic of procrastination to postpone the issue.

Maybe when I return to my room and calm down, I will be able to say it?

Funina left work early, with a lot on her mind, and almost ran away from the office.

She didn't even notice Clorinde when she walked in, and she just walked past her without even saying hello.

"You weren't fooled?" This was the only explanation Clorinde could come up with.

Richard looked at Clorinde with a bad face, meaning that you already knew that Funina was plotting against you, but you didn't tell him in advance. So which side are you on?

"I am Funina's personal secretary," Clorinde reminded.

"Yes, of course, but your annual work report is written by me, Secretary Clorinde." Secretary General Richard also reminded with a smile.

Clorinde opened her red lips, and then she realized who she was in league with.

This ambitious lady now felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have asked Richard whether he had been fooled in the beginning.

It’s hard to say whether Richard was fooled or not, but she might be in big trouble.

But now that things have come to this, we should at least find out whether Funina succeeded or not, otherwise it would be a huge loss.

"So... you didn't fall for it?" Clorinde saw Funina running out with a heavy heart, and guessed that not only had she failed to outwit Richard, but she might even have been outwitted by him?

Seeing that Clorinde was so stubborn, Richard simply ignored her question and speculated on the reason why Funina behaved like that.

"Perhaps Lady Funina is unhappy that I am going to take some time off to deal with some matters in Mondstadt?"

"Unhappy? How is that possible?" Clorinde didn't think that Funina would be angry about such a thing, unless Richard didn't plan to return to Fontaine.

"Of course, besides that, I also invited her to go to Mondstadt with me."

"?" Clorinde still couldn't figure it out. What was there to bother about? If she wanted to go, she could go. If she didn't want to go, she could just refuse.

"Okay, Secretary Clorinde. I have a favor to ask of you..." Richard paused, "Of course you can refuse, but I might not be in a good mood after being refused... You don't want me to be in a bad mood while writing the annual work report, right?"

Clorinde: ...

So did Richard get fooled?

Volume 38: Chapter : Abundant Water Element

Richard must have been fooled!

Clorinde received a draft of the refugee resettlement plan at the meeting report the next day, which stated that the resettlement location was on the unopened commercial street next to the Oprykle Opera House.

In fact, even this location was told to Funina by Clorinde.

But when she thought of her current situation and Richard's request (threat) and coercion, she couldn't help but feel particularly headache.

If I had known I should not have gotten involved, no, even if I hadn’t gotten involved, with Richard’s personality I still wouldn’t be able to escape.

Damn Richard.

But then again, due to various reasons including fire hazards, safety inspections, and the aging of some facilities, it is recommended that the Mo Mang Palace temporarily stop using the Opicle Opera House to conduct trials and suspend operations for a week for maintenance.

Would these reasons alone really convince Villette to close the Opécle Opera House for maintenance, suspend the trial or move the work elsewhere?

And what is the purpose of doing this?

Clorinde couldn't figure it out, she just felt that these people sitting in the office had dirty hearts.

She began to miss the simple days when she only had to be responsible for Furninna's safety and handle duels.

Clorinde felt that if she stayed any longer, she would probably be assimilated by Richard and the others.

Hmm...that seems pretty good.

After the meeting, Clorinde found Navillatte in the office of the Supreme Inquisitor and submitted the proposal.

After reading the proposal carefully, Navelette asked this question.

"Ms. Clorinde, who proposed this?"

Clorinde thought of Richard's request and quickly replied, "It's Secretary General Richard."

That Villet nodded and said, "I see. I understand."

No, what do you understand? Do you understand?

Clorinde felt that she didn't understand, but she continued to ask: "So what you mean is..."

"The situation described in this proposal does exist at the Opiclay Opera House. I will convene the officials in charge of the Opiclay Opera House to discuss this matter in my name," said Navilette.

Clorinde was a little surprised. Although Navilette did not express his opinion directly, it could be seen from his intention to convene a meeting of officials for this proposal that he agreed with the proposal.

We really intend to shut down the Oprykle Opera House for rectification. Even if it's just for a week, it's still the Oprykle Opera House.

In the history of Fontaine, there have only been a few times when it was closed for rectification, and most of them were because of some major events that could affect the future of Fontaine. There was a shortage of staff, and the people of Fontaine had no time to enjoy the entertainment. Only in such a necessary situation did the Opiclay Opera House suspend its operations.

However, although Navillatte agreed, Clorinde was still not optimistic about the outcome of the meeting.

After all, although Villette is the supreme judge, it does not mean that he has the final say in the Momang Palace. It depends on whether the officials who manage the Opique Opera House agree with this proposal.

After all, although everyone respects the Supreme Judge, Villette, on a daily basis, it is hard to say when it comes to their own interests.

The Oprykle Opera House's daily income is not a small amount...