Yes, Lady Funina!

"Lady Furninna, the goddess of water! Is she the same god as Lord Barbatos?" Klee widened her cute little doe eyes.

"That's right. I am the queen of all waters, all directions, all peoples and all laws, the water goddess Funina de Fontaine. What do you think? Awesome, isn't it?"

Although the name is very famous, combined with the content of the conversation and the fact that Finina is squatting on the ground with her eyes level with Klee, her back straight and her hands on her hips, it is impossible to tell that this is a god.

Instead, she looked like a girl next door who was making a little girl happy. She looked friendly and had an indescribable charm.

"Amazing! You are worthy of being the God. You know so many things that Klee doesn't know. Sister Funina must have written a lot of love letters, right?"

After all, Klee is just a child. Fernina had said before that those who write love letters are lovely people who are emotionally rich and good at expressing themselves. In her opinion, Fernina is also such a person.

So by reversing the formula, we can conclude that Funina is very good at writing love letters and has written many love letters.

In some ways, Klee is indeed a smart kid.

However, after hearing what Klee said, the smile on Furninna's face froze again, and she couldn't help but feel that Klee and Richard were indeed siblings.

It's obvious that these two siblings' methods of choking people are from the same school, but their styles are slightly different.

Richard is the kind of shrewd and calculating person who can choke people, which is an active skill.

Klee's skill is the kind of innocent and careless one that can choke people, and it is a passive skill.

But no matter which one it was, Funina couldn't resist it.

Being jinxed by nature is a sign of that.

At this moment, Qin, who had just dealt with the "love letters" and instructed the staff not to let these strange letters appear on her desk in the future, came back and happened to hear the conversation between Keli and Funina.

Qin, whose mood had recovered a little, felt dizzy again after hearing the conversation.

Fortunately, Richard came to the rescue in time and said, "Kelly, Lord Water God is usually very busy, how can he have time to write a love letter? Sometimes knowing something doesn't mean you will definitely do it. In fact, there are many people like this who only talk about things on paper where your brother and I work..."

Richard felt something was not right after he said this. Seeing that Fu Nina looked a little strange, he quickly said:

"Well, of course I'm not talking about you, Lady Funina."

"I know! You don't have to explain!" Finina was obviously a little exasperated, and like a grumpy girlfriend, she patted Richard's shoulder in an angry manner.

Qin saw the interaction between the two and thought that the Water God was not angry, but just had a strange look in his eyes.

After all, the interaction between Richard and Fininna did not give her the feeling that they were a king and his subjects, but more like the way friends get along with each other. There was even an inexplicable sense of fit, as if...

Qin didn't think about it any further, maybe because she thought it was too far-fetched, or maybe because she didn't want it to happen.

Who knows?

With the interruption of Klee, Funina temporarily forgot about Richard's previous mention of "Funina's theory of mortals". After all, Richard did not show any such inclination in the subsequent conversation.

Therefore, Furninna felt that Richard's previous words were just unintentional remarks, proposing a hypothesis that might allow her to become an honorary knight.

After the dinner, Funina went back to the embassy in Fontaine to rest and prepare to gather her strength before Richard took her to collect the credit tomorrow.

Richard, on the other hand, said that he wanted to stay with his sister for a while longer and make some necessary preparations for tomorrow's operation, and that he would not return to the embassy tonight.

However, Richard had his own residence in Mondstadt after all, so as long as Funina had no objection, it was obviously not important whether he returned to the hotel provided by the embassy or not.

Furniture was still counting on Richard to give her credit, so how could she not satisfy such a small wish of her most trusted minister?

With a wave of his hand, he said that he would not come back tonight, but tomorrow night, the night after, or even the entire mission period.

Just as Richard was carrying Kelly, who was already rubbing her eyes and feeling sleepy, to Qin's residence, he heard Kelly suddenly whisper to him:

"Brother Richard, I feel like Sister Funina seems very sad."

Volume 48: Chapter 0 Good Sister Barbara

"Looks very sad?" Richard's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask, "Why does Ke Li feel this way?"

"Keli doesn't know either... I just feel that although Sister Funina is smiling, she always feels like she is crying... Maybe... this is what Captain Qin said... the adults... are worried... right..." Keli yawned loudly, and the rest of her words were a little vague because she was too sleepy.

After saying this, Kelly fell asleep quietly in Richard's arms, like a quiet little princess.

I guess you can only see Klee looking so cute when she's sleeping, right?

However, Richard took Kelly's words to heart. Children are very sensitive to emotions and can often detect emotions that adults cannot.

And after hearing what Kelly said, Richard couldn't help but think of the scene in the office where Furniture was laughing and crying.

At that time, I was fooled by her superb acting skills and abundant water elements. Now looking back at it in conjunction with Klee's words, it makes me feel horrified. How uncomfortable must it be to make people cry while laughing?

Richard had no idea, so he put this idea aside for the time being, naturally took out the key to Qin's house, opened the door, and prepared to put the sleeping Kelly on her little bed.

At this moment, the light in the room was turned on, and a beautiful girl with light blonde hair in pajamas walked out of a guest room. At this moment, she was holding the door edge with one hand and rubbing her sleepy eyes with the other hand.

The voice was a little dazed: "Sister...you are back?"

"As for Jean, she has some things to deal with in the Knights Templar, so she asked me to send Klee back first." Richard responded softly.

"Oh... um?" Barbara responded subconsciously, and then she felt that the voice was wrong.

Why does it sound like a male voice?

Barbara shuddered and suddenly woke up. She quickly looked towards the source of the sound and breathed a sigh of relief when she found it was Richard.

"Ah... Mr. Richard, you're back?" Barbara was about to exclaim, but when she saw Richard nodding at Kelly who was holding his collar and sleeping in his arms, she immediately lowered her voice and spoke in a low voice.

"Well, this time I came back with the Fontaine Mission. I think I will stay in Mond for about five days."

Richard answered softly as he carefully placed Kelly on her bed, covered her with a quilt, and stuffed the Duduko on the bedside table into her arms. After doing everything, he quietly left the room.

The whole process demonstrated textbook-level babysitting skills, and the sleeping Kelly was not disturbed at all.

Barbara saw all of this and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Richard is such a gentle person."

"Not really. I only do this to people I think are important. I don't have a heart that wants to help the world." Richard shook his head and replied.

"It's amazing that you can do this to important people! And Mr. Richard speaks to everyone in a friendly manner and behaves very gentlemanly. He won't do anything to embarrass others. In my heart, you have always been a very gentle and reliable senior!" Barbara said seriously, clenching her fists.

Richard thought of Fernina who was always embarrassed in front of him, and couldn't help laughing. "I didn't expect that you had such an image of me in your mind. But Barbara, you trust me too much. At least button up the top button, okay?"

Richard tapped his chest twice, signaling Barbara to button up her pajamas to cover her delicate collarbone and shallow cleavage. He could even see the color of the suspenders.

Pure white, which suits Barbara's personality.

"Ah!" Barbara blushed and hurriedly buttoned up her chest one by one.

It can be seen that she was indeed in a hurry. She buttoned the bottom button to the top several times, and then hurriedly unbuttoned it and put it in the correct position. This back and forth gave Richard a lot of feasting eyes.

By the time everything was done, the roots of Barbara's ears were already red.

All I heard was the girl muttering quietly, "Mr. Richard can be very mean sometimes."

Apparently Barbara also noticed that some people were staring at her while she was buttoning her clothes.

"I just think that a flustered beautiful girl is a very beautiful scenery. It would be a pity to miss it." Richard said honestly.

Barbara looked at Richard, whose eyes were clear, sincere and words were heartfelt, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

You might say he's a pervert, but his eyes are clear and he hasn't had any evil thoughts. He's looking at her with a genuine appreciation for her beauty.

You say he is not a pervert, but this guy is clearly watching very seriously, without even blinking!

"Stop talking!" Barbara had no choice but to change the subject.

"Mr. Richard, are you coming back this time because of the Fontaine delegation?"

"Yes."

"I heard that the water goddess Funina is also coming to Fontaine this time. Is this true?"

"It's true. Lady Funina is my direct superior. She was just discussing something with your sister Qin at the banquet."

"Then...can you help me ask for the secret of 'how to become popular'? If possible, can you help me get an autograph...Oh, I'm sorry, am I asking too much?" Barbara requested, but she was worried that she had asked too much and embarrassed Richard, so she apologized quickly.

Richard then remembered that, thanks to his aunt, the beautiful nun in front of him was determined to become an 'idol'.

And the famous star 'Funina' who is famous in Fontaine and even in the continent of Teyvat is obviously the person she wants to learn from.

"No problem, but wouldn't it be better for you to ask her yourself instead of me?" Richard said with a smile.

"Mr. Richard, what you mean is..." Barbara couldn't help but open her eyes wide, looking at Richard as if she didn't expect him to say that.

"I believe Lady Funina would be very willing to discuss with you related professional knowledge such as singing techniques and stage movements. How about tomorrow morning?"

"Lady Finnina is going to visit the West Wind Cathedral tomorrow morning. I will introduce Lady Finnina to you then." Richard said with a smile.

"Really?!" Barbara was almost fainted by this unexpected surprise.

She came to see her sister tonight just to see if she could meet the Lord of Water, or to ask her sister to get an autograph for her.

I didn't expect to meet Richard, who sent Klee back to sleep, and I didn't expect that he would be willing to introduce the big star Funina to me. I am so lucky!

The girl's joy was beyond words. She smiled as she walked Richard out the door. She even refused the key to Qin's house that he wanted her to return to her.

She then said that her sister was busy with official duties every day, and she would probably have to ask Richard to take Kelly home to sleep in the next few days, so it would be more convenient to leave the key with Richard.

Perhaps in the girl's eyes, Richard is trustworthy, and she feels at ease handing the key to her sister's house to him.

What's more, the fact that my sister is willing to hand over the key to a person of the opposite sex speaks volumes.

As a younger sister, it’s better for me not to interfere.

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Volume 49: Chapter : Encounter, Ying and Paimon

After Richard walked out of Qin's house, he started on his way back to his residence in Mond.

When passing by the Deer Hunter, Richard noticed a blonde foreign girl and a...flying pet?

It's a rather strange combination. I guess they should be the honorary knights who have just been awarded the title in Qinkou?

Of course, Richard's attention was not attracted by the honorary knight, but by Charlotte who was sitting in front of them and interviewing with a pen.

You know, he still has the girl's handle in his hand. Even in such a situation, he didn't wait in front of her door to be punished. He even had the mood to do an interview. Should we say that he really loves this job? Or does he have a big heart?

But no matter which one it was, there was no doubt that the other party was the person he was looking for. After all, ordinary reporters did not have the courage to follow them to find trouble with Feng Molong.

At this moment, Charlotte, who was interviewing the Honorary Knight and her flying partner, also saw Richard standing not far away.

The pink-haired girl's expression tensed, as if she remembered the purpose of her coming to the Deer Hunter's vicinity tonight, which was to go to Richard's residence to await her fate.

Since he failed to sneak into the diplomatic dinner, he arrived at Richard's residence early and waited there, wanting to see if he could get some information about Richard from the people around him.

However, he did not obtain much intelligence. Instead, he met this newly promoted Honorary Knight of Mond on the way. The 'interview instinct' hidden in his body was activated, and his legs and mouth moved involuntarily.

Then I successfully struck up a conversation with Ying and Paimon, and have been interviewing them since dinner until now, gaining a lot of useful information.

Of course, Ying obviously did not agree to Charlotte's interview casually. She also asked Charlotte to help her post a missing person notice in the Steam Bird Newspaper.

Such a request was not a problem for Charlotte at all. She had a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of Steambird Newspaper, and with the exclusive interview with the Knight of Honor, it was really easy for her to post a missing person notice.

"Charlotte, what are you looking at?" Paimon followed the line of sight and found Richard looking at them not far away.

"That person... do you know him?"

"Yes, my original purpose of coming here was to look for him, but I didn't expect to run into you first." Charlotte said frankly, and waved to Richard by the way, as a... polite greeting?

There was nothing to hide. She even wanted to tell Ying and Paimeng about this so that if Richard really planned to harm her, she would have a defender in the future.

This is the most basic preventive measure for frontline reporters.

"Wow, that guy's aura is so strong. Even though he looks gentle, when I look him in the eye, I feel like he can see through what I'm thinking." When Paimon saw Richard walking towards them, he subconsciously hid behind Ying.

"He feels like an important person." Ying commented.

"Mr. Richard is indeed a big shot. He is the second in command of the Fontaine diplomatic mission this time. Apart from Lord Water God, he has the highest status and is also Lord Water God's closest subordinate." Charlotte replied.

"I didn't expect that you, a trainee reporter, would know such a big shot, Charlotte. Your network of contacts is really extensive! I'm beginning to believe that you can have a say in your newspaper." Paimon said, crossing his arms.

In fact, she didn't hold out much hope at first about Charlotte's suggestion to help Ying post a missing person notice in the Steambird newspaper.

After all, Charlotte herself is still just a trainee reporter, and the space in the Steambird newspaper is extremely valuable. The typesetting is basically decided by the editor-in-chief. How can she, a trainee reporter who hasn't yet established herself, have a say?

The reason why Ying agreed to be interviewed was actually just to increase her exposure. Maybe her brother happened to see it?

As for the conditions she put forward to Charlotte, she would do her best if she could, but she would not force it if she couldn't...

"Ha, ha ha..." Charlotte forced a laugh twice and quickly passed over the topic.

If possible, she really doesn't want to have such connections...

"Anyway, I'll be there first. I'll interview you again if I have the chance... I'll also do my best to help with your brother's affairs. Wait for my good news!" Charlotte said quickly, then packed up the notebook in her hand and trotted towards Richard.

It seemed that he was planning to take Richard to his home or some other quiet place to have a good talk about how to deal with the "criminal evidence".

Unfortunately, the initiative is now in Richard's hands, and he obviously has his own plans. He motioned Charlotte to stay aside for the time being while he wanted to say a few words to Ying and Paimon.