Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"Friends, let me tell you a joke—Asteria can't even defeat a few water slimes."

"66666"

"Hahahaha, if Xue hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that when Leah first appeared, she was bullied by a few water slimes and had to hide in defense with her hands on her head."

"Asteria: I also want to become a qualified guardian knight. I don't want to disappoint the expectations of the Water God and the Supreme Bishop, but it's really difficult. I wish I could be as strong as my elder sister."

"Ying: You are too modest."

"Asteria: I can't fly, so I can't fight Tevarin."

"Tevlin: Damn, thank goodness she can't fly, otherwise I would be dead, right?"

"I don't think it's a question of whether or not they can fly. Look at what happened when Leah attacked Zhongli. If they had fought in Mondstadt..."

"666, it's not that they can't deal with Tevarin, but they're afraid that if they take action, they'll destroy Mondstadt as well."

"Lady should be thankful it was Themis who did it. If it was Leah, she wouldn't even have her ashes."

"But Zhongli is still the stronger one. Is this the power of the ruling god? Shit, now I suspect that Venti is absolutely outmatched against the lady!"

"Indeed, I seem to have been fooled by Wendy before. Come to think of it, Osel is also a demon god, and he doesn't rule any country. He is so powerful, but what about Wendy?"

"Even if he was just a wind elf at first, he eventually became a bona fide demon god, right? And every Mondstadt person would say, 'May the wind god protect you,' whenever they meet him. They haven't forgotten him at all, just like they forgot Tevarin, right?"

"You must have been fooled by Wendy! After all, didn't miHoYo clearly state it in the text? —May the wind god protect (hu) and bless (you) you."

"99999, so this is the trick!"

"The Knights of Favonius's attitude at the time was also wrong. Jean knew their Wind God had lost his Heart of God to the Fatui, but she did nothing. It was wrong no matter how you looked at it."

"And by then, Tevarin had already become a follower of the Wind God again, right?"

"Remember when the protagonist woke up, Wendy had already gone to Fengqidi? I strongly suspect that it was Wendy who said something to Jean at that time."

The audience had all kinds of speculations, but Axue had already continued with the story.

Next, it is obviously the final stage of this chapter's plot.

"I haven't seen Zhongli and Lia at all. I don't know where they went. Let's go to the Hall of Rebirth and ask them."

After hearing what Paimon said, Axue controlled Leah to start running around the map and quickly arrived at the Hall of Rebirth.

"What can I do for you two?" The young lady serving as the ceremonial attendant at the Hall of Rebirth said softly, "The Hall of Rebirth is not very convenient for receiving new guests at the moment."

Paimon: "We're here to see Zhongli and Lia. Can you pass on a message for us?"

"Mr. Zhongli is not in the hall now. It seems that he is visiting the North Country Bank."

"What about Lia? She should be with Zhongli, right?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone else following Mr. Zhongli."

"Well... let's go to the Northland Bank first. Zhongli should know where Leah is. Also, the Northland Bank is the territory of the Fatui. It's really too dangerous. I'm a little worried about whether Zhongli will be in danger - he may not know what the Fatui has done."

Following Paimon's words, Axue ran towards the Northland Bank again.

As soon as you enter the door, you enter the plot.

The lady had arrived in Liyue at some point, and the young master was complaining to her.

Through the plot dialogue, we soon found out that Zhongli was the Rock God Morax.

He made a deal with the Ice Queen in exchange for the Heart of God, and the lady was the messenger who came for this purpose.

The young master was completely unaware of the whole process and was completely used by Zhongli.

That's why he complains about ladies.

And just as the Archbishop of Fontaine said, he did this because he was tired of working and wanted to retire.

He just wanted to see if Liyue could let him let go with peace of mind.

"The final resolution of all the incidents has made me more satisfied than I expected."

"The immortals who lived in seclusion... they knew the least. But they first exercised utmost restraint, then cooperated with the Seven Stars in times of crisis, and finally, they tried to understand the hearts of the people."

"This 'lady'...as the messenger sent by the God of Ice to fulfill the contract, at my request, she concealed the entire process from her colleague, 'Young Master,' and did not reveal the truth she knew."

"I myself travel as the mortal Zhongli, ultimately fulfilling Liyue's traditions as a mortal. Thank you for joining me on this journey, travelers."

"All of the above was within my plan. The only thing that exceeded my expectations was... Astralia."

"Leah? By the way, where is Leah? Shouldn't Leah be with you? Why isn't she here?"

“About this… I’m sorry.” Zhongli spoke with shame for the first time. “Because she was too powerful and a foreigner, I took her away from Liyue before the expected battle, hoping to prevent her from participating in the upcoming battle. However…”

"As expected of the Guardian Knight of the God of Justice, her justice and awareness have surpassed my expectations, and her strength has also surpassed my expectations."

"Oh? To be able to make Mr. Zhongli say such a thing? I'm really curious, is that weak little girl so strong?"

Tartaglia asked curiously.

The lady narrowed her eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

"Miss Astraea's strength is comparable to that of a god. Because of this, I was unable to restrain myself during my counterattack and accidentally severely injured her. Please rest assured, her life is not in danger."

Zhongli sighed heavily.

"I feel deeply guilty about this matter. No matter what, I will definitely make it up to her."

Hearing Zhongli's words, Ying immediately became nervous and asked directly: "Where is Leah now?"

"Oh my god, Ying actually spoke! Our mute protagonist actually spoke! Astraea is actually the heroine of this game, right? Otherwise, how could there be such a big show?"

Axue exclaimed repeatedly.

Instead of speaking in an animated short, the protagonist actually spoke in a plot dialogue. The voice actor finally has a job! This is incredible!

"After I healed her, I sent her to the Fontaine embassy in Liyue. I'll go with you."

Thus, the plot dialogue ends and the next task begins.

Axue started running the map again.

When Axue manipulated Astraea to come to the embassy, ​​Astraea had already woken up.

Ahem, this seems a bit awkward.

But that's how the game is, who made Axue like to cut out Leah and run around the map?

In the courtyard of the embassy, ​​Leah stood there.

The conversation was triggered before and after.

"You're awake." Zhongli spoke first apologetically, "I'm so sorry for what happened earlier."

"It's okay, Mr. Zhongli."

Astraea smiled and shook her head.

"I previously reported this matter to the Supreme Bishop, who shared his speculations with me. I believe his speculations are correct, so I was meddling in other people's affairs. Mr. Zhongli would never allow anything to happen to Liyue."

(There seems to be something wrong with Leah's smile...)

"Leah, are you really okay?"

"Leah, how did you get in touch with the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine?"

Looking at the three options on the screen, Axue did not make a choice immediately, but bit her lip.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered something.

That is, in the second PV of "Report to Lady Funina - The Death of Rock God", there are some obviously wrong dialogues.

The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine seemed to have said that this incident was a test for Astralia, and Astralia would definitely pass the test, but after Astralia passed the test, the Supreme Bishop would have to judge Astralia's crimes.

offense?

What crime?

Did Astraea commit a crime?

Axue had a bad feeling, but she couldn't figure out what crime Leah had committed that required her to be tried.

That was obviously a plot foreshadowing, and Leia's smile was clearly wrong, but...

In anxiety, Axue chose three.

Astraea replied, "The Knights Templar all have communicators that allow them to directly contact the Supreme Bishop. I used to be a member of the Knights Templar, and the communicator is in my possession now. The Supreme Bishop hasn't sent anyone to retrieve it yet."

"The Knights Templar? Before?"

"Take it back?"

This time, looking at the two options on the screen, Axue's brain suddenly exploded.

By the way, Astraea said that during the battle with Zhongli before.

She would give up her position as the Water God's Candidate Guardian Knight, and her position as the First Knight of the Templar Order. Could it be that...? No way...?

Axue clicked on the second option, anxiously wanting to see what would happen next.

However, the moment she clicked.

Another animated short was inserted instantly.

Ying said with a puzzled expression: "Communicator? Templar Knights? Take it back? What does this mean, Leah?"

"it means……"

A sudden strange voice interrupted the scene, the door of the embassy was gently pushed open, and a black-haired girl slowly walked into the courtyard.

"Without applying for permission from Lady Finina or the Supreme Bishop, you have arbitrarily relinquished your position as Candidate Guardian Knight of the Water God and your position as a Water Knight of the Templar Order... Astralia, you have committed treason. I hereby declare the Supreme Bishop's order."

The girl's black hair was smooth and reached her waist. A small strand of hair on the right side was tied up and secured with a blue bead headband.

She was wearing a black dress with blue silk patterns on it.

On her hands, black silk stockings and gloves revealed her slender, snow-white fingers.

On her feet, exquisite black high heels gently covered her tender feet with perfect curves.

Looking at the girl, Astralia murmured, "Vansetti."

The girl named Versetti looked at her and said softly, "Asteria, effective immediately, you are stripped of your status as the First Knight of the Templar Order, the Knight of Water. You are also stripped of your status as the Candidate Guardian Knight of the Water God. The Scales of Justice, the Communicator, the Water Feather, and the Seal of Justice are all reclaimed. You are also stripped of your liberty and taken back to Fontaine. The Supreme Inquisitor will judge you and determine your final disposition."

Astralia knelt down gently and lowered her head: "Yes, Astralia accepts the punishment."

As she spoke, the diagonal cloak on Astralia automatically untied itself and floated onto Versetti's left arm. The water element tattoo on her back slowly rose and hovered above Versetti's left hand. The scales of justice automatically appeared and rotated in front of Versetti's body. A rectangular object that looked like a mobile phone (obviously it was a mobile phone) floated out from Astralia and was held in Versetti's right hand.

Then in the next moment, these four things were wrapped in black flames and gradually disappeared without a trace, as if they were burned to ashes.

Then, Vansetti pointed her right hand at Astralia, and black flames suddenly burned towards her.

"and many more!"

Ying, who was originally in a daze and didn't know what to do in this situation, suddenly changed her expression and stood in front of Astralia in an instant.

At the same time, Zhongli waved his right hand, and the rock element shield immediately isolated the black flames.

The black flames suddenly spread out, burning and wrapping up the shield in an instant, devouring it bit by bit.

Just like before, the shield slowly disappeared as if it had been burned out.

Versetti didn't look at Ying, but turned to Zhongli with a slight bow. "My apologies. You are the Rock God Morax, right? I am the Third Knight of the Order of the Fontaine Templar, the Black Knight Versetti. I wonder what the Rock King has to offer. If you're worried that I might kill Astraea, that's not the case. My flames don't kill."

"I bear a great responsibility for this matter. I cannot bear to watch Miss Astralia suffer such a severe punishment because of me."

Zhongli said seriously:

"Can I speak to your Supreme Bishop? He and I are old friends. I think he'll give me some respect."

"If the Rock King Emperor speaks, then there is nothing wrong with it."

Black flames ignited in Vanzetti's right hand, and a black cell phone slowly emerged.

She pressed it a few times and then handed it to Zhongli.

However, Vanzetti still gave a reminder.

"But please don't expect too much, because in Fontaine, the law cannot be violated. Even if the Water God, the Supreme Bishop, or the Supreme Inquisitor commits a crime, they will still be tried in Fontaine."

Zhongli stared intently at the unfamiliar thing called a communicator in his hand, not knowing what to do next.

Do I have to speak directly?

Just as he was thinking this, a voice suddenly came from the communicator: "What's going on? Vansetti? Or rather, the one holding the phone now, isn't it Mr. Zhongli?"