Chapter 54: The Abyss Lost the 50/50 Again
Having a partner wasn't just about having someone to cook your food. It was also about having someone to take turns on watch. Especially in a dangerous place like the Gourmet World, when you needed to divide your attention, the value of a strong partner became apparent.
Lotta continued to eat. The ingredients of the Gourmet World were packed with energy. She didn't care about the taste; as long as there was enough energy, it was fine. Her aura was visibly strengthening.
[Lady Justice]: "The blond traveler has appeared. @Star Forger"
[Star Forger]: "Male or female?"
Kenji sat up. He wasn't sleepy anymore.
As everyone knows, in most Genshin Impact fanfiction, the sister, Lumine, is the one who travels through Teyvat.
[Lady Justice]: "According to the intelligence, it's a female, blond traveler with a white, flying companion."
"She just appeared in Mondstadt a couple of days ago and happened to run into Stormterror attacking the city."
This information was sent to Fontaine as an urgent report. Besides the messenger, she was the only one in Fontaine who knew about this. The traveler wasn't famous yet, after all.
Oh, it's the sister (the blond auntie).
Hahahahaha—
A delighted smile spread across Kenji's face. He was ecstatic.
Poor Abyss Order. They lost the 50/50 on the prince again. Who knows how many times they've lost.
Why am I not surprised at all?
This was all due to the influence of the author.
In Genshin Impact fanfiction, Aether was rarely the traveler. The Abyss Order always ended up with the prince. Who knows how many pulls it would take to finally get the princess. Come to think of it, did this gacha banner even have a pity system? In the actual game, you had a 50% chance of not losing the 50/50.
Abyss: "Answer me, look in my eyes, tell me why?"
Aether: "With me leading you, we can grow bigger and stronger and create a glorious new era. Isn't that good?"
Abyss: "Forget it, forget it. We're used to it. There's no princess in this banner anyway."
Kenji couldn't recall a single fanfiction where the Abyss Order was lucky enough to get the princess. They probably had to sacrifice the lifespans of all the Abyss Mages for that to happen.
[Lady Justice]: "Is there anything special about that traveler?"
Furina looked at the report in her hand. Mondstadt was quite far from Fontaine, so the intelligence she had was limited. If it hadn't been for the chance encounter with Dvalin, not many people would have noticed Lumine.
[Star Forger]: "Well, it's not a matter of whether she's special or not."
"She's mainly... hmm... she is indeed very special..."
Kenji thought about all the things Lumine would encounter on her journey, and he couldn't suppress a grin.
[Star Forger]: "The traveler will commit many 'criminal' acts on her journey."
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "Um... Mr. Kenji, I think you used the wrong character for 'criminal'."
[Star Forger]: "No, no, no. It's the right one. It's that 'criminal'."
She was a true "criminal traveler." Although many of her actions were due to accidents or necessity, the traveler was indeed very "criminal" and "arrestable."
[Star Forger]: "In Mondstadt, because she needed the Holy Lyre der Himmel, she was tricked by a drunkard into stealing it. In the end, she was intercepted by the Fatui and hunted by the Knights of Favonius as a thief."
"In Liyue, she attended the Rite of Descension and happened to witness the assassination of the Geo Archon, Rex Lapis. Because her behavior at the scene was strange and suspicious, she was suspected of being the murderer and was hunted by the Millelith."
"In Inazuma, she crashed an execution right in front of the Raiden Shogun and was once again put on the wanted list. This time, it wasn't a misunderstanding."
"In Sumeru, because of her connection to the Lesser Lord Kusanali, she stood against the Grand Sage of the Akademiya and was hunted once again."
"When she gets to Fontaine, because she stole and ate the cake the Fatui ambassador had prepared for the Hydro Archon without her permission, she will be sentenced to forty-five days in prison."
Even her long-lost sibling in the Abyss would probably get a headache if they knew what she had been up to. If she caused any more trouble, they might have to come out and save her.
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "She really is 'criminal.' That word is definitely right."
Elysia was amazed. She went to four countries, and as expected, she got into trouble in every single one. Did this traveler have some kind of jinxed constitution?
[Lady Justice]: "Eating the Hydro Archon's cake is a heinous crime! Death penalty! Death penalty!"
Furina's face changed. Cake was one of her few pleasures. This traveler was too dangerous. No, she couldn't let such a dangerous individual enter Fontaine. And also... was this traveler a walking disaster?
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "This traveler is a real piece of work."
[Lady Justice]: "What traveler? She's clearly a 'criminal traveler'! She causes chaos wherever she goes."
Furina didn't want such an unstable element in Fontaine. They already had the prophecy to deal with. If a "criminal traveler" were to show up, they would probably never have a moment's peace.
[Star Forger]: "Furina, you're misunderstanding something. The traveler is a good person."
See how nice I am? I'm giving you all a 'good person' card. You should be thanking me.
[Lady Justice]: "A good person wouldn't steal and eat my cake."
That's right. The traveler had crossed her bottom line (cake). Furina swore to protect her cake.
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "If I had to use one word to describe her, it would be 'outlaw'."
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "That Geo Archon probably faked his death. How could the death of a god be so unceremonious?"
Although Ruan Mei didn't know much about the gods of Teyvat, she was quite familiar with the Aeons. Of the known Aeon demises, besides the unexplained cases like Akivili the Trailblazer, Idrila the Beauty, and Long the Permanence, both Tayzzyronth the Propagation and Xipe the Harmony had fallen in battles between Aeons. If an Aeon were to suddenly and unceremoniously perish for no reason, there was a very high probability that Aha the Elation was just having some fun. Any strange and incomprehensible event in the universe could be blamed on Aha, and you wouldn't be wrong.
[Lady Justice]: "The Geo Archon of Liyue is known as the 'Warrior God.' Any powerhouse who could easily kill him would be unmatched by the gods of the seven nations."
Then what really happened with the Geo Archon's assassination? Did he fake his death to retire?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
She had heard that the Geo Archon governed Liyue with great order and prosperity. He should be a diligent and reliable senior.
Furina, like Nahida, still held a certain idealistic view of her fellow Archons.
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Furina, if the traveler really goes to Fontaine, are you really going to turn her away?"
[Lady Justice]: "This..."
"If she can be a little more stable, I won't not let her in."
Furina bit her lip. That was all in the future. She knew it was absurd to judge someone based on something that hadn't happened yet. But only a 45-day sentence... that punishment was too light. The laws of Fontaine had to be changed.
Anyone who dared to steal and eat the Hydro Archon's favorite cake must be sentenced to death! Die! Die!
Let's celebrate! The first death penalty law in Fontaine has been born.
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