The story of Act II has concluded.
This time, the people of Mondstadt weren't as quick to act immediately after watching as they were in Act I.
The reason was simple: Act I told them Dvalin would attack Mondstadt City, so they had to prepare defenses to prevent Mondstadt from suffering losses.
However, Act II had no urgent events; the entire process felt more like a transition, so everyone naturally didn't panic.
If anything, the only event that truly counted was the Fatui stealing the skyward harp.
What? You said Traveler was also involved? Just kidding, Traveler was allowed by Venti.
Even if it was stealing, it was 'stealing by imperial decree'.
However, the Fatui stealing the harp doesn't require the Knights of Favonius to handle; it's unlikely to happen.
According to the story, because Traveler took the blame, the Fatui could deny it until their dying breath.
But now that the future of the Fatui stealing the harp has been exposed, if the skyward harp is lost, they'll be blamed whether they stole it or not.
The current Fatui are even less hopeful for the skyward harp to be lost than the Knights of Favonius.
Meanwhile, Venti, the protagonist of Act II, was still soaking in the tavern.
He no longer planned to summon Dvalin with the skyward harp.
After all, he only did so to confirm the Abyss's level of surveillance over Dvalin.
Now that the book has given him the answer, there's no need to do it anymore.
He should just organize people to go to Stormterror's Lair; it's time to resolve things.
Moreover, being constantly foreseen by this author is quite annoying. I wonder what his reaction will be if I solve the problem before he releases the next act.
Lin Qiu, the author who foresees the future, had just finished his party at this time.
Lying on the ground like a dead fish, he had drunk too much.
Because this party was a last-minute decision, Lin Qiu hadn't booked any venue, so the party place became Lin Qiu's home.
Now his home could be said to be in a mess, and the reason he was lying on the ground was also because Navia had taken over his bed.
"I told you to drink less."
Charlotte carried Lin Qiu to the sofa, covered him with a blanket, and sighed helplessly.
"Clorinde, how is Navia doing?" Charlotte asked.
Lin Qiu and Navia were the most intoxicated at the entire party. Charlotte, having to travel far tomorrow, naturally couldn't get drunk.
Clorinde, due to work, basically doesn't drink alcohol.
Chiori also drank, but she drank casually and wasn't very drunk.
"Navia is already asleep," Clorinde said, walking out of the room.
"Everything's handled. Let's clean up the room and then leave," Chiori quietly put away the tape measure in her hand.
She had also helped in the room just now, and while taking off Navia's outer clothing, she also measured Navia's various sizes.
Charlotte nodded. She certainly wouldn't stay here overnight; she had to travel far tomorrow.
"You two go first," Clorinde, however, had no intention of leaving.
Navia and Lin Qiu were both heavily intoxicated, and she decided to stay and protect them, just in case.
Chiori and Charlotte said nothing, simply assuming the three of them had a good relationship.
After cleaning up the room together, Chiori and Charlotte left first.
While Lin Qiu and his friends were having a blast, Marcel (Vacher) was very uneasy.
Although Navia's investigation into the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls still showed no progress.
However, Marcel did not want Navia's current social circle to expand like this.
"He's becoming more and more of an eyesore!" Marcel gritted his teeth.
If he weren't worried about the evidence Callas held being exposed, he would have long ago wanted to get rid of Navia, this ungrateful woman.
"Damn Callas! Damn Navia!"
"No, Callas is already dead. Navia... you go accompany your father too."
Marcel hated it immensely; he didn't know how much evidence Callas had or to whom Callas had entrusted it for safekeeping.
But he knew that even if this evidence couldn't convict him, it was enough to make him a subject of suspicion.
His identity was forged, and once suspected, it would likely be exposed.
In the end, even if he wasn't convicted as the mastermind of the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls, he would be expelled from Fontaine.
But his experiments had to be conducted in Fontaine; he couldn't be expelled!
"Should I keep her?" Marcel hesitated.
Marcel looked at the schedule in his hand; it was Navia's schedule.
As Navia's 'uncle', Navia had no defenses against him.
So Navia's schedule was no secret to Marcel.
Tomorrow, Navia was going fishing by the sea with her new friend, Lin Qiu. This would be their third time.
It seemed Navia truly liked fishing.
"How about an 'accident' tomorrow?" Marcel pondered.
Speaking of which, his factory was also in the deep sea, but Marcel wasn't worried that the other party could find his factory.
After all, the Fontaine sea is so vast, and his factory is in the deep sea; without knowing the factory's location, it would undoubtedly be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Let alone going for three days, even thirty days or three hundred days wouldn't be enough to find it.
Moreover, the current Navia hasn't even uncovered the problem with 'Sinthe'.
She doesn't even know that he is the seller of 'Sinthe', so there's no reason for her to look for a factory that may or may not exist.
As long as no one discovers that Fontainians can truly dissolve into 'water', his case will never be discovered.
"Heh, self-righteous Fontainians, if you had believed what I said earlier..."
If these Fontainians had believed his words, then the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls wouldn't have been a cold case for so many years.
Perhaps, if they had believed him, this case might not even exist?
No, the case would still exist; even if they believed me, I would still conduct experiments!
Marcel, or rather Vacher, was a selfish person; he would harm others to satisfy himself.
So even if the Fontainians had believed his words back then, he would still conduct experiments for his own sake.
As long as his emotions could be satisfied.
"Navia, it seems Uncle has to say goodbye to you." Marcel still decided to get rid of Navia.
Although Navia still didn't know that Fontainians could dissolve into water, meaning she had no clues.
But Marcel had a very urgent feeling, always feeling that something was pressing in on him, which made Marcel very uneasy.
After much thought, Marcel felt that the source of this feeling was Navia.
It was because she kept pursuing the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls relentlessly.
Marcel hadn't had this feeling before, but recently, he always felt that Navia had changed somewhere.
Although Navia appeared the same as before.
But Marcel still keenly noticed that Navia had become somewhat different after meeting the person named Lin Qiu.
She seemed happier? More willing to genuinely use her private time for herself?
This was not good news; someone with deep-seated hatred wouldn't suddenly become happy.
Marcel didn't think Navia was in love; she wasn't the type of person who would neglect her father's injustice before it was cleared.
Unless... she saw hope?
Marcel felt this was the reason for his unease.
"Lin Qiu, huh? Although I don't know who you really are, you shouldn't get involved in this mess."
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