The video opened with a woman dressed in an outrageously seductive outfit, wearing Mona's avatar, twisting her hips to an irresistibly catchy tune.
"Freedom ain't just for show—
It's my confident flow~
Niu-ma disco! Let, we, dance~
No work tomorrow~~
Maybe I can't afford to eat, but I can still groove to the beat~"
The addictive rhythm and sultry dance looped again and again, driving countless men across the Seven Nations to the verge of spontaneous nosebleeds.
[Six-Fingered Joseph: She's so hot! (nosebleed)]
[Albert: If only Miss Barbara could dance like that too… (nosebleed)]
[Lawrence: The chairman speaks the truth! (nosebleed)]
[Tiantiezui: Such moral corruption! Such indecency! I must harshly denounce this obscene behavior! (nosebleed)]
[Chef Mao: That's it? That's it? No paid version? (nosebleed)]
[Ying'er: Wow, this outfit really knows men — give or take, that's practically not wearing anything!]
[Hiiragi Senri: Kujou Kaneharu, stop watching!]
[Kujou Kaneharu: How did you know I was— fine, fine, I'm closing it now! (nosebleed)]
[Hiiragi Shinsuke: Wait… Kaneharu, did you just call my daughter by her first name? Don't tell me you two are… (nosebleed)]
[Tepei: Lady Kokomi's way prettier! Lady Kokomi's way prettier! Lady Koko— (fountains nosebleed)]
The VIP livestream room was just as chaotic.
[Bennett: Weird… watched it again… still weird!]
[Madame Ping: You young folks really know how to play. I'm old now, truly old.]
[Zhongli: Is it she who's become worn out… or I? (thinking.jpg)]
[Barbara: Lord Barbatos! I feel defiled! Please cleanse my soul!]
[Venti: Ehe~ That dance is quite something! If I mimic it beneath the statue tomorrow, I might earn a ton of Mora!]
[Xingqiu: By the way, who even is that woman? Doesn't look like someone from Liyue.]
[Yae Miko: Not from Inazuma either. We don't have foreign courtesans like that here.]
[Lisa: She does look like an astrologist though…]
[Paimon: Isn't that Mona? Mona! Blink twice if you've been kidnapped!]
[Lumine: Don't tell me… she got so poor she had to go "overboard"?]
[Paimon: Could be! People die for money, birds die for food!]
[Hexenzirkel Member A: Mona? How did she fall this far?]
[Eula: Is this how you Sumeru people dance? So utterly unrefined.]
[Nilou: I swear by the Little Lord Kusanali—Sumeru has never produced a dance or song this vulgar!]
[Alhaitham: This is an individual from the Hexenzirkel. Do not generalize to the entire nation.]
The barrage of comments rolled endlessly, while the person in question — Mona herself — was furious beyond measure.
[Mona: AAAAH! Mishearing Maniac, come out! I'm going to kill you!!!]
The sheer wrath emanating from her message almost seemed to seep out of the screen…
But the Mishearing Maniac said nothing.
Instead, the livestream transitioned to a new phase — the quiz round.
[Ding! Question: Who is the woman dancing in the video?]
A. Mona's Master!
B. Mona Herself!
C. Mona's Mother!
D. Kaeya!
[PS: You have one minute to answer. If no one responds, a random viewer will be chosen.]
[Xingqiu: First of all, eliminate Kaeya!]
[Zhongli: By common reason, this likely isn't the real Mona.]
[Tartaglia: Then could it be her master?]
[Mona's Master: Don't you dare call me! I've never had such a stupid disciple!]
[Mona: Old hag, I'll @#¥%&* you—]
[Kaeya: Seems the answer's becoming obvious. Care to take the lead, Lord Diluc? @Diluc]
[Diluc: Not interested. Get lost.]
[Paimon: Mona, is that really your mom? @Mona]
[Jean: Like mother, like daughter — seems accurate enough.]
[Mona: My mom can't possibly be this dumb!]
[Ganyu: Now that's made things even more mysterious…]
[Gorou: Commander, what do you think? @Sangonomiya Kokomi]
[Kokomi: …connection lost]
Seconds ticked by in the VIP room, yet no one dared to answer.
Everyone could tell — this "fan-creation quiz" was a trap, and no one wanted to be the guinea pig.
[Ding! Time's up. Randomly selecting a participant…]
[Ding! Congratulations to the exorcist scion of Liyue, the lucky viewer — Chongyun!]
At the Feiyun Commerce Slope, in Xingqiu's courtyard, Chongyun sat dumbfounded.
"Eh? Me? I have to answer? But I have no idea!"
He had been too busy watching the chaos to expect he'd get picked by the system.
"Come here, Chongyun, let me help you think this through."
Xingqiu threw an arm around his shoulders, pointing at the four options.
"Look — Mona herself and her master already denied it, and Kaeya's impossible."
He raised a finger, speaking with absolute confidence.
"That leaves only one answer: Mona's mother! It's gotta be C! Only a mom could troll her daughter this hard!"
Chongyun hesitated.
"Really…?"
"Trust me," Xingqiu said earnestly.
Chongyun clenched his teeth.
"Alright… System, I choose C!"
Though Xingqiu wasn't the most reliable person, Chongyun decided to believe him just this once.
[Ding! Congratulations, Chongyun has answered correctly and obtained — Pure Frost Technique!]
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