After Yuto and Furina discussed the afternoon tea for today... they both returned to their respective work.
Yuto first had to assign a task to that humanoid mobile natural disaster, and also give her permission to access archives at the Shadowy Court, and after that...
It was the daily paperwork that even an ancestor couldn't change.
As for Furina, she continued to meet with Fontaine residents who had appointments to see her.
As the only mascot among Fontaine's three giants... or rather, a mascot working diligently behind the scenes, Furina's main job was to meet her people as the Water God.
However, recently... this job has been somewhat unfriendly to Furina.
Even though Yuto had already publicly announced and responded to the reason why Tartaglia was defined as 'guilty' in Steambird Newspaper, still...
There were still some people whose attitude towards Furina was not so 'pious'.
However, the current situation is much better compared to before.
Moreover, Furina is not alone.
She also has her most loyal subordinate by her side; as long as he is there, these people cannot cause much trouble, and her mental state can be healed by him.
But this is not without its drawbacks.
As Furina and Yuto spent more and more time together, and he solved more and more troubles for her, Yuto's importance in her heart grew heavier and heavier.
This led to... her increasingly wanting to confide in Yuto about all the difficulties of the past five hundred years.
But she couldn't.
Thinking of this, Furina looked at a mirror in her small reception room, which reflected her own face.
The young woman gently closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm herself down.
"The me in the mirror said that what I need to do is not to perform 'divinity', but to overcome 'humanity'."
"Calm down... Furina, it's been five hundred years, just hold on a little longer, maybe dawn will break soon."
"Cannot... let all previous efforts go to waste."
...
Just as Furina was once again doing mental preparation for herself, Yuto had already returned to his office.
Looking at Little Sanhua playing with Lumine and Paimon, a smile appeared on Yuto's face.
"Indeed... no one in this world can refuse a cute and obedient Little Sanhua."
Yuto said this while looking at the backs of the two.
"Ah, Yuto! You're finally here, this little cat in the office is so cute~ Is it yours?"
Paimon's eyes sparkled with little stars as she asked excitedly.
In response, Yuto shook his head, "The one who truly raises it is Furina; I just usually take care of it."
Hearing this, Paimon's expression suddenly became a bit strange, then she crossed her arms and said somewhat speechlessly:
"Then it's still yours."
Yuto shrugged at this, seemingly not intending to comment too much on the ownership of the cat.
In his opinion... whether it was Furina's or his, it was all the same.
Anyway, Furina would come to play with the cat herself, and he would take care of it anyway, so there wasn't much difference.
While thinking this, Yuto sat back at his desk, took out a paper similar to an announcement from his drawer, and then picked up a quill pen to write something.
After a rustling sound, Yuto handed the announcement, which described the general situation and his personal signature, to Lumine in front of him.
"Take this document to the Shadowy Court, and explain the general situation to the Melusine responsible for documentation today; she will take you to find the corresponding archives."
"Of course, if you want to go into those ruins to experience the atmosphere of history... I won't object; the corresponding archives will mark where the ruins are located."
At this point, Yuto paused slightly, then turned his gaze to Mr. Claude at the side, and after a moment of contemplation, said:
"Mr. Claude, I look forward to your work being staged at the Opera House with the troupe, and I also look forward to Fontaine's Fontaine Opera being spread to every corner of Teyvat."
Hearing this, Mr. Claude's expression instantly became serious.
He didn't say anything meaningless like "I guarantee to complete the task"; he just nodded heavily, the determination in his eyes proving everything.
Seeing his expression, Yuto nodded reassuringly.
Although he didn't know what his role had to do with this plot, as long as the current situation was beneficial to Fontaine, he could support it unconditionally.
"Alright, do you three have any other questions? If not... I'm going to start working."
Yuto said while pointing to the mountain of documents piled on his desk, a somewhat helpless smile on his face.
Paimon's eyes widened at the sight, exclaiming in surprise:
"Oh my goodness... Is this the workload of an Assistant Administrator? And no rest for fifty years..."
Paimon's small eyes were filled with great surprise, almost writing "shocked" on her face.
However, this shock did not last long; she slightly raised her head and asked curiously:
"So... Yuto, did you exchange any tips about working overtime when you met Gan Yu today?"
"Paimon..."
Lumine rubbed her forehead somewhat helplessly, then looked apologetically at Yuto, and then pulled Paimon out of Yuto's office.
And Mr. Claude bowed slightly in salute before also leaving in a hurry.
Looking at the suddenly empty room in front of him, Yuto slightly closed his eyes, adjusted his mood a bit, and then began his document review work.
Although he didn't know what kind of role he was playing in this so-called "event plot", he believed that the sense of presence he had given at the beginning of this task was already strong enough, which would lead Lumine to definitely seek him out again after getting some information.
However... this plot seemed to appear because of his presence, and he didn't seem to have received a script like before.
"Looking at it this way, the difficulty seems a bit higher than before, but... it's still alright."
Yuto shrugged, seemingly indifferent to this inevitable outcome, and then calmly began to review the documents.
However, before he could finish writing a few complete revision suggestions, a rather hurried sound of footsteps appeared in the corridor.
Bang—
The door to Yuto's office was pushed open mercilessly, and a purple figure appeared at his desk almost instantly.
"Lyney is looking for us, it concerns the 'sluice gate' and the Vanguard."
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