Time rewound two minutes.
Perhaps because the lighting was relatively dim, and Mr. Yuto wore a Shadow Hunter's mask, the audience below the stage didn't seem to recognize him.
But this level of disguise was almost non-existent for those who had close contact with him.
Not to mention Furina and Neuvillette, who had been with Mr. Yuto for over four hundred years, even Gan Yu and Lumine, who had not spent much time with him.
As a Qilin, Gan Yu possessed her own unique skill in recognizing people.
At first, she didn't recognize the person on stage as Mr. Yuto, but as soon as he spoke... she knew who was behind that mask.
Her spirited red eyes blinked slightly, revealing a hint of surprise, then she murmured softly:
"I didn't expect... Mr. Yuto to be involved in music as well..."
"Hmm... I wonder if Cloud Retainer could also get along with him?"
Gan Yu tilted her head, and a scene of Mr. Yuto and Cloud Retainer discussing the Dao seemed to appear in her mind, then she quickly shook her small head.
"But as the Assistant Administrator of Fontaine, Mr. Yuto shouldn't be able to leave Fontaine, right?"
However, what Gan Yu didn't know was... her thoughts and the thoughts previously held by a certain blonde who couldn't move when she saw a blue exclamation mark had... coincided.
She looked at the familiar figure on stage, and a hint of understanding appeared in her golden eyes.
Apart from Mr. Yuto, who had received Boethius's memories, no one could perform more like Boethius, including the emotions in those singing parts.
Lumine tilted her head slightly, looking at Paimon, who was excitedly clapping beside her, and sighed softly.
It seemed someone didn't recognize him, but it didn't really matter.
After all... she was just an external vocal organ, and she was the main subject of thought.
Simply put, as long as she recognized him, whether Paimon did or not... it didn't matter.
"I really didn't expect... the gentle yet dignified Assistant Administrator to be able to sing. I wonder if his singing can make a Whopperflower appear."
Lumine gently shook her head, planning to ask Mr. Yuto about it if she had the chance later.
Some people were listening to the music, some were savoring Boethius's journey of comeback, and some... were simply looking at the figure on stage.
Yes, I'm talking about Furina.
For Furina herself, the fact that Mr. Yuto could sing was not surprising, after all, during the more than ten years when he wasn't fully busy...
He would stay in the Opera House whenever he had free time.
Of course, even after Mr. Yuto became truly busy, he would still take advantage of his free time to go to the Opera House to watch performances.
However... with the development of Fontaine and the passage of time, he had less and less time to relax.
Coupled with Cares's impact on him, he didn't go to the Opera House much anymore.
"It's nice to see you on this stage..."
A smile appeared on Furina's face, and a hint of tenderness flowed from her beautiful heterochromatic eyes.
For her... nothing was more joyful than seeing him.
"After his performance, let's go back. Just don't let him worry."
As for Neuvillette... he quietly watched from the audience, savoring the emotions that came from humans.
"A non-human essence, a human appearance, yet able to express the same emotions as humans... I'll ask him again next time..."
Neuvillette gently shook his head, quietly leaving the Opera House amidst the applause.
Tonight's Fontaine Opera viewing greatly benefited him. He needed to organize those emotions that were important to him, which would be very helpful for him to understand his own essence.
...
Mr. Yuto knew very well that the resonance between him and Boethius was not accidental.
From beginning to end, Boethius believed in the grand vision planned by Remus, a golden age where everyone could live carefree.
And what he believed in was the "Hydro Archon" who danced alone in the darkness for five hundred years.
She was not a God; she was a person, an ordinary person.
Her will was naturally not as firm as a God's, but she accomplished it, so... she should be called a "God."
One was a Great Tuner who believed in the will of God, and the other was an Assistant Administrator who believed in the will of God...
"Both are people of high status, both are closely related to God, so it's not surprising that they resonate."
Mr. Yuto gently shook his head and then walked towards the lounge backstage of the Opera House, planning to rest for a while before returning to Palais Mermonia.
"I wonder if Furina noticed... She must have noticed, right?"
Mr. Yuto leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes slightly, rested for a while, and then got up and left the Opera House.
The end of this matter tonight not only meant the end of the event but also the impending disaster.
For Mr. Yuto, Teyvat was a real existence, not a game.
The "Tidal Surge" caused by the Star-Devouring Whale would not pause after the confrontation with Arlecchino, like in a game, waiting for forty-two days and a version update for the next part to be released.
So he had to be prepared to rush to the Opera House for Judgment and confront that blonde after rescuing people from Bai Song Town.
Thinking of this, Mr. Yuto sighed slightly, then quickened his steps to leave the Opera House.
...
After returning to Palais Mermonia, Mr. Yuto first knocked on Furina's door and asked softly:
"Furina? Are you in your room?"
Almost as soon as he spoke, Furina opened her door.
That cute silvery-white ahoge, along with the girl's somewhat puzzled face, appeared before Mr. Yuto.
"Hmm? Yuto, what's wrong?"
Furina tilted her head, asking somewhat confusedly.
Looking at the cute girl in front of him, a smile appeared on Mr. Yuto's face, and he involuntarily reached out and ruffled her small head.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you... are you satisfied with today's performance?"
"Mm~ Of course I'm satisfied. The abundant emotional rendering, the sufficiently magnificent scenes, these are all points worthy of praise."
Furina said as a matter of course.
However... there was one sentence she didn't say.
She would never say something like, "Because you participated, I'm very satisfied."
At least not now.
Mr. Yuto looked at the girl with flushed cheeks in front of him, and a gentle look involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
As long as her mental state was good... that was enough.
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