Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 943 Reminiscences

After the "guests" had all helped each other leave, Paimon flew to Sue's side.

"Su, you were really full of energy just now! You were like that... that..."

"That kind of aura is even more gangster-like than that of real gangsters," Kong said with a complicated expression.

Why is Su so skilled? Where did she secretly practice in real-world scenarios?

"Eh? Ah... um..." Fearing that Sumishi's "little secret" would be completely exposed, Su stammered and hugged Kong's arm, trying to gloss over this part by acting cute.

Kong reacted strongly by pulling his arm away.

Su: ?!

Seeing the confusion and grievance in the girl's eyes, Kong sighed and took her hand.

Navia and Paimon simultaneously revealed remarkably similar smiles.

After bidding farewell to the Rose Society and leaving the Grey River, the traveler's party once again headed to Navelette's office.

Sue: "Navilette, we're back. How's it going on your end?"

Navelette looked up. "I've just finished reviewing nearly thirty years of files related to Chiara, and so far I haven't found anything particularly interesting."

Paimon looked at the mountain of files and documents piled up beside Villette and said, "How long will it take to find a needle in a haystack like this?"

“Looking for a needle in a haystack…” Navelette pondered for a moment, “Perhaps, we should use that method.”

Navelette led the travelers' party to Lu Jingquan.

As the Water Dragon King, Navelette can sense the emotions and information contained within the water.

Lujingquan is the confluence of many water veins in Fontaine.

"So, Vilette, you're going to search for the answer in the water veins?" Sue said with some concern. "But wouldn't that be very uncomfortable?"

Emotions and memories in water are chaotic, and having your brain filled with irrelevant memories is not a pleasant experience.

Moreover, Navelette was actually very sensitive and delicate, and dwelling on too many emotions would be a kind of wear and tear for him.

Navelette's mind was made up. "More than anything, I cannot bear to see Chiara, or even all of Melusin, in a state of insecurity."

Navelette slammed her cane to the ground, causing ripples of energy to spread through the spring water in the Lu Jing Spring.

The azure light grew brighter and brighter, and Su and Kong, who were blessed by the Water Dragon King, were also drawn into memories.

Like an old, yellowed oil painting, countless figures rush to and fro in the ever-changing light and shadow, the cacophony sound like a piercing buzz.

But soon the picture and sound slowed down and gradually returned to a normal and stable state.

Su and Kong saw the figure of Vilette from the past, as well as a Melusin they had never seen before.

"Thank you for bringing us here, Lord Vilette."

Melusin looked at Fontaine, which was completely different from Haimo Village, with great curiosity. "Fontaine is so prosperous! There are so many things I've never seen before!"

"I understand your excitement, but there's no need for thanks."

Unlike Melousin, Navelette's expression was not happy; instead, it was worried. He warned, "Fontaine also harbors many dangers."

“The safest option would definitely be to stay in the village, but I still wanted to come out for a walk,” Melusin said with a smile. “Besides, this way I can not only repay your kindness, but I also feel like I’ve found a meaning to my existence!”

Navelette was slightly taken aback. "The meaning of existence..."

In fact, he has always been full of questions and confusion about himself, which is why he accepted the invitation to come here and walk into the crowd to find answers.

Time seemed to have passed, and Su saw that Meiluxin, whom she had just met, had changed out of her simple dress and put on Zhuyingting's uniform.

"Carole." Navelette's call made Sue aware of Melusin's name. "How have you been lately?"

“Lady Villette!” Carolie’s smile quickly faded. “To tell you the truth, many people threw stones at us again today, telling us to go back to the village.”

"It hurt so much when the pebble hit my head. I barely managed to hold back my tears."

Upon hearing this, Su almost couldn't help but cry for Caroline.

However, that was just a phantom of the past; she couldn't even hug Caroline.

Navelette: "Carole..."

Navette's eyes were more moist than the sky at that time.

"Ah! Lady Vilette, don't worry about me, I've had many happy things happen to me!"

Carol said excitedly, "I won first place in the marksmanship competition! Even that blockhead who was always so rude to me bowed his head to congratulate me and praised me!"

“You blockhead…you mean Watlin?” Seeing Melusin looking at him expectantly, Navelette, knowing what she wanted, nodded and praised earnestly, “Well done, Carolie.”

"Hehehe~" Caroline skipped and hopped toward her workplace. "Lunch break is almost over! Thank you for visiting me, Lady Navelette. Today is another wonderful day!"

Clouds gather and disperse, and time flows on once more.

When Su and Kong opened their eyes, they found that the scenes in their memories included many blurry-faced Fontaine people.

The elegantly dressed men and women of Fontainebleau glanced at Caroline out of the corner of their eyes and whispered among themselves.

"Monsters... ever since they arrived, all sorts of bizarre cases have been popping up..."

"This race of unknown origin, Vilette actually allowed them to live in Fontaine and even granted them official positions!"

"There must be some interests involved that we can't even imagine!"

“…You bastards!” Su gripped his hands tightly, barely suppressing the urge to shatter these illusions completely.

No, I can't act impulsively; it will affect Navelette, who is currently searching for intelligence.

Caroline stood before the menacing-looking crowd. "We joined the Shadow Chaser's Court and solved many cases... We haven't done anything wrong. And, no one is allowed to speak ill of Lord Vilette!"

"Solve the case?" The leader of the Fontaines gave a mocking smile. "Everyone knows that Vilette is in cahoots with you. You can fabricate as many credits as you want!"

Finding that Caroline was just standing there no matter how angry she was, the henchmen simply picked up pebbles from the ground and threw them at her, yelling, "Melusein, get out of Fontaine!"

With one person taking the lead, a large group immediately followed, and pebbles rained down, piercing through the jade shield and Kong's body, and hitting the dark blue uniform.

Not feeling the expected pain, Carolie couldn't help but open her eyes and lower her arm, only to find a familiar human youth standing in front of her.

The young man glared at the Fontaines with a hostile expression. "You've slandered and attacked members of the Shadow Chaser's Court. If you don't get out of here, we'll take you back for questioning!"

"...Tch!" The bullies, who preyed on the weak and feared the strong, dropped the stones and turned to leave.

Caroline thanked the young man, "Thank you for protecting me, Watlin."

"I didn't protect you at all!" The young man gritted his teeth, seemingly recalling some unpleasant memory, and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Is Fontaine really that good to you? Why would you rather endure insults and risk getting injured to stay here?"

“Because Melousin is also a member of Fontaine,” Carole said earnestly.

“I know that many people believe that Melusin was born in a land of disaster, so it must be very dangerous!”

"But this means we need to prove ourselves even more through our actions, and I will work even harder!"

Watling shook his head. "Some prejudices are indelible, no matter how hard you try."

Caroline shook her head, "That's just because there hasn't been enough time and we haven't tried hard enough."

"I don't know how much longer it will take for everyone in Fontaine to accept Meluxin, but we can do our best to try."

"Like Watling, you didn't like me at first, did you? But now we're friends! Hmm... we're friends, right?"

"...Hmph!" The young man pulled down his hat brim. "Let's go, I'll take you back."