Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 890 A Little Sweetness

Sue and Paimon sat on the sofa in Navelette's reception room, enjoying Navelette's snacks.

Paimon chewed and chewed, "This pastry is obviously a gift from the Melusens to Navelette!"

Madeleine cakes shaped like algae, seashells, and flowers have always been popular with Melusin.

Sue chewed and chewed, "Not necessarily. Maybe it was something Vilette secretly prepared to give to Melusin and the others during her vacation."

Navelette's relationship with Melousin and the others was surprisingly very good!

The Fontaine tabloids even speculated about Navelette's true identity, suggesting that he was actually the only male beauty, Luxen!

Unfortunately, the only male beauty, Lusin, is someone else—Erinas is sleeping soundly in the village of Haimo.

Meanwhile, Navelette and Funina finally finished their business.

The middle-aged man was dismissed from his post and is now subject to a rigorous investigation by Zhu Yingting.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who wanted to take the opportunity to retire, was persuaded to return to his post and was asked to handle the direction of public opinion as soon as possible.

As for the question concerning the Great Sage of Sumeru, Su, the Knight of Destruction...

“No problem at all, everything is fine!” Funina walked over and sat down next to Su. “It’s just a friendly cultural exchange.”

"Our operas in Fontainebleau are very famous. The Great Sage of Mount Sumeru and the Water God of Fontainebleau collaborated on a wonderful performance!"

"Huh?" Paimon roughly understood. "So you mean the pronouncements about judging gods and destroying nations... are being classified as part of a special performance?"

Funina: "That's roughly how it's understood."

Paimon: "Isn't this statement a bit too... too much of an insult to the people of Fontainebleau?"

Funina brought over the aid report and the investigation report. "The most widely accepted explanation among the people of Fontainebleau is that I used all my divine power to finally help everyone overcome the prophecy crisis."

"Another popular theory is that the prophecy of the crisis is false. The judgment of the gods, the pure water people, the destruction of the country, etc., are just a mass hysteria caused by a large flood."

Su: …………

Su rolled her eyes.

Fontaine people...tsk!

Paimon was speechless. "Is this...is this just self-deception, or do they really think that way?"

“It’s not important.” Funina sighed. “Anyway, our principle in solving problems in Fontaine has always been: turn big problems into small problems, and make small problems disappear as soon as possible. As long as the storm can be calmed down as soon as possible, that’s all that matters.”

The situation is already quite good; the real trouble lies with those scheming villains lurking in the shadows.

But she's retiring soon, so Navelette will have to take care of all these things from now on, hahaha!

Furina told Sue and Paimon the good news, "Next, I need to prepare for my retirement."

Su suddenly realized, "Leave the stage?"

As promised by Funina, the water god made a grand and magnificent exit!

“Yes!” Funina nodded.

Besides dealing with the situation of the Foreign Affairs Department and public opinion, she had just been discussing this matter with Navilette.

Next, the Opikley Opera House will host a court banquet, where she will officially retire.

Her first official act as the goddess of water was her inaugural address at the Opiclas Opera House.

Holding a retirement dinner there would be a fitting conclusion to the story, bringing it to a perfect end.

"A royal banquet!" Su clapped her hands. "This feels amazing! It has to be lavish!"

With her arms crossed, Funina confidently declared, "Of course, I guarantee it will be gorgeous!"

Paimon was a little worried. "Fontaine just experienced a major flood, and now they're holding a lavish banquet right away. Won't that cause public discontent?"

Funina smiled slightly, "Don't worry! The expenses for the banquet will be basically covered by the nobles of Fontainebleau!"

The luxurious furnishings used to set the dinner party came partly from the Mo Mang Palace and partly from the nobles' collections.

There will also be a charity auction during the event, featuring items from the banquet's collection. The Mora raised from the auction will be used for disaster relief.

This post-disaster dinner will not only avoid causing discontent, but will also send a message to the public that "the disaster is over and everything is getting better," leading everyone toward a new tomorrow.

"That way there won't be any bad public opinion!" Paimon was relieved, but then a new question arose, "But how is Frynn going to sell the nobles' things to them?"

This doesn't seem legal!

Funina shrugged. "Who told the flood to wash away so many valuable items that the nobles hadn't registered?"

"Then we'll just have to let them spend a lot of Mora to buy back these 'unclaimed items,' just consider it a tax payment that's been overdue for many years."

Su's excitement to see the people of Fontainebleau grow even stronger: "There's bound to be rival families driving up the prices of each other's collections! Looking forward to it!"

Paimon also started looking forward to the court banquet, wondering, "Do I have to wear formal attire for such a formal occasion?"

Some of the outfits Su made for her at Qianzhiwu were too formal for everyday wear, but they would definitely be perfect for an evening banquet!

Funina assumed Paimon was worried about what to wear. "I'll also prepare a formal dress for Paimon and send it over with the invitation."

“Also,” Su, who was quite adept at catching keywords at times, stroked her chin. “Hehe~ that means Funina is going to give me new clothes!”

The slip of the tongue caused Funina to widen her eyes, cover her mouth for two seconds, and then pat Su several times while wailing, "Why did I have to guess? Why did I have to say it! The surprise is all gone!"

“It was clearly Funinna who let it slip…” Although it didn’t hurt, Su, who was innocently slapped, still felt wronged. “And what does it matter if there’s no surprise?”

"I was so happy when I guessed that Funina was going to give me new clothes! I'm so excited when I get them. I'm sure I'll be happy when I finally get them."

"While surprises are nice, the feeling of anticipation and joy that lasts a long time is even better. Thank you, Funina, for the gift!"

Funina looked away from Su, but gently rubbed the spot where Su had just slapped the girl, saying comfortingly, "What, such a sweet talk..."

Paimon silently took another bite of the madeleine cake and chewed away.

It's probably because there was too much sugar in the cupcakes; they were so sweet they hurt her teeth.