The Supreme Archbishop of Fontaine

"Lady Furina, are you worried about Ye?"

Neuvillette, working in the Palais Mermonia, glanced at Furina, who had been lost in thought on the sofa for a while, and spoke calmly.

Furina snapped out of her daze and huffed, "Isn't it natural to be worried? With Ye's personality, who would believe he wouldn't provoke the Raiden Shogun?"

"Ye always has his reasons for what he does, and he rarely acts without certainty. I imagine he has his own thoughts about the Raiden Shogun."

"That's exactly why I agreed to let him go to Inazuma. But… to think Ye wouldn't make a mistake—I can't possibly be that naive, right?"

Neuvillette didn't say more. He didn't know what else to say.

He had worked with Ye and served under Furina for centuries.

Even so, he didn't fully understand either of them.

"Forget it, overthinking won't help."

Furina stretched and perked up.

"I'm so bored. When will I finally get the trial I've been looking forward to?"

Speaking of boredom, it had to be said that Furina hadn't dreamed of Ye in the past few days, which also made her feel bored.

Of course, it wasn't that she liked those kinds of dreams, but… they were quite stress-relieving.

Having a dream at night basically wiped away the stress of the day.

Over the past two years, Furina had felt like she was on the verge of breaking down. Her mind was a mess every day, and she often found herself acting in ways she couldn't explain afterward. Her performances were no longer as flawless as they used to be—but thanks to the stress-relieving dreams of late, Furina felt like she was gradually regaining her composure.

That's why the lack of dreams these past few days had left her feeling overwhelmed.

She couldn't go back to a dreamless life anymore!

"Lady Furina, the Knights of Favonius from Mondstadt have sent us a letter of thanks. It seems your candidate knight and candidate guard captain, Astrea, provided significant assistance during the Stormterror crisis. Are you aware of this?"

Neuvillette held up the letter and asked Furina:

"I've never heard of this Astrea. Who is she?"

"I only found out about her recently."

Furina pouted.

Thinking about it made her angry.

Naturally, she was aware of what had happened in Mondstadt. The sudden appearance of a so-called "Hydro Archon candidate knight" had prompted the intelligence agency to thoroughly investigate and confirm the details with higher-ups.

As for Furina, she had only learned of Astrea's existence through the script Ye had given her.

Although she had performed according to the script without asking questions at the time, it now seemed that Astrea wasn't just a character Ye had made up. She really should have asked more questions back then.

"Ye chose her, so he must have his reasons."

"Of course, I have my reasons."

"…?!"

The voice from the doorway startled Furina, and she turned to look.

Ye pushed the door open and walked in calmly.

"Ye, you're back? So soon?"

"I activated a Teleport Waypoint, bought some pastries, and came back. Of course, it was quick. I haven't finished my business there yet. I was supposed to handle something important today, but due to certain circumstances, it didn't happen. I'll go back tomorrow."

"Ah, I almost forgot you can move through those Teleport Waypoints."

Ye placed the box of pastries on Neuvillette's desk and then took the letter from Mondstadt from his hands.

Diplomacy was Ye's responsibility, but since he had been away recently, the letter had been sent to Neuvillette. Now that he was back, it was only natural for him to handle the reply.

As he looked at the letter, an idea struck him.

Based on Genshin Impact's story progression, after the Liyue arc, it would be time for Fischl's story quest.

What? That's not Fischl's story quest?

I say it is.

Ye had a new idea for Fischl.

So, he asked Baoyu in his mind: "Baoyu, can I turn Fischl into my alternate account?"

Baoyu: "???"

"Give Fischl a second identity, a second personality, and make that second identity my alternate account."

"Think about it. When everyone thinks Fischl is just a chuunibyou, they suddenly discover that everything she says is true—what kind of explosive effect would that have?"

Baoyu: "…Master, are you a genius?"

"So, can it be done?"

"Yes. Popularity is omnipotent. As long as you give me enough popularity, I can give you anything you want. Not just Fischl—if you give me enough popularity, even the Heavenly Principles can become your alternate account."

"Then there's no problem."

With this idea confirmed in his mind, Ye sat down and looked at Furina.

"Lady Furina, I plan to establish contact with the resistance in Inazuma and provide them with support in secret—things like food, weapons, and funds."

"Oh, got it."

Furina replied without a hint of surprise.

"Be careful not to get yourself killed by the Raiden Shogun."

"I know my limits."

Ye wasn't the kind of fool who couldn't recognize the gap in strength.

"By the way, what's the deal with that Astrea?"

"She's the guardian knight and guard captain I chose for you, Lady Furina. At the same time, she's also the first knight of the Holy Knights of the Cathedral, the highest secret organization of the Grand Cathedral of Fontaine—the Knight of Water."

"As the Hydro Archon, I didn't even know Fontaine had such an organization."

"I said it's a secret. It's only natural that it's well-hidden."

"I'm a god, you know."

"To me, gods and humans are equal."

"Fine, do as you please."

Though she had questions, Furina trusted Ye and didn't press further.

"There's one more thing I came back for."

"What is it?"

Ye pulled out a stack of scripts and handed them to Furina.

"Lady Furina, it's time to film the second episode."

Episode 2

Reporting to Lady Furina—

"The Death of the Geo Archon"