[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

If God gave Chloe another chance, she would definitely not choose Wednesday when she suddenly had the idea of ​​meeting her dear pen pal in person.

The time constraints meant she had no time to go to a tailor shop to order a new dress, so she could only dig out old clothes she had bought a long time ago.

Luckily it fits.

Before leaving the house, Chloe looked at herself in the mirror again and again, finally making sure that everything was perfect and that she would definitely not make the same mistake as she did last time when she accidentally forgot to remove the pins that fastened her clothes and ended up pricking herself.

The pet sea otter tilted its head and rubbed its face at her feet, but she picked it up and gave it a rough hug.

This behavior obviously eased her nervousness and made Chloe look much better. She put the otter back to its original place with a pleasant face: "Okay, I'm going out now. You have to behave yourself at home alone!"

The little sea otter whimpered twice, as if to say "go, go".

Chloe finally felt relieved to go out.

Everything went incredibly smoothly today, except for the fact that she accidentally stepped into a puddle on her way out, which took her some time to clean up. But in the end, she managed to arrive ten minutes early.

It’s just that the coffee shop looks a little strange today. It should be the busiest time at this time in the past, but why is there only one person sitting in the corner besides her who just arrived?

Chloe looked at the empty seats in "Café Luze" in bewilderment.

But she was not a nosy person. She just glanced at the person with his back to her and then chose a seat to sit down.

But just as she sat down, the man seemed to have heard the noise and turned around to look at her.

Chloe, who happened to look up, met those beautiful upturned light purple eyes directly.

Both of them were stunned, but Chloe's response was to quickly lower her head and pretend nothing had happened, while the other guy stood up and walked towards her.

It’s over, it’s over. Could it be that she has offended some difficult guy?

Chloe felt that she finally understood why there was no one in the huge coffee shop. They must have been scared away!
She couldn't help but pray desperately in her heart that he wasn't looking for her, but this couldn't stop the man from getting closer and closer to her, and he even sat directly opposite her in the end.

The hands under the table instantly clenched into a ball.

Before Chloe could figure out how she was going to beg for mercy later, the man spoke, but his tone was more humble than she had expected: "I'm sorry, did I scare you, Ms. Chloe?"

Chloe had only heard her addressed as "Madam" from one person.

After all, the people of Fontaine are now obsessed with opera and love to have fun. They are not as particular about their daily lives as they were hundreds of years ago. This way of addressing is only used by some elderly people, and her pen pal who speaks like an old-fashioned person -

"TaTa!?" Chloe's pupils shook on the spot and she directly called out the signature of her pen pal.

The man's expression finally seemed to soften a little, and he nodded: "It's me."

Chloe was confused.

To be fair, the man in front of her was really handsome. Although it was not appropriate to use this word to describe him, it was the only word she could think of at the moment.

The man was very tall, with a slender and upright figure, and his eyebrows and eyes had a cold and aloof look, as if he was born with a kind of cold and noble aura like pure water.

Chloe was initially intimidated by this aura and thought that he was not someone who could be easily messed with. But now that his expression had softened, all that remained was the amazement at his appearance.

Oh no, my heartbeat seems to be speeding up!

"Ms. Chloe?"

It wasn't until the man spoke again that Chloe woke up from this dreamlike feeling.

"Sorry, I was distracted!" she apologized quickly.

The man's hurried behavior seemed to tickle her funny bone, and Chloe noticed that the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

But he soon realized that his behavior was inappropriate. He lowered his head slightly and restrained his smile. He raised his right hand and brushed a strand of silver hair hanging from his temple behind his ear, looking quite embarrassed.

In short, this contact completely destroyed Chloe's initial impression of him as being very cold, and his serious look suddenly seemed to become dull.

She somewhat regained the feeling she had when she first communicated with that pen pal who spoke meticulously.

Chloe couldn't help but become bolder and took the initiative to talk to him, but she didn't know how to address him when she opened her mouth, so she could only shout: "TaTa - can I call you that?"

Although it was a little strange, the long silver hair with blue highlights did make him look like a cute sea otter, exactly like the one in her home. This was probably why he used this as his signature, right?

Chloe's thoughts were all over the place, but she didn't forget to continue after the man nodded: "Would you like to order something? The desserts and coffee in this cafe are very delicious. I come here every week to buy a small cake to take home!"

As a senior dessert lover, this shop totally deserves her ten-star recommendation!

The man seemed to have heard of the reputation of this store, and said, "Then please give me a portion of 'To the Water God'. As for the drink - simple drinking water is ok?"

Um, you don't like coffee?

Chloe began to regret that she had not asked him about his preferences before making an appointment at the coffee shop. In order to make up for this regret, she began to seriously recall the strategy she had prepared last night, and soon found out all the topics for conversation that she had prepared because she was worried about a dull occasion.

But please forgive her dull mind. All the interesting things recently happened were written in the correspondence in the past few days. She could only take out the new workplace problems she encountered and ask him for help. The man was obviously very happy to help her solve these problems, and every point he said was clear and organized.

"That's amazing!" Chloe was amazed. "But it seems that your behavior is totally unlike that of someone from the Court of Proofreading."

People like their Fulu Court are all talking nonsense and passing the buck. How can there be such logical people?

"I'm definitely not from the Court of Compulsion." The man admitted her guess. "I heard about the new policy of the Court of Compulsion and was very interested. I also happened to see the letter you left in the suggestion box, so I took the initiative to write a reply. I'm really sorry."

This was the second time Chloe heard him apologize, and she couldn't help but think: He's so good!
She suddenly wanted to touch the man's hair to see if it was really as soft and smooth as her pet sea otter at home.

Not knowing what outrageous thing she was thinking, the man continued, "And Ms. Chloe is really too kind. In fact, I am not very good at dealing with this kind of thing."

"Huh?" Chloe's eyes widened in shock.

"I learned all these things from a book that teaches language arts. It is said to be a useful book that is highly praised by foreigners. But for some reason, the skills I learned from it are completely ineffective once they are used on me and the people around me." The man looked lonely, as if he felt regretful about it.

Chloe couldn't understand.

She felt that no one would dislike a man who spoke humbly and politely.

But she soon figured out why.

After enjoying dessert, Chloe asked the man what he thought about where to go next, and after getting the answer that it was up to her, she prepared to take him to the Oprykle Opera House.

She had already inquired and knew that the play to be performed this afternoon was a relatively light-hearted and joyful one, perfect for them to watch together.

But just as she stood up and was about to leave, she ran into Officer Meisin who happened to be there to buy coffee.

The petite Meilushin looks very cute as she jumps and skips as she walks.

As a regular customer of "Café Luze" and a civil servant of Fontaine, Chloe had a good relationship with her, so of course she took the initiative to stop and say hello to her.

But when she saw them, Mei Xin's expression was slightly stunned.

Before Chloe could tease her about whether she didn't even recognize herself, she excitedly shouted to the man behind her: "Then Master Villette!"

Chloe: Huh?
She was stunned and began to wonder if she had heard it wrong. She turned back to look at them blankly.

The man half leaned over and greeted Mei Xin in a gentle tone.

However, such greetings did not last long, as Mei Xin had patrol work in the afternoon, so even though he was reluctant, he had no choice but to say goodbye to him.

The man then looked towards Chloe, but he only saw her petrified in place.

"Ms. Chloe?" he asked in confusion.

Chloe finally came back to her senses from the huge blow. She pointed at him and kept saying “you you you” for a long time before finally saying, “Are you Villette? The Supreme Inquisitor?”

Villette looked blank, but responded, "Yes, Ms. Chloe. Don't you know?"

After all, he never intended to hide this matter, and even the handwriting he used in the initial reply was exactly the same as the one he usually used to sign documents.

He thought Chloe should have guessed his identity long ago.

What's more, taking a step back, even if you are not familiar with his handwriting, you will be able to recognize it after seeing him in person, right?

——But Chloe really didn’t recognize him at all.

Even though she and Villette both worked at the Momang Palace, and even if she could walk a short distance from her workstation and turn right she could go directly to his office, Chloe had never seen him before!
The judge, who is always the first to arrive at work and the last to leave, seems to have no desire to be seen by them at all.

Moreover, she was a newcomer to the Court of Compulsion after all, and she would not be in charge of important documents during the cautious period. The ones that could be reviewed by the Inquisitor naturally belonged to this category.

So it wasn't until Mei Xin accidentally revealed it just now that Chloe finally recognized his identity.

But now, she finally understood why she only saw the replied suggestion letters even though she had arrived so early that day, and why there was only one person in the huge coffee shop.

I'm afraid no one can enjoy afternoon tea in the same place with the almighty Supreme Judge without any scruples, right?
Although she chose not to say all these things, Violet could still see the answer from her eyes and expression.

The originally sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy, and small raindrops fell on Chloe's cheeks.

At the same time, she heard the lost voice of the man in front of her -

"I'm sorry, Ms. Chloe..."

(End of this chapter)