Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

“Lord Ryder, what would you like to see? I can show you,” Clarind said.

"I've seen it." Su Chen chuckled. "What about Aina?"

"Lady Aina has something to attend to, so I'll take care of order here. The performance is about to begin, and Lady Funina should be here soon as well."

As they were talking, a commotion came from backstage at the theater, and Linni's voice could be faintly heard, clearly indicating preparations for the magic show.

As we all know, besides the magician's misleading techniques, props are key to the success of a magic trick.

Without props, a magician is like someone who has lost an arm.

Of course, the fun of magic shows lies in the presentation on stage, not in the hidden techniques. As long as the audience finds it enjoyable, then it's a success.

Su Chen didn't go over. He followed Clarind out of the theater. By this time, the area outside was already crowded with people. With a quick glance, he saw several familiar figures—Navia from Baisong Town, Ramsey and others from the Sumeru Messenger Group, and an old drunkard hiding in a corner who glanced at him and grinned when their eyes met.

"It's started, it's started!"

Ticket checking and entry to the theater has begun.

The waiting people excitedly rushed towards the entrance.

biubiu~

A head popped out from around the corner on the second floor of the theater; it was Funina.

"Why are you hiding here? Aren't you going in?" Su Chen walked up the stairs.

“I am the God of Water, how could I possibly squeeze in from the front like my subjects... Follow me.”

Fu Ningna pulled Su Chen up to the second floor, turned a few corners, and came downstairs. They arrived at her reserved seat, the VIP section of the opera house.

From this angle, you can have a perfect view of the audience and the stage, but there's only one seat available. Funina said insincerely, "Ryder, please sit down."

Su Chen said, "I'll sit down," and Funina quickly plopped down on him.

“I am the water god. Wouldn’t it be strange if I sat while you stood?” the girl said matter-of-factly. “I’ll let you sit when no one is around.”

Su Chen chuckled and turned to look down. At this moment, the audience entered the venue one after another and took their seats. Many of them looked up at him. There was no such thing as 'gods cannot be looked at directly' in Fontaine. Lady Funina was the center of attention wherever she went.

"Huh? Isn't that Ryder?"

"Seems to be."

Why is he standing there?

"It seems that Lady Funina is to accompany him on this trial."

"Waaaaah~ Why am I standing next to Lady Funina?"

“Damn it, I’m not envious at all, I just want to cry.”

"Sir, what do you mean by Ryder and Lady Furina?" the boy in green asked.

"You've just arrived in Fontainebleau, haven't you?"

"Yeah."

"Lady Funina...blah blah blah, ten thousand words, understand?"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Wendy exclaimed. "What about Ryder?"

"Ryder is...blah blah blah a hundred words, understand?"

Wendy understood.

Because it appeared suddenly, the people of Fontaine were completely bewildered. How did Lady Funina suddenly gain an envoy?

Wendy was even more confused. Socrates had gone to be a messenger for the water god?

"Wait, wait... Could it be that Mother has taken a liking to this water god?" Wendy stroked his chin. "If that's the case, should we tell Alice?"

Wendy quickly dismissed the idea.

If he told Alice, he would not only gain nothing, but he would also likely be beaten by his mother.

Conversely...hehe~

Mother, you don't want Alice to know about your meeting with the Water God, do you?

Reimbursement for bills from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce? I, Lainer, will handle that!

Just then, a gaze fell upon him from above.

Wendy quickly sat up straight, pretending to be serious and expectant as she looked at the stage, singing praises to the water god like every Fontainebleau resident, waiting for the performance.

...

"Su Chen is standing on it."

Ying and Paimon were already in their positions at the very front row of the stage.

Sitting next to them was Navelette.

Although they had already met, they still didn't know what to talk about when they sat together. The awkwardness even made it difficult for the two of them to have a conversation. Paimon found a topic and saw Su Chen with Funina.

Ying also turned her head and glanced at it.

Then they noticed that Navelette was also staring at them.

"Is the Su Chen you're talking about him?" Navelette suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Paimon turned around. "Oh, it's him. But he's called Ryder now. We don't know why. That's what the water god calls him."

“Ryder... um…”

Navelette recalled the time he had recently rehearsed lines with Frynn, who kept repeating "Led, rid, rid" until he was nearly driven mad.

But the name Ryder did indeed evoke some vague memories for Villette, and seeing Su Chen now made those memories even clearer.

Besides, for some reason, he felt a strange sense of oppression when he looked at Su Chen.

It has nothing to do with strength, but rather a kind of oppression of the soul.

At this moment, noticing the three people's gazes, Su Chen also looked over and smiled and nodded at Vilette.

"Who was he smiling at just now?" Paimon scratched his head.

Ying turned to look at Navelette.

The latter looked thoughtful.

What's going on? That look just now reminded Vilette of the expression a human father had seen looking at his child.

"He knows me," Shui Long thought to himself.

Not only do we know each other, we're very familiar with each other.

As I pondered, the stage lights went out.

The entire theater fell silent instantly.

This is a rule at the Opiclie Opera House: when a trial or performance begins, silence must be maintained. Except for stage interaction or necessary speech, any behavior deemed disruptive will be punished by law.

On stage, Linni emerged from the shadows outside the lights.

"It's started, it's started!"

Funina tugged at Su Chen's sleeve, her face full of excitement.

Su Chen was speechless: "My eyes aren't blind, I'm watching. Besides, this isn't your first time watching magic, why are you so excited?"

Funina pouted, "How can that be the same? This is the first time we've watched it together. You were always busy before, and you've hardly ever been to the opera house."

Su Chen thought about it and realized it was true.

But looking at Funina's expression, I can't believe how cute she is!

"Look, look."

Su Chen said.

Just like the magic shows he had seen before, Linnie performed various small magic tricks while chatting and laughing. A good magician, in addition to having fast hands and good skills, must also know how to guide the audience's attention, or in professional terms, 'misdirection'.

Clearly, Linni has already achieved a very high level of expertise in this area.

No wonder it's so popular.

"Ha~ The audience these days is really something. They're used to ordinary magic tricks. Looks like I'll have to bring out some of my best skills." On stage, Linnie released a dove from his hat. The dove flew into the air, and at the same time, a huge water tank landed on the stage, with his sister Linette sitting on it.

The next part of the performance involved turning Lynette into foam and escaping from a sealed water tank.

Unlike the previous petty tricks, this was clearly a grand spectacle that would shock everyone.

"Oh my! Is that really possible?" Furnessa's eyes widened. "Ryder, how can he conjure people out of the box?"

Su Chen shrugged: "How would I know? I'm not a magician."

It's highly likely that this is achieved through visual effects, since spotlights are used on the stage, and areas that aren't illuminated appear particularly dark. The refraction of light through the glass and water, combined with the concealment of the dark areas, should be enough to achieve the desired effect with a little more work on the water tank.

Well, the above speculation is pure nonsense. If Su Chen were to perform, he would probably break through the void and tear through space to come out from inside. The performance would definitely be amazing.

While he was lost in thought, Lynette had already fallen into the water tank.

It must be said that she was quite mature in cooperating with Lin Ni's performance. Her panicked expression of being trapped in the water was very lifelike. Suddenly, a large amount of foam rushed out of the water tank and quickly filled the tank, blocking the entire view. This time was not long, only about four or five seconds. When the foam dissipated, only a set of clothes fell into the water.

Wow! ~

A large number of spectators stood up.

"Wow! How amazing! Ryder, look! Ryder, look!" Funina stood up, her eyes wide.

This behavior is entirely instinctive.

She's so cute, but could you please stop shaking me like that? Su Chen's lips twitched slightly. The feeling of a little girl insisting on showing a surprising scene to the person next to her made him both amused and helpless.

When Lynette emerged from the shadows of the stage, Lynette laughed and said, "Haha! Everyone, how was the performance? Were you satisfied?"

A chorus of "That was fantastic!" erupted from the audience.

"Really? That's wonderful! But since Lady Funina personally gave me instructions for performing at the All-Law Festival, I'm under a lot of pressure. So I came up with an even more amazing magic trick overnight. Would you all like to see it?"

"Want to see it!"

"Mr. Linni, let's get started!"

The audience was in high spirits.

"Haha~ Let's begin."