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

"Good afternoon, Lady Aina."

As Aina entered the Momang Palace, the guards inside immediately greeted her.

"Where is Lady Funina?"

"She's in the study and hasn't come out all day."

"Well, I see."

Aina nodded and walked towards the study.

As Fontaine's highest administrative official, she could go in to find Funina without needing to be notified.

Just as I reached the door, raised my hand, and was about to knock, I suddenly heard a voice coming from inside.

"What?! Fucarus, the wedding ceremony you chose is too old-fashioned, and the venue setup is terrible too. I reject it in the name of the water god!"

“Yours is too weird. Who holds a wedding in a courtroom and then gets sentenced to life imprisonment? If Ryder knew you were doing this, he would definitely run away.”

"Then just don't let him know!"

"The problem isn't here, it's... shh."

"Ok??"

Outside the door, Aina paused for a moment, hesitated, and then knocked.

"Coming, coming~" Funina's energetic voice rang out. After a while, the study door opened, and her head peeked out from the crack. "Hmm? Aina, what's up?"

Aina's gaze unconsciously drifted towards the study.

"Lady Furina, were you... alone inside just now?"

“Yes, now leave.” Funina opened the door. “Is there anyone else inside? Just me.”

"ha..."

Aina thought to herself, "You're chatting so enthusiastically all by yourself?"

One minute it's Funina, the next it's Fucaros... Well, after all, this is Lady Funina. It's not surprising that she does some strange things, even if she locks herself in a room and acts like a schizophrenic... right?

Lord Ryder, please come back and take care of her.

"Lady Funina, I need to verify with you about the funds requested by Momang Palace," Aina explained her purpose.

"funds?"

Regarding the wedding banquet...

"Ahhh! Wait a minute—"

boom! !

The study door was closed again.

Aina: "?"

No, Lady Funina, you haven't even seen it yet...

"Hey, Fukaros, the funding approval has been submitted, and Aina is asking about it!"

"I can hear you, and you idiot, you don't need to speak so loudly, just think it in your heart."

"Oh...what? I'm not stupid! I'm talking about how to talk to..."

"If you're not stupid, you should keep it to yourself, instead of saying it out loud!"

"..."

"..."

The study door opened again.

"Ahem~ Um... Aina, don't ask too many questions about the wedding funding approval. I can't explain this to you too clearly. Those who know, know. It's a complicated matter, and I can't explain it to those who don't." Funina said with a light cough.

Aina: "?"

"I already told you, all you need to do is sign and pay." Funina said earnestly, "Understand? Get it? Know it? Paying the money is a big deal!"

"That's...okay."

After thinking about it, Aina agreed.

Her intuition told her that Funina was up to something again, but it was best not to get involved.

"Lady Furina, although I don't know what you're planning, we're still on an expedition, and every penny should be spent wisely... Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, I promise it'll only happen this once!"

"There's no need for you to make any promises."

Having a capricious deity can be a real headache, but this deity is also truly protecting her people. The water goddess Funina deserves to be loved by the people of Fontaine.

"Whoo~"

After Aina left, Funina closed the door and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"How did I do just now? She didn't suspect anything, did she?"

"Does this matter?" Fukalos reappeared in the room. "Aside from Ryder and the others, most people wouldn't think that there are two water goddesses. She would just think that you're acting crazy again."

Funina retorted, "What do you mean 'again'? It's because you're always hiding your true colors; you don't look like a good person at all."

Fukalos paused, thinking that if he hadn't concealed himself, Fontaine would have been in chaos long ago if the two of them had appeared at the same time. He had been impersonating the water god for five hundred years, and if this crime had been brought to trial, he would have been sentenced to life imprisonment at the very least.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. The funds are in place, let's decide on the wedding ceremony quickly."

"Fukaros urged."

Having failed to gain any advantage in the chaotic battle for Ryder, the current situation is clearly unfavorable for Fontaine. After all, among the various nations, Mondstadt has Iris, Inazuma has the Raiden sisters, and Sumeru has the Great Tree of Compassion and the Flower Goddess, all of whom have a precarious relationship with Ryder.

Even in Liyue, there's an old man with whom he drinks and listens to music all day long. Their relationship is incredibly good, and he's even left his wife at home.

So Fucarus came up with a terrible idea.

Last year, when the prophecy of Fontaine was resolved, she issued an order to hold a wedding with Ryder. However, the wedding could not proceed because Ryder ran away and the Great Tree King interfered.

Isn't now the perfect time?

At least she and Funina have reached a temporary strategic agreement, and they won't stab each other in the back. True friends are for life, not just superficial.

Moreover, they are not only good sisters, but you could even say they are the same person.

After hearing the suggestion, Funina immediately indicated that Fukaros agreed.

Fukalos also indicated that Furina had agreed.

Congratulations, congratulations.

"I think..."

Funina took out her notebook and began planning her life's most important events.

...

...

"Going to Fontainebleau to participate in the Festival of Ten Thousand Laws?"

Liyue.

Heyu Teahouse.

Su Chen looked at Ying beside him, somewhat puzzled: "When did you guys become interested in these kinds of festivals?"

“Of course I’m interested in festivals!” Paimon immediately said. “You don’t know how noisy Fontaine was recently. They were talking about Mondstadt’s Thousand Winds Festival, Liyue’s Lantern Festival, and Inazuma’s Dragon King Festival. They were all very lively. Fontaine’s festivals were a bit quiet. So they said they would make this year’s festival even more grand.”

"Really?" Su Chen thought to himself, "This festival doesn't really suit them."

"Yes, it's true! If you don't believe me, Su Chen, come with us to Fontainebleau and you'll see."

"Forget it." Su Chen waved his hand. "I'm not interested in that thing."

Ying said, "Furina is still looking forward to you attending the festival with her. You've been away from Fontaine for so long and haven't gone back. You heartless man."

Su Chen: "???"

Paimon said, "You heartless man."

Ying said, "I'm not responsible."

Paimon said, "An irresponsible, faithless man."

It's hard, the fist is hard.

However, on the other hand, I haven't been back to see it since I escaped from Fontainebleau last time.

The problem has now been resolved. Although the rampant abyssal monsters still exist, with more and more qualified individuals appearing and the benefits of civilizational leaps gradually becoming apparent, resolving the abyss is only a matter of time.

So now he can completely be a hands-off manager... well, even if he doesn't want to be, there's nothing he can do, after all, the template is sealed. Now he's just an ordinary retired old man, spending his days strolling around with Zhongli.

Nothing to do today, just listen to music.

It was only thanks to his teleportation ability that he was still usable; otherwise, given his status as a great swordsman, if he had been caught by those goddesses, he would have been subjected to a brutal and inhumane exploitation.

There's nothing we can do, we just can't beat them!

Su Chen finally understood a principle: force can be used, but it cannot be absent.

"Su Chen, Su Chen, let's go together~" Paimon blinked and said.

"Why are you smiling so slyly?" Su Chen asked.

"No way! I was being completely sincere, okay?" Paimon put his hands on his hips, seemingly oblivious to the existence of an opponent.

"Um..."

Su Chen pondered for a moment. Fu Ningna was an ordinary person and posed no threat to him. As for Fu Carlos, he had saved that guy's life, and with Vilette there at the crucial moment, he should be quite safe.

"By the way, how did you know I was here?" Su Chen asked the two of them.

For some reason, he now needs to hide for a while. Although he can't use templates, Teyvat is so big that no one will know if he hides in this teahouse listening to music.

“Zhongli told us,” Ying answered truthfully. “We were planning to go to Fontainebleau, so we came to ask you.”

"I see."

Su Chen was relieved.