Yes, Lady Funina!

But whether it's Fryna or Fucarus, it's already his form, so does appearance still matter?

They are fearless because they have nothing to fear.

Therefore, in response to Fukaros's teasing, Richard simply smiled and said, "Yes, we can talk about the details separately later."

February bonus chapter statistics & leave requests

The title suggests calculating how many words are missing.

The statistics for the bounty last month are as follows:

Monthly ticket 3318

Recommended votes: 31395

Reward 60856

Blade 1703

Data for this book up to date:

Monthly ticket: 3856

Recommended votes: 38230

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According to the bonus chapter rules: 100 monthly votes, 2 bonus words; 2 recommendation votes, 2 bonus words; 1 cat coins as a reward, 2 bonus words; 100 blades as a reward, 2 bonus words.

上个月欠下的字数为：（5+3+3+1）*2000=24000

The extra 30000 words were added last month.

The total amount still owed is: 48000 + 24000 - 30000 = 42000 words.

This is the last month's bonus chapter offer, which ends on April 1st.

I promise to finish writing all the words I owe before the book is completed. The story is already more than halfway through, with about 500,000 words left. It's mainly erotic with a secondary focus on the plot. I recommend following along to avoid missing any chapters.

Chapter 168 Curiosity Killed the Cat

Funina seemed to be hesitant, but Richard dismissed her idea with just one sentence.

"Furina, you'd better think this through. If you really want to leave, then all your current benefits will be canceled."

"treatment?"

"For example, the right to reside in Mo Mang Palace, with an unlimited monthly reimbursement limit, and an uninterrupted supply of three meals a day plus afternoon tea snacks..."

"Hmm..." Funina pouted. Well, it did sound a bit of a pity, but that wasn't really the key point.

After all, she only resigned, not left with nothing. Unlike the Anemo and Geo gods next door who didn't have a single Mora in their pockets.

She has quite a lot of savings; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her "Master Funina."

Richard saw through Funina's thoughts and knew that Funina didn't actually lack Mora, so he directly pointed out the most crucial point.

"Clorind will no longer be your secretary, and she won't be able to protect you as closely as she does now."

"Okay, okay, I'll stay." Upon realizing that her safety was not guaranteed, Funina immediately compromised.

However, she then realized that the prophecy crisis was over, and she had given away the Heart of the Water God. Who would want to harm her now?

Besides, even if someone really wanted to harm her, didn't she still have the ring Richard gave her?

However, Richard had foreseen this early on, and upon hearing that Funina had agreed to stay, he smiled and said, "That's great, then I can see Funina more often in the future."

In this way, Richard's words were interpreted by Funina as, "He wants to be with me."

In an instant, a faint blush spread across Funina's fair cheeks. The best way to deal with a girl like Funina, who is both cute and a little arrogant, is to be direct.

You must know that sincerity is the ultimate weapon.

Of course, this ultimate move is a combo attack, so if you only have one True Essence, it's best not to use it and embarrass yourself.

Fukaros saw everything clearly from the sidelines; as the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

'Isn't this like him flirting with me right in front of me?' Fukalos thought to himself.

Fukaros didn't say this directly, partly because he considered that Funina was shy, and partly because he was worried that Richard would give her another physical examination.

Moreover, given Furina's intelligence, she could easily see that Richard's discussion was simply a matter of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive.

If Funina doesn't like Richard, even Richard's eloquent words won't cause Funina any emotional fluctuation.

Talking too much will only annoy her, and she'll either go take a shower or go to sleep.

After that, there's only one word of truth—'Oh'.

The subsequent arrangements were much simpler: Furina would retain her position as 'Minister of Administration', while Fukaros would step into the limelight.

However, it doesn't mean replacing Funina as the water goddess, but rather sharing the position with Funina.

The official explanation is that the water goddess of Fontaine was never just Funina. Her demon goddess, Fukaros, is an extremely rare twin demon goddess. However, unlike the twin demon goddess sisters of Inazuma, she and Funina are even closer, being twins in one body.

Being both a god and a human, they are essentially human beings.

The people of Fontainebleau naturally believed this explanation; they had no choice but to believe it. After all, Funina and Fukaros looked exactly alike, and no one would believe they weren't twin demon gods.

Moreover, the right to interpret has always been in the hands of Fukaros, who can interpret it however he wants, and no one would be so foolish as to offend the water god.

Moreover, this means Fontaine has two water gods, one more than other countries. Although it's unknown whether their combat strength has increased, just hearing about it is enough to boost morale.

After all, look at this, Liyue next door has lost even its gods, while they have gained one more and even successfully weathered the prophecy crisis. What does it mean to have double happiness? This is it.

Just as everyone in Fontaine was overjoyed at having overcome the crisis, Furina encountered a problem with the accommodation arrangements for Fucaros.

Some people might think that it would be better to just arrange it on the top floor of the Mo Mang Palace. After all, there are so many rooms in the Water God's palace, what's there to hesitate about?

If only it were that simple. According to Funina's original plan, she would give the master bedroom she was currently living in to Fukalos, and she would move to the second bedroom.

After all, in her opinion, Fucarus was the true water goddess, and the master bedroom should naturally be hers to live in.

However, Fukaros said there was no need to go through all that trouble. She wasn't picky about where she lived; after all, if she were, she wouldn't have lived in the Prophecy Machine for five hundred years.

Fukaros then chose a room nearby, which happened to be Richard's 'private room'.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this room?" Fukalos asked, noticing Funina's hesitant expression.

“There’s no problem, it’s just that someone has stayed in this room before…” Funina said.

Although it was supposed to be Richard's 'private room,' Richard had actually only stayed there a few times. The reason why Funina hesitated was not only because Richard had stayed there, but also because Funina used it as a sanatorium.

Whenever I have insomnia, I come to this room to sleep, and the therapeutic effect is quite remarkable.

According to Funina's original plan, she was actually going to give the master bedroom to Fukaros and move in herself, but she didn't expect that Fukaros also seemed to have taken a liking to this place.

Compared to Funina, Fucaros chose this house for a simple reason: it was close to Funina's room, and although it was a secondary bedroom, the furnishings were almost the same as the master bedroom.

And for some reason, this room gave Fukaros a strange sense of familiarity, a kind of soul-deep connection; returning here felt like returning home.

Therefore, Fucarus quickly made a decision to stay here.

As for what Funina said about someone having stayed there, Fukaros didn't care at all. After all, it was a guest room, and it was normal for someone to have stayed there before. As long as everything was cleaned up, that was fine.

As Fukalos pondered this, she opened the wardrobe, where a complete set of men's pajamas came into view.

Fukalos: ?

Men's pajamas, and you can even stay overnight at Funina's...

"Furina, you said someone used to live here. Could that person be Richard?"

"……Yes."

"No wonder." Fukaros nodded, finally understanding why she felt a strange sense of familiarity with this place.

After all, she and Richard were soulmates, and they were very familiar with each other's auras. The places Richard had lived would leave some traces, which others might not be able to detect, but Fukaros would be able to sense them to some extent.

While it might not be immediately noticeable, it at least gives you a sense of déjà vu.

Fukalos closed the wardrobe without taking out the men's pajamas inside. She looked at Funina again and said, "Since it's Richard's room, I'll pick another one."

After all, Richard can hardly be considered a guest. Given the current progress between Richard and Funina, he will likely stay at our house quite often in the future. Therefore, we should reserve this room for Richard.

Faced with Fukaros's understanding, Funina breathed a sigh of relief; at least her 'sanatorium' was saved... Wait, now that Fukaros is staying here, how am I supposed to spend the night in this room from now on?

It was saved, but not completely.

It was only then that Fulina realized that she was no longer living alone; she had a roommate, and that roommate was another version of herself.

"But speaking of which, Richard is actually quite girly? Even his pillows are pink..." Fukalos remarked casually, glancing at the conspicuous pink pillow on the headboard.

"Wait..." Furina saw Fukalos walk to the bedside, seemingly to confirm Richard's girlish heart, and was about to stop him.

But then she saw Fukaroston stop, and then she picked up a long, thin white hair with two fingers and looked at Funina with a strange expression.

As is well known, Richard has a thick head of jet-black hair, the length of which is within the normal range for men.

As for whose slender white hair Fukaros held, that was, there's no need to elaborate.

In the water god's chambers on the top floor of the Mo Mang Palace, there were only two people with white hair: one was Funina, and the other was Fukalos.

This was Fukaros's first time in this room, and the long white hair that had been lying on the bed for who knows how long could obviously not be hers.

"Have you... gotten to this point?" Fukaros felt that his intelligence might need updating.

She had initially thought about whether she should take some initiative to improve the relationship between Chaf and Fu, but now it seems that she doesn't need to at all. It feels like Funinga can easily handle it all by herself.

“No, that’s not it.” Funina wanted to explain, but in the face of the undeniable facts, any words seemed utterly powerless.

"No need to explain, it's okay, I understand, ha...haha." Fukalos was also a little embarrassed at this moment, the kind of embarrassment a parent feels when they discover their child's sexual life.

When Fryna saw Frucaros's expression, she couldn't hold back any longer. "What did you understand?"

"I had some trouble sleeping because of some things at the time, so..." Funina wanted to explain, but even she herself didn't quite believe it.

In the end, the more she tried to explain, the worse it got. In despair, Funina simply stopped explaining and dragged Fucarus to the side bedroom opposite Richard's house. The space and facilities there were similar to this one, the only difference being that the lighting might not be as good, but it was still top-notch.

In this slightly awkward atmosphere, Fukaros finally settled on her room. Everything in the room was new, so there was no need to buy anything else.

Furthermore, since Funina and Fucaros are exactly the same in appearance and figure, there is no need to buy new clothes. Funina has a lot of clothes that she has never worn, so Fucaros can wear them first.

If Fukaros needs anything later, she can simply procure it herself.

Most importantly, because Fukalos looks exactly like her, when Funina dresses Fukalos, it feels like she is dressing another version of herself, which is a very strange experience.

“Frinina, this is…” Fukaros picked up a piece of cloth and found it very strange. Why was there so little fabric in this garment? It consisted of only two ropes and a triangular piece of cloth.

How am I supposed to wear this?

Seeing this, Funina quickly snatched the garment from Fukaros's hands. It was a gift from Chiori, and even Funina had only worn it once before never daring to wear it again.

This is still too advanced for her at present.

This lingerie is actually a set; what Fukaros is holding is the lower half. The upper half is not much different from the lower half, except that it has an extra piece of triangular fabric...

"These were gifts from others; I don't usually wear these," Funina said, indicating that she wasn't that kind of person and that the clothes were gifts from others, not things she wanted to buy herself.

She's still a fledgling, how could she possibly wear clothes of this level? It's clearly beyond her capabilities.

Funina didn't want to be seen as that kind of strange woman by Fukalos.

"Hmm, what will this outfit look like on someone?" Fukalos was clearly not thinking much about it, but rather curious about how the outfit in Funina's hand would look on someone wearing it.

With so little fabric, it feels like it's the same whether you're wearing it or not.

After hearing Fukaros's words, Funina hesitated for a moment and then pushed the undergarment she was holding forward.

"How about... we give it a try?"

For some reason, Funina was quite curious to see how it would look on Fukaros.

Although Funina herself had worn it before, she only tried it on briefly and was so embarrassed that she hid it away without even looking in the mirror.

Looking back now, it's a bit of a shame that I didn't check how it looked since I'd already put it on.

If Fukaros were willing to give it a try, it wouldn't be a bad idea. In fact, Funina could experience the allure of this lingerie more directly from a third-person perspective.

As the saying goes, "trying it out can lead to death," and Fukalos already regretted it a little when she took the clothes.

Isn't this a bit too open?

Fukalos, seeing Funina staring intently at him, knew he had no choice but to act.