Yes, Lady Funina!

Stormterror Dvalin has arrived!

Charlotte quickly pointed the phonograph at the enormous dragon. However, a blue orb of light also appeared on the screen, but unlike Wendy's, this orb was slightly weaker. Through the blue light, one could vaguely see the dragon's entire form.

Dwarin hovered in the air, looking down at the people standing on Star-Picking Cliff as if they were a group of ants.

“It’s you… Now that things have come to this, there’s nothing left to talk about…” Tvalin’s voice was very low, giving the impression that he was enduring great pain.

"Really? Did I see wrong? Your eyes seem to be recalling this piece..." Wendy gently stroked the strings, smoothing out the trembling notes.

"Hmph..." The dragon's tone softened slightly, and a look of reminiscence flashed in its eyes.

"They really can communicate..." Jean looked at the scene before her with a complicated expression, and began to guess Wendy's identity.

Just when everyone thought everything was going in a good direction and that all that was needed was to remove the poisonous blood from Dvalin's back to restore him to normal...

The abyss... has descended.

A mage clad in white robes and wearing a mask with intricate patterns emerged from behind Dvalin, whispering in his ear like a sycophant bewitching a king.

"Don't be fooled by him, poor dragon..."

"He abandoned you long ago..."

"Look, now he's going to deceive you again..."

The Abyss Mage's voice seemed to possess a magical power, causing Dvalin, who had been calmed down, to fall back into a frenzy.

"Barbatos..."

The Stormterror Dragon Dvalin seemed to be trapped in an illusion created by the Abyss Mage. In its eyes, the people of Starcliff became hideous, each holding a weapon, and were hunters who had come to kill it.

"Hate it, be angry!"

"You have become Mond's enemy and there is no turning back!"

The abyss mage placed layer upon layer of shackles on the dragon in the air, and intricate abyssal runes appeared in the void, seemingly cheering for the dragon's rage.

"Are these people here with you—to hunt me down?!"

With a dragon's roar, the Wind Demon Dragon launched an attack on the people at Star-Picking Cliff, and the wind elements in the world also surged at the same time.

Faced with such immense power, the people on Star-Picking Cliff appeared so insignificant.

Funina bit her lip tightly, her face pale, seemingly completely unprepared for this situation.

Am I going to die here?

Suddenly, Funina felt a gentle force from her waist, which pushed her forward a step.

Funina was already trembling with fear, and when Richard pushed her like that, she staggered.

'Richard!' Furness shouted through gritted teeth in her heart.

The dragon in the sky also noticed the little girl who had suddenly stepped forward and let out a roar that sent chills down one's spine.

"Eek!" Funina was so startled that she turned into a white, shrill little bread.

"Lady Funina, it's your turn to perform." Richard's voice traveled with the raging wind to Funina's ears.

Funina: ? ! !

Although Funina was still a little flustered, after hearing Richard's words, she instantly transformed from a white, frightened little bread into a holy goddess, and skillfully assumed a 'praying' posture.

The abyss mage was stunned when he saw Funinna in this pose. What was she doing? Begging for mercy?

However, this thought did not last long, and the Abyss Mage felt himself become light and airy, as if he had turned into light.

No, it really turned into light!

The Abyss Mage stared in horror at the Abyss Magic Array beneath his feet, which, along with his body, was continuously turning into light particles and scattering into the air.

"No... what's going on? My power..." Before the Abyss Mage could finish speaking, he disappeared without a trace, as if an eraser had wiped away the pencil marks on paper.

"Gone?! Gone?!" Paimon stared in disbelief at everything that was happening before his eyes.

"It was erased by a special power, as if it had been 'purified'," Ying said, giving Richard a deep look in the distance.

However, before they could even process what was happening, Ying noticed that Richard's mouth moved, but she didn't hear anything.

Judging from the lip movements, he seems to be saying, 'Lie down'?

What does that mean? Ying was a little confused.

Then they saw Dvalin in the sky seem to have encountered some irresistible force, his wind elemental energy dissipated, and he fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the open ground not far in front of them.

It can be seen from the constantly flapping and struggling dragon wings that falling from the sky was not Dvalin's own intention, but rather that its body simply did not obey its commands.

The body's instincts clashed with its own will, and the instincts clearly prevailed. In addition, it seemed that some other force was being exerted on Dvalin.

Meanwhile, the toxic tumor on its back was constantly disappearing and healing. As the toxic blood was purified, Dvalin's struggles gradually lessened until they stopped completely.

The rage in the dragon's eyes was replaced by tranquility, and it was clear that the Four Winds Guardian had returned.

As the surrounding gale subsided, Fryna opened her eyes, which had been tightly closed in fear, and found Dvalin right in front of her. She shuddered, and the ahoge on her head stood up in fright.

Compared to the enormous dragon's body, Funinna's figure appeared exceptionally small; her slender body seemed as if Dvalin could blow her far away with a single breath.

However, trusting Richard, Furness overcame her body's instinct to run away and stood firm in front of the dragon.

"Lady Funina, it's over."

It wasn't until Richard's voice came from beside her that Funinna's tense body suddenly went limp. However, perhaps because she was too soft, she swayed and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Richard stepped forward in time to support her shoulder, allowing her to lean on him, so that Funina did not fall to the ground in front of everyone.

Everyone looked at her with concern, and Richard explained, "Lady Funina looks a little exhausted, probably because she used up too much energy just now."

Reasonable!

Everyone expressed their admiration for the Water God's power, except for Wendy, who was standing behind the group, winking and making faces at Richard, who was holding Frynn, making Richard's eyes twitch.

After a while, Funina's weak legs gradually recovered, but she still didn't want to get up from someone's arms. She was somewhat infatuated with the feeling of having someone to rely on.

However, Funina eventually broke free from Richard's embrace and responded to everyone's thanks with composure and politeness.

Seeing this, Paimon couldn't help but look at Wendy and say, "Furyn was really amazing just now, didn't you? You're a god who pretends to be a bard."

"Haha, we've been found out~"

I wasn't complimenting you!

Just as Wendy and Paimon were chatting and interrupting each other, Jean came over and joined the conversation.

"Lord Bar...Wendy, the matter is now settled. Would you like to return to Mondstadt to see your people?"

"Haha... Actually, you didn't just guess my identity now, did you, Jean? Anyway, thank you for continuing to call me by that name. As for going back to Mondstadt to reveal my identity to everyone, never mind, I still want to enjoy my freedom for a while longer!" Venti waved his hand and said, handing back the exhausted Sky Harp.

"Oh, and I also need to ask you to take this back to the church for me."

"I understand, Lord Wendy." Seeing this, Jean did not insist and fully respected Wendy's wishes. She then took the Sky Harp, said goodbye to Richard and Frynn, and set off to return to Mondstadt.

She also had to clarify the misunderstanding to the citizens on behalf of the Knights, and there was no time to waste.

Meanwhile, when Frynn saw Wendy approaching, she was also flustered, wondering if the other party had noticed something.

“Fukaros, the water god, in the name of Barbatos, the wind god, I extend my sincerest blessings to you and your secretary-general… oh no, thank you.”

To Funina's surprise, Wendy did not expose her as she had expected. Instead, she acknowledged Funina's identity as the water goddess, which made Funina breathe a sigh of relief.

"No, no need to be so polite. I just did what I promised Richard. If you want to thank someone, go thank him." Funina quickly steered the conversation toward her secretary-general, showing no intention of taking credit.

She just wanted to get back to the Fontainebleau embassy in Mondstadt as soon as possible, have an afternoon tea, and calm herself down.

This journey through Mondstadt, with its dragons and wind gods, was far too stimulating for Frynn. If she had known that so much would happen here, she would never have come.

Seeing this, Wendy stopped talking and walked over to Dvalin, placing her hand on Dvalin's head while her other hand separated a ball of light from her body.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve sat down and talked together like this, Tvalin.”

"Actually, I'm also very uncomfortable lying like this. Could you please ask that lord to rescind his decree?" Dvalin's voice revealed a hint of grievance.

“Uh…” Wendy looked at Richard.

Richard gently moved his fingers, allowing Tvalin to stretch his body freely.

Wendy then merged the ball of light in her hand into Dvalin's body.

"Is this the power of the Wind God's Familiar? But... I am no longer one of the Four Winds Guardians." Dvalin's tone was somewhat surprised, and he didn't understand Wendy's behavior at all.

“Even without that identity, you would still protect us, wouldn’t you?” Wendy smiled.

"From now on, with my blessings in mind, fly more freely."

After catching up with Dvalin, Wendy came to Richard's side and, watching Dvalin's departing figure, said, "Dvalin doesn't seem to want to talk to you, but it looks like you've almost regained your power?"

Richard didn't care about Tvalin's attitude at all. After seeing that Fryna was talking to Ying and the others and not paying attention to him, he shook his head and replied, "It's not that easy... I'm not the original 'K' after all."

“That makes sense. Even if you look alike after reincarnation, you’re still not the same person. Besides, you two don’t actually look alike.” Wendy seemed to have guessed Richard’s origins.

"Speaking of which, you should give me what you promised, right?" Richard said, extending his hand without any hesitation.

"I know, I know, how could I possibly renege on the promise to the Dragon King?" Wendy said, taking out the promised item—the Heart of the Wind God—from his pocket.

If you ignore the abundant wind elemental power on it, its shape is no different from a delicate chess piece.

Just as Richard was about to accept his spoils, an arrogant female voice came from the road they had come from.

"Very well, relinquish your rule over Mondstadt and hand over the Heart of God to me, and I will allow you to leave here alive..."

Volume 1: Chapter 56 The Ice Sculpture Beauty

"The Fools?! What are they doing here?" Paimon exclaimed in surprise when he saw the woman who suddenly appeared and the large group of Fools following behind her.

"And judging from their appearance, it seems they want to steal Wendy's Heart of God?!"

"Let's go help." Ying drew her white iron sword and was about to rush over when she was surrounded by a group of Fools' advance party.

In addition, a steady stream of fools arrived from all directions, numbering at least several hundred.

Even Richard looked at Wendy speechlessly and said, "What are you Mondstadt Knights doing?"

With such a large number of fools, how come there's not a single word from them?

"There must be some trouble in Mondstadt, right?" Wendy said uncertainly.

"Don't expect reinforcements. Mondstadt is barely able to save itself. If you give me the Heart of God, I'll let you leave. Is it too late to go back now?" The woman had a playful smile on her face, as if she had them completely under her thumb.

Wendy and Richard exchanged a glance. From Wendy's eyes, Richard could tell: 'Your former colleague...was she always this brave?'

"She is from Mondstadt."

Wendy: ...

"Hmph! It seems you're going to have to suffer the consequences if you don't listen to reason." The woman's pretty face turned cold when Richard and Wendy ignored her.

“You don’t expect the water goddess Fukaros to still have the power to control you, do you? I admit, she still has some power. But her mistake was meddling in Mondstadt’s affairs and exhausting her power.”

"After healing Dvalin, I saw that she could barely stand. Heh, another fool who sacrifices herself for others. But it's fine this way, I might as well take back the Heart of the Water God as well, which saves me a lot of trouble." The lady even set her sights on Frinina.

She was completely unaware that, as the fools surrounded him, the water god had somehow appeared behind Richard.

It's obvious that Frynn knows who the main damage dealer is here.

"Richard, there are so many of them... are you sure you can handle it?" Funina looked at the overwhelming number of Fools and tugged at Richard's sleeve, asking in a low voice.

Seemingly worried that Richard couldn't defeat them, she turned to Barbatos and said, "Aren't you the God of Wind? Can you take us away with you in a flash? If that's not possible, you can send Richard and me away. We'll go get you reinforcements. My guard is quite formidable."

"Forgive my bluntness, Lady Funina, but even if your guards came, it wouldn't be of much use in this situation."

"Huh? Then why hire so many guards?"

"It's to reassure you that you are safe."

Funina:?

“Just kidding, Lady Funina, the situation isn’t that urgent yet,” Richard chuckled.

"No, I feel like you're not lying to me, so... my guards are really useless?" Funina is no longer the same person she used to be. Now she can at least tell which of Richard's words are jokes and which are true.

Richard's description of the 'bodyguard' is probably true!

"Not really, at least Clarinde is still very strong," Richard replied after thinking for a moment.

“She’s no longer my bodyguard; she’s my personal secretary now,” Funina said quietly.

“Okay, then you’re right.” Richard shrugged.

"Have you finished chattering like sparrows? Why don't you have the Wind God call his hamster back? That way you might still have a chance to resist," the woman said with a sneer.