Yes, Lady Funina!

Funina:......

“I understand… Anyway, thank you!” Funina politely took her leave.

Wendy called out to Frynn's retreating figure, "Go for it! You can try to get to know him by starting with the people around him. I've seen a lot of great guys in Mondstadt do that when they're pursuing girls."

When Funina, who was walking on the flat ground in the park, heard Wendy's words, she stumbled. People around her were attracted by Wendy's shout and cast curious glances at her.

Funina pulled her hat down, her face flushed, and fled the place in a rather disheveled state.

I will never ask that drunken bard for questions again!

After asking around, Funina received a variety of different answers, each with its own unique perspective.

The point that Funina heard most often was sincerity, and the one that left the deepest impression on her was that she could get to know Richard by talking to the people around him.

The person Mondl knows best and cherishes most is probably Klee, whom he met at the dinner party earlier.

Hmph, I can't say for sure about other things, but I'm sure I'm good at coaxing children. In Fontainebleau, I'm a big star loved by all ages!

Dealing with a little elf is a piece of cake!

With this in mind, Funina came to the Knights.

"Lord Water God?! Hello, is there anything you need to see Commander Qin for? I'll go and inform her right away!" The knight on duty at the gate immediately gave a knightly salute upon seeing Funina.

“No need, I’m not here to see Jean. I see you’ve all been very busy lately. Just tell me where Spark Knight Klee is, and I’ll go find her myself,” Furna said, waving her hand.

Besides the Dragon Plague, Mondstadt was also facing the threat of the Abyss Order when the Fatui Executor [Lady] launched a suicide attack on Richard.

The Hilichurls and monsters driven by the Abyss Order caused great damage to Mondstadt, and Jean is still busy with all sorts of matters, big and small, within the city.

“Spark Knight Klee…” The knight on duty looked troubled.

"What? Is it inconvenient?" Funina asked, frowning upon seeing this.

Is the Knights now so short-staffed that even children have to work?

"No, that's not it, Water Goddess. Klee... is in solitary confinement because of the fried fish." The knight on duty was clearly used to this.

"Fried fish? This morning?" Funina asked in confusion.

“No, it was before you arrived in Mondstadt. At the last banquet, it was probably because of Mr. Richard that Commander Jean released Klee early. Now, she's probably making up for the previous detention time,” the knight on duty honestly explained.

Jean was also worried that Klee might cause trouble while she was handling official business. In addition, Mondstadt was going through a turbulent time, and it was hard to guarantee that there were no remnants of the Abyss Order in the city. Richard also had to go to Dragonspine with Abedo for some urgent business. After thinking it over, Jean still felt that it would be safer for Klee to stay in the confinement room.

"So...can I go see her?" Funina asked after thinking for a moment.

“Uh… of course, if you request it,” the knight on duty said.

After all, Jean had previously instructed that if Lord Richard wanted to see Klee, there was no need to stop him... The same should apply to Lady Frynn, right?

Volume 1: Chapter 59 Strange Knowledge Increased!

Klee's private cell at the Knights of Favonius headquarters.

Led by the knight on duty, Funina arrived at the door of the confinement cell.

"This is Klee's confinement cell, Lady Water God. If there's nothing else, I'll return to my post." After saying this, the knight on duty saw Fryna nod and then returned to his post.

Furnessa looked at the door to the solitary confinement cell, which had a chibi-style Klee icon hanging on it, and she raised her hand to knock on the door.

Then they heard footsteps 'tap tap tap' from inside the door, and before Funina could push the door open, it was opened.

Funina was stunned... So the door to the solitary confinement cell could be opened from the inside?

"Are you letting Klee go out to play?" Klee exclaimed excitedly before she could even see who was standing outside the door.

"Huh? It's Water Goddess! Do you need something from Klee?" Klee looked up at Frynn and asked.

"Ahem, little Cleo, I've come here to play with you." Funina never imagined she'd be coaxing a child one day.

"Looking for Klee to play with! Let's go on a adventure! Let's go fish!" Klee was even happier when she heard that Frynn had come to play with her, and immediately grabbed a backpack full of bouncy bombs and ran out the door.

However, Funina quickly pulled her back, "GGG...we'll just play in the detention room, not go fishing. It's too dangerous outside right now. Let's go out and play after this storm passes, okay?"

With Richard not around, Frynn dared not venture outside Mondstadt, or even wander around within the city. Her activities were mainly confined to the vicinity of the Knights of Favonius's headquarters, and even when she went to crowded places, she would always bring her own guards.

After all, Mondstadt is in such a mess right now. If they were to run into the Fatui or the Cult of the Abyss, and Richard wasn't around, how could she possibly deal with those vicious thugs on her own with Klee?

Perhaps Klee, with her divine vision, would be even more useful than herself when facing criminals.

It's hard to say who will protect whom at that point...

And if Charlotte or some other reporter happened to see it, wouldn't his lifelong reputation as the God of Water be completely ruined?

If things get any worse, what if something happens to Keli while he's out having fun with her? Given how much Richard values ​​Keli, he'd probably tear him apart!

Considering the serious consequences, Funina secretly made up her mind.

I absolutely cannot take Klee to fish! Unless Richard comes along.

"Not going to fry fish? Okay... then what does the Water Goddess want to play?" Klee was a little disappointed, but she was still happy that someone was willing to play with her.

Klee made way at the doorway, allowing Fryna to enter her private confinement room.

“Klee, just call me Furna, like your brother does.” Furna said, looking around the interior of the confinement room.

This isn't a solitary confinement room; it's clearly little Claire's toy room!

Unlike the dark, gloomy, and terrifying solitary confinement rooms of ordinary impression, Klee's solitary confinement room is all about childlike innocence and fun. Not only is it well-lit, but the decorations inside are also made according to the highest standards for children's rooms.

The most eye-catching item was Klee's exceptionally spacious children's desk, upon which were placed fairy tale books, Dudu plush toys, an unfinished children's picture book, and... a set of alchemy experiment equipment?!

Wait a minute, why is there a set of alchemy tools in Klee's room? That's so out of place, it doesn't fit the atmosphere of the room at all!

It feels like a bunch of macarons suddenly mixed with spicy rice crackers!

“Klee, that set of alchemical tools is…” Fryna thought it must have been left behind by Klee’s other brother, Abedo.

After all, Richard had told her that Klee's other brother was named Abedor, who was Mondstadt's chief alchemist.

It was precisely because of Abedo's presence that Richard felt comfortable leaving Klee in Mondstadt instead of taking her with him.

As the sister of the chief alchemist, it's quite reasonable for her to have her own set of alchemical tools, right? Perhaps when Abedo has some free time, he'll come to the confinement room and teach Klee some basic alchemy.

There's a saying that goes something like this: education should start from childhood!

Haha, I didn't expect people in Mondstadt to value early childhood education so much...

"Those are alchemical tools that Mom gave to Klee. They're Klee's best partners for researching bomb recipes! She developed many very powerful explosive recipes and blew up so many fish!" Klee drew a big circle with both hands, trying to describe the power of the bombs to Frynn in this way.

Funina:......

Frynn couldn't say for sure whether she felt any power, but she felt that Cleo's mother, Ms. Alice, definitely had a big problem.

Giving her daughter alchemical equipment is one thing, but letting her research bombs is another! Just who is Richard's aunt...?

Seeing Klee constantly talking about fried fish, Furness couldn't help but ask, "Why does Klee like fried fish so much... Ugh!"

Before Funina could finish speaking, Keli presented Funina with a transparent jar, which contained several dried lizards.

Startled by Klee's sudden attack, Furnessa gasped and involuntarily took a step back, landing hard on Klee's crib.

"What...what are you holding in your hand?!"

“They’re lizards!” Klee replied, and then shared some information with Fryna: “Sister Fryna, every lizard has a different pattern. Like the lizards in the jar, their tails can be dried and ground into powder, which can be used as bomb material! Brother Abedo told me this, and now I’m sharing this knowledge with you.”

"Thank you, thank you. My strange knowledge has increased, hahaha." Funina forced a smile, but her impression of the never-before-seen Abedo had plummeted to rock bottom.

Why would anyone teach children this kind of thing?!

Mondstadt is far too 'free'!

"Was Sister Furina asking Klee why she likes fried fish?" Klee noticed that Furina wasn't interested in the dried lizard, so she obediently put it aside.

"Yes, can you tell me why, sister?" Fu Ningna asked, calming her churning emotions as the conversation gradually returned to normal.

"Because fish is delicious and bombs are fun!" Klee answered without hesitation.

Never mind, she shouldn't have asked that question.

Furina prepared to rephrase her question, "So what does Richard think of Klee frying fish? Won't he stop her?"

"Brother Richard is a very nice person! Whenever he has time, he takes Klee out to fry fish. He doesn't stop Klee from frying fish, and sometimes he even helps Klee fry fish..."

“Hmm, but Richard prefers electrofishing to frying. In his words, it’s ‘efficient’? Klee doesn’t understand, but it sounds impressive!” Klee replied after thinking for a moment.

Funina: This family definitely has a problem!

Volume 1: Chapter 60 Klee: Frinina, the Sister Who Likes to 'Lie'

"Sister Funina, are you very interested in knowing about Brother Richard?" Claire asked abruptly.

"Yes... um?" Funina responded subconsciously, then realized that she had been tricked into revealing information by a child.

On the other hand, Claire seemed completely unfazed. As Richard's sister, every time Richard came to visit her, many unfamiliar older women would come to her door soon afterward.

At first, they would come under the guise of "coming to play with Keli," and then somehow the conversation would turn to Richard, and they would start subtly trying to find out about Richard's brother.

Just like... Sister Funina from earlier!

Klee initially thought these older girls were there to play with her, but later she realized they actually wanted to play with her brother.

Eventually, Jean found out about this, and Klee never saw those older girls ask about her brother again.

Fortunately, Claire is quite astute and, apart from some well-known facts, has not revealed any information about Richard to outsiders.

However, Frynn is different from the other older sisters. Frynn is a good person, so Klee is willing to offer Frynn some help.

"Klee, you've misunderstood. I absolutely did not intend to pry into Richard's whereabouts," Furnessa stubbornly insisted.

"Does Klee still want to say anything?"

"Of course, if you insist on it, then I have no objection."

Klee scratched her head. "Sister Furnessa is such a strange adult!"

She clearly wanted Richard's information, but she said it so reluctantly. Is this what Commander Qin meant by 'saying one thing but meaning another'?

Kind-hearted Klee doesn't intend to expose Frynn's 'lie'. Jean had previously told Klee a principle: saying things directly can hurt others, so you have to be tactful. If you can't be tactful, then don't expose the other person.

Keli didn't understand, but she kept it in mind.

"Brother Richard is such a good person! Claire has watched him grow up since he was little!"

“He’s the one who watched you grow up, right?” Furina said, since Klee didn’t look like she was five hundred years old at all.

“Hmm, but I’m looking at Richard too!” Claire didn’t understand the difference.

"Never mind, it's not important, Klee, you can continue." Fryna didn't intend to dwell on this issue any further.

“Oh, okay. Richard will take Klee to all sorts of fun places, like Starfall Lake, the stream by Springvale, the ruins that Mom blew up…” Klee rattled off a long list of Mondstadt place names, including some unnamed places, and thoughtfully gave a general area for each one.

Seemingly worried that Funina wouldn't be able to find those places, she even took out her treasured little notebook, which contained small maps she had drawn in an abstract style.

"By the way, Richard can also cook a lot of delicious food. He can make anything that Keli wants to eat, especially grilled fish. Keli loves Richard's grilled fish the most! In Keli's heart, he is an amazing adult just like her mother!" Keli couldn't help but drool as she spoke of this. It was clear that Richard's cooking skills were indeed superb, which was why little Keli couldn't forget him so much.

"Is he good at cooking? Yes, he is. Is there anything else?" Funina thought of Richard's seafood soup, which was indeed delicious.

"And another thing, every time Richard comes back, it's the time when Klee can go out to play. Even if I'm in solitary confinement, Richard always finds a way to let me sneak out without telling Jean!" Klee said, expressing some of her own confusion about this.

"Every time Richard leaves, Commander Qin always knows exactly when I slipped away, and then she locks me back in the solitary confinement room to make up for the lost time..."

After hearing this, Funina felt that Richard and the chorus leader had conspired together, just like parents in a family, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, making sure that little Keli was well taken care of.

However, when Richard and Jean were compared to Klee's 'parents', Frynn felt inexplicably uncomfortable, as if something of hers had been stolen.

"What does Klee think of Jean and Richard?" Furnessa asked.

“They’re all such good people! Although Captain Jean can be a little scary sometimes…” Klee replied without thinking.

"What does Cleo think of Richard and Jean's relationship?" Funina asked again.

"Brother and Captain Jean have a good relationship? I often see them chatting together. Captain Jean also shows a smile that I don't usually see in front of Brother Richard. Captain Jean really likes being with Brother Richard!" Keli said after thinking for a moment.

After hearing this, Funina felt even more awkward, and she couldn't help but ask, "Does Klee think they're a couple?"

"What is a lover? Is it a relationship where you can write love letters to each other?" Claire thought of love letters.

"Uh... in a sense, it's about the same."

"Klee doesn't know, but Captain Jean does write letters to Richard, but most of the letters are about Klee herself, because Captain Jean writes them with Klee in tow!"

"Didn't she secretly write when Claire wasn't around?" Furnessa asked in a low voice.

Klee replied in a similarly quiet voice, "Possibly, but Klee isn't sure!"

After all, Klee had heard that there was a mineral in Fontaine called Primordial Ore, which was very effective in making bombs. She asked Richard to send her some in her letter, but Richard never mentioned it in his reply.