Early the next morning, Yuto brought Furina to the pier on the outskirts of Fontaine to await the arrival of Claude and the theater troupe members.
After all, their main purpose in going to Beryl Region this time was to bring Polo, the male lead of The Daughter of Water, back to Fontaine.
As he said before, although Yuto and Furina could display the composure and confidence of a 500-year-old artist in the first performance, the other performances still had to be completed by the troupe themselves.
Although the troupe's performances were considered among the best in all of Fontaine, if they wanted to truly bring Fontaine's Fontaine Opera to Teyvat, they might still be a little lacking.
Thinking of this, Yuto slightly turned his head and softly asked Furina beside him:
"Fufu, have you thought about how to train them?"
Hearing this rather intimate address, Furina first blinked, then looked around somewhat flustered, only slowly exhaling once she confirmed no one was present.
She lightly tapped Yuto's arm, then spoke in an exasperated tone:
"Of course I have. Although I am not the Water God in the true sense, 'Fontaine's household name superstar' is real."
"So… I can tell at a glance what they need to train and what they don't."
After saying this, Furina paused slightly, then lowered her head and quickly said:
"Also, in the future… don't call me so intimately on the street. I'll… be embarrassed…"
Listening to the hastened and paused tone due to her shyness, a smile appeared on Yuto's face, and he then said dotingly:
"Alright, alright~ I'll listen to Fufu~"
"You're still calling me that!"
...
While Yuto and Furina were flirting on the deserted pier, Lumine and Paimon had just emerged from the Grey River.
"Wooah~ I slept so well. It really is because the matter was resolved that I slept so soundly…"
"By the way, Lumine… where are we going today? Are we looking for commissions on the street? Or are we planning to take a walk outside of Fontaine? "
"Or are we going to check out the stage and investigate further?"
Paimon mumbled softly while rubbing her eyes.
Lumine, on the other hand, gave her guide a helpless look, sighed softly, and said:
"We're going to the pier now. Didn't we make an appointment with Yuto yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Paimon's eyes instantly widened, and her previously sleepy brain immediately cleared.
"Ah! I almost forgot about that. Last night, I was so focused on the lack of footprints behind the stage…"
Paimon said this while scratching the back of her head awkwardly, as if apologizing for her recent words.
Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Paimon, Lumine crossed her arms, her golden eyes slightly narrowed, as if she wanted to complain but was also trying to save Paimon some face.
Paimon also noticed the teasing in Lumine's eyes, then hastily pointed in the direction of the pier and said:
"Alright, alright! We should set off now. We can't keep Yuto and the others waiting!"
Driven by the slightly awkward atmosphere, Lumine and Paimon reached the pier leading to Beryl Region in just two or three minutes.
Seeing the two figures standing at the pier, Paimon patted her chest as if granted a special pardon, then loudly exclaimed:
"Yuto! Furina! You arrived so early?"
Hearing the voice, Yuto and Furina both turned their gazes to Paimon, who was waving at them from not far away, then exchanged a glance and smiled softly.
"Not really early, it's just Palais Mermonia's normal working hours."
Yuto explained with a smile.
"Eh? Is that so… Oh right! Yuto, are you also coming with us to Beryl Region today to find that actor named Polo?"
Hearing this, Yuto blinked in surprise, seemingly not understanding why Paimon would ask that.
"Uh… I don't mean that you shouldn't go, but I'm curious about your work."
"Previously, you had so many documents to handle, why do you seem a bit… idle lately?"
Yuto's mouth twitched, and he then explained helplessly:
"Because the establishment of Jingshui Court has taken on a large portion of my workload. Now I only need to handle diplomatic work."
"After all… if there comes a day when I have to travel to other countries, I can't just hand over all the work to Neuvillette, can I?"
Paimon nodded her small head understandingly, then shook her small hands and said:
"Oh! I get it! This way, even if you're not in Fontaine, someone else will handle the basic work for you, right?"
"Uh… but what if there's an emergency or something the Jingshui Court staff can't solve, and you happen to not be in Fontaine? What would you do then?"
Paimon tilted her head, looking curiously at Yuto's calm expression.
In her small mind… Yuto was basically meticulous in everything he did; he would consider every aspect of a matter to establish a more complete system and solution.
And she was indeed curious about this. If Yuto wasn't in Fontaine, and they encountered a difficult task… what would the Jingshui Court staff do?
Hearing Paimon's blunt and somewhat ambiguous words, Lumine helplessly covered her forehead, then looked apologetically at Yuto, as if a parent was apologizing for their mischievous child.
Yuto gently waved his hand, signaling Lumine not to worry, then said:
"I've already considered emergency situations, so… I've prepared a few small items for Sedene to contact me directly."
Yuto said this while taking out a small purple emblem from his pocket, then continued:
"These small emblems contain a bit of my power and can sort and transmit information through the Earth Veins."
Hearing this, Paimon was momentarily stunned, then said in shock:
"So… this thing can ignore distance and be used throughout Teyvat?"
Yuto nodded, then poured a bucket of cold water on Paimon, shattering her idea of asking for the item.
"Although it sounds impressive, these are disposable items, and they are quite troublesome to make."
"Each time it's activated, it can only be used twice: once for sending and once for receiving. After that, it's Deprecated."
"Furthermore, the difficulty of making this item is relatively high, so… it can only be used for resolving emergencies and cannot be a permanent communication tool."
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