Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Funina glanced at the small cake on the table which was no different from usual, then looked up at Chang Ming who was sitting opposite her quite naturally, and her heart suddenly felt... complicated.

After living with Chang Ming for more than four hundred years, his appearance has not changed at all. It can even be said that... his skin has not even had wrinkles.

So she doesn't have to worry about the so-called longevity theory.

But even though she said that, it didn't mean that she didn't have things she needed to care about.

In other words...what she needs to care about is far more terrifying than the theory of life span.

The prophecy, which still had no clue, made her very uneasy.

She remembered that the last time the very elegant Liyue Seven Stars came to Fontaine to discuss business cooperation, he said a very classic Liyue proverb.

"If you are a thief for a thousand days, how can you be on guard against thieves for a thousand days?"

Fu Nina's current state is not just like a thief who has been guarding against thieves for a thousand days, she has been guarding against thieves for a full five hundred years! And she can't even say a word!

Recently, the prophecy about the future of Fontaine once again caused a stir among the people.

For five hundred years, she has been sitting on the throne of the Water Demon, and she has been secretly looking for a way to crack the prophecy.

But...recently, the voices that think she is not doing anything have become louder and louder, and more and more numerous, to the point that she can hear a word or two about her when she goes out to feed the kittens at night.

This made her a little uneasy.

She was afraid that she would disappoint Fucaros, and she was afraid that she would disappoint the people of Fontaine who had always trusted her.

She was also afraid...Chang Ming also dissolved into the sea water and disappeared beside her.

Thinking of this, Funina couldn't help but shudder. She was used to Chang Ming being by her side and she couldn't seem to imagine a future like that.

"Funina? Are you okay?"

Just as Funina was immersed in her fear of the prophesied doomsday, Chang Ming's voice pulled her out of the incomprehensible reality.

When Fu Nina was named, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Chang Ming who had a worried look on his face. She immediately realized her own gaffe.

Chang Ming's aura was too gentle. Although he would occasionally use honorifics like "Lord God", most of the time he still called her "Funina".

He even left out the word "Ms."!

This kind of treatment made Funina feel that she was not the high and mighty god, nor was she the so-called big star of Fontaine.

——Instead, she was an ordinary Fontaine girl named "Funina".

Although Funina once suspected whether Chang Ming knew something, he would deny it every time he was asked this question.

"What do I know? Ah~ I know, you mean how can I tell that you are in a bad mood today?"

"This is what an excellent subordinate and an excellent friend should do, isn't it?"

Time passed little by little amidst all this trouble, and Chang Ming's existence naturally became the only flaw in Funina's "performance".

She would unconsciously...reveal her vulnerable side in front of Chang Ming.

Chang Ming looked at the dazed Fu Nina in front of him with his brows tightly furrowed.

"Could it be that he is a little exhausted because of recent events?"

Chang Ming symbolically stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Funina's beautiful eyes, and said softly:

"Funina? Why did you seem to be in a daze after shivering? Did something happen?"

Hearing this, Funina shook her head as if she had just woken up from a dream, and said anxiously:

"No, no, what could be difficult for the honorable water demon Fukaros and the famous star of Fontaine, Funina de Fontaine?"

A slightly arrogant smile appeared on Funina's face, while Chang Ming looked at Funina, who was full of performance, and shook his head slightly.

He would not expose Funina, nor could he stand beside her and say something cheap.

As a regent, he was the sole supporter of Funina in his previous life... There was only one thing he could do: protect her well.

Thinking of this, Chang Ming sighed softly, and then a signature gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Eat it quickly. I made your favorite matcha flavor and mousse cake."

"I have a lot of official business today. If there is nothing else, I will go and take care of my work first."

As Chang Ming spoke, he slowly stood up from his seat. Looking at the hat that was about to slide off Funina's little head, he subconsciously reached out his hand to help her adjust it.

"Don't wear a hat when you have afternoon tea. As a big star in Fontainebleau, your appearance and temperament are already very good. You don't need to wear it like this all the time."

"Well, that's much better. I'll be leaving now. Ms. Funina, I wish you a pleasant afternoon tea."

As Chang Ming spoke, he left her room with Funina's tacit consent. She looked at the cake in front of her, wondering what she was thinking.

......

Time passed very quickly for Chang Ming. As the regent of Fontaine, he had almost no time to stop and rest.

Looking at the document, which was almost as thick as when he received it in the morning, he sighed helplessly.

"This is really... a headache..."

As Chang Ming spoke, he sat down at his desk as if accepting his fate and began to deal with the extra paperwork.

As time passed, it was already evening when Chang Ming finished dealing with the paperwork in front of him.

"Time flies so fast..." Chang Ming shook his head gently, then turned his gaze to the countdown panel.

"Five...four...three...two...one!"

As the time on the panel completely returned to zero, the screen in front of Chang Ming suddenly expanded several times, as if... there was a projector placed in his office.

As a familiar figure appeared on the light curtain, Chang Ming's pupils shrank to the size of a pinhole due to shock.

It had been almost four hundred years since he had heard the familiar "Hello, travelers" and that somewhat old figure.

"Today I bring you advance intelligence on the Kingdom of Water, Fontaine!"

As soon as Wei Zi finished speaking, the light curtain in front of Chang Ming suddenly went dark, followed by the original God logo that Chang Ming had almost forgotten and the scene in the Fontainebleau Deep Sea.

"We want to know what is in the "Cardinal Decree"? "

“What is it using to generate energy, and what is it using to make decisions.”

Lini's voice rang in Chang Ming's ears, and the "Cardinal of Oracle and Judgment" on the light curtain in front of him gradually shrank and finally turned into darkness.

The scene after the darkness shocked Chang Ming even more.

Step—step—step—

Following the sound of heavy footsteps, a face that Chang Ming was very familiar with appeared in the center of the stage of the Oprykle Opera House.

"As the saying goes, ignorance is innocent. I understand your curiosity about the "Cardinal's Encyclical Decree", but..."

"Mr. Linney, if there is an accusation, there must be a trial."

"Although I am not involved in any of the trials in Fontaine, I can guarantee that..."

"The judge, regent, and Cardinal of Fontaine will give you the ending you deserve."

Chang Ming, who was sitting in front of the light curtain, looked at the figure in the light curtain with shock.

"Who...is that person?"

"It's...myself?"