Chapter 114 The Last Day

The ancient, uncontrollable power that flows in Peluviri's blood, which is almost a curse, has been burning from her fingertips like a raging fire since she can remember.

Whenever she was careless, this power began to get out of control, and dark lines spread to her arms. Sometimes Peruvili felt like charcoal waiting to be burned.

The burning heat eroding her body made Peruvili appear icy. Compared to the warm and cheerful Krevy, she thought she was a cold-blooded person.

——And her blood continued to burn. Even though the out-of-control curse would bring some troubles, it could keep Peruvian awake and feel her own warmth.

At the same time, Peruvili had a vague feeling that when the dark lines spread to her heart, she would get some answers.

Peruvili always maintained a certain degree of curiosity about the curse on himself.

And just as she had said before about the Hearth House—

This pain is a necessary sacrifice.

"So, I have a request. You can choose to accept or reject it." Peruvili looked up at Ming Chong. "I am still a little confused about this power and want to observe the changes it produces."

Her calm voice was as clear as spring water, and she spoke in a serious and methodical manner.

"You are the adult and I am the child. Therefore, I would like to ask you for help and provide me with some life protection."

Ming Chong covered his chest, feeling like he had been shot by an arrow. His face was about to wrinkle. "Damn it! My little mushroom... why can't you come with me!!!"

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Stare, stare, stare——

Ming Chong felt more and more heartbroken and reluctant to leave when he saw Peruvili's gaze...

The two looked at each other quietly for a while.

Finally, Ming Chong ruffled Peleweli's hair in anger and rubbed her face with his paws. "Alright, you act like a kid this time. I'll listen to you."

So, when Krevi put aside Kugavina's previous distorted ideas wrapped in fairy tales and accepted the Thorn Rose Society's idea that "there are always corners that the official cannot see, and this is when we need to show up", Peluvili was pulling Ming Chong's clothes and thanking him earnestly.

"I've never seen shiitake mushrooms before. I heard they're a fungus unique to Liyue. I don't know why you call me 'Little Shiitake Mushroom,' but in Fontaine, mushrooms are an essential side dish..."

I like this name.

I don't have such a status in your eyes. But I think that in the future, I will become as indispensable to Fontaine as mushrooms are to Fontaine cuisine. This is how I express my gratitude for your kindness and expectations."

As he spoke, Ming Chong saw the corners of Peluvili's mouth rise three pixels.

"Of course, if you wish, next time, I'll be the boss."

…

Just as Funina finished running around for the Fireplace House, she found Ming Chong squatting in the corner in the rain, which startled her so much that she took two steps back.

"Uh...what happened? Isn't the problem resolved?" she spoke cautiously.

Ming Chong turned his head and said, "The matter has been resolved, and my heart is also resolved. Although those little ghosts haven't grown up yet, their mouths are still there, and they can talk. They are very scary!"

He mumbled a lot, but Funina understood. The short version was that eating mushrooms can cause people to see people—the mushrooms were actually shiitake mushrooms. He kept saying, "No, no, no, how can mushrooms be poisonous? Why can't humans reproduce by spores? Shiitake mushrooms don't even have that ability!" Funina couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, alright! Stop making things difficult for yourself. You're not the type to take care of a child. Well... well, now that you've done what you've done, you should be satisfied with this, right?"

“…”

That’s true.

"I guess you're planning to leave soon. Why don't we go for a walk on the street together? Do you want to chat with someone you know or Meilushin?" Funina suggested, observing Ming Chong's expression.

Ming Chong was about to refuse: "I——"

"Oh! I know you don't like saying goodbye, but you just don't think such an interesting encounter would be a complete failure if there were no follow-up." Finina said confidently, her hands on her hips. "You have to have a beginning and an end, Mingchong."

——That makes a lot of sense!

It's still the kind of principle that is more focused on one person.

——I have to say, this girl, Funina, really understands me.

Then, an idea flashed through Mingchong's mind, and the disappointment of not being able to kidnap a child was swept away. He grinned and quickly nodded in agreement.

——

——

The second time Cesar met Ming Chong, he was performing magic on the street. Among the crowd in the square, he saw a young man who was walking lazily and touching every shop and stall he passed by.

...Although I really want to sigh that some people are just like this. Even though they have only met a few times, they are as familiar as friends who have been together for a long time.

But the fact is, Lady Finina's presence is extremely strong, not to mention her first appearance after she blew up Mount Mansos on the first day after the Holy Crown Night.

Exclamations and whispers came one after another from the direction the two people were walking. It was quite easy to identify people by their voices at this time.

Of course, what caught Cesar's attention was not Lady Funina's first appearance - as a magician, psychological quality is an important compulsory course. The main reason why he paid attention to that direction was the trace of Ming Chong who followed Lady Funina away at night.

——This certainly doesn't mean that he doesn't care about Lady Funina at all, but compared to people who may be farther away from him, he cares more about children and people close to him.

Coincidentally, Mingchong meets both of these points.

Cesar smiled slightly, and a magic idea popped into his head. After finishing the trick, he said, "Dear friends and children, for the next trick, I need the help of an audience member."

The people gathered here, whose eyesight was already insufficient and who kept wandering between magic - Fernina - magic - Fernina..., saw Cesar walking towards Lady Fernina, and their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Phew—that's great! Now I don't have to worry about missing out on Cesar's magic, nor do I have to worry about missing the chance to see Lady Funina up close!"

"Cesar suddenly said this... Could it be that he has come up with some new magic trick?"

"I've never seen Lady Furninna cooperate with a magic show! This turn of events is amazing!!!"

"...Is this even possible? In this way, we can regain the limelight that was stolen..."

…

However, there are also people who are unhappy with Cesar——

"Humph! That brat just loves to attract attention. He actually used Lady Finina to gain attention!"

But based on the presence of the gods and Cesar's usual reputation, this was only a minority voice.

Then, the excited people saw Cesar, with a bright smile on his face, walking towards Lady Funina... and the young man next to her.

"Young man passing by, you look like you've been through something unpleasant." Cesar smiled and extended his hand towards Ming Chong. "Do you mind if I perform a magic trick to cheer you up?"

People around: ...

……ah?

ah? !

No, why?!

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After a while, someone suddenly spoke:

"So that's it, this is true drama! Cesar is not only good at magic, he must also be very knowledgeable about opera!"

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A water god who is truly skilled in opera and knows the inside story: "..."

Ming Chong looked at Cesar's concerned smile, then looked at the palm of his outstretched hand, and then looked at his smiling face again.

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How should I put it? I have a few questions, but they're not very urgent right now.

——There was clearly no expression on his face except for a hint of evil, so how did Cesar know that he was unhappy before?

It’s not that I’m unhappy, it’s just a little bit of emotion.

"...Okay." Ming Chong blinked and held his hand.

"Then please follow me." Cesar stepped back and took Ming Chong to the center of the crowd.

Then, he took out a [Rainbow Rose] from his bosom and showed it to everyone. Then, facing Ming Chong, he said, "This is a flower I picked not long ago. Please stare at it closely and don't blink."

Hearing this, Ming Chong blinked several times.

Cesar winked at him, and continued:

"Three, two, one—"

The hand holding the Rainbow Rose opened and closed, and like a blink of an eye, the flower disappeared.

"No more." Ming Chong said calmly, "Aren't you going to give me flowers?"

"Yeah! Of course." Cesar's hand slowly moved towards Mingchong's head, making a gesture of "getting something".

There were exclamations from the crowd.

"[Rainbow Rose] in Fontainebleau symbolizes a beautiful encounter." Cesar put the flower in Ming Chong's breast pocket and said with a smile.

"For you."

"Have a pleasant journey."

Ming Chong looked down at the flower and had an inexplicable feeling, which reminded him of Funina's suggestion that he give gifts to people.

He didn't choose the Rainbow Rose, but now he received a Rainbow Rose...

"Thank you." Ming Chong couldn't help laughing, "Well, you succeeded in making me laugh."

"My pleasure." Cesar took off his hat and saluted him.

…

This little magic trick that was thought up on the spur of the moment really surprised the audience. After the show, even Funina did not make any harsh comments on the performance.

The original words are as follows——

“As far as the romance of the performance is concerned, it’s pretty good.”

"Well...it's my honor to receive such an evaluation from the Lord Water God." Cesar nodded with a smile.

"Alright, listen to me!" Ming Chong interrupted the boring small talk and confidently spoke up. "Cesar, you'll never guess what I did recently!"

Although he was still a little curious about his emotions being seen by others, it was not important, uh... compared to what he wanted to talk about.

It really doesn't matter.

"Hmm... I probably need to think about this." Cesar pretended to be in deep thought. In fact, when he thought about Lady Funina and Ming Chong traveling together, he had some guesses.

However, he really didn't know what exactly happened.

Ming Chong raised his eyebrows and smirked, "Hahahaha, you'd never guess that I was the one who set off that giant firework on Mount Mansos just as the sun was about to rise! Guess what happened?"