Chapter 264: Damn Ah Ha

Outside the window, Fontaine Lake is as clear as a mirror, vast and blue. The azure sky is connected to the water level that is much higher than the continent of Teyvat. The water pours down like a waterfall, stretching endlessly.

But this is just what we see.

"...What did you say?" Ming Chong had lost the energy to question and continued with an expressionless face.

Finina held her forehead with her hand. "Aren't you supposed to prepare a gift for a little kid? You asked me to do that last time. Don't say I didn't care. I didn't forget!"

Ming Chong slowly closed his eyes, unable to bear to look.

In fact, Tovnina prepared the gift the day before yesterday, and the day before that was when she adopted Leosli.

However, when she first met Funina, she already knew what to do next without Ming Chong explaining the cause and effect of the matter.

It's indeed a bit strange.

But when it happened to Ming Chong, the sense of disharmony was greatly reduced. Before this, he had always treated this matter as common sense.

After all, Ming Chong thought, given his impulsive nature, it would be difficult for him to find his friends who lived in the past, such as Niwa and Ini, in chronological order and remember them clearly.

Ming Chong still has this kind of self-awareness.

You know, when Ming Chong first met Hu Tao, he used the word "Ming" in "self-knowledge" in his self-introduction.

Now, there is a bug in the continent of Teyvat and there is a problem.

And this is the eighth time that Funina has failed to connect the context.

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The first time it was mentioned was when Villette wanted to be (crossed out) Meilushin’s father – Mingchong was actually a little interested in this, but after asking a few questions, Funina noticed something and got stuck again, so she had to give up in tears;

The second time was when he mentioned the information he'd asked her to look up out of curiosity – and also planned an adventure for the Pet@#%＆￥…Ms. Petloila Memorial Town, but the name was too difficult to pronounce, so he passed it up.

The third time was when he received a vacation invitation from Dean Lilith, who recommended the Pure Water Fairy family business. Because it was called "Popular Divine Gold," Ming Chong subconsciously wanted to go to "Niche Divine Gold." So many people had been there, so he had to go.

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time...

It was fun at first, just like refreshing a quest, but anything becomes painful if you do it too many times.

Ming Chong rubbed Funina's white-haired jellyfish head angrily in annoyance, hoping that the unusually flexible curling switch on her head would work.

Unfortunately, things went against her wishes. Finina's computer lag behavior still did not improve, and she simply could not remember the whole thing she had just done with Villette.

...Ming Chong decided to out of sight, out of mind, and left Mo Mang Palace to go out for a walk.

This was the turning point of World War II.

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Ming Chong was drenched as soon as he opened the door. The center line of the carpet beneath his feet marked the entire Fontaine Court, half sunny and half rainy. Rain clouds formed neatly on one half, while the sunny half was completely cloudless.

——He is really soaked.

“…”

What a big geography question...

What the hell!

Where is the geography of Teyvat? Is it the temperate oceanic climate caused by the wind? Or the subtropical oceanic monsoon climate caused by thunder in the emo movie? Or the Mediterranean climate caused by the Water Dragon King crying?

Why are there people who cry halfway through a film and then stop crying the other half? Why? And are they even weeping like a Qiong Yao?

Now the Water Dragon King!

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Thinking back to the first time Funina talked nonsense, Ming Chong felt that the past was too painful to recall.

At first, he thought it was just a small mistake, until it expanded to become closely related to the whole world...

Ming Chong was face to face with such a white-haired girl with a rather great face, and he couldn't help but imagine her with cross-eyes in his mind.

"Planning, planning, this bug is too big. Without the compensation gift package, we can't perform the memory erasure technique." Ming Chong muttered and complained, unable to be happy even to Baimao.

Furninna: "Ah?"

Then she blinked, and her clear eyes were once again stained with other emotions.

The flexible switch above her head flicked open with a bang. Furninna angrily leaned on her hips and accused, "Everyone was here before, and I couldn't intervene in the situation. Now I remember!"

"A Chong, you bastard! You caused such a big commotion at Fontaine Lake last time, and I've suffered for so many years!!!"

Only this time, Ming Chong hesitated for a moment, "But, wasn't that the first time we met?"

"...W-what?" Furniture was stunned and opened her mouth. "When we first met... weren't you and Cesar having cakes together at the Debo Hotel?"

“…”

He just looked at Furninna's bewildered look and said nothing more.

This sentence made Ming Chong realize one thing.

——Regarding the fact that Funina is based on his timeline.

This matter is not easy to discover. At least in Ming Chong's opinion, this meeting, including the two first meetings, are huge flaws.

The sense of disharmony was the premise for Ming Chong's previous competitions with Funina.

"Funina, you lied to me." Ming Chong said.

I can’t describe how I feel. Logically speaking, it’s the best thing to have someone act at your pace.

Funina's 500 years have passed. No matter how strange Ming Chong feels now, he will not be able to remember such a thing in the future, and he will not even have time to worry about it.

But now it seems that Ming Chong still feels his scalp tingling when he learns this.

——Funina is a strong lunatic.

A few months ago, when the roof of the Fireplace House was blown up to the sky with fireworks, Ming Chong had heard Funina say that she was carrying the burden for him, amidst her very inconspicuous complaints when she was forced to take the blame.

But at that time, Ming Chong didn't pay attention.

——"I really don't have the ability to predict the future!"

According to rumors, Funina, as described by the people of Fontaine, is a powerful god who is hysterical, acts detachedly, sees through people's hearts, and knows the future.

There is no doubt that she will bear such a reputation, and a considerable part of the credit comes from Ming Chong.

Therefore, Ming Chong did not find it strange at all. It was not because he did not trust the rumors, but because he trusted himself.

Obviously, Funina did not live up to this trust. Even if it was not given to her, she calmly accepted the result which was neither good nor bad, and reached the point where it was worth it all.

It may sound a bit narcissistic, but Ming Chong felt that Funina did this partly for him, and only a small part of the reason came from little thoughts that he was unaware of.

At first, Ming Chong asked her.

——"…I am, I am——"

——"I have a friend who is not at the same time as me, and there is no way to take him away and synchronize him with my time..."

At that time, Funina's deep gaze made Ming Chong's scalp tingle, just like now.

——"He said he wanted to catch up with my time and asked me to look for him in his future little by little, not too frequently in a period of time, and not too long apart at a time..."

——"But even if I don't know much about history, he doesn't exist in my future."

—"So, you're saying, he has no future at all," she said.

——"Are you asking me what to do?"

"Ah, you've finally asked the right person!" She sighed with an unexplained feeling. "I, Furninna, happen to have some knowledge of this very subject."

There aren't that many coincidences in the world, and even if you know this, there will always be something you miss.

...How could it be that it is just right for Funing?

"Ming Chong, time means nothing to you." Her eyes flickered. "Then, the only question you need to consider is: which is more important, the process or the result?"

——"What about you? Furninna, which one will you choose?"

——"My choice...?" She was stunned, lowered her eyes for a moment, then raised them and smiled, "Of course it's the result!"

But how can this be done?

You have to let the other party know what you have done, otherwise it will be easy to get the script of The Little Mermaid, right?

…

The abnormality did not last long, but even Ming Chong could notice it. For Funina, who has always been cautious and careful, this was already a major mistake.

Unfortunately, instead of comforting Funina, who was inexplicably anxious and her language system was disordered, Ming Chong turned to deal with another matter.

"W-what?"

"I'm not good at comforting people." Ming Chong said confidently, "You know, I don't even like to face separation."

Finina was silent for a moment. "I know. I'm asking, what are you dealing with?"

This matter is simple to say, but it is not simple at all. To put it simply, Ming Chong has not yet reached the level where he can explain it clearly.

"…So what is it?"

There was no time to panic, and Funina was almost dizzy because of him.

"It's great that you know." Ming Chong glanced at her and nodded. Then he suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if relieved. "It's great that you know!"

"Huh?" As if she had not expected Ming Chong to react like this, Funina slowly opened her eyes.

The blue eyes looked at him, and then with slow and abrupt movements, the gaze moved to Ming Chong's raised left little finger.

The other four fingers were bent, with the little finger facing her, revealing a bright silver pinky ring.

"...Is this... a farewell?" Finina muttered to herself, recalling his previous words, then shook her head, "No, you said you hated parting...but-"

Ming Chong grinned, but there was no smile in his eyes. He nodded gently, "Of course, I hate separation, so, Funina, let's make a deal and use this as collateral..."

"See you next time."

As the last few words were uttered, the wind blew away the distinct boundaries of the syllables, along with the pinky ring that gradually turned into powder.

Ming Chong relaxed his brows in the blank gaze of Funina, "If you still remember."

The world crumbled and shattered in an instant. Ming Chong opened his eyes and, as expected, saw the silent Iron Child.

——[The Venerable One of Wisdom and Knowledge]

“…”

Ming Chong looked at him and thought: He didn't speak, maybe not because he felt guilty, but because he didn't know how to keep him... or in other words, to gain the right to forgive.

Finally, it was Shipe who spoke first. "Last night, your dream played the harmonious music of dancing stars. My dear, is this meeting gift satisfactory to you?"

I can’t say whether I’m satisfied or not. In short, my mood is very complicated.

——[Taiyi’s Dream].

To be precise, it was [Boshizun] who participated in the simulation, [Aha] who connected different worlds, and [Xipei] who led the [Taiyi Dream].