Chapter 103: Praise Time
The aqua-blue vortex that resembled a flowing curtain gradually disappeared, and what came into view was a spacious Fontaine-style fairy tale house that was three times the size of an adult's standard.
The two appeared at the door, stepping closer like Alice straying into Brobdingna (?), and Finina happened to be the white-haired, bowler-hatted guide...
"Wo...woc?" Ming Chong could only utter this sentence for a moment under the combined impact of vision and association.
——I play Alice?
Is this true or false?
"Clang clang! Welcome to Funina's cabin." Funina's hands flickered in mock brilliance, then she nodded with satisfaction and turned to look at him. "How's it going? Awesome, right?"
Ming Chong was no longer there. Funina looked around and followed him to the pointer of the center [dial dance floor].
This dance floor is designed according to the dial of a mechanical clock, and it has the same regular functions as a clock.
Moreover, a clockwork girl with long hair stood on the hour hand, and a clockwork girl with short hair stood on the minute hand. They danced in their respective areas, striving to move towards the center, but missed each other again and again...
"This is a clockwork mechanism designed and built by René Ingold, the founder of the Narcissus Cross Society. I brought it here after consulting him." Funina grabbed Ming Chong's collar from behind to stop him from rushing to the dancing clockwork girl in a weird manner.
Ming Chong took a few big steps on the spot, but he couldn't move forward at all, just like the space walk.
——Damn it! What's stopping me from running towards the mechanical beauty?! (His face is grim)
—Oh no! That's a highly aesthetic fusion of figure skating and mechanics! Let me pass!
Groundhog screaming.jpg
"This isn't just a clock or a dance floor!" Funina turned Ming Chong's face and pointed at his nose sternly, warning him, "It's also a countdown for the future disaster predicted by my people, René, for Fontaine!"
Ming Chong tried to shrink his face, squeezing out a little double chin, and muttered, "Then you said you would bring me here and help me with a wonderful gift... but it turns out it's a serious place and I can't just look around!"
"Humph! Liar Funina!"
"I..." Finina opened her eyes wide involuntarily.
"You?" Ming Chong also raised his head and looked at her sideways.
"...Oh! I told you, this is [Funina's Hut]!" She stepped back, waving her hands in frustration, and explained awkwardly with a huff, "As a god, what's wrong with there being things you can't touch in your own abode?"
"Ah? Is this your home?"
stunned.jpg
"Yeah!" Finina forced out a single syllable through her nose, glanced at Ming Chong, and crossed her arms. "How is it? I'm quite nice, right? This cabin is actually similar to the Clementine Line, and it was also completed not long ago!"
"Are all the people of Fontaineland as presumptuous as you and Cesar?" Ming Chong couldn't help but put on a mask of pain on his face.
"W-What do you mean?"
Ming Chong pointed at Funina and said, "You want to give birth to me just after we met. You, as a god, are no less capable than me."
"What's wrong with me?!" The confused Funina's face was full of dissatisfaction - if you have the guts, just keep talking.
"You actually brought me into your home just when we met, it's really..." He is so cruel.
Being beaten to death by Ming Chong with such a stick, Funina was so angry that her lungs were about to explode, and she was talking without thinking.
——This is simply slander!
Finina couldn't stand it, "You just met me, I'm not——"
Ming Chong opened his eyes and realized what was going on. Just as he was about to speak, Fu Nina pretended to cough and stiffened, "Cough cough... cough..."
"Traveler from a foreign land, passer-by of time, I, the Water Demon, Fukaros, have foreseen your arrival countless times. This connection cannot be defined by worldly relationships. Therefore—"
"So what?" Ming Chong narrowed his eyes, curled his lips, and looked disgusted. "I can't even act well."
"You, you, you..." Furninha puffed up her cheeks and stammered, her words becoming incoherent. "I'm a huge star in Fontaine. No one can act better than me! More spectacular! In short, you are not allowed to question my professionalism in this area!"
Ming Chong wiped his face expressionlessly, which made Funina almost subconsciously touch the corners of her mouth to see if there was saliva, but she controlled herself firmly.
Then Ming Chong spoke, and Funina couldn't help but hold her breath nervously.
"Haha! You've been fooled! You didn't think I had anything else to say, did you?" Unexpectedly, Ming Chong suddenly sneered at her the next second, "Oh... you understand me very well! How about letting me guess what you think I'm going to say?"
"..." This time, Funina wiped her face and glared at him fiercely, "It's a trap, it's all a trap. I won't guess! Damn Ming Chong!"
The two men stared at each other motionlessly, baring their teeth and pulling each other's hair.
They quickly parted as if nothing had happened. Finina adjusted her bow tie and hair. "Alright! Let's just be at peace with each other from now on. Truce."
"I agree." Ming Chong rubbed his blushing cheeks.
My thoughts just wander uncontrollably.
—Shit, this guy has such a high tolerance! What's his background?! Did I save her entire family like I saved Diluk?!
——Aren’t you angry about this?
—Wow, he stole her cake, ran around her house, questioned her professional field, and even took things from her! WOC really ate and took things... This is probably what the naughty kids at my relatives' house are like during the Chinese New Year.
After a while, Ming Chong thought about it carefully, and a sentence came to his mind:
I'm really nothing.
…
…
Funina followed Ming Chong closely, keeping a safe distance between them. She hid in corners and crevices, guarding against sneak attacks while secretly observing Ming Chong picking through her collection.
Phew—that was a close call, I almost got this guy to finish the conversation.
——However, his keenness is not normal. Even if I was a little exposed just now, he probably didn't notice it...
—Ah, as expected, he needed to choose a gift for a certain child just now. If not… I would have been quite happy to meet him this time.
Thinking of this, Funina became more tolerant of Ming Chong's behavior of always scaring her, deceiving her, etc.
But think about it, isn't she the only one whose reputation has been harmed for so long?
Furninna couldn't help but clench her fists.
...Well, just a little more tolerance.
After all, this was the only friend she had for so long.
"This... uh, pure water elf doll?" Ming Chong squeezed it twice, a look of suspicion on his face. "Why is it made of slime gel? Pass."
"Oh, there are not only pure water elves, but also Swellmon, Heavy Armored Crab, Hat Jellyfish, Angel Sea Hare... these are all dolls!" Ming Chong selflessly stretched out his claws to pinch each one, and took the lead to feel it for Xing Karami or Finina.
"Wow, there's also a fish-like maintenance mechanism."
"Huh? Let me see, what's this? ...Lilloupal Fontaine edition?" Ming Chong shook the bottle-shaped craftwork twice, "Aha, isn't this the magic bottle? What's going on?"
The ship in the bottle was quickly lowered.
"No." Ming Chong stopped abruptly. "This doesn't look like Funina's house. Why does it look more like a child's room?"
"…I was deceived again?"
——Then what am I who is shopping so enthusiastically?
Funina, who was following Ming Chong, was still sighing, completely unaware of Ming Chong's sudden enlightenment.
"Eh? You've picked it out? So quickly?"
Ming Chong nodded. "Yes, after thinking it over, I feel that I shouldn't rely too much on others when giving that child a gift. I should give him something with special meaning, such as—"
"for example?"
"For example, let him take the position of the Water God!!!"
Finina's hair flickered, and she jumped up in fright, waving her arms wildly and stamping her feet in panic, "Oh no, no, no! Don't touch me, don't touch me—help—(broken voice)"
——2000yearslater——
"Is that so? So this house was originally prepared by you for a child for me." Ming Chong pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.
Finina nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Hmmmm!"
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
There is no way he would have thought about giving her a gift for so long!
Therefore, there is only one truth——
He is the one who is doing it.
Like, "Yes, we have a child" type of thing.
However, people like Funina are too easy to fool. Ming Chong said that he would never play such jokes on such relatively serious and not very smart people.
What if people really believe it?!
Ming Chong turned his head sharply and met Funina's eyes seriously.
——Okay, okay, you must be lying to me again. Even if you are not lying to me, you must be hiding something!
Finina swallowed and stiffened her neck, pretending that she was not guilty at all.
—Look, what am I doing? Aren't you kidding me too? I haven't figured out what it is, but you've definitely blurred some details!
The two quickly lost sight of each other.
——Forget it, it's the same, let's not waste our time. ×2
"Hahahahahaha!" ×2
Ming Chong and Funina smiled and shook each other's hands.
Almost at the same time:
——"Mingchong, have you chosen this gift?"
——"Actually, I already knew what to give."
Next second:
——"Really? That's great!"
——"Thanks so much to you!"
After just two rounds of conversation, the two people seemed to be back to normal.
"What do you want to give?"
"Hey! Guess."
Finina's smile gradually faded, and she seemed to be quite stable at the moment. In fact,
Damn, I got tricked again! He didn’t need me to provide him with ingenious social etiquette ideas or even help with gift preparation!!!
Ahhhh! I really want to bite this guy to death!
"Okay, it's Roudengling."
"……ah?"
Is he serious?
Seeing that Ming Chong was laughing, but obviously more serious than before, Funina regretfully admitted that he did think so.
"...What's wrong? Is there any problem? I think the Soft Lantern Bell is very suitable as a gift for people with wind attributes." Ming Chong thought this was a good gift after seeing the potted plants here.
Due to some reasons before his time travel, Ming Chong's knowledge of flowers was only as good as that of the shop assistants in the flower shop who were particularly good at speaking them.
Just like he discovered at the beginning that Liyue's [Pure Heart Flower] and the [Snow Blooming Star] he created were very similar to the [Meconopsis] before he traveled through time.
So, when giving someone a gift, is there anything wrong with choosing the "Soft Lantern Bell" which is similar to the "Lily of the Valley"?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
