Chapter 59 Imprisoning Dame, Dragon God's Contest with Cat and Worries...
"Lady Funinna's miracle, did you see it! Did you see it!"
From the nobility to the Grey River, throughout Fontainebleau, everyone sings the praises of the god.
"I saw it! I even took a picture of it! I'm going to call it—'The God Riding a Lion,' what do you think?"
Wow! You reacted so quickly! Quick, give me one!
"Don't break it up! Don't break it up! I'm a reporter, a friend, a good friend! I'll offer 50,000, no, 100,000 to buy it out!"
The photograph was passed around among many people, rubbing against each other and filled with sighs of satisfaction.
"This is a miracle! The first recorded miracle in Fontaine in five hundred years! After I finish writing the manuscript, I have to burn a copy of the printed newspaper for my grandmother!"
The reporter, adjusting his glasses, examined the picture with barely concealed excitement, but then instantly frowned:
"Hey? Friend, do you have any other picture cards? Can I get another one?"
"Yes, there are, but why?"
The photographer retrieved the photograph with a puzzled look. He saw that the gods on it were magnificent, and the lions and tigers were imposing. The diagonally cut skirts and flowing manes fluttered together, brushing against the fervent smiles of the believers.
"This is a perfect picture... It is the best of all my works."
The photographer was trying to change the other person's mind.
"If you're going to pay the same price, shouldn't you buy the best? Especially since this is a photo that's going to make headlines."
"Really? What a pity."
The reporter stubbornly shook his head.
"But I still want to change it."
"You...you don't like the angle of this photo? Or do you think my handling of the lighting and shadows is bad? Has my aesthetic sense deteriorated?"
"No, don't overthink it. Your filming is really good, there's no technical problem at all."
The reporter patted the photographer on the shoulder, both amused and exasperated.
"There's just one minor flaw here."
"What..."
The reporter's finger moved across the picture, finally stopping behind the cat-like creature.
A short, stubby silver shadow clumsily adorns the back of the photograph.
"Dropping the tail?"
Is this why the photos were eliminated?
“But sir.”
Photographers inevitably have to explain their work:
"The cat that Lady Furina used to perform her miracle was a cat with a broken tail. Even with the best photographer skills, it would be impossible to capture the complete tail from this angle—"
"You're right, you're absolutely right."
The reporter has already begun selecting other photos.
"How can something so flawed stand shoulder to shoulder with our perfect gods?"
*
"Hey, hey, Cat God!"
The perfect god held the crippled cat tightly in his arms.
"You're not allowed to leave!"
"?"
Maine kicked her legs lightly twice, but couldn't get them off. Not daring to use force, she could only look back at Funina helplessly.
[You...want to go to my secret hideout for some sightseeing? We just got off!]
"Don't leave! Don't leave!"
Fu Ningna's eyes were slightly red, but the suppressed emotions she was carrying had lessened considerably.
"Now that you know the biggest secret of the entire Fengdan, do you still think you can just leave like nothing happened?!"
[...]
[Ugh, really, I won't tell anyone, and I have absolutely no interest in why you're like this—]
"Mimi—"
[More than who the god is, I'm actually more concerned about why Fontaine wasn't sentenced to death—]
"Playing the victim won't work, and turning over on your belly won't work either!"
Funina held tightly to the cat's two hind legs:
"In order to...I must make sure the secret doesn't leak out of your hands!"
A decorative ribbon was removed, tied in a knot, and prepared to be placed on the cat's head:
"I'm so sorry, sob sob—I have to take away your freedom with my own hands! From now on, you'll be by my side 24/7!"
[Is this what Navelette meant by illegal imprisonment? You've broken the law, do you know that...? Don't do such a terrible thing to me while you're crying!]
"Lady Funina, you're here."
Clarinde finally found her god after a long time.
"Ah, I, I—"
Funina's face stiffened, her eyes darting around:
"I wasn't doing anything bad to the cat god~ I didn't intend to lock him up~"
"Mimi—"
The cat frantically turned its head while howling at the Shadow Hunter.
[Friends, friends!]
[Stop her evil deeds immediately!]
Unexpectedly, Clarinde looked closely at the scene before her and a smile of approval appeared on her lips.
"As expected of Lady Funina."
She gently took the ribbon from Funina's hand.
Snap!
It was quickly slipped onto the cat's head!
"They understand the dangers of free-roaming cats better than Navia and I do."
Mainkuhn: [...]
"Under Lady Funina's 24-hour divine guidance, you will surely become an amazing big cat. Cherish this opportunity!"
A reluctant yet relieved smile appeared on Clarinde's face, but then, for some unknown reason, her mind went blank.
"To become rich and powerful."
She held the struggling cat's head still, her ten fingers moving nimbly.
"Let us not forget each other."
*Snap*
The beautiful big blue bow was thus successfully tied around the lynx's neck.
"Oh, oh—you've got some skills, Clarind!"
"It is my duty, Lady Funina, but please make sure to close the doors and windows properly before untying the ribbon after you get home."
[...]
[No, not human!]
The cat jumped up and tore the bow to shreds with a few claws.
[I don't want to go home with you!!]
"Oh no, it's escaped! Quick, catch it, Cat God!"
"Yes—!"
The cat darted out from under Clorind's armpit, kicking her on the back as it did so.
"!! What amazing agility! Lord Water God, is this the result of you transferring divine power to him?"
"Huh? Ah...yes, yes, yes! Right, right, grab them quickly!"
"I'll stake my title as Shadow Hunter..."
"Meow—"
I have my own home, and three children!
*
“Ms. Furina, is this why you’ve lost your hats and are in such a disheveled state?”
Outside the Opérale Opera, Navigette and Furness stood silently facing each other.
"I... I didn't expect Cat God to be so resistant!"
The dark dress was covered in silver-gray cat fur, appearing as a hazy blur from a distance.
"It took me quite a bit of effort to catch him."
Clarinde held the cat in her arms with lingering fear; her clothes were covered in claw marks.
"I almost became a pet for another pet, thankfully my master wasn't here."
"Do you need legal aid, Miss Clarinde... Also, Frinina, first of all, if you want to hang something around Cat God's neck, it's best to make it light, thin, and loose, so that the ornament is almost invisible, otherwise he will be very agitated."
Shaking her head helplessly, Villette took Maine from little Clorind's arms and turned up the fur around her neck to show them.
"Like this."
Clarin looked closely and saw that a thin, small black collar was indeed hidden in the cat's thick fur.
"! So you were wearing a collar? I had no idea."
"certainly."
Navelette's lips curled up into a barely perceptible smile.
“He is a cat with a teacher, and he must be distinguished from the stray animals on the street.”
"Snoring—"
The cat's short tail curled up, and its large paws opened and closed, gently stepping on the water dragon's arm.
"Teacher? What teacher?"
Claudia stared blankly at the bow tie.
"That's my second point."
The barely perceptible smile vanished quickly, and Violet looked calmly and silently at the guilty god.
"Ms. Fulina, please don't forget."
"Whether we examine it from a legal or factual perspective."
"Mr. Cat God's current adopter and guardian."
"It should all be me, right?"
...
Claurind: "Huh?"
"Ah, um, um..."
Funina stammered, her heterochromatic eyes darting nervously around:
"W-what law? You and he didn't sign any documents back then, did you? Adoption and all that—there's no evidence!"
Since they didn't sign, the possibility of snatching Cat God away and keeping him under close supervision is...
"Signed."
Shuilong shattered her illusion with a blank expression.
"Although you said 'emotions are more moving than laws,' I feel uneasy if a relationship is not protected by law. So, when Cat God was asleep one time, I grabbed his paw and left a red mark on the adoption contract."
Mainkuhn: "..."
ah?
“You have already agreed to my adoption, and I am just completing the paperwork as the guardian.”
Navilette lowered her head and met the half-demon's gaze without changing her expression:
"So this is not illegal."
Not a teacher—do you even know what kind of contract you signed with??
Mainkun was about to explode with rage.
"Ha, ha!? You've prepared way too thoroughly! How am I supposed to download this?!"
Funina looked at the Supreme Judge in disbelief.
"What are you going to do next?"
"Well, what I mean is—no matter what, in everyone's eyes he's just an ordinary cat, hahaha—my subjects of the Fulu Court must find this very strange!"
"Is this really such a strange thing?"
A faint look of confusion began to appear on Shuilong's face.
“I just want to protect this relationship… but you’re acting a little strange today, Funina.”
"!...Strange? Me?"
The white-haired girl immediately smiled and gracefully swung in place with a light, elegant dance step.
"My clothes are a bit disheveled, but that can't diminish my divine majesty—I'll change them in a bit!"
"No, this strange feeling has nothing to do with appearance."
The water dragon shook its head and held the cat in deep thought.
There's something indescribable about everything you did today.
After four hundred years of living together day and night, even two stones stacked together should have worn down to fit together.
"You do act flamboyantly, but you rarely use or emphasize your divine power."
Navelette looked back at the gods.
"As a deity, you prefer to treat the people of Fontainebleau as equals, which I think is probably why you are so beloved."
"......"
Do you think I had a choice, Violet?
Funina smiled and clenched her sweaty palms.
"I heard that you unusually channeled divine power into the Cat God today, even causing a stir among the crowd..."
At this point, Shuilong squeezed the cat in his arms to check on its mental state.
“Afterwards, he even tried to take away Cat God’s guardianship from me—even though you were the one who helped me gain his trust back then.”
"......"
"Funinna".
The dragon's vertical pupils looked steadily at the white-haired human.
"You've been acting really strange today, doing very unusual things."
"Could it be...?"
Ah, ah, is it coming?
Is this day finally coming?
What are you trying to say? 'Frinina? You're not a god, are you?'
Furnessa stared at Vilette's lips, her heart trembling.
Dragon King, do you know that from the moment you arrived in Fontainebleau, I have been restless day and night?
Damn it, I knew it!
How can a human possibly deceive a dragon!
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
The girl shook her head, looking extremely annoyed, and puffed out her cheeks with her hands on her hips.
"I'm fine, I just felt like it today—"
"Is this abnormality a problem with the operation of divine power?"
But a dragon's hand gently rests on a person's shoulder.
"I'm worried about you, Funina."
Navilette, holding a cat in one arm, softened her tone and looked down gently at her companion who had traveled with her for four hundred years.
"If you feel tired, would you like to rest... Oh, the Liyue people recommended hot water to me. I don't really like it, but Leosley said it's not bad, so I'm recommending it to you. Hopefully, it will be helpful to your divine body..."
......
Huh?
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Author's Note: I couldn't control my pen; I just wanted to be kinder to Funina, even kinder...
I still couldn't finish writing before midnight, I...
Can Titan of Time save us...? Oh no, wait, I forgot about the pre-download for Honkai Impact 3rd!
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