Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 804 Leaving the Opera House

Paimon felt like he had a nightmare. When he came to his senses, he found himself being held in Su's arms and protected by Kong behind him.

Su rubbed Paimon's face, which had become warm after he came to his senses, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, I'm not scared silly."

The idea of a person turning into water doesn't sound bloody or scary at all.

But the images of the human body’s alienation and disintegration are actually quite impactful.

She guessed that this scene would probably replace the human head balloon incident and become a new psychological shadow for the people of Fontaine.

"Um... Woo..." Paimon realized it belatedly and started crying. Su quickly hugged her in his arms and patted her back.

Seeing Paimon crying, Kong felt more relieved. It is better to vent negative emotions than to hold them in.

During the time when Su and Kong were concentrating on Paimon, there seemed to be a chaos in the audience, but order was quickly restored under the command of Navilette.

Seeing the Traveler Team coming towards him, Villette paused the guard team's report and took a short break from his busy schedule to communicate with the Traveler Team.

Navilette first apologized solemnly, then said that the Oprykle Opera House would be closed for a longer period of time and arranged for someone to take them away.

Sue: "What about Linny and Linnet?"

Navillette replied, "Based on your defense and the evidence you presented, the Cardinal and I have reached the same verdict: the Linney brothers and sisters are not guilty."

Paimon was very relieved and felt that this was the best news he had heard tonight.

"However," Navrette changed the subject, "the two cases are closely related, and the Linney siblings worked with one of the deceased, Cowell, for a long time. They need to stay and take relevant statements."

Sora nodded, accepting the result.

Navilette: "I have arranged for trustworthy security personnel to send..."

"Let us, the Thorn Rose Society, escort our partners back!" Navia's clear and cheerful voice interrupted, intercepting the Traveler Team in front of Villette.

"...Okay." Villette stroked his cane and threw himself into his busy work again.

As soon as Navia passed the review, she rushed over to pick up the traveler team. "You seemed distracted before. Let me tell you about the situation."

While Paimon was stunned, the guy who fired the blowpin in public was quickly found.

However, before the guards could arrest him, the man bit open the water bag hidden in his mouth and turned into a pool of water amid the screams of fear from the nearby spectators.

"He's actually a deadly warrior," Su smiled coldly, "It seems the mastermind behind this is quite capable."

"Yeah," Navia sighed, "A guy who can train deadly warriors..."

Su continued, "Either you have money, or you have power, or you have both money and power."

Sora added, "It must be quite difficult to investigate a criminal like this."

Navia was a little depressed.

Although they were only one step away from the truth, the mastermind behind the scenes was able to arrange for assassins to destroy the witnesses and evidence in full view of everyone.

It seems that the other party is more rampant and vicious than she originally imagined, even a little... desperate?

He became panicked. He felt that besides what Vaughn had said about the increasing tension in Fontaine in recent years, there seemed to be something more terrifying forcing him to act without caution.

After two terrorist incidents occurred in a short period of time, the Oprykle Opera House was blocked again, this time more strictly and cautiously than before.

After the Water God assigned the Supreme Inquisitor to handle the situation on the scene, he evacuated the opera house under the protection of the guards led by Clorinde.

Su nodded, indicating that it was normal. "No one knows whether the original fetal sea water that can turn the people of Fengdan into water will be effective against the gods of Fengdan. It is normal to be cautious at special times."

Kong also nodded. "With so many people witnessing the tragedy, the news will surely be hidden. It might spread quickly throughout Fontaine and even the Seven Kingdoms. As the Water God, I must quickly return to the center to take charge and maintain stability."

It's not just the public outcry generated by the tragedy that needs to be maintained, but also the memories of the Fontaine residents awakened by the prophecy of Fontaine's doom. If this isn't handled properly, and it triggers social panic or even unrest, that would be a real problem.

Navia understood these principles, but as a citizen of Fontaine, she couldn't help but have more expectations of the God of Fontaine.

But she is already a mature boss of the Thorn Rose Club, and is good at actively regulating her own emotions and the emotions of those around her.

Navia looked at the somewhat listless Paimon and suggested considerately, "It's been so long now, you must have digested the afternoon tea a long time ago. There are several good restaurants near the opera house. I'll treat everyone... It should be considered a midnight snack now."

Navia brought her men and the Traveler Team to a restaurant whose decoration was no less impressive than the Debo Hotel. After carefully inquiring about the Traveler Team's dietary restrictions and preferences, she ordered a large table of delicious dishes.

Feeling Navia's kindness, Paimon tried to forget the unpleasantness and tried to be happy. "I didn't expect that there would be such a luxurious restaurant open in the middle of the night."

Navia explained, "Because normally the opera house is open until 11pm every day, hungry audiences after the performance need a place to eat and chat with friends. Where there is demand, there are business opportunities and services. Money never sleeps."

Because of the incident at the Oprykle Opera House today, many restaurants with keen sense of smell and timidity simply closed down. This luxurious restaurant currently has no other diners except their group.

The food was served quickly and the group of people ate and chatted.

Navia deliberately chose a light-hearted topic, "We won a lawsuit together, this meal is a celebration!"

Su: "But we haven't achieved our fundamental purpose. We came to Fontaine to be happy tourists and ask the water god a few questions."

"So that's how it is," Navia pinched her chin and thought, "Although people often see the Water Goddess, there aren't many opportunities to actually come into contact with her."

Although Fontainebleau has a tradition of making appointments to meet the Water God, the application for an appointment is based on both identity and wealth, and requires strict review and long queues.

I heard that the Water God's current schedule is already scheduled for three years from now, and the Traveler Team probably doesn't have the time and patience.

Navia: "Hmm...would you like to think of some unique methods, such as going through some "illegal" procedures?"

Su was very interested. "Could you elaborate?"

Navia: "For example, sneaking into the opera house's performance team and suddenly stopping the performance at the most exciting moment!"

"Then I asked to chat with Lady Finina privately after the performance. I'm sure Lady Finina, who's so excited, would agree to anything you ask just to finish the show."

Navia looked at the travelers, whose beauty had become even greater under the lights, with great interest, and said with certainty, "With your looks and manners, you will definitely have no problem performing in a play!"

Paimon was speechless. "Even if we bribed the troupe to sneak in and perform on stage, with our acting skills... we would definitely not be able to threaten the Water God."

Fontaine's stage play is not only about acting, but also singing! Even if the Water Goddess is temporarily confused, she will wake up the moment Su opens her mouth.

Navia's plan has a very low success rate.