Yuto looked helplessly at the closed door before him, then let out a soft sigh.
He cleared his throat, a rare serious expression appearing on his face, and said in a voice neither too loud nor too soft:
"Ms. Furina, if you don't come out soon... I will refuse to provide you with cupcakes for the next week."
Almost as soon as the words fell, a flurry of hurried sounds came from Furina's room, instantly reminding Yuto of how he used to wake up just before being late in his previous life.
Thinking of this, Yuto couldn't help but shake his head.
—He had ultimately become the very person he disliked the most.
After about two or three minutes, the chaotic, battle-like sounds inside finally subsided.
The next second, the large door in front of him was instantly pulled open, and the neatly dressed Furina appeared before him.
Looking at the young girl with a slight sheen of sweat on her forehead, Yuto couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, then took out the handkerchief from his collar and gently wiped her forehead.
"Wouldn't it have been better to get up earlier?"
Yuto said softly, meticulously wiping away the few beads of sweat.
Furina felt the touch on her forehead and Yuto's face so close to her, her face involuntarily began to warm, and she softly hummed in response.
However, Yuto didn't pay attention to this, instead recalling the somewhat... boisterous morning in his mind.
This is how it happened.
The first thing he did after leaving his room was to call Furina, but she mumbled something about styling her hair.
Hearing this, Yuto didn't bother her further. He then went to the kitchen to prepare a meal for the kitten, and even played with it for a while before coming out.
However... about twenty minutes had passed, and Furina still hadn't emerged, leading to the current scene.
Thinking of this, Yuto also stopped his actions, simply folded the blue handkerchief, put it back into his collar, and said:
"Let's go, Lady Furina, it's time for our appointment."
Just then, a sound suddenly came from the adjacent room, and Neuvillette, holding a staff, walked out of his office.
He naturally saw the two who were about to leave Palais Mermonia and likely guessed what they were going to do today.
Just as he was still deliberating whether to ask Yuto a question... Yuto spoke first:
"Mr. Neuvillette also plans to go to the Opera House to see Mr. Lin Ni's performance?"
Hearing this, Neuvillette was first startled, then nodded gently.
"Yes, Mr. Lin Ni's magic show is indeed very appealing. I wish to see it to deepen my understanding of Fontaine's artistic culture beyond Fontaine Opera."
Yuto nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this; he understood Neuvillette's meaning, then suggested:
"Since our three goals are the same, why don't we go together?"
"Certainly (I have no objection)."
With that, the three leaders of Palais Mermonia reached an agreement. The three of them, one in front and two behind, walked out of Palais Mermonia, and this provided new material for Steambird Newspaper, which was already quite interesting today.
—Shocking! The three leaders of Palais Mermonia actually went to the Opera House together to watch a performance. Is the rumored discord between the Chief Justice and the Assistant Administrator not true?
Of course, this also added fuel to Linney's performance today, which was bound to have an unexpected turn.
And this... was what Yuto wanted.
Yuto knew very well that if the Water God Focalors, Chief Justice Neuvillette, and Fontaine Vice-Minister Yuto traveled together, it would inevitably be a newspaper headline.
What was the focus of their joint outing? It was the magic show being performed today at the Opera Epiclese.
If there were problems with today's magic show, the three of them... no, to be precise, Neuvillette and he could intervene in time.
The calmness and composure displayed before the players would also be a classic bonus point.
Although this was for his own benefit, it did not cause any harm to the public environment, so... there was no need to worry about anything.
Thinking of this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Yuto's face as he walked behind Furina.
Everything was still under his control.
He wanted to twist the rhythm of the entire story back, to make those insects who should bear the name of 'Injustice' crawl out of the shadows.
He wanted to vindicate that great Father, that respectable President, his friend... Mr. Cares!
...
The spoutrail was fast, and the three soon arrived at the Opera Epiclese.
After nodding to Neuvillette, Yuto followed Furina to the only VIP box in the Opera House.
Yuto sat behind Furina as usual; he had already decided on the proper demeanor for his appearance.
In a musical, the calmer and more composed a character is, especially when the crowd is in a panic, and with a decent entrance, the more they are naturally liked.
And so they waited quietly, for they had entered using special access, and waiting was necessary.
Neuvillette gently closed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought, or perhaps feigning sleep.
As for Furina... she was striking a pose.
Yuto, sitting behind her, looked at her fair legs swinging up and down and her small hands that seemed to be at a loss for where to rest, with a wry smile.
Yuto gently shook his head, allowing the adorable girl to strike her own pose, while he skillfully pulled out a book from his inner jacket lining and began to read.
The name of that book was...
"Narcissenkreuz Adventure"
...
Nonomi looked at the changing scene before her and the incredibly grand and exquisite indoor modeling, clicking her tongue in wonder.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Mihoyo is really getting better and better. Now they can make indoor modeling so good... I don't know why people always sing its praises."
After saying this, Nonomi paused for a moment, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind without reason.
"But then again, a game is like a giant amusement park that updates regularly. When you play in this amusement park for the first fifty times, you'll still find it interesting."
"But by the time you've played it a hundred, two hundred, or even a thousand times, you'll naturally find this amusement park uninteresting."
"You'll complain that its rides update slowly, that there's little content, and the quality isn't high, so you'll spontaneously look for another amusement park to play in."
"However, one day, you discover another amusement park of the same type in the city you live in. You are overjoyed and choose to try this rare, almost perfect new thing."
"But during the process of playing... you find that the rides, update speed, and quality in this amusement park are far inferior to the previous one."
After saying this, Nonomi paused once more, stopped her hand from controlling the keyboard, and then said softly:
"Technology is constantly developing. The current genshin is like the first amusement park. I hope that when a game that can truly be called a competitor comes out..."
"I hope it won't be like the second amusement park I described..."