The lights ca back on, and Aha appeared, bowing alongside Huolay and Otto.
Stelle and the others in the audience quickly applauded.
"Bravo! That was great!"
"Such fun! Really entertaining!"
"Two grown n performing that was kinda weird, but I still really wanted to see where it would go!"
"Encore! Encore!"
Otto and Huolay exited the stage. Aha straightened his collar and calmly picked up the microphone.
"Such enthusiasm from our audience! Seems like everyone thoroughly enjoyed our performance of Little Blond and Little Wolfie.
I heard many of you shouting 'Do it again!'—but unfortunately, that's not possible.
Here at the Theater of Joy, we never overwork our staff. Each perforr only takes the stage once per day.
But worry not, dear guests—another splendid drama awaits you.
Now, let us present... The Loving and Harmonious Family! "
The lights dimd again.
The narrator's voice returned.
"In a small town, lived a family of five: Old Man Bo, Old Lady Bo, Doctor Bo, Wife Bo, and Son Bo.
Old Man Bo liked gambling and drinking, Old Lady Bo loved perms and manicures, Wife Bo worshipped wealth and despised poverty, and Son Bo had a negative IQ.
Only Doctor Bo was a hardworking man, earnestly making money to support the family."
As the narration faded, the lights ca up.
The stage had turned into a small, cramped ho. From the layout, it was clearly tight and ssy.
Doctor Bo, the head of the household, sat at the dinner table with a face full of worry.
He sighed.
"Dad lost at gambling again. The creditors have co knocking."
Wife Bo, applying a face mask nearby, glanced at him with disdain.
"What? And that's Dad's fault? Isn't it because you're useless and can't earn enough? If you had money, Dad wouldn't need to borrow, and the creditors wouldn't be coming after us."
Doctor Bo sighed.
"I'm doing my best to make money."
Wife Bo finished her mask.
"Tch—your best? Then why are you still sitting here? Look at Old San next door—he works 20 hours a day. That's real effort. You only work 18 and you dare say you're trying?
I'm done with this poor, miserable life. I've decided to marry Uncle Rich Rooster. He can support . I'm moving out tomorrow."
Doctor Bo looked at her and sighed inwardly.
"...Okay."
He got up and returned to his room, gazing at his drooling, vacant-eyed son.
He sighed again.
"Son, Dad will take good care of you from now on. Your mom's leaving."
Son Bo gave a silly giggle.
Wife Bo packed up and slamd the door on her way out.
After putting Son Bo to sleep, Doctor Bo walked to the living room, opened a beer, and chugged it.
At that mont, a knock ca from the door. He opened it.
Old Man Bo and Old Lady Bo had returned.
Old Man Bo barged in, rummaging around.
"Where's the money? Where did it go?"
Doctor Bo handed over an envelope.
"Here, Dad. It's the last of my savings."
Old Man Bo took it, checked inside, and left contentedly.
Old Lady Bo followed him out.
"Hey, give half—I'm going to get my nails done."
Doctor Bo downed the rest of his beer.
Life was too hard—his wife left, the money was gone, his son was disabled, and his parents were spendthrifts.
The lights dimd again. When they ca back up, the scene had shifted from night to day.
Doctor Bo awoke in bed, disbelief on his face.
Wife Bo, Old Man Bo, and Old Lady Bo were all smiling warmly at him.
Wife Bo wrapped her arms around his.
"Darling, I've made up my mind. I'll stay with you after all.
As long as you're willing to sell a kidney to Uncle Rich Rooster, he's ready to pay a big sum for it. Isn't that wonderful~?"
Old Man Bo added cheerfully:
"Son, with that money, we can all live in luxury."
Old Lady Bo chid in:
"That's right! For our comfortable future, we're counting on you!"
Doctor Bo looked at his "caring" family, feeling a strange warmth in his heart.
"Alright! I'll do it. I'll go sell a kidney right now, and we'll live a good life! If that's not enough, I still have one more!"
In unison, Old Man Bo, Old Lady Bo, and Wife Bo exclaid:
"We'll all live happily together!"
The play ended, and Aha returned to the stage.
"Ladies and gentlen, that concludes today's performance! Thank you for coming, and we hope to see you next ti!
We'll have even more exciting plays prepared for your enjoynt!
See you then!!!"
As his words ended, confetti cannons fired on both sides of the stage, raining colorful strears down from above.
Stelle and the others clapped and cheered. What could they say? Only at the Theater of Joy could you see such wild and bizarre performances. It truly was in a league of its own.
With the show concluded...
Stelle and her group, led by Sparkle, visited the prison section, where they saw the broken-spirited Otto, Hoolay, Doctor Bo and his four family mbers, and Scaramouche.
After the tour, Aha escorted the group back to the train.
The mont they returned, Stelle slled sothing delicious.
She looked toward the kitchen. Little Evil God was busy cooking.
Stelle walked in.
"Jashin-chan, what are you making that slls so good?"
Little Evil God glanced around, confird Lilybell wasn't nearby, then smirked wickedly and leaned close to Xing's ear.
"Hehehe~ Yurine said she wanted beef stew. I'm making it for her—but I poisoned it. Once she drinks it... hehehehe~ Wahahahaha! Freedom! Sweet freedom!"
Stelle's mouth twitched.
"Uh... should I wish you luck?"
Jashin-chan patted Stelle on the shoulder.
"Thanks! I'm off!"
She picked up the big pot of beef stew and stepped through a portal.
Monts later, she was flung back through the portal, landing in a heap beside the group playing Ludo on the carpet.
The sudden crash startled everyone.
Jashin-chan looked like she was about to die. A mosaic-covered wound on her belly was still spurting blood.
She stretched out a trembling hand, barely conscious.
"Help ... Stelle... ugh... help..."
Before Stelle could ask what happened, the portal flashed again. Out stepped Yurine, holding a barbed iron rod, smiling "gently" at everyone.
"Ah, everyone's here. Sorry for the disturbance—I'll be taking Jashin-chan back with for the next few days."
She hooked the rod into Jashin-chan's back and dragged her back through the portal.
March 7th was stunned.
"Um... what's that saying again?"
Firefly reminded her:
"Those who bring trouble on themselves deserve what they get."
March 7th snapped her fingers.
"Right, that's the one. Jashin-chan brought this on herself. If she'd behaved, she wouldn't have gotten whacked."
Lumine added:
"I guess that's a form of persistence, too? Jashin-chan never once gave up."
***
Half an hour later.
Jashin-chan was crying and sitting behind Yurine, who was happily playing chess with Stelle and the others.
After a ga of Ludo, Firefly looked at the ti.
"Everyone, it's getting late. We need to go to the Grand Bazaar to watch Nilou's performance."
Stelle heard this and called everyone to put away the Ludo ga.
March 7th glanced at Yurine and the little evil god.
"Yurine, Jashin-chan, do you want to co play in Suru?"
Yurine nodded in agreent.
"Sure."
Then, everyone stepped through the portal.
At the Grand Bazaar.
Stelle and the others returned to the restaurant, and Ye Yun and the others were also preparing to head out to watch Nilou's performance.
According to previous records, the Flower God's birthday was a day-long celebration.
Calestia, Zhongli, and Furina had already decided on the na for the new planet.
"New Teyvat."
That's right, they had thought of hundreds of nas, but in the end, they chose the one Zhongli suggested at the beginning.
The nas they proposed afterward were all ridiculous, one more absurd than the next.
In the end, they just stopped suggesting and went with "New Teyvat."
Stelle and the others arrived at the restaurant.
March 7th was explaining to Yurine.
"Yurine, this is Suru. That person over there is Nahida, the ruler and God of Wisdom of this city."
"Today is her birthday, and we're here to celebrate."
Yurine bowed slightly.
"Hello, Nahida. I'm Yurine. Happy birthday."
Nahida smiled in return.
"Thank you for coming."
At this mont, the little evil god was stroking her chin, sizing up Nahida from top to bottom.
"You're the God of Wisdom? So small? Is that real? I don't believe it."
Yurine's face darkened as she looked at the little evil god.
"Jashin-chan, haven't I taught you to be polite?"
The little evil god clicked her tongue.
"Huh? Politeness? I'm a little demon, politeness? No such thing, okay~"
Yurine smiled at Nahida and said,
"Nahida, I need to handle sothing, I'll co find you later."
Yurine grabbed the little evil god by the back of her neck and walked out of the restaurant.
A few seconds later, a scream echoed from the alley behind the restaurant.
"Ah!!!! It hurts!!!!"
Nahida heard the scream and broke into a cold sweat.
"Uh, is Jashin-chan alright?"
Stelle waved her hand.
"She's fine, she's fine, she has an immortal body."
Nahida stiffly nodded.
Ye Yun picked up Klee.
"Let's go, everyone. We're going to watch Nilou's performance!"
With Ye Yun's shout, everyone left the restaurant and headed toward the Grand Bazaar.
The little evil god had a band-aid on her face. Earlier, Yurine had been pulling her face so hard that it broke the skin.
When they arrived at the Grand Bazaar, the little evil god took off the band-aid right in front of everyone.
The little evil god's wound had fully healed, which left Furina staring in shock.
Just now, the little evil god's face had a large wound, bleeding like crazy, and after just putting on a band-aid, it was all healed?
March 7th couldn't help but recall when she first saw the little evil god's terrifying healing ability.
That ti was even worse than this. The little evil god had eaten all the at prepared for hotpot, and Yurine used a cleaver to chop her tail into at slices.
In just half an hour, she had fully healed.
Everyone arrived at the back of the Grand Bazaar's stage and t Nilou.
Nahida was now standing next to Nilou, chatting with her.
Nilou was very excited, thinking to herself, "I'm actually talking to the Lesser Lord Kusanali! This is sothing I never could have imagined before!"
Soon, it was Nilou's turn to go on stage.
Everyone clapped as they watched Nilou's performance. As expected of Nilou, her dance was beautiful.
It was already nightti, but Suru city was still lively.
If this had been in the past, it would have been completely impossible.
Late at night, Ye Yun and the others returned to the Sanctum of Wisdom with Nahida.
Xiangling personally cooked a huge cake for Nahida. While everyone sang, Nahida made a wish.
Then, everyone presented their gifts, and Nahida was surrounded by presents, unsure which one to open first.
Stelle looked at Ye Yun and raised an eyebrow.
"Ye Yun, where's your gift?"
Ye Yun smiled and put Klee down.
"My gift is definitely the best."
Ye Yun smiled and shouted toward a corner of the room.
"Co out, Rukkhadevata."
Everyone turned to look toward a corner of the Sanctum of Wisdom.
A woman who resembled Nahida walked out of the corner.
Calestia, Zhongli, Venti, and Tsaritsa were all stunned when they saw her.
"Rukkhadevata? Is that really you?"
That's right, Ye Yun's gift for Nahida was the revival of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
When the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata saw Zhongli and the others' shocked expressions, he covered his mouth and chuckled.
"It's been a long ti, everyone."
Calestia rushed in front of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
"Rukkhadevata, is it really you! That's great! With you helping , I'll have it much easier from now on!"
The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata smiled at Calestia.
"Your Excellency Calestia, you want to work right after I've just been resurrected?"
Calestia nodded.
"Of course, you used to be my personal secretary. We're moving Teyvat, a lot of things to do, get to work quickly, help out."
The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata nodded in agreent. Ye Yun had already explained the recent events to him.
Nahida looked at the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata in front of her, and a tear slid down her cheek.
"Is it really you, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?"
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata noticed Nahida and walked up to her, kneeling down in front of her.
"Nahida, I've returned. You've worked hard during this ti."
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata gently wiped the tear from Nahida's face.
Nahida lowered her head.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a good god. I couldn't manage Suru properly. I've been foolishly staying in the Sanctum of Wisdom while the Great Sage faction caused trouble in Suru."
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata hugged Nahida and gently patted her head.
"No, Nahida, you've done great. Thanks to your efforts, the desert and the rainforest have reconciled. And didn't you defeat the Great Sage faction?"
"Nahida, you're excellent."
Nahida looked up at the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata after hearing this.
"I'll work even harder. I want to beco a great god like you."
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata smiled and cupped Nahida's face in both hands.
"Alright, Nahida, you'll try your best. During this ti, I'll teach you how to manage a country."
Nahida nodded.
"I will learn seriously."
At this mont, Lumine suddenly asked.
"Nahida, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, are you two mother and daughter? You look so alike."
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