Before Lumine arrived, Ye had already been chatting with Ayaka for a while.
Ayaka was very straightforward, directly asking Ye what his purpose was for coming to Inazuma.
Since there was nothing to hide, and Ayaka wasn't on the Raiden Shogun's side, Ye didn't hesitate to tell the truth. He ca to change the Raiden Shogun's will, reopen Inazuma, and abolish the Vision Hunt Decree.
Ayaka was a bit puzzled by this.
Ye's explanation didn't fully convince her.
Ye said he ca for the Fontaine rchants trapped in Inazuma, but if that were the case, there was no need for such drastic asures. Diplomatic negotiations could have been used to get Inazuma to release the Fontaine rchants. At the very least, it wasn't worth the Supre Bishop himself making the trip and even considering a fight with the Raiden Shogun.
Of course, despite her doubts, Ayaka didn't press further.
Regardless of the reason, if Ye's goal was truly to reopen Inazuma and get the Raiden Shogun to revoke the Vision Hunt Decree, then his objective aligned with hers.
Even if the reasons were unclear, as long as their goals matched, they were allies.
And having the Supre Bishop as an ally was a huge relief for Ayaka… She could only pray that the Supre Bishop was truly on her side. There was nothing else she could do.
As for what would happen if he wasn't a true ally, Ayaka didn't even want to think about it.
Just the thought of potentially being enemies with the legendary Supre Bishop was more suffocating than the idea of opposing the Raiden Shogun—even if the Supre Bishop seed like a friend now.
After all, the things the Supre Bishop of Fontaine had done over the past 500 years… It wasn't just about draining Suru or ssing with Liyue.
Which of the seven nations of Teyvat hadn't been ssed with by him at least once or twice?
And not just ssed with, but left powerless to retaliate or even dare to retaliate.
Take Liyue, for example. That incident affected the entire seven nations, with countless people and wealth being siphoned off to Fontaine.
As for Inazuma, a hundred years ago… Well, let's not talk about that. Ayaka really didn't want to recall what she learned from history books as a child.
In any case, Ayaka strongly suspected that the main reason the Raiden Shogun had closed off Inazuma was because of the Supre Bishop of Fontaine.
How else could you protect Inazuma from the Supre Bishop's sches without closing off the country?
He's truly toxic!
—And even closing off the country didn't work. This ti, he ca in person.
Sighing inwardly, Ayaka buried the subtle feelings she had developed for Ye over ti deep in her heart.
Now, she only felt wary of him.
On one hand, she wanted to use Ye to change Inazuma's current state. On the other hand, she was also wary of him, not wanting Inazuma to suffer too much loss… She didn't expect zero losses, and no one would expect that.
Still, Ayaka wanted to try her best.
She couldn't just give up entirely.
Theoretically, trying to probe the Supre Bishop was a futile endeavor, but people don't always act based on theory.
Theoretically, humans have no chance against gods, but Ayaka still wanted to oppose the Raiden Shogun, didn't she?
So, even if probing seed useless in theory, she still had to try. What if a miracle happened?
People need to believe in miracles.
And if she didn't have a heart that believed in miracles, Ayaka wouldn't dare to oppose the Raiden Shogun in the first place.
Thus, this ti, while Ayaka genuinely wanted to take care of her personal matters and et the friend of her mother's who had piqued her curiosity, she also wanted to use her friendship with Ye to probe his true intentions toward Inazuma.
Ayaka didn't have many friends… Well, to be blunt, if you counted Thoma, then aside from the Traveler and Ye, Ayaka still had one friend.
Yes, one.
But this matter was personal. Ayaka didn't want her brother or Thoma to know, so she naturally thought of Ye and the Traveler. At the sa ti, she seized the opportunity to probe Ye's intentions—this was essentially the gist of this legendary quest.
Of course, from the players' perspective, they couldn't see Ayaka's inner thoughts, so they were just a bit puzzled as to why the Supre Bishop appeared so quickly in Ayaka's legendary quest and was even traveling alongside Ayaka, just like the protagonist.
"Could it be… that Kiana is trying to pair the Supre Bishop with Ayaka?"
Elysia imdiately thought of this and pouted in dissatisfaction.
"This is too much. Ayaka is mine, and the Supre Bishop is mine too. How can they be paired together while I'm left out? Besides, can the players even accept this kind of plot? They can't! No way! I have to remind Kiana during the eting that CPs are absolutely not allowed, unless she puts in the ga and pairs with the Supre Bishop!"
「666, is this the so-called 'Sima Zhao's heart is known to all'?」
「She still can't forget the Supre Bishop.」
「Wait, are they really going to make a CP? That's not good, is it?」
「What's wrong with it? One husband, one wife, sounds great to .」
「I'm a solo Ayaka fan!」
「I'm a solo Supre Bishop fan!」
「Don't listen to Elysia's nonsense. Genshin would never do CPs. Even the protagonist doesn't have a CP yet. It's all just friendships.」
「No! Rea is my wife!」
Well, Elysia wasn't really serious about Kiana making a CP.
Creating a CP in Genshin is a huge deal, especially one involving the Supre Bishop (no mistake there). If Kiana really did this, it would definitely be brought up in etings.
Although Kiana has absolute authority in ga developnt, if her plans were clearly off, Fu Xuan and the others wouldn't hesitate to voice their objections… though none of those objections have ever worked.
Kiana has always done things her way, and the results have always proven her right, but the process would still be followed.
Elysia isn't just a miHoYo employee; she's also one of the founding shareholders. She wouldn't miss such important etings.
And since she hasn't attended any such etings, it ans Kiana hasn't made any CPs involving the Supre Bishop.
Well, Ayaka is secondary, but Elysia can guarantee that if Kiana made a CP with the Supre Bishop, she'd definitely be brought to trial.
Too many people are watching.
...Although the chemistry between the Supre Bishop and Focalors has been hinted at since the PV.
But that's just the PV, right?
In the actual ga story, their relationship is still unclear.
So, Elysia was just talking. After all, it's a livestream, and she can't stay silent. She's very professional.
And while being professional, she didn't forget to push the story forward.
There wasn't much to say about the plot. Ayaka said she wanted Ye and the Traveler to help her pick a gift, but in reality, she already had a plan… She wanted to have a custom outfit made.
To make this outfit, the group went to fight so monsters and snatch so silk—essentially the usual trial character segnt in legendary quests.
Afterward, Ayaka offered to have custom outfits made for the Traveler and Ye, asking if they'd like that.
Elysia was very excited and looking forward to it, but unfortunately, the Lumine she was controlling directly refused: "Thank you, but I'm fine with what I have. This outfit holds special aning for ."
Ye also calmly refused: "This outfit of mine was personally designed by Lady Focalors."
And she even personally dressed him in it.
Well, Ye was unconscious at the ti.
Ayaka couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Ye truly lives up to the rumors of his devotion to the Hydro Archon."
"Of course." Ye nodded slightly. "I am utterly loyal to Lady Focalors."
Maybe so people still don't believe it now, but when Ye enters the gacha pool and players see his profile clearly stating his affiliation as 「Focalors」, they'll definitely believe it.
And it will undoubtedly spark a huge wave of speculation.
Of course, Ye isn't lying. He really is affiliated with Focalors.
Compared to Focalors, the Fontaine Court isn't even important.
She's Ye's only direct superior now!
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