Genshin Impact: This Trainee Fatui Harbinger is Too Unreliable

Having wrapped up matters at the opera house,

Luo Qing left the Ashen River District, gazing at the clean and refined streets of Fontaine Court.

A sigh escaped him.

The upper district was so exquisite and grand, yet the Ashen River District resembled a rat-infested sewer. The stark contrast between the two was glaring. What had Furina been doing all these years to let such disparity exist unchecked?

By now, it was evening, the setting sun painting the sky golden.

With no urgent tasks on his plate, Luo Qing decided to head home and spend some lazy downtime with Theresa.

But as he approached his house, he spotted two familiar figures standing at the door, ringing the doorbell.

"You two..."

Luo Qing walked up to Lumine and Paimon, his expression puzzled.

"Who told you where I live?"

"Luo Qing...!"

Hearing his familiar voice from behind, Lumine and Paimon quickly turned around.

Paimon jabbed her finger at Luo Qing, exclaiming, "Luo Qing! I knew it was you!"

"It is me. What about it?"

Luo Qing crossed his arms nonchalantly. "You still haven't answered my question. Who told you my address?"

"Well..."

Lumine and Paimon exchanged glances before Lumine pointed to the Void Terminal by her ear.

"Nahida told us. I mentioned we needed to find you, and she gave us the location."

"..."

So, it was my precious daughter after all.

"And what exactly did Nahida say to you?" Luo Qing asked, testing the waters.

"She said she wanted to expand the Void Terminal and Void Network to other nations and sent you to Fontaine to test the waters..."

Lumine's face was a mix of disbelief and suspicion.

"You actually helped Nahida push the Void Terminal to Fontaine?!"

When they first arrived in Fontaine Court, Lumine and Paimon had noticed the city felt somewhat off.

While the gears and mechanisms characteristic of Fontaine were everywhere, many citizens wore Void Terminals like those in Sumeru. At the Vasari Corridor, they even saw Furina hosting a live shopping stream, with Akademiya staff selling Void Terminals below.

On their journey, they'd noticed nearly a third of Fontaine's population was already using Void Terminals!

"Don't look so surprised—it's just standard practice," Luo Qing said with a dismissive wave.

Then, his gaze swept over Lumine and Paimon.

"So, what do you two want with me?"

"Obviously, we're here about what happened two days ago!"

Paimon's eyes widened in exasperation. "Luo Qing, tell us honestly—what's going on between you and Lady Furina?! Don't tell us you're planning to... to—"

"Stop."

Luo Qing raised his arms in mock surrender, cutting her off.

"I'm a Sumeru envoy. Isn't it reasonable for me to be on good terms with Fontaine's Hydro Archon?"

"..."

The two were speechless.

Sure, being a Sumeru envoy was fine, but you're also a Fatui Harbinger!

"And Nahida's okay with this?"

"Why wouldn't she be? We're family."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that."

Luo Qing stepped past them, pulling out his keys to unlock the door. He glanced back at the pair.

"If you don't have anything to say, feel free to leave."

"Luo Qing, you..."

Paimon stomped her foot in frustration. "We're your friends! At least let us come in, sit down, and have some snacks!"

"Oh?"

Luo Qing raised a brow.

"Fine."

He pushed the door open, revealing someone unexpected.

Charlotte stood nervously by the entrance.

"Huh?"

Lumine froze.

Charlotte? What was she doing at Luo Qing's house?!

Charlotte seemed equally startled.

After Luo Qing had brought Furina home the other day, Charlotte had agonized over her decision. In the end, she chose to trust Luo Qing and kept his Fatui identity a secret.

She had rushed downstairs when she heard the doorbell, hoping to speak with Luo Qing and solidify their agreement so she could regain her freedom sooner.

But when she opened the door, she found Lumine and Paimon standing beside him.

"Charlotte...?!"

Lumine struggled to find her words.

She couldn't help but overthink the situation: walking home with a man, opening the door, and finding another woman inside, eagerly awaiting his return.

Her gaze instinctively dropped to Charlotte's thigh.

Cryo Vision.

Got it.

"Uh..."

Charlotte looked down too, her face heating up.

"Lumine, Paimon, what are you two...?"

From their expressions, she could tell they'd misunderstood something.

"We're friends of Luo Qing. We came to talk to him about something..."

Lumine replied awkwardly.

"I-I see. Well, come in then."

Charlotte tried to sound enthusiastic, hoping to dispel the awkwardness.

But as soon as she said it, she realized how it sounded.

Wasn't she acting like the lady of the house?

"Uh..."

Lumine glanced at Luo Qing, her eyes silently questioning: Does Ei know about this?

"Well, since she's invited you, come in," Luo Qing said casually, ushering them inside. He could already guess what they wanted to ask and saw no point in explaining things further.

As for Charlotte's attitude—it was unexpected.

Has she come to terms with things?

To lighten the mood, Luo Qing led Lumine and Paimon upstairs to the study. Once Theresa brought out tea and snacks, he asked in a calm tone,

"So, what's this about?"

"Well..."

Lumine and Paimon exchanged glances.

"We're just a bit confused about Lady Furina's behavior. One moment, she's threatening to duel us, and the next, she's inviting us to watch a magic performance..."

Paimon's voice was filled with concern.

"Luo Qing, do you think she's targeting us? Maybe she's looking for an excuse to get rid of us?"

"Who? Furina?"

Luo Qing felt a sudden urge to laugh.

"Yeah!"

Paimon nodded vigorously. "Why else would she act so weirdly the moment we arrived?!"

"..."

Luo Qing had no words for this. After a moment, he patted their shoulders and said nonchalantly,

"Don't worry. Other than being a bit scatterbrained, she's really not that bad."

"..."

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T/N: lmaoo i wonder if theres a cryo girl in Natlan