The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"What's wrong, Barbara?"

"Did this man do something to you?"

"What happened?"

This wasn't a game. The people of Mondstadt weren't blind. Barbara's extreme reaction naturally alarmed everyone in the cathedral, and they immediately surrounded her, eyeing Ye with suspicion.

However, no one actually approached Ye. Instead, some people gasped, their eyes showing a hint of fear.

It must be said, when Ye put on a serious demeanor, he did have a certain imposing presence.

Realizing that the situation might be getting out of hand, Ye immediately exuded an aura of "stay away," intimidating everyone present.

It was a fear that came from deep within their souls.

A slow, creeping fear that seeped into every part of their being, impossible to resist.

Looking at the black-haired, black-eyed man with an expression as calm as still water, no one in the room could help but feel a sense of dread.

Amidst this fear, Barbara was the first to regain her composure.

Though still a bit dazed, seeing the crowd around her gave her some reassurance. She suddenly realized that this wasn't one of her recurring nightmares. The man before her… just happened to look exactly like the man from her dreams.

In any case, she needed to calm down. Whether this was a dream or not, she should treat it as reality for now.

"Please, everyone, calm down. I'm sorry, it's my fault. I suddenly felt someone behind me and got scared."

"Oh… I see."

The crowd quickly accepted Barbara's explanation, mainly because… this man was indeed a bit intimidating.

Barbara, now calmer, looked at the man with a slightly nervous but still cautious tone and asked, "Hello, may I ask what brings you here?"

The man replied in a calm voice, "I'm here to sell cards."

"Sell… cards?"

As Barbara voiced her confusion, the man raised his right hand, holding a Yu-Gi-Oh! card between two fingers.

"Th-this… this is?!?!"

Upon seeing the card's content, Barbara's initial caution instantly turned into excitement, her face flushing with joy.

"Lord Barbatos!!!!!"

Yes, it was the Anemo Archon, Barbatos.

The card featured an image, but it wasn't Venti's usual appearance. Instead, it was similar to the image in the "Wind Glider Manual"—no, it was exactly like the image in Amber's fable book that depicted a particularly alluring version of the Anemo Archon.

It radiated a divine aura… naturally, since it was a god's card. Ye would never put the image of a drunkard on it. Players wouldn't buy that.

It would ruin the image of the Anemo Archon, and believers might even consider it an insult to their god.

As everyone knows, the Anemo Archon is Venti, but Venti doesn't fully represent the Anemo Archon!

So, in fact, Venti's worries were completely unnecessary from the start. Ye never intended to put his image on the card.

And as a god, Venti's card was naturally one of the highest-tier cards.

「God of Freedom · Barbatos」

Card Type: Divine

Star Level: 10

Attribute: Anemo

Race: Archon

Faction: Mondstadt

Attack: ?

Defense: ?

Effect: This card cannot be Special Summoned. To Normal Summon this card, you must Tribute 3 monsters with the Mondstadt faction or 3 monsters with the Anemo attribute.

①: The summoning of this card cannot be negated.

②: When this card is successfully summoned, the effects of Spell/Trap cards and other monsters cannot be activated.

③: This card's Attack and Defense increase by the total Attack and Defense of all Mondstadt faction or Anemo attribute monsters in your hand.

④: During your turn, by discarding one card from your hand, this card can attack again.

Description: The victor of the Archon War, the god who wields the power of Anemo and embodies "freedom." Since ancient times, he has enjoyed wandering the mortal world in the guise of a bard.

Given the differences in worlds, when Ye created the Genshin Impact version of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, he didn't uniformly categorize all monster cards as "Monster Cards." Instead, he temporarily divided them into three types.

Humanoid cards were called "Hero Cards," while non-humanoid cards were called "Monster Cards."

And distinct from these two categories were the "Divine Cards," like Venti's.

In practice, though, they were the same concept as the monster cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Normal Heroes, Effect Heroes, Normal Monsters, Effect Monsters—aside from the name differences, there was no real distinction.

—But this difference in naming was very important.

After all, you couldn't just hold up Ningguang's card and call it an "Effect Monster," right?

That would definitely get you sued for defamation by Ningguang.

Using the term "Effect Hero" made it much more palatable, didn't it?

Such is the art of language!

Similarly, gods had to be distinguished from heroes and monsters. Terms like "Effect" or "Normal" didn't need to be added—the word[Divine]was enough to explain everything.

Huh? You're asking why this card is in Ye's hands? Wasn't there only one copy, and wasn't it already put into the card packs?

Well… Ye isn't Fu Xuan. He's not that naive, okay?

If he can make a bit more profit, why not?

This could all become his pocket money!

So, Ye handed the card to Barbara and said calmly, "Do you want it? If you do, I'll sell it to you."

"R-really? You're really willing to sell it to me?"

Barbara's excitement was absolutely genuine. She held the card carefully in both hands, her eyes fixed on the image of Barbatos, and said firmly:

"Sir, how much do you want for it? I'll buy it."

"That shouldn't be up to me," Ye said softly, looking at Barbara. "This is a test of your devotion to Lord Barbatos—I'll wait here. Bring me what you think is a fair price for this card."

How could the cards of The Seven be insulted by putting a price tag on them in Mora?

No.

Absolutely not.

Now was the time to test Barbara's faith as a nun in the Anemo Archon!

So, after letting Barbara look at the card for less than a minute, Ye took it back from her hands, completely ignoring her reluctant expression.

But upon hearing Ye's words, Barbara's face lit up with understanding.

"You're right. Lord Barbatos' card is truly priceless. This is the time to show my faith."

With that, she hurriedly ran out of the cathedral, clearly heading home to prepare the Mora.

Great, it seemed like he'd be able to make some pocket money this time.

—But this pleasant thought didn't last long.