The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"By the way, let's go check on Timaeus. I have something I'd like to ask him for help with. It would be even better if Sucrose and Albedo are there too… but they seem pretty busy, so they might not show up… Hmm, let's just head over first."

After logging in, Paimon's opening line was followed by Ding Dang slamming the table and exclaiming, "It's here! Finally, it's Albedo's story again!"

As Ding Dang spoke, the chat in the livestream exploded with activity.

「Albedo? Who's that?」

「Never heard of that name before?」

「Teacher Albedo? Which NPC is that? Did I miss some story?」

「No idea. Completely forgot.」

「I think I have some vague memory of it. Who was that again?」

「Forgot. Now that you mention it, I think I forgot who Albedo is too.」

「Albedo is the 5-star character from the Dragonspine storyline.」

「There's always one serious person in the chat. Let's all…」

「But seriously, why does Albedo love Dragonspine so much? This time, the preview page clearly shows it's another Dragonspine storyline.」

「Maybe because his brother is buried there. Poor Durin!」

「I don't care how tragic Durin's story is. I just want to know how tragic Scaramouche's story will be!」

「Scaramouche? Oh no, now we're getting into names I don't recognize.」

「Who's Scaramouche? Did I miss some story?」

「No, haven't you all watched Big Bro Horse's analysis videos?」

「Scaramouche is the Balladeer. The new artifact set, Pale Flame, introduced in version 2.2, has lore specifically about Scaramouche's story.」

「My dear Scara, who respects the elderly and loves the young. So cute.」

「I thought Scaramouche wouldn't get redeemed until Sumeru, but they're already starting to redeem him in version 2.2. Kiana really knows what she's doing.」

「The focus isn't on redeeming him but on setting up future plot points, right?」

「It's setting up plot points, but it's still confusing.」

「The artifact lore says Scaramouche wants to seize power over the mortal world.」

「But if the Supreme Bishop is trying to make Scaramouche the third Electro Archon, shouldn't he stay in Inazuma and look for opportunities there?」

「Why send Scaramouche to Sumeru? Is he trying to have the prototype Raiden Shogun usurp the Dendro Archon's authority? Does that even make sense?」

「Hey, you guys are going off-topic. This is Ding Dang's stream. If you want to talk about this, go to Big Bro Horse's stream, okay?」

"Regarding what you're talking about, I actually watched Big Bro Horse's video too. I remember the artifact set is called 'Pale Flame,' right? The domain in Tatarasuna, Inazuma."

Ding Dang didn't teleport directly to Mondstadt. Instead, she ran toward the city while chatting:

"The lore in the Pale Flame set introduces the Fatui Harbingers, and it also includes Scaramouche's story. Back then, we didn't know the story was about Scaramouche, but now that we know about his puppet origins, connecting the lore from these two artifact sets gives us a deeper understanding of Scaramouche—basically, he's a chuunibyou pretty boy who respects the elderly and loves the young."

As she said this, Ding Dang chuckled and coughed twice.

"From the dialogue between the Supreme Bishop and Scaramouche, we now know that Scaramouche has a grudge against the Doctor. Big Bro Horse previously analyzed that this grudge is likely related to the story recorded in the Pale Flame artifact set… Unfortunately, there's still too little information, so we don't know the specifics. But it's undeniable that Scaramouche is definitely carrying a lot of emotional weight."

While chatting, Ding Dang finally ran into Mondstadt and entered the story.

"As for Scaramouche's story, we'll probably have to wait until Sumeru to get the full picture. For now, let's focus on our dear Teacher Albedo. Huh? You're asking who Teacher Albedo is? That's a great question. Teacher Albedo is, of course… Wait, who is he again?"

Ding Dang laughed as she asked this, and then the story officially began.

"Hey, Timaeus… Huh? Isn't that Albedo? Why is he leaving?"

On the screen, Sucrose and Timaeus appeared, along with a young boy walking away in the distance.

Seeing this boy, Ding Dang suddenly had an epiphany: "Ohhh, I remember now! Teacher Albedo is Sucrose's alchemy teacher, right?"

As Ding Dang had her moment of realization, the chat was also filled with "Ohhh, I remember now" responses.

As the character with the lowest revenue and popularity in Genshin Impact, Albedo had become a meme that everyone loved to joke about.

In reality, Albedo's popularity wasn't actually that low anymore. He had taken over half of the fan-created content… but if there were a popularity poll, few would actually vote for him.

However, miHoYo didn't seem to care much about Albedo's popularity. In version 2.4, Albedo got a rerun.

And with it, a new storyline.

"Let's be serious for a moment. Albedo's character has a lot of foreshadowing. His future story importance will definitely be significant."

While progressing through the quest, Ding Dang also introduced Albedo to her viewers.

"Albedo is the 'Chalk Prince.' Chalk is the material of the Primordial Human. In Astrea's character story, it's mentioned that the reason Archons are Archons is because they obtained fragments of the Primordial. These fragments can also devour each other. Although the Supreme Bishop later said this story was a joke, I believe there's a high chance it's true. If it is, then Albedo, as the Chalk Prince, is incredibly important… though we still don't know what the Primordial Human actually is."

"Additionally, in Albedo's character story, it's mentioned that after his birth, he traveled with his master through various domains. Over a hundred years ago, his master, Rhinedottir, was arrested in Fontaine for a great crime she had committed. Before her imprisonment, she left him a letter, and Albedo came to Mondstadt. Rhinedottir, Albedo's master, is also the creator of the dragon Durin. This character is also very mysterious and will definitely play a significant role in future stories… She probably won't die in the Fortress of Meropide, right?"

"Finally, in version 2.2, after the Supreme Bishop was officially added to the gacha, Albedo's voice lines also unlocked a new one about the Supreme Bishop. Did you notice it?"

At this point, Ding Dang opened the character menu, found Albedo, and played the new voice line added in version 2.2.

Listening to the voice line, Ding Dang said with anticipation:

"I really want to know more about the Supreme Bishop from Albedo now."

「About the Supreme Bishop…」

…Have you met that man? I wonder what you think of him. As for me, I feel only fear.

You ask why?

Because… I've never seen anyone who could make my master show such an expression.

To make the lawless witch look as if she had seen 'heaven'… Isn't it natural for me to feel fear toward such a person?