Hello I'm back, thy leg is healed but I don't have molars anymore.
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After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Shao Yun slightly reined in his smile, his expression turning serious.
He tilted his chin toward the room and asked, "By the way, Miss Furina, how is Eula doing?"
Furina casually pointed at her own door without even bothering to turn her head back, muttering, "Go in and ask Sigewinne yourself. This Hydro Archon doesn't want to waste words on an annoying guy like you!"
After hearing this, Shao Yun reached out, ready to head inside, but then suddenly stopped.
Immediately after, he said solemnly to Furina, "Before I go in, there's something very serious I need to tell you."
Hearing that it was something extremely serious, Furina—who had still been sulking with her back turned—couldn't help but slightly turn her head and ask, "Oh? What is it? Something that makes you this serious?"
Shao Yun calmly dropped a bombshell.
"In a bit, I'll give you fifteen billion Mora. I want you to give it to Eula in your name."
The moment those words left his mouth, Furina almost choked on the saliva she had just swallowed.
"F-fifteen… billion? One hundred and fifty hundred million Mora?! You didn't go rob a bank, did you?! How could you possibly come up with that much money all at once? Don't you usually live off Lumine?"
The moment Furina said he was being supported by Lumine, it was Shao Yun's turn to nearly choke.
"No—what eye of yours saw me living off Lumine?"
Furina looked at Shao Yun with the same disdain one would reserve for a freeloader and said, "I investigated. Most of your income comes from Lumine's commissions."
"You—Tacitus Kilgore—came to Fontaine and only made a little over six thousand Mora. Don't tell me you two live off that for an entire month! If it's not Lumine supporting you, then what is it?"
After hearing Furina's words, Shao Yun's facial features visibly twisted.
However, recalling the agreement he had reached with Arlecchino, he swallowed his irritation and didn't explain where the money came from, instead advising her, "Don't ask where the money comes from. Just do as I say—it'll be good for you too."
Furina was never the obedient type.
The more he refused to explain, the more wildly her curiosity grew.
At this point, Furina had already decided that Shao Yun must have robbed a bank. If she weren't completely unable to beat him, she would have dragged him straight to the Opera House to put him on trial for bank robbery.
"Oh? You suddenly got rich out of nowhere, not thanks to Lumine, so you really did rob a bank, huh?"
"That's a serious crime. I won't let you off—I'll definitely bring you to justice and send you to court for trial!"
As she spoke, Furina planted her hands on her hips and declared with exaggerated righteousness, "You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used as evidence in court!"
Seeing Furina, this boiler-stoker who never learned her lesson, about to throw him into the furnace again, Shao Yun bluntly complained, "You really don't recognize anything except trials, do you?"
"If you don't listen, I'll tell Charlotte everything that embarrassing thing that happened to you last night, in full detail…"
The moment Shao Yun finished speaking, Furina's previously domineering aura was instantly doused like it had been hit by a bucket of cold water.
A person lives for their pride—if what happened to her last night were to get out, she truly wouldn't be able to face anyone ever again!
"Don't, don't, don't! Please don't! I'll do it, okay? I'll do it!"
Though she was extremely unwilling inside, in order to prevent last night's humiliation from becoming public—and to avoid stirring public unrest—Furina chose to compromise and play along.
Even after agreeing, Furina was still deeply confused by Shao Yun's roundabout, unnecessarily convoluted way of doing things.
"But seriously, why do you want to give Eula such a huge sum in my name? Wouldn't it be better if you gave it to her yourself?"
Shao Yun had no intention of explaining and simply urged her again.
"Don't ask nonsense. When the time comes, just cooperate and hand over the fifteen billion Mora, I give you to Eula in your name."
Watching Shao Yun rush her like this, a very strange idea suddenly popped into Furina's head.
The corners of her mouth lifted slightly into a mischievous grin as she began wildly spinning stories about the relationship between Shao Yun and Eula.
"Oho~ Could it be… no way, no way~? Oh my, so that's why you refused to be this Hydro Archon's bodyguard before—turns out your heart already belongs to Eula, and you're sending her here to 'polish her résumé,' huh…"
"Tsk tsk tsk, who would've thought? With such a rather… feral face, you're actually this popular with girls?"
As she spoke, Furina even winked at Shao Yun, clearly pleased with herself for reclaiming a bit of ground.
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun clenched his fist so hard that crack crack crack sounds came from his knuckles.
His expression darkened frighteningly as he coldly threatened, "Say one more word of nonsense, and I'll make you cosplay as a 'sunny-day doll' right now."
Hearing the term "sunny-day doll," Furina had no idea what it meant and innocently asked, "What's a sunny-day doll?"
Shao Yun said grimly, "It means hanging you from a streetlamp."
The moment the words fell, Furina's face turned pale as she let out an involuntary "Eek!"
"Eek! I won't say anything, I won't say anything! Aren't you going in to see Eula? I'm leaving!"
…
After Shao Yun's threat, Furina was so frightened that she didn't dare utter another word of nonsense, vividly demonstrating what it meant to bend when necessary.
Seeing this, Shao Yun pushed open the door and went inside to check on Eula's condition.
Inside, Sigewinne was sitting properly on a small stool, fully focused on watching over Eula, who lay quietly on the hospital bed.
Because Sigewinne was petite, when she sat on the stool, her feet couldn't touch the ground at all and just dangled in the air.
Shao Yun lightened his steps, walked over, and lowered his voice as he asked, "Hello, Doctor Sigewinne. How is the patient doing?"
Hearing him, Sigewinne shifted her gaze from Eula to Shao Yun.
She answered softly, "For now, it's the same as yesterday. Her vital signs are stable, but due to excessive blood loss, she'll still need some time to recuperate before fully recovering."
Hearing this, Shao Yun finally let out a small sigh of relief.
He then went over to the bedside, looking at Eula's tightly closed eyes and her calm, steady breathing, and couldn't help muttering softly, "You really have one hell of a life…"
Sigewinne, standing nearby, simply nodded lightly without saying anything.
Then she asked Shao Yun a question.
"By the way, may I ask what the raw ingredients of the medicine you gave the patient yesterday were? Would it be convenient to share?"
Seeing that Sigewinne had taken an interest in his Special Miracle Tonic, Shao Yun casually joked, "What, you want some? Since you're pretty cute, I'll give you a friendly price—one million Mora per bottle!"
Hearing the price, Sigewinne couldn't help widening her eyes, but she wasn't scared off.
She reached for the small pouch at her waist and took out a pink-and-blue wallet.
The wallet even had an adorable Melusine sticker on it, making it especially eye-catching.
"One million Mora per bottle? Let me see… I remember saving up for a long time, it should be enough," Sigewinne said as she gently flipped open the wallet to check.
Seeing that Sigewinne was actually preparing to pay, Shao Yun hadn't expected her to take it so seriously.
Was this a Fontaine thing? Could they really not tell jokes apart?
"Don't take it seriously, I was just joking! Since Lumine's been telling me lately to make more friends…"
As he spoke, Shao Yun reached into his waist pouch, rummaged around for a bit, and pulled out a bottle of Special Miracle Tonic.
"Here, take this one. Its effect might not be as strong as the one you tasted before, but it's not far off."
He then handed the green bottle to Sigewinne.
Sigewinne accepted it with both hands. Since she had personally tasted Shao Yun's medicine yesterday, she instinctively moved to pull out the cork to examine it.
Seeing this, Shao Yun hurriedly stopped her. "Wait, don't open it yet! Once it's opened, if you don't drink it for a while, the effect will fade."
Hearing that the efficacy could degrade, Sigewinne pulled her hand back.
She decided to wait until returning to the Fortress of Meropide to study its components carefully in a quiet setting.
With that thought, Sigewinne carefully placed the medicine into her waist pouch and zipped it shut to prevent it from falling out.
After everything was put away, Sigewinne's signature sweet smile appeared once more.
"Thank you. I'll repay you when I have the chance."
However, Shao Yun wasn't fooled by Sigewinne's innocent and adorable appearance.
He knew very well that this seemingly harmless girl was actually a classic sweet-on-the-outside, sharp-on-the-inside type—but that was only natural. In a place like the Fortress of Meropide, you couldn't survive without being a little devious.
Still, after hearing her say she'd repay him, Shao Yun couldn't help sighing inwardly, "Repay me… it's been a long time since anyone said that to me."
"But how would you repay me? When I get sent to the Fortress of Meropide, will you cook for me every day?"
At that moment, Sigewinne turned her head and looked at Eula lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
After pausing for a few seconds, she looked back at Shao Yun and gently beckoned him to crouch down.
Though full of confusion, Shao Yun did as she asked.
As he crouched closer, Sigewinne leaned her lips toward his ear and deliberately lowered her voice, whispering so only the two of them could hear, "By the way, I'll secretly tell you something."
"This patient actually woke up ten minutes ago. She's just been pretending to sleep the whole time. I didn't expose her."
Hearing that Eula had been pretending, Shao Yun froze on the spot.
"Th-then… you mean—!"
Shao Yun suddenly recalled what he had just said—"You really have one hell of a life"—which meant Eula had heard it all!
Seeing that Shao Yun had realized it, Sigewinne maintained that meaningful smile.
She then picked up her medical kit and said goodbye. "I'll go find Lord Neuvillette now. Thank you for the medicine."
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