Hello I'm back, thy leg is healed but I don't have molars anymore.
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Meanwhile, at Café Lutece.
Lumine, Paimon, and Clorinde sat around a round table.
Not far away, Furina and Charlotte sat across from each other for an exclusive interview.
Charlotte listened intently to every word Furina said, carefully recording everything in her notebook.
Throughout the interview, Furina maintained an elegant and poised demeanor, answering Charlotte's questions calmly and clearly.
As the interview drew to a close, Charlotte looked up from her notebook and softly asked, "May I ask, Miss Furina, is there anything special you would like to say before we finish?"
Hearing this, Furina suddenly stood up, moving with decisive grace.
She placed one foot firmly on the edge of the chair, hands on her hips, her gaze radiating authority.
"Of course! Please have Miss Charlotte write this on the front page of the Steambird for that fellow named Dutch Van der Linde."
"I, Furina, am waiting for him at Palais Mermonia! I want him to come face me like a real man, openly and boldly, not hiding like a coward in the shadows plotting underhanded tricks!"
The reason Furina dared to speak so boldly was mainly that she assumed Shao Yun was already her bodyguard, so her safety was guaranteed, allowing her to speak so brazenly.
In reality, Shao Yun had never truly agreed to be her bodyguard; it was just that Neuvillette had let Shao Yun and his group accompany her for leisure.
The moment Furina's imposing words left her mouth, Charlotte was stunned by her sudden overwhelming aura and clapped excitedly.
"Truly worthy of the Hydro Archon! How impressive!"
Then Charlotte pulled out her camera, her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Furina. "Miss Furina, could you pose in a super cool stance?"
"That way, I can put it on tomorrow's newspaper front page!"
Furina nodded immediately without hesitation. "Of course, no problem!"
Furina moved to the nearby greenery, first extending one hand to gently rest on her forehead.
Then she placed the other hand on her hip, exuding a calm and composed noble aura.
At that moment, the sunset cast its glow on her figure.
The faint halo made her, already the center of attention, shine even more brilliantly.
Charlotte's finger hovered lightly over the camera's shutter, waiting for the perfect moment to capture this beautiful scene.
However, as fate would have it, Shao Yun suddenly appeared.
Seeing Charlotte taking pictures of Furina, he twirled his eyes and came up with a mischievous idea.
He opened his mouth and shouted with all his might at Furina.
"BOOM!"
Furina was startled, her confident expression immediately twisted with fright. Her eyes rolled, and her mouth opened wide, clearly showing a terrified expression.
Charlotte, obviously not expecting this, also shivered at Shao Yun's "BOOM!" and her hands holding the camera shook slightly.
In that instant, she impulsively pressed the shutter.
With a crisp "click," Furina's exaggerated, startled expression was permanently captured in the photograph.
…
Charlotte looked at the photo coming out of the camera, her face awkward.
She stammered to Furina, "Lady Furina, shall we take another shot? This photo really isn't suitable for publication…"
Shao Yun quickly walked over to Charlotte, eyeing the unflattering photo of Furina.
"Is it really that bad? Let me see." Without waiting, Shao Yun snatched the photo from Charlotte and examined it carefully.
In the photo, Furina looked hilariously absurd—her mouth crooked, eyes askew, features all misaligned!
However, Shao Yun didn't laugh; instead, he started seriously critiquing Furina in the photo.
"If the Steambird has a comedy weekly, this would make a perfect cover."
That comment stung even more than laughing at Furina herself.
Realizing that her awkward moment had been recorded and the photo was in Shao Yun's hands, Furina's face immediately flushed red. She lunged at Shao Yun, shouting angrily.
"Give me back the photo! Who allowed you to look at it!"
Shao Yun raised the photo high, waving it triumphantly at Furina. "Nope, this photo counts as your compensation for wasting our time today!"
Furina was horrified—who in their right mind would accept a photo of themselves as payment for lost time!
She scurried like an ant on a hot pan, leaping to snatch the photo from Shao Yun's hand.
But alas, she was too short; no matter how much she jumped, she couldn't reach Shao Yun's raised hand and the detestable photo.
"No! Hurry and give it back!"
Furina's face was red with anger as she grabbed Shao Yun's clothes, tugging hard and shouting at the top of her lungs.
"I can give you Mora, just hand over the photo!"
At that moment, Lumine, unable to stand by, stepped forward and pulled Furina away. With a serious face, she scolded Shao Yun, "Shao Yun, stop messing around!"
Seeing this, Furina's heart leapt—she thought Lumine was on her side! She looked at Lumine with gratitude.
In Furina's eyes, Lumine suddenly seemed tall and heroic, truly a good person!
With Lumine's support, Furina gained courage.
She straightened her chest and boldly chimed in, "Yes, yes! You better listen to your wife and give me the photo!"
She reached out her right hand eagerly, expecting Shao Yun to obediently hand it over.
Shao Yun, seeing Lumine speak, was about to return the photo.
But just as he moved, Lumine quickly snatched the photo from his hand.
Then she hid behind Shao Yun, a mischievous smile on her face. "Paimon and I have to see it too! You can't hog it all!"
Furina watched helplessly as Lumine and Paimon also started enjoying her unflattering photo.
Her grand image of Lumine collapsed instantly.
Furina finally understood what it meant when there are "bad people among the crowd"!
"You bunch of rascals! Truly proves the saying, not family, don't enter the same door! Give me back my photo right now!"
Meanwhile, Clorinde, standing aloof nearby, kept her icy demeanor as she observed Lumine and Paimon hiding behind Shao Yun, and Furina fuming in frustration.
Seeing the photo in Lumine's hand, her seemingly calm heart rippled.
Though she maintained a frosty exterior, deep down she muttered softly, "Actually… I want to see it too…"
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