"Save me, save me, save me!"
Listening to the lyrics, Alex felt emotional despite not experiencing the story. The cheering audience amplified his feelings.
What lyrics! Did Doutzi Ge let loose?
"Oh~" Focalors watched with interest. The singers' loving interaction was captivating, and the fairy puppet was adorable.
"Blushing flowers~~~" Paimon and Arataki Itto ended the performance, hands raised.
"Bang" "Bang bang~" Fireworks lit the sky.
"Such beautiful fireworks~" Focalors' eyes sparkled, her first time seeing them.
Kuki Shinobu rubbed her forehead, shook her head, and gave Arataki Itto a thumbs up. Alex mirrored her gesture, feeling aligned.
Black screen, allogene. Video ended.
"Clap clap clap!" Focalors clapped. The phone's content was wonderful!
Alex switched to Japanese videos, unable to understand English or Korean. The song sounded amazing.
"Oh!" Stars in Focalors' eyes. Though in ancient Inazuma language, the singing felt professional. She hummed along, entranced.
No bullet comments, though. Kora!
"This opera is great," Focalors said. "Don't dismiss the lyrics as nursery rhymes; they have metaphors."
"Mhm, mhm, good lyrics, good melody," Focalors nodded, satisfied.
Alex found Sinner videos. "Sob sob sob!" He couldn't play them but recalled Winter Night's Lazzo. Transmigrating was better—interacting, hugging, hehehe.
Alex laughed. Show-off? Being here beat phones or computers.
Plenty of time. He wanted to stay with Focalors, watch all videos, review the past vaguely remembered.
"Thump thump~" Alex used Hydro to pull a red chair.
"Tap tap~" He invited Focalors to sit. They watched Sinner videos downward.
"Arlecchino was Peruere."
"Wuwuwu, my Clervie!"
"Waku waku, Focalors, the Sinner's moves are cool!"
"Blood spiders! Great blood scythe! Traveler's move. Sinner's strong."
"Sob sob sob, such a past? Mihoyo, you hurt me!"
"Good, good, good…" Focalors responded, recognizing Teyvat's stories.
Alex showed Focalors animated shorts: 4.6 Sinner, 4.5 Chiori, 4.4 Lantern Rite, Gaming, Xianyun, 4.3 Chevreuse, Navia.
Over half an hour passed by 4.3.
A thumbnail caught their eyes.
"Oh my god!" Alex exclaimed. It came!
Closer to his transmigration, closer to Fontaine's truth. Hoped for clues.
Focalors' image on the video, smiling faintly. "allogene" Cutscene - "Sinner's Finale".MP4!
Alex's hand trembled. What's this title?
Fearful, he hesitated to click. Focalors, calm, tapped play, having learned the phone.
00:00 / 03:12.
Mihoyo logo. Alex trembled, sensing a knife. Wanted to close his eyes but couldn't.
Focalors held his shaking hand, stabilizing the screen.
Screen brightened. Huge greatsword. Neuvillette's perspective. Focalors stood ahead.
"Oh dear, 'execution' time is near," Focalors said lightly.
Camera zoomed in, forty-five-degree angle. Focalors clasped hands: "Time for me, the Sinner, to prepare my curtain call."
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