Chapter 13

Venti's plan worked as intended.

From the moment he @'d Gu Chen, the direction of the group chat changed instantly.

【Dvalin】: @【Gu Chen】 Young man, I think highly of you!

【Kaeya】: Oh my, besides the two female leads, the male lead has also appeared?

【Charlotte】: Given that Miss Lumine and Paimon have tried their best to distance themselves from the past life, let's interview Mr. Gu Chen. What do you think?

【Kamisato Ayaka】: (Curious)

【Yae Miko】: Oh my, the handsome and unfathomably powerful male lead from the light novel has appeared~ May I ask what the female lead thinks? @【Lumine】

【Lumine】: That's just a past life, it has nothing to do with me! (Cold)

【Paimon】: I actually think we could be friends. Hehe, I'm definitely not craving Gu Chen's cooking. (Expectant)

Seeing this, Gu Chen felt embarrassed to continue lurking.

【Gu Chen】: Hello everyone, the handsome and unrestrained man you see in the video is none other than me!

【Kaeya】: I admit, your appearance is indeed very handsome, but I have never seen such a thick-skinned person!

【Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli】: I am old, I don't understand the world of young people, no comment.

【Hu Tao】: Oh my, Mr. Gu Chen is so interesting, let's be friends! (Flowers)

【Gu Chen】: Hello! (Kaeya·Rose-biting heart-thief emoji)

【Kaeya】: ?

【Kaeya】: No, brother! What is this expression? Why is it me?!

【Diluc】: Very consistent with my stereotype of Kaeya.

【Sangonomiya Kokomi】: Found it. Besides the default emojis, you can search for characters to add emojis, for example: (Paimon·Hmph)

【Paimon】: Eh, there's actually one of me! (Paimon·Surprised)

【Lumine】: Isn't the key question right now Gu Chen?! (Can one Mora do?)

【Charlotte】: @【Gu Chen】 Sir, what do you think of your past life?

【Gu Chen】: I watch it sitting down. (Funny)

【Gu Chen】: I know what everyone is thinking. Anyway, this past life exposure series, um... it's quite novel! Other than that, I have no thoughts.

This is damn novel!

When grinding tasks, Gu Chen considered himself a ruthless grinding emperor, grinding crazily all the way.

Now the process of his own grinding has been exposed?!

If he had known, he should have done something fancy during the grinding process!

Gu Chen regretted it endlessly.

【Lumine】: Don't you have even a little bit of a heart for it?! (Baron Bunny·Go away!)

【His Highness the Prince】: @【Lumine】, pay attention. The video is the past life. Why does it feel like you have signs of being deeply trapped in the love of the past life when you ask this question?

Aether became alert immediately when he saw Lumine's statement.

He had a bad feeling.

Could his own sister be slowly substituting herself into her past life self?!

Don't!!

"The me of the past life, what on earth are you doing!"

Aether gritted his teeth.

He had never hated himself so much.

【Shikanoin Heizou】: Appraisal complete: Miss Lumine has substituted herself into her past life self and is now interested in Mr. Gu Chen! (Kaeya·You are really humorous)

【Alhaitham】: Judging from Miss Lumine's performance, it is clear that her past life self admired Mr. Gu Chen, while Mr. Gu Chen has not yet shown interest in Miss Lumine. Therefore, the Lumine of this life is feeling unbalanced.

【Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli】: Indeed.

【Lumine】: I am not, I don't! (Argue)

【Paimon】: Look! (Photo of Lumine pouting and glaring at the screen in the sun)

【Furina】: Shipped.

【Hu Tao】: Shipped.

【Lumine】: I'm speechless, family! (Sucrose·Grieved)

【Sucrose】: From an outsider's perspective, Mr. Gu Chen in the video really takes great care of Miss Lumine. How should I put it, it feels like he's taking care of a daughter? (Sucrose·Well-behaved)

【Lumine】: I'm not living anymore! (Tartaglia·Damn it)

【Tartaglia】: I know you want to die, but don't die yet. Please come to Go Go Go Liyue and spar with me before you die! (Klee·Please)

【Jean】: Why don't we let the Honorary Knight calm down? I'm afraid she'll be impulsive... Also, in the video, Mr. Gu Chen and the others met up with Miss Lumine and found Mr. Venti. It seems they are about to talk about some secrets.

After Jean said this, everyone let Lumine go for the time being and turned their attention back to the video.

In the video.

Gu Chen said seriously: "I have no problem. My goal is just to travel through the seven nations. Lumine is the one who needs your answers."

Venti nodded upon hearing this and looked at Lumine, asking: "So, what questions do you have?"

After Lumine gave Gu Chen a grateful look, she asked all the doubts in her heart.

For a moment, members of both the Extraordinary Group and the Ordinary Group learned many secrets.

【Jean】: Why does the Tsaritsa want to seize the Gnosis of the other gods?

【Yae Miko】: Mmhmm, looks like we need to be careful of the Fatui!

【Raiden Ei】: The Gnosis is just a useless object. If it's lost, it's lost. Why does the Cryo Archon want this?

【Venti】: @【Raiden Ei】 How do you know the Gnosis is useless?! (Hu Tao·Smirk)

Plane of Euthymia.

Raiden Ei fell silent.

She knew she didn't get along with this Anemo Archon from the gathering of the Seven gods many years ago.

Now, he has exposed himself, and he wants to drag her down with him, right?!

Raiden Ei didn't really care if her identity was exposed, but the majesty the Shogun brought to Inazuma was too serious. Raiden Ei didn't want to destroy the light atmosphere in the group.

As for the Anemo Archon being exposed, his personality is like that, so everyone won't be too in awe. But if she were exposed, it would be troublesome.

Raiden Ei frowned, racking her brain.

【Raiden Ei】: Analyzed from your words in the past life!

【Yae Miko】: You're that smart? (Yae Miko·Sneer)

Stinky fox, stinky fox!

Raiden Ei didn't want to explain and went straight to lurking.

【Kaeya】: Wait, they've already asked about the Abyss Order. The Abyss Order has a Prince, could it be you? @【His Highness the Prince】

Laughing to death.

Can he admit this?!

Aether gave a contemptuous smile.

【His Highness the Prince】: What relationship could I possibly have with the Abyss Order?

【Hu Tao】: Don't believe it! Unless you send a selfie to see!

【His Highness the Prince】: ...

Are the group members sick?!

Do they have to keep asking?

Aether was a bit numb. If he really sent a selfie, wouldn't he be exposed immediately?!

Although he realized he might be exposed in the past life video, Aether still wanted to struggle!

His mood was like Venti's not long ago!

"Got it!"

Suddenly, Aether had an idea.

A moment later.

【His Highness the Prince】: This is the Prince! (Selfie of a ten-year-old child with a rebellious face, wearing gorgeous clothes.)

【Shikanoin Heizou】: Looking at the age, he's only about ten. Has he been slandering Mr. Gu Chen because he has a case of 'chuunibyou' and has fallen in love with Miss Lumine in the video?

"?"

Aether was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he was furious.

"I'm going to sue you for slander!"

Shikanoin Heizou, right?

Are you even human!

How could he make it sound like a child with no self-awareness fell in love with a girl, and that girl has a partner, but he keeps slandering that partner, trying to take his place, like a living clown!

【Bennett】: This kind of self-proclaimed handsome look seems familiar...

【Fischl】: ...

What words? What do you mean self-proclaimed handsome? Bennett, what are you saying?!

【Kuki Shinobu】: I have one like this at home too. (Covering face)

【Arataki Itto】: Hahahaha, Shinobu wouldn't let me speak, now I can finally speak!! The Arataki Number One Fighter is me! Join the Arataki Gang, I'll cover you!