Chapter 367

[Charlotte]: G?! Does Mr. Albedo have a solution! (Surprised)

[Albedo]: Indeed.

[Sucrose]: As expected of you! (Sucrose: Well-behaved)

[Klee]: Big Brother Albedo is amazing! (Klee: Yay)

[Paimon]: At critical moments, we still have to rely on the alchemy master! (Miss Miss Keqing: Thumbs up)

[Furina]: What solution?! Please tell us, Fontaine will definitely do its utmost to repay you! (Sincere)

[Albedo]: Didn't we mention before that Scaramouche wanted to become a god? We just need to let Scaramouche serve as the Hydro Archon, and Focalors can step down from her position. Wouldn't it be Scaramouche who gets executed then? Focalors would naturally be saved. Simple, right? (Albedo: Smirk)

[Tartaglia]: Holy crap! A line of thinking I never thought of! (Tartaglia: Shocked)

[Kaeya]: Good, good, good. You really know how to propose solutions. If this plan could actually be realized, that would be wonderful! (Funny)

[Venti]: Hmm~ hmm! A very good solution, it just depends on what Raiden Ei thinks. (Funny)

[Raiden Ei]: It has nothing to do with me, no need to ask me. (Raiden Ei: Delicious Dango Milk)

[Azhdaha]: Good! Now that the Creator has expressed that it doesn't matter, we can discuss how to execute it. (Hehe)

[Paimon]: Did we overlook something?

[Albedo]: Did we overlook anything?

[Kaedehara Kazuha]: It seems we didn't ask for Scaramouche’s own opinion? (Kaedehara Kazuha: Snicker)

[Baizhu]: Scaramouche’s own opinion? I just asked, he has no opinion. (Video of Scaramouche being dismembered for research, Baizhu softly asking the unconscious Scaramouche for his consciousness, 10s)

[Venti]: Good, good, good, so he has no opinion, right? (Thumbs up)

[Kaeya]: If it was intentional, I would call it a great performance; if it was unintentional, I would call it a masterclass! (Funny)

[Furina]: I knew the group members were all geniuses! So is this method really feasible?! (Venti: Expectant starry eyes)

[Albedo]: Unfortunately, it is not.

[Furina]: ???

[Navia]: Ah?!

[Lyney]: ???

[Albedo]: I was just livening up the atmosphere. If it were really that simple, why would Focalors have to treat herself as a sacrificial pawn?

[Shikanoin Heizou]: That’s true. Although Focalors is indeed very righteous, I guess she wouldn't just find some bad seed to replace her... But with her ability as a god, like Lady Ei, couldn't she completely fabricate a puppet to die in her place? Why must she become a sacrificial pawn herself? (Shikanoin Heizou: Realization)

[Raiden Ei]: Should I make one now?

[Yae Miko]: Calling you a blockhead is truly not wrong. Although your puppet technology is strong, Focalors sank into the sea and thought for so long before she only came up with the idea that she had to become a sacrificial pawn to save Fontaine. Do you think she hadn't considered this possibility? Either the success rate was too low, or it was simply impossible to succeed, which is why Focalors chose the method in the video!

[Raiden Ei]: Ah... is that so. (Scratching head)

[Arataki Itto]: Then after talking for so long, hasn't the topic returned to before? The people of Fontaine should just prepare to run away and move to higher ground in other countries.

[Kaveh]: That’s true. When the time comes, we can release Focalors from the Oratrice, and everyone can just run away from Fontaine. It feels feasible.

[Alhaitham]: Still the same sentence, if it were really that simple, how could Focalors not have thought of it? (Alhaitham: Use your brain)

[Yun Jin]: It’s over. After thinking for a long time, I still can't think of how to perfectly solve such a high-level problem. (Yun Jin: Shocked)

[Xinyan]: Can't think of it. I even pulled out two hairs and still couldn't think of it. (Paimon: Shocked)

[Dvalin]: The sad atmosphere in this group makes me laugh. Haven't you found the key to the problem yet? (Furina: Happy)

[Furina]: The key to the problem? (Scratching head)

[Neuvillette]: The key to the problem... (Contemplating)

[Lyney]: So what is it?

[Venti]: Stupid! For such an unsolvable matter for everyone, why not ask the invincible Cult Leader? (Funny)

[Tartaglia]: Holy crap! That’s right! So we’ve been thinking here for half a day and can’t think of a good way, why not ask the invincible Cult Leader?! (Tartaglia: Shocked)

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: I thought you would have thought of it... (Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli: Black lines)

[Sustainer of Heavenly Principles]: If it were him, it could indeed be solved.

[Albedo]: (Albedo: Smirk)

[Klee]: G? Big Brother Gu Chen? So Big Brother Albedo thought of it from the beginning? (Scratching head)

[Alice]: Albedo, you brat, is that how you play? I’m going to the kitchen to get you some Mora. (Death smile)

[Furina]: @[Gu Chen] Cult Leader~ Cult Leader~ (Hu Tao: Waving hello)

[Gu Chen]: Oh my! Isn't this the Cult Leader’s hater? Why are you so enthusiastic today? (Leaning back) (Funny)

[Furina]: (Hands clasped) Cult Leader, please, please, guide your most loyal Cult Leader fan, Furina~ (Sangonomiya Kokomi: Praying)

[Kaeya]: Who still remembers? Two days ago, Furina was the one who hated the Cult Leader the most. (Funny)

[Venti]: Time for reaping what you sow! (Hu Tao: Smirk)

[Azhdaha]: I now announce that Miss Furina, one of the leaders of the Cult Leader’s haters in the group, has officially defected from our organization! (Funny)

[Osial]: (Hating that iron doesn't turn into steel) (Funny)

[Paimon]: I wasted half a day worrying, forgetting that there is a great Buddha at home. (Paimon: Shocked)

[Neuvillette]: @[Gu Chen] Mr. Gu Chen, at this point, only you can solve this problem that is troubling us. After this, I am willing to offer everything, including the Authority of the Dragon, to repay you, just asking for a glimmer of hope for that cunning person! (Video of pleading with a sincere expression, 8s)

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[Kaeya]: Is Neuvillette willing to give up everything to exchange for a glimmer of hope for her, even after being calculated by Focalors?

[Venti]: An unimaginably broad mind. What kind of emotion is it that makes Neuvillette, this Elemental Dragon King, willing to give up everything to exchange for the survival of Focalors, a god under the enemy's command? (Confused)

[Neuvillette]: I did have some negative emotions after being calculated by her, but I have experienced too much and learned too much in these five hundred years... Everything has a price, perhaps what I learned is the price of being calculated. I have already regarded Focalors as a close friend, so naturally, I cannot watch her be executed!

[Lyney]: @[Gu Chen] Cult Leader, although you might not look down on my meager things, I am also willing to give everything I have for such a god who has sacrificed so much for Fontaine, just asking you to give her a chance at life, I beg you!

[Navia]: Cult Leader...

[Clorinde]: Cult Leader...

[Wriothesley]: I originally thought this had nothing to do with me, but I really cannot sit idly by and watch the fall of such a great god of justice... @[Gu Chen] Mr. Gu Chen, I hold the same will as the ones above and beg you!

[Sigewinne]

[Charlotte]

[Lynette]

[Freminet]

Even [Arlecchino] is among them.

They are willing to give everything to beg Gu Chen to take action, just to give Focalors a chance to live.

[Venti]: Sigh, I can feel your will, my heart has softened! @[Gu Chen] Cult Leader, this younger brother also begs you to show mercy once.

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: Everything Focalors did has been recognized by the people, and I also respect such a god of justice. It would be a pity if she fell just like this... @[Gu Chen] Cult Leader, I implore you to give her a chance, even if it’s just a few words of guidance, it would be good for us to work together to solve it.

[Klee]: Big Brother Gu Chen, Klee begs you. (Klee: Please)

[Furina]: Cult Leader! (Klee: Please)

"Are you in a difficult position?"

"If you don't want to help, we will also firmly stand by your side."

Seeing that Gu Chen hadn't answered for a long time, Jean said softly.

"Where did that conclusion come from?"

Gu Chen laughed dumbly upon hearing this, and then said: "I am just surprised by their will, that they are actually willing to make such a decision to give up everything for a god who cannot bring them much benefit, or even cannot bring them any benefit at all, and even people who have nothing to do with Fontaine are the same... It seems, Focalors, your actions are indeed as brilliant as a shooting star in everyone's hearts, and the beauty that is like a flash in the pan makes people regret your fall..."

"Then...?" Barbara blinked.

"Ha..."

Gu Chen chuckled and said: "Whether as the Cult Leader, Regent General, Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, or many other identities... I naturally cannot sit still and watch all regrets happen."

[Furina (Private Chat)]: Cult Leader, I beg you! I am willing to give anything! (Klee: Please)

"Besides... Fufu has even begged me." Gu Chen laughed: "A god like Focalors, she should have a glimmer of hope to live her life more brilliantly and more gloriously, right." Beg.

— Author's Notes —

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