Chapter 54

Lumine wrapped her fair arms around Su Bai’s neck and smiled "wickedly": "Is that so, my dear Pope..."

"Admit it, in the past life, how many nobles sent girls to your house?"

【Since seeing her father, Navia’s mental state had undergone a transformation.】

【"Lumine, Paimon..."】

【After coming out of the Fortress of Meropide, Navia waved enthusiastically at Lumine and Paimon.】

【"Navia..."】

【Lumine and Paimon were stunned for a moment.】

【The two were originally worried about Navia’s safety, but they didn't expect her to be so high-spirited after coming out, as if she had undergone a huge change.】

【"What happened to you? You’re actually so happy?"】

【Paimon circled Navia several times, then retreated a few steps in shock: "You, did the Pope do something strange to you?"】

【"Why do I feel like you..."】

【"Paimon, Lumine, my good partners, you cannot be so rude to the Pope."】

【Navia placed her hand on her chest, looking repentant.】

【"The Pope is truly the greatest existence in our Fontaine."】

【Eh!?】

【Lumine and Paimon were directly dumbfounded.】

【Thinking to themselves: Navia couldn't have been brainwashed by Su Bai after entering the Fortress of Meropide, could she?】

Fischl: "Hmph, hmph, hmph, has the pure maiden been tainted by evil? No matter, the light of justice will eventually shatter the darkness."

Mona: "....."

Mona: "Fischl, act normal."

Cloud Retainer: "I want to say, Su Bai of the past life really has the ability to control minds. I remember the Mondstadt thief seemed to say muddled things in a muddled way, and those words were like Su Bai forcibly demanding her to say them."

Ganyu: "Eh, I didn't notice."

Enjou: "It’s over. With you guys saying that, Su Ye’s character is going to collapse."

Aether: "Lumine, hurry up and say if you feel any discomfort."

Lumine: "....."

Lumine: "You guys really have wild imaginations. Su Bai using hypnosis or other mind-control abilities doesn't seem like something to be so surprised about, but I believe that unless it’s a last resort, he disdains using such despicable means."

Yae Miko: "Wow, Lumine, are you protecting your husband?"

Navia: "I also believe that with Mr. Su Bai’s ability, he disdains using such means. According to his status in Fontaine, if he really wanted to do something to me, I wouldn't have any ability to resist at all. Why would he need to control me and turn me into a puppet?"

【"Your Holiness."】

【"Navia and the Traveler seem to have started investigating Marcel recently."】

【Iverson, as usual, skillfully brewed tea for Su Bai.】

【"Hmm." Su Bai just responded lightly.】

【He didn't say anything more.】

【As if everything was within his expectations.】

【Su Bai put down the newspaper in his hand.】

【Looking through the window at the Fontaine scenery outside.】

【"So it’s still going to fail after all?"】

【"Your Holiness, what are you saying?" Iverson brought the brewed tea to Su Bai.】

【"Nothing." Su Bai smiled bitterly.】

【"I think Your Holiness should go on a trip to relax." Iverson continued.】

【"Ever since I was picked up by Your Holiness in my childhood, thirty years have passed in a flash."】

【"In these days, Your Holiness has always been busy with everything in Fontaine. I think you must be tired too."】

【"Especially recently, I often hear the sound of pacing in Your Holiness’s room at night."】

【"If the sleep quality is not good, it will affect your health."】

【"Fontaine cannot do without you."】

【Iverson finally found an excuse to advise Su Bai to take a good rest.】

【He had always been proud to serve as Su Bai’s butler.】

【He understood even more what Su Bai had experienced over these years.】

【Except for not participating in the trials at the Opera House, Su Bai worried about all other matters in Fontaine.】

【Construction, development, diplomacy, education, medical care...】

【Almost every single thing required Su Bai’s review.】

【And, that damn prophecy.】

【Iverson could perceive that ever since the incident of people being dissolved into water appeared at the Opera House, Su Bai had never slept well at night.】

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【"Hehe, you kid..."】

【Su Bai seemed amused by Iverson.】

【He laughed: "Don't look at me as if I’m about the same age as you. My age is more than ten times yours."】

【"You actually let a long-lived species pay attention to rest."】

【Su Bai smiled and picked up the teacup.】

【Just as he was about to taste his butler’s tea-making skills,】

【there was a hurried knocking at the door.】

【Iverson frowned and opened the door with slight displeasure.】

【The guard standing at the door said hurriedly: "It’s bad, Lord Iverson."】

【"The Fatui Harbinger from Snezhnaya, Tartaglia, has been taken to the trial court."】

【"What?" Iverson was stunned.】

【He hurriedly looked at Su Bai.】

【"Your Holiness, what do you think..."】

【Having followed Su Bai for more than thirty years, Iverson had never formally participated in any incidents.】

【However, not having eaten pork didn't mean he hadn't seen a pig.】

【Although the Fatui’s reputation was not good, their Harbingers possessed the privilege of representing Snezhnaya as diplomatic envoys.】

【Dragging a Fatui Harbinger to Fontaine’s trial court would be an international issue for both Fontaine and Snezhnaya.】

【"Sigh..."】

【Su Bai sighed long.】

【"It seems this cup of tea will have to wait until I come back."】

The conversation between Su Bai and his butler Iverson was relatively simple.

It was more like an ordinary dialogue in their daily lives.

However, Su Bai’s line "So it’s still going to fail after all?" happened to verify everyone’s previous guesses.

As the Pope of Fontaine, Su Bai did indeed know everything Marcel had done.

He was trying to find out the truth about why Fontaine people would be dissolved through Marcel’s experiments.

Dvalin: "Sigh, Mr. Su Bai’s life as Pope is really not easy."

Tianquan Ningguang: "Does he have to be called away to deal with problems even when he wants to drink a cup of tea?"

Keqing: "The identity of a Fatui Harbinger is indeed special. Doesn't Neuvillette, as the Iudex, understand this?"

Neuvillette: "Of course I understand, but the laws of Fontaine represent everything in Fontaine."

Dottore: "Heh heh, I’m very curious, why exactly did you arrest Childe?"

Neuvillette: "This..."

Arlecchino: "Because Childe was involved in the missing girls case from twenty years ago."

Dottore: "？？？"

Capitano: "This situation seems a bit abstract."