Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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After all, there were only three parishes in Europe back then, excluding Mondstadt, which had little religious expansion capability.

At that time, the largest religious organization was actually Fontaine, but Fontaine didn't really have any desire to expand.

So when Otto came to power, he invited Funina to attend the ceremony, and that's when the two met.

Of course, at that time, Eleanor was only the Captain of the Royal Guard. Although she held a high position and great power within Schicksal, she could only play a silent role as a mere messenger in the face of Frynn, the theocratic leader of Fontaine.

"Ahem, that's true..."

When Frynn saw Eleanor's deadpan expression, she flinched.

Five hundred years ago, she found Otto's chief bodyguard to be quite frightening, as his gaze was always icy cold.

After Eleanor said that, she turned her head away—but she was still listening to what was being said.

To be honest, when she first met her five hundred years ago, she really thought that Funina was... incredibly awesome.

Well, it might be a bit vulgar, but that's the gist of it.

They possess extraordinary power, popular support, and even actual control over the country.

Although Mandate of Heaven has used the two big carrots of interests and doctrines to incite many small, insignificant countries, it is still no match for a behemoth like Fontaine, which has a history of over a thousand years.

There are very few people in the entire world more noble than Funinna.

At that moment, even looking at Funina at eye level felt like looking up at her.

But now it seems... although we don't know when the god was changed, Funina doesn't seem so otherworldly anymore.

Even Eleanor realized that many of the respectful terms used to describe the water god in their time were actually descriptions of the "Lord of Dew," the goddess of justice, the noble navigator, the monarch of rivers and seas, the queen of all waters, the master of all waters, Ergolia.

...Hmm, the title is so long and imposing it's almost unbelievable.

Five hundred years later, the more unadorned image of her now better suits Funinna.

"Ahem, getting back to the point, so, Navia, this is actually quite easy to understand, right?"

Funinna really wanted to persuade Navia.

Navia fell silent upon hearing this.

A useless but beautiful young child being married off... well, how should I put it, it's actually understandable.

Although she didn't have such people around her, Fontaine has a rich opera scene, and even Furnessa is a pillar of Fontaine's operas.

Navia has also seen many plays with similar themes.

"But... this is too realistic."

"Navia".

Clarinde called out her name as a reminder.

Navia is not some inexperienced young girl; as a leader, she is very qualified.

However, despite the hardships that sustained the Rose Society in the past, how big is the Rose Society?

That environment wasn't "cruel" enough.

The cost of failure is at most "just" the destruction and death of a dozen or so families.

Moreover, given the circumstances at the time, the storage process was absolutely flawless. These families were ruined and people died, and society would criticize them for not suffering enough. In a few years, they would be forgotten.

"..."

Navia took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

Anyway, I'm not going to do it.

"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand."

Funina wasn't really planning to sleep with Navia.

It was just that because the three of them had been inseparable lately, Funina subconsciously included Navia in the calculation.

This time, it's just about getting a token to build relationships.

How about I chat with Liu Bai while I'm at it?

After all, it hasn't been easy for Funina to find Liu Bai these days.

Well, it's probably the kind of thinking that the mascot shouldn't disturb the boss's work.

It's like your adoptive father taking care of all the materials, papers, and presentations for a group project, and even including your name when allocating credit at the end.

What you need to do is definitely not call around to urge the progress every now and then.

Fu Ningna thought that if she had contacted Liu Bai normally during the day, Liu Bai's first words would probably have been, "Fu Ningna, are you here to ask about the progress?"

Although Funina was indeed concerned about the progress, she didn't want to ask at all.

The reason she's gotten this far is that she knows when to stand up for herself and when to be a good little mascot.

But on the other hand, even when serving tea or cake to a big shot...

You have to choose the right time.

You can't just sneak in with a cake and fawn over someone who's doing something important.

You absolutely cannot bring a cake and knock on someone's door when they are getting ready to sleep or sleeping with someone else.

While this kind of fawning is less annoying than urging for progress, it is still an objective obstacle to the overall situation.

Funina has a broad perspective and is unwilling to do this.

So for Funina, this has always been a source of great distress.

How can I show my closeness without hindering my boss, and even better, offer some help?

(If I could offer help, my hands...?)

After thinking for a moment, Fu Ningna realized that if Liu Bai seemed to be under a lot of pressure, she could use her hands to help him.

After all, using your hands can express intimacy, but not excessively...?

No, no, no... this line of thinking feels a bit strange!

—But in that environment, this line of thinking is more in line with the atmosphere, isn't it?

Yes, if Liu Bai needs it, he can try using his hands.

People who don't fit in with their environment often don't get special treatment for their uniqueness; instead, they just attract criticism. Fu Ningna understands this well.

...Although this is so embarrassing.

Funina hadn't actually met... the male one yet.

The reason I'm able to think this far is entirely due to my basic sex education and relatively rational thinking.

...plus the illusion created by this group of people that "maybe I could do it too".

"Clorind, are you going too?"

"I will not go."

Claudia answered without the slightest hesitation.

Funina showed no surprise whatsoever.

"Clorind, you've actually wanted to say this for a while, haven't you?"

"If you're giving orders, that's a different story."

Claude tried hard to keep a straight face.

"whispering sound."

Furina pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction with Clorind's cleverness.

This person knew perfectly well that she rarely spoke to those around her in a commanding tone.

"Fine, I was just being stubborn this time—so, Clarind, Navia, wrap your legs around me."

Funina is shrewd; with just one leg ring, she can only win over one person.

With three leg rings, even if you keep one as proof, you can still win over two others.

They could even change their strategy and become a powerful player with three "pass tickets".

Yes, there are too many strategies to choose from.

The only downside is that each person gets three, which is blatant cheating.

"Wait a minute! You've already reached an agreement?"

"Lady Funina's original idea was that the three of us could take three leg rings."

As Frynn's bodyguard, Clarinde knows a little about Frynn; Frynn is probably using a fallback method now.

The central figure in the relationship between the three of them is Claurind.

Clarinde, Frynn, and Navia are all good friends.

Navia and Funina hadn't interacted much—at least until today, Navia had only met Funina on more formal occasions.

There is relatively little private information available.

"Then let's just find some other people to come over."

Navia thought for a moment and decided to make up for her previous "disrespect" towards Funina.

"Let me see... there must be some people here who aren't planning to go, right? If I'm not mistaken, Hanabi, are you planning to give a copy of this to all of them too?"

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"Hey..."

Hanabi was actually slightly taken aback.

She really hadn't expected Navia's thinking to change so quickly.

But... this won't do.

She collected all the leg rings from other unrelated people. What will happen to the chaotic scene?

"Big sister really only thinks about herself~"

"Eh?"

Navia was completely bewildered by Hanabi's sudden accusation.

"What, what happened?"

"Isn't it selfish to want to destroy everyone's happiness for one's own selfish desires?"

"What makes you assume that others will be happy?!"

"Why does Sister Navia presume that others are unhappy?"

Fireworks asked in return.

Navia... never mind, Navia really doesn't want to get entangled in this issue with Hanabi.

Discussing this kind of topic here will inevitably lead you astray sooner or later.

"Clolind! Let's go!"

Navia immediately pulled Clorinde away—but Clorinde actually wanted to observe for a while longer.

If, by some chance, Funina actually took the act seriously, she could at least report it to Navelette.

"Everyone, please make way! Let Sister Funina go first~"

"Hey? Wait, wait a minute, don't be so conspicuous!"

Funina looked at Hanabi who was shouting and was completely panicked. She wasn't going to go against the world!

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"Oh...it looks a lot like a butterfly when you look at it this way."

"Please, please don't say such embarrassing things!"

Estella blushed and turned around to angrily rebuke Liu Bai.