Chapter 540: At Least the Outcome Was Good... Right?

You had to admit, that really did make sense!

"Let me think... I know Captain Jean quite well, but Greater Lord Rukkhadevata..."

That was simply a matter of geography. The various nations were located in their respective real-world counterparts, so Fontaine and Sumeru were genuinely quite far apart.

"I do have some history with Greater Lord Rukkhadevata."

Egeria nodded. "But then again, Furina, if we go looking for them now, won't it affect your love life?"

"Huh? W-what are you saying?"

"I mean, so many more girls suddenly showed up... Just thinking about it must be troubling, right?"

"W-what are you saying?! They don't necessarily have to be like us! O-ours is a relationship that was nurtured through countless hardships!"

"Ah... through countless hardships?"

Egeria wore a strange expression. She actually felt that Furina's initial affection might have stemmed from being lovestruck.

Well, liking beautiful people was hardly something shameful. It was only human nature.

But precisely because it was human nature... even among the newcomers, plenty of people would probably have such thoughts.

—Egeria saw that point quite clearly.

She did not have much of a head for politics, but she had plenty of life experience. Looking at things from a different angle than Furina, she could still reach similar conclusions.

"Furina, you said it yourself before, didn't you? The best choice for these 'latecomer' factions is to choose someone to 'enter the palace as a consort,' and that would also be the best choice for Lord Liu Bai."

Unlike all those complicated matters that left her dizzy, Egeria truly understood this one.

It could not be helped. After seeing it enough times, anyone would understand.

This was a tactic that had been used for thousands of years.

But it worked.

The giver could rest easy, the receiver could