"Yeah, there's no way Morax could have no Mora..."
Even Zhongli felt a little embarrassed under Hu Tao's gaze. "Director Hu, from now on, I'll do my best to carry Mora with me."
Hu Tao nodded. "That's good..."
Before Hu Tao could finish speaking, someone shouted from outside the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Director Hu, Mr. Zhongli bought an antique from our shop last month and said to put it on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's tab."
"Director Hu, there's also our family's bill."
"Director Hu..."
Hu Tao fell silent...
A few seconds later, an enraged roar rang out from inside the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. "Zhongli!!!"
The video continued.
Furina was trying hard not to laugh. "What do I do?! I think it's really funny too! What do I do, can I laugh?"
"I see." Zhongli in the video had also found the joke. "It is a homophone joke between 'no buns left' and 'no Mora.'"
"At the same time, it alludes to the awkward fact that I, the God of Precious Metals, have no Mora. It is quite amusing."
[Dori: What! Morax, the God of Wealth, actually has no Mora! That can't be true, can it?]
[Zhongli: By universal standards of reason, I am currently the "mortal Zhongli," not Morax, the Geo Archon.]
[Venti: So do you have Mora?]
[Zhongli: ...]
Although Zhongli said nothing, those three dots seemed to say something all the same...
[Dori: Nooo~ My faith has collapsed!]
"Eh? Why is the person involved explaining the joke himself?!"
The foolish little Furina, only five hundred years old, found herself unable to keep up with the thought processes of these ancient seniors.
"Don't! It won't be funny if you explain it!"
Though countless thoughts ran through her mind, Furina still maintained a calm expression on the surface, thanks to five hundred years of acting experience.
"Pfft, hehehe..." Ei beside Furina suddenly burst out laughing. "I see. Now that you've explained it, I know how to laugh."
"Ehhhh!?"
Furina finally felt her mind collapse in the face of these two seniors' thought processes.
Marvika, also a human, helplessly rubbed her forehead and complained, "What kind of gathering did I even join..."
[Theresa: Indeed, once the person involved explains the joke, it really stops being funny.]
[Tighnari: Agreed...]
Another flashy transition followed.
Zhongli said, "Speaking of which, Natlan has already opened up."
Hearing the name of her own nation, Marvika perked up. "Oh, yes. Everyone is welcome to visit."
"I heard that in Natlan, the title of 'Pyro Archon' can be inherited and is selected from among ordinary people." Upon hearing Natlan mentioned, Nahida instinctively recalled information about it from Irminsul.
"That's right, so I'm human too." Marvika did not mind the other gods learning that she was human and admitted it openly.
"Eh! Really?"
Discovering that there was actually another human among the gods like herself, Furina immediately felt a little more fondness toward Marvika.
"Here, have some Rabbit Mash."
Watching Furina suddenly become enthusiastic for some reason, Marvika awkwardly accepted the Rabbit Mash from her hand.
"Eh? Th-thank you..."
Seeing her look somewhat uncomfortable, Nahida assumed it was because she felt self-conscious about being human. Moreover, among the gods, Marvika had held her position for the shortest time, so Nahida kindly suggested:
"Everyone here has been through a lot. Perhaps we can offer you some help?"
Seeing that her seniors were proactively offering help, Marvika did not beat around the bush. "Since you mention it, you've all encountered Fatui Executives, right?"
"I fought the First Seat, the Captain. He was a very formidable opponent. Could you all share some experience fighting them?"
At the mention of the Executives, Furina immediately recalled the night she had been assassinated.
What do I do, what do I do? How am I supposed to say it? Should I say that I was directly scared into tears by a Fatui Executive that day? Or that I was so nervous during negotiations with an Executive that I broke out in a cold sweat? No, no, that's way too embarrassing...
(Though Furina did not know that The Knave was the one who tried to assassinate her that day in the original story, this Furina had already gone through the Fontaine storyline. In that case, it would be perfectly reasonable for Neuvillette or us to have told her, right?)
Furina guiltily glanced to the side, then somewhat flusteredly summarized her "combat experience"...
"Oh, Executives... um... I've talked to them."
Seeing the Hydro Archon speak first, the other gods also shared their own experiences.
Zhongli recalled his second wallet and summarized his experience.
"I tricked one."
Ei recalled the Executive whom her Shogun had reduced to ashes and summarized her experience.
"I cut one down."
The little Dendro Archon Nahida recalled her confrontation with The Doctor's most selfish segment.
"I threatened one."
Only Venti had yet to share. With dark lines all over his face, Venti held his forehead. Clearly, he had remembered getting his heart ripped out. How was he supposed to phrase that? He could not exactly say he had been beaten, could he? Even though he had held back, it was still far too embarrassing. In the end, he could only say:
"...One."
Listening to her seniors' "practical experience," Marvika gained a fresh understanding of the sheer variety among gods and the Fatui. "...Are your ways of getting along really that different?"
[Tartaglia: Wait, that 'tricked one' wasn't me, was it?]
[Zhongli: ...]
[Hu Tao: So it really was you!]
[Hu Tao: You truly are a great benefactor of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.]
After venting her anger, Hu Tao had carefully reviewed Zhongli's bills and discovered that they were only half of what they usually were!
After asking Zhongli about it, she learned that he had met a friend from Snezhnaya in the middle of last month. That friend had voluntarily paid for him, which was why the bill was only half as large this time.
[Hu Tao: @Tartaglia, if you ever order services from our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor in the future, this director will definitely give you a fifty percent discount.]
[Tartaglia: Thank you, but I don't need that for now.]
[Yae Miko: Rather than that, I'm more curious which Executive our Lady Shogun cut down...]
[Captain: If I remember correctly, Scaramouche was in charge of Inazuma.]
[Scaramouche: I would not be so easily taken down by that woman.]
[Yae Miko: My, my, isn't this Kunikuzushi? Hundreds of years have passed, yet I never expected you to still be alive~]
[Scaramouche: You slick-tongued monster! Sooner or later, I will seek revenge against all of you.]
[The Doctor: If I'm not mistaken, the one threatened by the little Dendro Archon was me.]
[The Doctor: I am quite curious. Logically speaking, the body I had in Sumeru was merely a segment. What could possibly threaten a segment...]
[Collei: The Doctor, you were actually in Sumeru!]
[Collei: Just you wait! I'll definitely take you down!]
[Amber: Collei, calm down!]
[Tighnari: Collei, don't be impulsive. You're still no match for him.]
[The Doctor: Hehe, judging by your reaction, were you once one of my test subjects? Though I do not know which experiment you belonged to, I look forward to seeing your growth.]
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