Ronava left.
After she left, Qianyi, in high spirits, casually stretched and then announced in a relaxed tone, "All right, since the crisis has been resolved, it's time for us to head back and continue the tea party."
The Fontaine people's original sin had been absolved.
The Star-Eating Whale had been dealt with.
Surtroki, the "Extreme Evil Knight," one of the Six Sinners, had been killed.
Ronava, the Executor of Death and one of the Four Shadows, had been turned into an ally.
With this string of events resolved, Fontaine's crisis had officially come to a complete end.
But to Qianyi, it had only been a minor interruption to the tea party. Now that the interruption was over, it was time to get back to business—enjoying afternoon tea.
Hopefully, the tea would still be hot by the time they got back.
"This is... way too cool!"
Furina stared fixedly at Qianyi's relaxed expression, her hands cupping her cheeks. The little stars sparkling in her heterochromatic eyes practically overflowed, and her admiration surged on without end.
It had only been one tea party...
No! It hadn't even taken as long as a tea party!
The nightmares and crises that had kept her tossing and turning in terror through countless nights for a full five hundred years had, under Qianyi's lead, melted away one after another like ice and snow. It felt just like when she polished off an exquisite blueberry cake.
She picked up a fork, took a few big bites, and the plate was empty!
Clean and efficient, without leaving even a crumb behind. It could not have been simpler.
Furina felt her heart pounding furiously. This was the Hydro Archon she had always dreamed of playing...
No, this was the kind of god she truly wanted to become!!
She