Anything would do.
Really.
Just break this awkward silence.
"It seems that separating the personality from the divinity only affects one's temperament, not one's intelligence," Chen Li said pointedly.
Thinking about it carefully, if Furina's personality could be separated out—the kind of person who might get tricked into bed three times by a single Small Cake—then how smart could Focalors's divinity really be?
Focalors looked impressive and seemed exceptionally wise, but perhaps that was simply because she had so little screen time.
Scylla was the same.
You thought she was cold and aloof?
Maybe it was really just because she had so little screen time.
"!!!" The ahoge atop Focalors's head instantly sprang up.
The sudden awkwardness left Focalors at a complete loss. Her bare feet clenched tightly against the floor of the Opikilai Opera House.
With her head lowered, Focalors desperately wished the Opikilai Opera House's flooring had not been made from such exquisite materials. That way, she might have found a crack in the floor to crawl into.
"Of course, you don't need to feel so ashamed. Among Hydro Archons, you're already considered pretty smart," Chen Li hurriedly added.
"What do you mean?"
"Literally. There's a Hydro Archon named Aqua in my Friends Circle. You're much smarter than her. Feeling better now?"
As for things like how the wisdom of all gods amounted to one stone while the Hydro Archon alone owed eight dou, Chen Li did not mention them. Those who understood, understood.
Chen Li currently knew only three Hydro Archons: Aqua, Furina, and Focalors.
Focalors was clearly the smartest of the three Hydro Archons, without question.
"I'm not happy at all!" Focalors could no longer maintain the elegance expected of a divinity.
How could anyone be happy just because other gods of the same kind were