Lord Barbatos Must Be Dragged Back for Etiquette Lessons!

The moment those two anonymous comments appeared, the comment section fell silent.

To the other nations, it did seem that way: Jean controlled the Knights of Favonius, the Grand Master had supposedly been stripped of any real power, and he spent his free time drinking at Angel's Share.

And now Barbara, the Prayer Priest, wanted to imprison their Anemo Archon.

Teach the Anemo Archon etiquette? Was it really a priest's place to teach her own god manners?

The entire comment section went quiet. Plenty of people sat back to watch, eager to see how Mondstadt would respond.

Venti's message popped up, just one line:

[Venti: Ehehe~ Then how about I give Barbara a refresher on the Ballad of Freedom?]

The comment section went silent for a heartbeat, then exploded.

[Helpful Mondstadt Citizen: ???]

[Helpful Mondstadt Citizen: What does "ehehe" even mean?! Lord Anemo Archon, please take this seriously!]

[Liyue Resident: I'm dying. A refresher on the Ballad of Freedom? Lord Anemo Archon is trying to lead Barbara astray too.]

[Barbara: Lord Barbatos! Don't run! Wait until I get to the Otherworld! This time, I will make sure you learn proper social etiquette!]

[Barbara: @Young Man, please do something about him!]

Back in Mondstadt, Barbara was so anxious she was nearly in tears. She was one step away from pulling out the Artifacts—the five-piece Sojourner's Set.

Maybe Mondstadt really was better off destroyed!

[Young Man: Huh? Do something about him?]

The moment the young man appeared, the comments fell silent again.

Everyone knew who he was: Venti's friend, the young man who had stood beside the Anemo Archon to rebel against a tyrant in Old Mondstadt a thousand years ago.

Though he had chosen to be resurrected, the people of Mondstadt knew how much his words carried.

Then the young man,