[Paimon: Charlotte really loves her work!]
[Barbara: Whatever dangers or difficulties you encounter, the best way is to face them head-on.]
[Ganyu: Passion really can give people boundless strength!]
[Dehya: That's right. I love being a mercenary. Whatever the job is like, I think I'll always keep moving forward with that passion!]
[Cyno: When I'm catching fugitives, I don't think about what dangers I might encounter either. As a Great General Mahamatra, if I spent every day thinking about what dangers tomorrow might bring, I don't think there would be any point in continuing in this line of work!]
[Ningguang: Charlotte has a point. In ordinary society, people spend every day thinking about how to keep themselves fed and clothed. Who would sit around thinking about what to do when they're about to die?]
[Dunyarzad: For most people, if tomorrow were the end of the world, it might even be a kind of release. At least they could do some things they wanted to do before the end came!]
[Paimon: That's such a sad way of looking at it! But it makes so much sense.]
[Xiangling: I'd make my favorite dish, and when I finished the last bite, I'd hope that would be the moment the end came!]
[Venti: Oh dear, what's going on? Why has the mood gotten so gloomy? If the end were coming, I'd definitely get thoroughly drunk!]
[Diona: Adults who love getting drunk are so annoying. Before the end comes, I'm definitely destroying Mondstadt's wine industry.]
The scene continued!
Paimon looked at her enviously. "...That sounds so nice. I'm a little jealous of her!"
"Let's get a little closer and look at the sea!"
The scene shifted, and Paimon and Lumine were already by the sea.
Paimon said, "Enjoying the sea breeze and the ocean view feels pretty nice!"
"Traveler, I want to ask you something too..."
"If it weren't Fontaine, but all of Teyvat that was going to be destroyed tomorrow, where would the two of us be, and what would we be doing?"
"That doesn't sound quite right either. I mean, if you could choose, what would you choose to do?"
Lumine thought for a while and couldn't help asking herself, What would I do? Just as Charlotte said, suddenly thinking about something like this actually makes it hard to find an answer.
Paimon said, "We've always been moving forward. We've never really thought deeply about this. Sometimes I wonder too-what's the reason we keep traveling, keep pressing on?"
Hearing those words, Lumine found her answer. "Whatever tomorrow is like, I think I'll keep traveling..."
Paimon said in surprise, "You'd still be on the road?"
Lumine said, "I don't want to waste a single minute or second. This beautiful world is still worth seeing."
Paimon said, "What? Isn't that what we've been doing all along?"
Lumine and Paimon chatted on and off as time quietly passed. That night, they returned to their lodgings, bringing their busy day to an end.
The next few days were just as peaceful. Charlotte came to conduct their exclusive interview, choosing the Spina di Rosula's base in Fleuve Cendre as the location.
They also happened to run into Navia, who had finished handling the aftermath of the disaster in Poisson, and they all took a photo together.
Everything went smoothly.
[Jean: It's no surprise that Paimon is envious. Charlotte's attitude really is something many of us could learn from!]
[Paimon: Even if tomorrow is the end of the world, as long as I'm with Lumine, I definitely won't be scared! Because I know she'll protect me!]
[Lumine: Paimon's suddenly getting sentimental!]
[Paimon: Lumine, you're always like this. I finally get emotional for once, and you make me...]
[Mona: The end of our fate may already be destined. After all the twists and turns, people may spend their entire lives unable to change it in the slightest. But before we reach that endpoint, everything we see, everything we hear, and everything we experience is determined by us. So make sure you live each day well, everyone!]
[Xingqiu: We really should treasure every minute and every second. Isn't there an old saying in Liyue? An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time!]
[Xiangling: I know that one too! I know it too!]
[Yelan: Still, nothing happened over the next few days. Everything seems a little too smooth. I keep feeling that something big is about to happen!]
[Hu Tao: This director knows how to describe that. When you feel that your life has been going very smoothly lately, you should realize that fate is holding in a massive dump for you!]
[Nilou: What an apt description!]
[Hu Tao: Hehe, crude words, sound reasoning!]
In the video.
Early one morning, a few days later.
Paimon and Lumine appeared on-screen again.
Paimon yawned and said lazily, "Nothing's happened at all lately. We used to run into so many things every day. Now that we've suddenly got nothing to do, I'm still not quite used to it..."
"Still, no matter what, it's better than being with Wriothesley. The food there was really good too, but I still couldn't quite stand the environment. I really don't know how he and Sigewinne have lived there all this time. The air is just too damp, and it smells of the sea..."
[Sigewinne: It's fine once you get used to living here. I think it's quite comfortable!]
[Wriothesley: Didn't Paimon say she wanted to visit me often? So this is what she says behind my back!]
[Paimon: Uh... well... um...]
[Ganyu: When you suddenly have nothing to do, it really does take some getting used to!]
The video continued.
Paimon wanted to complain some more, but another person walked into the scene and interrupted her.
Isadora said, "Phew-thank goodness, you two haven't left yet! Otherwise, I wouldn't have known where to look for you!"
Paimon said, "You're... I remember! You're the one from last time in the Palais Mermonia..."
Isadora said, "My name is Isadora. You both have good memories. Monsieur Neuvillette sent me to find you once before. By the time we next heard anything about you, you seemed to have already entered the Fortress of Meropide!"
Lumine said, "So... you think we escaped, and you've come to arrest us!"
Isadora said, "Of course not. I know you're Monsieur Neuvillette's friends. In fact, he's the one who sent me to find you now..."
Lumine said, "What happened?"
Isadora said, "Monsieur Neuvillette asked me to tell you that a serious incident occurred at the opera house this morning. The Marechaussee Phantom has classified it as a riot!"
Paimon exclaimed, "A riot??"
Isadora said, "That's right, but I think that might be a bit of an exaggeration. Basically, the Hydro Archon was watching a performance at the opera house, but during the intermission, several people suddenly rushed over and began shouting at Lady Furina..."
"The gist of what they shouted was that Lady Furina clearly knew what the prophecy said, yet still did nothing but watch performances every day and didn't act like a god at all!"