My Pampered and Willful Ruler Girlfriend

Thanks to the breakneck speed at which information spread in the information age, the A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation video circulated at nearly the speed of light.

Almost everywhere Mo Fan went, he could hear people talking about it.

Not only that, but Acting Grand Master Jean had confirmed the video's authenticity on behalf of the Knights of Favonius. As a result, a great many people had begun searching for the Knight of Boreas's reincarnation, hoping to claim the bounty.

Although Mo Fan himself rather wanted to claim the bounty, he ultimately lacked the courage to reveal his identity.

After all, among his hundred reincarnated lives, there were many, many more stories like the Knight of Boreas's.

If all the girls he had saved came looking for him, how was he supposed to enjoy his peaceful retirement?

Of course, aside from being wary of having his identity exposed, Mo Fan also felt somewhat wistful.

He had always thought the girl he saved in Old Mondstadt had lived out her life and died of old age, and he had felt somewhat wistful over the death of an old acquaintance.

But to his surprise, she had merged with a wind spirit and become Barbatos, the Anemo Archon.

It was far beyond Mo Fan's expectations, but it also brought him some comfort.

After so many years had passed, he did hope, at least a little, that there would be more old acquaintances in this world who still remembered him.

His enemies, of course, were another matter.

With complicated thoughts on his mind, Mo Fan silently made his way back to his rented home.

But halfway there, someone stepped into his path.

"Well met, Mo Fan. Our encounter here today must surely be the guidance of fate."

"Little Amy?"

Mo Fan looked a little surprised at the blonde girl with twin tails approaching from a distance.

The girl immediately looked embarrassed and cried, "D-don't call me by my real name! I am the noble Prinzessin der Verurteilung, Fischl!"

"Yes, yes, Your Highness. What is it?"

"Hehe, I wish to invite you to join my adventurer team," Fischl said with a smile. "Others may not know what you're capable of, but I know your strength very well. If we joined forces, we would surely reach the pinnacle of adventurers!"

"Oh, so stop blocking my way. I need to go home and cook."

Mo Fan waved a hand and ignored Fischl, who was striking a pose.

That immediately sent Fischl into a panic.

She grabbed his pant leg and pleaded, "Don't just turn me down. Consider it a plea from this Prinzessin. Please join my team."

"..."

Mo Fan sighed at Fischl's shameless behavior and began to regret what he had done before.

When he first came to Mondstadt, he hadn't been very familiar with his new body, so he went into the wild to practice on monsters and Little Ruin Treasures to gain control over his strength.

That was when he happened to run into Fischl, who was being hunted by a Ruin Guard.

Seeing that Fischl was about to be hit by a missile, he didn't want her to get hurt, so he drew his sword and cut the Ruin Guard in two.

Fischl saw it happen, and ever since then, she had kept pestering him to join her team.

Sigh, I guess I really was born to toil.

If I had just behaved myself and stayed out of trouble, I wouldn't have so much trouble coming to my door, or have to suffer so much...

Mo Fan reflected on his life.

At the same time, he patted Fischl on the head and said slowly, "When you grow up, I'll join your team."

"R-really?"

"Mm. I, Mo Fan, never lie."

Mo Fan smiled, then turned and left, parting ways with Fischl, whose face was full of smiles and anticipation.

After returning home.

Mo Fan quickly put on an apron and got busy in the kitchen. Before long, he had prepared a lavish dinner.

"Your cooking is the one thing about you that I have to praise."

Seeing Mo Fan's cooking, even Ronova, who was always saying the opposite of what she meant, couldn't help praising him.

Mo Fan simply smiled and said, "In one period of my past, I aspired to become a supreme chef. I spent a lifetime cooking in the nations across Teyvat. I learned these skills back then."

"Back then..."

Ronova suddenly looked at Mo Fan's face and spoke with an extremely complicated expression. "You seem to have gone through death and rebirth again and again in Teyvat. Over such a long time, you wouldn't have left lots of female confidantes out there, would you?"

"!!!"

Mo Fan hadn't expected Ronova to suddenly ask such a deadly question, and his expression froze.

He then tried to sound calm as he said, "What are you talking about? How could a rough fellow like me have any female confidantes?"

"Really? Then what about that video from today?"

"Video? What video?"

Although alarm bells were ringing frantically in his mind, Mo Fan was a transmigrator who had reincarnated a hundred times, and his mental composure was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

He acted as though nothing was wrong, looking at Ronova in utter bewilderment, as if he really had never seen the Knight of Boreas video that had taken the internet by storm.

And Ronova was indeed fooled.

After a brief hesitation, the girl asked suspiciously, "Mo Fan, were you ever Mondstadt's Knight of Boreas in one of your lives?"

"Knight of Boreas? Do you think I'm capable of that?"

Mo Fan deliberately held out his arm, showing off how thin it was to demonstrate his weakness as a mortal.

In fact, his body really was very weak.

Perhaps because his forced resurrection had violated the laws of the Heavenly Principles, Mo Fan's body in this life could be considered among the weakest of all his hundred reincarnations.

Seeing this, Ronova finally stopped doubting him.

Her expression eventually softened, and she said:

"All right, I believe you. After all, aside from your way with words, you really don't have any particular strengths."

"Heh, if I'm so useless, why did our Lady Ruler of Death choose me as her boyfriend?"

Having changed the subject, Mo Fan also subconsciously felt like teasing Ronova.

And his tactic was indeed remarkably effective.

Although Ronova had confessed her love to him when the Temple of Death collapsed, she had maintained an aloof and indifferent attitude ever since.

Though she acknowledged their relationship in words, in practice they had hardly done anything befitting lovers.

In a sense, their relationship was more like that of a master and a pet than a couple.

Mo Fan's daily task was to care for Ronova and feed this cute, beautiful girl.

As a result, Ronova was actually very bad at dealing with Mo Fan's teasing. Just a few words were enough to make her blush.

"You... you're not allowed to say such strange things anymore..."

Seeing Ronova's face turn red with embarrassment again, Mo Fan smiled and waved a hand. "Yes, yes, I'll obey every command you give, Miss Ronova. After all, you're the one who gave me this life."

Mo Fan did have feelings for Ronova, but the reason he was so obedient to her was ultimately that she had given him a hundred-and-first life that should never have existed.

If not for her, he would have completely dissipated by now, just like the dead souls that flowed into the Ley Lines.

Even if only to repay that kindness, he would look after Ronova until the end of this life.

He soon brought Ronova to the dining table and set out the Sweet Madame and delicious muffins he had made himself.

Thanks to his superb cooking skills, even these simplest of dishes tasted incredibly delicious.

Ronova had already picked up her knife and fork, eager to enjoy the incredible food.

But just then-

"Boom!"

An astonishing roar suddenly rang out beyond Mondstadt's walls.

Fierce winds howled across the land, sweeping everything they touched high into the sky.

And as ill luck would have it, the house Mo Fan and Ronova were in was directly in their path.

Not only did the roof beams shake violently, but the roof itself was torn clean off!

"Watch out!"

Confronted with this shocking turn of events, Mo Fan immediately shielded Ronova's delicate body, keeping her safely beneath him.

"Mo Fan..."

Seeing the man's instinctive action, the former Ruler of Death was visibly shaken. Her eyes shone with the same tenderness and emotion they had shown back at the Temple of Death.

Meanwhile, anger was written all over Mo Fan's face.

Was there no justice anymore?

Was there no law anymore?!

In broad daylight, under a clear sky, they not only tore apart my house, they almost swept my girlfriend away too.

I had to make the culprit pay!

Having made up his mind, Mo Fan first sent Ronova somewhere safe to take shelter. Then he quietly disappeared behind the door and changed into a suit of armor he had bought on sale a few days earlier.

At the time, he had thought he might have occasion to wear the armor to conceal his identity.

Sure enough, it had come in handy at a critical moment!