Chapter 17
You Said You Wouldn't Treat Me Differently?

【Amber】:Haha, such a familiar entrance!

【Amber】:As an audience member, I feel like my big toe is curling up!

【Kaeya】:It is a bit awkward, indeed.

【Collei】:I wonder what the person involved thinks?

【Nahida】:I'll ask for you. How are you feeling, @Fontaine?

【Fontaine】:...

【Fontaine】:Why do I have to go through this again?

【Fontaine】:Can I leave this group chat now?

A melodious voice reached Su Mu's ears, drawing his attention.

Looking up, he saw a young woman in a little blazer overlooking him from above.

The tailored blazer combined elegance and cuteness, and her crown-like hat was tilted to one side, like a noble queen.

At this moment, she was smiling brightly at Su Mu.

Every move she made was a display of her divine majesty.

"Ahem... sorry, Mr. Su Mu."

"I forgot to introduce her to you before you arrived."

"Although I'm a bit reluctant, I'll still introduce her to you for now."

"In fact, she's been striking a pose in the VIP seats up there ever since you entered the opera house."

"The purpose of doing so is to make sure she can show you what she thinks is her coolest, most sophisticated look when you first see her."

"I hope you'll give her some attention."

"Otherwise, she might get upset later."

Su Mu smiled upon hearing this, "You haven't introduced who she is yet."

"Although it's a bit embarrassing to say, the lady before you, Fontaine, is the Hydro Archon of Fontaine."

"I see."

Su Mu turned back to look at Fontaine.

He bowed slightly, performing a graceful salute.

Seeing this, Fontaine's face blossomed with a smile.

Like a little girl who had received her parents' approval, she revealed a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart.

【Charlotte】:Haha... Fontaine, don't be upset!

【Charlotte】:Look at Mr. Su Mu's reaction, he probably doesn't look down on you... right?

【Klee】:Whether he looks down on you or not is another matter, but with Mr. Su Mu's abilities, he might have already figured something out.

【Paimon】:No... no way, right?

【Hu Tao】:What are you all talking about, gibberish?

【Hu Tao】:Is there some secret hidden on Fontaine?

【Xiangling】:I don't know, these guys are so mysterious, and Fontaine's temperament is too good, right?

【Xingqiu】:It's hard to imagine that other nations could be so free to make fun of their Archon. If anyone dared to do this in Liyue, their next birthday would be their memorial day.

【Yoimiya】:I have that feeling too.

【Yoimiya】:People of Inazuma are extremely respectful of the Electro Archon.

【Barbara】:When it comes to devotion to the Archon, I think no country can be more devout than Mondstadt.

【Tighnari】:Even though the Anemo Archon hasn't appeared in a long time?

【Barbara】:Even so, we firmly believe that Barbatos is protecting Mondstadt.

【Paimon】:He better be...

【Venti】:Haha... why wouldn't he be, burp!

【Paimon】:I knew it!

【Diluc】:In Mondstadt, stealing is a serious crime, you'll go to jail.

【Venti】:Master Diluc, how can you say that about me! How could I do such a thing?

【Diluc】:I didn't say who it was.

【Diluc】:It's just that some people have come out and admitted it themselves.

【Alhaitham】:Everyone, I've found a problem.

【Alhaitham】:There's a part that doesn't make sense.

【Cyno】:Hm? What do you mean? What part doesn't make sense?

【Alhaitham】:Everyone should remember that Mr. Su Mu has a terrifying intelligence network.

【Alhaitham】:When they first met, he recognized Mr. Nahida, which means he investigated.

【Alhaitham】:If Mr. Su Mu has already investigated Nahida, how could he not know the Hydro Archon of Fontaine?

【Amber】:Oh yeah!

【Amber】:That doesn't make sense!

【Kaeya】:This involves Mr. Su Mu's level of social skills.

【Kaeya】:If he had directly exposed Fontaine's identity, then there wouldn't be anything after that.

【Kaeya】:But he deliberately pretended not to know and let Nahida introduce her, which should be for the sake of the subsequent greeting session.

【Nahida】:Is that really the case?

【Nahida】:Mr. Su Mu is so gentlemanly!

【Nahida】:He wouldn't let a lady down when facing them.

【Fontaine】:That's how it is, I'm genuinely smiling in my parallel world.

【Charlotte】:Oh? Even the person involved admitted it!

【Charlotte】:It seems like this Mr. Su Mu really has some skills!

【Keqing】:The Fontaine in the parallel world... doesn't seem to feel embarrassed at all.

【Keqing】:But when she met the Traveler in Port Ormos, I could faintly see a hint of awkwardness on her face.

【Ganyu】:Even with such status and position, she doesn't act arrogant, but instead plays along with Fontaine, what an interesting man.

【Lyney】:It's a pity he wasn't as gentle with me...

【Lyney】:This discrimination is too obvious...

【Lyney】:You said you wouldn't treat people differently because of their status?

【Xingqiu】:Is there any chance that Mr. Su Mu is treating people differently based on gender?

Seeing Fontaine sit down contentedly,

Nahida breathed a sigh of relief and invited Su Mu to take a seat.

If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have had to be so careful.

But Su Mu was different, he had the ideas and the ability to help Fontaine get through the prophesied crisis.

If possible, he didn't want to give up Su Mu as an asset, so naturally, he couldn't let him down.

And he also knew what his own Archon was like, if Su Mu was dissatisfied, then it would be quite a loss.

"The performance is about to begin."

"Please find your seats, everyone!"

As Su Mu took his seat, the announcement for the start of the performance came from the broadcasting room.

The crowded audience rushed into the opera house, and in a short while, the opera house was full of people.

The performance of the Great Magician Lyney was about to begin.