The next day, Palais Mermonia, Hydro Archon's office.
After the reform of the internal administration system, the work efficiency of the Fontaine government has improved significantly compared to before.
Furina's orders from yesterday were all implemented today.
Since Furina now has to meet with the public, from today onwards, she must stay in the Palais Mermonia for at least four days a week.
Fortunately, the number of people who need to be met is not large, so after the work is finished, Furina can still run out to do other things.
...
Knock, knock, knock.
The familiar sound of knocking came.
"Lady Furina, the first visitor—Ms. Willow has already arrived at the reception room." Irene said.
"Got it, I'll go now." Furina stretched and walked out of her office.
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Five minutes later, in the reception room.
Furina pushed open the door and slowly walked inside.
Willow, who had been sitting on the sofa waiting for a long time, stood up immediately upon seeing Furina's iconic small blue top hat.
"La... Lady Furina! Tha... thank you, I-I don't know what to say.. I... I didn't expect to be the first person you would meet."
Willow was almost incoherent; she was very excited now.
"No need to thank me. Rather, thank your own luck instead."
Furina sat down in the center of the blue sofa, crossed her legs, placed one hand lightly on her thigh and rested her chin on the other hand.
"Hahaha… I'm afraid that's just an inevitable consequence of my divine charm."
Furina still raised her usual speaking tone quite a bit, making her a completely different person compared to when she was with Rina.
Rina watched this state of Furina from the Inner Space, feeling quite uncomfortable.
'Ahhhh! Why am I feeling bad for her! Meeting the public was her own choice and I reminded her before that the acting doesn't need to be so exaggerated, but if she doesn't listen, what can I do?'
'Hmph! Forget about her.'
Rina simply blocked her perception of the outside world from the Inner Space and lay down to take a big nap.
"No, Lady Furina, I really must thank you. For the incident that happened a while ago, thanks to your intervention, Lady Furina, in repelling those monsters, my husband was able to survive that incident."
When Willow said this, she was very sincere; it was clear that she was truly grateful to Furina.
Hearing this, Furina felt guilty for a moment; after all, it was Rina who had piloted her body to fight the monsters that day.
"Ahem, as an Archon, although I will test my people, I will still take action at critical moments; this is my responsibility and I will not set it aside."
Furina immediately adjusted her state and introduced the next topic.
"Let's not talk about what happened back then; let's change the subject. Is there anything you want to ask?"
"Mm-hmm, Lady Furina, I…"
...
A few hours passed quietly and Furina finally finished meeting the three members of the public, dragging her exhausted body back to her room.
"So tired…"
Furina collapsed directly onto the bed.
'Hmph, that's what you get for finding trouble for yourself.'
Rina followed up with another snarky comment.
By the bed, the mirror used to talk to Focalors was still quietly placed on the table.
At this moment, inside the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale.
Focalors sat quietly on the ground, a miniature blue sword hanging above her head. She looked at the mirror in front of her, silently thinking about something.
"Strange, so much time has passed, why hasn't Furina confided in front of the mirror yet? Could it be that her heart is stronger than I expected..?"
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"In any case, Furina not confiding also indicates that her emotions should be quite normal now. If so, the success rate of the plan will be higher. Besides, it is naturally best if Furina is living happily, so I don't need to worry about anything."
Focalors lowered her head slightly and muttered to herself.
After all, Focalors is an Archon; although she is inside the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, she still has a certain degree of perception of the outside world of Fontaine. If Furina failed, she would definitely know.
Therefore, she does not need to consider the possibility of Furina having an accident and not confiding in her.
...
Inside Furina's room.
"Lady Furina, lunch has been delivered to you."
Irene's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Got it, you can go back."
After replying to Irene, Furina went out to get the food and took it to the living room to eat.
"Mm, not bad, it's all stuff I like to eat."
Dishes that lean towards the sweet side and they are all conventional, normal dishes; at least they fit Furina's taste quite well.
Furina quickly finished her main meal.
After finishing the main meal, it was time for dessert.
Furina loves desserts, but there are extremely few desserts that can truly make Furina love them.
The dedicated pastry chef who makes desserts for the Hydro Archon at the Palais Mermonia is naturally one of the top pastry chefs in all of Fontaine. Although the desserts he makes can barely satisfy Furina, there has not yet appeared a dessert that can reach the level in Furina's heart that can be called "very satisfied, especially liked."
Today's small cake is, of course, the same; the dessert, which can be seen as a work of art by most people, cannot reach the best in Furina's heart.
Then, what exactly is the dessert that can be called the best in Furina's heart? Who made it?
On a whim, Furina said to Rina. "Other Me, I want to eat the small cake you make, is that okay?"
'Huh? What are you thinking? I'll tell you clearly, Im-pos-si-ble'
Rina's slightly irritable tone came out of her mouth.
"Sigh, if you won't make it, then don't..."
Furina muttered a few words and began to read the latest newspaper from this noon.
Fontaine Noon News.
Headline:
Lady Furina meets with the public for the first time, 3 slots on the first day.
Interview:
Reporter: Ms. Willow, may I ask how you feel today as the first person to be met by Lady Furina?
Willow: At that time, I saw Lady Furina holding a lottery for meeting objects, so I just participated casually. I didn't expect to win, so I felt very surprised and excited...
Is their speed actually this fast...
Furina expressed her shock at the speed of the Newspaper Office.
...
Small-scale riots occurred in the underground Gray River Area, Gardes have quelled the chaos.
Furina was reading the newspaper with relish when a report that suddenly appeared in the corner caught her attention.
"Gray River... I've only heard of this place before. Other Me, do you know this place
[T/L: This isn't a canon area but something the author created.]
Seeing that Furina was asking a question seriously, Rina also reluctantly thought about it seriously, searching her mind for things and information related to this place name.
Finally, she reached a conclusion: 'I don't know.'
'Why are you looking at me? Do you think I'm omnipotent?'
Rina took a step back; she felt a bit strange being stared at directly by Furina.
"Other Me doesn't know either…"
Furina was a bit disappointed; there was no other way, she had to find another candidate.
At this time, it was time to invite the Fontaine Task Force to appear!
Soon, Cecily was called over by Furina.
"Cecily, send people to thoroughly understand the current situation of the Gray River, and I also want all the information on the history of the Gray River. I want to see the results within 1 day."
"Yes, Lady Furina."
After receiving the order, Cecily left in a hurry.
Furina felt that this matter was not that simple; a riot actually occupied less space in the newspaper than a lost dog notice.
Especially... the dog's name was... Furina?!
"Where is Neuvillette? Call him over! I want to add a law!"