Rosaria sneered, "Your own feelings don't matter."
"If you ask Barbara right now, she'll also say she's perfectly normal!"
Noelle looked toward Barbara, who was currently chatting happily with Fischl, and shivered involuntarily. For her, an appearance like Barbara's current one—made up like a female ghost—was far too challenging.
Although she was corroded by the Abyssal Power, amplifying her inner negative emotions, Barbara was still a good kid.
Well, it's normal for a child her age to go through a rebellious phase, right?
At this moment, Barbara and Fischl were happily chatting. The former Barbara, though gentle, kind, and understanding, found Fischl's chuunibyou phrases very difficult to comprehend, usually requiring Oz, the gold-medal translator, to step in so the two could communicate smoothly.
But now it was different. The blackened Barbara seemed to have unlocked the chuunibyou switch in her mind, mastering how to communicate with Fischl without any external guidance.
Fischl was even more excited. Her already close little sister now shared the same hobby! That feeling was just like Dio encountering JoJo—she was absolutely ecstatic!!!
Fischl covered one eye with her hand, lightning flashing in the other: "I am the prinzessin der verurteilung—Fischl!!!"
Barbara covered her mouth with a proud, light laugh, black water swirling around her: "I am the Queen of All Waters—Barbara!!!"
Fischl: "I command the thunder!"
Barbara: "The tsunami obeys my will!"
Fischl & Barbara: "We are the FiBa Duo!!!"
The two chuunibyou girls stood on the left and right, radiating immense presence. Anyone unaware of the situation would truly be stunned by their spectacular performance and might even believe their dramatic chuunibyou rhetoric!
Arkz secretly took out the video camera he had bought in Sumeru from his bag space and recorded this splendid scene.
"Hehe, I can't miss such a wonderful dark history."
Acting Grand Master Jean hesitated for a moment but did not stop Arkz from recording Barbara's dark history.
She secretly decided that she would ask Arkz for a copy later to keep in her collection. After all, seeing Barbara this full of energy was a rare sight!
Chuunibyou Barbara, so cute~~~
"Cough! Cough!!!"
Rosaria snapped the few people who had been captivated by the performance of the two chuunibyou girls back to attention and continued the discussion on how to turn Barbara back to normal.
"You all saw it. Barbara looking like that is definitely not normal!"
"Mhm, Rosaria, you are right!" Arkz nodded absentmindedly while admiring the cute scene on the video camera.
Acting Grand Master Jean blushed slightly in embarrassment. She had actually thought that her sister Barbara looking like that wasn't so bad for a moment, and then she had been completely stunned by Barbara and Fischl's performance for a long time. However, Acting Grand Master Jean was an experienced and mature woman, so she quickly returned to normal.
She recalled nonchalantly:
"After that Abyss Mage was killed, a mysterious blonde girl walked out of the teleportation array."
"Her status within the Abyss faction should be quite high; that Abyss Mage referred to her as 'Her Highness the Princess.'"
"Moreover, her power is immense. I shamefully admit, I am not her match."
Noelle nodded vigorously beside her, trying hard to prove that what Acting Grand Master Jean said was not false.
"Acting Grand Master Jean is correct. That blonde girl's strength was truly terrifying. A casual strike from her shattered my shield. If Acting Grand Master Jean hadn't arrived in time, I might have..."
Rosaria's expression turned grim, "Such a powerful enemy has appeared within Mondstadt's borders. This situation is dire."
As the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, Acting Grand Master Jean's strength was definitely top-tier in Mondstadt. Although Rosaria was confident in her own strength, she also knew clearly that she was no match for Acting Grand Master Jean.
And yet, that blonde girl made Acting Grand Master Jean openly admit she couldn't win. If the blonde girl decided to attack Mondstadt, who in all of Mondstadt could stop her?
They couldn't possibly pray for Barbatos to descend from the heavens and smash the enemy to death, could they?
Rosaria turned to Acting Grand Master Jean and asked, "Acting Grand Master Jean, since the enemy is so powerful, how did you and Noelle manage to escape?"
"Uh!" Arkz was momentarily stunned by Rosaria's blunt question, "Asking it like that sounds like you're saying: 'You should have died there! Are you colluding with the Abyss?' Are you really not afraid of Acting Grand Master Jean giving you a hard time, Rosaria!"
"It seems I really don't need to be afraid."
Acting Grand Master Jean met Rosaria's questioning gaze squarely, with no hint of guilt in her eyes. She stated decisively, "That is also what puzzles me. However, I suspect the enemy feared the power of Lord Barbatos."
"After all, no matter how powerful the Abyss is, on the continent of Teyvat, they must hide in dark corners like rats before the glory of the Seven Archons, not daring to face the sunlight, let alone reveal themselves so openly.'"
Rosaria nodded, acknowledging Acting Grand Master Jean's explanation, "That makes some sense. If the Acting Grand Master of Mondstadt disappeared, the entire continent of Teyvat would likely be shaken."
"Whatever schemes the Abyss has, since they keep their movements hidden, it proves they don't want to be noticed."
The blackened Barbara, who was having a great time playing role-playing games with Fischl nearby, finally remembered the 'important business' when she saw the four people gathered over there. She shouted toward them, "Hey! Are you guys going to fight or not!"
"What are you dawdling for? Are you even men anymore!"
The three beautiful women and Arkz exchanged glances. Men?
Arkz immediately responded, "Don't rush! Aren't we discussing tactics!"
"Lord Barbara is so powerful, you must give us some preparation time, right?"
"Lord Barbara!" Barbara frowned at the address, clearly dissatisfied, and shouted loudly, "Change the title! Call me Her Majesty the Queen!!!"
Arkz responded loudly without any integrity, "Yes, Your Majesty the Queen!!!"
Hearing this, Barbara nodded in satisfaction and turned back to continue playing the chuunibyou game with Fischl.
Fischl also came over to join the fun at this moment.
Fischl covered her eyes, struck a pose, and declared with great presence, "My nemesis, the Forest Tyrant Candiff, addresses me as 'Your Highness the Princess'!!!"
Arkz couldn't help but sigh internally, 'Little Amy, why are you joining the fun now?' But seeing Barbara staring intently in their direction, he had no choice but to respond.
Arkz's mechanical voice, devoid of emotion, stated: "Your—Highness—the—Princess!!!"
Hearing Arkz's response, Fischl immediately let out a laugh like a queen's and pulled Barbara away to continue their fun.
Fortunately, Fischl hadn't forgotten her mission.
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