[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone.

Chapter 26 Provocation

When Chronie returned from outside, it was noisy all around. However, she had just run into a wall when interviewing people from the Fontaine Academy and didn't care what these noisy people were arguing about. She just wanted to go back and get some rest.

She walked toward the Steambird newspaper office on her own, but encountered an unexpected person at the entrance.

"Senior Charlotte!" she exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Charlotte is currently the most sought-after reporter at Steambird Newspaper, possessing an exceptional talent for sniffing out big news stories. She has produced many blockbuster stories and is Chronie's most admired senior.

Charlotte was rushing out with her camera on her back when she heard Chronie's voice. She just waved and didn't even turn her head. "Sorry, Chronie. I have to go to Chiori-ya right now. We'll talk later."

Chronie could practically guess with her toes that she had made a major discovery, and immediately abandoned her rest, following along without even taking her camera.

The Chiori-ya was not far from the Steam Bird Company, and the two arrived in almost no time.

From a distance, Chronie could see the tightly packed wall of people.

Charlotte was a step ahead of her and successfully squeezed through the gap before the next wave of people arrived. Chronie didn't have her ability and could only stand outside, resentful.

Even so, she could hear the discussions around her, which seemed to be related to the Supreme Judge.

She hadn't misheard. Charlotte, who had finally managed to squeeze into the Chiori-ya, saw Navelette sitting on the sofa as her first sight.

—She rushed over because she heard that Navelette had gone to the Chiori-ya with a girl in a rather intimate manner.

As for that girl...

She greeted the Supreme Judge politely while subtly glancing around, trying to find the girl from the rumors.

Just then, the dressing room door opened, and Chloe walked out wearing new clothes.

Charlotte recognized her.

She had also seen the previous report that spread rumors, and at the time she had remarked that this colleague, who lacked professional ethics, had taken good pictures, but just liked to talk nonsense.

At that time, she had already noticed some clues from the pictures, but in the end, things didn't turn out as she had predicted.

No, no, she must remain calm until Lady Villette admits it herself, and she cannot repeat the mistakes of her unscrupulous colleagues!

Then she saw Navelette stand up from the sofa and walk over to Chloe.

The pink-haired girl smiled sweetly, said something, and then twirled around in front of him, seemingly asking Violet if her new dress looked good.

Charlotte cautiously moved closer and finally overheard their conversation.

"It suits you very well, Ms. Chloe." Seemingly feeling that such a compliment was a bit perfunctory, Navelette repeated, "It suits you perfectly, it's beautiful."

But for some reason, it seems to have become even more perfunctory?

Chloe, however, didn't mind his awkwardness in this regard, and laughed, saying, "How does it compare to what I wore on our date yesterday?"

Navisette was stunned, and after a long pause, she managed to stammer, "They're all beautiful."

Chloe chuckled, looking pleased with herself.

But none of that mattered to Charlotte. At that moment, the word "date" filled her mind, and she was so excited she didn't care about anything else. She stepped forward and anxiously asked, "Madam, is what you just said true?"

Chloe was unusually friendly, especially when she saw the camera in Chloe's hand.

She said softly, "Excuse me, are you a reporter for Steambird Newspaper?"

"Yes!" Charlotte nodded hastily, rattling off a series of famous reports she had written, emphasizing that she had written them with absolute honesty and credibility—she was practically swearing an oath. After saying all this, she scratched her head sheepishly. "I'm sorry to have bothered you, but I wonder if you would mind being interviewed and explaining your relationship with Lady Villette?"

"Of course, and isn't that obvious?" Chloe unceremoniously took Navelette's arm, leaned on his shoulder, and smiled smugly. "Lord Navelette is my boyfriend."

Charlotte readily picked up her camera and started snapping away.

Chloe even changed positions several times to cooperate, but in each one she was very close to Violet, as if announcing their relationship to everyone. Although Violet was a little uncomfortable, he just looked at her with doting eyes, completely letting her have her way.

Charlotte took enough photos before taking out her notebook and writing down what she had just said.

What followed was the usual interview process. No matter what Charlotte asked, Chloe answered obediently, only adding a little embellishment to the story of how the two fell in love.

Finally, Charlotte asked, as was her customary practice, "Is there anything else you'd like to say to those who might be reading this newspaper?"

In the past, this content has always been the interviewee expressing gratitude, and this time is no exception, but the tone seems a little off.

Chloe tossed her hair, crossed her legs, and said, "Speaking of which, I really have someone to thank for the fact that Lady Vilette and I were able to fall in love."

"Oh? Who is it?" Charlotte chimed in, playing the straight man.

Chloe feigned distress and thought for a moment: "It seems to be someone named something like White Lily of the Valley. Lady Vilette, do you remember her name?"

Navelette, who had been suddenly called out, already guessed what she wanted to say. She chuckled inwardly, but maintained a serious and calm demeanor on the surface, shaking her head and saying bluntly, "I'm sorry, Ms. Chloe, I never get distracted by irrelevant people. I don't remember who you're talking about."

"I see—" Chloe smiled, her eyes narrowing. "It's alright, I can't remember that person's name anyway. I just want to say that I'm very grateful to her for contributing to my love with Lady Villette, but I hope she can have some self-awareness and stop having such unrealistic dreams."

Charlotte was puzzled, feeling as if they were speaking in riddles, but she still wrote it all down in her notebook.

As one of the top newspapers in Fontainebleau, and given that this news concerned Fontainebleau's highest judge, Steambird Newspaper worked overtime that very night to print the newspaper, which was delivered on time to every newsstand and the mailboxes of those who had subscribed the next day.

This naturally included a guy who had specifically subscribed to all the newspapers in Fontaine, afraid of missing any news about Vilette.

(End of this chapter)

The author says: Today's weather in Fontaine is sunny.

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Today is Navelette's birthday. Happy birthday to our dear Supreme Judge!