Genshin Impact: The Water God Wants Me to Confess

Arecino considered a lot before choosing diplomatic means to enter Fontaine.

First of all, the mess left by the assessment of [House of Hearth] more than a year ago and the news that she killed Kugavina in Fontaine a few months ago have definitely irritated the nerves of the Fontaine officials.

Alechino speculated that in the near future, Fontaine would definitely deploy a large number of personnel on the border defense line.

As a country on both land and sea, Fontaine has only a few ports that can be easily entered. Once Fontaine strengthens the customs of the ports, it will be very difficult for Alecino to sneak into Fontaine.

Moreover, sneaking into Fontaine would mean throwing oneself into the enemy's interior, where one would be attacked from all sides and be isolated and helpless, which was normal.

Entering Fontaine through diplomatic means is not only legitimate, but also does not require worrying about the overt tactics of the Fontaine officials. Alecino only needs to consider whether the Fontaine officials will plot against her in secret.

Of course, what is more crucial is that the supreme ruler of Fontaine is the water god, and she is sent to Fontaine as a diplomat, representing the Ice Queen of winter. Using the gods as a shield, Alecino believes that the water god of Fontaine should not embarrass her.

After all, gods are all colleagues.

And who knows, maybe Alecino will even have the chance to meet the water god of Fontaine.

The full moon was high in the sky. After making sure the children were asleep, Alecino walked alone in the snow in the yard of the Hearth House.

"Fontaine...I didn't expect that I would have to go back in the end."

The dark red eyes suddenly became sharp in an instant.

"Is that commander-in-chief testing me? He is using the place where I grew up as a test site..."

Arlecchino couldn't be sure what the mysterious old man was planning. Arlecchino obviously lacked experience in dealing with this old monster that had lived for hundreds of years.

As the night deepened, Alechino's thoughts did not stop.

The next day.

An unexpected guest visits the Hearth House.

This person surprised Alecino. She thought he was the kind of person who would stay in the Winter Palace and never leave.

After all, it was the first time the two sides met, and this man leaned against the beam of the Winter Palace with his eyes closed as if he was sleeping.

Later, Alechino also inquired about some information about this man. People only knew that there was an executive officer among the Fatui who never went out, but they didn't know what this executive officer looked like.

Therefore, Alechino's first impression of her was that of a stay-at-home girl living deep in the Winter Palace.

But now, this person actually walked out of the Winter Palace and came to the Hearth House on the outskirts of Wintergrad.

A sleigh stopped at the door of the Fireplace House. The snow deer pulling the sleigh were very tall and looked very majestic. Their fur was very thick and shiny, which seemed to have a certain protective effect against snow and water.

Snow deer have well-developed leg muscles and a thick layer of abdominal fat.

They are creatures born in extremely cold places, and in order to survive they have long evolved ways to adapt to the snow and keep warm.

The door of the sleigh opened, and a girl with dark ginger-colored hair stepped out. She wore a mesh veil on her face and a six-winged headdress on the back of her head. She closed her eyes.

The Third Fatui Executive Officer——【Girl】Columbia!

Columbia closed her eyes, but still turned her head to look around the Hearth House like a normal person.

She spoke softly, her voice ethereal.

"Is this the Hearth House? It looks like a nice view."

"Yes, Lady [Girl]. We have arrived, Hearth House headquarters."

The frost servant who was following Columbia said respectfully.

"So...Alechino is here too, right?"

"Yes, the Servant is here. I will report immediately."

As the Frost servant said this, he was about to go to the gate to deliver the message.

However, a cold voice suddenly sounded beside them.

"No, I haven't started working yet."

Alechino walked slowly from behind them. She was wearing a warm cloak, a white robe with a fiery red pattern in the middle, black trousers, and black high heels with dark red and gold on her feet.

Hearing the voice, the Fatui around Columbia all turned around and looked at Arlecino. They were alert, worried that this madman who had committed matricide to gain power might also attack their superior.

Although they knew that their leader was powerful, they were still wary of Arecino and did not allow her to get close to Columbia.

Alechino took in the performance of these Fatui soldiers, and found that their disgust and vigilance towards her had reached the level she had expected.

It seems the plan was successful.

Afterwards, Alechino turned his attention to the third executive officer, whom he had only met once.

This girl who looked very kind and seemed to be ignorant of everything made Alecino feel threatened.

Alechino's eyes narrowed. She was no match for this [girl].

At least not yet.

Columbia and [Captain] Capitano are completely different.

If Capitano gave Arecino the feeling of a towering mountain, then Columbia was a deep lake.

Although Columbia did not reveal the suffocating sense of oppression like Capitano, she still stimulated Alechino's alarm nerves.

This inconspicuous [girl] can easily kill herself.

It seems that I didn't realize how terrifying the "girl" was when we met last time.

Alechino was very wary of Columbia. She didn't know the girl and didn't know why she came here.

"What do you want from me, Your Excellency?"

Alechino asked solemnly.

"Well...you don't need to be hostile to me. We won't be hostile." Columbia felt the hostility and vigilance in Alechino's heart, and she comforted him softly.

"Ms. Alecino, I can feel your heart. It is filled with surprise, confusion, anger, fear, and even murderous intent... I'm sorry, I don't want to pry into your heart, but I can't control this power."

Columbia explained, looking apologetic.

"Like you, I am an abandoned cursed person. I came to you because I like children like you. I want to see them."

"But the previous [servant] didn't like children, so I didn't want to have any contact with her, even though she visited many times."

Columbia added that she could detect changes in Alechino's mood and could immediately give an explanation based on these changes.

"…Please come in, the kids will love you. However, these people need to stay outside."

Alechino was silent for a moment. She hated Columbia's ability and she didn't even want to say a few polite words to Columbia.

This ability to read minds makes her irritated.

However, Alechino will soon come up with a solution.