"Hey, hey, hey, I'm back!" Alex said, pushing open the door to Furina's cabin.
Seeing Alex return, Furina quickly stood up and ran over to him, saying, "Oh, what took you so long to come back! You're too slow!"
Then, she held out her hand: "Quick, make two more lemonades, we've finished all the strawberry juice."
Uh, it's only been about five minutes.
Alex, looking a bit helpless, began to make lemonade: "Alright."
"Hmm, this is indeed good." Focalors squinted her eyes in enjoyment, giving a satisfied reply after her first taste.
"Right, right~" Furina, sharing her joy, said happily.
Finally, after finishing a cup of lemonade, Focalors said with a low, serious tone, "I must go now… Furina."
"Hm? Where are you going?" Furina's heart tightened. A feeling of reluctance flowed through her. Furina had just wanted to sleep with her and continue whispering secrets under the covers.
Such a short time was not enough at all!
"Hmm, back… into my mirror." Focalors paused, then said.
"Alright, then when can we meet again?" Even with her reluctance, Furina knew she shouldn't selfishly ask her to stay.
"That won't…" Focalors shook her head.
"There's a chance!" Alex suddenly interjected.
He suddenly realized that after coming here, he had forgotten an item, and only now did a flash of Khvarena appear in his mind.
That item was the portable waypoint!!!
He usually couldn't teleport directly home; he had to teleport nearby and then drive a car.
If he had a portable waypoint, he could go straight home!
If he could only place one, it would naturally be in the space where Focalors was before!
He just didn't know if it would work, if that space could be considered part of the continent of Teyvat.
If not, then there really was no way. He could only bring people to teleport, but he couldn't directly bring people to break through barrier spaces or anything.
It would be awkward if he could enter but Furina couldn't.
"Perhaps it won't work either…" In the end, Alex still shook his head with some regret.
However, he definitely needed to get a portable waypoint. He vaguely remembered that the blueprint for a portable waypoint was either in Mondstadt or Liyue.
He just didn't know if such blueprints were for sale, or perhaps he could look for the all-capable Katheryne.
These items seemed to be available only when one's reputation reached a certain level, so it was highly probable they couldn't be bought directly.
Not just the portable waypoint, there were many other practical items in the reputation system!
Furina seemed to know that this farewell would likely mean a long time before they met again, so she quickly gave her a final hug, savoring this last warmth.
"Alright, you two should leave quickly, don't mind me. It's getting late." Furina finally let go of Focalors, feigning strength by crossing her arms.
"See you next time~" My other perfect self! Focalors said, then walked to Alex's side.
"Hmm, see you next time." Furina's mood instantly brightened, responding with high spirits and joy.
Hehe, there's a next time! I must prepare well! Make more small cakes… "Ah!" Thinking of cakes, Furina suddenly realized that after all this time, no one had eaten a single cake!
"Take this basket of strawberries back to eat, and also, this blueberry cake, strawberry cake, matcha cake. And this Thousand-Spirit Mousse, which I got by exchanging many strawberries. And different flavors of Fluffy Puffs." Furina began to take out many delicious things from a mysterious space, not limited to what she had just mentioned.
Click, click, click, she placed all these desserts on the table in front of Focalors.
Alex, who rarely paid attention to ingredients, was surprised to find puffs here and instantly became very excited: "Wow, there are puffs here! I want to eat puffs too. Fufu, let me have some puffs!"
Furina instantly stretched out her arms, blocking Alex: "Not for you! These are all for my mirror self to eat."
"Heh~~~" Focalors chuckled softly, then narrowed her eyes at Furina: "There's no need for that, you keep them for yourself. I appreciate the thought~"
"Oh, come on, take them. It's not like you can't eat or drink… I'll carry them for you!" Alex said, putting all the desserts and strawberries from the table into his backpack.
Then he said to Furina: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Furina nodded, giving a slight warning: "Not a single one missing, right? Don't let me catch you secretly eating one."
"Alright, alright, then we're leaving. It's a bit far, I saw her at the Opera House." Alex winked at Furina, then touched Furina's shoulder with one hand and disappeared.
Furina's eyes instantly brightened. The Opera House!!!
So, she had actually always been silently accompanying him in the Opera House?
It was just that today she appeared and Alex saw her, thought it was him, and brought her over.
It all made sense!
All the pain seemed to have largely dissipated at this moment.
Hehe, Furina sat on the sofa, beginning to giggle foolishly.
Feeling good, she decided to pop another strawberry.
Ah? Furina's mood instantly soured. Oh no, she had given all her delicious desserts to her mirror self, not keeping a single one!
She hoped Alex would be sensible and secretly bring back some desserts and strawberries for her.
The teleport waypoint a few kilometers in front of the Opera Epiclese.
Alex returned with Focalors.
"How could you say you found me at the Opera House!" Focalors complained a bit: "Now Furina will turn the Opera House upside down looking for me."
"Oh, I didn't say stapler, so Furina wouldn't think you were in…"
"Hmph." Focalors turned her head, crossing her arms.
She knew that Furina would later be "summoning" her in front of different mirrors in the Opera House.
Focalors then corrected Alex's mistake: "However, that's not a stapler, your punctuation is wrong, that's an Oratrice! Or the full name, Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale."
"Alright, alright, alright." Alex nodded in agreement, then repeated: "Bathroom step, stapler! No problem!"
Hearing this address, Focalors suddenly understood Alex's meaning and couldn't help but let out a giggle: "Haha."
"Then, take me back." There were still some people outside the Opera House, though not more than five.
"Want to ride the car?" Alex took out Baron Bunny. This was a straight road, and he would just charge forward.
"Car?" Focalors was puzzled, then she saw the armor behind Alex form into a motorcycle.
"Come, sit!" Alex, imitating someone's tone, made a forceful request.
Then he directly reached out, lifted Focalors, and placed her on the back seat.
It must be said again, Focalors didn't have the weight of a person at all; she was very light, easily lifted with one hand.
"Ah~" With a soft cry from Focalors, Alex started the car.
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