Chapter 39: Then Let's Not Talk About It

Words : 1113 Updated : Sep 17th, 2025

"Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut!" Kiana quickly stopped Robin. "No, no, Robin, your tone in that last line was off!" "Sorry, I got distracted for a moment." Robin rubbed her forehead and stared at Kiana, speechless. She couldn't help but feel exasperated because, honestly, she had no idea what kind of character the Hydro Archon Furina was supposed to be! Not knowing made it difficult to grasp the emotional state needed for the voice acting—and that was just the minor issue. The bigger problem was the voice of the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine coming through the headphones, engaging in dialogue with her. The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine, when interacting with Furina, was very different from his usual self. Although his tone remained the same, there was an inexplicable gentleness to it, like a legendary sword sheathed and its sharpness concealed. Just reading the script didn't reveal much, and at first, when voicing Furina, Robin didn't feel anything was off. But as the game's story gradually unfolded and the voice from the headphones slowly spoke, Robin found herself increasingly distracted. What exactly was the relationship between the Hydro Archon of Fontaine and the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine? What was the Supreme Bishop's true attitude toward the Hydro Archon? The Supreme Bishop wanted to seize the Gnosis—clearly, he intended to betray the Hydro Archon... That was a logical analysis, but was it really that simple? As the voice actor for Furina, Robin could intuitively sense one thing during her recordings: the relationship between the Hydro Archon and the Supreme Bishop was far more complex than what players currently believed. In fact, while listening to the other party's lines and engaging in dialogue, Robin had a strange, inexplicable feeling... as if she was being pampered by the other party. At the same time, there was also a sense of... security. This was what distracted Robin. Unlike viewing the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine from a third-person perspective, when stepping into Furina's shoes and engaging in dialogue with him, listening to his words, Robin could actually feel a sense of reassurance. This made it impossible for her not to be distracted. Something was definitely off. The relationship between Furina and the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine was far from simple. If it were that man, he would never harm Furina. Robin was absolutely certain of this in that moment—and then Kiana snapped her out of it. Looking at Kiana's face, Robin suddenly remembered—what's the point of overthinking this? This girl hasn't even finalized the character settings yet! Without realizing it, she had gotten as absorbed in the story as those clueless, naive players, spinning wild theories. How could Robin not feel exasperated? In her frustration, she even silently blamed the voice actor for the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine. It was because they voiced the character in such a misleading way that she ended up overthinking. Wait, no—but Kiana didn't say the voice actor was doing it wrong, did she? Did that mean that, in Kiana's mind, the Supreme Bishop's attitude toward the Hydro Archon was indeed as special as Robin had imagined? Ugh, calm down. Stop overthinking. Robin took a few deep breaths. She started recording again. "Speaking of which, even I don't fully understand the relationship between Astrea and Themis." In Teyvat, Furina didn't get stuck while acting out the script. She performed flawlessly, looking at Ye with interest and asking softly, "They probably aren't just a simple case of split personality, right? Otherwise, there wouldn't be a need for a separate name. And their powers are completely different." "It seems I haven't explained this to you before, Lady Furina." Ye spoke calmly: "Astrea and Themis were originally separate individuals, you could say they were sisters, as they were born together. However, before their birth, Themis was overly concerned about her sister, which led to her merging with Astrea—Themis would actively do everything Astrea was too afraid or unwilling to do." The alternate accounts created by Bao'er weren't that simple. They each had their own personalities. Or, to be more accurate, they each had their own souls. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to deceive the eyes of the gods, unlike Katherine. Based on the personalities Ye initially designed, souls would also come into existence alongside the bodies, or even before the bodies were fully formed. Once the personality was finalized, the soul would take shape. Ye rarely controlled the alternate accounts directly because it was mostly unnecessary. In the initial personality settings, Ye had already determined the course of the story. He would only take control of the alternate accounts in two situations: first, when he found it interesting, and second... when the actions deviated from the established personality. For example, in Mondstadt, why did a little girl coincidentally trip and have a signboard fall on her? Yes, that was Ye controlling Astrea, using her powers to orchestrate the incident behind the scenes. If Ye hadn't taken control of Astrea, she would never have actively created such an accident to showcase herself. That clearly didn't align with the story effect Ye wanted. So, in that part of the story, it was entirely Ye's passionate performance. But in Liyue... throughout the entire Liyue storyline, Ye never took control of Astrea. What Ye said to Zhongli wasn't just him showing off—he had genuinely foreseen that outcome from the very beginning. The moment Astrea's character was finalized, Ye had already seen how the Liyue storyline would unfold. Or rather, it was for that specific story effect that Ye had designed Astrea's personality in that way. And as for Themis, it was the same. Themis's character could be summed up in one sentence: an extreme sister-con. "I have no idea what you're talking about." Furina simply gave this response to Ye's cryptic remarks. Ye, however, didn't mind and calmly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Lady Furina, there's something I've been hesitating about for a long time. I really don't know if I should say it." Furina's internal alarm bells instantly went off. "Don't say it. Don't tell me. I don't want to hear it." Furina immediately stood up and hurriedly ran off. Watching Furina's retreating figure, Ye picked up his teacup, took a sip, and sighed softly: "I was going to confess that I ate the snacks she lost three days ago and ask for leniency, but since Lady Furina said so, then let's not talk about it."

Chapter 39: Then Let's Not Talk About It

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