[About Mavuika's Plan]
"Mavuika should have told you my stance." Rios said with his arms crossed. "Although I tried to awaken Mualani, in reality, I'm not optimistic about all six heroes being able to awaken in time."
[About Mualani's Awakening]
"Heh." Before Rios could even open his mouth, Mavuika couldn't help but laugh a little. "Actually, I was just discussing this with Rios earlier."
"I was thinking that if Mualani teamed up with us to defeat the Abyss Chanter, she might have been able to awaken successfully."
"But Rios was too worried about our safety, so he acted ahead of time." Mavuika said with a smile.
Lumine slightly widened her eyes and looked at Rios in surprise: "I didn't expect the Pyro Archon to be quite gentle."
"That's right." Rios laughed along. "In all of Natlan, there's no man gentler than me."
[No knight more loving than me.jpg]
[Because anyone more loving than me got beaten to death by me.]
[Abyss Chanter: So the Pyro Archon acted because he was worried I'd hurt them; I thought he just treated me like a roadside weed he casually wiped out.]
[Today's cringy joke: The Pyro Archon worries that a bunch of people with his divine power can't beat the Abyss Chanter, so he steps in and one-shots the other.]
[Feels like the Pyro Archon is more humorous than imagined; gives off a very relaxed vibe.]
[After all, he's a human who became a god; having some human touch is normal, right?]
[Those two Natlan guys who got disciplined: Yeah yeah, way too much beastly flavor.]
[Human nature; understandable.]
"Then did Mualani's awakening fail?" Lumine asked.
"I don't think so." Rios shook his head. "After experiencing this event, Mualani should be able to awaken; it might just take some time."
"Maybe the very next morning, Mualani will awaken."
"Haha, just kidding."
Rios said with a smile.
Lumine blinked her eyes in confusion, then turned her head to look at the red-haired woman beside her.
Mavuika spread her hands and helplessly lifted the corners of her mouth, the meaning very clear: she also didn't know what joke Rios had cracked.
"Pyro Archon, what joke were you making just now?" Lumine had no choice but to ask puzzledly.
"Didn't you hear it?" Rios explained. "The very next morning, won't Mualani wake up from bed?"
"Yeah." Lumine nodded, waiting for what came next.
But the next instant, her pupils contracted slightly, and she immediately realized what Rios meant.
"So, Mualani wakes up—that's awakening, right?" Rios continued to explain.
Sure enough, that's it.
Lumine helplessly rubbed her forehead.
This Pyro Archon's level at telling jokes was just like Cyno's.
Too hard to laugh at!
[Cyno, when did he arrive?]
[Don't blacken him unfairly; Cyno at least tells cold jokes, while the Pyro Archon's are beyond heaven and earth.]
[I heard from Mualani earlier that the Pyro Archon's joke-telling skills are terrible; didn't expect them to be this terrible.]
[Heard that the Flower God's birthday is coming up soon, which is the little Grass God's birthday; feels like miHoYo will put the Pyro Archon and Cyno together—ice and fire!]
[What does ice and fire mean? Oh, I get it.]
[Cyno tells cold jokes so ice, Pyro Archon is fire, so the two of them together are ice and fire.]
[Question: Isn't the Flower God's birthday the Flower God's birthday? Why is it the little Grass God's birthday?]
[No idea; maybe the Grass God has another title called Flower God.]
[No, the Flower God isn't the Grass God; don't you all watch the plot?]
[The Sumeru version was two years ago; long forgotten what the plot was.]
[Support putting the Pyro Archon and Cyno together to compete on whose jokes are funnier.]
[The Pyro Archon can't leave Natlan, right? Seems like Natlan people fare poorly outside Natlan, just like Bennett.]
[Bennett seems to be from Natlan; no wonder his luck is so bad.]
"Any other questions?" Answering doubts in this way felt pretty novel to Rios.
The Traveler thought for a moment, then asked.
[About the Abyss's Next Moves]
"During this time, I'll strengthen Natlan's protection; once the Abyss learns of it, they'll probably quiet down a bit."
"You can now explore Natlan properly with your companion; if you encounter Abyss monsters during that, no need to rush into battle—I'll handle it for you."
"But with your strength, you probably won't need my help anyway." Rios said.
[Pyro Archon, if I fight Natlan's warriors, can you help snipe them for me?]
[If we do that, it'd be hilarious; the plan to eliminate Natlan people really formulated by Lord Pyro Archon.]
[This Pyro Archon's name is so similar to the elf in Star Rail; the way he does things is like Star Rail too?]
[How so?]
[In Star Rail, when players encounter unbeatable opponents, the War God Alliance helps carry.]
[Now, when the Traveler meets unbeatable enemies, the Pyro Archon can help carry too—isn't that Star Rail?]
[Truly taking care of newbies.]
"Any other questions?" Rios continued to ask.
"Pyro Archon, do you know about my brother?" Lumine asked.
"Oh?" Rios raised his brows, revealing the exact same expression as the male protagonist from the first part of the Shadow of Poetry animation. "I didn't even know you had a brother; is he fat or thin, tall or short?"
Rios naturally knew Lumine had a brother, but over these many years, he only knew the other was busy with the Abyss Order and didn't know more than Lumine did, so he simply pretended not to know.
Hearing Rios's words, Lumine immediately understood that the Pyro Archon didn't know about her brother.
However, she still described her brother's appearance afterward: "He looks just like me."
"Then your brother..." Rios paused, then said, "He's quite beautiful."
"Pfft." Mavuika couldn't help but burst out laughing, clearly not expecting Rios to say something like that.
"Uh... thank you for the compliment, Pyro Archon." Lumine smiled awkwardly.
Good thing her brother wasn't here; otherwise, hearing that would make him jump in frustration.
[I'm dying laughing!]
[This Pyro Archon is a natural talent; Cyno can't compare.]
[Pyro Archon: Can men be this beautiful too?]
[Aether: Are you being polite?]
[Regarding My Brother Being Praised as Beautiful by a God]
[Bro Aether flees Teyvat overnight.]
[Actually, if you choose brother to trigger this dialogue, it'd be even funnier; the Pyro Archon would say, "Then your sister is quite handsome."]
[Handsome... grass!]
[Can't hold it.]
[And if the protagonist is the brother, when asking this question, the Pyro Archon would also ask if the sister has long hair or short hair.]
[Whats this Ranma 1/2?]