Although from many perspectives, Inazuma was managed in an orderly fashion by Ei.
However, being praised so directly, Ei felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Especially when it was done while impersonating her, that feeling was just too strange!
"Are you sure you want to praise yourself like that?"
Ei couldn't help but look up at Ei and complain.
Ei was still very much in character, exclaiming, "Why are you so modest, my friend? This praise is well-deserved."
Ei could no longer hold back: "You know what I'm talking about, please stop saying such things using my identity and appearance."
Ei shook her head, "My friend, I don't understand what you're saying. This life is the most auspicious and noble of all..."
However, before Ei could finish her sentence, flashes of lightning appeared around Ei.
"Oh my, this is a true manifestation."
"Wait, is the true manifestation the main point? It's obvious they're about to fight!"
"No way, I don't think General said anything, so why are they about to fight?"
"Maybe the way these two interact is different from what we imagined..."
Seeing the two at loggerheads, Lin Su immediately stepped forward to mediate.
"It seems these two are not in the best state, so let's invite the next pair!"
Although this pair was quite terrible, they barely managed to pass.
As for the next pair, it should have been more stable in theory, but unexpectedly, it collapsed.
"Hi everyone, I'm Zhongli!"
The moment Childe spoke, Xavier, who was watching backstage, covered his forehead.
After all, how could Zhongli greet people with such a tone!
Zhongli also glanced at Childe's own persona; it seemed it had indeed collapsed.
"Today's Zhongli seems very energetic!"
Everyone was preconceived and didn't think much of it, only feeling that today's Zhongli was more energetic.
And when it was Zhongli's turn to pretend to be Childe, it was even less suspicious.
"Hello everyone, I'm Tartaglia, it's a pleasure to meet you all."
With Zhongli's slightly adjusted tone, no flaws were revealed, making it quite reasonable.
"It seems this is our first time seeing Childe, he's really handsome."
"Nonsense, how many people the Great Demon King finds aren't handsome?"
"What I mean is, extremely handsome!"
The Childe fans in the audience were already swooning, with hearts in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Childe backstage was thinking about how to use the difference in identities to mess with Zhongli.
Just then, they entered the interactive session.
"Mr. Zhongli, I heard that you dislike marine creatures the most, especially sticky octopuses. Is that true?"
This friend also spoke surprisingly, directly hitting Zhongli's weak spot.
Childe, however, shook his head, "Of course not. Actually, I really enjoy eating octopus and squid. That sticky, slippery texture, especially when grilled and topped with some sauce, is absolutely fantastic."
At this moment, not only Zhongli but even many fans in the audience were surprised.
"No way, am I playing a fake allogene?"
"That's strange, let me log in and check!"
Everyone began to doubt, and after logging in, they found that Zhongli didn't like these things at all.
This also made everyone question Zhongli's "professionalism."
One must know that the cosplayers under the Great Demon King were more accurate than the last, not one of them was out of character.
But now, how did Zhongli become like this?
"Hmm, then may I ask Childe, what is your opinion of Zhongli?"
When asked about Zhongli, Zhongli's answer was much simpler: "He is a knowledgeable individual, and his temperament is very easy to get along with."
While this answer was polite, it was much better than Childe's statement.
They originally thought this interaction would end here, but unexpectedly, Childe couldn't hold back.
"Hey, what you said was too understated! You didn't say that when you were spending my money!"
Zhongli remained silent, not expecting this guy to forget the rules.
"What? Childe spending Zhongli's money?"
The audience was bewildered. Everyone knew that Childe was Zhongli's money bag, so how was it the other way around now?
And at this moment, someone finally discovered the flaw and the trick.
"Wait a minute, everyone look, it seems there's other hair under Zhongli's hair."
As this person shouted, everyone stared at the hair under Childe's hair.
They discovered that under Zhongli's hair color, Childe's unique orange hair was hidden!
"I know! They must have swapped identities!"
A clever person shouted loudly, and at this moment, it caused a stir.
Xavier covered his forehead, not expecting them to be exposed so quickly.
"Organizers, you're too dishonest, playing such a trick."
"Darn it, could it be that..."
"No need for 'could it be'! No wonder General and Ei's performance just now was so off!"
Realizing what had happened, everyone felt tricked and shouted loudly.
Having been exposed, there was nothing else to do, so Lin Su stepped forward to explain.
"Everyone, this is a little surprise from us. Before Childe and Zhongli revealed any flaws, I presume no one guessed it, right?"
"As for this temporary costume-swap performance, it was also exclusively proposed by the Great Demon King. What do you all think?"
Lin Su was indeed an experienced professional; she immediately shifted the blame to Xavier.
Although this event might receive positive reviews, there was also a certain probability of it being criticized.
Under these circumstances, the blame absolutely had to be put on him!
"Of course, not all characters swapped roles; some characters remained original, so can everyone guess who they are?"
Lin Su once again used a Tai Chi move, shifting everyone's attention.
Looking at the many choices on stage, everyone indeed fell for it.
"Although... it does seem quite interesting."
"So, is our next segment a guessing game?"
"If you ask me, Diluc and Kaeya don't seem right either. How could Master Diluc say such things!"
Having the previous experience, everyone was now filled with suspicion.
And there weren't many on stage whose true identities hadn't been guessed, only a few pairs.
"What? I wasn't guessed? That's great!"
"It seems my usual imitation of Hu Tao's speech was somewhat useful, though I never expected it to be used in such a place..."
After some guessing, Furina was overjoyed, as she was one of the few who survived.
Because some people were using the other person's identity, they interacted fearlessly with the audience below.
Anyway, it wasn't their own skin, so whatever they said didn't matter!
Everyone had a lot of fun throughout the day, and the interactions were quite satisfying.
"Oh, what a happy day! So this is what it feels like to be Furina~"
Lying on the bus, Hu Tao dangled her little feet, but it made Furina next to her unhappy.
"Hey, can't you be a little more reserved? I'm usually very elegant!"
"What does it matter? Anyway, no one guessed."
"Someone will definitely dig it up when it's posted online..."
Amidst their squabbling, everyone rode the bus into the sunset.
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