Genshin Impact: Transmigrated as Furina's Second Personality

Fontaine, Palais Mermonia

Dawn broke on a new day.

It was now the 496th year of Furina's role as the Hydro Archon.

According to the storyline, after nearly 500 years of prolonged mental strain combined with the burden of embodying the Hydro Archon with no one to confide in, Furina's mental state should theoretically be at its worst.

Yet here she was, alone in her room and beaming with happiness.

Her relaxed posture spoke volumes: she was genuinely at ease and content.

As for the reason behind her happiness… Well, it was due to a voice that had unexpectedly appeared in her mind last night just as she was about to fall asleep.

"Hello, Furina!"

This sudden voice instantly brought her back to full alertness from her weary state. She asked in a panic, "Who… who are you?"

"Me? I'm a consciousness born from within your own mind. You could think of me as your second personality."

Furina hesitated. "A second personality? Are you the one I see in the mirror?"

"No, no, no, she's far more powerful than I am. I'm not her, but I have my own mission."

"My dear Furina, I know everything about your past. I know the mission you bear in playing the role of the Hydro Archon. And I have my own mission, too—to be with you through hard times, to protect you from harm, and to make your life happier and more joyful."

Last night, she had a long talk with her other personality.

"By the way, do you have a name?" she asked.

"A name?" The second personality hesitated.

"Focalors and Furina both have 'F' in their names. Let's make sure my name has the same character, too."

"Let me think… I got it! I'll be called Felina. Yes! Felina!"

"Felina? Does that name have a special meaning?"

"Of course!"

Felina chuckled softly. "Felin is an herb in Liyue known for its properties to promote water balance, reduce swelling, calm the mind, and relieve stress. 'Felina' is a play on the sound of 'Felin.'"

"My hope is that this Felina will bring fortune to Lady Furina, the Hydro Archon, helping to ease her exhaustion, tension, and anxiety, to bring her calmness of mind and tranquility of spirit."

Felina's words were gentle, almost like a confession.

At last, someone who knew everything about her past had appeared. Felina understood her background, sympathized with her struggles, and knew her pain and exhaustion.

Felina not only understood her thoughts and feelings but also offered to accompany her.

Furina usually carried herself with pride, but Felina's words, warm enough to sound like a confession, made her heart race and brought a blush to her cheeks.

She felt a bit bashful and wanted to say something to mask her emotions. But then she realized this other self could obviously sense her current feelings, making lying pointless.

Along with her shyness, she also felt surprise and gratitude.

Like a drowning person, she clung to this lifeline that fate had sent her, named "Felina."

…

Now, dressed and ready for the day, Furina stood.

The most difficult thing in life is not having any hope. Her previous suffering had stemmed from having no one to share her burden with and from not knowing when the prophecy would end. She saw no way out.

But now, with Felina's companionship and the assurance that the prophecy would end within no more than five years, she had both a confidant and a reason to keep going. She regained the strength and courage to live her life with more joy.

Like a playful little girl, she hopped to her door, only restraining her excitement as she opened it.

"Ah, Lady Furina, good morning! What would you like for breakfast?" asked a palace attendant upon seeing her up and about.

"Please prepare me a pot of premium black tea and a slice of the special cake," she replied.

"Huh?"

The attendant froze in shock; it was rare for Furina to ask for tea and cake so early in the day. What had come over her?

But Furina was the Hydro Archon, and her decisions were not to be questioned, so the attendant immediately nodded and went to make the preparations.

Before long, Furina brought the tea and cake back to her room.

Sitting at her desk, she arranged the cake and poured herself a cup of tea.

Yes, as Fontaine's star figure, she knew how important it was to maintain her figure. Though she enjoyed cake, it was a high-calorie treat that she rarely allowed herself.

As for the tea, she usually only drank it to refresh herself in the afternoon.

But…

Dear Felina, today is your first day in this world. I don't know what kind of food you like, so I've prepared my favorites—black tea and cake. I hope you'll enjoy them.

Just like a teenager preparing breakfast and leaving a note for someone she liked, she tucked her feet wrapped in little white socks under the table, slightly swaying them in anticipation as she put a note in front of the cake and smiled softly.

She then closed her eyes and let her consciousness sink down.

The next second, Felina took over the body, and upon opening her eyes, she immediately noticed the tea and cake in front of her.

Picking up the note, Felina's face broke into a sweet smile as she read it.

[Ding~ The host's soothing presence and companionship last night successfully alleviated Furina's mental stress. Congratulations, host, on receiving 1600 Guardian Points.]

[Ding~ Current Guardian Points have reached the first-tier reward of 1500 points. The first-tier reward has been issued.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received the first-tier Guardian Reward: Water Element Affinity.]

[Water Element Affinity: Increases the host's attunement to water elemental powers, enabling the host to wield elemental abilities without the need for a Vision.]

"Oh wow!"

Upon hearing the system's voice in her mind, Felina was overjoyed!

The truth was, she was not actually a consciousness born from Furina's mind; she was a Furina superfan who had crossed into this world.

As for how she crossed over…

After finishing the storyline, she had felt deeply saddened and had emotionally called out:

"If only I could cross over to Teyvat, I'd make sure Furina lives a happier life! I'd protect Fontaine so that Focalors doesn't have to sacrifice herself!"

Then, the cool, short-haired woman next to her had asked if she truly wished to cross over.

She reflexively replied, "Yes! I want to go protect Furina from being bullied, and I want Focalors to survive and live a happy life!"

She thought it was just a joke, but to her shock, she woke up to find herself in Teyvat as Furina's second personality, with a system to boot.

Upon realizing her situation, Felina felt joy instead of worry!

After all, for a Furina superfan, what greater reward could there be than to become Furina's second personality?

As her second personality, she could be with Furina every day, see her, and even control her body to cuddle her while she slept… Heh!

As a devoted player of Genshin Impact, Felina held too much disappointment and regret toward Fontaine's storyline.

She felt a deep ache for Furina's five hundred years of steadfast loyalty.

Focalors's sacrifice filled her with grief and regret.

But what she couldn't accept most of all was the trial scene at the end of Fontaine's story.

To resolve the prophecy crisis, Neuvillette and the Traveler had devised a plan that led Furina to the trial stage.

Felina could understand such actions—after all, their intentions were to protect Fontaine, and their starting point was noble.

However, after the prophecy was fulfilled, when the Traveler had learned of Furina's five centuries of suffering and understood her struggle, they didn't offer her even a single word of apology.

In that specially crafted magic room, it was clear Furina had come to trust the Traveler and saw them as a friend.

Here was a girl who had silently endured for five hundred years for the sake of Fontaine, forced by those she trusted to stand trial, made to touch the Primordial Seawater before everyone, accused of impersonating the Hydro Archon—her emotions must have fluctuated wildly.

To her, this was betrayal.

Did they think Furina didn't plan an escape?

Despite having hurt her, they didn't even apologize afterward. Instead, they acted as if nothing had happened, bantering with her and dragging her off to help them with tasks. Did they think that was appropriate?

Or, to look at it from a basic human decency standpoint, was that in line with propriety?

During the trial, members of the House of the Hearth were there, as were people from the Spina di Rosula, yet in the cinematic scene, Lynette, Lyney, and Navia were all seen saving people from the water, meaning they all left the opera house after the flood began.

Meanwhile, Furina emerged, clinging to the walls, only after the water had receded.

What does this signify? It means that after the flood submerged Fontaine, among everyone present, no one remembered Furina.

The Fatui were rescuing people, the Spina di Rosula was too, and Wriothesley was sailing his airborne ship, saving lives.

In the face of disaster, all of Fontaine seemed to unite in purpose, but not a single person thought of Furina.

No one wondered if the girl who had been shown to dissolve in Primordial Seawater during the trial might be in danger.

They all left, saving many who were drifting in the floodwaters, yet left Furina, the greatest hero who had guarded Fontaine for five centuries, alone to weep at the Archon's throne in the water.

And afterward, not one of them came to apologize.

Furthermore, after enduring five hundred years of suffering, Furina's curse ended with Focalors's death, turning her back into an ordinary human girl.

This meant she would start aging and would eventually die, passing away like any normal person within a few decades.

Such a storyline drove Felina, a die-hard Furina fan, to feel her blood pressure spike.

…

Now, sitting at her desk, Felina looked at the elegant handwriting on the note while enjoying her black tea and the delicious cake.

She knew that this was Furina's way of sharing her favorite things with her, which filled her heart with warmth.

And it only strengthened her resolve to protect Furina.

The image of Furina lost and crying on the Archon's throne in the water still felt like a bitter thorn in Felina's throat.

"It's okay, Furina. This time, I'll be the one to protect you!"

"This time, no one will bully you, and no one will ever make you cry again!"

"You are the greatest Archon of all. Everything you've done for Fontaine makes it only right for the entire nation to revere and cherish you like an ancestor for ten thousand years!"

"Your story shouldn't end this way. After enduring five centuries of pain, you should at least have five centuries of happiness instead of a short human life that ends with old age once the crisis is over!"

"Your joy will be my duty to protect, and your happiness my battle to win! I… will change this terrible ending!"

"At the very least, you shouldn't be just a tool to save Fontaine. You shouldn't be left alone to cry on the judgment platform after fulfilling the prophecy!"

"Nor should you be forced, after bearing five centuries of suffering and rescuing Fontaine from crisis, to return to mortal life only to die in a few decades."

Sitting at the desk, Felina gripped her cake fork tightly. It might have seemed like she was talking to Furina, but these were actually words of her resolve—her vow, in fact.

But to protect Furina, to fulfill her wish, she first needed strength; she had to become powerful enough.

She needed to be strong enough to secure her place as a Archon, to shield Furina from the looming threat of the Fatui and the catastrophe of the prophecy.

Her path to power was through this "system."

According to the system, whenever she alleviated Furina's stress, protected Fontaine, or did deeds that made Furina's status as the Hydro Archon widely accepted, she could earn corresponding "Guardian Points."

The greater her achievements, the more Guardian Points she would receive.

Guardian Points acted like experience. Once she reached a certain point threshold, she would unlock a reward for that level and move on to the next stage.

For instance, the first stage required 1,500 Guardian Points to unlock a reward.

Last night, she had earned 1,600 Guardian Points after soothing Furina and easing her tension, which successfully unlocked the first-stage reward, Water Element Affinity.

Glancing at the system, she saw that the next stage would require 15,000 Guardian Points to unlock, with the reward being Pure Water Spirit Body.

Although she wasn't sure exactly what a Pure Water Spirit Body would do, it sounded powerful. Still, Guardian Points were hard to come by, so she decided to take it step by step.

With a single gesture, a blue water-like energy swirled in her palm.

"So this is water elemental power? Not bad. Now I finally have some ability to protect myself."

"And this Water Element Affinity is quite handy—I can use elemental power without needing a Vision."

Felina smiled. A true Archon had no need for a Vision, and previously, she'd been worried that using one in battle might raise suspicions, jeopardizing Furina's role as the Hydro Archon. But now, that worry was gone.