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At Fontaine High School, one of the most prestigious institutions in the region, an international exchange program was held every year, an ambitious project that welcomed students from every nation of Teyvat. Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, Snezhnaya, even Natlan all sent their brightest, or at least their most determined, students to study abroad.
Gaming had never thought he would be one of them.
Yet somehow, his name appeared on the acceptance list, right alongside Lanyan’s. Lanyan, his childhood best friend, his quiet miracle-worker. What Gaming never told anyone was that his French wasn’t merely bad, calling it “passable” would have been generous. His English wasn’t much better either, riddled with small mistakes and awkward pauses.
Lanyan had helped him through it all. She patiently corrected his grammar, whispered answers during mock exams, and practically carried him through the international test. When he passed, people called it luck. Gaming called it survival.
Now, however, there was no escaping it.
France awaited him, with his clumsy French, his unmistakable Chinese accent, and the gnawing fear that he would embarrass himself the moment he opened his mouth.
Archons, this was going to be hard.