Chapter 357

[Clorinde]:...

[Wriothesley]: Pfft—

[Kaeya]: You really have... uh, a competitive spirit.

[Sustainer of Heavenly Principles]: Furina's analysis and reasoning are not wrong, but why does she give me a feeling of not being very smart? (Frowning)

[Furina]: Where is it not smart!! What a wonderful deduction! Although I showed pride in my heart, that's just because I was about to win, okay! (Miss Miss Keqing? Sulking)

[Paimon]: What surprises me more is that Lyney and Lynette are Fatui, right? According to experience, we have suffered so much from the Fatui, we should remain vigilant against Lyney.

[Lyney]: Understandable. (Sighing)

Because she didn't know Lyney and Lynette's identities before, Lumine requested a recess to communicate.

Some audience members were very dissatisfied, but Neuvillette agreed to this reasonable request.

Coming to the backstage of the opera house, the traveler duo and the Lyney siblings started talking.

Lyney honestly told Lumine everything, including his sneaking into the place where the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale was located to investigate, etc.

Lumine did not rashly trust Lyney again; she just said she believed in the facts.

If it wasn't Lyney, she would help Lyney clear his name; if it was Lyney, the trial would proceed as scheduled.

Soon, the trial continued.

This time, Lumine had more and more favorable evidence.

And, at the request of Lumine's side, they searched the luggage of the deceased Cowell.

Soon the Gardes brought back news.

Several test tubes containing liquid were found in Cowell's luggage, each labeled.

These liquids were called "Primordial Sea Water," and the notes contained quite a few remarks and mentioned the keyword "dissolve" many times.

Such an absurd statement shocked the audience.

Some were surprised, some were shocked, some were hesitant.

[Kaeya]: Wait, dissolve? Primordial Sea Water? How does this sound like the prophecy crisis from before?

[Azhdaha]: So, the water that submerges Fontaine is Primordial Sea Water?

[Shikanoin Heizou]: But Fontaine's seawater doesn't seem to have any problems, right? Although the sea level is indeed rising, there has been no news of Fontaine people being dissolved so far... Could it be that one day after the sea level rises, the rising seawater will be Primordial Sea Water? Is there a possibility that Primordial Sea Water exists under the seabed? Like an underground river, it erupted after being subjected to some reason, causing the sea level to rise, mixed with seawater, and then the submerged Fontaine people dissolved?

[Albedo]: A reasonable deduction. As long as it is proven that Primordial Sea Water can really dissolve Fontaine people, then this is the most reasonable way for it to happen.

[Navia]: Primordial Sea Water? Water... water... (Pondering)

[Paimon]: Huh, with Navia's help, that thief appeared, tsk tsk, she admitted to killing Cowell herself. (Paimon? Surprised)

The trial continued.

Under sufficient evidence, what happened in the tunnel was analyzed clearly.

"Regarding the statement put forward by Mr. Lyney, does Miss Furina have a different view?" Neuvillette asked.

Furina was somewhat at a loss: "I, I... uh..."

She had just turned halfway when Neuvillette's voice came: "Please answer my question, Miss Furina. By the way, the trial is not over yet, the prosecution cannot leave the field early."

"How do you know what I'm thinking?!" Furina was suddenly anxious. She sighed and said: "No objection, I lost, really, you didn't have to ask me at a time like this, save me some face..."

Furina softened like a punctured balloon.

Soon.

The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale gave the final verdict.

Lyney and Lynette, not guilty!

The matter was not completely over. Neuvillette looked at the Garde officer and asked: "How did you find the Primordial Sea Water in Lyney's luggage?"

"Y-yeah! You made me make a wrong judgment, don't tell me you dare to commit perjury in this place?" Furina was very dissatisfied.

Neuvillette said: "The companion mentioned in Cowell's notes, I don't think it was Lyney, but you, right?"

The officer named Vaughn was suddenly flustered and hurriedly explained: "I was just following orders. We had to make Lyney take the blame for the serial disappearance case of young girls and push all the suspicion onto the Fatui. The higher-ups said this was the best opportunity."

"I'll say it, I'll say it all, Primordial Sea Water can make people dissolve, this was discovered by our boss."

"This thing can also be used to make potions. After being diluted, drinking it makes people very excited and they can never forget it."

"We have been doing this business all along and made a lot of money. The serial disappearance case of young girls was also our boss's plan. Oh, our boss is that... that..."

"Ugh ah ah—!"

In full view of everyone, just as Vaughn was about to say the name of the person behind the scenes, his body dissolved into water!

He was silenced!

Neuvillette immediately sealed the scene, but there were no clues at the scene except for the liquid left after Vaughn dissolved.

[Cyno]: That... that, is it possible that Vaughn wanted to say: Neuvillette?

[Neuvillette]: This cold joke is not funny. (Holding forehead)

[Kaeya]: Holy crap! According to this situation, Shikanoin Heizou's reasoning is completely reasonable! Now it is confirmed that Fontaine people will be dissolved by Primordial Sea Water, so if the prophecy is true, when Fontaine's sea level rises and submerges Fontaine, that water must be Primordial Sea Water! Falling from the sky is obviously unrealistic, if it emerges from the seabed... reasonable!

[Gu Chen]: There is good news and bad news.

[Paimon]: The good news is: Primordial Sea Water seems to only dissolve Fontaine people.

[Lumine]: The bad news is: If Fontaine people disappear from the Teyvat continent, then even leaving aside the impact of rising sea levels on various countries, there is also the nightmare that economic exchanges between countries will collapse.

[Shikanoin Heizou]: There is one thing I don't quite understand, why do only Fontaine people dissolve? Could it be that Fontaine people really carry some sin from birth? (Pondering)

[Navia]: I don't know! (Diona? Irritated)

[Sangonomiya Kokomi]: What kind of sin would require all Fontaine people to dissolve to be washed away? Even a newborn baby who has done nothing has to suffer dissolution... It's hard to imagine what is hidden behind this.

[Dehya]: Since it only dissolves Fontaine people... then if there is a way to move the Primordial Sea Water to the Sumeru desert, that would be great. (Dehya? Sending flowers)

[Apep]: Then where do I live? (Annoyed)

[Azhdaha]: Plants and trees cannot grow without water. You say there is such a magical Primordial Sea Water, will Apep start growing wildly, and then grow a big chunk!

[Apep]: You are even more heaven-defying.

[Navia]: So annoying!! Why does Primordial Sea Water specifically target Fontaine people?! What did Fontaine people do to you?! (Diona? Irritated)

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— Author's Notes —

――【Shang be.】100V, thanks to the big boss for the reward! (Yunjin? Wink) (Yoimiya? Good)