Chapter 61

"The Arbiter Neuvillette asked her whether she would file charges, simply to prevent her from letting the incident escalate further."

"Usually, after hearing Lord Neuvillette's admonition, Furina would appear much more restrained."

"But this time, I heard the Pope was present, which might have fueled her arrogance."

Mentioning the Pope, Su Bai.

Paimon and Lumine exchanged a glance, only then recalling Furina's behavior at the scene.

After a sudden realization, Paimon looked at Navia again.

"I feel Miss Navia just doesn't quite trust the Hydro Archon and the Pope."

"Furina is one thing, but shouldn't the Pope Su Bai hold an extremely lofty status in the hearts of the Fontainians?"

Facing this question.

Navia smiled faintly: "Furina, as the Hydro Archon, is very cute, but that doesn't mean she is necessarily correct just because she is the Hydro Archon."

"As for the Pope..."

Navia seemed to recall something, her lips moving slightly.

Forcing a smile: "Even if the Pope were Morax, he wouldn't necessarily be liked by everyone, right?"

"Where in this world is there such a perfect existence?"

Osial: "Yes, yes, yes, I agree with this lady's statement; even if it were Morax, not everyone would necessarily like him."

Ningguang: "....."

Keqing: "I think you simply have an issue with the Geo Archon."

Hu Tao: "Counselor, my Geo Prince, did you hear that? Precisely because you, as the representative of Morax, have no Morax yourself, it has affected the degree to which Morax is liked."

Zhong Li: "I simply believe Osial is just venting his anger at being sealed by me."

Lord of the Ocean: "Morax, I find I have become much more lucid; hurry up and release me."

Zhong Li: "....."

Zhong Li: "Come to think of it, Miss Navia is a person full of justice in her heart; does she wish to challenge Su Bai's status in Fontaine?"

Kaeya: "It seems so, and I feel Miss Navia must have some history with the Pope Su Bai."

Thoma: "Has she been oppressed? So she wants to resist?"

Kamisato Ayaka: "When Miss Navia mentioned Furina, her facial expression was normal, but when she mentioned Su Bai, her expression changed."

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "Wow! What kind of story could that be?"

Kujou Sara: "Hatred? It looks a bit like that."

Navia: "Eh? Did my past self and Mr. Su Bai have a grudge?"

Lumine: "No way, did Su Bai do something to you?"

Yae Miko: "He must have done something; otherwise, with Su Bai's status as Pope, Navia wouldn't have such a feeling of wanting to topple him."

Aether: "Hahaha, is Su Bai finally going to get his comeuppance?"

Paimon: "Regardless, since past-life Navia is on our side, we are certain to win."

Su Bai: "Wait a minute, you also know it's the past life; we can't just keep following the development of this life, right? Perhaps Navia failed to help you find that missing girl?"

Paimon: "That's right, Lumine, we got too excited."

Lumine: "Ahem, winning or losing is fake; as my man, if you can't even beat me, how will that do?"

Lumine: "The only desire to win is just because I don't want to see him suppress me to protect other women."

Furina: "....."

Yae Miko: "Lumine certainly knows how to speak."

The time for judgment arrived.

Furina stood at the prosecution's bench in the opera house.

Her gaze turned toward the VIP seats opposite.

Su Bai was sitting there quietly, drinking tea.

Hehe...

A smile flashed across Furina's face, and she thought to herself: "Tsk, since you're here, just watch my performance closely."

"Don't keep saying I don't look like a god; when it comes to judgment, I am very strong."

Furina shifted her gaze from Su Bai to Lin Ni, Lumine, and the others on the defendant's bench.

She shrugged, showing disdain: "Look at your downcast spirits; the investigation yielded nothing, right?"

"As expected; how could a guilty person possibly find evidence of innocence?"

"But don't stop there, Lumine; you are the opponent I value most, so don't surrender after just a few moves."

"I have high hopes for you."

Lisa: "Hehe, that sounds too much like a declaration between rivals."

Yae Miko: "Lumine, can you endure that?"

Lumine: "Sigh, if I can't endure it, what can I do? After all, she is the heroine right now."

As Neuvillette announced the start of the trial.

Furina pointed her spear at Lin Ni first.

"You wanted to kidnap Helie, kill Cowell; you couldn't have been in the box the whole time, and certainly not in the tunnel for a long period."

"I ask you now: when you were in the box, did you hear any sound?"

Sound?

Lin Ni froze, stating that besides the deafening countdown, he had not heard any other sound.

"But when the countdown reached over thirty seconds, a dull thud clearly came from the venue; I believe everyone present heard it."

This accusation left Lin Ni completely stunned.

Even Paimon and Lumine felt the situation had developed too suddenly.

They had clearly heard it, so Lin Ni, who was in the box, could not have failed to hear it.

For a moment, the scales of the Verdict Machine tilted toward Furina.

Seeing Lin Ni's stunned expression, Furina arrogantly placed a hand on her own waist: "Besides proving your alibi is false, I have prepared other weapons. There is no such thing as baseless confidence in this world; I was fully prepared long ago."

"You and Lyney are both from the House of the Hearth, aren't you?"

What!

Upon hearing "House of the Hearth," the entire crowd erupted in uproar.

"The Fatui..."

"Lin Ni is actually one of the Fatui?"

Even Paimon cast an incredulous glance at Lin Ni.

"So he is one of the Fatui."

"Then everything makes sense."

"The case of the missing girls, was it truly them?"

The Fontainians present instantly turned all their accusations toward Lin Ni.

Lin Ni, naturally unwilling to bear the blame, protested: "This matter has nothing to do with my identity, does it?"

Furina nodded indifferently: "Indeed. For you, clearing your name is the top priority; you shouldn't have anything you cannot speak of."

"Unless you are hiding something else."

Having said all this.

Seeing that the other party showed not a single reaction.

Furina felt utterly delighted in her heart.

She couldn't help but jump up: "Haha, the foreign traveler says nothing, looking extremely shocked."

"Next, they should start fighting amongst themselves, right? Winning is too easy."

"Phew, I was so nervous for this trial that I couldn't sleep all night."

"Oh my, oh my..."

Afterwards, her gaze turned again to Su Bai, who was still drinking tea.

"Drink, drink, drink, all you know how to do is drink..."

"Did you even watch my performance? It's so annoying..."

Paimon: "Eh? Furina, were you thinking this way in your heart back then when we faced off in court?"