Chapter 86

"She has no Gnosis on her body at all."

"Even when I appeared, she merely flinched, then trembled so violently in her legs that she collapsed to the ground begging for help; that wretched state was worse than that of an ordinary person."

"Moreover, I sensed a certain curse power on her body. My Lord, with your level, it is impossible for you not to sense this strange power."

Seeing Su Bai remain silent, Arlecchino stood up and walked straight to the desk.

Slap!

Her hands lightly clapped onto the desk surface.

"Then can you give me a reason?"

"What exactly is wrong with Furina?"

"She has no Gnosis and carries a curse, yet she became the publicly known Hydro Archon of Fontaine."

"As the highest representative of divine authority, should you not explain this issue?"

"Or is it..."

"That all of this was your plan all along? Fontaine has long had no Hydro Archon; for the sake of divine authority, you promoted Furina, your own pet, to stand before the people as the Hydro Archon."

Facing Arlecchino's questioning.

A fierce light flashed in Su Bai's eyes.

In the next second, he grabbed Arlecchino by the throat, lifting her entire body into mid-air.

"Have your wings hardened since becoming an Harbinger?"

"I once helped you because I remembered you argued with the previous Servant to help other orphans of the House of the Hearth."

"And yet you turn around and doubt the identity of the Hydro Archon, my Lord?"

"Arlecchino, who gave you the audacity?"

Ugh!

Arlecchino struggled, trying to break free from Su Bai's control.

The sensation of suffocation made her legs, dangling off the ground, kick uncontrollably.

Her heart was filled with extreme terror.

She never expected Su Bai's reaction to be so intense.

"You..."

"You cannot treat me this way."

Arlecchino forced out the words: "If you kill me, the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya..."

"The Tsaritsa?" Su Bai sneered: "Just an Harbinger; I have killed more than just you."

Indeed, the previous Servant was killed by Su Bai.

Arlecchino was completely panicked.

Her face turned bright red from holding her breath: "But, but Furina she..."

"All these signs really do not seem like those of a god..."

Thump!

Arlecchino slumped to the ground, breathing fresh air in huge gasps.

"Arlecchino, I understand your concern for Fontaine." Su Bai let out a long sigh.

"But I hope you can also understand that the Hydro Archon, my Lord, is not as you imagine."

"No matter how strong our abilities are, at best we are merely ordinary humans."

"As the Pope, even over these hundred years, I have not been able to glimpse the true meaning of the gods."

"Some matters naturally have arrangements made by the gods."

Arlecchino slowly stood up.

Adjusting her breathing.

"You are truly ruthless; you almost choked me to death."

"Such extreme behavior is like killing to silence someone after their true face has been exposed."

3.3 Su Bai rolled his eyes and smiled: "So your meaning is that I should have killed you, rather than letting you live?"

Arlecchino: "....."

"Furthermore, as you said, even if I were truly acting for divine authority, when the Fontaine prophecy truly arrives and Fontaine is destroyed, I should feel more pain than any of you."

Arlecchino had no words to counter.

Thinking this way, it seemed indeed so; if Fontaine were truly destroyed, the power Su Bai had accumulated over a hundred years would be instantly ruined.

"Put away your presumption regarding the Hydro Archon."

"You need not worry about the prophecy; I guarantee it in the name of the Fontaine Pope."

"The people of Fontaine will absolutely not dissolve in the sea; the prophecy will not happen."

Arlecchino: "Pure revenge; Mr. Su Bai is truly a wife-protecting maniac."

Tartaglia: "Is it because you frightened Furina, so you found a reason to almost choke you to death?"

Lin Ni: "You scared me; I thought Mr. Su Bai would kill Father."

Kujou Sara: "I had a premonition that Mr. Su Bai would not kill the Servant; Mr. Su Bai said it himself, that he originally valued the Servant for fighting the previous Servant to help other orphans; he must have high hopes for the Servant."

Lumine: "Aaaaaah, suddenly I am so envious of Furina."

Paimon: "Yes, in this life I remember when Arlecchino came to question Furina, Furina was like a terrified child, knowing nothing when asked, sitting on the sofa as if on pins and needles; when asked about countermeasures, Furina cowered so much her shoulders slumped, and she didn't dare to look up at the Servant."

Amber: "Poor Young Lady Furina."

Yae Miko: "She was tough in the previous life; she just has good fate; what's wrong with being a fake Hydro Archon? Being loved is like having a powerful backer."

Arlecchino: "I am very puzzled; with Mr. Su Bai's strength, did he really not see that Furina was lying in the previous life?"

Lumine: "Hi, this time it's his turn to fall for love."

Chapter 62: The Prophecy Stone Tablet Emerges, Furina's Judgment Arrives

Su Bai arrived at the deepest part of the Fortress of Meropide.

This is where the most important secret of the Fortress of Meropide lies.

Beneath the massive gate lies the location of the Primordial Sea water.

The needle measuring water pressure swung back and forth incessantly.

Wriothesley, seeing this, said, "The water pressure has been unstable lately."

Su Bai said nothing and silently walked toward the gate.

He gently crouched down and pressed his hand against the gate.

The body of that whale grew larger again.

And unlike before, the whale seemed to have awakened from its slumber.

The speed at which it absorbed the Primordial Sea water was much faster than before.

"I will stay here temporarily for a while to stabilize the Primordial Sea water below."

"Clorinde, before I leave the Fortress of Meropide, you must stay by the Hydro Archon's side and protect her."

"Stay here?" Clorinde's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Holiness, the environment here is terrible; why must you stay here?"

Su Bai did not explain in detail.

The reason he stayed here was to learn of the whale's movements at the very first moment.

As long as he waited for the Primordial Sea water to dry up, he would deal with this whale immediately, causing the Primordial Sea water to vanish forever.

"Do not inquire further; go to the Hydro Archon's side."

"Also, send some of your people to the Court of Fontaine to issue an order, telling the surrounding people to leave temporarily. Based on my observation of the waters, during my process of stabilizing the Primordial Sea water, part of the Primordial Sea water will be squeezed toward the Court of Fontaine."

"Once everything is stable and the seawater recedes, you can let them return."

"Of course, to prevent the people from worrying, do not reveal my actions; simply state that it is a conclusion drawn from geographical survey and observation."

This...

Wriothesley and Clorinde exchanged glances.

The two did not quite understand what Su Bai wanted to do.

But, regarding the Pope's words, they believed him without doubt.

Paimon: "Eh? Su Bai, as the Pope, is going to live at the very bottom of the Fortress of Meropide? The environment there is the worst."