Chapter 92

【I thought Arlequin would use some kind of tactic, but this is all she's got?】

【She's so grown up, an Executive of the Fatui, yet she's acting like children playing house.】

【If I had known this, I wouldn't have come; truly, I worried for nothing.】

【However, Furina's trembling body caused Su Bai, who had been smiling faintly, to freeze instantly.】

【He could sense that Furina was not normal at this moment.】

【It was as if she was forcibly suppressing something.】

【"Huff... huff..."】

【Furina forcibly controlled her breathing; with her heart racing, she exerted all her strength to restrain herself.】

【"Hehehe, it's nothing..."】

【"As you can see, I am perfectly normal."】

【Furina spoke softly.】

【Her delicate face had already begun to turn red from holding back.】

【"Arlequin, are you satisfied now?"】

【Impossible.】

【Arlequin narrowed her eyes.】

【Then she revealed a hint of contempt: "I say, suppressing your emotions like this will cause great harm to your body."】

【"Even your tone of voice has lost its strength."】

【"Unfortunately, Furina..."】

【"I recall that the Melusine Sigewinne is very adept at recognizing changes in human emotions."】

【"Next, I think Nurse Sigewinne should come and investigate."】

【Arlequin finished speaking.】

【Two small Melusines walked up from the audience.】

【Sigewinne, Carollet.】

It was actually Carollet.

Neuvillette, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up.

"In the Fontaine of the previous life that possessed Su Bai, even Carollet was not drawn into that conflict?"

"Su Bai indeed played an absolutely decisive role in Fontaine."

"Sigh..."

【When Sigewinne approached, Su Bai finally recovered his composure from the shock.】

【Focalors.】

【What exactly is going on?】

【Instinctively, he wanted to move forward.】

【Arlequin's voice rang out again: "My Lord, if you forcibly interfere with justice, we will also examine Sigewinne's mental state after the matter concludes to see if it was ever affected."】

【"I advise you to stop."】

【"Nonsense!" Su Bai shouted sternly.】

【This shout directly stunned Sigewinne and Carollet, who were about to advance.】

【The two cute Melusines also felt Su Bai's fury at this moment.】

【Their small bodies could not help but tremble.】

【"This..."】

【The crowd below suddenly began to murmur.】

【"Does my Lord the Pope really intend to forcibly intervene?"】

【"You ask me, who should I ask?"】

【"What should we do? Things seem to be getting worse and worse."】

【"My Lord the Pope surely doesn't really want to interfere with Fontaine's justice."】

【"....."】

【"I'm sorry, I deceived you."】

【Furina's faint voice entered Su Bai's ears.】

【Su Bai immediately felt his brain shudder.】

【His thoughts were slightly blank.】

【Then he smiled: "What nonsense are you talking?"】

【Su Bai came to Furina's side; when he saw tears streaming down her face, Su Bai felt as if his heart was being grabbed by something.】

【And Sigewinne and Carollet, enduring the immense terror in their hearts, still came to the two of them.】

【They only looked for a few seconds.】

【Sigewinne raised her eyes to look at Su Bai: "I am very sorry, my Lord."】

【"Judging from Lady Furina's skin condition and breathing rhythm."】

【"Although she is forcibly suppressing her emotions, her reaction is indeed the same as that of an ordinary person who has come into contact with the Primordial Sea water..."】

【"Exactly the same."】

【Boom!】

【Su Bai's mind immediately roared.】

【Focalors...】

【That doesn't make sense, she...】

【Su Bai stood frozen in place, unsure how to accept such a result.】

【Furina remained motionless, muttering "I'm sorry" over and over.】

【Meanwhile, upon the high dais.】

【Arenochi, having received the answer, felt no joy as expected.】

【Her gaze locked tightly on Su Bai.】

【Nahida, seeing that none of them would speak further, said plainly: "Enough. The matter has reached this point."】

【"The verdict must still be decided by the Oracular Judgment."】

【Yet, when the judgment result was received.】

【Nahida blinked in shock.】

【But still, she spoke with solemn conviction: "The Oracular Judgment has rendered..."】

【"The Water God is guilty. Death sentence."】

【What!】

【In an instant, the entire populace of Fontaine erupted into chaos.】

【Fontaine had never imposed the death penalty.】

【Not even murderers had ever been sentenced to death.】

【Why, then, was Furina punished so severely?】

【As the crowd buzzed with discussion, the Enforcement Hall's guards lifted a stone stele into the courtroom.】

【With the prophetic stele assembled, the full truth was laid bare before all.】

【The Pure Water Spirits longed for human life; the first Water God used their vessels to encase the primordial waters of the Origin Sea within her body, creating simulated humans.】

【Thus, when the people of Fontaine came into contact with the primordial waters of the Origin Sea, the power within them would rupture their bodies and dissolve them.】

【But the first Water God lacked the authority to create humans; thus, Fontaine was struck by divine punishment—a flood submerged the land, and its people would be dissolved.】

【And the prophecy contained images of the Water God's trial.】

【"What? We are...?"】

【"This is too much—we aren't human?"】

【"No, I must forget what Nahida my lord just said. It's too terrifying. I don't want to remember."】

【"....."】