The Hydro Archon cannot control water. Flucess's inquiry.

Furina, who had been meditating on the ground but hadn't cultivated anything, was originally worried and wondered if she lacked the talent for cultivating Chakra. However, she overheard their conversation and couldn't help but think excitedly to herself:

What the heck!

So it wasn't that I lacked talent, but that the environment wasn't right!

Once I return to Teyvat, a suitable environment, I'll definitely be able to cultivate Elemental Energy and become a true Hydro Archon with divine power.

That way, my role-playing of the other me, Focalors, will surely be much more effortless.

After pondering this, Furina ended her meditation and opened her heterochromatic eyes. With her hands on her hips, she looked at Roman and Hinata Hyuga and said, "I can cultivate once I return to Teyvat, but what about you two?

"Now that you've had close contact with me, the great Hydro Archon of Fontaine, the God of Justice, has your strength greatly improved?"

Furina's words were arrogant, but she was very self-aware, knowing that she was just an ordinary person and that any improvement she brought to Hinata and Roman would likely be negligible.

And just as Furina was thinking this, she saw Hinata in front of her nod slightly, then begin to act.

She quickly threw her hands out in the Chaos Temple, forming a hand seal:

Tiger-Ox-Rabbit!

Water Release: Wild Water Wave!

Whoosh.

Hinata's small cheeks puffed out, and she spat water from her mouth.

It was a torrent of water that could be called a massive wave, dozens of meters in diameter, that directly surged into the mist outside the Chaos Temple, causing the black mist to churn and emit splashing sounds.

!!

Seeing this, Furina's eyes widened, filled with disbelief:

"Is this the C-rank ninjutsu, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, that we saw in your memories?"

"A mere C-rank ninjutsu, yet it has such immense power? This isn't right… the power of this ninjutsu must have reached the level of an A-rank, Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique?!"

Hinata Hyuga, having released the ninjutsu, took a deep breath and turned her head, smiling as she spoke to Furina: "Normally, when I use the C-rank Water Release Ninjutsu, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, I can only spit out a water ball a few meters wide at most. But this time, didn't I have you, Furina?

"After staying with you for a while, I felt like I inexplicably grasped Water Nature Transformation, and then I released this ninjutsu… and sure enough, the power of this Water Style ninjutsu, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, greatly increased!"

"Is that so? Haha."

Furina let out an awkward laugh.

She had originally thought that staying with Hinata would at most bring about a slight change in Hinata's physical strength, but she hadn't expected that the Water Release Ninjutsu Hinata mastered would directly upgrade, going from the level of a faucet to a great waterfall!

One must know that she, Furina, the Hydro Archon of Fontaine herself, didn't even possess the means to control water at this moment. Let alone creating a great waterfall, she couldn't even create a water ball!—At most, she could only spit.

And just then, Roman, who was nearby, also made a move, directly forming hand seals:

Tiger-Ox-Rabbit!

Water Release: Wild Water Wave!

Boom!

A waterfall of similar size, over ten meters high, appeared in the Chaos Temple, transforming into a surging river that rushed towards the black mist outside, creating a massive, roaring wave.

Furina's eyes widened even further as she watched this scene:

Did Roman also comprehend the mysteries of Water Style ninjutsu through contact with me?

Does that mean that among the three of us who came to this Chaos Temple, only I, the Hydro Archon of Teyvat's Fontaine, the God of Justice, can't use means to control the Hydro element?!

As Furina pondered this, sadness welled up in her heart.

At this moment, Roman, sensing Furina's emotions, spoke: "Don't be sad. Once you return to the world of Teyvat, you'll definitely be able to use Elemental Energy!

"Also, when you go back, you must try to persuade the 'you' in the mirror, Focalors, who has lost the memories of Roman's reincarnation, to abandon her plan to use the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to strike the Hydro Archon's throne in 500 years, ultimately returning the Authority of the Dragon Sovereigns within the throne to the Hydro Dragon Sovereign!

"Tell her that you have gained power from outside this world and will definitely be able to reverse everything within the remaining 490 years, before the prophecy of Fontaine's destruction comes to pass."

"I will do that."

Furina nodded seriously, then added, "But I don't plan to go back immediately. I intend to stay here for a while longer, to have close contact with you and gain your physique, even your power."

"Of course."

Roman and Hinata exchanged glances, smiling and nodding.

Then, the three of them clasped hands again. Almost simultaneously, their physical strength began to rapidly increase, and Hinata and Roman quickly gained a deeper understanding of Water Nature Transformation. At the same time, the amount of Chakra within their bodies continuously increased.

A day quickly passed. The black mist outside the Chaos Temple began to surge, once again engulfing the Chaos Temple and expelling Roman and his companions.

The three of them thus returned to their respective worlds, and at the same time, they received a message:

The Chaos Temple will reopen in seven days!

Before long, Furina returned to Fontaine's Palais Mermonia. She immediately discovered that despite her being missing for a day, all of Fontaine remained calm and undisturbed.

Even her disappearance as the Hydro Archon for a day went unnoticed.

However, Furina found it quite normal. After all, the political affairs of Fontaine had now been entirely handed over to Neuvillette. She, Furina, the Hydro Archon, was merely a mascot.

And yesterday happened to be her day off, so it was perfectly normal that her disappearance went unnoticed.

Of course, it wasn't as if absolutely no one noticed Furina's temporary disappearance. The true Hydro Archon, Focalors, residing within the mirror and the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, did.

She had completely lost track of Furina yesterday and spent the entire day on edge.

Only when Furina returned to Fontaine and reappeared within her perception did she finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, she still used her divine power to possess the mirror and immediately rushed to find Furina, asking where she had gone.

"Hmph," Furina huffed, putting her hands on her hips as she faced Focalors in the mirror—a spitting image of herself, dressed in white divine attire. "My reflection in the mirror, the place I went is beyond your imagination."

Focalors's face paled. "Could it be Celestia? Have the Heavenly Principles already found out about my plan?"

"Of course not!"

Furina stomped her foot and pouted in displeasure. "Where did your mind go? Of course... I can't really tell you where I went. After all, everything in this world is recorded by the Ley Lines!"

With that, Furina placed her palm on the mirror and said, "Let's use a communication method unique to Furina and Focalors for our most secret exchange!"

Focalors, hearing this, placed her hand on Furina's.

In an instant, Focalors received a flood of information from Furina.