Furina stared blankly at the pale blue tea in her cup, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. She had nearly drunk it!
It was black tea mixed with Primordial Sea, which someone had added to the teapot with the intention of dissolving some people from Fontaine.
Their private room was not the only one affected. Someone had set up the entire Hotel Debord.
After Sunday had caused such a huge stir in Fontaine, the mastermind behind the missing girls case could no longer sit still. They had simply switched their targets from individual Fontainian girls to large-scale experimental distribution of Primordial Sea.
"I..."
The light faded from Furina's eyes. Unable to withstand the shock any longer, she began to collapse weakly, and Escoffier hurried to support her.
Escoffier was terrified too. She had nearly been dissolved herself!
"Looks like the power Old Day displayed in Fontaine made some people restless, huh?"
"Furina said earlier that Primordial Sea is the deadliest liquid there is for people from Fontaine. It can dissolve their bodies."
"Then the answer is obvious. After sensing Old Day's power, this mastermind decided to do something big. Then they exploited the public's dissatisfaction with Furina to organize the widespread distribution of Primordial Sea."
"If I'm right, our private room is probably just one of the places affected. The whole Hotel Debord has been caught up in this."
As Theresa spoke, she drank her own cup of tea mixed with Primordial Sea and smacked her lips under Furina and Escoffier's astonished gazes.
"Mmm, better than mineral water~"
Theresa's actions left Furina and Escoffier dumbfounded, though it occurred to them that Theresa and her companions were not from Fontaine. Drinking it really would not affect them.
"Oh, really?"
Hearing that, Stellaron Essence downed the cup of black tea in front of