Neuvillette raised his head toward the ceiling of the Fortress of Meropide. His gaze seemed to pierce through the steel structures toward the sky, and then, through the moisture that permeated Fontaine, his consciousness "saw" the beautiful scenes of his people's lives.
Watching everyone live out their days in this nation, seeing the worried expressions of his people as they still discussed Fontaine's doomsday prophecy, Neuvillette immediately made his decision. He knew what he should do next!
"Neuvillette, are you all right?"
Seeing Neuvillette standing in a daze, Wriothesley felt a little worried. He thought Neuvillette had yet to recover after reinforcing the seal.
"I'm fine, Wriothesley. You've been secretly building an enormous ship over the years, haven't you?"
"Did you believe the prophecy couldn't be broken, so you spent tremendous manpower and resources developing such a massive steel ship?"
Now that Neuvillette had transformed into a member of the Vidyadhara Dragon Clan, it could be said that anywhere there was water within Fontaine, he had eyes and ears. Through the omnipresent Hydro and moisture, he "saw" the enormous steel ship hidden beneath the Fortress of Meropide.
"..."
"How did you know?"
Startled by his words, Wriothesley looked at the calm-faced Neuvillette. He found that Neuvillette had become somewhat unfamiliar even to him...
"There's no need to be so surprised. For certain reasons, I have now completed my Authority of Water. You could say that within Fontaine's borders, wherever moisture exists, nothing can escape my perception."
At this point, Neuvillette couldn't help feeling a little proud. After being stifled for so long, he could finally stand tall!
And without hurting Focalors or Furina, at that. He wanted for nothing now!
"That's a little absurd. Wait, in that case, wouldn't you be able to see every last bit of me when