God's Recognition? Acquitted!

The scene stayed quiet for a long time. No one moved, yet it was anything but still.

Wu Wanghai's stunt had left everyone silent and dumbfounded.

What was this? Someone actually dared to say something like that in front of everyone, before a god?

That was a confession, right? It had to be, right? This was far more than mere fondness for Fontaine's big star...

Bold? That was beyond bold.

Those words, spoken as though he had cast everything aside... were sincere! Sincere enough to see with the naked eye.

Half the crowd applauded in admiration. This guy was truly brave. The other half found it romantic. When would they meet someone who liked them this sincerely?

It was not until two crisp "click, click" sounds echoed through the opera house after a long silence that everyone finally came back to their senses.

"Eek!!!!!!" Furina squeaked in shock. Then she stiffly took two steps back, turned around, and tried to slip away...

Neuvillette, whose heart remained utterly unmoved despite the explosive situation, immediately spotted Furina trying to flee and spoke up. "Ahem, Lady Furina, where are you going?"

"Ah, um, well... right, right!" Furina turned back and stammered. Her eyes had gone blank, practically about to turn into spinning circles. Her whole body was already dizzy, and her face had unconsciously turned rosy pink.

Connection to consciousness interrupted...

After quite a while, Furina finally reconnected. In a tiny voice only she could hear, she whimpered, "De... dea... death... penalty."

It had to be the death penalty. This person really ought to be erased from the world! Furina's inner self had already put on a dark expression and silently pulled out a long knife, the sort she usually used to cut cakes.

Meanwhile, the phone task that had remained silent for so long finally notified him that it was complete.

Wu Wanghai looked at the phone floating before him again. His gaze swept around, and he began nodding to himself.

Sure enough, none of them could see the phone in front of me. Not when I was arrested, not when the trial began, and not now.

Wu Wanghai extended his right hand again and caught the phone.

The screen lit up, and the task icon was bouncing.

Just as Wu Wanghai tapped the task, the phone suddenly began vibrating rapidly. Then, with a "bang," it vanished. At the same time, brilliant seven-colored light began shining from where it had disappeared.

Everyone in the hall noticed the sudden light. Ordinary people could only see the blinding radiance when they looked toward Wu Wanghai. They instinctively looked away or covered their eyes.

Only Neuvillette, Furina, and those with Visions could see Wu Wanghai standing at the center of the light.

The radiance lasted only a few seconds before rapidly shifting into a beautiful, pure sky blue. At last, a dark-blue vortex formed amid the light and swiftly swallowed every trace of sky-blue radiance spilling outward.

What finally appeared before everyone's eyes was...

"A-a Vision!!!" someone in the audience suddenly cried out in disbelief.

It was a Vision, a Vision! The entire hall erupted into commotion again, even louder than before.

Even after the Chief Justice repeatedly struck the floor with his cane and called, "Order! Order!" it took a long while for the crowd to slowly quiet down.

A Hydro Vision... Wu Wanghai looked at the blue symbol on it and confirmed it inwardly.

Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Freeze, Bloom. It was quite versatile. Not bad, not bad. Besides, he rather liked blue too. Wu Wanghai was very satisfied.

This was something universally acknowledged in Teyvat.

A Vision was granted to those who had received a god's gaze.

And that man had received one right after declaring his love before a god.

What did those two pieces of information mean when put together?

Lady Furina, the Hydro Archon, had accepted the confession of an outsider from beyond the world!!!

"Breaking news!!!"

The pink-haired girl in the red hat, who had recorded the entire event, had stars sparkling in her eyes.

Later, she absolutely had to find a way to meet this boy named Wu Wanghai. She had to get an exclusive interview!!!

"N-no, it wasn't me!!" Furina shouted anxiously at once, but no one paid her any attention.

Did I give it to him? Clearly, it was something from Celestia.

I'm furious! Did this person do it on purpose?! Fury seemed to ignite in Furina's eyes. If this were not a courtroom, she truly wanted to teleport over and grab him by the throat.

The Heavenly Principles was an accomplice too! If she could beat it, Furina would have charged straight to Celestia! They all had to accept the judgment of justice!!!

Furina kept looking toward Neuvillette and blinking desperately at him. Save me! Save me!

Neuvillette looked at Furina, then pondered for a moment. "Mr. Wu Wanghai's resolve has been witnessed by all. Moreover, his desire to protect has indeed received a god's recognition, granting him a Vision."

"Wow!" Upon hearing Neuvillette's confirmation, the crowd's emotions became even more complicated. Had Fontaine's big star just made an official announcement?! This was so sudden.

"Waaah!!!" Furina cried out as she completely broke down.

I'm crying, you know. I'm really crying, Neuvillette.

Grudges drifted through the air, grudges drifted through the air.

This situation really could not be denied. Otherwise, where would the dignity of a god go? Everyone's faith would collapse.

"But that has nothing to do with this trial. The proceedings will continue." Neuvillette spoke slowly. "Defendant Wu Wanghai, do you have any objections to this trial?"

"N-no..." Well, Wu Wanghai had wanted to say something about having a mountain of pressure on him. But there truly was nothing to argue about. Even Yanfei would probably reach the same conclusion...

"Then." Neuvillette took out the card provided by the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale and glanced at its contents.

"I pronounce Mr. Wu Wanghai..."

Damn, this task was such a trap. It even gave me a loudspeaker. Fine, it gave me one, and I worked up the courage to shout it out, but then it actually broadcast it to the whole server.

Fine, fine, so that's how we're playing it? I just transmigrated here and haven't even enjoyed myself properly, yet I'm already about to go to prison!

Death penalty, death penalty, death penalty! For the first time in her life, Furina desperately hoped that the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale's verdict would follow her wishes.

"Not guilty!" Neuvillette delivered the final verdict.

"Huh?" The crowd gasped. The result was somewhat unexpected, yet also reasonable.

"Huh?" Wu Wanghai, who had been ready to visit Sigewinne, the little girl who served as the head nurse at the Fortress of Meropide prison, felt conflicted.

The moment he learned he was innocent, Wu Wanghai relaxed. Yet he suddenly felt that prison would not have been so bad either. Life inside seemed rather simple and laid-back!

It was just huge, winding, and had no sunlight. But there was a rare, humanoid, Melusine little girl there.

"No! This isn't right!" Furina loudly objected. "The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale must be broken. I request a retrial!"

"Lady Furina, the verdict has been rendered. Do you believe that is reasonable?" Neuvillette tapped the floor with his cane.

Ugh... Damn it, why did that thing rule like this?! Furina had no answer for the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale. After all, its conclusions were inevitably the fairest.

"Then, I declare that Mr. Wu Wanghai's trial..."

Just as Neuvillette was about to announce the end of the trial and dismiss everyone, Furina spoke again.

Furina might have been panicking too badly. At the very moment things were about to end, inspiration suddenly struck, and her stalled mind abruptly sprang back to life.

"Wait!" Furina shouted at the top of her lungs.

Neuvillette suddenly experienced another human emotion. He was truly about to lose his temper.

"Lady Furina, do you not know that interrupting a court's declaration is illegal? Without a reasonable explanation, I will enforce Fontaine law."

Furina was momentarily cowed by Neuvillette's authority. "I-I still have the final right of judgment! And everyone here has overlooked one point in the final part of the process!"

"Oh?" Neuvillette looked at Furina.

The people below were puzzled as well. Had Lady Hydro Archon discovered something everyone had missed? They all began guessing inwardly.

In the actual trial, aside from the defendant's lengthy statement, after thinking about it a little, there was only...

The clever ones had already realized it!

"That's right, that's right!" Furina raised her head, looked smugly at Wu Wanghai, and stretched out her right hand, pointing at him with all her soul. "He also said one sentence! One that all of us here overlooked!"

"I am..." Furina deliberately paused. First, to create the calm before the storm at the height of the drama.

Second, saying it about herself really felt strange.

"Focalors's dog!!!"

Hmph, hmph, that guy didn't just call me his wife! He's my dog too!

Oh, right! If I make him my dog, doesn't that make the whole wife concept disappear?

Hahaha, I'm so smart!

Furina narrowed her eyes. The little figure in her heart happily jumped up.