The scepter struck the wooden floor with a dull thud. The Chief Justice seemed quite imposing; once he spoke, the entire venue fell silent.
"Oh my, oh my, Neuvillette, be a little more polite to my people. Hehe."
A soft, pleasant voice rang out, making even the Chief Justice's brow furrow deeper.
"It's Lady Furina! She's here!"
"She's as beautiful as ever!"
Hearing her voice, the audience immediately grew noisy again, looking up in an attempt to find the Hydro Archon.
Two figures approached the higher gallery to Li Qiuzhi and the others' right. The one in front was a girl with pure white hair.
She wore a small, dark blue top hat, and her fair, lovely face had a rare pair of mismatched eyes, one light blue and the other dark blue.
She wore a formal coat with long tails over a white dress shirt. Beneath its hem were white shorts, from which her snow-white legs extended, matching black leather garters fastened around them.
Court-style high heels adorned her feet, while white ankle socks with circular ruffles barely covered her ankles, lending her an elegant air.
Barring any surprises, this girl was Fontaine's Hydro Archon, Furina.
The Hydro Archon was actually Fontaine's most famous celebrity, without equal, so there was plenty of reporting about her.
Li Qiuzhi and the others had already seen her in the newspapers on their way here.
Behind the Hydro Archon Furina followed a tall woman wearing a blue hat tilted to one side, her long, slightly purple-tinged black hair falling from beneath it.
Her face was likewise as fair as jade, and her violet eyes resembled a tranquil lake, giving off a faint sense of pressure.
Li Qiuzhi knew something about her as well. After all, she followed the Hydro Archon around all day,