Furina laughed loudly. "I never would have imagined it, Neuvillette! So you're that sort of person, keeping such a close eye on my behavior? I really never would have guessed!"
Seeing Furina like this, Neuvillette had no other option. He could only say helplessly, "You..."
Before he could finish, Furina interrupted him.
Furina: "Since you know I'm looking into the prophecy, and you've formed a new opinion of me!"
"Then you should know all the better that confronting me here serves no purpose. You may be Fontaine's judge, but you're also my subordinate. Your job is to do as I say!"
"All you need to know is that trusting me is the best choice. Whether or not you can truly convince yourself deep down, just do it!"
"Anyway... everything will definitely be fine!"
"...You came to see me today, but that's all I can tell you. I hope we won't argue about this again!"
"Oh, my favorite opera is about to start. Bye-bye!"
After Furina finished speaking, Neuvillette merely opened his mouth, but still said nothing. He remained where he was with a quiet sigh, watching her run out in the blink of an eye.
[Sigewinne: Just as I thought, Monsieur Neuvillette can't get anywhere with this sort of thing! He's completely helpless against Lady Furina!]
[Wriothesley: Monsieur Neuvillette's verbal skills are still too lacking. Hahahahaha, my teeth are getting hot again!]
[Furina: Of course! Just look at who I am!]
[Lyney: As expected of someone who loves watching opera. She left Monsieur Neuvillette speechless in the blink of an eye!]
[Charlotte: Just what is the Hydro Archon hiding? I really want to know!]
[Jean: Although Neuvillette was the one questioning her, the Hydro Archon took control after just a few remarks.]
[Lynette: The way she acted at the end of the video is how Lady Furina usually behaves!]
[Paimon: Nobody could tell from that!]
[Navia: Yes, even we Fontainians didn't know.]
[Hu Tao: So she's usually that carefree, like she was at the end? She certainly doesn't look like someone who would care about the prophecy! Wouldn't you say gods all like disguising themselves like this, Consultant Zhongli?]
[Zhongli: Perhaps!]
[Yae Miko: Hahaha, who knows!]
[Arataki Itto: The Hydro Archon looks pretty interesting. I feel like she'd be a strong opponent in an Onikabuto competition!]
[Kujou Sara: You lunatic, why don't you go ask the Shogun instead!]
[Yelan: I'm rather curious. If the Hydro Archon always acts like this, wouldn't investigating the prophecy be extremely difficult for her?]
[Ningguang: Indeed. Keeping things concealed would make developing an intelligence network rather difficult. I'm afraid she handles many things herself.]
[Kamisato Ayaka: Just what is she hiding? I really want to find out soon!]
[Klee: Big Sister Furina, tell Klee in secret. Klee promises not to tell anyone, or I'll never play with Jumpy Dumpty again!]
[Jean: !?]
In the video.
Furina rushed out of the office, looking very flustered. She did not even notice Paimon and Lumine standing outside the office door, whom she nearly bumped into.
The Traveler and Paimon were clearly eavesdropping, but Furina paid them no mind and ran outside without even looking at them.
Paimon and Lumine exchanged a glance, each seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.
Paimon scratched her head. "What's going on? She actually ignored us... Why is Furina acting so strangely? She's still smiling, but it feels like something's weighing heavily on her!"
Lumine: "Wasn't she just talking to Neuvillette? I think we'll know if we ask him..."
Paimon: "Yeah!"
The two walked into the office.
Once Neuvillette saw who had arrived, he said, "You two must have been waiting outside for quite some time!"
Paimon: "So you did know. It's just that Furina seemed a little strange, especially flustered..."
Neuvillette: "Yes. When I proposed discussing this matter properly with her, she was very resistant, and flustered as well. We talked for a long time without making any progress, but the current situation cannot wait any longer!"
"...That is also something that greatly puzzles me. I sensed that she seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she did not speak!"
Lumine: "These circumstances still aren't enough for Furina. We have to make her understand that there isn't much time left!"
Neuvillette: "Everyone who knows the situation has already realized that Lady Furina is hiding a secret. However, Lady Furina simply refuses to speak. I cannot think of how to get her to talk!"
Lumine: "We need to create a situation he can't refuse or avoid!"
Paimon: "Huh? Isn't that way too difficult?"
[Childe: Making even a god speak? I can't think of any way other than force. But even I know defeating a god is too difficult. That makes it even less feasible!]
[Rosaly: I couldn't tell. You actually have brains like that?]
[Venti: I think if a true god doesn't want to speak, perhaps no one can pry information out of him.]
[Yae Miko: Forcing a god to speak? That's far too difficult!]
[Wriothesley: No, in Fontaine, even gods can be put on trial. Perhaps that could be an approach.]
[Cyno: Are Fontaine's trials that powerful?]
In the video.
Neuvillette: "...Generally speaking, aside from matters of life and death, the other time a person can be forced into a situation where they have no choice is during a trial. The God of Hydro has always sat on the sidelines before. Perhaps this time, she should be the defendant!"
Paimon: "But Furina has watched so many trials, and she's very good at glossing over the important parts. If anything about us seems even slightly off, I'm afraid he'll notice immediately. Even a trial might not make her tell the truth!"
Neuvillette: "We should make our plan more rigorous and approach from different angles. Although the chances of success are not high, this is our only option at present!"
Hearing Neuvillette's words, Paimon and Lumine both lowered their heads in thought.
[Yae Miko: Putting a god on trial? Interesting, far too interesting!]
[Ningguang: Is... is that possible? Who in Liyue would dare suggest putting Rex Lapis on trial!]
[Hu Tao: Exactly, who would dare put Rex Lapis on trial? If I saw Rex Lapis, I'd definitely have to kowtow to him a few times. But if you asked me to put Consultant Zhongli on trial, perhaps I could manage that!]
[Zhongli: As long as the director is happy!]
[Keqing: So what if she's a god? Does being a god mean she can't be put on trial?]
[Ganyu: Keqing, don't say that. Rex Lapis might be watching this right now!]
[Kamisato Ayato: Only in the Nation of Justice would anyone come up with such a mad idea!]
[Lyney: Can this really work? Judging by her earlier behavior, I don't think it's very likely!]
[Clorinde: Whether or not they can get any clues out of her, at least they can make the Hydro Archon realize how serious the situation is.]
[Navia: Even gods can be put on trial. I don't want what happened in Poisson to happen again!]
[Arataki Itto: I've never seen a god being put on trial before. I'm really looking forward to it!]