Chapter Summaries

After a frightening app install, Su Chen discovered a system that paid him real money for watching short videos and planned to quit his job. As he watched Fufu’s tearful performance, the same videos began appearing in Teyvat.

• After a day of work, Su Chen went home, relaxed, and scrolled through videos on Manle.
• A jump-scare video installed the Miyin app, which opened by itself and announced that its Cashback System was active.
• Su Chen watched Fufu’s “Masquerade of the Guilty” and received 100 gold coins, with each reward matched by a 100-yuan Alipay payment.
• Excited by the payments, Su Chen decided he could quit his job and planned to top up 648 for Fufu.
• Fufu’s sad performance moved Su Chen, while the same videos began appearing in Teyvat and causing an uproar.

A mysterious livestream screen appeared across Teyvat, drawing the attention of Furina, Neuvillette, Lumine, Paimon, and people throughout the nations. After the Heavenly Principles was rejected from joining, the screen displayed a video titled “Masquerade of the Guilty.”

• Furina privately reassured herself that she would keep acting until the prophecy came, then a strange livestream screen appeared before her.
• Neuvillette tried to destroy the screen with Hydro energy, but it remained unharmed.
• Lumine gained Anemo power by touching a Statue of the Seven, then she and Paimon received livestream notifications.
• Lisa went to speak with Jean as Mondstadt faced growing Fatui trouble and a recent dragon crisis.
• People across Teyvat joined the livestream, while the Heavenly Principles was kicked out and several users commented on it.
• The screen flickered and displayed the title “Masquerade of the Guilty.”

The chat group debated who the sinner in “Masquerade of the Guilty” might be, while the video showed Lumine and Paimon leaving the Fortress of Meropide. Furina took comfort in the group’s praise but reminded herself not to rely on the screen to change Fontaine’s prophecy.

• Arataki Itto guessed that sinners would be punished by dancing, while Zhongli suggested the title had something to do with water.
• Furina admitted she did not know who the sinner was, but vowed to punish her if she appeared in Fontaine.
• The video showed Paimon and Lumine preparing to leave the Fortress of Meropide, where Moraine handed them departure documents to sign.
• Paimon objected when Arataki Itto called her a flying dwarf lavender melon, and people in the chat questioned whether the pair were the sinners.
• Furina felt reassured by the chat’s praise, then rejected the hope that the screen could change the prophecy and resolved to sacrifice herself for Fontaine.

A tremor in the Fortress of Meropide led Lumine and Paimon to ask Wriothesley what had happened; he believed it came from above the surface and urged them to trust Neuvillette. As Lumine and Paimon prepared to leave, Furina resolved to defy the prophecy and protect Fontaine’s citizens.

• A powerful tremor shook the Fortress of Meropide as Paimon and Lumine spoke with Moraine, and Paimon suggested asking Wriothesley about it.
• Wriothesley told Paimon and Lumine that the tremor seemed to come from above the surface, not the seabed, and said Neuvillette was strong enough to trust.
• Neuvillette guessed that the tremor involved primordial sea water but declined to discuss the prophecy behind it.
• Furina clenched her fists and vowed to break the prophecy and bear its burden to protect every citizen of Fontaine.
• After finishing their paperwork, Lumine and Paimon said goodbye to Sigewinne and Wriothesley and prepared to visit Neuvillette on the surface.

Lumine and Paimon asked Neuvillette about Childe’s dream and the tremors at the Fortress of Meropide. Neuvillette connected the dream to Primordial Sea Water and revealed that the latest flood had hit Poisson hardest, leaving Navia and others determined to prepare.

• Lumine and Paimon visited Neuvillette, who finished reviewing an urgent report before speaking with them.
• Lumine told Neuvillette about her dream of Childe, and he suspected the water and whale in it were connected to the Primordial Sea.
• Lumine and Paimon asked Neuvillette about the tremors at the Fortress of Meropide, which Wriothesley believed came from above the water.
• Neuvillette reported that the flood damage was worst in Poisson and warned that a connection to the Primordial Sea could signal greater danger.
• Navia, Silver, Melus, and Sigewinne offered to help prepare Poisson for a possible future disaster.

Lumine and Paimon reached flood-ravaged Poisson, where they saw the devastation and suffering among its residents. As Navia described the crisis, Furina resolved not to let the disaster happen.

• Neuvillette stayed behind to prepare disaster-prevention plans and asked Lumine and Paimon to go to Poisson ahead of him.
• Lumine and Paimon arrived in Poisson and found ruins, cries for help, injured residents, and a grieving father.
• Neuvillette promised Navia that Fontaine would cover the costs of building flood defenses, while others comforted her.
• Furina watched the suffering in the video and vowed not to let the flood happen.
• Lumine and Paimon found Navia, who confirmed that the flood had caused a serious crisis and showed signs of strain from directing the response.

After the flood devastated Poisson, Navia organized rescue efforts and asked Lumine and Paimon to visit her father's grave with her. There, she broke down over the deaths of Melus and Silver and blamed herself for the rescue plan.

• A Spina di Rosula member reported an injured resident, and Navia arranged aid while explaining the flood's damage and the danger of Primordial Sea water.
• Navia checked Poisson's situation, issued orders, and then asked Lumine and Paimon to accompany her to her father's grave.
• At the cemetery, Lumine encouraged Navia to cry, and Navia's carefully maintained composure collapsed.
• Navia mourned Melus and Silver, saying they had been swept away while helping Poisson's residents, and blamed herself for agreeing to the rescue plan.
• Paimon asked whether she could do anything to help Navia.

Navia mourned Melus and Silver and struggled with guilt over failing to find their remains, but Paimon and Lumine reminded her that their sacrifice saved people and proved they were heroes. Navia accepted the support and resolved to protect the survivors as the story moved on with questions about the Primordial Sea Water still unanswered.

• Navia, Melus, and Silver recalled visiting Callas's grave and joked about being buried beside him someday.
• Lumine was moved by Navia's grief and became more determined to find her brother, while Venti cleansed Dvalin of impurities and sent him flying free.
• Navia apologized for breaking down and admitted she could not fulfill Melus and Silver's wish on her own.
• Navia gave Paimon the victims list, which included Giovanni, Francine, Desiree, Rianville, Ioleni, Esson, Melus, and Silver.
• Paimon and Lumine told Navia that Melus and Silver were heroes, not people who had to die in exchange for saving others.
• Navia vowed to protect Melus, Silver, and the other people on the list, while Yelan questioned what the guilty in Masquerade of the Guilty referred to.

Arlecchino revealed that the Fatui had helped Navia evacuate Poisson and supply the relief effort, then asked Lumine and Paimon to investigate nearby ruins tied to the prophecy. Navia joined them, determined to keep moving despite the deaths of Silver and Melus.

• Arlecchino told Navia that the Fatui had evacuated Poisson's residents and prepared supplies, easing the Spina di Rosula's relief efforts.
• Arlecchino said she wanted to prevent the prophecy and hoped Navia would help her in the future; Navia thanked her and accepted her condolences for Silver and Melus.
• Arlecchino asked Lumine and Paimon to explore nearby ruins connected to the prophecy because her people were occupied with relief work.
• Navia insisted on joining Lumine and Paimon, and Lumine agreed after considering that the exploration might help Navia cope with her grief.
• Arlecchino gave Lumine a map, and Paimon led the group toward the ruins.

Navia, Lumine, and Paimon explored ancient ruins filled with Primordial Sea Water, but the path behind them vanished and a collapsing bridge trapped them. Navia fell into the Primordial Sea despite Lumine’s attempt to save her, leaving everyone watching the footage distraught.

• Navia agreed to explore the ruins with Lumine and Paimon after the way back disappeared and they could not leave her behind.
• The three took a detour through the ruins and crossed a stone bridge that began to collapse beneath them.
• Navia fell behind as the bridge broke apart, and Lumine jumped after her when she plummeted into the Primordial Sea.
• The viewers reacted with shock and grief, while Navia reassured them that she was fine and said she needed to exercise more.

After Navia fell from the cliff, a strange green-filtered scene showed her reunited with Melus and Silver, who had supposedly just died. Confused and unable to remember her recent past, Navia met Giovanni and Benetti, whose names and faces felt familiar as the scene left the nature of her surroundings uncertain.

• Navia watched Melus and Silver appear before her in the eerie green scene, but she seemed dazed and did not recognize what was happening.
• Melus and Silver asked Navia whether she remembered their visit to check on Giovanni, and she recalled the dispute only vaguely.
• Giovanni thanked Navia for resolving his troubles, and Benetti offered her flower seeds as a token of gratitude.
• Navia accepted the seeds but grew confused when Benetti’s name seemed familiar, while her dizziness and memory gaps continued.

Navia was confused when Silver and Melus led her to a trial at the opera house, where the crowd treated her strangely and no judge was present. Riliane accused her of being so helpful that the people of Poisson could not live without her, and demanded that she be sentenced to stay with them forever.

• Silver and Melus urged Navia to hurry to the opera house for a trial, though she could not remember having a case.
• A young woman named Melusine appeared and also insisted that Navia was late for her trial.
• Navia arrived at the opera house to find a joyful crowd, an empty judge’s seat, and no Monsieur Neuvillette.
• Melus told Navia that she was allowed to stand at the defendant’s stand, and Navia asked what crime she had committed.
• Riliane praised Navia’s help to the Spina di Rosula and Poisson, then accused her of making everyone unable to live without her and demanded that she remain with them forever.

Navia was pressured by Riliane and the crowd to remain in Poisson, while Melus and Silver defended her right to choose. As the argument intensified, Navia remembered that everyone around her was dead and wondered whether she was dead too.

• Navia said she would stay in Poisson, prompting the crowd to celebrate and demand that she remain there forever.
• Silver and Melus warned Navia not to accept the crowd’s demands and argued that Riliane was treating her as a tool rather than an individual.
• Riliane claimed Navia’s kindness would eventually join their collective, while Melus and Silver rejected her version of justice.
• Navia’s headache worsened as the crowd and attendants argued, and Melus supported her.
• Navia remembered that the people were dead and questioned whether she was dead as well.

Navia faced a hostile trial where the people around her transformed into Oceanids and tried to trap her, until Neuvillette intervened and ended the proceedings. She woke from the vision grieving Silver and Melus, while viewers concluded that the people dissolved in the Primordial Sea had tried to keep her there.

• The hostile crowd demanded that Navia plead guilty, and Riliane accused Silver and Melus of betraying their own people.
• The people onstage transformed into Oceanids and closed in on Navia as she retreated.
• Neuvillette ordered the Oceanids to be silent, ended the trial, and took Navia away.
• Silver and Melus urged Navia to leave, then vanished as she departed, appearing briefly as Oceanids before returning to their original forms.
• Navia woke from the scene, and viewers surmised that the people dissolved in the Primordial Sea had set a trap to keep her there.

Navia woke after Neuvillette saved her from the primordial sea, believing Melus and Silver had protected her in her dream. Neuvillette tried to give her privacy by awkwardly drawing Lumine and Paimon aside, then discussed Sigewinne and struggled through small talk with them.

• Navia woke and recalled seeing Melus, Silver, and the others who died in Poisson in her dream.
• Neuvillette explained that two Oceanids had briefly held Navia above the water, allowing him to save her, and Navia realized Melus and Silver had saved her again.
• Neuvillette took Lumine and Paimon aside so Navia could recover in private, but Paimon found his awkward explanation strange.
• Lumine passed on Sigewinne's regards, and Neuvillette asked whether she was settling in well at the Fortress of Meropide.
• Paimon struggled to make conversation with Neuvillette, asked whether he was good at swimming, then abandoned the topic as too awkward.

Lumine, Paimon, Navia, and Neuvillette explored the deepest part of the ruins and found stone tablets depicting Fontaine’s prophecy. The missing first tablet appeared to contain a key clue, while the remaining images showed events leading to the nation’s destruction.

• Lumine asked everyone to help search for her older brother, and several groups and individuals offered their assistance.
• Neuvillette explained that he had gone to Poisson, learned what happened from The Knave, and followed the others to the ruins; Navia then recovered enough to continue exploring with him.
• The group fought through monsters and reached a dead end, where Lumine noticed images carved into an ancient stone wall.
• Paimon observed that the wall had once held four stone tablets, but the first was missing and its place had been damaged; an inscription described a nation that ought to be destroyed.
• Neuvillette connected the tablets to Fontaine’s prophecy, and the group saw images of people worshipping a floating island, the Hydro Archon surrounded by people in water, and the prophecy’s final scene of her weeping alone.

Lumine and her companions discovered that the murals in the ruins were out of order and linked their clues to Furina, prompting Neuvillette to decide to question her. After leaving the ruins, Navia and Neuvillette returned to their duties, and Neuvillette planned to confront Furina the next day.

• Neuvillette failed to uncover further clues from the third stone tablet, and Lumine realized the third and fourth tablets were in the wrong order.
• Navia and Neuvillette agreed that the murals’ sequence was inconsistent, while Neuvillette said the clues pointed to Furina and proposed visiting her.
• The group left the ruins, and Navia departed to return to the Spina di Rosula.
• Neuvillette told Lumine he would question Furina the next day and invited her to come along.
• Neuvillette insisted they could not delay addressing the prophecy because Poisson’s death list showed the danger was real.

Lumine and Paimon ran into Mona in Fontaine, where she explained her connection to the Hexenzirkel and warned them about the troubled water and the prophecy. Mona agreed to contact her master for help, then hurried away after realizing the commotion had drawn attention.

• Lumine and Paimon met Mona at Fleuve Cendre, and she explained that Megistus was a shared title used by her and her master, Astromancer Barbeloth Trismegistus.
• Mona said she was from Mondstadt and had come to Fontaine for a Steambird symposium about the prophecy, warning Lumine and Paimon not to touch the water.
• Mona explained that the prophecy might be real and powerful, and said the Hexenzirkel members could perform divination on that scale.
• Mona agreed to contact her master and tell Lumine and Paimon when she had news, then basked in Paimon's praise.
• When bartender Taito mentioned the commotion to Lumine and Paimon, Mona became embarrassed and slipped away to handle her own business.

Neuvillette confronted Furina over the prophecy and the dead, pressing her about the evidence found in the ruins. Furina continued to deny knowing anything, but Neuvillette revealed that he had discovered she had secretly been following the prophecy, and the scene ended as she tried to hide her alarm.

• Paimon and Lumine arrived at the Palais Mermonia and learned that Neuvillette and Furina were arguing.
• Neuvillette gave Furina the list of the deceased and urged her to help prevent further deaths, but she remained silent.
• Neuvillette questioned Furina about the three prophecy-related stone tablets, while Furina denied knowing anything about them.
• Furina privately reflected that keeping her secret was necessary and that the rest was up to Focalors.
• Neuvillette told Furina that his investigation showed she had been secretly following the prophecy and acting unlike her carefree public persona.
• Furina briefly showed panic at Neuvillette's accusations, then quickly resumed her usual expression.

Furina evaded Neuvillette’s questions about the prophecy and left him unable to learn what she was hiding. With time running short, Neuvillette, Lumine, and Paimon considered putting the Hydro Archon on trial to force the issue.

• Furina told Neuvillette to trust her, refused to discuss the prophecy further, and hurried away to watch her favorite opera.
• Lumine and Paimon entered Neuvillette’s office and learned that Furina had seemed flustered but had refused to reveal what was troubling her.
• Lumine suggested creating a situation Furina could not avoid, while Neuvillette said a trial might force her to speak.
• Paimon warned that Furina was skilled at trials and might spot flaws in their plan, so Neuvillette proposed approaching the scheme from different angles.