Furina seemed somewhat shaken.
"…That's right. I heard you came to Teyvat from beyond the sea of stars. That means you never belonged here…"
"Well, if everything in Teyvat is a drama on stage, then you are merely an audience member in the opera house, right?"
[Just now she said the soundproofing here isn't good, hahaha]
[There's still Paimon next to her, Paimon, out!]
[Audience member my ass. From Mondstadt to Fontaine, what trivial matters haven't I gotten involved in?]
"If it's you…"
Furina was still hesitating.
But at a time like this, Lumine couldn't force her. That would only produce the opposite effect.
Speak, Furina. If you speak, this farce won't have to continue.
That was what Lumine hoped in her heart.
On one side was the Hydro Archon of Fontaine, on the other was Fontaine's Chief Justice and the people frightened by the prophecy.
Lumine herself was the one caught in the middle.
If Furina remained silent, she hoped it wouldn't turn into a direct confrontation between two peak powers.
Just as Furina was about to open her mouth, the four sides of the house unfolded.
Lumine was still one step too late.
They had already arrived at the opera house.
Lumine had done her utmost. Next, it would depend on both sides to handle it themselves.
Everyone began explaining what they had done in this plan.
Only when facing Clorinde did a trace of disappointment flash in Furina's eyes.
Furina's exaggerated performance was something Lumine really couldn't bear to watch anymore. Clearly they had been so close to not needing this absurd performance.
Lumine casually found a front-row seat and sat down.
She was not a Fontaine native, so what happened next had nothing to do with her.
The prosecution side was represented by Navia, Lyney, Charlotte, and others.
They began questioning Furina from all angles…
In the end, under the verdict of the Oratrice Mécanique d'Analyse Cardinale, the [Hydro Archon] was sentenced to death…
Lumine, seated in the audience, furrowed her brows tightly. "…Death penalty?"
Not only Lumine — even Chief Justice Neuvillette questioned the Oratrice's ruling this time.
He had only wanted to prove that Furina was impersonating the Hydro Archon.
But did this crime really warrant a sentence as severe as the death penalty…
After all, since the Oratrice had existed, it had never once handed down a death sentence!
[It said the 'Hydro Archon' death penalty, not Furina. Didn't you say she was impersonating?]
[That's true!]
[Then does that mean Fufu doesn't have to die?]
[She's in the gacha pool, how could she die]
[Exactly. Also, the prophecy is about the Hydro Archon weeping on her throne, okay? What the hell is a death penalty?]
While everyone was discussing heatedly, Freminet arrived at the scene.
He had finally completed the task the Knave had given him.
He found the last stone tablet.
It could also be called the 'first stone tablet.'
Lumine was called onto the stage because she had also seen the contents of the tablets before.
After seeing the content of this one, the entire truth became clear at a glance.
It depicted the former Hydro Archon using her divine power to transform Oceanids into humans.
"I believe I have already understood what the Hydro Archon's crime truly is… This concerns Fontaine's lost history."
After Neuvillette finished interpreting, he gave a summary of everything.
After all, the people of Fontaine had the right to know the truth:
In the earliest days of Fontaine, the former Hydro Archon sensed her subjects — the Oceanids — longing to live on land.
The Oceanids envied humans.
Human beauty and romance fascinated them. Transforming into humans became the wish of the Oceanids.
However, although water is closely linked to life, as one of the Seven Sovereigns of the mortal world, the Hydro Archon did not possess the potential to create humans.
But he thought of a way — by stealing power from the planet's Primordial Sea. He transformed those Oceanids into human form…
[So Fontaine originally had pure-blooded land humans?]
[They all did, right? Just like Liyue, which was originally divided into Guili Assembly and Liyue Harbor]
The Hydro Archon also used their blood vessels to wrap the Primordial Sea water inside their bodies.
Thus creating mimetic humans.
So when Fontaine people came into contact with Primordial Sea water again, the power within their bodies would break free from its restraints and return to the Primordial Sea.
Their current forms would dissolve, turning them back into Oceanids.
Of course, the Hydro Archon's unauthorized creation of humans had never received approval from the Heavenly Principles.
Therefore, the Hydro Archon and the people of Fontaine had long borne the original sin of [stealing the power of the Primordial Sea].
"…This is the origin of the Fontaine people."
[Welcome to the Hydro Dragon Lecture Hall]
[I'm completely confused]
[Actually, it was still guessable, right? Lots of hints from the Lochfolk]
The audience exploded.
"You… I… We are actually humans transformed from Oceanids?"
"This is a bit too much information for me. I've decided to forget what the Chief Justice just said…"
[Discharged!]
[Giving up already?]
[CPU burned out hhhh]
While doubting themselves, some people also spoke up for the Hydro Archon.
"If that's the case, how can we let the Hydro Archon be sentenced to death? She created us!"
…
This information was too shocking for the people of Fontaine.
They needed some time to digest it.
On Neuvillette's side, he continued speaking with Lumine about the stone tablets.
This is the Nation of Water, the nation of justice and judgment.
The water in the stone tablets could also be understood as judgment.
If interpreted this way, what was happening right now was the content of the third stone tablet.
Furina sat alone on the high seat, undergoing 'judgment'…
Lumine's expression looked very bad. "It seems… we are completely controlled by fate."
"The prophecy will definitely happen. Is this the feeling of being unable to escape destiny?"
Paimon panicked. "If that's the case, the scene on the 4th stone tablet might appear very soon."
[Can you even say that?]
[Don't jinx it, crow mouth]
[Fontaine is doomed]
No sooner had the words been spoken than the Devouring Whale felt it would be rude to Paimon if it didn't appear now.
In an instant, the opera house shook, and a void rift opened above the audience seats.
The world-destroying whale from the world-formula calculation had arrived!