"An illegal organization, huh..." Furina murmured to herself.
"Yes, Lady Furina, but... this organization is a bit special." Cecily paused before speaking.
Furina, however, became interested and asked. "Tell me, how is it special?"
"They seem to be related to solving the prophecy crisis."
"What did you say?" Furina's eyes widened sharply, a hint of panic and excitement involuntarily crept into her tone. "Is that true?"
"Yes, but the outcome doesn't seem optimistic. Rene, the organization's leader, and his deputy, Jacob, once accidentally fused with Abyss power, greatly enhancing their bodies. Therefore, Rene attempted to use this method to solve the prophecy crisis, but unfortunately, he failed in his experiment on his assistant, Carter, which proved that Jacob's situation was an isolated case. And because their research involved Abyss power, I initially judged them to be an illegal organization."
Cecily concisely narrated the situation to Furina.
Furina's initially excited mood was like having a can of cold water poured over it, but at least she saw some hope.
"Since they have some leads, let's observe them for now."
Nothing is more important than the prophecy.
They haven't done anything out of line yet, so the best approach is to wait and see.
Currently, only three people in the Fontaine official circles know about the Narzissenkreuz Ordo; not even Neuvillette knows.
If you include the red-eyed girl who has been secretly listening in the inner space, then it's four people.
The door closed, only Furina and Rina remained in the room.
"Other Me, do you think Rene's idea can succeed?" Furina asked Rina after returning to her inner space.
Regarding the prophecy, Rina no longer hesitated and spoke directly.
'I don't favor this plan. Anything involving the Abyss is anything but good. Even if it was to succeed, it'll definitely come with huge risks and drawbacks. Besides, hasn't "Mirror Me" already found a way?'
"..."
Furina was silent for three seconds.
"Let them try. An extra possibility is good. If they go too far, I will stop them in time."
'As you wish.' Rina threw out this sentence. She seemed to disagree with Furina's idea but didn't try to dissuade her...
Time passed like this, and the Fontaine Task Force secretly monitored the Narzissenkreuz Ordo. Due to their small numbers and elite status, no one actually discovered them.
The matter of Rene and Jacob coming to Petrichor Town for inspection was also known to Cecily.
Rene came up with the idea of extracting the consciousness of all Fontaine people to unify them under his control, elevating his status to become a powerful consciousness capable of rivaling the world, thereby ensuring that the dissolved consciousnesses of the Fontaine people would forever exist within his acquired consciousness.
It was a very bold, even anti-intellectual plan, but he believed it was worth a try.
The Fontaine Task Force didn't know about this plan yet, but Cecily and Furina knew that Rene and Jacob had returned to the original site of Narzissenkreuz Institute.
During this time, Furina placed the task of monitoring the Narzissenkreuz Ordo as her top priority, listening to Cecily's reports weekly.
After extensive research, Rene finally discovered the method to unify all consciousnesses: the 'Holy Sword'. He calculated the location for receiving consciousnesses and built a tall tower at that location, named 'Tower of Gestalt'.
During this period, the influence of Narzissenkreuz Ordo grew increasingly large and many members of the academy held significant influence in Fontaine.
At this point, if Cecily couldn't investigate anything, she might as well not be captain.
After a long period of intelligence gathering, Cecily finally understood Rene's plan, so she urgently sought out Furina.
Furina was initially excited and thrilled when she heard Rene had found a method, but after Cecily meticulously explained the full scope, Furina's heart, which had almost flown out, settled down.
"Such a plan could indeed save Fontaine. But is surviving as consciousness truly surviving? This is the worst method..." Furina fell into thought.
Rina silently listened to the full scope and also began to ponder.
'Undeniably, to devise such a plan, he is indeed a genius. Although it's the worst outcome for passing the prophecy crisis, he is just a human solving a curse sent down by the Heavenly Principles, which is already quite remarkable.'
Rina now had a hint of admiration for Rene.
But if this were truly the outcome, she wouldn't accept it, Furina wouldn't accept it, Focalors wouldn't accept it, and the people of Fontaine certainly wouldn't accept it.
Finally, after discussions among the three, the decision was made to continue observing Rene's actions.
At this time, Neuvillette was still diligently reviewing important documents, completely unaware. Of course, he knew about an organization building the Tower of Gestalt; it was all out in the open, so it was impossible not to know.
Subsequently, Rene dissolved himself according to the plan, which failed.
Jacob strictly kept this situation confidential, but Cecily, being very capable, still managed to obtain this information.
When the news was brought to Furina, she felt quite regretful.
But Rina didn't think so; such a genius couldn't simply depart so easily. During Rene's absence, Jacob managed the academy and sought ways to restore Rene.
After research, a method was conceived, but the risk was extremely high. Jacob experimented on discordant voices within the academy, an action that naturally caught Cecily's attention. When Furina learned of it, her moral compass could not accept such human experimentation.
At the same time, this was also nearing Rina's bottom line. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could just go and grab Jacob.
Finally, they calmed down and decided to continue observing.
Jacob ultimately succeeded.
Rene was resurrected, transforming into Narzissenkreuz. Carter's will was transplanted into a Hilichurls body, named Caterpillar.
As time passed, the influence of the Narzissenkreuz Ordo grew larger and larger. The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale finally noticed this force and Neuvillette had only just learned about it. The Court of Fontaine began to send people to investigate.
After the first dispatched agent was dissolved during the investigation, Furina and Rina finally couldn't bear it any longer.
Furina, in her capacity as the Hydro Archon, called a halt to the investigation. After years of continuous monitoring, the Fontaine Task Team had basically understood the Narzissenkreuz Ordo.
Alain's father, Emmanuel, also avoided the fate of being dissolved.
After discussions with Neuvillette, the Narzissenkreuz Ordo was ultimately designated as an illegal radical organization. Finally, after a council meeting, Furina, Neuvillette, and Alain signed their names, issuing the document for the eradication of the Narzissenkreuz Ordo.
Alain and Mary-Ann were childhood playmates with Rene and Jacob at Narzissenkreuz Institute. They eventually broke ties due to Rene's experiments on Carter and joined the Marechaussee Hunters with Mary-Ann.
This time, Alain still tried to dissuade Rene, but to no avail.
There was no other way now; the Narzissenkreuz Ordo ultimately ended up on opposing sides.
A purge targeting the Narzissenkreuz Ordo was about to begin...