"Huh? Cried about what? Ah~ indeed, this morning's Fontaine Opera was truly touching; I was still savoring it just now."
"Hmph, but then it was ruined by those ill-mannered fellows."
, Furina quickly reverted to her usual performing state.
For her… this matter was more important.
Although she had thought of giving up, that was merely a thought.
If she gave up… it would be equivalent to denying the pain she had endured for the past five hundred years. If she gave up… it would prove that the past five hundred years were meaningless.
She still wanted to save everyone, so she had to continue performing.
After saying this, Furina crossed her arms, her small head slightly raised, and continued to tally their sins.
"They actually dared to question God… so I decided to disappear to show them. When they discover God is gone, they'll surely be as anxious as ants on a hot pan."
"Of course, and that fellow, Neuvillette, he must be very anxious now, right? Who told him to question me too…"
Furina tilted her head slightly, as if she had some complaints about Neuvillette's previous attitude.
Of course, other emotions might have been acted, but Furina's current attitude towards Neuvillette was indeed the most genuine.
She was truly dissatisfied.
However, just as she was about to say something more, a sound suddenly came from the opposite bank of the river where she was.
"Hey! Over there, the Water God is there!"
"Quick! Follow, and get everything clarified!"
"We can't keep living in fear like this! We must get to the bottom of this today!"
Seemingly sensing the actors' signal, Paimon immediately spoke to Furina, who was still a bit dazed:
"Th-those people seem to be coming for you, Furina!"
Paimon's words instantly interrupted Furina's thoughts, and she could only stammer out a casual excuse:
"…Is, is that so? They're probably fervent fans who want to see me but can't get in line…"
"This isn't according to the rules, we can't let them succeed!"
Having said that, Furina took off, fleeing in a direction not far away.
Paimon, however, watched the gradually disappearing figure, feeling a bit uncomfortable inside.
She tilted her head slightly, looking at Lumine beside her, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.
Lumine also hesitated, but this hesitation was quickly washed away.
"For more people to survive… I can only trouble you for a bit, Furina…"
Lumine shook her head slightly, then chased after them with Paimon.
...
"Hey! Furina, there's a hidden room here, quick, go in and hide before they catch up!"
Paimon loudly told Furina, who was clearly in a panic.
Furina was startled at first, and before she could even open her mouth to ask what was going on, Lumine and Paimon had already reached the entrance of the room.
"Hurry up! They're coming!"
Furina, whose brain had already crashed due to the sudden arrival of those "citizens," couldn't bother with so many things now. She could only follow them hastily into the room to avoid the commotion.
And this was their plan.
In their opinion, Furina's mind was quite meticulous. To bring her to the target location without any warning… that would be quite difficult.
But if they put pressure on her, and constantly interrupted her thought process…
Then she would easily fall into this trap.
Clearly, their plan had succeeded.
After resting for a while in the metal room, a sudden tremor made the three people inside a bit panicked.
"W-waaah! What happened?! Is it an earthquake?!"
Furina, who had just escaped the pursuit, was slightly frightened. She was afraid that her location had been discovered by those "rioters," and that they would take the room along with her.
Paimon, however, gently shook her head, speculating:
"Maybe another disaster happened somewhere? After all, before Beryl Region had trouble last time… there seemed to be a similar earthquake."
Hearing this, Furina lowered her head slightly, her expression momentarily becoming dejected.
"It… appeared again?"
How many people would die this time? Last time, with Yuto's help… she was able to preserve her reputation.
But this time… Yuto was gone, and how many lives would this disaster take away?
Furina didn't know.
Paimon looked at Furina, whose expression was unusual, then exchanged glances with Lumine beside her before speaking:
"Um, you don't have to worry too much for now. Neuvillette has already prepared an emergency plan, so it shouldn't be a big problem this time."
"…Mm."
Furina nodded gently, then lowered her head and stopped speaking.
Lumine then asked at this moment:
"Furina, these past years… have you never stopped investigating The Prophecy?"
Furina was silent for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded gently.
"Yes, for hundreds of years, I have never stopped investigating The Prophecy."
"My eyes and ears are spread across the entire continent, collecting information for me, and I have tried many methods to keep Fontaine's sea level from rising further."
"But all of this was ultimately in vain. Many, many years ago, I recognized this fact."
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