After a brief chat between Furina and Navia, Navia left Palais Mermonia, citing that she didn't want to disturb their work any further.
After all, her main purpose for coming this time was to apologize. Since she had already received Furina's approval and undertaken the task of 'better developing Fontaine', she needed to put these things into practice.
Otherwise... anything she said would just be empty promises.
Watching Navia's hurried departure, Furina sighed softly, then said,
"I truly haven't blamed any of them.
Putting myself in their shoes... they were just a bit anxious, but in that situation... it's normal for them to be anxious."
At this point, Furina paused slightly, then looked up at Mr. Yuto, who was smiling beside her, and after a moment of thought, asked,
"Recently... those rumors in Fontaine... were they spread by you?"
Mr. Yuto, of course, knew what Furina meant by 'those rumors'. He nodded gently and then said knowingly,
"There are two reasons. One is to rationalize the information that 'God does not possess divine power' in the hearts of the people, and the other... is for you to receive what you deserve."
"Once a 'lie' is exposed to the world, it is no longer a lie, but this also means you will still be misunderstood, and it might even be difficult to live a normal life."
"Using the actions of Palais Mermonia as endorsement can effectively prevent this situation from occurring,
After all... no one will contend with a 'truth' that has received official recognition and has already become an established fact in everyone's hearts."
At this point, Mr. Yuto slowly crouched down, looked up at Furina, and then said softly,
"No matter what, you have truly protected them, haven't you?"
Furina looked into his sea-blue eyes, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Over the past five hundred years... he had accompanied her through one act after another, silently bearing it all.
The stage where the two of them performed was only separated by a wall, just as his and her rooms were only separated by a wall.
And now... he was still considering her, thinking for her, considering all sorts of possible situations and responding promptly.
"Perhaps... that's why I like him?"
Furina tilted her head, her gaze meeting Mr. Yuto's directly. After a brief silence, Furina slowly extended her arms, wrapped them around Mr. Yuto's neck, and then rested her small head on his shoulder.
The girl's delicate nose twitched slightly, as if sniffing Mr. Yuto's reassuring scent, then she slowly whispered into his ear,
"Thank you for everything you've done... both in the past and now..."
Hearing this, Mr. Yuto was first stunned, then he also extended his arms to embrace Furina, and likewise said into her ear,
"This is what I should do, Lady Furina."
A ray of sunlight streamed into the room through the translucent glass window, accurately illuminating Little Sanhua's glossy fur.
It tilted its little cat head slightly, looking at its two masters who were in a tender embrace, a hint of incomprehension in its eyes.
It couldn't understand, because it was just a cat.
...
While Mr. Yuto and Furina were having their tender moment... Navia encountered Lumine and Paimon on the streets of Fontaine, who were looking for commissions to do.
"So... Navia, you came to apologize to Furina today?"
Paimon asked for confirmation, shaking her little head.
"Yes, that's right. What I did was somewhat inappropriate, and those words truly hurt Furina. I think... no matter what my stance, I should apologize to Lady Furina."
Hearing this, Lumine and Paimon both fell silent.
They had heard many things about Furina these past two days, and among them, the most widely circulated and highly recognized was that Furina had exchanged her divine power for the end of The Prophecy.
Perhaps for some reason, Furina couldn't reveal this matter; all she could do was silently endure, waiting for the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale to accumulate to a point where it could resolve everything.
As the accuser, Lumine had asked Furina three questions at the time, and the first two had been cleverly evaded by Furina.
As for the last question... with Mr. Yuto's return and the truth now revealed, everything had received a reasonable explanation.
In other words... based on the current situation, they couldn't prove that Furina wasn't the Water God, but...
"What about the light that the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale emitted at the end?"
"And why does Mr. Yuto have the same 'Demon King Armed' as the Vanguard? And why did he know about the impending disaster in advance?"
These three questions had lingered in Lumine's mind ever since The Prophecy ended, leaving her completely baffled.
Just as Lumine was still pondering these questions, Paimon's somewhat displeased voice entered her ear.
"Hey! Why are you spacing out again!"
"Lumine? Are you okay?"
Hearing this, Lumine subconsciously looked up, seeing the somewhat worried Navia in front of her, and gently shook her head.
"I'm fine, I was just thinking... we should also apologize to Furina."
"After all... based on the current analysis, we really did wrong her."
Lumine said with a slightly heavy tone.
Although from a past perspective, their actions were all for the people of Fontaine, the essence of the matter doesn't change because of your original intention. Wronging someone is wronging someone, and that is an undeniable fact.
Hearing this, Navia nodded slightly, then said,
"Actually... what both Mr. Yuto and Lady Furina need is an attitude; whether or not to apologize isn't truly important."
"Of course, apologizing and proactively offering to help develop Fontaine are the best ways to show your stance."
Lumine nodded gently, then bid farewell to Navia and walked towards Palais Mermonia with Paimon.
No matter which method she chose, on this journey to visit Teyvat... she would eventually need to get some information from Mr. Yuto.
Of course, she also needed to verify a fact and wanted to know where Mr. Yuto's seemingly prophetic ability came from.
At the same time, Lumine also wanted to ask Mr. Yuto if he was the same kind of person as her.
If he was a 'Descender' from beyond the sea of stars.
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