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"Not suitable."
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“Fontaine is a country of justice, and it values justice.” The girl rose slowly and gracefully.
Even if someone is to die, shouldn't they die knowing why?
If some people just die in such a muddled way, wouldn't that be incredibly unfair to both the victims and the laws of Fontainebleau?
Just as he said before—the case of the missing girl should not be revealed by him, or by the water god.
As a widely circulated and shocking case, if anyone were to solve it, it would surely make the front page of the Steambird newspaper, right?
The water god, destined to retreat into the background, has no need to seek these things anymore; that would only create more obstacles for the subsequent handover.
Jiang Qiao, the visitor from another world, clearly doesn't need the title of a hero to highlight her abilities.
"Okay, let's go."
"Ah...where to?" Funina was a little confused.
"Even though it's come to this point, we still need to be responsible for yesterday."
"What's the meaning...."
"literal meaning."
"Besides, how can we legally bring the culprit to justice without collecting enough evidence?" The blue-and-white-haired girl's signature single ponytail fluttered in the breeze outside the window, her gentle yet resolute colors reflected in her heterochromatic eyes. She gently raised her hand, which was covered by a silk glove, and took the dazed Ying's hand, leading her outside.
Fulina's face turned green at the sight—how could I have such a dream, seeing myself holding another girl's hand?
Huh? It wasn't a dream? Then it's alright.
This awkward feeling made Miss Funina, who was lagging behind, shout in annoyance:
"Hey, wait for me!"
"..."
"...The investigation you mentioned, is it Lu Jingquan?" Fu Ningna, who had followed, looked at 'Jiang Ningna' who had led Ying out of the opera house and then stopped in front of Lu Jingquan, and muttered with some exasperation:
"You're not planning to gather any intelligence from this place, are you?"
The spring sounds mysterious, but over the years, if you were to ask if it has anything special about it—Furina wouldn't believe it.
"Lujingquan is where the waters of Fontaine converge; all the waters eventually flow into it."
“Of course I know, but what does that have to do with the evidence we’re looking for?” Funina rolled her eyes, somewhat annoyed. “It’s not like it’ll just tell you something just because you’re standing here, is it?”
Shh~ Listen.
"Okay, okay... I'll listen, alright..." Seeing the blue-and-white-haired girl pointing with her index finger, Funina was somewhat unimpressed—she had played in this place countless times.
There's nothing unusual about it, let me hear it again.
What kind of sounds could there be?
The next moment, a familiar voice rang in Furina's ears:
"It's so long... so lonely... how much longer..."
So long... So lonely... How much longer...
A choked voice rang in her ears, making the fairy Ellie look at Jiang Qiao with some confusion, "What are you talking about, my reliable friend?"
"It wasn't me."
“Hey—but this voice…” Fairy Ellie wanted to say that the voice was clearly coming from [Furina], so who else could it be but 'Jiang Ningna'? But the next moment she herself felt that this was not very realistic.
After all, how could Jiang Qiao possibly let out such a fragile wail?
Wait, could it be that...
Ellie's gaze slowly fell on Fuchsia—Furina.
"..."
"No, it wasn't me! You must have misheard!" With a stiff and flustered expression, Funina tried to clear her name rather awkwardly, which made Ying a little strange—nobody seemed to think there was anything wrong with you (she was sure of it).
"What exactly happened?" Funina looked at Jiang Qiao with a guilty conscience and a sense of urgency.
How could she not recognize the source of that sentence—it was clearly the emotion she felt when she was crying alone in the dead of night?
Yes, it's just an emotion.
To keep it a secret, even when she was alone, Funina dared not confide in anyone and could only lament in her heart.
As it turned out, she actually heard that sound at Lu Jingquan...
Fu Ningna subconsciously thought this was Jiang Qiao's 'prank'. Even though theoretically this man shouldn't know about such a thing, she was sure he wouldn't do such a thing, despite their short time together.
If that's the case, then this revelation of her feelings made Funina somewhat apprehensive.
She might think—did she unknowingly reveal the complete 'truth'?
why...
Even when she was crying alone, she didn't dare to tell him the truth.
Even when it is clearly on my mind, I will still adhere to it.
Even so, is it still impossible for me to keep it?
Fu Ningna was somewhat apprehensive, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably—although using "Jiang Qiao" to express this emotion might seem a bit strange, Jiang Qiao's physical condition still had certain advantages.
Just as a brand-new machine tool will become worn out after being used by countless people, Funina was already overwhelmed by the lack of control over her own body. She didn't even realize that she was shedding tears.
Within this new body, although it is still difficult to suppress the mental pain, it is not as painful as it was after [Frinna].
The next moment, a gentle sensation slowly enveloped her—
Funina stared blankly as 'Funina' smiled gently at her, her slender hands, encased in silk gloves, lightly caressing her cheeks, bringing an unusual warmth.
Despite being intimately familiar with her own body, Funina still experiences a rather novel feeling when others perceive it from a different perspective.
Of course—and perhaps more importantly...
Regarding the acceleration of the heartbeat.
The unspoken meaning conveyed in his heterochromatic eyes seemed to be offering some comfort, or perhaps telling a story.
He comforted her in this way.
Denying that fear.
Thump thump~ A feeling she had never experienced before, an indescribable sense of comfort, made Funina's eyes well up with tears.
Subconsciously, she would think—Wow, Lady Funina is so handsome!
Such thoughts.
...Wait, am I not the real Furina?
Funina suddenly realized this.
"As I said, Lu Jingquan is where the waters of Fontaine converge; all the waters end here."
"Tears are naturally the same."
"Tears of joy and sorrow arise from the heart; only the most extreme and purest emotions can cause it to overflow—which also means that it becomes the vessel for those emotions."
"With all sorts of different emotions, all the waters converge here." Slender fingers lightly touched her chest. Although this body had nothing to offer in terms of its own merits, perhaps it was precisely for this reason that, without the obstruction of certain things, the beating of her heart became easier to feel.
...tears?
Funina, who was not ignorant, finally understood the reason, and she was both amused and exasperated.
After all, she never imagined that the most fatal flaw in the 'truth' she had been holding onto would be the tears she herself had shed.
This is truly...unacceptable truth.
The truth I've been holding onto almost slipped away because of this. If I had known about this sooner, I definitely...
...able to endure.
...Can you really tolerate it?
Fu Ningna was somewhat insecure.
Shedding tears is the only way I can vent my emotions. If even this only outlet is blocked, then... can I really hold on?
"The Dew Spring gathers the emotions of all waters, but it is not easy to connect with it." The blue-and-white-haired girl slowly squatted down, scooped up a handful of Dew Spring water, and the dampness seeped into her silk gloves, seeping out through the gaps.
"Only those who are compatible with the elements can form a connection with them."
This is also why Funingna approached Lu Jingquan countless times over the past five hundred years without noticing anything—after losing her divinity and divine heart, this body was completely a mortal.
In a sense, apart from the curse left by Fukaros, [Furina] is not even as good as an ordinary Fontaine.
At least those Fontaines, being essentially 'pure water spirits' in human skin, have a higher affinity for water elements.