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"Ms. Fulina, what do you think?"
Navelette asked seriously.
He didn't really like this approach, since Funina was quite unreliable in this regard.
However, as the 'Water Goddess', Funina has the right to interpret the 'Cardinal Decree' at the core of the Fontaine Trial.
However, the people of Fontaine have no idea how the "Cardinal Decree" works. So, wouldn't they have no choice but to ask the "Water God" himself, who is the creator of the "Cardinal Decree"?
The judgment of the god of justice can never be wrong... perhaps?
"Hey, are you okay?"
Fulina, standing to the side, asked in a low voice with some concern. Although Jiang Qiao was very composed when facing Clorinde, she was a little worried at this moment.
After all, facing subordinates and being on trial are completely different feelings.
For her, the most stressful thing was actually this kind of court hearing.
Winning is fine, but losing is the end!
'Furina' didn't speak, but rested her chin on her hand, feeling the gazes coming from all directions. Just as Furina was sweating bullets for him, wondering whether she should speak for him, he finally spoke:
"I regret that I do not intend to give my opinion so lightly—after all, as the God of Justice, I should not show favoritism in any form."
If it were in accordance with Funina's style, the most appropriate thing to do would naturally be to follow suit and start fabricating a case, then pin a crime on Miss Executioner and send her to Mero Petersburg.
Even if it's just to maintain the image of the water god, this is the right thing to do.
But Jiang Qiao still chose this answer.
Relying on the authority of the water god to make judgments is certainly an easy thing, but how can it be called 'justice' if gods constantly interfere in disputes between people?
What kind of lawmaker personally intervenes? The mere act of a deity issuing a biased statement is already undermining the 'justice' upheld by this nation.
Furina did that because she had no other choice; she had already given it her all by doing so.
What she upheld was not so-called 'justice,' but 'truth.'
Of course, saving the people of Fontaine from the prophecy can indeed be called a kind of justice, but since there is a choice, why should Jiang Qiao, as 'Funina', uphold one justice and abandon another?
Fu Ningna was a little flustered by this.
Okay, she had to admit that was indeed true, but our top priority right now is to be a good water god, my friend! If you do things this way, it's very easy to arouse suspicion among the people of Fontainebleau!
Miss Funina, who was wailing in her heart, could already imagine what the audience below the stage would say.
"Huh, this is different from before. Lady Funina didn't offer any advice."
"Sigh, indeed. I was hoping that Lady Funina would come up with some interesting deductions, but it's a bit boring."
See, see! I told you so! The people are already starting to get dissatisfied, and next they'll start questioning whether you're really the Water God!
Funina was in pain—she shouldn't have believed that this guy could play the role of 'Water God' well.
If I had known, I would have just used that method to get my body back directly!
"Hey, hurry up and explain to them, just like I usually do!" Miss Funina urged anxiously, desperate for a solution, without even considering whether Jiang Qiao knew what she usually did.
Jiang was naturally aware of this, but—well, I just wouldn't do it; I'd pretend to be silent and cool!
'Furina' looked down at the audience in the stands. Although her gaze was incredibly calm and gentle, her domineering aura was impossible to conceal.
After a moment of staring and exchanging glances, a lively discussion erupted from the opera house.
"Wow, Lady Funina looks really cool today."
"Indeed, Lady Funina really looks really cool today."
"Yes, I saw it in Liyue. What was it called? It made people bow down in worship..."
"She's not quite the same as the Lady Funina we knew before."
"Oh dear, how could we possibly understand the affairs of the gods? Besides, don't you like it?"
"Hehe, that makes sense. You know what... Lady Funina looks so cool like this. She was quite cute before, but she's even better now!"
"I am Lady Furninna's dog!"
"You're being a bit too harsh."
"Wang Wang!"
Listening to the noisy and somewhat frantic discussions of the crowd, Funina, who was worried that Jiang Qiao would mess things up, fell silent.
This is completely different from when I was here!
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Chapter 244 The Tortured Executioner
I originally thought the audience would have some problems after seeing 'Funina's' unusual performance, but... there wasn't a single problem!
Even though this guy was only temporarily replacing her, the way he received the look in her eyes was something even Fulina had never experienced before.
No... if I had to say, there are some, but even if they are both forms of 'worship of gods'.
She and Jiang Qiao are completely different!
She had to work hard and give it her all to perform, like a clown in a circus, just to barely get the people of Fontainebleau to see that emotion in their eyes. Then, in order to maintain that image, she had to continue with a second and a third performance.
And Jiang Qiao.
As 'Furina', what he gained was not the superficial kind that Furina could barely obtain through pretense and bluffing, but genuine 'god worship'.
"...It's not that much different."
Looking at 'Furina' sitting on the throne, and trying to compare herself to her, Furina muttered to herself.
—It's the same body, but in Miss Funina's hands it became a 'mascot,' while in Jiang's hands it truly became the revered 'Queen of Waters, Lands, Peoples and Laws.'
Ms. Funina was both somewhat indignant and puzzled by this.
"You'll get used to it. The reliable me is always exceptionally skilled at using other beautiful girls' bodies," Fairy Airi reassured him, then nodded as if certain: "Yeah, it's awful!"
"quiet."
The dull thud of a cane striking the ground silenced the opera house.
Navelette looked toward the defendant in the dock.
"Do you have the right to defend yourself against the accusations made by the accused?"
The answer—only silence.
"please answer my question."
"..." Ying blinked her eyes cutely, looking completely bewildered.
The Supreme Judge fell into a brief silence.
Then he warned:
"If you do not speak, I will assume that you have waived your right to argue."
“I need to tell you that even if you try to remain silent, you cannot escape the guilt of the trial, and you may even be deemed to have a bad attitude, and your punishment will be doubled as a result.”
The blonde girl remained silent.
"Could this child be mute?"
"It might really be true. She hasn't said a word since just now."
"Oh, what a pity, such a cute little girl is mute."
"Are you crazy? She's the killer of a series of missing teenage girls."
"Could this little mute really be one?"
"Who says a mute person can't be a bad person?"
The audience was talking a lot.
"quiet."
"The defendant, Ying, displayed a hostile attitude and refused to cooperate. As the Supreme Judge, I will act in accordance with the laws of Fontainebleau..."
"Wait a moment."
Just as Navelette was about to deliver her verdict, she stopped, looked at 'Furina' in the stands, and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Please do not interfere with my judgment."
Fontaine upholds the laws of justice, claiming that even gods are judged. Therefore, although the water goddess Funina, as an observer, holds a high position and is even directly Vilette's superior and the leader of Fontaine, the solemn judgment will not tolerate her arbitrary interference.
Of course, Funina rarely interferes.
"I'm sorry, but I disagree with that."