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Even so, most Fontainebleau residents would find it difficult to perceive the various emotions hidden within this Lujingquan spring.
"So... the reason we came here?" Having adapted to her 'new voice,' Ying still found everything on this continent fascinating, especially when gazing at the magical Dew Spring.
Unfortunately, because she did not resonate with the Statue of the Seven, Miss Ying, as a completely original player, was completely unable to establish any connection with the fountain without elemental power.
"Looking for witnesses."
"...witness?"
"Will the mastermind behind that series of teenage girl disappearances have witnesses? And why come all the way here to look for them?"
The characteristic of a series of missing girls is that there is basically no trace of them, except for the victims... no, even the victims leave almost no trace. Knowing this, the fairy Airi, who possesses the memories of Paradise Airi, would find this somewhat strange.
Even if this is a place where all rivers converge, and one can hear words that ordinary people cannot hear, how can they find what they need in it?
"For this kind of thing, you just need to ask the victims."
'Furina' spoke quite naturally—but what she said made Ying and Furina widen their eyes and shrink back.
"Hey...don't scare me!"
Funina retorted somewhat discontentedly, "Where did this victim come from... no, how do you talk about victims?!"
While Teyvat does have the concept of ghosts, this is mainly concentrated in Liyue and Inazuma. As for Fontaine—with the gods in such a state, how can you expect people to have any reverence for ghosts?
That being said, Funina was somewhat afraid of ghosts and other scary things.
...Hmm, that sounds pretty absurd—a water god who's afraid of ghosts!
But there's nothing we can do about it, since she has practically no fighting ability.
It's understandable to be afraid of ghosts, which are extremely threatening and could be deadly.
The blue-and-white-haired girl simply smiled, offering no explanation, and uttered two words:
"Washe".
"Waxie? Who is Waxie?" Funina was a little confused, but Miss Ying seemed to sense something and became alert, looking around.
next moment--
The water surges.
"Whoa! Where is this place!" Fu Ningna looked around in a panic and couldn't help but exclaim. She subconsciously moved closer to 'Fu Ningna's' body. Ying, who was standing to the side, glanced at her and realized something was wrong. With a feeling of inexplicable displeasure, she protected 'Jiang Ningna' in front of her.
"Waa...waa...waa..."
"A pure water sprite?!" The enormous 'Fuqiao' looked particularly comical standing behind the short girl 'Jiang Ningna', but she quickly noticed the source of the anomaly and looked at the pure water sprite in front of her with some surprise, who kept murmuring a certain name.
As a water goddess, Funina was naturally familiar with the pure water spirits, who were the followers of the previous water goddess. She even once wanted to use their power—but sadly, the pure water spirits didn't really respect her as the new water goddess.
Basically, most of the pure water spirits in Fontainebleau have run away, leaving behind only murky water phantoms that are impossible to communicate with.
Unexpectedly, there was one in Lujing Spring.
Hmm, this one doesn't seem to be very smart.
Funina carefully observed the other person and made a judgment based on their dazed appearance.
"...Vashe? Ah, is that my Vashe?"
The pure water spirit, gradually awakening from its daze, called out softly, but upon gazing at the blue-and-white-haired girl, it gasped in surprise:
"...Lady Funina?!"
Although their situation is different from that of the other pure water spirits in Fontaine, as a combination of all waters, even if their memories are scattered and everything in the past is shattered, they cannot forget their memories of the water god.
After all, Fucarus was the queen of the waters.
"What should I call you now?...How about Vinier?"
Jiang Ningna calmly looked up at the special pure water spirit, and after a moment of contemplation, her peaceful words revealed a hint of inquiry.
"...You know my name?" The Pure Water Sprite was somewhat surprised.
“Of course, how could the water goddess forget the names of her people?” the girl said naturally, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “I know everything about you—as the ‘Queen of Waters, Lands, Peoples, and Laws,’ isn’t this the most basic thing?”
The blue-and-white-haired girl raised her arm slightly, her words incredibly sincere—no one would believe she was lying.
Ying, standing behind him, stared with shining eyes.
So handsome!
—As expected of the person I've chosen! (Proudly)
of course.
Miss Funina, the person in question, felt as if ants were crawling all over her body.
Why are you so skilled!
Of course—what's even more torturous is that the righteous Water God is watching a fake Water God... well, the righteous Water God's agent and the fake Water God's agent—watching 'Jiang Ningna' frantically waving the Water God's banner.
Funina's feelings at this moment were extremely complicated—I'm just a useless piece of trash!
"Really, Lady Funina?"
"Really, really, people from Fontainebleau don't lie to people from Fontainebleau." Jiang Ningna said without batting an eye—he probably knew the general plot, but not the specifics. In reality, it wasn't a problem for Jiang Qiao.
For him, if he wanted to understand a person, all he needed to do was obtain that memory.
If needed, Jiang Qiao could just peek at the bottom of this pure water sprite and he would know exactly what color underwear it was wearing.
"Phew... As expected of you... But let's not use that name after all."
"As you can see, I am the convergence of all, and that name..."
Do you know Vascher?
"That's exactly why we've come." In response to the questioning from the pure water sprite, the blue-and-white-haired girl calmly replied, "Evil doesn't always exist outside the laws of Fontaine, and Fontaine's justice will never allow villains to create more victims."
"...If only you had come earlier."
Why didn't you come sooner?
After a brief silence, the pure water sprite's ethereal voice revealed a hint of regret and a touch of melancholy.
—Our God, if you had realized it sooner, wouldn't there have been fewer sacrifices?
Undoubtedly, the sensitive Funina noticed the reason for this emotion.
She lowered her head, feeling somewhat guilty and remorseful.
But the next moment, Jiang Ningna took her hand.
"This is indeed my dereliction of duty."
"I won't refuse."
As the girl spoke, her heterochromatic eyes remained calm and undisturbed, like a safe haven.
"There's no need for that, there's no need for that at all."
“Our God, we do not wish to blame you for anything,” the water sprite said in utmost gentleness.
Although she was incredibly ruthless in her treatment of Vasher, she was not inherently evil—after all, the Water Sprite was a symbol of purity. It was only because of Vasher's wickedness that countless resentments and anger came together.
But when it comes to Funina, although they might complain that this goddess of Fontaine discovered it too late, they wouldn't really criticize her.
In particular—Furina's tears also blended into the water.
Although the water sprites were not actually aware of this, they could vaguely sense the hardships involved.
"I know."
He made this promise in the name of the God of Justice.
"I will stop Vasher's sins here."
Chapter 248 The Justice of Fengdan Should Be Like This
Once they learned the details of the pure water sprite known as the 'Sacrifice', needless to say, everything about the 'serial disappearances of girls' was no longer a mystery to them.
At least, they now know the real culprit, named Vasher, and what he has done.
However, ever since she broke free from the consciousness space of that pure water spirit, Funina has been in a depressed state.
Jiang Ningna's gaze met that of the fairy Ai Li, and as if by telepathy, the latter spoke to Ying in her sweet, childlike voice:
"Ying, shall we go explore other places?"
"Ok?"
Ying was a little confused, but after seeing the two people in front of her, she seemed to realize something and nodded.
She and the fairy Ellie left first, leaving only Funina and Jiang Qiao behind.
As dusk deepens, a pair of wind-up mechanisms can be seen dancing gracefully in the dance floor; these are the "Ice Wind Dance" songs by Pelia and Copelios, designed by the Fontaine Academy of Sciences.
Although different from humans, the spring mechanism, seemingly imbued with a soul, dances endlessly on the dance floor to the lyrical music, creating a truly remarkable sight.
"What are you thinking about?"
The clear, melodious voice of a young girl belonging to this body broke the harmony of the music, just as a pebble thrown into calm water broke the momentary silence.