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"Oh?"

Navia, who was about to touch the spring, suddenly became interested and turned her head away.

This caused Marcel's expectant expression to freeze instantly.

Go ahead and touch it! Go ahead and touch it!

Damn it, why don't you touch it?!

Looking at Navia and the others gathered around his lab bench, a shadow fell over Marcell's once bright eyes.

There are Jacob's records there, as well as his own experimental records. Once you read them, you will definitely have some understanding of the waters of the Primordial Ocean of the Fetal Sea. This also means that after discovering the threat posed by the waters of the Primordial Ocean of the Fetal Sea, that leech is even less likely to touch them.

In that case, don't blame me.

You won't touch me, huh? You won't stay with me? Then you can forget about living!

Come directly!

“Vashe…I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere before.” The mute girl’s somewhat sweet voice made Marcellus, who was about to turn hostile, stop in his tracks.

He looked at Ying, who was flipping through the records he had stored here, with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty in his expression.

It's not surprising to know this from the above. Even though he had destroyed everything from the past, he still left behind bits and pieces of memories with Vinier out of nostalgia.

But—if you learned the name Václav from somewhere else...

Marcel, who was about to strike, endured the pain and spoke urgently, "I have done extensive business in Fontainebleau and consider myself quite knowledgeable. I have never heard of such a person, such a name. Where did you hear this name from?"

Because of his concern for this issue, he even forgot to be mindful of his words and questioned the matter almost without restraint.

"It probably came from Funina."

"She said that the island of Iriye is where all waters converge, and water can carry emotions. As a water goddess, it shouldn't be strange that she can sense the emotions in the water, right?"

"Speaking of which, the people of Fontaine are actually able to be dissolved into water by the primordial waters of the primordial sea... Fairy Ellie, I remember Frinna saying that the origin of Fontaine was the previous water god... Could this characteristic also be a gift from that previous water god? Although it's a bit terrifying, it also seems a bit magical."

The fairy Ellie nodded in approval, then asked with some curiosity:

“Indeed, it’s almost like magic. Speaking of which… since the former water god allowed the people of Fontaine to turn into water, could Funina do something similar?”

"what do you mean?"

“Since the previous water god could do this, there’s no reason why the current water god can’t, especially since Funina seems quite powerful.” Fairy Ellie tilted her head.

"Even if it's impossible to turn people into water, wouldn't it be a good thing to be able to turn people who have been submerged in water back into people?"

"Click."

At that moment, it sounded like some kind of glass object falling to the ground and shattering.

Chapter 252 Funina Eliminates Three Evils

Undoubtedly, Marcellus lacked the talent for this field. Even with Jacob's notes, his attempt to win back his lover was a ridiculous "exhaustive method," dissolving one innocent girl after another into water in the hope of uncovering the secret.

If Mebius were to comment, this fool's actions could hardly be called research; at best, they could only be described as murder, like a human looking at an ant's nest and pouring hot water into it to satisfy their curiosity.

However, Marcel stood frozen in place, looking completely bewildered.

Yes—why not seek the help of the Water God himself?

If it were a god with infinite power, then surely there would be a way, right?

However, it seemed that it was already too late.

Because of his experience in Fontainebleau, he developed a great prejudice against those glamorous people, and even the absurd water god became an object of Marcel's hatred, to the point that he never even considered asking the other party for help.

Now, having committed numerous heinous crimes, he seems to have fallen into a state of deep-seated problems that are difficult to reverse.

Was all of this my fault?

No...no, this is definitely not my fault!

From the moment Vasher became Marcel, this wicked man lost the chance to turn back, and—he was unwilling to turn back either.

After all, if I wanted to turn back, wouldn't that mean that everything I've done over the years was wrong?

"Click".

As Marcel's mood shifted, a silent sound rang out, startling everyone present.

It's a sluice gate!

The long-neglected gate is slowly closing, and the culprit behind it is Virgil, who is isolated outside the gate wearing a heavy diving suit.

"Thank you all so much for helping me uncover the secret of Les."

He had a smile on his face, and that 'charitable' face revealed a morbid smugness.

"what are you saying?"

"Huh? Isn't this something that's easy to understand? Fools, you've been fooled by me."

"I'm not an expert in exploring ancient ruins, haha."

"I came with you simply because I wanted to know the recipe for Les."

"And now, I've got what I wanted—you're all useless now!"

Virgil's words left Marcelle completely stunned—this, this plot isn't right!

Logically, shouldn't the normal plot be that I turn on them and send them all away? How did this kid beat me to it?

...Wait, this guy is a bad person too!

It's like someone who's been relentlessly attacking someone only to find out they're teammates. Although these two people aren't exactly teammates and both want to kill each other, they're both bad guys, so bumping into each other like this is bound to be a little awkward.

"You're just going to trap us here like this?" Fairy Ellie wasn't too flustered; her innocent blue eyes sparkled with a strange light.

—According to my silly advice, this person should be even worse.

Just like the ripples on water, they tricked some blond idiot and a UFO into becoming map-clearing scouts, almost ruining them both, and then casually disappeared with Les's information.

And that's it?

"Hmph, looks like you're not satisfied! Very well, very well! Haha, of course I won't just lock you up here."

"After all, if I let you out, those cops will probably cause me trouble again."

"So, I'll trouble you to stay here forever!"

Virgil sneered as he took out a bright green ore from his package.

"...Primordial Ore!?"

Navia and Marcell's pupils constricted, and they gasped in surprise.

Most people in Fontainebleau know of this thing's existence—after all, the old site of the Mechanical Power Academy in the sky was sent up there by this thing, so you can imagine its power.

Logically, however, primordial ore should be strictly controlled, especially since this product clearly shows signs of processing...

"Hehe, as expected of the president of the Rose Society and the Gabriel Chamber of Commerce, you have good taste."

Virgil's smile was full of malice and smugness—logically speaking, people like them who couldn't stand the light of day would never have access to such high-end goods stored at the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences.

However, wherever there are people, there is society, and bureaucracy within the Fontaine Academy of Sciences is quite deeply entrenched. By chance, he obtained this item from a Fontaine researcher named Nak.

He was initially worried about how to deal with this dangerous object. After all, the Primordial Mine had a notorious reputation. For someone with a respectable profession like his, the worst he could do was deal with it as a trap, perhaps to trick those endless cops.

Unexpectedly, such an opportunity came along, and it just so happened to come in handy.

"Now, you will experience its power for yourselves."

"Well then, everyone, see you later—no...we probably won't see each other again, hahaha."

The primordial ore, processed with a special device, could detonate with a delayed time, and Virgil, of course, wasn't going to be foolish enough to stay there, so he made a quick getaway.

Navia and the others were left behind, sealed inside by the gate.

"Heh heh, the president of the Rose Society is nothing special... Les... Les, hehehe, I'm going to be rich!"

Virgil was very excited as he ran along the waterway outwards.

"Huh—really?"

"Hmph, of course! Once I master the production of Les, I can directly become the richest man in Fontaine's underground world. Then, I can give those annoying nobles some benefits, take over some security agencies, and complete the deal with that guy named Nak. I will be the dark emperor of Fontaine! Hahaha."

Virgil subconsciously replied, quite pleased with himself, but then suddenly froze... Where did that voice come from?

He instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl with blue and white hair and heterochromatic eyes smiling at him. After his gaze passed over her, she even waved to him.

"Hi~"

"Water... Water God!" Like a duck with its neck choked, Virgil looked with difficulty at the face that everyone in Fontaineble knew, and squeezed out these two words.

Unfortunately, he wasn't the type of person who respected Funina, and he didn't have any good feelings towards this absurd water goddess.

Even so, it could not change mortals' fear of the gods.

Especially since he was a criminal—while the other party was the God of Justice, representing justice.