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"You...you, don't come any closer!"
"I have Primordial Ore. If you come any closer, I'll blow you up!" Lacking the confidence typical of criminals, Mr. Virgil could only frantically try to intimidate the former with his remaining Primordial Ore.
"Hmm...that's scary~ Okay, okay, you can go now, I'll let you go~"
'Furina' rested her chin on her hand, looked at the Primordial Mine with a slightly appraising expression, then showed a hint of 'fear', and waved her hand helplessly to make way for it.
At this moment, it was Virgil who was stunned.
what?
It really works!
Frankly, he was grasping at straws in desperation; thinking back, threatening a god with a primordial mine was utterly foolish. Virgil felt a chill run down his spine just recalling it, and although he suspected there might be something fishy going on, seeing 'Frinna' smiling at him, he steeled himself out of fear and rushed past her.
...fine!
Haha, it's okay!
It's really nothing!
That absurd water god actually let me go!
Although it was somewhat unbelievable, Virgil was still somewhat surprised and sarcastic, since nothing had happened.
...strangeness.
Were these three things originally on this road?
Although there was a sense of relief and joy at surviving a disaster, Virgil then noticed three strange, doll-like figures blocking the road, doing something around some device.
He was certain that he had never seen these three things before.
Virgil, sensing a growing sense of danger, held his breath and carefully tried to avoid them—even though they didn't seem to pose any threat.
The next moment, the three little ones turned their heads at the same time.
The light blue shape made it impossible to discern any specific expression, but from the moment Virgil was looked at, he seemed to see some kind of red light.
"Ah... Oh... Awooooo!"
A shrill scream, like that of Tom the cat, filled the air.
"Oh...how terrible."
The blue-and-white-haired girl who approached from behind looked at Virgil, who was surrounded by the three bullies, and glanced at his bruised and swollen face, showing a hint of pity.
"...This was clearly something you ordered to do!" 'Fuchiao'—Furina, who was hiding to the side, muttered speechlessly, then looked at the three seafood bullies and couldn't help but speak up: "By the way, what are these three...they actually look quite cute."
So cute, so incredibly cute!
Funina, who took the initiative to approach, wanted to pick one up directly, and then—a red light flashed in Miss Shebereda's eyes.
Ada!
"Well!"
Funina, who had been hit directly in the face by a water bullet, screamed in pain as she covered her face, then shouted in a fit of grief and indignation:
"Why!"
All I wanted to do was hug this little cutie!
“Well, they don’t really like strangers—that’s about it.” This explanation made Funina a little dissatisfied, and after thinking about it again, she turned green with envy.
No, the body you're using right now is mine, okay?
I've become a stranger to you!?
...Fine, fine, after all, these three little ones were created by this bad guy. Fulina gritted her teeth and silently accepted this reality.
Then, she looked at Virgil, whose head was covered in bumps, and asked, somewhat puzzled:
"By the way, why did you bring this guy into Navia's group?"
"Well, I guess I just happened to see it in the square and wanted to see what it would be like to see two bad guys together. After all... bad guys always have their own bad guys to deal with them."
"However, he did bring me some unexpected joy."
The blue-and-white-haired girl touched her chin as she spoke.
If Jiang Qiao's attitude towards Marcel was to bring him to justice and catch him red-handed, and to take the opportunity to see if she could help Navelette find the scourges lurking in the court and the police force...
For Virgil, that little Karami, it was just a side project—unexpectedly, he discovered traces of the Primordial Ore.
With her heterochromatic, divine eyes, Jiang Ningna watched the primordial ore that had fallen to the ground and slowly picked it up with great interest.
"This is the primordial mine?"
Seeing it in a game is a completely different experience from seeing it in real life.
You can feel the immense power within it, along with its extremely unstable nature.
"...Couldn't you just throw that thing far away?" Funina was speechless, and at the same time, her gaze towards the Primordial Mine was a little timid.
As the water goddess who reigned for five hundred years, she naturally had a deeper impression of this thing. Those repeated accidents almost gave Funinga PTSD.
Just seeing this thing around her made her tremble with fear, afraid that the broken thing would explode at any moment.
"Don't worry, it won't explode."
"I care more about its origin than the initial base mine." Jiang Qiao shook her head slightly, her tone revealing a hint of mystery.
Nak, a senior researcher from the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, successfully demonstrated the potential of the humanoid race in the side storyline of the Academy of Sciences. He originally planned to send a special patrol team to capture those two troublesome humanoids.
Unexpectedly, this wave has directly linked to another scourge, Virgil.
Well, that works too.
Jiang Qiao glanced at the seemingly insignificant chat group at the opportune moment, and there happened to be a task in the task section that she had previously encountered but hadn't noticed:
【Funina Eliminates Three Evils】
[Please assist the God of Justice in dealing with the humanoid apes within Fontaine to uphold the name of justice; the number must be at least three.]
[Task Reward: 100 points]
Well, it's not that I didn't notice. In fact, Virgil was Jiang Qiao's target, but Jiang Qiao was more casual about it and didn't pursue completing the task and getting the reward too much.
"Alright, it seems like it's getting lively inside."
"Retracting the target from Nak in the distance, 'Jiang Ningna' said, having sensed something through the water vapor."
Although Fukaros has stripped away her divinity and power from this body, there is one thing that will never change: Fukaros's essence is that of a pure water spirit.
As its physical form, Funinna is no exception.
Perhaps the power of the demon god could protect her from being as easily dissolved in water as other Fontaines, and could alter the essence of life. This is something even the demon god would find difficult to do. If it could, then the Fontaines would not face such a prophetic crisis.
This essence allows [Furina] to retain the characteristics of a pure water spirit even after losing her divine status and the power of a demon.
A powerful affinity for water... coupled with a will strong enough to distort reality.
The result is that even without using the power she brought with her, 'Jiang Ningna' still possesses considerable strength.
The seafood trio – Lonely Heart Salon – was born under the influence of this power.
It's worth mentioning that when Jiang Qiao created the Lonely Heart Salon, the old man in the sky, Biteng, seemed to have something up his sleeve and shoved a God's Eye at her... but since Jiang Qiao didn't think much of it, she just casually disassembled it and used it herself.
Ultimately, the Eye of God is merely an organ for storing and manipulating elemental power; such a thing is meaningless to both Jiang Qiao and 'Jiang Ningna'.
The core research area where Navia is located has indeed become quite lively.
Although the Virgil incident did leave Marcell somewhat bewildered, with the combined efforts of Navia, who possessed the Eye of God, and the fairy Ellie, who had taken on the role of an egg-dismantling expert, neither the gate nor the primordial mine was a problem.
What truly drove Marcel to the brink was the notebook he shared with Vinier years ago.
Upon reading it to the end, the name that appeared was none other than Marcel.
"That's the same name as Mr. Marcellus, is it a coincidence?"
"Definitely, after all, their ages don't match up!" Ying and the fairy Airi chimed in, though their voices didn't seem to be very different.
"Stop talking, I believe Uncle Marcell. How could Uncle Marcell be such a scumbag?" Navia said with a righteous expression, revealing her unwavering trust—making Marcell, who was about to turn on her, feel a little guilty.
I never expected that old dog Carles' daughter would trust me so much!
But the next moment——
“Uncle Marcellus has always taken care of me since I was a child. How could he be the kind of person who killed his lover, murdered his benefactor, and repaid kindness with enmity? He is worse than a beast.”
"Uncle Marcel, Uncle Marcel, you don't look too well. What's wrong?" The girl, as beautiful as a yellow rose, mocked him indirectly, then looked at Marcel with concern, her words full of sarcasm.
Marcel remained expressionless. If he still couldn't grasp the underlying meaning at this level, then all his years of life had probably been wasted.
"You're really sharp-tongued, Navia."
"You're just like your deadbeat father, like a piece of chewing gum that you can't get rid of, you're so annoying."
"Hmm? I was even thinking you'd keep up the act... But you're the only one who has no right to talk about Dad, Marcellus—no, Vasher."
"Hehe... Since you all already know, there's nothing more to say."
"That's right, I am the murderer in the serial disappearances of girls—the Vasher you saw in the notebook!" Vasher roared furiously, his face contorted with madness.
“But I must correct you! I didn’t kill Vinier! She was you, all of you, everyone in Fontaine! You are all responsible! It was your indifference that led to everything becoming what it is now.”