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But seeing the aggressive look on the other side, Phobos knew that surrendering was just a pipe dream.

...There's no other way, you forced me to do this!

The shimmering Phobos ultimately made its choice.

Use your own power to help Boethius accelerate the theft of Remus's power, and then...

Then add the power of 'Phobos'.

This was a last resort, because doing so would cause too much damage to Phoebus himself, and he might even be completely out of his control in the future, which would be unacceptable and fatal for the 'Phoebus' who imitated fate.

But between two evils, he chose the lesser. Rather than have his lyre frame dismantled by the water god of Fontaine, Phobos decided to take the risk.

As for whether or not we can win...

As a 'replica' created by Remus in imitation of 'Fate', Phobos, who drew upon the power of the subjects of the ancient Lemurian Empire, possessed power at least equivalent to the combined energy of the Law Compensation that Fucaros had accumulated over a hundred years.

With the blessing of this power, Boethius, who stole Remus's power, was able to obtain Remus's full power—or even surpass Remus's power.

Phobos, who was so confident, was very unhappy. After doing this, he would have lost a lot of money if he didn't go and harvest all the souls of those barbarians afterwards!

With his eyes fixed on 'Frinna's' movements, he poured all his power into Boethius, transforming him into 'Remus Plus' Phoebus, and launched a direct attack.

Remus is the Demon God of Melody. Although this authority may sound weak, Remus is actually extremely accomplished in the spiritual realm. Many demon gods have suffered in silence when they encountered this authority.

The only two exceptions are probably the Great Tree King and Ahmar.

The former is because it is connected to the World Tree; no matter how strong your spiritual attainments are, you cannot shake the will of the World Tree.

As for the latter, it is due to the restraint of its authority—Akhmar not only possesses the power of the yellow sand, but within this authority also lies another 'incomplete divine power' that elevates him to the altar.

Its name is 'Sun'.

In most mythologies, the sun holds an extremely high position, and this is also true in Teyvat. The master of this power when it is in full power is named Phanes.

The sublime sun is not subject to any interference; even a fragmented divine right to the sun is like a cannon hitting a stick to the demon gods.

As a creation of Remus and a derivative of his authority, Phoebus knew this.

But...the water god of Fontaine?

The authority of justice cannot offer even the slightest help to the authority that resists the melody!

As for the power of water, the source of this power is actually the essence of pure water spirits. However, pure water spirits have a very fatal weakness, which is that their spirits are actually very fragile.

Even the slightest bit of malice could cause the pure water spirit's consciousness to collapse.

Although becoming a god somewhat helped to overcome this weakness.

But as long as that essence remains unchanged, this fatal flaw will always exist.

Unfortunately, what Phoebus had no shortage of was the negative emotions of 'malice,' 'greed,' and 'arrogance' that he had collected from the ancient Lemurian Empire.

All these negative emotions are poured into this melody played with all their might.

Seeing 'Frinna' listening to the melody without any warning, Phoebus instantly revealed a triumphant laugh.

Won!

Ps:

In Fontainebleau, there is a place that everyone knows.

——The Phantom Thief White Cat.

No one knows her code of conduct—jewels, books, even...

Xia Worei: "What was stolen from you?"

Funina: "Heart, heart?"

Lynette: "Everything."

...They don't even spare a girl's heart.

Charlotte: "That's really awful, isn't it, Miss Charlotte!"

Xia Worei: ".........."

Charlotte: "Could it be that you also...?"

This book is also known as *Miss Furina Wants to Confess*, *The Unspeakable Stories of the Phantom Thief and the Special Patrol Captain*, *I Just Want to Be a Phantom Thief, Why Does Everyone Want to...*, *Beware of the Fontainebleau Woman*, and *Don't Mistake a Notice for a Love Letter!*

Chapter 281 Down on His Luck

As the former capital of the once-powerful Lemurian Empire, the city's overall design resembles a giant harp.

Originally, it had been shut down and unusable for various reasons.

However, the original design of this royal city was to match the melody of Phoebus's destiny. Therefore, after forcibly seizing the 'legacy' of the demon god Remus through special means, Phoebus, who was integrated with Boethius, launched an 'attack' with its help.

It was already one of the few demon gods with a special ability to attack the mind, and with this 'amplifier' that Remus had carefully built, Phobos was confident that even if the mistress of the Fetal Sea came in person, she would definitely not get the better of him.

Of course, Phoebus had no interest in killing 'Frinna'. Not to mention how difficult it was to kill a god, the disaster that would erupt after the death of a demon god was definitely not something he wanted to see.

Therefore, all you need to do is let it sink with 'melody'.

With his own power, he could easily get rid of this troublesome water god just like he sealed away Scylla.

However, things did not seem to go as smoothly as expected.

"It's a beautiful melody, yet you've mixed in so many 'impurities.' From the perspective of an instrument, you're being naughty~" A slightly helpless voice rang in her ears. Looking up, in the magnificent royal palace hall—a girl with heterochromatic eyes, wearing a gorgeous dress and long blue and white hair, had a hint of dissatisfaction and regret on her face.

"How could this be... how did you get in?"

"There's nothing strange about it. The reason I'm walking slowly is simply because I think the city built by King Remus is really beautiful, and since I'm not in a hurry, I want to take a few more glances."

"...Impossible! How could you possibly stop me from playing at full power!" Phoebus, who was possessing Boethius, was incredulous.

"Oh, you said that."

"To be honest, it's quite jarring~ It's even making my ears hurt a bit." The girl blinked and complained as she picked at her ears.

Ear...ear pain?!

Phobos was a bit off guard. I played with all my might, and you just said your ears hurt?

"Fondan's water god, don't be so arrogant. Let me show you the power of the Lemurians!"

"Ah...it's starting already?"

Seeing 'Phobos' suddenly change his form and turn into a stone statue emperor under the influence of a force, 'Frinna' twitched the corner of her mouth—was it really that direct?

He was even thinking of adding his own comment... Oh well, it's fine anyway, it wasn't a big deal to begin with, and it's a good thing to deal with this historical issue sooner rather than later.

"Then, let's try this one..."

A faint halo appeared, like a great sun.

The terrifying heat emanated from it, causing the surrounding stone statues to crack and melt.

Even the melody that was being played became distorted and disintegrated into fragments as it fell apart.

"...The divine right of the sun!?"

Upon seeing this thing, Phoebus, who was in stone statue form, miraculously contorted his face and roared in disbelief, "Impossible! How could you possibly have this?"

Aside from the primordial being Fanes, only Ahmar, the demon god of Sumeru, possesses this item on the continent of Teyvat.

The Red King is long dead!

As for usurping power, Phoebus found it hard to imagine such a thing.

Even though he usurped Remus's power, he knew very well how difficult it was to steal the authority of a demon god.

Even if the demon god were defeated, the demon god's lingering resentment and hatred would make it impossible for other demon gods to seize the powers of other demon gods, let alone a powerful demon god like the Crimson King, who even possessed the 'authority' of the sun...

Logically speaking, Sky Island should have taken this thing away as soon as the Red King died!

"I never imagined I would one day witness the divine power of Ahmar manifest itself in person," the Tree King thought with deep emotion.

She had seen the Red King use this thing before—the divine power of the sun is not just about heat; it also symbolizes 'order' to some extent. In the face of this power, the powers of other demon gods basically lose their luster.

Even the reason why Ahmar was able to consume forbidden knowledge is extremely important to this crucial fragment of divine authority from Phanes.

After being 'eaten', the Great Tree King is now able to more directly experience this power that he once only observed through his senses connected to Jiang Qiao.

"Let me play with it! Let me play with it!" Fukalos, who was very curious, saw Jiang Qiao using the 'gold coin' she had just acquired and immediately wanted to try it out herself.

Then...

"So hot!"

Having obtained control from Jiang Qiao, Fukalos instantly threw the sun away and then let out a mournful cry.

"No, what's the deal with this authority?"

She complained a little.

"It's completely unusable!"

Logically speaking, it should be something that demons are very familiar with exercising their authority. Since it was a divine power, he thought that if Jiang Qiao could use it, he could probably do the same. But after actually getting his hands on it, Fukalos discovered just how difficult it was to control this power.

It is not only very heavy, but also very difficult to control, and it is even easy to be harmed by this power.