Chapter 1: Fontaine Journey Ends
Fontaine.
Lumine and Paimon saw Neuvillette standing alone in the distance.
Recently, Lumine and Paimon had experienced a great deal, witnessing the occurrence and end of the Fontaine prophecy disaster.
After helping Charlotte complete her special interview following the end of the prophecy, Lumine and Paimon planned to ask Neuvillette about some remaining doubts.
"Neuvillette, you really are here. It's rare to see you free at this time."
Paimon greeted him enthusiastically.
"Really?" Neuvillette was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, saying, "It seems you two have met Lyney, haven't you?"
"He passed by earlier and greeted me."
"But it's perfect; I was still wondering when would be a good time to meet you, as I promised to answer some things for you before."
"It's rare for someone as busy as you to still remember what you promised us." Paimon smiled, "Lumine and I are still completely in the dark and don't understand what exactly happened."
Lumine slowly nodded.
Earlier, they had jointly brought Furina to trial.
The original intention was to force Furina to reveal her plan to save Fontaine from the prophecy.
But the final outcome exceeded everyone's expectations.
The Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale, which Fontaine relied on for judgment, ultimately issued a death sentence for the Hydro Archon.
And Lumine, at that time, also discovered the secret about Furina being entrusted by a person in the mirror to impersonate the Hydro Archon and save Fontaine.
"Sigh..."
The usually serious Neuvillette rarely showed such a helpless expression in front of others.
He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "When it comes to the moment of speaking about many things, it actually feels a bit heavy."
Neuvillette sighed softly, and still told Lumine and Paimon the truth of what he had seen and heard from his perspective that day.
Focalors deceived the Heavenly Principles and saved Fontaine through Furina's acting.
"So this is the truth of the matter."
"Focalors used five hundred years of accumulated faith from the people of Fontaine to destroy the divine throne and return the Authority of the Ancient Dragons."
"You became a fully-fledged Elemental Dragon Lord, only then could you..."
Lumine felt a stifling sensation in her heart.
Along this journey, she had witnessed too many joys and sorrows of Teyvat.
Even upon arriving in Fontaine, the so-called salvation was still built upon the sacrifices of others.
"I still don't quite understand, what exactly did you do to prevent the people of Fontaine from dissolving?" Paimon pressed.
Neuvillette answered truthfully without any reservation, "The Authority of the Ancient Dragons, to me, means absolute control over the Hydro element."
"The humans of Fontaine were incomplete mimetic humans originally created by Egeria using the power of the Primordial Sea."
"As long as the Primordial Sea's energy remains within the people of Fontaine, I can exercise the clearance of the Ancient Dragons, and, mimicking the process by which the planet first nurtured life, bestow upon them true blood."
"After I exercised the Authority of the Ancient Dragons, the people of Fontaine became true humans, and naturally, they would no longer be dissolved by the waters of the Primordial Sea."
"I didn't expect Focalors to have calculated this far; this way, Fontaine could be saved from the prophecy." Lumine couldn't help but exclaim.
Paimon immediately followed up, "In a sense, Focalors also fulfilled Egeria's wish to turn the people of Fontaine into true humans."
Unfortunately, the price paid was her own life.
Mentioning Focalors again, Neuvillette's expression once again became heavy.
The matter of Tartaglia being wrongly judged by the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale was perhaps also within Focalors' calculations.
She needed Childe to go into the Primordial Sea to restrain the Narwhal's actions to buy her time for the judgment.
"So what about the future of Fontaine?" Paimon asked curiously, "With Focalors gone, the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale has stopped functioning and can no longer accumulate Indemnitium..."
"This kind of thing will not have a significant impact on Fontaine." Neuvillette said, "As the Chief Justice of Fontaine, without the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale, I will issue judgment based on my own considerations."
"As for the operation of the facilities in Fontaine, I now have complete control over Ousia and Pneuma energy, which can be used as an alternative energy source."
"Of course, this is also one of the reasons why I cannot leave Fontaine for now."
Lumine and Paimon secretly marveled at Neuvillette's current importance to Fontaine.
They also secretly sighed at the practicality of the Authority of the Ancient Dragons, which even had a firm grasp on Ousia and Pneuma energy.
The two conversed with Neuvillette again, and learned that the Gnosis was the remains of the Third Descender.
After Neuvillette finished recounting his understanding of Natlan, Lumine finally spoke softly, asking, "Then..."
"How is she doing now?"
Chapter 2: Exposure System Arrives, Parallel Teyvat World
[After everything ended, the public only knew that Furina was not executed according to the verdict, and that Furina automatically resigned from her position as the Hydro Archon.]
[After entrusting everything to me, she left the Opera Epiclese.]
[I faithfully conveyed Focalors' story and her final words to her. After listening, she showed no sadness, nor relief.]
[She merely said she was tired and needed rest, and then, like an ordinary person, she moved out of the Opera Epiclese.]
Recalling what Neuvillette had just told her about Furina.
Lumine sighed heavily in her heart.
She arrived in a joyful and lively Fontaine, but was leaving with such a heavy heart.
Their series of efforts had led to the occurrence of the Fontaine prophecy.
Just as the saying goes.
[Fate is called fate because it cannot be changed.]
Even if their antics hadn't pushed the prophecy to happen, perhaps other events would have caused it.
Even in that instant, Lumine suddenly had a feeling that Focalors' so-called deception of the Heavenly Principles was just a part of the arrangement of fate.
"Lumine..."
Paimon's voice interrupted Lumine's dazed thoughts.
Noticing Lumine's distress, Paimon cheered her up, "Before we leave Fontaine for Natlan, should we go and see Furina especially?"
"Then get ready and continue our journey."
"Our journey hasn't..."
Before the word "ended" could escape her lips, a voice from high above suddenly startled Paimon, who immediately dove into Lumine's arms.
"What was that sound? You scared me to death..."
[Detecting the existence of a Parallel Teyvat World.]
[Exposure System officially activated...]
[Viewing and Chat Room officially activated...]
[...]
In an instant, people in every corner of the Teyvat continent saw a light screen appear, visible only to themselves.
The annotation of [Parallel World] slowly appeared on the light screen.
[Parallel World] generally refers to other genuinely existing worlds outside of the known world, similar to the world commonly recognized by the public.
However, due to certain reasons, familiar people or things in these parallel worlds may undergo significant changes.
A Parallel Teyvat World?