Chapter 440: Furina Loves Showing Off, While Arlecchino Grows Suspicious

Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Furina Loves Showing Off, While Arlecchino Grows Suspicious

Inside the Hydro Archon’s bedroom, Furina was having the time of her life playing with her new power.

She had never possessed this kind of strength before.

In the past, whenever she saw someone using elemental power, she wouldn’t even dare look too closely.

She was afraid someone might notice the envy in her eyes.

But now, she finally had this kind of power.

And the first thing she wanted to do was get revenge!

She was going to give that filthy water spirit that had bullied her a good beating!

"Can’t you calm down for even a moment?"

Focalors watched Furina playing around and worried that she might accidentally flood the Palais Mermonia.

"What could someone like you possibly understand about how I feel?"

This was Furina’s first time possessing such power.

Not taking the opportunity to show off a little would already count as incredible restraint.

"Lady Furina, there’s a Fatui Harbinger who wishes to speak with you. She has also brought some cake."

A little Melusine knocked on the door.

Furina had locked herself in here for quite some time.

She hadn’t even responded when they called her to lunch.

No one knew whether she would leave the room this afternoon.

The moment Furina heard that a Harbinger wanted to see her, she immediately panicked.

"A... a Harbinger? Is... is it the Genius?"

She instantly became terrified.

Could she still escape through the window?

Her eyes turned toward the window.

That was where Eight-Five frequently came and went.

"Why are you so scared?"

"Don’t you already possess absolute control over Hydro?"

Focalors wasn’t worried.

At this point, Furina was probably the only person in Teyvat who didn’t know who the Genius actually was.

"What do you know?"

"Eight-Five said that the Genius’s strength is comparable to his own!"

"Eight-Five is already so powerful. That Genius must definitely be stronger than me!"

Furina’s legs began trembling.

Apparently, obtaining power hadn’t made her any braver.

But then she noticed Focalors.

"You! Go!"

"Me? Go?"

Focalors glanced at the ceiling before quickly understanding what Furina meant.

"The Genius really is incredibly powerful."

"But the person who came this time isn’t the Genius."

Even if it were the Genius, once Furina actually met him, would she really still be afraid?

She’d probably just punch him in the chest with her tiny fists and yell, You liar! I don’t want to talk to you anymore!

"How do you know?"

Furina froze.

"Because the Genius doesn’t use the front door."

"If he wants to see the Hydro Archon, he doesn’t need to announce himself to the receptionist."

Focalors found Furina’s concern amusing.

That Genius was hardly the polite type.

"Oh..."

Furina relaxed.

She immediately ordered the Three Little Tyrants to carry over the record player Su Ran had given her.

"Perfect."

"Let’s show that Harbinger what I’m capable of."

She grabbed Focalors by the arm.

"Let’s go together."

"There are two Hydro Archons in Fontaine. People should know that."

Once this information spread, anyone who saw Focalors as Eight-Five’s pet afterward wouldn’t associate her with Furina.

She was so clever!

Inside the Palais Mermonia, Arlecchino had been waiting for quite some time.

A summons from a Fatui Harbinger was something the Hydro Archon probably wouldn’t refuse.

With the Hydro Gnosis already in her possession, Arlecchino technically had no reason to maintain contact with the Hydro Archon.

But she still wanted to know what Furina intended to do about Fontaine’s prophecy.

Surely she wasn’t planning to leave everything to the Genius?

If so, what purpose did the Hydro Archon serve?

Soon, Arlecchino noticed the Three Little Tyrants carrying a record player into the room ahead of Furina.

What was going on?

What exactly was Furina thinking?

Before she could figure it out, the next sight completely froze her brain.

Two Furinas walked into the room together.

One was the familiar Furina everyone knew.

The other wore a dress and appeared considerably calmer and more composed.

"A Fatui Harbinger?"

"Are you the one who wanted to see me?"

Furina elegantly sat down opposite Arlecchino.

Focalors followed and sat beside her.

"This is..."

Compared to Focalors, Arlecchino could still tell that the Furina in front of her was the Hydro Archon everyone normally saw.

"Don’t be alarmed."

"I merely used my power to split myself into two."

"She is my incarnation that normally handles my duties."

Furina brazenly slapped the label of "incarnation" onto Focalors first.

"Music!"

Miss Chevreuse tapped the record player’s switch with her pincers.

Music soon began playing.

"Since it’s afternoon tea, some calm and soothing music is just perfect."

Furina naturally picked up the cake in front of her and began eating it in small bites.

Seeing this, Arlecchino moved the cake in front of herself over to Focalors.

"Please enjoy."

Focalors didn’t refuse.

"Thank you."

Arlecchino had already met the little Arlecchino.

She therefore had some idea of what the larger Arlecchino was like.

That tiny test was enough for her to notice the enormous difference between the two Furinas.

"Mm, this tastes quite good."

"Tell me why you’ve come."

"Since you’ve brought cake, I can answer your questions."

Furina resisted the urge to devour the entire thing at once.

Playing the role of a god had made her suffer for five hundred years.

But now...

She felt incredibly comfortable.

Perhaps it was the psychological difference brought about by possessing power and status.

In the past, she had been powerless.

Now, she had the ability to resolve everything.

More importantly, after learning that she was originally another aspect of the Hydro Archon herself, her resistance toward playing the role of a god had diminished somewhat.

As long as she successfully pushed all the responsibility onto Focalors...

She could immediately flee the Palais Mermonia!

"Lady Furina, do you know about Fontaine’s prophecy?"

Arlecchino didn’t beat around the bush and directly brought up the prophecy.

In the past, Furina might have panicked.

But now...

What prophecy?

"I know."

"But it’s nothing serious."

"I have absolute control over Hydro."

"The seawater won’t be able to flood Fontaine."

Compared with her old performance, Furina now seemed considerably more carefree.

Perhaps this was what confidence did to a person.

"Absolute control?"

"Is this how you intend to deal with the prophecy?"

Arlecchino tried to find something on Furina’s face.

But the only thing she could see was Furina’s barely concealed longing for the cake on the table.

Something was wrong with this Furina.

Arlecchino could only turn toward the other one.

Focalors paid no attention to their conversation whatsoever.

She was completely focused on enjoying the cake.

This was a delicacy she had never tasted before!

Could cake really be more attractive than the danger posed by the prophecy?

"But if you’ve already divided yourself into two, can I assume that your power has been divided as well?"

"Does your current self still possess enough power to deal with the crisis?"

This meeting had also made Arlecchino realize that Furina was far more difficult to deal with than expected.

This was considerably more troublesome than she had anticipated.

"You know nothing about the power of a god."

"If you simply want to witness the power of a god, I can give you that opportunity."

In the past, Furina hadn’t dared to fight because she lacked the strength.

Now that she possessed power, she practically welcomed people questioning her.

After all, that was simply who she was.

Timid, afraid of death, and vain.

As the human aspect born from Focalors’s understanding of humanity, she naturally possessed plenty of human flaws.

Since the Knave had questioned her...

Didn’t that mean she had an opportunity to show off?

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