"Lady Furina, Lord Yuto, he fell into the Primordial Sea!"
Hearing this, Furina, who was already somewhat flustered, immediately stood up.
She turned to look at Sedna, who stood at the office doorway with a bitter face, as if she was about to cry at any moment, and her beautiful, unique eyes were filled with an emotion called "shock."
Ever since she read the note Yuto left behind, she had felt a sense of unease.
She had originally thought that her unease today was due to the combined effect of "Yuto not being by her side today" and "the pressure brought by The Prophecy approaching."
However, it now seemed that the source of her unease was not what she had thought.
Looking at Sedna, who also had a sorrowful expression, she slowly asked:
"Sedna, tell me, who told you this news? Who is cursing my Assistant Administrator?"
Furina's voice trembled slightly; in truth, she already had the answer in her heart, but she was unwilling to believe it.
She knew very well how popular Yuto was with the Melusine, which meant that the Melusine could not possibly lie about anything related to him.
Moreover, Sedna was not a simple child; in a sense, she was Yuto's work partner, and having been influenced by him, the possibility of her being deceived was pitifully low.
But even though she knew this, she still refused to believe that what Sedna said was true.
However, before Sedna could respond, there was a rush of hurried footsteps in the corridor, followed by a low, sorrowful male voice.
"Lady Furina, I was the one who told Miss Sedna…"
Silver, who had followed along out of concern for Sedna's state, said as much.
Seemingly noticing the man in a suit and sunglasses, Furina left her chair in a blink and came before Silver.
"Isn't Yuto helping residents evacuate in Beryl Region?! Why would he fall into the Primordial Sea?! You're lying to me, aren't you?!"
"Do you know what crime it is to deceive a God?! Do you know what crime it is to curse an Assistant Administrator?!"
Furina's voice gradually rose, to the point where the entire Palais Mermonia could hear her.
Hearing Furina's words, Silver slowly lowered his head; he truly didn't know how to explain all of this to Furina.
Looking at the silent Silver before her, Furina's already somewhat pale face, due to her panic, instantly became even paler.
Originally, there was still some color, but now, she was truly ashen-faced.
After a brief silence, Silver did not directly answer Furina's question, but instead took a deep breath and said:
"Lady Furina, my name is Silver, and I am the bodyguard of Miss Navia, the current President of the Spina di Rosula. This time, I have come to Palais Mermonia on Miss Navia's orders to inform Miss Sedna of this matter."
"Lord Yuto was indeed helping residents evacuate in Beryl Region, but for some unknown reason, the primordial sea water suddenly erupted from the pond at the very bottom of Beryl Region."
"And the Seawater's growth rate was particularly fast, Mr. Yuto was unable to escape in time, so…"
Silver did not continue, because those words, whether for him or for Furina and Sedna who were present, were quite cruel.
He paused slightly, then sighed softly and said:
"Now, Miss Navia is organizing the fifty-two Spina di Rosula members remaining in Beryl Region to conduct a search and rescue, hoping to find traces of Lord Yuto."
"I, Silver, a member of the Spina di Rosula, am willing to bear all responsibility for the truthfulness of the above content."
Silver's words completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope remaining in Furina's heart.
She stumbled backward two steps, even forgetting that there was a stack of old documents behind her.
Sedna, standing by, naturally noticed this. Although her own state was also very bad, Yuto always reminded her to take good care of Furina.
Now that Yuto was gone, she was still here, and her responsibility remained.
Whether as a guard of Palais Mermonia or as Yuto's office assistant, she had a responsibility to protect Furina.
"Lady Furina, be careful!"
Sedna said as she grabbed Furina's hand, preventing her from falling over the stack of documents.
Feeling the fluffy touch from her hand, a thin layer of mist immediately appeared in Furina's beautiful, unique eyes.
Fluffy things always bring a sense of healing to others, and Furina was no exception.
For the current Furina, she truly needed comfort and healing.
She really wanted to cry, but she couldn't.
Because Yuto was not here, because this was not a small room where she was alone.
She took a deep breath, held back the tears welling in her eyes, and tried her best to regulate her already disordered breathing and heartbeat.
Even though she was on the verge of collapse at this moment, she could only hide that collapse and bitterness in her heart.
Because the disguise of a "God" could not have the slightest flaw.
After a long silence, Furina slowly opened her eyes and softly said:
"As the God of Fontaine, I should go to Beryl Region to see; as his God, I should also participate in the search and rescue work."
With that, Furina slowly turned, gently picked up the Little Sanhua curled up on Yuto's desk, and silently walked out of the office.
She left Sedna and Silver with a profound and elegant back.
But what she left for herself were tears she could no longer hold back.
When Furina's front was completely out of sight, she finally had the right to shed tears.
Just now, when she subconsciously uttered those words related to "God," she truly felt ironic.
She prided herself as a God, always saying "as your God" in front of him, but at this moment, she was powerless.
Now, she could only carry that hope, which was like a flickering candle in the wind, to Beryl Region, attempting to find traces of Yuto.
Although her heart was now shattered, she still had to persevere in this world.
Everything in this world has two sides, and responsibility is no different.
Responsibility can inspire a person to rise up, to work harder, but at the same time, responsibility is also a shackles, restraining those whose spirits have long been on the verge of collapse.
The current Furina was like the latter.
Her spiritual world originally had two pillars.
One was the "responsibility" entrusted to her by her Mirror Self, and the other was Yuto.
It was because of these two pillars that Furina's spirit did not collapse during these five hundred years of solitary dance.
In contrast, now, "responsibility" seemed to be nearing its end, while "Yuto" hovered on the brink of collapse.
The changes in the two major pillars also indicated that her spiritual world was on the verge of collapse.
And the collapse of the spiritual world often signifies physical demise, which means…
Furina was prepared to die after The Prophecy ended.
Because the only person who made her still feel attached to this world was no longer there.
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