However, a guess is just a guess; it hasn't been truly confirmed yet.
Perhaps... Mr. Yuto puts in so much effort to uphold the Water God's name because Lady Furina is the Water God.
After all, in the eyes of the people of Fontaine, these two names are completely synonymous.
Saying that Furina is not the Water God... is equivalent to repeatedly jumping on Mr. Yuto's landmine, and being swiftly purged isn't particularly strange.
This is the first possible variation: Mr. Yuto is not a fanatic of the Water God; he is a fanatic of Furina.
Although that is said, this line of thinking just now also planted a seed in Furina's heart.
This seed can only continue to grow after she has met Mr. Yuto and received a sufficiently apt answer...
Only when this seed continues to grow can it bloom into the flower he wants to give her.
...
As Furina walked towards the bottom of Beryl Region, Neuvillette was studying the proposal from Mr. Yuto with Navia.
After a simple review and confirmation, both Neuvillette and Navia felt that the proposal was perfect.
From the early stages of relocation, the daily lives of Beryl Region residents, potential disaster compensation, and the later new Beryl Region construction plan, everything was done perfectly.
But 'deeming it perfect' does not mean 'without any doubts'.
Neuvillette frowned, staring intently at the reason for Mr. Yuto's relocation of Beryl Region residents in the proposal, lost in thought.
"According to Lady Furina's prediction of The Prophecy, a small disaster will erupt within two to three days, requiring timely relocation of Beryl Region's population to prevent greater losses."
As Fontaine's Chief Justice, he is sensitive to information like evidence and can perceive things that others cannot.
This time... was no exception.
He, of course, knew that Furina had been using her resources to investigate matters related to The Prophecy, so he had a greater understanding of The Prophecy to some extent.
But...
Why did she choose to remain silent before?
If Furina truly had a plan to deal with The Prophecy, then why didn't she step forward to refute when she was questioned in the Opera House before?
Telling Mr. Yuto and asking him to execute it... isn't this contradictory to her previous state?
Thinking of this, a ripple of doubt appeared in Neuvillette's grey eyes.
"Never mind, let's put these matters aside for now. I'll talk to Furina alone later..."
Neuvillette gently shook his head, then just as he was about to say something to the Traveler beside him, he saw Furina slowly descending.
And Furina seemed to have sensed Neuvillette's gaze, then quickened her pace and came before them.
The sound of her small leather shoes on the metal floor attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked over.
"Huh? Is that Furina? Why is she here too? She seems to be holding a... cat?"
Paimon tilted her head slightly, saying with some confusion.
And Navia blinked, drawing a somewhat uncertain conclusion:
"That cat... isn't it the stray cat Mr. Yuto brought back to Palais Mermonia from outside some time ago? If she's looking for someone... why bring a cat?"
She could somewhat guess why Furina came, after all, Silver was sent by her.
At that time, her idea was actually very simple: this matter should be told to Furina.
After all, he was her Assistant Administrator, and perhaps the Water God of Fontaine would have other ways to find Mr. Yuto, which would be entirely good for them.
But even though that's what she said... she still couldn't quite understand Furina's actions now.
Seemingly sensing their gazes, Furina immediately ran over, then asked somewhat anxiously:
"Neuvillette! Mr. Yuto, he..."
Facing the young girl's tentative inquiry, Neuvillette could only temporarily set aside his thoughts on that 'reason' and instead said:
"We have some information, but... it's only a little bit."
As soon as he finished speaking, Navia handed the cloth strip she found to Furina and said:
"This is the only clue we... could find. We just don't know which type Mr. Yuto... belongs to."
Over the next three minutes, Navia explained everyone's previous views on finding Mr. Yuto.
"All in all, the situation is roughly like this now. We haven't found any trace of Mr. Yuto in any corner of Beryl Region."
"So... we suspect he might have been swept away by the primordial sea water."
Hearing this, Furina fell silent, then let out a soft sigh.
Although she had long prepared herself mentally to learn of Mr. Yuto's complete death upon arrival, the current situation... honestly, was even more difficult to bear than directly learning of his death.
In this situation, Mr. Yuto was like Schrödinger's cat, in a superposition of life and death.
For Furina... she had to harbor enough hope, and also be mentally prepared.
Only in this state could Furina avoid a greater tragedy caused by suddenly receiving good or bad news.
But this was asking too much, or rather, it was somewhat of a hell for Furina.
Now, she not only needed to mentally prepare herself for the outcome of Mr. Yuto's death but also had to hold onto hope and actively search.
Moreover, she still had her own mission; she still had to continue performing in front of everyone until her Mirror Self came to help her resolve this matter according to their agreement.
"Lady Furina?"
Navia looked at Furina, who seemed to be spacing out, with some confusion, and softly called out.
"Ah? Ah~ I was just thinking about how to investigate Mr. Yuto's whereabouts, but..."
A look of difficulty appeared on Furina's face, and she then turned her gaze to the 'puddle' at the very bottom.
"If he wasn't found in Beryl Region... could he have been swept into the Primordial Sea?"
Hearing this, Clorinde nodded slightly.
"That's possible."
She said, placing her gaze on Neuvillette, who was deep in thought.
Seemingly sensing Clorinde's gaze, Neuvillette gently nodded.
"I'm not sure if I can perceive the primordial sea water as I did before, but... at least I can try."
Neuvillette said as he walked towards the puddle.
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