Lumine rubbed her temples helplessly, trying to soothe the clearly agitated Furina.
"Furina, calm down. Diplomatic language is just like that; they have to put out some boilerplate pleasantries, otherwise..."
"I can't calm down!"
Furina interrupted huffily, her hands on her hips and her heterochromatic eyes wide with anger.
"Isn't the Raiden Shogun personally governing her country?"
"She's clearly not managing things at all!"
"A God's responsibility is to protect all of humanity in Teyvat!"
"She actually allowed her subjects to bring God-level pollutants to another country!"
"This irresponsible attitude is simply a desecration of the duties of a worldly Archon!"
Furina grew more furious as she spoke, her small face turning red. "I really want to send the Raiden Shogun to the Opera Epiclese and have her stand trial!"
As soon as those words left her mouth, the room fell into a terrifying silence.
Paimon covered his mouth, Lumine was stunned, and Clorinde's gaze suddenly sharpened.
King, who had been listening quietly, slowly stood up from his chair upon hearing this.
His movements were unhurried, yet they carried an invisible weight that caused everyone's eyes to focus on him involuntarily.
He looked at Furina, nodded, and made a joke in a tone so flat it was almost casual.
"When the time comes, you shall be the one to judge her."
"..."
The air froze.
The anger on Furina's face stiffened, then crumbled away like a shattered mirror, leaving behind nothing but utter bewilderment.
"I... I-I-I..."
She opened her mouth, her tongue feeling tied. Her eyes were wide as she looked at King's "serious" expression, feeling as though she were about to suffocate.
Although she often boasted at the Opera House that "I can even judge the Gods."
That was just for the performance—lines to build the atmosphere, mere bragging!!
Capture the Raiden Shogun?
The Raiden Shogun who enforced the 'Vision Hunt Decree' in Inazuma and split the Musoujin Gorge with a single strike?
Bring her here... for trial?!
Furina felt her legs go weak, almost wanting to kneel before King.
Beside her, Lumine's pupils were also shaking, her eyes screaming, "Are you serious?"
Capture the Raiden Shogun for trial?
Just saying such a thing felt insane.
But looking at the indifferent man before her, Lumine's heart couldn't help but pound wildly.
She had witnessed King's inhuman power—the punch that calmed a tsunami, the gaze that pierced through evil... If it were him.
Maybe, he could actually do it?
This thought gave Lumine a sense of absurdity mixed with a faint, trembling excitement.
As for Clorinde, after a brief moment of shock, a near-fanatical fire erupted in her eyes!
With a "swish," she dropped to one knee, her right fist striking her left chest heavily, causing a stir of emotion. Her voice trembled slightly with excitement, yet it was incredibly clear and firm.
"Lord King!"
"Clorinde, requesting permission to go into battle!"
"I am willing to serve as the vanguard and accompany you to Inazuma!"
"Anyone who dares to flout Fontaine's laws and threaten its safety, regardless of their status, must pay the price!"
"The dignity of Fontaine shall not be provoked!"
She raised her head, her purple eyes shining brightly.
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