[The Knave: Of course Neuvillette can't possibly be human. He's been the Chief Justice for hundreds of years, hasn't he?]
[Neuvillette: My true identity is the Hydro Sovereign, the Dragon of Water. Five hundred years ago, Focalors invited me to Fontaine and appointed me as Chief Justice.]
[The Knave: ?????]
[Lyney: ?????]
[Ningguang: ?????]
[Furina: ????? How can you just say that so casually? Isn't that supposed to be your greatest secret?!]
[Neuvillette: Is it a secret? Someone asked, so I answered.]
[The Knave: ...Fair enough. Neuvillette really has no reason to hide his identity. So we could've just asked directly this whole time? I wasted so long speculating...]
In the video, Lumine and Paimon reached the deepest chamber of the ruins.
On the walls, images were engraved.
The first stone tablet was missing—only a chiseled message remained:
"This is a nation destined to perish. I shall remain here to record its future history."
Paimon frowned. "Record... future history? What does that even mean?"
Navia added, "Looks like someone deliberately left this tablet and that message behind. Is he saying Fontaine deserves to be destroyed?"
[The Knave: Is Fontaine really going to be destroyed? Furina, care to share your plans for the future?]
[Furina: I have everything under control! With me here, there's nothing to worry about—no surprises, no problems!]
[Zhongli: The gods love their people. I trust a deity's words.]
[Venti: Exactly! Knave, even if you've prepared for doomsday, you should still trust a god now and then!]
Neuvillette examined the carvings.
"The images correspond well to the inscriptions. For example, the second depicts someone leading a group of people kneeling devoutly toward Celestia—perhaps connected to Fontaine's 'Original Sin'."
Navia pointed to another.
"The third one shows... Lady Furina in the center of the crowd? And the Hydro Archon falling into the sea? I can't understand this scene."
"The fourth," she continued, "matches Fontaine's ancient prophecy exactly..."
Neuvillette concluded,
"Everyone dissolves into the sea... and only the Hydro Archon remains on the throne, weeping."
He tried reading it with elemental power, but found nothing.
Paimon shivered. "This is terrifying... This is literally history of the future! Prophecies always come true!"
Navia sighed. "I really don't want that future to happen..."
Paimon suddenly tilted her head. "Don't these pictures feel… off somehow?"
After discussing it, they realized:
The third and fourth murals were reversed.
The correct order should be: fourth, then third.
The second tablet showed the former Hydro Archon, Egeria—the previous god—kneeling toward the floating island in the sky... as if confessing guilt.
Navia frowned. "So the Hydro Archon committed a sin? But why are such ancient tablet here? Could this place be where the prophecy originated?"
[Ningguang: The video's title is "The Dance of the Sinner." So... the 'sinner' might be the former Hydro Archon? But she already passed away... (thinking)]
[Furina: Hahaha! The gods embody justice! How could a god ever commit a sin?!]
[Neuvillette: A deity is not the embodiment of justice.]
[Charlotte: This is huge news! If only a detective could analyze it...]
In the video, Paimon asked, "So who left this prophecy behind?"
Neuvillette replied, "Furina is our only lead."
After leaving the ruins, everyone parted ways.
Navia returned to oversee the Spina di Rosula—she'd been away too long and felt uneasy.