[Supernatural Chat Group]
Venti: Good grief! Water-tasting directly turned into a homicide case??
Dvalin: The Hydro Dragon King was killed… by WATER…
Even though you're stronger than me — please leave the dragon community.
You're embarrassing us.
Neuvillette: …
Keqing: The key question: did the Lumine poison him? Or is the water toxic?
Yanfei: If it's the former — intentional homicide!
If it's the latter — Inazuma Water is defective merchandise!
But the Lumine knew it was suspicious — still gave it to him.
So still intentional homicide.
Yae Miko: Conclusion: The Executor is in trouble. BIG trouble~ 😏
Hu Tao: Lumine, want to pre-order a funeral package? Might come in handy!
Alice: Hehehe — Initiate Court of Doom~
Furina: Death penalty! Death penalty! 😈
Lumine: …
Navia: I think the latter is more likely… but wait — is Inazuma water truly THAT dangerous??
Tighnari: Seriously — even scarier than Sumeru water infected by Cyno's jokes?
Alhaitham: Which means Cyno's jokes aren't top-tier yet.
More training needed.
Cyno: …
Nahida: What on earth does Inazuma water contain to kill a Dragon King? 🤔
Alice: Oh, just the entire periodic table~ ✨
Xiangling: Periodic… what table??
Alice: Just imagine hundreds of random substances inside the water.
Everyone: 😨😨😨
Sorted.
Inazuma's national reputation has completely collapsed.
Inazuma Citizens:
"We just came here to watch the drama… so why are we suddenly the villains!?"
Arataki Itto: Impossible! INAZUMA WATER IS PURE!!
ABSOLUTELY SAFE!!
Kuki Shinobu: Boss… calm down… this is a joke video…
Kokomi: Well… in Musou no Hitotachi Gorge… the water is a little…
Kujou Sara: That is the Divine Light of the Shogun!
Yae Miko: Yes yes — divine light so toxic it disables generals 🦊✨
Ei: …
Barbara: Mondstadt water may not be special… but at least it doesn't kill people!
Ganyu: Liyue too!
Nilou: Sumeru water… let's not talk about it…
Charlotte: Fontaine water… also skip…
Childe: Snezhnaya… too tragic, no screen time at all…
Alice: But Inazuma water has VALUE!
Kills dragon kings!
Nutritionally diverse!
Clean and sanitary~ 😏
Yoimiya: Alice-san… please stop… my head hurts…
Venti: Bring on the Executor!
She's the Primordial Sea Terminator anyway 😆
Zhongli: Add Paimon while we're at it 🤔
Ei: Excellent idea! Do the two of you volunteer? 😐
Lumine: …
Paimon: …
We're done… just erase us from existence already…
Light Curtain – Host Commentary
In the villa, Arthur chuckled while drinking tea:
"Executor's doomed?"
"Sanitary water?"
"These people are geniuses."
But he resumed narration:
Unserious Critique — Part 2
"Neuvillette… the Sea Otter" 🦦
Fontaine – Palais Mermonia
Furina: "Neuvil– what?? Did he just say Neuvil-otter??"
Neuvillette: deep confusion
"I am a dragon. Not an otter."
…and yet he didn't sound confident about it.
They turned to the chat:
[Supernatural Chat Group]
Venti: "Neuvil-otter?" Sure it's not a typo?
Zhongli: At this point… assume nothing is a mistake.
Ganyu: Is that his nickname?
Neuvillette: It is NOT.
Freminet: "Otter"… could it be related to sea otters?
Nilou: What's a sea otter??
Navia: A small marine animal. I can take pictures later!
Furina: Sea otter… Neuvil-otter… WAIT…
This might ACTUALLY make sense??!
Neuvillette: pain
"I am. A dragon. Stop."
Alice: Kehahah — not anymore ♪
Lumine & Paimon & Furina: Excited waiting noises
Arthur smiled and played a new video:
"Neuvillette… becomes an Otter"
[Video – Light Curtain]
Fontaine courtroom.
Duke Wriothesley and Champion Duelist Clorinde appear.
Lumine walks in holding…
A tiny, fluffy sea otter.
Clorinde: "…Is that… Neuvillette??"
Wriothesley, analyzing like Sherlock Holmes:
"Behold the whiskers.
The eyelashes.
The majestic curl of hair.
Zero doubt. That's Neuvillette."
Otter-Neuvillette sits on a chair
holding a small cookie
nibbling politely…
Both stare.
Then:
"SO. CUTE."
Wrio reaches out to pet him.
Clorinde narrows her eyes like a bodyguard:
"Sir Duke, what do you think you're doing to His Honor?"
Back in the present—
Clorinde breathed a sigh of relief:
"Thank goodness. I remained loyal."
…
The video continued.
Wrio: "Come on… don't you want to touch him?
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance!"
Clorinde hesitated…
Wrio:
"This isn't a crime.
This is simply… a human instinct."
The screen cuts.
Lumine returns:
"I brought the antidote—
Why does he look… messier?"
Narrator:
"That day, it rained in Fontaine.
For the next month, Neuvillette refused to see Wriothesley or Clorinde."
Video ends.
Everyone: 😳😳😳
"Yep. They 100% bullied the Hydro Dragon King."
Public Chat Reaction
Fontaine NPCs:
"He's so cute I'd also want to pet him—
uh, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED!!"
"I may never look at otters the same way again…"
Liyue NPCs:
"Emp. Rex Lapis as a fluffy creature… hmm…"
"YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING."
Wriothesley — Melusine Prison
Wrio watched and grinned:
"Ahhh~
If only reality would allow that opportunity…"
Back at the Palais
Meanwhile…
Clorinde froze.
"I… I played with the Chief Justice like a PET…?!"
Face red, heart collapsing:
"How do I meet him tomorrow…?!"
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