Chapter 220, the Chapter of Mondstadt, the failed suicide attempt...

"Are you really going to release it?"

Kaeya, his face dark, watched as the images from his memory approached Mondstadt step by step.

"I can't just refuse to play it like she did."

He pointed at Funina.

"Are you going to protect your privacy?"

"Oh? You sound really unhappy."

High on her divine throne, Furna slightly raised her chin, looking smug. "But it's a real shame, sir of Mondstadt, you will never enjoy the freedom I have."

Kaiya immediately put on a dissatisfied expression: "How could this be! What happened to fairness and equality..."

Furina raised an eyebrow and interrupted him: "Because you accused Mainkuhn of kidnapping you and your sworn brother, I'm sorry, there is no right to privacy at a crime scene. This is the justice of Fontaine."

"..."

After a moment of silence, tears welled up in Kaiya's eyes.

"...I should have changed the grounds for the charge."

"Hmph, I miss the way you tried to suppress your laughter when you first entered the venue."

Furina felt a surge of satisfaction, feeling she had finally gotten some revenge for the panic she had caused at the start of the trial. "You people," she thought, "if you're going to help Maine, fine, but why didn't you tell me your plan before taking me to court?! You scared me so much!"

"...But things are fine now too."

Funina wasn't one to hold grudges. After a moment of annoyance, she calmed down by looking at the alchemical array below the courtyard.

"Although the beginning was a bit chaotic and the story wasn't the kind of dramatic story I prefer, the ending looks like it's going to be a happy one."

She smiled and looked toward the defendant's dock.

"New life, reunion, love and companionship, oh, everything is so good."

Even better, my human identity was not revealed at all... The price was a slight misunderstanding of Mainkuhn by the audience, hopefully it won't affect Mainkuhn's final sentencing.

Thinking of this, Funina's smile faded a little, but there was nothing she could do.

"Where is the grandest trial...? I'll apologize properly when it comes."

There are many advantages to sitting high up. Funinna looked down at the cat and her friends without any restraint, finding some comfort in her heart.

She didn't dare look for too long, because she noticed that Navelette was talking to a flustered police officer named Melousin, who suddenly looked up and stared sharply at her.

"!"

Furnessa quickly turned her head to avoid it, while Leosley keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" he asked the Water Dragon King. "What did the police officer say to you just now?"

"This is bad."

Navelette lowered her voice, "Remember, about ten years ago, after Vasher's crimes were exposed, the Academy of Sciences loaded the mechanical fish in the sea with devices that could detect the concentration of fetal seawater."

"Of course, we just discovered that Mainkuhn might not have been the one who killed Vasher... Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"right."

Navelette looked into the Duke's slowly serious eyes.

"Although it has stopped now, they just sounded the alarm for rising concentrations."

...

Warnings about the water level in the womb, and the water level that recently rose and then stopped.

"Higgwen".

Leo immediately gave the order.

“I am here, Duke.”

"Just in case, you go back to Melo Petersburg and oversee their preparations for boarding the ship at any time."

"...And what about you? Duke, you are the warden of Mello Petersburg." Siegwen was still worried.

"It's impossible for me to leave Mainkun right now..."

“He stays here, and I will protect him.”

The whispers ceased, and Navisette quickly rose, gesturing to Nasita:

"This court proposes that we skip over those memories that are not strongly related to the crime and complete this trial as quickly as possible, preferably tonight."

Then, they had to work overtime to extract information about the prophecy from Funina...

"Hmm, yes, it's possible. The power of the wishes has been collected, but what happened?" Nasita asked in surprise. "You seem a little anxious. Do you need any help?"

"No."

Navelette's vertical pupils swept lightly over the god of justice, her head still held high, as if she had never secretly glanced at her friends.

"That's Fontaine's own business. Even someone as wise as the God of Wisdom... probably can't do anything about it."

Should we skip this?

A glint of light flashed in Kaiya's eyes, then vanished in an instant.

"Oh, just skip over anything unrelated to the case..."

Please skip my part!

Wendy was the most enthusiastic; he instantly jumped up from his chair and clasped his hands together.

"Please, please, God of Grass!!"

“Really, Wendy?” Nasita gave him a soft look. “It is possible, but without the preconditions, Nata and Inazuma’s people may not understand why Mainkun is so frequently and eagerly entering and leaving their territory, using such fierce and brutal methods.”

"ah……"

Wendy suddenly remembered that it was because Mainkuen was unable to recover for a long time after being forced to drink alcohol that everyone discovered his body was almost torn apart by good and bad desires.

After that came repeated, desperate charges, until Mainkun was exhausted and fell with a broken arm.

"...Go ahead and release it."

Unable to hold on any longer, Wendy collapsed backward, utterly exhausted.

"I've set it up."

Between social death and the truth, he offered his own answer.

"Wow."

Diluc didn't laugh, but the gesture of patting Wendy on the shoulder couldn't hide his joy.

"Welcome to our ranks, bards."

...

Mainkun, frustrated and bewildered after failing to find the villain in Mondstadt, was just in time to have Abedor pull out his speech from his pocket and turn to the audience to begin reading.

"Come to Mondstadt, where you can enjoy stunning waterside views and the freedom of the winds. The Knights of Favonius will personally protect your safety; their strength has been proven by the lynx..."

"...What are you doing?" The audience looked at him blankly.

"The Grand Master asked me to promote tourism in Mondstadt, and the promotional text he sent me personally is all true. In short, everyone, welcome to Mondstadt!"

After he finished reading, he calmly sat down, as if nothing had happened.

Abedo had just sat down for a while when he heard people whispering behind him.

"Honey, how about we skip our honeymoon in Inazuma? It feels kind of unsafe..."

"Indeed, I think Mond is quite good..."

This is not surprising. Compared to the safety of Inazuma Fontaine and even Sumeru, anyone would choose Mondstadt. Mondstadt wins hands down.

As they were talking, the wife glanced over and suddenly saw the red and blue brothers tied up together by the drunkard. She couldn't help but shout:

"I'm dying from this!!!"

The sound was loud and clear, lingering for three days without ceasing.

"..."

Diluc and Kaeya, who were covering their eyes, fell silent upon hearing this.

"???? This reaction isn't right?!"

Kaiya screamed and slammed his hand on the armrest, meeting his wife's horrified gaze: "What are you doing! Spit it out! We were fighting, we almost broke up!"

"Really? This is even more amazing!"

"??you??"

"Friend, please understand, the previous pair of sworn brothers in this show almost turned us into idiots."

The husband rushed out, stood in front of his wife, and grabbed Kaia's hand, squeezing it tightly.

"Thank you, the sweetness you two shared was just right! Please remember to cherish this wonderful brotherhood! Stay together forever, you must!"

"ah????"

Having anticipated being laughed at and teased, Kaeya was prepared for social humiliation, but she never expected to receive such a bizarre blessing.

"Good."

There were also jokes. Abedo touched his chin expressionlessly: "I've heard that when couples are together for a long time, love will always turn into family affection. You two are just one step ahead of time."

"Don't talk too much, alchemist."

Diluc shivered, but couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems like I've been used as a meal replacement. What a strange experience... Oh well, what's done is done. Let's just take it as a normal blessing."

The sporadic laughter gradually faded away, leaving only lingering blessings.

In every sense, Mondstadt and its people were utterly defeated, but their gods were anything but happy.

"We'll be there soon..."

Wendy watched in anguish as the drunkard staggered back to Sumeru, only to collapse headfirst onto the stone path.

"bring it on!"

He sprang to his feet, bracing himself for the condemnation from all sides.

"I'm mentally prepared!"

"Sit down in the front!"

He was out of sight, except for a crumpled piece of paper that was thrown hard on the back of his head. The audience was all watching the cat and no one paid him any attention.

"It can't be restored? Oh my god, no wonder his arm..."

"What happened?"

Wendy sat down, feeling lost and confused, as if he had thrown a punch that missed its mark. He asked himself with a self-deprecating laugh, "Has the world suddenly become so much more tolerant of alcoholics?"

Beside him, Morax chuckled, "Haha, this time I'm the one laughing at your slowness."

"You old stone, are you laughing at my slowness?" Wendy raised an eyebrow. "You've gone against the natural order!"

"No." Xiao suddenly puffed out his chest. "This time, it really was our Emperor who won."

"Hey, god of the wind, don't you think about this?"

King Ruo Tuo even laughed directly at the wind spirit:

"When you were dribbling Mainkuhn, you were completely covered up, not a single patch of skin was exposed—who could recognize you?"

"...Don't you recognize me?!"

Wendy immediately recalled her outfit when she was alone with Mainkuhn; due to a severe allergic reaction, she had dressed rather conservatively.

"so--"

"So, after asking Nasita to skip some parts, I doubt any ordinary person would recognize you as the one who forced you to drink."

Zhongli continued leisurely, blinking her clear, rock-crystal-like eyes at her old friend:

"After all, it wouldn't be right to let the most popular Lord Barbatos suffer."

Xiao made a soft "hmm" sound beside him, his face slightly flushed.

"Barbatos is indeed very good."

“You deserve it.” Diluc gestured to him with a toast.

"Wow, you guys, you guys..."

Wendy stumbled twice in surprise, and before she could resist, she reached out and lunged at Zhongli.

I love you guys so much!

"Wait a minute."

Zhongli refused the hug, pressing down on the young god's head and turning it towards the defendant's dock.

"The result was not perfect, after all, there is no shortage of perceptive people in this world, look."

In the dock, a man and a dragon were staring intently at the bard below, their heads bowed.

"Is it him?" Wendy heard Leosley ask.

“Yes.” Navelette said seriously.

...

Wendy snapped her head back in.

"Why did they leave the two most terrifying parents behind?!"