Furina wore a small white suit, took off his hat, and put on the pink butterfly mask given to him by Elysia (which had already been secretly modified earlier).
He pushed open the door and walked out alone.
Elysia had been asked by Furina to stay in the room; after all, the two of them had frequented Palais Mermonia together, and if they acted together, the effect wouldn’t be noticeable.
After coming outside, Furina headed straight for his exclusive passage.
At the entrance of the passage, there were dedicated Gardes standing guard, who were quite familiar with Furina, who frequented it often.
“Would it be too hasty to go find Ron right at the beginning?” “What if he recognizes me directly?
Wouldn’t that make Elysia lose a lot of face?” “Forget it, if the effect really doesn’t work, then I can go and ruthlessly mock her.” Ron was the name of the Garde responsible for guarding Furina’s exclusive passage today.
Thinking about how he could mock Elysia later, Furina almost laughed out loud.
After all, having been bullied by Elysia for so long, he had long wanted to save face.
“Halt!
What are you doing acting so sneakily, when did you sneak in, do you know you’ve broken the law?!” Just as Furina was still fantasizing about how to win back the face he lost in front of Elysia after being exposed, a shout pulled Furina back to reality.
“You don’t recognize me?” Seeing Ron chase after him after spotting him, Furina asked in surprise.
“Who would recognize you when you’re wearing a mask and acting all sneaky?
Hurry up and explain how you managed to slip past me and get behind the passage!” “According to the laws of Fontaine, you have trespassed into a restricted area, and I now have the right to arrest you!” With that, he stepped forward to arrest Furina.
“Wait, Ron, I am your God of justice, Furina!” Seeing that Ron truly didn’t recognize him and even intended to arrest him, while being shocked by the mask’s effect, he hurriedly defended himself.
Ron was angered into laughter by the lawbreaker before him; not only did he trespass into a restricted area, but he even dared to impersonate Lord Furina!
“Good grief, you’ve got guts, you’re really asking for it!
Do you think any white-haired runt is the Hydro Archon?” “The style of the clothes is quite similar, but you dare to impersonate him even when the color is completely wrong?” “Do you take me, Ron, for a fool?
Alright, you can explain whatever you have to Lord Neuvillette in court!” Having said that, Ron didn’t want to bother with the rude person before him anymore and moved forward to pin Furina to the ground.
“Please wait, Mr.
Ron.
It’s not good to be too rough on a Damselette, you know ♪” Just at this moment, Elysia came over.
Originally, Elysia hadn’t planned to follow along, but later, fearing that no one would recognize Furina and unexpected situations might arise, she decided to quietly hide behind Furina to observe the situation.
Seeing Ron ready to take action, she quickly spoke up to interrupt.
After all, if he really pinned Furina to the ground, it wouldn’t end well.
Seeing that the person interrupting him was Elysia, Ron remembered that the Garde on night duty last night had mentioned during their handover that a pretty pink-haired Damselette had returned with Furina, just in case Elysia went out alone today and was misunderstood.
However, earlier when she went to see Neuvillette with Furina, she had already crossed paths with Ron, so Ron actually recognized Elysia.
Seeing Elysia interrupt him, Ron thought she had misunderstood, so he pointed at Furina, who was lowering his head and muttering something, and explained.
“Miss Elysia, this fellow ran over from goodness knows where, and I was just about to drag him off to the Gardiennage.” Hearing Ron’s words, Elysia hurriedly covered her mouth with both hands, because she…
couldn’t hold it in anymore.
Elysia had already arrived when Ron uttered the words “white-haired runt”, and if it weren’t for preserving Furina’s face, she probably would have burst out laughing right then and there.
Elysia cast a pitiful look at Ron, leaving Ron feeling baffled.
Afterwards, Elysia walked up to Furina and helped him take off his mask.
It was also at this moment that Elysia finally heard what Furina was muttering.
“White-haired…
runt…” “Pfft, hahaha~” Hearing Furina’s muttered words, Elysia could no longer hold back and let out a silvery, bell-like laugh.
Meanwhile, Ron looked at Furina, who had removed his mask, revealing a gloomy face that looked as if water was about to drip from it.
*May the world forget me…* This was Ron’s inner voice.
He felt that he was completely doomed, and he finally understood what Elysia’s previous look meant.
“I am sorry, Lord Furina.
It was my poor eyesight!
I apologize to you for my rudeness!” Ron immediately bowed his head, saluted, and apologized all in one smooth motion.
He felt that he could still be saved!
What if Lord Furina was magnanimous and decided not to hold him accountable?
Hearing Ron’s words, Furina’s anger instantly erupted, and he stamped his feet in rage.
“Slandering a deity?
Capital punishment!
Absolute capital punishment!” (Wuwuwu, I made a fool of myself in front of Elysia again ╥﹏╥…) Hearing this, Elysia hurriedly stepped forward to hug Furina and comfort him.
Although she knew these were just angry words spoken by Furina and shouldn’t be taken seriously, it wouldn’t be good if Ron was scared out of his wits.
“Alright, alright ♪ It’s just that Ron has poor eyesight and couldn’t even recognize you.
His words shouldn’t be taken seriously ♪” With that, Elysia looked back at Ron.
“Why are you still standing around here instead of going to guard the passage entrance?” Hearing Elysia’s words as if granted a pardon, Ron cast a grateful look at Elysia and scurried off in a flash.
Furina didn’t voice any objections either.
After all, it was he who had disguised himself first.
Even though he felt very angry at what Ron said, it was impossible to truly punish him; Furina was still very kind-hearted.
Seeing Furina gradually calm down, Elysia changed the subject and said.
“Fufu, let’s hurry up and set off.
I haven’t had a proper chance to explore the Court of Fontaine yet, and since you’re the host of Fontaine, you must introduce it to me properly ♪” Hearing this, Furina also collected his mood, patted his chest proudly, and said.
“Elysia, our Court of Fontaine is extremely prosperous, densely populated, and technologically advanced.
It’s top-notch among The Seven Nations, and I guarantee you’ll fall in love with it!” “Elysia will definitely look forward to it then ♪ Well then, let’s set off ♪” Elysia held Furina’s hand as they walked out of the exclusive passage.
Ron stood at the entrance of the passage, staring straight ahead and holding his body as stiff as a board.
“Hmph (￢︿̫̿￢☆)” Furina gave Ron a soft huff, startling him into a shiver, but Furina didn’t make any further moves.
The two walked to the entrance of Palais Mermonia and looked outward.
Outside, it was already bustling with voices, and many people were chatting idly in front of Palais Mermonia.
This was a public area of Fontaine; as long as they didn’t disturb the Order or make loud commotions, the Gardiennage wouldn’t interfere.
Elysia looked at Furina and asked.
“Fufu, where should we go play first ♪” “Fontaine is divided into 4 layers.
We are currently on the fourth layer, which is the location of Palais Mermonia.” “The 2nd and 3rd layers are respectively two Aquabus routes, while the 1st layer is the most prosperous place in the Court of Fontaine and where the most citizens live.” “Let’s go to the Waterway Hub to take the elevator to the first layer.”