"Both parties are in place, so the trial begins."

Sitting in the seat of the Supreme Judge, Villette announced this.

"There is no need to repeat those tedious opening remarks, Villette."

"Let's move on to the reading of the charges. As the accused, I don't even know what charges you're going to use to try me."

"Let me make it clear first. It is normal for mortals to be unable to understand the actions of gods, but this does not constitute a reason to convict gods..."

Furninna urged after interrupting Violet.

"Yes, but the reason for judging you is not what you did or didn't do as a god."

"But you are not a god at all, Furninna!"

Ying loudly stated the charges they had made.

"Wait...what? Lady Furninna isn't a god?"

"I thought you were going to accuse the water god of malfeasance. Are you serious about the accusation just now...?"

When Ying announced the crime, the audience was somewhat incredulous.

"The charges are valid, Ms. Funina. Do you admit the charges made by the accuser?"

That Villette didn't care about the audience's opinions. She nodded and asked Funina.

"..."

"I don't admit it, of course I don't admit it!"

Furninna was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head to deny it.

"I, Fukaros, Funinna de Fontaine, one of the seven rulers of the earth, the queen of all waters, all directions and all laws... I am undoubtedly a true god!"

At the end, Funina crossed her arms and was very sure.

In the eyes of the people of Fontaine today, the fact that Funina is a god is common knowledge they have known since they were born.

The audience below nodded one after another, agreeing with what Furninna said, and even the cardinal who made the decree sided with Furninna.

Therefore, if Ying and the others want to refute Funina, they must also shake the common sense of the people of Fontaine.

"You think I'm not a god, then how did I manage to stay on the throne for five hundred years?"

After gaining an almost overwhelming advantage, Funina spoke to Nangong Ya and Ying and others who were sitting in the prosecution seat.

"First of all, you could be another immortal species, and your life span is naturally very long."

"Even if it's not, there should be other ways to prolong life."

Paimon was the first to speak up and refute.

"Like... a curse."

Ying nodded in agreement with Paimon and added.

They had talked to the [Servant] before, and learned from her that Furninna did not have the Heart of God, and that there seemed to be an aura of curse about her.

"Huh? Are you going to bring up even this kind of thing just to slander me?"

Furninna crossed her arms and seemed unhappy.

"Curse... I thought the aura emanating from the gods was originally similar to a curse."

"Now it seems that Ping has nothing to do with the gods. Is it just a simple curse?"

After hearing what Ying said, Villette thought for a moment and said this.

"So, Furninna, you are just a cursed human, right?"

Even Violet confirmed this, and Ying pointed at Funina and said affirmatively.

This conclusion shocked the audience, but if they thought about it carefully, they would realize that it is impossible to distinguish between gods and humans with the naked eye. After all, gods from various countries mostly walk in the world in human appearance.

"Okay, stop being so complacent. Even if I have a curse, it doesn't mean I'm human, right?"

"The biggest difference between humans and gods is authority. Only those who can do things that humans cannot do are called gods."

"Just like this Oracle Judgment Cardinal, the law compensation energy it provides is enough for the people of Fontaine to use in daily life!"

Finina could not refute the aura of curse on herself, but she changed her way of refutation and pointed to the divine creation, the Cardinal of Oracle and Judgment, as proof.

"But at that time, you couldn't explain why the cardinal gave the guilty verdict, right?"

Paimon took out previous evidence to refute it.

"I've already said it before, the decisions of the gods are not something that mortals can understand, and they don't need to be explained."

Furninna was a little flustered, but still insisted on speaking.

"Ms. Fininna, I must remind you to recognize the current situation. In the Inquisition, the trial itself should be above everything else."

"Before you act as a god, you should first be the [defense] today. If you don't state what you know according to the regulations, the situation will be very unfavorable to you."

Seeing that Finina explained it in this way, Villette spoke up and reminded her.

"..."

Furninna opened her mouth. How would she know what was going on?

"So you have no idea what's going on, or even how the Cardinal's Decree is constructed."

"Those miracles you mentioned should all belong to the real water god, right?"

Paimon took the opportunity to continue speaking.

"There is no real water god."

"Well, I really don't know why you are guilty, but the Cardinal of Oracle has been operating independently since its birth. I have not interfered at all. You can't think that God is fake just because there is a problem with God's creation, right?"

Finnina continued to refute, she was sure that she had not revealed any flaws, and they could not provide better evidence than to instruct the cardinal to make the ruling.

"Those who don't talk about these miracles, since you are a god, please show your ability."

Ying thought about it and suggested this to Funina.

“This, this is not good. There are so many ordinary people in the audience. I can’t rashly use the power of a god…”

Funina felt a little guilty, but still spoke calmly.

"If necessary, I will go to the auditorium to provide protective care."

As one of the planners of this trial, Navilette spoke up to support Ying's proposal.

"That's not necessary..."

"Then just show a little bit of the power of the water element."

Seeing Funina's look, Ying continued to ask.

"This one……"

"As the God of Water, can't you even use the power of water, let alone divine authority?"

Paimon continued to question Furninna.

"..."

"…It's the law-compensatory chaos. Yes, it's the law-compensatory chaos."

"The power of the gods comes from faith, and the faith of the people of Fontaine in justice has been transformed by me into the power of law and compensation."

"In order to bring energy to everyone's lives, I gave up all my divine power. Look, what a selfless god I am."

Furninna thought anxiously, and suddenly thought of the energy of the transformation of the Cardinal of the Oracle.

“Isn’t that a bit far-fetched?”

"Yes, no matter how selfless you are, it is impossible for you to be completely powerless, right? Can a god without any power still be called a god?"

The audience below was not convinced by Furninna's explanation and cast doubtful glances at her. They also began to doubt that she really didn't look like a god...

"Hey, everyone, stop looking at me with such suspicious eyes..."

"Don't you all like me? I'm still the same Funina. You should be on my side, right?"

"Stand by my side..."

Seeing the audience's questioning eyes, Funina began to panic.

"If what the accusers say is true, it is indeed very serious."

"Not only us, but also my parents, even my deceased grandfather, and those elders before that, were all deceived by Funina?"

Several audience members thought seriously.

“Enough… Enough!”

Seeing that she was about to be proven not to be a god, Funina had no choice but to take a deep breath and shout loudly.

"Then you tell me, if I am not a god, then where is the real water god?"

"Now you have no evidence of the true existence of the Water God, and no one else claims to be the Water God, so who else can the Water God be besides me?"

Finina pointed at the prosecution seat and made her final struggle.

"Then let me ask you, if you are really the God of Water, how did you obtain your position? Was it inherited by the previous God of Water, Egolia, or did you snatch it yourself?"

Nangong Ya, who was also standing at the prosecution seat but had not spoken, began to ask Funina.

"Of course it was Egolia who passed it on to me. She passed it on to me before she left for Xumi."

Furninna hesitated for a moment before answering.

Finina, who has lived for five hundred years, had naturally heard about the disaster that happened five hundred years ago. After all, the disaster had just happened when she came to power, and everyone still remembered the occurrence of the disaster and the death of Egolia.

"you sure?"

"Sure sure!"

Furninna answered with certainty.

"Well, Sigwen, bring Xiao'er here."

Hearing this, Nangong Ya called out to Sigwen who had been waiting at the edge of the stage for a long time.

Melusin, who looked the most like a human, nodded, took little Egolia's hand, and led her to the stage.

"Be good and don't run around. I'll come pick you up later."

Sigwen touched little Egolia's head, gave her some instructions, and then went downstairs.

"Well, Furninna, let me ask you, do you know this girl?"

Nangong Ya pointed at the confused little Egolia on the stage and asked Funina.

Hearing Nangong Ya's words, Funina looked carefully at the girl below and her eyes met hers.

"Looks familiar... but... I don't know him."

'But should I answer yes or no? Why did she ask this? '

Funina was a little hesitant, not knowing how to answer so as not to arouse suspicion. She couldn't think of any connection between this girl and whether she was the water god.

"Well, I don't know him, or maybe I do, but I've forgotten."

Furninha shook her head.

"Think about it carefully. Do you really not know her? What if she is an important person?"

"No, I can confirm that I don't know him."

Funina felt that Nangong Ya seemed to be deceiving her into changing her answer, so she shook her head and spoke with certainty.

"Oh, that's a shame. Come on little one, tell her your name."

Nangong Ya shook her head and said something to little Egolia.

"Okay...um, my name is Egolia."

Little Eugolia nodded weakly and told Furninna her name.

"Wait, wait, did I hear that correctly? Isn't that the name of the previous water god?"

"But isn't she... a little child?"

When the audience heard Egolia's name, they were stunned.

"..."

"Hahaha, this is hilarious. Everyone knows that the previous water god died a long time ago. Not only did you let someone impersonate the previous water god, but you also used a child to impersonate him. What kind of evidence is this?"

Funina was also stunned for a moment, but soon she held her stomach and burst into laughter.

"Woo..."

Hearing Furninna's voice, little Egolia looked back at Nangong Ya aggrievedly, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Really? Until then, please, Villette."

Nangong Ya chuckled, then reminded Villette.

"Well, I see."

Navilette nodded, stood up and raised his hand towards the outside.

Just when everyone was puzzled, a drop of water flew into the theater from the door, flew in front of the stage, and came in front of little Egolia.

"Egolia didn't actually die. She just used up her power like the Great Compassion Tree King and turned into a child. If you are more familiar with gods, you will find that this phenomenon is clearly recorded."

"When I came to Fontaine not long ago, I happened to pass through the Xumi Desert and brought her to Fontaine."

"Of course, words are not enough. Please ask her to show her true abilities as a water god."

After Nangong Ya finished speaking, she gestured to little Egolia.

Little Egolia nodded obediently and raised her hand to gently hold the water droplets in front of her.

The water droplets spun in little Egolia's hands and soon split into seven water droplets of different sizes floating around.

"What kind of ability is this? Anyone with the Water God's Eye can do this, right?"

Finina quickly retorted, even though she did not see the Eye of God in little Egolia.

Hearing Furninna's rebuttal again, little Egolia puffed up her cheeks angrily and manipulated seven water drops to fall to the ground.

The next moment, the seven water droplets condensed into the shape of seven pure water elves, but soon the pure water elves transformed into the appearance of humans. Although their facial features were clear, it could still be seen that they were made of water.

The seven people were four men, two women and a little boy.

"I am..."

The "people" formed by the seven water drops actually began to move, just like real people.

"I, I'm dissolved?! I've turned into water! Help, help!"

"Wow, Mom, Mom, I'm so scared..."

The seven people began to panic after seeing their physical condition, and the child among them couldn't help but burst into tears.

Although it was a bit noisy, such a vivid scene shocked the audience below. These seven people were obviously water...

"W-What are these?"

Funina looked at Nangong Ya with some uneasiness.

"They are the victims of Baisong Town. They dissolved into the water, leaving only their consciousness. This consciousness is mixed in the sea water, and only she can separate it."

Nangong Ya did not answer. Navilette, who summoned the water droplets, stood up first and explained.

"Then Master Villette, and Master Fininna!"

"Lady Finina! Save us! Please save us! We don't want to turn into water!"

After Villette spoke, the seven water men noticed the situation and quickly knelt down and begged Fernina. They didn't even have time to think about why Fernina was in the accused seat.

In this situation, their first thought is to ask God for help.

"me……"

Seeing the person dissolved by water appear in front of her, Funina staggered back two steps and fell into the chair.

"These people, yes, they are indeed from Baisong Town..."

Navia in the audience also recognized the seven water men, and she nodded with difficulty while covering her mouth.

"You see, even if the Fontaine people dissolved in water, the water god could call back their souls even if he couldn't revive them, instead of being powerless to do anything about it."

"So I think, Funina, you are not the Water God at all, but an ordinary person who took advantage of the suspected death of the Water God to seize the position of God!"

Nangong Ya pointed at Funina and said with certainty.

……

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