I Am Now the Complete Furina

"Looking for me?"

A gentle, girlish whisper echoed beside her. The familiar feeling made Furina turn towards the voice and see the blue and white-haired girl standing close by. The girl tilted her head, a faint smile on her delicate face, meeting Furina's gaze.

"…You scared me." Furina took a deep breath and patted her chest—well, a chest more ample than her own. From a girl's perspective, this was truly a tragedy, but fortunately, she wasn't concerned about such matters. She complained softly, "Don't suddenly appear beside me like that."

"You were peeking~"

"Mmm!" Although curious how he could tell she was peeking even though he had his back turned, Furina was more embarrassed about being caught.

She puffed out her cheeks:

"It's not like it's anything secret."

Furina didn't notice that the girl blushed slightly when she said this.

Of course, the blush only lasted for a brief moment.

[Furina]'s smile returned as she leaned in closer, a teasing glint in her eyes:

"Curious about what I was doing?"

The close proximity allowed them to feel each other's warmth. Although it was a scent she was incredibly familiar with, having that face so close still made Furina's heart pound. She blushed crimson and turned her head away, creating some distance.

…This guy… is strange.

He didn't seem much different from before, but for some reason, Furina felt a sense of nostalgia and closeness from the current [Furina].

Blushing, Furina secretly glanced at the girl's profile, her mind racing.

But the next moment, she noticed something, and her expression changed.

The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale…!

Her gaze fixed on the device below the judgment stand. She could clearly see that the judicial machine, which had been operating for five hundred years, now looked dim and dull, its usual azure blue glow, fueled by Numina of Justice and Order, almost completely gone.

"What did you do?!"

Looking at the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, Furina exclaimed, looking at [Furina] with a mixture of confusion and anger.

This guy… he really did break the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale?!

If the opera house reopened, and the people of Fontaine discovered this, there would definitely be chaos.

…She had to find a way to cover this up… Maybe just pour some water into it? It looked the same anyway. As long as Neuvillette didn't use it, there wouldn't be any problems.

[Furina] didn't answer, only smiled and looked at Neuvillette, who was returning to the opera house from the Lucine Fountain outside.

"..." Neuvillette glanced at the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale—this made Furina instantly nervous.

Although theoretically, this was the Hydro Archon's creation and property, having been used for so many years, it had practically become a symbol of Fontaine law, intertwined with the legal system itself.

In a sense, its importance was equivalent to Sumeru's Akasha or Mondstadt's Sky Lyre… in any case, it was very important!

It malfunctioning right under Neuvillette's nose… Phew, fortunately, Jiang Qiao was using her body.

As Furina felt relieved, Neuvillette looked away, not saying anything, only looking at [Furina], who smiled slightly, a playful glint in her heterochromatic, divine eyes.

"You are…"

"This should be our first meeting, isn't it, Neuvillette?" The girl, her hat slightly askew, smiled and said something that puzzled Neuvillette.

He frowned, "You… you're not Furina?"

Neuvillette's tone was filled with doubt and uncertainty. This greeting was clearly unusual, but he couldn't detect anything amiss from the girl in front of him.

No, wait… her power seemed stronger.

In the past, Neuvillette had always considered the curse on Furina as the Hydro Archon's power, so he hadn't paid much attention to it.

But now, that curse had completely vanished, replaced by the genuine "remnants of an Archon's power."

Of course, Furina wasn't aware of this.

Hearing Neuvillette's words, she panicked.

Oh no, he's seen through me!

Although swapping bodies with someone else wasn't a big deal for Furina, at most it was a bit embarrassing that it was a man, she was most worried about her secret, that she wasn't the real Hydro Archon, being exposed.

If that happened, the task Focalors entrusted to her would be ruined, and Fontaine would be submerged… wait, there was Jiang Qiao!

Furina suddenly realized a blind spot—she was keeping Focalors' secret to save Fontaine, and Jiang Qiao would do the same. Theoretically, she didn't need to keep this secret anymore.

But after some thought, Furina still didn't completely abandon Focalors's task.

After all, it was also a hope, wasn't it?

If Jiang Qiao failed, there was still Focalors.

She had pretended for nearly five hundred years, if she gave up now, wouldn't those five hundred years of suffering have been in vain?

Unwilling to let go of her sunk cost, Furina decided to go with the flow.

"How could that be?" The girl chuckled and shrugged.

—"You liar."

After the transaction was complete, Focalors accused him angrily.

Of course, this "deception" wasn't because Jiang Qiao had gone back on his word.

It was simply… "inequality."

After Jiang Qiao completed the "exchange everything" transaction, leaving the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale and returning to his body, after their consciousnesses merged and their minds connected, Focalors realized she had been tricked.

This guy—he hadn't taken anything at all!

All he did was return her, the divine consciousness, back to [Furina]'s body.

"I didn't lie, did I?"

There was no need for complicated communication. With their consciousnesses residing together, their minds connected, Focalors could sense his "everything," completely unreserved and unconcealed.

Although this "everything" did have certain limitations, for Focalors, what she had received far surpassed the "everything" she had given.

In a way, what she had given was something many people in Teyvat yearned for—Focalors' existence, "remembered" by Jiang Qiao.

This memory would be more profound and unshakeable than any inscription on stone.

But Focalors, connected to Jiang Qiao's consciousness, also understood something else—even if she had refused from the beginning, Jiang Qiao would still have helped her in his own way.

And the reason for this help wasn't because he wanted something in return, it was simply… he didn't want Focalors, or rather, himself, to end up like that memory.

"Perhaps this would prevent a wonderful story from unfolding, but what truly matters is the person who creates the story, isn't it?"

"People should always have the opportunity to choose, even if the ending isn't happy, this choice should be made by their own will."

What Jiang Qiao did was simply offer a perhaps better—but at least a less arduous—possibility, a choice.

Life would become more brilliant because of it.

Focalors could only sigh—

And murmur, "You're truly despicable."

—The current [Furina] was the product of Focalors and Jiang Qiao's merged consciousness.

"How could that be? I'm Furina, of course."

[Furina] placed her hands behind her back and chuckled. "If I'm not Furina, then could there be another Furina?"

The current [she] could confidently say this.

Previously, when Jiang Qiao used this body, he was just a substitute, not the real Furina.

But now, controlling this body with Focalors' consciousness merged with his, even claiming to be Furina wasn't a problem.

After all—Focalors and Furina were essentially the same person.

Whether it was divine consciousness or human personality, in the end, they were just different ways of thinking. Separating the two, treating them as two different people… was clearly a superficial act.

As a god, Focalors understood this, but Fontaine's prophecy had forced her to adopt this seemingly "split personality" approach.

Now, returning to her true self,

Focalors no longer dwelled on those things.

Of course, in a way, she was currently incomplete.

[Furina] lacked the "humanity" of Furina.

But Jiang Qiao's presence filled this void to a certain extent—after absorbing a part of Furina's consciousness, he temporarily took her place within this body.

Although using Jiang Qiao as a part of herself seemed strange, and Focalors, essentially a naive girl, felt somewhat embarrassed and shy, her nature as a god made her more open-minded about this than a human would be—after all, being close to Jiang Qiao felt quite comfortable and pleasant, and there weren't any problems, so Focalors decisively put this matter aside.

As for Furina, who was still "outside"… ahem, she and Jiang Qiao were together to better utilize their power and save Fontaine. Since the "humanity" part wasn't currently useful, she could just stay outside for now!

This body was already crowded with one and a half consciousnesses. If Furina returned… there would be no room!

From this perspective, Furina was actually quite lucky. She didn't have to be pressed against Jiang Qiao's consciousness like her… ahem… Having a body all to herself was much more comfortable!

In any case, Furina could just stay outside for now!

For some reason, Furina suddenly felt that [Furina] was looking at her with displeasure. Unfortunately, she couldn't understand this sullen, annoyed feeling.

Fairy Ely wasn't clinging to him.

Mmm, it must be because he had damaged the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale.

Looking at [Furina], Neuvillette fell silent for a moment.

Besides the strange greeting, there didn't seem to be anything else amiss.

Mr. Hydro Dragon wasn't the type to dwell on such things. He looked down at the girl and said after some thought, "So, can you solve the rising water level problem now?"

"Of course~ But I'm still lacking something…"

The girl smiled, placing a hand on her slender waist.

"Lacking something?"

Facing Neuvillette's question, [Furina] said frankly, "I'll be leaving Fontaine and going to Sumeru soon."

"And before that, the one who's more qualified, more suitable to handle this problem, should be you, Neuvillette."

"After all, you're Teyvat's Hydro dragon."

"..." Neuvillette sighed in frustration:

"Unfortunately, my power isn't complete."

"I understand."

"Then…"

[Jiang Furina], or perhaps a more fitting title would be Jiang Focalors—she nodded:

"How about this?"

As Neuvillette looked at her, puzzled, a faint sphere of light appeared in [Furina]'s hand.

Furina and Fairy Ely looked at the sphere curiously.

Only Neuvillette, staring at it, his expression changed drastically as he exclaimed, "…The Divine Throne of the Hydro Archon?!"

"Divine Throne of the Hydro Archon? What's that?" Furina, hearing this unfamiliar term, was puzzled.

This thing sounded related to the Hydro Archon, but she had never heard of it.

"The ancient Teyvat continent wasn't like it is now. Dragons were the rulers here, until the arrival of the Primordial One, who waged war and seized the power of the Sovereign dragons, forging it into the Seven Divine Thrones."

"Later, after the Archon War, seven gods obtained the Thrones."

Neuvillette patiently explained, his gaze fixed on the sphere of light in [Furina]'s hand.

He wasn't surprised that Furina possessed a Divine Throne. After all, the Hydro Archon was one of The Seven, one of the usurpers who seized the power of the Sovereign dragons.

But Neuvillette hadn't expected [Furina] to take it out in front of him.

Wait… could this thing even be taken out?

Theoretically, the Seven Divine Thrones were bound to The Seven. The moment they ascended to their positions, unless they died, or unless Celestia intervened, it was impossible to reveal a Divine Throne like this.

"What are you planning to do?"

Neuvillette frowned.

Honestly, showing a Divine Throne to an elemental dragon was quite inappropriate—for the elemental dragons whose power had been usurped, they dreamed of reclaiming it and becoming complete dragons.

Therefore, placing a Divine Throne, containing the power of a Sovereign dragon, before them was both a temptation and an act of humiliation.

Of course, Neuvillette wouldn't think that way.

He simply thought that [Furina] wanted him to use the Divine Throne and said, "I can't use this."

The power of the Sovereign dragons was of great importance. To prevent it from returning to the elemental dragons, Celestia had taken great pains.

It would directly prevent elemental dragons from coming into contact with it. Even if a god died, the Divine Throne wouldn't be damaged in the slightest.

Because of these reasons, Neuvillette had never thought about reclaiming the power of the Sovereign dragon from Furina.

Looking at the girl holding the sphere, Neuvillette suddenly realized something and said, "Wait… are you planning to shatter the Divine Throne? That's impossible."

"Unless Celestia intervenes personally, with the power of this world, it's impossible to…"

Before he could finish,

"Crack."