At night, Su Yuan lay in bed, reflecting on the events of the day.
After resolving the riot caused by the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale disturbance, it wasn't long before Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet arrived at the scene and took the injured Arlecchino away.
Then, everyone gradually returned to their respective duties.
Neuvillette made a public statement, declaring that the Cardinal's ruling had been restored to normal, and that the trial would resume in the Opera Epiclese in the afternoon.
As for Su Yuan, he wandered around Fontaine for half the day, seemingly without any concerns, all the while pondering how to save Focalors.
Su Yuan actually came up with a possibility...
Since the prophecy was bound to happen, perhaps he should first do nothing and let the people of Fontaine dissolve into the water, turning back into Oceanids...
Then, he could do as the first Hydro Archon, Egeria, did, using the primordial sea water to turn all the Oceanids back into humans...
The reason Egeria angered The Heavenly Principles in the past was ultimately because The Heavenly Principles discovered that she had violated the taboo of creating life...
But now, The Heavenly Principles were asleep, so they probably wouldn't notice these things, right?
The problem now was, did Focalors know how Egeria used the primordial sea water to turn Oceanids into humans?
And with such constant shifts, would the original memories still exist?
Are they still themself?
Su Yuan didn't know.
So, Su Yuan decided that tomorrow he would go to the opera house and discuss this issue with Focalors...
As he thought about it, Su Yuan drifted off to sleep...
............
The sun rose as usual the next day.
Feeling the warmth of the sunlight, Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
He felt a sharp pain in the palm of his right hand—new information had appeared!
He wondered if this information contained anything about saving Fontaine!
With anticipation, Su Yuan raised his right hand to take a look, and saw the following inscribed:
[First of all, congratulations on surviving the fifth night]
[Currently available information]
[Skipped reread ch 49 for hint 1 - 12]
[13. People from other worlds are drawn to each other]
Huh? People from other worlds?
Su Yuan knew that he was certainly one of those "people from other worlds."
However, being from another world didn't necessarily mean being a "Descender."
Take Aether and Lumine, for example: the former was classified as the Fourth Descender in the Fatui's intelligence network, while the latter wasn't considered a Descender.
According to the speculation of the Dendro Archon, Nahida, the First Descender was, in fact, the current Heavenly Principles of Teyvat.
And what did "drawn to each other" mean? Why did he not feel anything unusual at all?
Could it be that some invisible hand of fate was pulling them together?
Su Yuan suddenly felt a bit concerned.
If this "attraction" meant drawing him closer to Aether, that wouldn't be a big issue.
The problem was, the Heavenly Principles was also considered a person from another world.
If he was drawn toward the Heavenly Principles, that could cause significant problems.
To be honest, Su Yuan didn't know much about the Heavenly Principles, nor did he know how to handle it.
Moreover, was it possible that the Heavenly Principles could be controlled by some strange influence?
But then again, since he himself wasn't susceptible to Eerie contamination, and since the Heavenly Principles were from another world—plus with a higher status than his—perhaps it wouldn't be an issue?
Su Yuan thought about it and continued reading:
[14. If you give Kirara's delivery service a bad review, something unpleasant might happen.]
Kirara? Isn't she the top courier of "Komaniya Express" in Inazuma?
Why is today's rule hint related to her? Could it be that she's in Fontaine as well?
Well, that would make sense.
Kirara specializes in long-distance international deliveries, and rumor has it that she's close with Chiori.
Maybe she's here to deliver fabric to her.
But Kirara is so cute and enthusiastic, and her service is excellent.
Who would even think of giving her a bad review?
Su Yuan continued reading:
[15. This is an uncertain piece of information—whether to believe it is up to you: Among the people you know, there is always one person in a state of eerie corruption, but no one has noticed.]
[16. After surviving the sixth night, new information will be unlocked.]
Su Yuan immediately felt a chill run down his spine…
Huh? Another uncertain piece of information?
Is this suggesting that there has always been a traitor in his team?
Or does "someone you know" include people he only recognizes from a distance?
If so, the range of suspects becomes enormous…
He hadn't visited Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, or Sumeru yet, but he knew many people from those nations.
Su Yuan couldn't make up his mind about whether this information was true or not…
For now, he decided to reserve judgment and discuss it with the others later.
..............
Su Yuan arrived at Neuvillette's office, only to find that he was alone.
"Neuvillette, why are you the only one here? Where is everyone else?" Su Yuan asked.
Neuvillette replied calmly, "Chevreuse's father seems to be unwell, so she went to the hospital to accompany him."
"Chiori is expecting an international package today, so she'll be arriving a bit later."
"Navia is leading Spina di Rosula in a charity event, so she'll also be coming later."
"Wriothesley and Sigewinne had some matters to attend to and couldn't make it this early."
"Clorinde seems to have been caught up with someone and is currently trying to get rid of them."
"As for Furina, she was exhausted from yesterday. She's still asleep, and I didn't want to disturb her. She worked very hard yesterday, after all."
Su Yuan nodded.
Most of these explanations made sense, but Clorinde's situation caught his attention.
She was being pestered by someone… and she couldn't shake them off?
Who could be capable of that?
He glanced out the window—it was a bright, sunny day.
Still, this timing worked out well.
If he revealed the fifteenth piece of information in front of everyone, even if no one said anything, there would inevitably be a sense of suspicion among them.
Su Yuan wanted to know Neuvillette's thoughts on this piece of information.
"Neuvillette, do you think there's a traitor among us…" Su Yuan spoke slowly.
"Someone who appears completely normal but has actually been under the influence of the Eerie all along…"
Hearing this, Neuvillette showed a puzzled expression.
"Su Yuan, what exactly do you mean by that?"
"I mean, is it possible that one of us has been controlled by the Eerie from the very beginning and never actually returned to normal?"
Neuvillette fell into deep thought.
After some time, he spoke slowly:
"First, we can rule out Furina. She cannot be controlled by the Eerie during the daytime, so she doesn't fit the condition you described…"
"As for the others, we've already figured out most of the conditions for becoming Eerie, and we're all familiar with each other. None of us have shown any abnormalities, nor does anyone seem like a traitor…"
Hearing Neuvillette say this, Su Yuan let out a sigh of relief.
Since both he and Neuvillette shared the same perspective, he decided to set this piece of information aside for now.
There was no need to tell the others and risk disrupting their unity.
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