She's really laying it on thick...
Now, both Neuvillette and Clorinde, who was maintaining order, were deep in thought.
That tone, that demeanor... she looked like she had everything under control.
But Neuvillette was sure that the person in front of him was Furina herself. How could she possibly know the whole story?
Furina in the VIP box still didn't notice the strange looks she was getting. She put her right hand on her chest, raised her head slightly, and said:
"The girl who was selected by the random number generator was a thief. When the magician Lyney mentioned Meropide while choosing her for the magic trick, it alerted her."
"So, she tried to escape in the tunnel used for the teleportation magic trick, knocked out the person who came to catch her, put them in the magic box, and changed her clothes to hide in the box where the costumes were kept, waiting for a chance to escape when no one was around."
After speaking, Furina crossed her arms and said to Neuvillette, "If you doubt the truth of my words, you can check for yourselves."
Neuvillette thought for a moment, then nodded to a few guards beside him.
The guards understood and, led by Lyney, went to the entrance of the tunnel, opened the lid, and climbed down.
As soon as they got down, a black shadow suddenly darted out, knocking over all the guards who hadn't yet found their footing, then stumbled out.
The guards above were really useless. Although they reacted immediately, they struggled for a long time and still couldn't catch the agile thief, making Furina anxious.
Clorinde was slightly disappointed in the guards. Her Electro Vision glowed slightly, and she was about to take down the girl when a Crimson Spiral flew over.
Everyone present: "!!!"
The Crimson Spiral was only the size of a billiard ball, and it even missed, hitting the floor near the girl. The impact made the girl lose her balance and fall to the ground.
Struggling to get up, the guards behind her swarmed forward and pinned her down.
"That crimson energy ball..."
Lumine rested her chin on her hand, her eyes narrowed slightly.
It was a strange energy. She'd been in Teyvat for so long, but she'd never felt anything like it. It felt like it didn't belong to this world.
How bizarre...
"Record the crime scene! Don't miss any details!" Neuvillette then gave orders.
"Detain this selected audience member in the interrogation room temporarily. One day for case organization. The trial will be held here the day after tomorrow!"
"Hehe~ I helped the guards catch the suspect. How was that? Am I amazing? Praise me!"
Seeing the girl successfully detained, Furina happily showed off to Momoshiki.
[Amazing, amazing! It would have been better if you'd hit her feet directly.]
"Don't have such high expectations, geez!" Furina stomped her foot in dissatisfaction, then crossed her arms and turned away.
"But since you praised me, I won't hold it against you."
The guards had examined the scene. The deceased was named Cowell, an assistant in Lyney's magic troupe.
The fireworks on the stage had ignited the ropes above, causing the water tank to fall and destroy the magic box.
Since there was no other value to be examined, the scene was temporarily dismissed.
Although the opera house was locked down, and everyone's entry and exit required strict registration, this clearly had no effect on Furina.
[Quietly stand in the lobby of the opera house for a while. Try not to attract attention.]
"Huh? Why do I suddenly need to stand for a while?"
Furina, who was about to return to the Palais Mermonia, asked in confusion.
[I need to observe some things. Don't worry, it'll be quick.]
"Okay," Furina nodded.
Although she didn't understand why, Momoshiki must have his reasons for doing so.
Actually, Momoshiki just wanted to observe whether the plot had deviated.
According to the original plot, there should be accusations and suspicions surrounding a series of missing girls, and Furina would make a soul-stirring accusation, thinking that Lyney, who looked so young, was the culprit from 20 years ago.
Furina was quite talented when it came to choosing culprits. Whether it was Lyney and Lynette, or Childe Tartaglia, none of these people seemed to have had the opportunity to commit crimes 20 years ago.
As for the real culprit in the series of missing girls cases, the chairman of the Cabalier, Marcel, or rather, Vacher, that guy was definitely going to die. Even the Heavenly Principles couldn't stop it.
Putting aside the cliché plot of grabbing girls of similar age to conduct experiments in order to revive his lover, he'd stepped on an unforgivable landmine: messing with Mels, a kind of alternative drug.
It made people emotionally manic and excited, produced pleasurable hallucinations, and made them constantly dependent on this stuff. It even had irreversible effects on the body due to the Primordial Sea.
As Momoshiki, who came from a country that strictly prohibited drugs, had already sentenced him to death in his heart.
But now it seemed like the plot had completely skipped the series of missing girls cases. Everyone was directly treating this case as negligent homicide.
Not according to my wishes. Annoying.
He should have mentioned the Primordial Sea to Furina back then.
Using his Byakugan to constantly observe his surroundings, his gaze locked onto the mascot Paimon in the crowd, and he easily found Lumine.
At this time, Paimon had put on a bizarre mustache and glasses. The two were about to leave the opera house when a girl's voice stopped them from behind.
"Hi! You two over there!"
A girl with exquisite makeup, a beautiful face, and a slender figure called out to them.
Two men in black suits and sunglasses, looking like members of a yakuza gang, stood beside the girl.
It was Navia, Melus, and Silver.
Lumine and Paimon walked over in confusion. Navia and the others began a self-introduction that was no less enthusiastic than Furina's.
So far, there were no changes from the original plot, which piqued Momoshiki's interest.
Until Navia mysteriously moved closer to Lumine and said, "Did you know? We've been investigating a series of missing girls cases. The real culprit we've found may be related to this case."
[...]
[Let's go. It's nothing.]
Momoshiki shook his head, his face full of black lines.
"Huh? Why is it suddenly nothing again? What were you looking at just now?" Furina was full of question marks.
[I was looking at the power of strong luck.]
"What is the power of strong luck?"
[The power of strong luck is the power of strong luck.]
Furina: ?
[Don't worry about it so much. Let's go back and see how the Divine Tree is growing.]
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