Hearing Polo's words, Paimon blinked in surprise, then looked at Lumine beside her and whispered,
"Lumine... should I not have asked that question? Why did the atmosphere suddenly become strange again?"
Lumine glanced at Paimon, then gently shook her head, signaling Paimon not to take it too much to heart.
Although Paimon often speaks without thinking and acts somewhat impulsively, this time it really wasn't her fault.
After all, who would have thought they could seamlessly transition from the play's ending to the symbolic meaning represented by the protagonist and the ending?
Such an inexplicable association... naturally, she, a little one who doesn't know much about the inside story and just wants to understand the plot, shouldn't bear the blame.
Hearing Polo's words, Furina frowned in confusion, seemingly puzzled by the previous statement.
What did he mean by... 'inexplicable and worthless'?
She could understand 'inexplicable', after all, the 'Serial Disappearance of Young Girls' was 'inexplicable' in the eyes of most people.
But what did 'worthless' refer to? Was there some hidden truth behind this incident?
Or... did he mean that Aurett's death didn't bring any direct results to the solving of the 'Serial Disappearance of Young Girls'?
After all, Dirfi had just said that Aurett ultimately didn't become a hero. Perhaps that's what she meant by 'hero'?
Just as Furina was brainstorming about this... Polo sighed again, then began to recount everything he knew.
"On the day of the incident, the Group Leader suddenly told us to leave Fontaine first and wait for her outside the city."
"We waited for a long, long time at the agreed place, but the Group Leader never came. When we returned, she had already disappeared."
"We couldn't find her, and neither could the guards. Finally, all signs indicated that she had likely been caught up in the 'Serial Disappearance of Young Girls'."
With that, Polo slowly closed his eyes, seemingly using this method to steady his emotions. After a long while, he continued:
"She was the gentlest, best person in this world, yet she inexplicably became a victim of the experiment. It had nothing to do with her at all..."
Hearing this, Furina rested her hand on her chin and, after a moment of thought, said,
"However... since she told you to hide outside the city in advance, perhaps she had already sensed something?"
As Furina spoke, she raised her head and looked at Yuto sitting beside her with an inquiring gaze, as if wanting to get some more useful information from him.
Yuto naturally felt the little cake's inquiring gaze and gently shook his head, signaling her to listen carefully to Polo's upcoming narration.
"After that, I kept investigating the matter, but there were almost no clues. However..."
Polo said, stroking his chin, then speculated,
"Weil Mang might know something, but he absolutely refuses to tell me the details of that matter."
As if afraid that Furina and the others might have unnecessary misunderstandings due to Polo's words, Lauvik quickly explained,
"Among us... Weil Mang is probably the one who has the hardest time moving on from his grief."
Polo, hearing this, sneered and said,
"Grief? Humph, that's guilt. When it comes to grief, no one could be sadder than me."
With that, Polo took a deep breath, then spoke the words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
"Because... whether in the play or outside the play, I deeply loved Aurett."
"It's time to be honest. If we still keep secrets from each other, we'll never reach a consensus on the ending."
"I once confessed to Aurett, but she almost immediately rejected my affection."
"She said she treated everyone in the troupe like younger siblings and had never considered romantic feelings."
"I knew Aurett would say that, so I told her it was okay, and I would wait for her in the troupe."
He tilted his head slightly, looking at the broken waves outside the window, and said as if reminiscing,
"Until one day, the troupe no longer needed Aurett to worry, and everyone here found their own place...
"At that time, she could reconsider things about herself, right?"
With that, Polo shrugged, then continued,
"So in my writing, I will give Aurett the best ending, and no one's opposition will matter."
Hearing this, Claude sighed softly, then said,
"From the first half of the script written by Miss Aurett and her notes, it can be seen that she indeed wanted to write a good ending."
"If no emotional factors were involved, as a playwright, I would also choose to write a good ending for this story."
Lauvik, at this moment, rubbed his forehead helplessly and sighed with a hint of resignation.
"Sigh... So, regarding the ending, it ultimately comes down to you and Weil Mang confronting each other face-to-face, at least to convince the other."
Paimon quickly nodded upon hearing this, then summarized,
"This way... we can solve two things at once!"
"First is to bring Weil Mang back to the troupe, and second is to have them resolve the dispute over the ending!"
"This way, whether it's the future performance about The Prophecy or the performance commemorating Aurett, we can solve them all at once~"
Looking at Paimon gesticulating in mid-air, the somewhat stagnant air in the cabin instantly returned to normal.
Yuto and Furina exchanged a smile, then quietly waited for the boat to dock, waiting to deal with the subsequent matters.
Of course, they were also prepared... to mediate.
After all, judging by Polo's attitude towards Weil Mang just now, the two of them would either argue or fight when they met; anyway, nothing good would happen.
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