Chapter 44

["This..."]

["Eh? Why did Lumine sit on Su Bai's lap?"] Paimon and Furina were stunned on the spot.

They couldn't understand what was going on at all.

Lumine was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that she had already changed positions.

But, she didn't have any shyness, instead, she hugged Su Bai's neck and kissed him: "I didn't expect the husband I picked up for free to be a great magician."

"Life in the future will definitely not be boring."

Furina: "Cough cough... Can you look at the surrounding environment when showing sweetness... really..."

It's just that for Su Bai, he didn't understand the principle of magic.

The reason he could do it was just a simple space transfer technique.

So compared to Lyney's magic, Su Bai still recognized it very much.

"Since you can also do magic, why did you sigh just now?"

"Could it be that you think Lyney's performance is not exciting enough?"

Paimon's curiosity was overflowing.

"He must think Lynette's clothes were put on too fast."

Lumine giggled.

"You know this?" Su Bai was stunned, then smiled: "No, you know too much."

"I need to punish you in a while."

["Oh! Wonderful."]

[Warm applause rang out in the opera house.]

[Even Furina, who was sitting in the VIP box, couldn't help but clap and cheer after being surprised.]

[She didn't forget to secretly aim at Su Bai, who was sitting beside her.]

[As a result, she found that the other party was just drinking tea calmly and didn't have any reaction.]

["That..."]

["Hehehehe..."]

["Is the magic performance not exciting enough? I see you don't seem to have much interest."]

["It's okay, it's very good."]

[He clearly didn't watch it.]

[This perfunctory attitude is too obvious.]

[Furina was dissatisfied with Su Bai's answer.]

[Her angry mouth twitched.]

[Thinking: Since you have no interest, why did you come?]

[You haven't come to watch a performance in a hundred years, and you suddenly came today.]

[It made me unable to watch it freely.]

[Below, Lyney performed another magic of transfer and disappearance for everyone.]

[Select a lucky female audience member to enter the box at the entrance of the theater, and Lyney will enter the box on the stage.]

[In the end, the positions of the two will be swapped.]

["In the process of transfer, I hope everyone will shout the countdown together."]

["From sixty to zero, I will appear at the entrance."]

[Lyney smiled and entered the box on the stage.]

[In an instant, a loud countdown sound rang out in the opera house.]

[The atmosphere at the scene was unusually enthusiastic and excited, and everyone was looking forward to witnessing the moment of miracle.]

[Until the last second.]

[The box at the entrance made a burst of commotion.]

[The moment the door opened, Lyney appeared in front of everyone.]

["Oh! Success."]

["Awesome."]

["He actually succeeded."]

[A burst of cheers erupted at the scene.]

[Furina stood up excitedly, looking confused, as if she didn't know how the other party did it.]

[The whole audience was cheering for Lyney's magic, only Su Bai frowned slightly, and his face became unusually ugly.]

Interesting, Su Bai's unchanging expression finally changed.

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Arataki Itto: "What's wrong? Brother Su Bai was also shocked by such a brilliant magic."

Kuki Shinobu: "I don't think so. I feel Mr. Su Bai's expression doesn't look like shock at the magic performance, but very..."

Lisa: "Fierce?"

Nahida: "Yes, I see a flash of anger in Mr. Su Bai's eyes."

Venti: "Anger? Mr. Su Bai has such a good temper, will he get angry?"

Yae Miko: "Good temper and getting angry seem to be two different things."

Lynette: "Why would Mr. Su Bai get angry at my brother?"

Dvalin: "Did this little magician do something when performing magic?"

Lyney: "This..."

Arlecchino: "No need to be nervous, Lyney, just say it, it doesn't matter."

Lyney: "Alright, Father, actually my magic is fake. The real purpose is to approach the core of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale under the opera house."

Jean: "Ah?"

Navia: "Lyney and the others were actually raised by a Fatui Harbinger."

Diluc: "Fatui, then it's not strange."

Tartaglia: "You seem to have a lot of opinions about our Fatui."

Paimon: "Master Diluc once said that if he had to choose between joining the Fatui or swallowing an Ice Slime, he would rather be smashed into a crack in the ground by a meteorite from the sky."

Tartaglia: "....."

Osial: "So ruthless."

Arataki Itto: "A real man."

[However, the magic had a problem when opening the box on the magic stage.]

[The selected audience girl who should have appeared was smashed to pieces along with the box because of the huge water tank that suddenly fell from above.]

[The person who died was Lyney's assistant Cowell, and the girl who was selected before disappeared.]

[After Neuvillette's judgment, the accident caused by this magic was no longer within the scope of a simple accident.]

[It was highly likely that it was related to the previous girl disappearance case.]

["So that's how it is."]

["The one who failed the magic and died was Lyney's assistant, but the one who disappeared was the girl who was selected."]

[Furina said to herself.]

[Suddenly, she seemed to understand something.]

["Thinking about it now, what Lyney said at the beginning about from nothing to something, from something to nothing, is really a provocation."]

["Is it using the form of magic to cover up the truth of the missing girl?"]

[Furina's remarks were heard by everyone present.]

[Seeing this, Neuvillette had to ask: "Lady Furina, can I understand your speech just now as an accusation against Mr. Lyney and his companions?"]

[Eh?]

[Furina froze, her hands subconsciously blocking her chest, making a defensive posture.]

[Her whole aura disappeared without a trace because of the fright.]

[She hurriedly said: "I... I just think he... wouldn't it be a bit too early to talk about accusations now."]

[Su Bai coughed lightly, and a voice immediately came to Furina's ear: "Lady Hydro Archon, please pay attention to your identity and occasion."]

[As soon as these words were spoken.]

[Furina's delicate body paused.]

[She immediately returned to the proud look just now.]

["Sigh, what I mean is, compared to such an obvious truth, this opponent in front of me makes me more excited."]

["Am I right? Traveler from afar, I remember Lyney helped you before. This time, I think you will help him, right?"]

[Lumine heard this.]

[Although she was not satisfied with Furina's arrogant attitude, she nodded heavily, indicating that she would definitely help Lyney.]

["Hahahaha..."]

[Seeing Lumine agree, Furina put her hands on her hips even more arrogantly: "Then there is no problem."]

[Neuvillette frowned and looked at Su Bai in the VIP box.]

[Seeing that the other party had no reaction, he could only say seriously: "Since that's the case, the accusation is established."]

["Since the accusation is established, it will inevitably be accompanied by a trial."]

["Traveler, let's ignore Lady Furina's arrogant remarks for now. After seeking your personal opinion, are you willing to stand on Mr. Lyney's side, defend Mr. Lyney, and become his agent?"]

[For the regular procedure of the trial, Neuvillette still needed to solemnly seek Lumine's thoughts.]

["I am willing." Lumine responded seriously.]

["Got it."]

[Having received Lumine's solemn response, Neuvillette solemnly announced: "Alright, the trial will be held in the opera house in one day. Both sides can have free investigation time to find the truth."]

["But because Mr. Lyney is a suspect, Lyney's magic team is not allowed to leave the opera house during the trial."]

[Waiting for Neuvillette to announce everything.]

[Furina proudly hugged her arms, and a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes: "One day is not long. What kind of waves can you, a big figure with a reputation, stir up?"]

["Hehehehehe, I am sincerely looking forward to it."]

[Su Bai: "..."]

Alice: "Eh? What's wrong with Mr. Su Bai's expression? Isn't it him who let Furina do this?"

Clorinde: "Uh, I feel Mr. Su Bai seems very speechless."

Neuvillette: "Sigh..."

Furina: "Hey, what are you sighing for? It was clearly Su Bai who let me do it."

Lyney: "But even if Mr. Su Bai wasn't there, we still had a trial in this life."

Su Bai: "Is there a possibility that I let you maintain the attitude of a god because I didn't want others to see you looking scared?"

Consultant Zhongli: "Generally speaking, a god wouldn't be at a loss because of such a small matter. Just now, Furina was obviously scared by Neuvillette's words and subconsciously made a defensive posture."

Venti: "Indeed, a god shouldn't be scared like this, otherwise it would damage the image of a god."

Barbara: "....."

Barbara: "I really beg Mr. Su Bai to become our Pope in Mondstadt. That way, he should be able to control Lord Barbatos."

Venti: "As for Mr. Su Bai, I am very welcome."

Diluc: "Is it because Mr. Su Bai is financially free?"

Venti: "Ehe!"

Furina: "Then you should have made it clear. The me in the past life must have thought you were going to stand up for me, so I was arrogant."

Paimon: "No, Furina, you were arrogant enough in this life. If Su Bai stood up for you, wouldn't you go to heaven?"

[After leaving the seat.]

[Su Bai and Furina left the opera house alone through a special passage.]

[In the corridor.]

[Furina looked slightly excited, walking with light steps, looking in a very good mood.]

["I said Lady Hydro Archon, you should still collect evidence properly."]

["Don't always look so relaxed."]

[Eh?]

[Furina was stunned and turned to look at Su Bai: "Did you not see any clues?"]

["Me?" Su Bai pointed at himself, his blank look immediately made Furina panic.]

["Hey, you wouldn't really not see anything, would you? I thought you spoke to me because..."]

["I just wanted to remind Lady Hydro Archon that in public, under the gaze of so many people."]

["All your expressions do not fit a god at all."]

[Su Bai just finished speaking.]

[Furina immediately pouted: "Hmph! I was just acting. You wouldn't really think I was scared?"]

["Since everyone thinks I am a cute and interesting god, I naturally have to do what the people expect."]

["Forget it, forget it. I thought you saw some clues, but even if you didn't see it, I am still full of confidence in tomorrow's trial."]

["Fine, good luck to you." Su Bai smiled.]

[He left on his own.]

["Hey!"]

[Seeing this, Furina stomped her feet a few times: "What kind of person! Saying you don't care, you wouldn't really not care, would you?"]

["Wait a minute."]

["You wouldn't really watch me confront the Traveler alone, would you?"]

["....."]

Everyone: "....."

Arataki Itto: "She... chickened out?"

Lumine: "For the trial, Furina is still very powerful. If it weren't for Navia's help at the time, we really couldn't have beaten her."

Navia: "You're welcome, partner."

Tianquan Ningguang: "So you mean you won the trial result one day later?"

Lumine: "I'm not sure if the Navia of the past life was a fanatical fan of the Pope. If so, Su Bai interfered, and we definitely couldn't win."

Paimon: "Right, but if Navia really helped us find that missing Mondstadt thief, we would definitely win."

Jean: "Mondstadt thief?"

Paimon: "That missing female audience member is not from Fontaine but from Mondstadt. She was discovered by Lyney for stealing in Fontaine before, escaped, and then came to watch the magic, and was selected by Lyney again. She thought Lyney recognized her and did it on purpose, so she was scared and hid."

Consultant Zhongli: "In other words, Navia's choice determined the outcome of your trial?"

Lumine: "But according to my intuition, since Su Bai is the Pope, it's impossible for him to let Furina lose. Sigh..."

Navia: "And I see Mr. Su Bai seems to have seen the truth of Lyney's magic, which is to touch the core of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale. He must know that the girl is hiding in the secret passage, so he will definitely make a response."

Neuvillette looked at other people's analysis one by one.

He just smiled.

Perhaps this time, no matter how Su Bai wants to protect Furina, or has other actions.

It will only be in vain.

The vast power of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale contains Focalors' consciousness.

The final result of the trial will be based on the display result of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale.

Since the girl is hiding in the secret passage, Focalors' consciousness will not be unable to sense it.

The possibility of Lyney being innocent still accounts for a larger share.

Chapter 50: Pope interferes with the trial, Fontaine's justice exists in name only

[Lumine and Paimon were busy collecting evidence to help Lyney clear his name.]

[During this period, they were invited to the room by Navia, the boss of the Spina di Rosula, for a wonderful meeting.]

["Miss Navia, why would you help us?"]

[Paimon asked curiously.]

["Of course, it's my intuition, a precise~ intuition."]

["Furina accused Lyney without any evidence. She often does this."]