Chapter 63

【Furina stared blankly, scratching her head, completely unable to understand what Navia had rushed out to do.】

【"Enough!"】

【At that moment, Su Bai finally set down his teacup.】

【"The farce is over."】

【"Lord Navialet, I believe we may now announce the verdict."】

【As the solemn voice reached Navialet's ears.】

【Navialet cast him a meaningful glance.】

【Could it be that Su Bai wanted to harshly condemn Lin Ni?】

Chapter 51: Unexpected Turn—Su Bai Betrayed by Furina?

If Su Bai had not previously shown Lumine and Furina his "magic."

They would have been just as clueless as the viewers in the livestream.

Some believed Navia was a spy planted by Su Bai beside Lumine.

The reasoning was naturally that Su Bai himself distrusted Lumine, the Traveler.

But this theory was quickly dismissed.

After all, Furina had already secured victory before Navia even appeared.

Navia had no reason to wade into this mess.

If this was a deliberately staged self-harm act to serve as a spy, it would strike at Furina's own Divine Authority.

The only possibility was that Su Bai had manipulated things, causing Heiwei to vanish.

"Su Bai, that trick where you instantly teleported me into your arms..."

"Was it really magic?"

Lumine asked curiously.

She already knew the answer in her heart.

It must be the same method used to make Heiwei disappear.

"My wife is so clever—she's already forced the master judge Furina into believing she wronged an innocent."

"How could my little trick fool your eyes?"

Su Bai gently pinched Lumine's cheek.

Their intimate gesture made Furina and Paimon shiver.

"These two are way too cloying."

Furina kept rubbing her arms.

She couldn't help but feel tense.

Would she, too, become like Lumine once her memories returned?

Laughing wildly, nestled in Su Bai's arms?

Still, Su Bai did seem like a very gentle person.

【"This can't be..."】

【Navia couldn't believe her eyes.】

【Heiwei's disappearance crushed her.】

【With a fiery heart and a strong will, Navia instantly shot Su Bai a piercing glance.】

【Milers and Silver would never betray her.】

【The only one who could halt this trial was the Pope, who sought solely to protect the Divine Authority.】

【Navia didn't understand how Su Bai made Heiwei vanish, but her instinct told her he had manipulated the outcome.】

【"Lin Ni..."】

【"I'm sorry."】

【Paimon's eyes were filled with regret.】

【"Lumine and I couldn't help you."】

【Lin Ni only smiled and comforted them: "It's fine. Everyone did their best."】

【Lin Ni saw every expression of shock on Navia's face.】

【She realized Navia hadn't come here to cause chaos for the sake of spectacle.】

【The only one capable of stopping all this was the Pope seated in the VIP seat—Lord Su Bai.】

【Just as her father Arenochi had said.】

【When the Hearthfire Clan acts, they must be extremely cautious and avoid drawing the attention of Pope Su Bai.】

【Unfortunately...】

【Lin Ni never imagined that Funtaine's first wrongful verdict in a hundred years would fall upon her own head.】

Livestream.

Paimon: "Aww, Su Bai was definitely on Furina's side. I remember in our past life, when we won, Furina tried to walk out, but Navialet called her back—she was so upset."

Lumine: "I remember too. She even said, 'There are so many people here—can't you give her some dignity?'"

Paimon: "She deflated like a punctured balloon, completely broken. In our past life, with Su Bai backing her, we never saw her submit."

Lumine: "Mm. What a pity."

Furina: "Hey, you two..."

Lisa: "Oh my, sweet little Young Lady Furina, in your past life you stole Lumine's man—let her vent a little, won't you?"

Clopin: "Pfft..."

Arataki Itto: "I'm just wondering how Su Bai did it, how he made a living person vanish into thin air."

Kujou Sara: "If you could figure it out, wouldn't Mr. Su Bai, the Reincarnator, lose face?"

Scaramouche: "It's truly strange. What technique could Mr. Su Bai possibly use to make a person inside a box disappear without a trace at the scene?"

Tartaglia: "Even Master couldn't do it?"

Scaramouche: "He couldn't make someone vanish silently in broad daylight."

Venti: "The impressive part is the silence, and the precision of the timing."

Zhong Li: "Having Navia and the others prepare everything, only to discover the person was gone when it was time for the draw—truly a fine move."

Dvalin: "Killing the person and striking at the heart; Mr. Su Bai is more ruthless in Fontaine than in Mondstadt. He must have learned bad habits during his few centuries in Fontaine."

Neuvillette: "We in Fontaine cannot bear this blame."

Lyney: "Poor brother still admired Mr. Su Bai, only to be falsely accused by Mr. Su Bai."

Arlecchino: "I feel Mr. Su Bai has other intentions; it wasn't simply to save Furina's face."

Lyney: "Father, is it because I went to the core of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale that Mr. Su Bai wants to strike at me?"

Torres: "Interesting. He saved Furina's face while using the Servant's child to warn the Servant. Reincarnators are not only powerful in strength but also skilled in methods."

【Neuvillette stared at Su Bai for a long time.】

【Su Bai remained calm, smiling faintly: "My Lord Neuvillette, are you not prepared to pronounce the final verdict?"】

【"Yes... yes, that's right..."】

【"Neuvillette."】

【"It is time to leave the judgment to the Oratrice."】

【Furina spoke, borrowing another's power to intimidate.】

【Yet there was not a shred of confidence in her voice.】

【She was cowardly, but not stupid.】

【This matter was indeed somewhat strange.】

【"That's not right!"】

【"There must be something wrong here."】

【Navia pointed angrily at Su Bai.】

【"My Lord Pope, I clearly caught that thief from Mondstadt, Howell."】

【"I placed her in a wooden box for the performance."】

【"She was caught stealing in Fontaine by Lyney, and was called onto the stage again by Lyney while watching the magic show at the opera house."】