Chapter 73

Pierro: "This is truly too abstract. How can Tartaglia be involved in a case from twenty years ago?"

Pantalone: "Oh my, how interesting."

Eula: "One can see the Fatui's reputation across several nations. Involved in something from twenty years ago?"

Skirk: "That doesn't sound right. Tartaglia, how old are you this year?"

Tartaglia: "Master, have you forgotten my age?"

Skirk: "This... I am usually too busy with cultivation, so naturally I don't pay attention to small matters. (Shy)"

Tartaglia: "I am only nineteen years old this year."

Eula: "....."

Yelan: "I see. Tartaglia, at nineteen, is implicated in a case from twenty years ago."

Osial: "This Executive known as Young Master has something to him; he could be suspected of a crime even before birth."

Jean: "In such matters, I believe Neuvillette, my lord, as Fontaine's highest judge, would certainly not act recklessly."

Tartaglia: "Hehe, not just recklessly. The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale even judged me guilty. Neuvillette launched a sneak attack from behind and knocked me out. By the time I woke up, I was already locked up in the Fortress of Meropide."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Is there such a thing?"

Yoimiya: "Fontaine is so terrifying. I was originally thinking of taking some time to visit Fontaine, but this..."

Paimon: "The Fortress of Meropide welcomes everyone to visit. Food and lodging are free, and there are even Special Vouchers..."

Clorinde: "Ahem, Paimon, don't talk nonsense. Our Fontaine isn't that scary."

Neuvillette: "Fontaine's tribunal... uh... you can only blame yourself for interfering with the trial through force..."

Chapter 56: Lumine: "What does that mean? Is Furina's butt so fragrant?"

【The Trial Bench.】

【Neuvillette looked straight and solemnly at Tartaglia standing in the defendant's box.】

【"Mr. Tartaglia, regarding the accusation of being the murderer in the serial disappearance of young girls, do you accept it?"】

【Tartaglia looked completely bewildered.】

【Facing this sudden judgment, he said speechlessly: "I don't quite understand your Fontaine's complex trial procedures, and why you must pin a nonsensical charge on me."】

【"But I heard that the accused can prove their innocence through a duel, correct?"】

【"So for me, as long as I accept this charge, I can fight Clorinde, the duel agent, without holding back, right?"】

【Having said this.】

【Tartaglia's mood suddenly improved greatly.】

【He felt that being accused was actually such a happy thing.】

【He looked at Clorinde standing beside Furina and said happily: "The last time I sparred with her, she actually held back. This time, we should be able to have a proper fight, right?"】

【Upon hearing these words.】

【Furina immediately became dissatisfied.】

【"Hey!"】

【Furina, who had been crossing her arms, immediately placed her hands on her hips.】

【She glared seriously at Tartaglia: "Get this straight. You are a suspect in a crime. This is not a place for you to come looking for a fight."】

【"Oh?" Tartaglia immediately shifted the spear to Furina.】

【"It seems the Hydro Archon, my lord, wants to teach me some principles of the trial."】

【"Then shall we try? I am better at learning through intense combat."】

【Eh?】

【Furina was instantly scared by the momentum from Tartaglia and took a step back.】

【Forcing herself to suppress the panic in her heart, she didn't even dare to look directly at the other person and replied casually: "Ah?"】

【"No... no..."】

【"I didn't mean that at all."】

【Neuvillette: "..."】

Arataki Itto: "Hahaha, the Hydro Archon, my lord, is cowardly again. "550""

Kuki Shinobu: "Neuvillette's serious expression just vanished. I think he is about to become depressed."

Thoma: "Sigh..."

Gorou: "Sigh..."

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "Miss Furina is so unlucky. As the Hydro Archon, she has absolutely no dignity at all."

Xingqiu: "Poor Furina."

Zhong Li: "Actually, I do not recommend that Tartaglia, Young Master, treat Furina from a past life with such an arrogant attitude."

Tartaglia: "I know what the Geo Archon wants to say."

Dvalin: "Speaking of this Furina, hey, Mr. Su Bai can bully her. It seems only he can bully her."

Yuan Shang: "Don't be afraid. Su Ye will act."

Venti: "Don't be afraid. Su Ye will act."

Lin Ni: "Don't be afraid. Su Ye will act."

Clorinde: "So this time, there is no need for Neuvillette, my lord, to stop Tartaglia."

Skirk: "Can we see Mr. Su Bai act? Tartaglia's journey here will not be in vain."

Tartaglia: "Ah? Master, that statement is a bit problematic."

Paimon: "Young Master, this is not like you at all. Aren't you looking forward to a hearty battle? I think Su Bai can be your opponent."

Lumine: "If a real fight breaks out, won't Su Bai beat him to death?"

Skirk: "Regarding Su Bai becoming the Pope, I haven't seen him actually fight, so I'm still very much looking forward to it."

The trial has reached a stalemate due to the request made by Dainsleif.

Fortunately, at this moment.

Navia burst into the courtroom again and publicly declared that Dainsleif had nothing to do with this case.

She pointed her spear directly at Marcel in the audience.

Her explanation was that whenever the trial concerning the missing girls took place, Marcel would personally appear on the scene.

The reason was to observe the investigation process of the missing girls' cases and to destroy witnesses unfavorable to him in time.

Moreover, because Lumine, by a stroke of luck, encountered the mysterious Hydro Specter at the Fountain of the Clear Spring.

Navia even presented the name Vacher to Marcel.

Unfortunately, all this testimony lacked concrete evidence to prove that Marcel was the murderer of the missing girls' case.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lumine and Paimon returned with favorable evidence.

In the nest where Lumine investigated Marcel's experiments, she discovered the love diary of Marcel's girlfriend before her death.

The two had agreed back then that the name given to the child would be Marcel.

Therefore, Marcel was the Vacher of back then.

Outside the courtroom...

Su Bai, holding the Splendor of the Still Waters, quietly listened to the sounds coming from inside the courtroom.

He couldn't help but shake his head.

"My Lord."

Avelson leaned forward and whispered, "Why do I feel that the Traveler and Navia are too impulsive?"

"They seem to be using speculation to arbitrarily point out that Marcel is the murderer."

"Even if Marcel really is Vacher, as long as he insists he is not, everything Navia and the others have done will be in vain."

However, the mad laughter coming from inside the courtroom made Su Bai sigh.

"Marcel cannot pass the psychological barrier of losing his lover."

"When Lumine pointed out his lover's name, he had already lost."

Just as Su Bai predicted.

After the mad laughter of going insane.

Marcel's screams during his frenzy proved everything.

Decades ago, even the people of the Court of Justice did not believe that a person could dissolve in water.

Marcel was the first person in Fontaine in nearly a hundred years to discover that a person could be dissolved.