Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

Once a day, more is better than less.

Lynette felt a cool, slightly damp softness against her cheek, and her cat ears twitched lightly.

"...I always felt you'd get used to it and forget about it later," she suddenly said.

Then he developed the personality of wanting to kiss any pretty girl he saw.

"can you?"

I think so.

However, there isn't a girl who's particularly close to Luna right now, except for her.

The "father" is no longer a girl, but a mature woman. Therefore, she cannot be included.

Luna said with slight dissatisfaction, "Am I that kind of person?!"

"Maybe, maybe not."

"Ugh......"

Lynette smiled slightly, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh, I almost forgot. My brother said he has something to show you, a magic trick we prepared. Come over here."

She took Luna's hand and led her to the space below the mansion.

The space beneath the mansion had been there for a long time, but it seemed to have been thoroughly cleaned by "Father" before they joined the Hearth House.

Nothing was left behind.

It has now become a little world for children, where you can see some graffiti and paintings on the walls.

Of course, if Arecino finds them, they will definitely have to be washed clean.

"Ta-da." Lynette's tone was flat.

".....box?"

At this moment, Linni and Fimini stepped out of the box.

Linni scratched his head: "That device just now almost smashed my head flat."

"I'm sorry, it seems we need to do more debugging..." Fimini said apologetically.

"It's alright, that's how magic tricks are, there's always a lot of tweaking and preparation... Luna, you're here! Look at our new props!"

It's called a prop, but it's really just a big box.

After joining the House of Hearths, Linnie and Lynette learned a great deal about magic during a magician's instruction program that lasted for more than ten days.

After all, what they had learned before was only the basics.

The tasks at the House of Hearths sometimes require famous children, and they happen to have the talent. Becoming a renowned magician isn't a bad choice.

“What a big box,” Luna said frankly.

"...Any other thoughts?"

"Good prescription."

Lynette said expressionlessly, "What kind of box is it if it's not square?"

“Round boxes are available too,” Luna retorted.

“That’s not important. What’s important is that we want to forge our own future on the path of magic, and my brother thinks so too,” Lynette said softly.

Linni nodded and said seriously, "We are 'Father's' children, but that doesn't mean our thinking has to be fixed in the present."

“I think ‘Father’ would have wanted that too,” Fimini whispered.

Their "father" has a unique kind of tenderness.

Giving them brutal tasks does not mean turning them into mindless tools.

"So what's the result?"

Linni awkwardly looked away.

Luna sighed and carefully examined the box.

“There’s another box inside,” she exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right. The box inside will be the key to our magic,” Linni said confidently.

Lynette said softly, "The box can be lowered or raised. As long as it's done discreetly, the 'transfer' can be completed."

"We can put another device inside to play my voice or something. That way, everyone will be fooled. Lynette and I look a lot alike, let's change our clothes—"

Lynette immediately explained, "It means my brother wants to wear women's clothing."

"No! It was Lynette who dressed up as me!" Lynette said hurriedly.

Luna smiled and said, "I think Lynette's plan is also acceptable."

"No, no, no, please allow me to refuse."

Fimini covered her mouth and chuckled, then added, "However, the prerequisite for this magic trick is a 'passage.' As long as there's a passage connecting the two boxes, it can be done..."

Lynette added, "If it were a mystery novel, something would happen in the passageway..."

Don't jinx it.

"I am a cat's mouth."

................

Memories of the past surfaced in her mind, causing Luna to pause slightly in her explanation.

She quickly composed herself and continued, "That's it. That's the principle of magic. Mr. Linni was in the tunnel's ventilation shaft at that time, preparing to return from the core room of the Prophecy Machine."

"He knew nothing about what happened inside the tunnel."

The audience nodded knowingly.

So that's the principle behind this magic trick.

It sounds simple, but it takes a considerable amount of preparation to accomplish.

It's such a pity; it would have been great if the performance could have continued smoothly until the very last moment.

"Of course, Miss Lynette is also exempt from suspicion because she has been in another wooden box."

Funina asked suspiciously, "Then who is the real murderer? You don't mean to say...."

"The murderer in this case is the deceased magic assistant Cowell! But the person who instructed him is none other than the accused standing before everyone—Vasher!"

“As a magician’s assistant, Cowell is fully capable of tampering with magic props.”

"The mechanism of the number selector is fixed, and it will inevitably select number 73."

"Everyone who watches the performance needs to register at the opera house, and who sits where is predetermined. Therefore, the murderer knew who number 73 was, but still chose her."

"His purpose was simple: he wanted to frame Mr. Linney and Miss Linette for the murder of the 'serial disappearances of girls'!"

One truth after another burst forth.

This is no longer a defense, but a one-sided attack, an overwhelming defeat.

The truth has become Luna's weapon, and all she has to do is deliver the final blow in this final judgment.

"Search Cowell's luggage; it must contain the waters of the Primordial Sea of ​​the Dead."

After some time, the guards did indeed find several test tubes.

Inside is the original water of the womb.

"The magic box contained balloons, and as the inner magic box containing audience member number 73 descended, Cowell punctured the balloons with a secretly installed iron hook, causing the water of the Primordial Ocean to fall."

"The girl was dissolved—that's how it should have happened."

Luna said softly, "Miss Chavoret, please search around the opera house. Audience member number 73 is definitely still there."

Frankly, this is not the job of the special patrol team.

But Xia Wore did not refuse and nodded gently.

She quickly found the audience member number 73 in a room.

Although her name on the registration is "Helsey", her real name is "Lillian".

That's right, she is the girl who took Helsey's place.

Lillian hadn't expected to be caught so quickly, and she shrank back.

"I...I'm not actually Helsey. I stole a ticket to get in. My name is Lillian, and I'm from Mondstadt..."

"After I entered the magic box, I was first inexplicably drenched with water. I was so scared that I immediately ran out the door, and then someone jumped out and tried to grab me."

“But don’t let my appearance fool you, I’m actually quite skilled. He couldn’t beat me; in fact, I knocked him unconscious and stuffed him back into that magic box,” Lillian whispered.

What a despicable murderer! Funina thought to herself.

Even if you set up an ambush, you can still be killed.

Navia said with a subtle expression, "To think you could be knocked unconscious by a thief, I guess the guy you found, Vashe, isn't very useful."

Uncharacteristically, Vasher remained silent, seemingly having already conceded defeat.

No matter how you refute it, it's useless.

Luna smiled and said, "When Cowell was stuffed into the magic box and the mechanism was activated, he rose back onto the stage. The ropes he set up himself became the weapon that delivered the fatal blow to himself."

"He clearly wanted to use 'accident' to cover up the truth about the dissolution, but he ended up being crushed to pieces by the falling water tank."

The outcome of this case was decided by Lillian, the witness.

With her testimony, everything Luna said was absolutely supported.

Furnessa let out a deep breath: "Everything makes sense now. It seems that Mr. Linnie and Miss Linette are indeed innocent. The real guilty ones are Cowell and Vasher!"

She looked at Navelette.

“I think this trial is over, Mr. Villette, you should—”

“There’s one more person!” Luna said calmly.

what?