Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

"And right now we're just assuming this is the case. Based on that, let's go back to the very beginning and the starting point—the killer's motive."

"Without a doubt, the murderer is someone closely connected to Les Industries, and may even be the mastermind behind it. Kares is either an obstacle to him or her enemy."

"The target has arrived: how can we eliminate him with minimal cost?"

Luna didn't seem to care about Navia's feelings, but when Chiori looked at Navia, all she saw was contemplation and determination.

She wasn't a pampered young lady who needed to be taken care of in every way.

Funina said easily, "Isn't that simple? Just let him... ah."

"That's right, just let him die on his own."

"At that time, the Rose Society was centered around Carles. As long as we got rid of him, the Rose Society would have no strength left to fight against them."

Navia pondered, "Then why not uproot the Rose Society completely? Since they have the ability to take down Father..."

Funina scoffed, "If the enemy doesn't eliminate you completely, it's more likely that they can't, rather than that they don't want to."

“This makes it even easier to explain. Carres has some kind of leverage over the other party... or rather—he claims to have it.”

Using someone else's power to intimidate you is a very useful tactic, especially when the enemy doesn't know your strengths and weaknesses.

After all, Funina has been using this tactic all along.

"That's right, the other party is a shrewd guy and won't take the huge risk of eliminating the Rose Society."

"Besides, without Carles, the Rose Society probably won't be able to cause any trouble... That's probably what they're thinking."

Navia: "............."

Chiori pondered for a moment and said, "The two sides are locked in a stalemate. Since they are evenly matched, why did Kares choose to sacrifice his life in the duel?"

Luna leaned against the wall: "Who knows? Les is involved in a huge industry, and the Rose Society at that time certainly had a lot of resources, but if the stalemate continues, it's hard to say who will be defeated first."

"Moreover, the Rose Society has two fatal weaknesses."

"weakness?"

Luna nodded and held up one finger: "First, the Rose Society was founded on public support, and its reputation is the core of its economic resources."

"Reputation is something that's easy to build up, but also easy to ruin," Funina said, shrugging.

"That's right, but LESS Industries doesn't need that."

"As long as they sell Nyssa and get people to drink addictive Nyssa, they can control people and make them work for them. From this perspective, Rosa rugosa is at a disadvantage."

Funina asked in confusion, "Then why doesn't he cooperate with the Court of Justice?"

These words seemed to ignite Navia's long-suppressed resentment, and her tone immediately turned somber.

"It was precisely because my father had no expectations of justice or fairness in the opera house that he founded the Rose Society!"

Fu Ningna instinctively shrank back; she was just asking.

"Hug, sorry."

Navia snapped out of her daze and said awkwardly, "It's okay, it's my fault... Let's continue, are there any other spots?"

Luna raised her second finger.

“That’s Kares’ weakness, which is you, Nana. You were very young at the time, and your mother left early, so it’s very likely that the other side would target you.”

Funina thought to herself: Is it really okay to say this?

Even if it's true, to portray someone as a weakness...

Navia simply said with a serious expression, "My father did it to protect me..."

"It's possible that after Carles died, the other side didn't dare to determine whether he had left any incriminating evidence against them, so they decided to go into hiding and wait for an opportunity to strike."

"The dying Rose Society convinced them that they had no energy left to care about them. Rather than uprooting them and drawing attention to them, they decided to wait for the Rose Society to 'reap what it sows' and die on its own."

“Add fuel to the fire if necessary. The people of Fontainebleau built the Rose Society, and those who support it are also the ones who are most likely to destroy it.”

"As long as 'the unjust Carles' is still around, the Rose Society can never regain its former glory."

Luna patted the board.

"And returning to the key point of how to make Carles self-destruct, what the other side needs is evidence."

"'They turned against each other and killed one another'—the most obvious thing to make everyone think of this situation is not Carles holding a gun, but Jacques's body."

"It was those two gunshots."

"There were only two people at the scene, but there were two gunshots. But what if the third person disappeared? Then the truth would naturally be distorted to the point that there was only one."

"Jacques wasn't the only dead person present; there was another one."

“A nameless, faceless dead person who completely disappeared in Fontaine.”

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

After the mystery tea party ended, Funingna left the theater troupe, walking casually. Clarin was waiting for her not far ahead.

"Lady Funina!"

"Ok?"

Funina turned around and saw Luna running towards her.

"It's you. Your reasoning just now was quite good. You said you wanted to borrow my wisdom, but you don't really need it, do you?" she said casually.

She is still thinking about the prophecy.

If someone really dissolved, then the prophecy might come true very soon... What should I do?

Funina's mind was filled with noise and her thoughts were in disarray, which made her appear somewhat absent-minded.

Luna's acting skills are on par with hers, so she can naturally sense this slight incongruity.

But she didn't press further; appropriate words should only be spoken in appropriate circumstances.

"I need to."

"Really? No need for sweet talk, trying to please me is the right choice, but I won't accept anything too obvious."

"That's not true. I'm just telling the truth. I was just thinking about Fontaine's prophecy."

Fu Ningna's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that Luna's goal was this?

Was the purpose of bringing her to the tea party just to ask this question?

"A prophecy?" She crossed her arms, feigning confusion.

Luna said softly, "All Fontaines are born with 'sin,' which cannot be erased no matter how the righteous nation of Fontaine judges them."

"Then the sea of ​​Fontainebleau will rise, and the people burdened with sins will be dissolved in the seawater."

She paused, observing Funina's expression.

"Lady Frinina, this prophecy..."

"Of course it's impossible! I, Fukaros, can guarantee that such a thing will never happen!" Funina put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest confidently.

So we have to trust her.

Only by trusting her can the plan succeed.

There is absolutely no room for doubt.

"Trust me, Luna." Funina pressed her hand to her chest and smiled.

"...Alright, I trust Lady Funina. But please don't overwork yourself."

Funina was speechless for a moment, and for some reason felt her eyes sting slightly. It must be that the water element was about to overflow, so she turned around.

"Gods don't need mortals to care about them, but thank you anyway."

She took a breath: "Get ready! Our collaboration has to be glamorous and grand, otherwise how could it be worthy of me?"

After saying that, Funina quickly left.

Luna watched her slender figure fade into the distance and smiled slightly.

Of course she believed in Funina. Does believing in God need a reason?

No need.

But while she may believe it, it's up to her to decide what to do.

Is this a prophecy from Fontainebleau...?

If the tears of young girls are truly made of human flesh, and there's a way to transform people into some kind of material, then the serial disappearances of young girls and the case of "Injustice of Carles" might be closely related to the dissolution foretold in the prophecy...

"Everyone will dissolve into the sea, leaving only the water god weeping on his throne."

Although Luna doesn't dislike seeing beautiful girls crying their eyes out, there are different kinds of tears.

If you're going to cry, make sure your crying makes her happy.

That way, the tears will taste a little sweeter.

73: The Special Patrol Captain's Evening Date with the Phantom Thief (3rd Update)

Back at Momang Palace, Funina felt utterly exhausted.

But there was no time for her to rest; what followed was Sedna's notification.

"Lady Funina, Lady Vilette says she needs to speak with you."

"What about Villette?"

Navelette usually doesn't go looking for her, but when she does, it's never an easy task.

One after another, sigh...

However, a god cannot appear preoccupied and exhausted! Funina had no choice but to force herself to cheer up, stride towards Navelette's office, and push open the door.

"Speak, what is it that you need me, Fucaros, to handle?"

Navigette stopped writing and looked up.

"Some people have been turned into gemstones."