Funina, please let me steal your heart!

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I absolutely don't want to see even a moment of estrangement.

"Miss Clorinde, please cheer up. Even if you are a temporary assistant, I hope you can do a good job."

Clorinde smiled faintly: "Okay."

After checking the scene, most of the clues have been collected and the outline of the truth has surfaced, but Luna needs to verify one thing.

She turned her gaze towards Linny and Linnet, who were away from the scene.

"Shall we ask them?" asked Clorinde.

"Well, you wait here."

"it is good."

Clorinde didn't ask why, but watched Luna walk towards the two of them.

As it happens, Ying and Paimon are talking to Linny and Linnet.

If Luna hadn't helped, they would have been the ones to become defense attorneys.

There is no other reason, because we cannot just sit back and watch.

In situations like these where conversation is needed, Linnie usually answers, and Linnet just needs to agree with him.

Therefore, she was the first one to notice Luna approaching.

"...Brother." She pulled Linnie's sleeve.

"Hmm? Ah.....Luna! You're here, thank you for defending us. We know you're on our side."

Luna whispered, "What did she say?"

Of course, "she" refers to only one person - Alechino.

"She was very supportive of our performance, but we didn't expect to encounter something like this." Linnie said with a headache.

It seemed that their performance was actually part of an action.

"for what?"

"Linnet." Linnie pushed Linnet's back.

This time Luna finally spoke to them.

This rare opportunity might not come again, so he hoped that his sister could tell Luna what was in her heart as soon as possible to resolve the conflict between them.

Linnet whispered in dissatisfaction: "Don't push me."

She hugged Luna's hat and lowered her eyes.

What's a better way to call her?

Luna or...Linette hesitated.

"Let's continue our conversation over there. These two friends haven't spoken to each other for a long time." Linnie blinked, and Ying and Paimon suddenly realized.

It must be because we haven’t seen each other for a long time!

They didn't think about it in terms of the Phantom Thief's side. After all, Linnie had said that the Phantom Thief White Cat was originally a family member of theirs, but they just didn't have any contact with him anymore.

What's more, the Phantom Thief White Cat can change her face. If we don't catch her and pin her to the ground, it would be impossible to identify her true identity.

The three of them walked away.

"....What should I call you?" Linnette finally spoke again.

She wanted to give the choice to Luna.

Is it Luna? Or Lulu?

"....have no idea."

Linnet hugged her hat tightly and breathed softly, "Thank you."

"No need."

"I want you to manage."

Luna looked away and touched her arm: "....What is your purpose?"

"That." Linnet pointed at the oracle with her tail.

"A oracle?"

"To be precise, it's the core under the Oracle. Brother's exchange magic can use the space under the stage, and we can also take this opportunity to get closer to the core."

Luna thought: "Prophecy?"

"Correct."

So, "Father" wants to find out the true identity of the Oracle and find a way to resolve the crisis mentioned in the prophecy?

"The sea will rise and wash away the sins of the people of Fontaine—you should be familiar with this prophecy."

Luna nodded briefly in response, "Indeed. So what was the result?"

Linnet leaned against the wall, seemingly unwilling to return the hat in her arms to Luna.

She tried her best to act as nonchalant as possible to avoid any strange reactions from her ears and tail.

"My brother said he heard a strange noise when he was near the core."

"what sound?"

"...A human voice. That's what he said."

The voice of a person...?

Luna looked back at the Oracle, but the trial had not started and it did not respond at all.

The huge scale was not misaligned at all and maintained absolute balance.

Is there a human voice at its core?

Could it be that the true body of Furninna is inside? The gods deposited their power in the Oracle Machine, which activated it and transformed the power of faith during the judgment into the mixed energy of law compensation...

This inference is reasonable, but there is too little information, and continuing to think about it is just a meaningless waste of brain power.

"anything else?"

"The other party tried to talk to him, but my brother felt something was wrong and evacuated for safety's sake. Then when he returned through the tunnel under the stage, he saw the broken vase and clothes on the ground."

Clothes on the ground.

Sure enough, Luna smiled and said, "This is the key evidence."

"what?"

"Nothing. I've finished asking questions. Thank you." Luna turned around and was about to go back.

Just like that time.

Linnet couldn't help but reach out and grab her wrist.

"Wait a minute." This came out of his mouth.

"...Anything else?"

Don't want to leave? No. She didn't want to say that.

It was obviously Luna who was wrong. She was the one who broke the agreement they made.

You said you would be a family member and partner for life, but in the end you left home on your own.

Why do that? Of course she wanted to know.

But even if I asked, Luna would definitely not answer.

"Father" knew why she wanted to leave and understood her, but "Father" would not explain to Linnet what was going on.

Will you go home again? She also didn't want to ask this question, and couldn't ask it.

But I have to say something.

Today is the most I have said in recent years.

"The hat. I may take it that you gave it to me, did you?"

"temporary."

Luna said, "I will get it back after this trial. If I lose it, the person who made this hat for me will definitely lock me out for three days and three nights."

"Chiori?"

"Ah."

"What if I say I want this hat?"

After saying that, Linnet added calmly, "I was just joking."

No need to answer.

She didn't want to hear "no".

"You don't have to wait until the trial is over. I'll give it back to you now." Linnet pinched the edge of the hat and raised it high with both hands.

Then buckle it hard on Luna's head!

It doesn't hurt, but it's a bit too violent anyway.

Luna whispered, "Too hard."

"I do not care."

Luna adjusted her hat and hair: "...Is everything okay?"

"......'Father' wants to know when you'll be back."

Would she really say that?

Alechino would indeed ask such questions, but she would more likely ask them in person when they met face to face, rather than asking the children to pass on the message.

Luna couldn't answer that question.

Seeing her fall silent, Linnett could only reply calmly, "That's it."

"........................That."

Linnet changed the subject, and this seemed to be the last question.

"At that time, why did you choose to aim at Lefevre's heart instead of his limbs?"

Even if we don't shoot him, as long as we can penetrate his hands and feet, he will definitely be in so much pain that he can't move.

Luna was surprised. She didn't expect Linnet to bring up something that happened so many years ago.

But neither Linnet nor she could forget what happened that day.

Because she saw Alecino.

The reason for aiming at the fatal spot is simple.

"I don't want guys like that to live in this world."

Not out of anger or fear.