Nonomi looked at the screen in front of her and nodded gently.
"This deduction is completely logical. You can see a hint of it from the process of the deduction game just now."
"First, it can be confirmed that Lyney was in the basement at the time of the incident, so there were at most two people in the basement at that time: Cowell and Heirsee."
"The Opera House that day had the three giants of Fontaine gathered there, so the security was naturally tight, not to mention that the incident occurred in the underground passage within the Opera House."
"Under such circumstances, it was impossible for a third person to appear in the underground passage, and the current situation is one person dead and one missing, so both of them are highly suspicious."
"But Cowell, as Lyney's magic assistant, was fully capable and likely to tamper with Lyney's magic props, so he is the murderer."
"In addition, Furina's behavior seems to have some meaning… She might not just be that exaggerated persona; there might be something very, very deep…"
After saying this, Nonomi gently shook her head again, quickly putting up a defense for herself.
"Don't spread rumors! I have recordings. Malicious editing will not be tolerated."
Hearing Nonomi's analysis, the bullet comments in the live stream fell silent, and then a few scattered comments appeared.
"Uh… can someone give me a summarized version? My brain's CPU is burning out…"
"Why does it feel like a locked-room mystery? Can the streamer do a detailed analysis, just like last time when you dissected who the Lord Sovereign was, for thirty or forty minutes?"
Looking at those somewhat unreliable requests, Nonomi's forehead was covered in black lines, and she chose to stop talking.
"Sigh… No wonder we need plot analysis YouTubers to appear…"
Nonomi said this while clicking the mouse, continuing to the next scene of the plot.
...
Furina looked at Lumine, who had just spoken the most absurd words with a straight face, with great interest, and asked loudly:
"Oh? Is that so… How interesting. Then tell me your deduction?"
Hearing this, Lumine fell into deep thought, beginning to analyze the current situation.
"What I need to do now… is to reconstruct the truth of the case like Furina, and figure out what Cowell did and how he went from being the murderer to the victim."
"The perpetrator of this case possesses two elements: one is understanding the secrets behind magic, and the other is being able to easily tamper with Lyney's magic props."
"Cowell completely possesses these two characteristics. If Heirsee and Cowell had a conflict in the underground passage, causing that muffled sound, then everything would be easily solved."
"But… the problem now is, where did Heirsee go?"
Lumine thought this while looking up at the exit of the Opera House, then shook her head again.
"No… Under everyone's watchful eyes, it would be impossible for Cowell to take Heirsee out of the Opera House. That's impossible."
"The broken vase in the underground passage, the water scattered in the corner, Heirsee's disappearance…"
"Water… disappearance, The Prophecy of Fontaine! Everyone will dissolve in water!"
Thinking of this, Lumine suddenly looked at Mr. Yuto below the stage, her golden eyes filled with shock.
"How could he…"
This was the only possibility, and also the most absurd possibility.
Lumine's earlier request to Neuvillette to search Cowell's personal belongings was merely to obtain more evidence.
Because in her initial assumption, Cowell was definitely the murderer, but his motive for the crime was unclear, so she hoped to obtain more information by searching his Relics.
And now… she had a new reason.
However, Furina did not have the patience to wait for Lumine to give the corresponding result. She just slowly opened her mouth and asked:
"Are you really… not just bluffing?"
"I thought you were confident, but I didn't expect you couldn't even prove your own deductions."
Furina said this while shaking her head in disappointment, as if she was truly disappointed with the two people in front of her.
"Right, why throw mud at a dead person? Although there are still some contradictions in this case, Lyney and the others can't prove their innocence at all, can they?"
"Prove what? How do they prove it? Just by throwing mud at Cowell, Lyney can be acquitted smoothly. Do they still need to consider how to prove their innocence?"
Hearing the rumors from the audience, Mr. Yuto frowned slightly. He looked up at Neuvillette and gently tapped his staff.
And Neuvillette seemed to have noticed the reaction of his upright colleague. Four hundred years of working together made him instantly understand what Mr. Yuto meant.
He nodded slightly, not continuing to shout for silence at the audience within the Opera House as before, but confidently left everything to Mr. Yuto.
And Mr. Yuto also noticed his assent, slowly stood up, purple lightning surging in his hand, and in just an instant, the sound of the staff hitting the ground was transmitted.
The deafening sound rang in everyone's ears, and they involuntarily chose to close their mouths.
"Silence!"
"Whether Mr. Lyney is a Fatui or a member of the House of the Hearth, he is a Fontaine citizen."
"Within the Opera Epiclese, before the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale, all beings are equal!"
"Just now, Mr. Lyney has provided an alibi for himself, so the nature of this Judgment… has changed!"
"Now it is not a Judgment, but a discussion of the truth of the case!"
After saying that, Mr. Yuto looked up at Lyney and said loudly:
"Ignorance is no sin. I can understand Mr. Lyney's curiosity about the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale, but…"
"Since there is an 'accusation,' there will inevitably be a 'Judgment.'"
"And the current situation is clearly not a Judgment, but a discussion! A discussion about the Serial Disappearance of Young Girls!"
"Although I do not participate in any Judgment in Fontaine, I can guarantee…"
"Fontaine's judges, the Assistant Administrator, and the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale will give you the outcome you deserve, Mr. Lyney."
Mr. Yuto's rarely used aura of authority instantly erupted at this moment. He merely glanced back at the audience behind him, and those who were originally noisy instantly dared not even breathe.
Hearing Mr. Yuto's words, Lyney gently took off his top hat, bowed deeply to Mr. Yuto, and whispered:
"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Yuto."
And Neuvillette, standing on the high platform, gently nodded to Mr. Yuto, indicating his approval of Mr. Yuto, and then asked Lyney:
"If Mr. Lyney's side cannot make a strong statement, we will proceed to the next stage."
Lumine, however, gently shook her head, and then opened her mouth and said:
"Heirsee did not disappear; instead, she…"
"Turned into water."