Watching Lilian being escorted off the stage by Miles and Silver, Lumine's lips curved slightly.
This way... even the macarons that unexpectedly disappeared when she was talking to Navia could be explained.
Paimon, for once, was surprisingly clever at this moment, looking at Lumine and saying with a smile:
"Because ever since the incident happened, the Opera House has been sealed off by the security team. To leave the Opera House, you have to undergo inspection, so Lilian was naturally trapped here for two whole days."
It seemed as if Navia, standing in the audience, heard Paimon's words and also shared her thoughts with a smile at this moment.
"When we were chatting and eating macarons, the two missing macarons were stolen by her because she was starving. In a sense... she's a genius thief."
Watching the figures gradually disappear, the audience below fell into an unprecedented silence.
For them, this dramatic truth was even more impactful than the deterrence of Yuto and Neuvillette.
After a brief, absolute silence, the people in the audience stood up, some of them excitedly, and then began to clap continuously.
"Wonderful! Truly wonderful! What kind of headline will Steambird Newspaper have tomorrow? It's truly exciting!"
"Ah... Mr. Yuto is right. Since we choose to watch the Judgment process, we must be loyal to the evidence, not to our position or anything else..."
"Yes, thankfully I didn't express an opinion at that time. I knew the truth wouldn't be like this!"
"But then again... doesn't this mean Lady Furina... lost the case?"
Listening to the audience's conversations below the stage, Neuvillette and Yuto did not deliberately suppress them. On the contrary, at such times, the expression of emotions was even more necessary.
Click—click—click—
Another sound of gears turning rang out, and the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale also gave its answer.
As the gears meshed, the scales representing justice had completely tilted towards Lyney, silently proclaiming the victory of this "Judgment."
Neuvillette nodded slightly in response, then turned his gaze to Furina.
"Ms. Furina, do you have any differing opinions regarding the statements made by Mr. Lyney's side?"
Furina gently shook her head in response, slowly exhaling a sigh of relief internally as well. Then, she cleared her throat and said loudly to Lumine opposite her:
"Hahahaha, as expected of the opponent I acknowledge! Thank you for clarifying the truth of all this for us. On my own behalf... I acknowledge you."
"Although from the very beginning, I felt that Lyney didn't have any major issues. After all, his motive and method for the crime were still unclear, not to mention that this case also involved the missing girl case..."
"In this situation, if someone were to stand up and accuse Lyney... they would now likely have to bear not only the title of 'loser' but also the identity of a 'slanderer.'"
"As a God representing justice, I, Hydro Archon Focalors, must naturally raise this banner and call for justice at this moment."
"After a series of debates and clashes of ideas, we have achieved true justice."
With that, Furina scanned the audience below the stage, then smiled lightly and said:
"Traveler, in Fontaine, 'Opera' and 'Judgment' are almost synonymous, and what opera needs is a sense of dramatic ups and downs."
"And a good opera needs the audience's applause, while a just and strict Judgment needs true justice!"
"Listen! The audience below is cheering, they are ecstatic, they are excited for themselves and for justice, and this... is the meaning of my standing out!"
Furina's words made the cheers from the audience grow louder, and Neuvillette at this moment gave Yuto a look, signaling him to take over his work.
Yuto nodded gently in response, then put away his notebook, conjured the Silver-white staff out of thin air, and unhurriedly walked onto the stage.
"Since Ms. Furina has no objections to the final outcome of this Judgment, I, the Assistant Administrator of Fontaine who has observed and recorded the entire process, will now reconstruct the full story of this case for everyone present."
"The culprit of this case, 'Cowell,' selected his target from the audience roster."
"By tampering with the selector, he could ensure that the previously observed girl was chosen."
"To hide the traces of the crime, Cowell thought of using the falling water tank to conceal the water stains left after the girl dissolved."
"So he replaced a specific part of the water tank's rope with tinder, using the fireworks at the end of the performance to ignite the tinder, thereby achieving the goal of the water tank falling and hiding the water stains."
"And the key to this case... the 'primordial sea water' was placed by him into a balloon and attached to the top panel of the box when he was preparing the magic box."
"Finally, when Cowell put the girl into the magic box, he threaded a pre-prepared hook rope through the gap in the door."
"As the magic performance began, the magic box containing the girl entered the underground passage, and the hook rope was tightened, piercing the pre-prepared balloon."
At this point, a smile appeared on Yuto's face. He gave Navia an approving glance and then continued:
"According to the original plan, the girl would have dissolved in the water at this moment, but Lilian is not a Fontainian. Under the stimulation of the water, she completely panicked, then kicked open the magic box, causing a huge sound."
"Realizing the problem, Cowell jumped into the underground passage at this moment and saw Lilian escaping. Believing that the 'primordial sea water' had not taken effect immediately, he decided to continue with his plan."
"But it turned out that Lilian was no ordinary person. After a struggle, it was Cowell who was knocked out and stuffed into the magic box, becoming the final victim."
"And what happened next... was just as the Golden-haired Traveler described."
"That concludes all the details of the entire case."
With that, Yuto looked at Lyney, a slight smile on his lips, and said unhurriedly:
"Although the actions of Lilian and Lyney still require further Judgment, given the current circumstances of the case, it can now be handed over to the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale for a decision."
"Mr. Lyney, just as I said before, Fontaine's Chief Justice, Assistant Administrator, and the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale will give you a correct outcome."