Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

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Even as she recalled heartwarming memories, Arecino's expression remained unchanged.

Everything from the past exists in "yesterday".

But now they face threats from the future.

"'Father'."

There was a knock on the office door, and Arecino responded calmly, "Come in."

Linnie, Lynette, and Fiminey came in, along with several other children.

“Father, we’ve arrived. What task do you have to assign us?” Linni asked.

"I heard that 'Young Master' has been arrested?"

“Uh…yes.” Linni nodded.

Even the family with fireplaces never expected that the young master would be imprisoned in Mello Petersburg as soon as he arrived in Fontainebleau, turning from a young master into a jailer.

But no one within the Fools would laugh at him for this—except for the other executives.

"Do you want to save him?" Linni asked further.

"save?"

Arecino shook her head.

"No need to save him, he's a good pawn now."

The relationships between the Fools' executives aren't exactly bad, but rather that they mostly disagree on their ideologies. They act solely to achieve a common goal.

It's not uncommon for people to take advantage of each other when necessary.

Lynette twitched her cat ears: "But it seems it's because of that Du something..."

“It’s Talduffer,” Linnie added.

"Yes, it's because of suspicion surrounding Talduffer's death."

They were the ones searching for information about Talduffer.

The assassin was Alegino.

Therefore, "Prince" Datalia was actually made a scapegoat for them.

Arecino was well aware of this, and said softly, "It's alright, I'll send someone to deliver some gifts to his family later, he'll be satisfied."

Consider this an apology.

"Of course, he'll have to make do with staying in Melo Petersburg a little longer before that happens, or perhaps—he'll find something special. We'll have to wait and see."

The House of Hearths also had an informant in Mello Petersburg.

Some were criminals, some were guards. They had no trouble observing Mero Petersburg.

Unless that "duke" notices....

"But if something happens, I might send Linnie, Linette, and Fimini to Melo Petersburg to gather intelligence and be prepared."

“Yes, Father.”

"Good answer." Arecino nodded.

"As for the rest of the children, I want you to look for relics from the past, or anything else that might be related to prophecy."

The prophecy of the Fontainebleau people dissolving existed in the distant past.

Therefore, there is no reason why there should be no records or clues about it.

“We understand.” The other children nodded in unison.

Just then, a voice came.

"Linnie, Lynette, I have received your letter!"

"letter?"

The brother and sister exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.

Lynette sighed, "Is it another letter from those incredibly troublesome powerful people? All sorts of pleasantries and invitations..."

"We'll know once we see it. Maybe it's a letter from Luna?"

Upon hearing this possibility, Lynette's cat tail began to wag slowly. She was clearly anticipating it.

But she also said, "I don't think she'll write it."

Linni shook her head and sighed, wondering how her younger sister had become so stubborn.

He took the letter from his companion, opened it, and read it.

"'Dear Mr. Linnie and Miss Linette, we earnestly request your assistance as technical advisors. In order to bring the Phantom Thief White Cat to justice, we need your combined strength—the Franwright family'..."

Linni's expression became increasingly subtle as she read.

The family that came looking for the white cat has arrived! Oh dear.

Lynette's ears folded back, her face darkening: "It's burned."

Look, the white cat's companion is angry now. Linnie thought to herself.

"I can't burn it! I have to reply, at least," he said with a wry smile.

As Arecino said, one must maintain politeness and courtesy, and not be disrespectful.

He glanced at Arecino; their "father" was just a silhouette, standing by the window.

Fimini pondered: "The Franlette family? I think I mentioned them in the newspapers before."

“Indeed…” Linni said thoughtfully, arms crossed.

"I don't recognize it, just burn it."

"I already said you can't burn it!"

Who exactly is the Franwright family? The name sounds familiar, but I just can't remember.

“He was Luna’s defeated opponent,” Arecino suddenly said.

Then they remembered.

Fimini suddenly realized: "It's that Jadeite Cup. They tried to trick Luna with a fake Jadeite Cup, but Luna saw through it easily..."

Lynette sighed, "So what's going on now? Do they want to fight again?"

Playing the clown again?

"Hard to say."

I have a feeling there's something wrong with this.

“Father, what do you think? Should we accept it?” Linni asked.

"The decision is yours, but if you're asking for my opinion... someone wants to use Luna. To use her as a phantom thief."

"The Franwright family had previously mismanaged Mora, nearly going bankrupt and incurring substantial losses."

"Of course they could use the Jade Cup that Luna returned to make money, but that's all they can do. They've become a laughingstock, so they don't have the chance to use this to act like clowns and attract attention."

They can only monetize their treasures, not their fame.

Even an ugly act is still an act; if done well, it can bring in a lot of money.

"Having learned their lesson once, as long as they are clear-headed and rational, they should understand that Luna is not an opponent they can defeat, unless they have someone backing them up."

"Even a fool will suddenly gain immense courage if someone is backing him up."

Linni's expression was solemn.

"Linette, I think we should accept it."

".....Um."

Lynette nodded gently.

“She helped us last time, so we should help her back, both morally and logically,” she said softly, touching her arm.

Fimini whispered, "Isn't it because Lynette wants to see Luna—"

"I do not have."

The others, including Arecino, glanced at her tail.

It's swaying. It's rocking.

But it's best not to say it out loud.

“Speaking of which, I think I saw Luna and that duel agent... Miss Clorinde shopping together earlier. They seemed to be having a good time…” Fimini suddenly said.

"Wait, Fimini!" Linni exclaimed in alarm.

You shouldn't say that!

Lynette puffed out her cheeks as expected.

"Oh, sorry..."

He'd better not mention seeing Navia, Chiori, and Luna holding hands while shopping together.

Arecino looked away and gazed out the window again.

It seems Luna has made quite a few new friends, which isn't a bad thing.

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

【Action Success】

Security Level: None

[Treasure Rarity Level: A]

[Operational notoriety: Unknown]