Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

She could easily guess what Navia's goal was: to find out the truth about her father's death.

But she is not a goddess of wisdom, nor even a true deity.

If the court of law couldn't find any clues, what could she possibly deduce?

Making wild guesses is irresponsible; if the other party actually takes it to heart, you're doomed!

"This is the price."

Luna slowly pushed out the sealed gift box.

"This is?"

“The newly launched ‘Radiant Chocolate Cake’,” Luna said, opening the cake.

This...this is...! Funina's eyes widened.

The distinct layers of black and white create a beautiful visual effect. You can appreciate the soft and delicate cream just by looking at it, without even tasting it, with specks of chocolate powder sprinkled on top.

This looks delicious!

Funina was somewhat tempted, but still looked away: "It is indeed very good, but it is not enough to pay for the wisdom of the gods!"

Navia suddenly stood up: "I'm also asking Lady Funina for help!"

"Huh?" Funina was taken aback.

"That day...the day Father died, you were there to witness the whole thing, weren't you?"

On the day Kares died in the duel, not only Vilette and Clorinde, but also Frynn was there.

However, she was merely a witness.

Like other viewers.

Furina hesitated, "That's true, but haven't I already told you? I feel sorry for what happened to your father, but..."

"But?" Chiori asked.

"—But there is absolutely no problem with the entire development! The Court of Justice has already investigated the case thoroughly. There are indeed many suspicious points, but all the evidence points to your father."

“Miss Navia, we value evidence.”

Navia lowered her gaze and sat back down, looking dejected.

What Funina said is correct. The most important thing is evidence. Without evidence, there is nothing to talk about.

"I know, but..."

"Lady Funina, let's put aside the facts and talk about this," Luna said softly.

Oops, we've been pulled back to the main topic again.

Funina had intended to change the subject, but Luna pulled her back on track.

How to do?

Would it be better to just say "I'm leaving" in a moment of impulsiveness? Fu Ningna stroked her teacup, pondering the question.

Her current image is certainly not a product of her true nature.

This is what the people of Fontainebleau want to see.

Exaggerated, willful, and with readily apparent emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness... she is full of "drama." And this, to some extent, brings her some advantages in playing deities.

She can leave whenever she wants, and no one will doubt her "willfulness".

"Ignoring the facts?" Chiori pondered.

“That’s right, let’s reconstruct the case itself, reproduce it, and then….”

Luna smiled and said, "Let's deduce it once."

Funina's attention was drawn to her words.

"what do you mean?"

"Let's play a game."

The case must have been deliberate.

Since both the deceased and the murderer exist, we can treat them as characters in a game, think about them, and then deduce their possibilities. Consider their crime plan from the perspective of the perpetrator.

And a key piece of the puzzle has already been revealed.

If someone could really turn a person into a gem.

Then the method is no longer ambiguous.

"Miss Watson, please recount the details of the case as you know them."

"Ah, um!"

Chiori propped her chin on her hand: "You've really become a detective, huh?"

"Isn't it cool?" Luna puffed out her chest.

"Yes, yes, so cool... So you'd want to do this, you must know something about it, right?" Chiori's tone was somewhat perfunctory.

Funina also became interested: "Really?"

Luna stood up, picked up a pen, and drew a circle on the board in the room:

"I'm not entirely sure yet, but it's not unreasonable to consider it as a hypothesis. But let's first review the whole picture."

The tea party suddenly turned into a detective mystery session.

Navia walked over to Luna's side.

“The incident occurred three years ago. On the day of the incident, the Rose Society was holding a banquet at the Gabriel Merchant Guild, located in the wilderness…” Navia slowed her speech.

The Gabriel Chamber of Commerce?

The phantom thief, White Cat, warned to be wary of the Cabrière Trading Company.

On that day, my father was at the Gabriel Merchant Guild's estate...

"Nana?"

Navia snapped out of her reverie and smiled, "Ah, it's nothing, I just remembered what the phantom thief White Cat said."

"The phantom thief? What did she say?" Funina suddenly asked.

Why does it seem like Funina is quite concerned about the phantom thief?

Navia and Chiori had the same idea.

But given Funina's personality, it's not surprising that she would care.

After all, what she likes most is interesting things.

"They said to be careful of the Gabriel Chamber of Commerce."

"Hmm... let's not worry about what the phantom thief says for now, let's continue, Nana." Luna nodded.

“I understand. The Rose Society was holding a banquet at the Cabrière Merchants’ estate, which is located in the wilderness. However, during the banquet, two gunshots were suddenly heard outside.”

Luna scribbled and drew on the whiteboard, creating a mind map.

"When everyone arrived, my father was holding a gun, and his friend Jacques, whom he was meeting, was lying on the ground, already dead."

"Who is this Jacques?" Chiori asked.

“He was an inside man planted by my father in the Les trade,” Navia replied.

Jacques was once a Less dealer, but his lingering conscience tormented him, and he eventually became his inside man at Carles's urging.

"My father originally planned to trade information with Jacques on that day."

"That means there was no motive," Luna said.

Funina pondered, "Could it be that Jacques suddenly jumped into the water?"

“'I'm sorry, I can't grant your request either'—and then Carles, in order to... I should make it clear first, this is just a reasonable guess!”

After finishing layering the armor, Funina continued, "...In short, he might have shot him in a fit of rage."

Navia wasn't angry; instead, she gently shook her head.

“My father isn’t such an impulsive person.”

“But we can’t rule out that possibility,” Funina countered.

"But there were only the two of them at the scene, right?" Chiori raised a question.

That can only be interpreted as a connection between the murderer and the victim.

Luna said, "That's right, there were only two people present, but that doesn't mean they were the only two people the whole time."

Navia shook her head: "No trace of a third party was found at the scene."

"What if..."

Luna picked up a sugar cube and put it into the black tea, letting it dissolve in the water.

"What if the third party becomes 'something' and disappears?"

melt.

This was the first word that came to Funinga's mind.

72: Delicious Tears

Chiori asked, "Is this all the inside story you know? The murderer can turn into some kind of non-human object and disappear?"

“That’s far too far-fetched,” Funina immediately said.

Luna returned to the board.

“I don’t deny that this sounds incredible, but if you eliminate all the wrong choices, then whatever remains, however unbelievable, is the truth.”