Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

"Looking at Lulu up close, she really is beautiful. No wonder Chiori always wants you to wear the clothes she makes; it would be such a waste otherwise."

"uh-huh."

"But Chiori's makeup is really pretty, especially her eyeshadow. Didn't she let you wear makeup too?"

Luna shook her finger to indicate no.

Chiori once commented: "It's already quite a challenge to dress up a cat. But you don't need to do any special makeup."

Such is the innate model's sacred body.

Navia's breath caused a slight itch, and she seemed to realize something.

"what......"

Speaking of applying used lipstick to Lulu's lips, isn't that indirectly...? Navia's face visibly turned bright red.

But since they're all girls, it shouldn't matter! Navia thought to herself.

Moreover, they are very close partners, so there's absolutely no problem with them using each other's lipsticks.

Even with these thoughts in mind, Navia pursed her lips, her shyness deepening.

Fortunately, applying lipstick doesn't take long.

"Alright! As expected, Lulu's mouth... ah, I mean her face! Her face is even prettier now. She'll definitely make people fall in love with you at first sight."

Luna chuckled, "Nana too?"

"That goes without saying. Next is combing your hair. Come on, turn around."

She didn't want to be stared at by Luna for half a day with her face flushed red.

"Okay," Luna replied casually, shifting her body so that her back was to Navia.

Don't turn around.

That sounds really strange.

after a while.

Because Navia was taking meticulous care of him, he spent more time getting ready than ever before, and it was already afternoon when he left home.

"Hungry?" Navia tilted her head slightly.

"hungry."

Without saying a word, Navia grabbed Luna's hand and said, "Let's go eat something delicious! It's on me today."

"Eating is fine too."

"Clothes... Ah, Chiori will be angry if you wear someone else's clothes. Then, then I'll just leave the clothes out."

"It's good to have some rest."

"In short, leave everything to me today! When it comes to understanding Fontaine, even Detective Lulu probably can't compare to our Rose Society."

Navia's smile was dazzling, without a trace of gloom; it wasn't the midday sun, but it still gave people a strong sense of warmth.

Even after learning so much of the truth, she still maintained an optimistic attitude.

So Luna spoke up, "Did you enjoy yourself?"

At dusk, in front of the platform of the patrol boat.

Faced with Luna's lighthearted question, Navia put her hands behind her back and smiled sheepishly.

"When did you find out?"

"In the beginning."

"Wow, that's way too early! Was I really that bad at hiding it?" Navia exclaimed in surprise, but her face was filled with more joy than anything else.

“You never intended to hide it, did you?” Luna said.

Navia stood on tiptoe: "Hehe, that makes sense. I'm not good at acting, and I don't think I can act in front of people I'm close to."

She was silent for a while.

"Let's take a boat first!" Then he said that again.

"It can be."

Luna glanced at the sign on the platform—Clementine Line.

Clementine, Navia, and Carles—the names of the three cruise ship routes in Fontaine all originate from the Casapa family.

Because the Rose Society made significant contributions to the Railcar Waterway Project.

Kares was even eligible to be granted the title of "Count" by the Palace of Moman, but he declined the honor.

This reveals a glimpse of Carres' true nature.

Soon, the Clementine Line's patrol boat slowly sailed along the waterway.

"Come on, it seems no one wants to take a boat."

Indeed, even after boarding the patrol boat, no new passengers boarded.

When Melusine Belle, who was in charge of the tour guide, saw that it was time, she smiled and said, "Please be seated, dear passengers, the ship is about to depart!"

"Thank you for your help," Navia replied with a smile.

The patrol boat started up and sailed along the seemingly endless waterway.

Navia sat upright next to Luna, gazing at the scenery flowing behind her.

"Um, Lulu."

Then she turned to Luna, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Ah."

"...Haha, I had prepared what to say for a long time before boarding the ship, but I didn't know what to say after boarding."

Navia took a deep breath: "But this feeling is very clear, and I want to express it."

She took Luna's hands and gently pinched her fingertips, as if doing so would ease her mind.

Aibelle looked back and forth between Navia and Luna, then silently turned away.

It wouldn't do to be a sensible Melousin.

"I......."

Seeing that she was still hesitant to speak, Luna pressed her finger to her lips.

"I know what you want to say."

79: Saying such things again is...

Navia blinked repeatedly.

Before she even spoke, Luna already knew what she wanted to say.

"Is it about Mr. Carles and Ms. Clementine?" Luna asked again.

Navia opened her mouth slightly, speechless.

"Did I say something wrong?"

"No... Is this also a guess?"

“This is deduction, my Miss Nana. We didn’t plan to leave the city, but you still came here and chose the Clementine Line, which has few passengers.”

Luna removed her fingertips from Navia's lips, where a little lipstick seemed to have gotten on them.

But she didn't care and continued, "I know what you're thinking, so you don't need to be nervous or hesitant. I'll listen to what you have to say."

“Lulu.…”

Navia lowered her gaze and took Luna's hands in hers again.

When she looked up again, she had a gentle smile on her face.

"You always pay attention to me."

Luna smiled and said, "I don't think anyone would ignore Nana."

Navia shook her head: "But there aren't many people who keep my affairs in mind. To be honest, I never expected you would want to take this opportunity to ask the Water God about the case."

"You always seem to be able to tell what I'm thinking very quickly..."

Navia took Luna's hands and gently clasped them together between her fingers.

"So before I tell you anything else that's on my mind, I have to tell you how I feel about you, Lulu!"

"In short: thank you, thank you so much—and I was right! Being friends with Lulu is definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life, hehehe."

Luna smiled slightly: "Is that so?"

"Yeah!"

Will it be like this in the future? Of course, she wouldn't ask such a question.

There's no need to ask.

Navia let out a heavy breath, feeling refreshed, and said, "After speaking my mind like this, I immediately feel much better."

"I think Nana's words are rather heavy and not refreshing."

"Really!?"

Where does it feel heavy?

Does frankly expressing one's true feelings make people feel burdened? Navia was conflicted.

"Just kidding."

"Lulu... this joke isn't funny. I might as well punish you by making you tell me the truth, how you feel about me."