A rare look of astonishment appeared on Yuto's face as he looked at Charlotte, who had a pair of dark circles under her eyes.
What's wrong with this Miss? Why was she waiting at the entrance of Palais Mermonia so early in the morning?
Looking at these dark circles... could it be that she squatted at the entrance of Palais Mermonia all night?
Even if it was a work requirement, she wouldn't need to work so hard, right?
Or... is Steambird Newspaper so desperate for headlines that it's reached this point?
Charlotte seemed to notice the astonishment in Yuto's eyes and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Uh... Mr. Yuto, Steambird Newspaper has indeed been lacking headlines recently. Interviewing you is also to fill this gap."
"And... I also have some personal questions I'd like to confirm with you."
Looking at Charlotte, who seemed to be forcing herself to keep her spirits up for the interview, Yuto sighed softly and then said:
"Let's go to my office. Whether it's for the exclusive interview or your personal questions... if it doesn't involve anything too sensitive, I will answer."
Hearing this, Charlotte's eyes immediately widened, and then she suddenly bowed deeply to Yuto.
"Thank you, Mr. Yuto!"
For Charlotte... although Yuto didn't directly promise to answer all her questions, it was a good start.
As the saying goes: a good beginning is half the battle. Charlotte truly had confidence that she could make Yuto tell her about this matter.
She could swear on her career and her journalistic soul that she would never tell anyone about the relationship between Yuto and Furina.
Otherwise... she would never be able to write a headline article again!
...
Just as Yuto and Charlotte were about to begin their exclusive interview regarding Jingshui Court... Lumine and Paimon were strolling on the streets of Fontaine.
Of course, their strolling wasn't entirely for leisure; they were looking for people with anxious expressions to take on their commissions.
However... if they encountered anxious people from special professions, they had to consider it carefully.
After all, the last time they asked an anxious Forest Ranger in Sumeru, and then... they saw a large group of the Lesser Lord Kusanali's followers.
Although the process was wonderful, the overall duration was simply too long, and running through Sumeru's rainforest really gave her a headache, so she felt a bit stressed.
Thinking of this, Lumine looked at Paimon, who was looking around, and asked softly:
"So... have you found a specific target?"
Paimon shook her head, then sighed and said:
"Let's go to the Adventurers' Guild. The troubles in Fontaine have probably been mostly resolved by us."
"Although those tasks are just finding pets or collecting some materials, the rewards aren't high, but it's better than having no mora coming in."
Hearing this, Lumine nodded gently, then walked with Paimon towards the Adventurers' Guild by the street.
Looking at Katheryne, who still maintained her elegant demeanor, Paimon waved slightly and asked softly:
"Katheryne! We want to take on some commissions. Are there any high-paying commissions recently~?"
Katheryne turned slightly upon hearing this, looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of her, and said:
"Lumine, Paimon, you've come at just the right time. A Mr. just posted a very generous commission, and he specifically requested that the two of you take on this commission."
"I was originally going to have other Adventurers inform you, but then you arrived."
Katheryne said with a smile.
Hearing this, Paimon first tilted her head, then glanced at Lumine beside her, exchanged glances, and asked:
"Hmm... since that's the case, we'd like to ask about the specific content of the commission first, and then decide whether to accept it, is that okay?"
Katheryne nodded as a matter of course and said:
"Of course, no problem. Please wait a moment, I will contact the client first. I imagine he shouldn't have gone far."
With that, Katheryne began to contact the corresponding client.
...
After waiting for about three minutes, a man in a red shirt and a black top hat rushed over from the other end of the street.
The man had a delicate face and wore a pair of expensive-looking gold-rimmed glasses. His whole outfit looked like those nobles from Fontaine.
"It seems our client this time is a very rich person~"
Paimon looked at Lumine beside her and said half-jokingly.
Lumine, however, nodded distractedly, then began to recall all her impressions of the man in front of her.
She always felt... this person was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place who he was.
While Lumine was thinking, the noble gentleman had already walked in front of the two of them.
He first bowed slightly, then respectfully said:
"Misses, long time no see. How have you been in Fontaine recently?"
Hearing this voice, Paimon's eyes instantly widened, and then she said loudly in disbelief:
"Wait... that voice is... Claude?!"
Looking at the surprised Paimon, Claude smiled and nodded, then said:
"That's right, Miss Paimon, I am Claude, the playwright who previously collaborated with you and Mr. Yuto."
Hearing this, Paimon circled the man, scrutinizing him from head to toe, and after a while, she said in shock:
"Whoa... it hasn't been long since we last met, and Claude has already transformed from that state of not being able to afford food to this..."
Claude's mouth twitched upon hearing this, and then he said with a dry laugh:
"Ladies, please come this way, and we'll discuss the details of the commission."
With that, Claude politely nodded to Katheryne, then led the two away from the Adventurers' Guild and sat down at a cafe by the street.
"Hmm... regarding the commission content, please allow me to be brief."
Claude got straight to the point as soon as he sat down, and after a moment of thought, he said:
"The play 'Boethius' earned me a lot of mora, but I always felt that 'Boethius' wasn't suitable to be a play promoted across the entire continent."
"After all... this play represents the history of Remuria, not the history of Fontaine."
"And just as I was still thinking about what kind of play to use to replace 'Boethius'... The Prophecy's disaster occurred, and stories about Lady Furina began to spread in the streets and alleys."
"So... I want to write an Fontaine Opera with Lady Furina's deeds as the main content, to showcase the character of our Fontaine."
Hearing this, Paimon blinked slightly, then asked somewhat confusedly:
"Uh... so the commission is actually asking us to help collect more versions of the story, so you can extract the essence from them?"
Claude was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and shook his head.
"What Miss Paimon said... while not a bad method, it's still not realistic enough and won't meet my expectations. What I mean is..."
"I'd like to ask the two of you to take me to see Mr. Yuto, so I can request an audience with Lady Furina."
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