Seeing Polo suddenly appear at the door, Lauvik let out a sigh of relief as if granted a special pardon, then waddled his somewhat… plump body quickly to him.
"You finally sorted it out. Come, come, let me introduce you. These two in front of you are our performance consultants, Ms. Furina and Lord Yuto~"
Hearing this, Polo frowned slightly, looking in the direction Lauvik pointed. The furrowed brow, initially caused by suspicion, instantly relaxed.
Looking at Yuto and Furina standing there with natural expressions, Polo nearly had'shock' written all over his face.
As if sensing Polo's somewhat astonished gaze, Furina gently waved her hand and greeted Polo normally.
Polo, meanwhile, rubbed his eyes in disbelief. After repeatedly confirming he wasn't seeing things, he stammered:
"D-did I see that right?! My heavens, when did you become so capable? To be able to call Lady Furina and Lord Yuto to help at the same time?"
"Could it be… that while I was away from the Group leader, you did something earth-shattering again?!"
Polo couldn't contain his excitement, and this… was fully reflected in the volume of his voice when speaking to Lauvik.
Perhaps because Polo's attention was on the Group leader members, or perhaps because Yuto and the others were standing relatively far away, Polo didn't see them immediately.
In a sense… this could be considered a foreshadowing.
Lauvik, whose ears were ringing, rubbed them with a wry smile and said:
"We didn't do anything earth-shattering. Mr. Claude asked these two to help."
To this, Yuto and Furina nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Mr. Claude said that since the female lead isn't feeling well, he asked Lady Furina and me to perform in your stead and guide you."
"Although… I don't think my attainments in Fontaine Opera guidance are that high, I will do my best."
"After all, if Fontaine Opera wants to step onto the stage of Teyvat in the future… it still depends on you all~"
Yuto said with a smile.
"I was also deeply moved after hearing the stories of the Group leader and the Group leader… and simply wanted to help out. There's no other meaning."
Hearing this, the shock in Polo's emerald eyes faded slightly, and he then said:
"But even so, that's… no, I'm sorry, let me calm down for a moment. I need to think… what I wanted to say just now…"
As Polo spoke, he slowly closed his eyes and began to take deep breaths, as if trying to calm his extremely shocked heart this way.
After about a minute, Polo's breathing gradually steadied, and his emerald eyes slowly opened.
"Hmm… Since the two adults are here to help, and Mr. Claude and everyone in the Group leader are also here, I would like to ask you two a question."
"During this time, I've not only been focusing on completing the script for The Daughter of Water, but I've also gathered some… stories behind The Prophecy here in Beryl Region."
As Polo spoke, he looked up at Yuto, who had a calm expression, and asked softly:
"Mr. Yuto, perhaps this is presumptuous, but I still want to ask you…"
"More than a hundred years ago, what kind of mindset did you have when you exposed Lady Furina's inner self?"
Hearing this, Yuto nodded without surprise, and then said without hesitation:
"Although more than a hundred years have passed, the colors of those memories have never faded in the slightest."
"After I consulted many materials, gathered a lot of information, and analyzed it comprehensively… I guessed that Lady Furina would completely tear apart The Prophecy at the cost of the Gnosis."
"As for my mindset… it was shock, admiration, worry, and some sadness."
At this point, Yuto paused slightly, then continued:
"As an Assistant Administrator, the Lady Furina I saw might be somewhat different from the one in your eyes, but…"
"When I reached this deduction and placed it before her, seeing the shock and fear in her eyes, I only felt sadness."
"If Lady Furina truly was as she performed… I would actually think it was a good thing."
"After all, this duty means five hundred years of solitude and suffering. As an Assistant Administrator who worked with her for over four hundred years, I am also one of her few friends."
"Watching a friend struggle in a quagmire of pain, yet being unable to do anything, sadness… is also normal, isn't it?"
Hearing this, Polo lowered his head slightly and did not continue speaking.
As if sensing the atmosphere was about to become strange, Paimon quickly smoothed things over:
"Uh… Since we've found Polo, is there only Wriothesley left now?"
"Didn't we agree to quickly start rehearsals, then go straight to the stage for the performance, and use the remaining time to guide the Group leader? So let's hurry up and go?"
Hearing the name "Wriothesley," Polo's previously calm expression instantly became somewhat… peculiar—
—as if he had some grudge with Wriothesley.
Polo's change in expression naturally didn't escape Yuto's sight, but he didn't say much.
Although he didn't have the complete script in his hands this time, he still understood the relationships of the characters who had already appeared.
"It seems… before the performance officially begins, I should discuss that matter with Neuvillette…"
"If this rift continues to exist within this Group leader… the external development of Fontaine Opera art might be hindered…"
"I should try to temporarily call back Miss Aurett's consciousness… even if it's just to say a few words to them."
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