Funina, please let me steal your heart!

Navia smiled and said, "It's hard to say, maybe Lulu just has a high tear point. We'll have a chance to go watch the very tear-jerking Yingying later, maybe you'll cry!"

"It's possible that you can make me laugh and cry."

"Hmm, you are so arrogant... Wait, I will take you to see it next time."

It’s true that there’s still time today.

Navia took Luna's hand and said, "But now I just want to walk around. Let's go and enjoy the evening breeze. It's still a long time before the last boat leaves."

81: Beware of Fontaine

"anyway."

"Ok?"

Navia rubbed Luna's knuckles, thinking: "Lulu, what kind of job do you want to take?"

Reflection?

music?

Or do you simply want more money?

"It will allow me to show off my skills."

“That’s too wide a range!”

After all, his acting skills are perfect, his singing voice is perfect, and he’s good-looking, so what can’t he do?

Luna chuckled and said, "We'll talk about it later. The most important thing now is to perform with Lady Finina."

"That's right." Navia nodded.

"Besides, I didn't really think about this kind of thing. At first, I just wanted popularity. The result came too quickly, and the goal was achieved easily."

Navia sighed: "Your remarks will make those who are struggling in the entertainment industry angry."

"But it's true, isn't it?"

"That's putting it mildly. No wonder you and Chiori get along so well."

It turns out that some parts of their personalities are exactly the same.

"The reason why I get along with her is not because of our personalities. But, I'm not really passionate about performing," she added.

It’s one thing to like being in the spotlight, it’s another to like performing.

Navia nodded her chin and thought: "I think it's because Lulu you didn't get 'a certain moment'?"

"Talking about poetry again?"

"No way!"

Navia pressed her chest and said seriously: "When I was a child, I often pestered my father to buy tickets to the opera house just to watch the dramas performed on the stage."

“I loved it then—and I still love it now! ... I love the feeling of experiencing the ups and downs of the story with the characters on stage.”

"But later, my father took me to get involved in the affairs of the Thorn Rose Society. After I saw a tragedy that was even worse than a drama, I had an idea."

"I hope this only happens in dramas."

"That moment changed me and made me who I am today. I think Lulu also needs a 'moment' in her acting career."

What Navia said is not difficult to understand.

It really happened at a certain moment, and the feeling can change thoughts and ideas. Maybe what she lacked was just as Navia said.

There needed to be a moment where she could take the performance more seriously.

But where is that moment? Luna thought about it and gave up, "I can't find it now."

"Don't worry! I'll help you find it."

"Proposal?"

"No, that's not the case! Lulu really likes to joke." Navia said dissatisfiedly.

It blooms precisely because it won't be taken seriously and won't come true.

If she really met her, she thought she would be the first to run away.

After walking for a while, it was getting dark.

"It's about time to go back." Navia said. Although there was a hint of regret on her face, she was more satisfied with having had a great time.

Luna nodded in agreement, but before she took a few steps, she heard a sound.

Plop! It was as if something heavy had fallen into the water.

"What's that sound?" Navia asked in surprise.

"Maybe it's a rock."

"Well... let's go check it out."

This way it can end later.

I really hope times like this can continue forever.

As Navia thought about it, she did not let go and pulled Luna towards the source of the sound.

Before they arrived, Luna noticed movement on the water from a distance.

"That's..."

Navia looked in the direction and after a closer look, she was shocked: "Someone fell into the water!"

It was not difficult for them to rescue the person who fell into the water. Fortunately, the woman who fell into the water did not choke on much water and remained conscious enough.

"Cough cough cough...Thank you very much, I thought I was really going to sink." She coughed out water and said thankfully.

"You're welcome. Did you fall there accidentally?"

"That's it."

She said vaguely, "I slipped into the water without paying attention. I thought, 'Oh, it would be nice to die like this.'"

"But the water filled my mouth and nose so much that it was very uncomfortable. I thought, 'I'd better not drown,' so I started to struggle. But I'm a landlubber and can't swim. If it weren't for you two, I would have become a dead duck."

Navia and Luna looked at each other.

"Are you in any trouble?" Navia asked curiously.

The president of the Thorn Rose Society cannot ignore someone with an exclamation mark over his head.

"...The trouble is dead, and now I am the new trouble."

The woman raised her hand, which was wrapped in plaster.

There was a hint of sadness in her eyes, but more of helplessness: "The man who broke my hand was lynched before."

"Eh? Could it be that..."

"Well, I'm one of Alkeen's victims. This hand... was broken by someone he called. Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Sally."

Sally? Luna thought she had heard that name before.

After thinking for a while, she asked tentatively, "Is it the piano player Sally who didn't come to the party where the Frontlet family was?"

"Hmm..." Sally looked gloomy.

Rather than being surprised at Luna's memory, Navia was more concerned about Sally's situation.

"The pianist's hand was broken, doesn't that mean..." she said softly.

"The doctor said that although there will be no problem with healing, there will still be sequelae, and the fingers will not be as flexible as before."

Sally looked at her hands. "I can't play the piano anymore."

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

"Please use."

The next day, inside Sally's house.

She said that in order to repay Luna and Navia's kindness, she invited them to visit her home today.

But Luna felt that she didn't just want to express her gratitude.

Taking the two bottles of drinks pushed over to them, Luna and Navia waited for her next words.

Soon, Sally spoke again: "I am from Mond, and my mother lives in Mond now. I heard that Fontaine is a country of art, so I decided to come here to make my own career."

"In the beginning, I relied on part-time jobs and participating in performances organized by various hobby clubs. Later, I was discovered by Alkeen, who funded and arranged resources for me, and my career began to take off."

Sally lowered his head, his face full of grief and indignation: "But he found out everything about me during this period, and forced me to obey all his orders, otherwise he would ruin my reputation..."

Navia looked unhappy and thought that this was really too much.

"He has secret connections with many authorities, and they are all in cahoots. If you can make a person famous, you can also bring him down from the altar."

"Many people couldn't bear the disparity, nor could they stand being harassed and threatened by their people, so they just followed their orders and did a lot of... shameful things."

Sally pursed her lips.

"Of course I didn't accept it. I couldn't stand this kind of music! I couldn't stand music being used as a tool for these people to exercise power."

"I wanted to expose them, but the reporter who interviewed me seemed to be one of their people. After knowing this, they had someone break my hand. They only broke my hand..."

"Once everyone knew I might never be able to play the piano well again, they fired me."

Sally stood up, walked to the harpsichord in the room, and stared quietly at the black and white keys.

Navia comforted her: "Now the person who hurt you is gone."

"Yeah, I know, but..."

Sally hesitated to speak, and after a long while, she turned around.

His expression was half-confused and half-serious: "Actually, I have a request. No, I should say a question."

"Tell me, if there is anything we at ThornRose can help with, we will definitely help." Navia patted her chest and gave a reassuring smile.

"Great! Actually--"

Sally took a deep breath.

"——I want the White Cat Thief to steal something."

"....................ah?"

Navia's expression was dull.

82: This is my wife...partner

"Did I hear it correctly?" Navia confirmed with Luna.

Find.

Phantom Thief White Cat.

Steal something?

Luna was equally surprised: "I think we heard it right. This is really shocking that someone would want to commission a Phantom Thief."

Last time it was exploitation, which was easy to predict.

As long as she has a reputation, she will meet people who want to take advantage of her.

They will eat the living and the dead, and will not hesitate to eat up every last bit of flesh and blood.

But a commission? This is the first time I've seen it.

It can be said to be very intriguing.

It’s interesting that the information came to my door.

Navia couldn't help but stand up from the table: "Why are you looking for a thief? If this matter is exposed, you will be judged!"

This is a serious crime, not to mention that the other party is the infamous thief White Cat.

"That's better than disappointing my mother."