"That voice is—?!"
"Lord Yuto?! Lord Yuto is back?!"
"Wait... Could this actually be a play jointly created by Lord Yuto and Lady Furina to eliminate dissidents within Fontaine?!"
"No way... Lord Yuto, he, he shouldn't be able to do something like that, right?"
"Maybe it's a phonograph. We still don't know where Lord Yuto really is, do we?"
That familiar voice instantly made everyone present turn their gaze towards the central aisle of the Opera House.
They looked at the dark passage with anticipation, fanaticism, or fear, waiting for that imagined figure to appear.
Thump—thump—thump—
Accompanied by a steady sound of footsteps, the man in the blue-purple formal attire appeared in everyone's sight.
He first bowed slightly to the God standing in the accused seat, then said with a gentle expression:
"My apologies, Lady Furina, I'm late."
Furina was stunned at first, and the tears welling up in her beautiful heterochromatic eyes surged out uncontrollably.
She subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand, her voice trembling slightly as she said:
"Chang... Ming...? Is it really you?"
Hearing the girl's slightly trembling voice, a pained expression appeared in Yuto's gentle sea-blue eyes, and he then smiled gently and nodded.
"It's me, Lady Furina."
"Next... just leave it to me."
"As I said before, I will stand firmly in front of you, shielding you from all malice and gossip."
With that, Yuto's expression turned serious and cold.
His gentleness was always reserved for Furina and those worthy of his gentle treatment.
And now... no one present was worthy of his gentleness.
He looked at Neuvillette, who was standing in the judge's seat, and a purple Thunder Blade flashed in his sea-blue eyes.
Although from the perspective of an Assistant Administrator, he could understand Neuvillette's actions, but...
As someone who had the script, he was somewhat... difficult to accept Neuvillette's actions.
Before he appeared, from the outside world's perspective, Furina had clearly saved the people of Beryl Region, and he was only determined to be accidentally missing, not truly dead...
Under such circumstances... is the so-called truth really heavier than the lives on the other side of the scale?
These thoughts constantly flashed through Yuto's mind. He closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and then continued:
"Because the one you should be Judging... should be me, not Lady Furina."
"It was my own initiative, to make the people of Beryl Region evacuate more quickly, that I fabricated a decree from the God. This was my personal action and has nothing to do with Lady Furina."
"I have a strong connection to this matter, and my actions led to the Traveler's misunderstanding of Lady Furina, so..."
"According to the Judgment execution process outline, now... the person who directly caused Lady Furina to be misunderstood is me, so... the'Sinner' who should be Judged first should also be me."
"Lord Neuvillette, am I wrong?"
Yuto's voice awakened Neuvillette, who seemed to still be immersed in shock. He slowly raised his head and looked at those cold sea-blue eyes, feeling a bit... unpleasant for a moment.
But as the Chief Justice, he could not lose his composure at this time.
He first took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions slightly, and then said in a deep voice:
"Please... Mr. Yuto, step onto the accused seat and accept Judgment."
But Yuto did not move, he just stood there quietly, as if waiting for something.
After two or three seconds of silence, he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Mr. Neuvillette, I think you've misunderstood something..."
"What I need has never been Judgment, but a duel."
As Yuto spoke, he looked at Mademoiselle Clorinde, who was sitting in the corner.
"Duel Proxy Mademoiselle Clorinde, according to the standards of fontaine law... it should be you who duels me now, shouldn't it?"
Hearing this, Clorinde silently lowered her head, and after a long while, she picked up her sword and slowly walked onto the stage.
Seeing this, a smile appeared at the corner of Yuto's mouth, but the Thunder Blade and coldness contained within his sea-blue eyes at this moment perfectly displayed his mood.
Although their desire to save Fontaine was not false, what they did to Furina... was simply too much.
They should, more or less, pay the price for this.
Thinking of this, Yuto glanced at Clorinde, who was already in position, and likewise drew the ceremonial sword, which already bore some black-red marks, from his staff, then stood in front of her.
"You need to understand one thing... Clorinde."
"You serve the God of Fontaine, and what are you doing now...?"
"Pointing your sword at the God... who gave you this courage?!"
Yuto roared, then disappeared from his original spot.
Almost in the next second, the blue-purple figure appeared behind Clorinde, and then unhesitatingly slashed out with a sword.
Clorinde's pupils suddenly constricted, and then she subconsciously raised her sword to block behind her.
Clang—
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