Furina looked at Yuto, who was smiling like an old fox, and shook her head gently.
She knew very well that someone else was about to have bad luck.
Furina put the resume in her hand aside, then asked with some curiosity:
"What does Neuvillette want to talk to you about tomorrow morning?"
"It's probably about the special things about me... or perhaps about the negotiations with Arlecchino later."
Yuto shrugged and said, half-guessing.
After all, he had no script for these subsequent events, and he couldn't definitively say what Neuvillette would discuss with him.
As Yuto thought this, he picked up the purplish-black letter, quickly scanned its contents, and then nodded in understanding.
Just as he had expected, the letter mainly discussed the Archons and the god's heart.
Of course, there was also a part about the Immortal Spirit Seal he carried.
According to Skirk, the power of the Abyss he carried would strongly conflict with the power of the Immortal Spirit itself.
The collision of two powers that inherently surpassed this world would undoubtedly bring unimaginable pain, but similarly, this also presented Yuto with an opportunity.
—An opportunity to break through the Immortal Spirit's curse.
As for more detailed content... Skirk didn't elaborate, as it was also her speculation; more profound matters would only be known when she met The Foul again.
Upon seeing this, Yuto slightly closed his eyes and gently shook his head.
For him, this was good news.
Since Skirk said so... then this matter was very likely true, which meant...
"Fufu doesn't have to worry about this anymore, and I have more room to maneuver."
Yuto's lips curved slightly upward, and a huge weight in his heart finally lifted, at least temporarily.
The legend of the Immortal Spirit had always been a problem in his heart, and as for the result... one of the master and disciple recognized his identity, and the other gave him a solution.
This was quite like giving a complete set of gifts, or seeing a Buddha all the way to the west.
Thinking of this, Yuto glanced at Furina, who was sitting opposite him and looking at the last few resumes, and his lips unconsciously curved upward.
He didn't know what was wrong with him recently; as soon as he saw Furina, his lips would uncontrollably curve upward.
"Perhaps... this is the feeling of love?"
Yuto couldn't help but think so.
Seemingly sensing Yuto's gaze, Furina slightly raised her head, tilting it a little in confusion, as if asking Yuto what was wrong.
Yuto, however, gently shook his head and did not tell Furina about Skirk's matter.
The reason was simple: what Skirk said was merely a speculation, and he would not tell Furina about it until he received her confirmed reply.
If any problems were to arise then... that huge disappointment would likely cause Furina to break down.
This was not something Yuto wanted to see.
...
After dealing with a series of consecutive matters and the work that needed to be completed today, Yuto and Furina finally found a moment of peace.
In just half a day, the number of people they had met was already more than they had seen in the past four days.
This was also another manifestation of busyness.
Furina stretched slightly, handed the sorted resumes to Yuto, and then complained somewhat tiredly:
"Ugh... why are there so many people today, one after another..."
"I didn't see so many people the past few days..."
Hearing this, Yuto shrugged helplessly and then explained:
"I personally feel it's a coincidence, as these matters overlapping have no connection whatsoever.
The day before yesterday, I just discussed the god's heart with The Knave. Yesterday, she talked to Neuvillette about it. Today, Neuvillette naturally handed over the negotiation rights to me, which is normal.
As for the Vanguard... he probably just recovered and came running to fight me; in his opinion, delivering the letter was just an excuse.
As for Navia... it's likely that the matters within Fontaine have mostly fermented, and the building repair work is also mostly done."
Yuto shrugged again and then said:
"And I feel... someone else will come soon, possibly a chain reaction because Navia came here—"
"Lord Yuto... that golden-haired Traveler has come to see you with that unidentified flying object..."
Before Yuto could even utter the last syllable of "reaction," Sedna's clearly somewhat listless voice rang out from outside the door again.
Sedna could guarantee that this was absolutely the first time she had seen so many people come to see him in such close succession since she started helping Yuto with his work.
In less than an hour, four people had already come, one after another!
Her little head couldn't quite figure out why these people didn't come together in a group. Did they have to come one by one?
It was really tiring for a Melusine to maintain grace and quickly climb such a long flight of stairs!
Sedna felt a bit regretful for a moment. She glanced at Lumine and Paimon beside her and sighed helplessly.
Yuto also heard Sedna's helplessness and regret. He glanced at Furina beside him and also sighed.
"I knew it..."
As Yuto said this, he opened the office door and looked at Lumine and Paimon before him, asking:
"So it's the Traveler and Paimon. Is there something you need?"
Paimon nodded quickly, then awkwardly rubbed the back of her head, apologizing:
"Um... she and I came to apologize to Furina, after all... we wronged her, and we almost messed things up..."
"Hmm... we also want to ask if Fontaine needs any help recently? We want to do our part for Fontaine..."
Hearing this, Yuto blinked slightly, somewhat surprised.
Because in the report Sedna gave him, it mentioned the recent movements of these two, that they were also helping Fontaine residents rebuild, and they were doing so without requesting commission rewards.
They had already gone this far... why would they still accept commissions?
"Could it be another excuse? Just to make their apology more sincere?"
Thinking of this, Yuto nodded gently. He thought this was a more appropriate way to do things.
"Alright, then come in. It's a good time for me to settle the bounty and special rewards for the previous commission where I asked you to investigate Meropide."
"Eh?! You still remember?"
Paimon said in surprise. Let alone Lumine, even she herself had almost forgotten about it.
"Palais Mermonia never defaults on anyone's wages, even interns. Even if you work for one day, you'll be paid for that day."
"The same goes for you, of course. As for those special rewards... I'll take you to the kitchen to get them later."
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