Hearing this, Paimon blinked, then said with some surprise:
"Delicious food and mora! Can I have both? Just a little bit of everything...?"
Although the macarons Yuto packed and sent last time became one of the pieces of evidence that allowed her and Lumine to enter Meropide,
the pastries made by Yuto were the best Paimon had ever tasted, even better than the top-tier pastries in the Jade Chamber.
And this time was different from last time; this time, it was Yuto's thank-you gift to them. There was no way he would plot against them again, right?
Paimon's words left Lumine momentarily speechless. She rubbed her temples helplessly, then turned her head away, as if trying to pretend she didn't know this person.
Yuto was first stunned when he heard this, then nodded with a wry smile.
"Of course, this isn't a particularly serious problem. Just half for half will do."
"Yay!"
Hearing Yuto agree, Paimon instantly shot up to express her joy.
Yuto smiled lightly and shook his head at the sight, then looked at Lumine in front of him and said:
"Next, I might need your help to bear witness, but... please do not speak when I am talking to certain people."
"After all... the sins they committed are not just this one."
With that, Yuto's originally peaceful sea-blue eyes instantly flashed with a hint of lightning, as if he had already entered a combat stance.
To him, only three things in this world were worth his serious attention.
One was matters concerning Furina, the second was matters concerning his own life, and the third was matters concerning the rules of Fontaine.
Although the Noclan Family's atrocities only lasted for a month or two, there could not be the slightest hole in the "net" of rules.
When this net develops a hole... it means that the net is not far from collapsing.
Human desires are endless; they can do whatever they want for their own benefit, even at all costs, to overstep the rules and try to tear that net.
In the past, whenever Yuto discovered such transgressions, he would nip them in the bud before they could even sprout.
But perhaps because the Noclan Family had been targeted by Yuto for this matter before, this time... they were exceptionally careful.
And this time happened to be when Yuto was dealing with The Prophecy and fighting the armored monster left behind by Surtalogi in the Primordial Sea, which meant...
Even if he discovered the Noclan Family's small actions, he would have to postpone the matter due to being preoccupied.
Now, the external threats that Fontaine might face have been mostly dealt with by him. Next...
"It's time to clear out the internal parasites."
Thinking this, Yuto's clenched fist tightened slightly, indicating his mood at that moment.
Paimon, on the other hand, looked at Yuto, who was gradually emitting a somewhat terrifying aura, and was at a loss for words.
After a brief moment of thought, Paimon slowly asked:
"Ch-Yuto, is that... the Noclan Family one of those nobles you cleaned out before?"
Hearing Paimon's voice, Yuto seemed to realize something. The somewhat terrifying oppressive feeling instantly receded, and his originally serious and somewhat terrifying expression turned into one of reminiscence.
After a brief meeting, Yuto first pointed in the direction of Fontaine, and said softly:
"This matter is both simple and complex. Let's talk as we go."
"Paimon is right, the Noclan Family was indeed one of the nobles involved in the 'assassination' that I cleaned out back then, but..."
"I didn't wipe them out completely."
Yuto said calmly, as if those matters had nothing to do with him.
Hearing this, Paimon tilted her head, a little confused.
"Then... if you had wiped them out completely back then, wouldn't none of this have happened?"
Yuto nodded noncommittally, but then gently shook his head.
"It's not that I didn't want to wipe them out completely, but rather... I couldn't."
"I also know the principle of 'cutting the grass to remove the roots', but if you were truly in my position... you would find that many things are interfered with by morality and righteousness."
"Although what they did was truly despicable, their ancestors and parents genuinely contributed wholeheartedly to the construction of Fontaine; otherwise, they wouldn't have been ennobled by Palais Mermonia."
"Under such circumstances, I couldn't wipe them out completely, otherwise they would occupy the moral high ground, everything I had done before would be in vain, and the situation might even become worse."
"So... the only thing I could do was revoke their noble titles, confiscate all their family property, and then banish them from Fontaine for a hundred years."
At this point, Yuto let out a long sigh, then continued:
"About two hundred years later, these old nobles I banished finished their'sentence' and returned one after another from the outside."
"Of course, at this time, I didn't relax my vigilance. I had the Shadowy Court's security team and some of my personal forces keep a close eye on them, reporting any unusual movements to me."
"But for the next hundred years... they didn't make the slightest move, which even made me think they had all reformed."
"Plus... the security officers in charge of this matter had already changed three generations, so this matter was naturally forgotten."
Yuto paused slightly, then sighed again.
"Now that I think about it, how could that be called 'reformed'...
It was because they saw that my power in Fontaine had gained the support of most people, so they were putting on a show for me..."
"They were like Rifthounds lurking in the shadows, planning to choose a suitable moment to pounce out from the corner and tear at my flesh and blood."
At this point, Yuto's expression relaxed again, and he spoke:
"However... I won't let them get all of this so easily."
"Those who overstep the rules must pay the price. On this point... everyone is treated equally."
"And now, they no longer have the moral high ground left by their ancestors, so I can naturally... use some methods to resolve this matter."
Yuto tugged at the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a rather eerie smile that sent shivers down Paimon's spine.
"No matter what happens in the future... I must never offend Yuto!"
Paimon thought so.
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