After a brief moment of thought… the Traveler reached an obvious conclusion.
—Given Yuto's cunning personality and decisive style of action… none of those who dared to provoke him would likely come to a good end.
Moreover, this matter not only involved one person but also Furina, whom Yuto highly valued, and a project of great importance to Fontaine.
Coupled with the previous incident… it was likely that Yuto was truly angry this time.
Thinking of this, the Traveler gently shook her head, as if mourning for the nobles who had provoked Yuto.
Just then, two somewhat flustered voices, accompanied by footsteps, entered the theater.
"Mr. Claude! Slow down! Watch your step!"
"Where is Miss Deelfi now?! And Lord Yuto?!"
The Traveler and Paimon looked over, seeing Claude and Lauvik stumbling in from outside the theater, one after the other. She blinked slightly, momentarily stunned.
The two quickly rushed to Deelfi, who was lying in the audience seats. Upon finding her breathing still steady, both of them simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.
After a brief silence, Claude's gaze fell upon the Traveler and Paimon, who were still standing on the stage.
"Miss Traveler, I'd like to know… has Mr. Yuto not returned yet? I heard Lauvik say he went to invite a doctor…?"
The Traveler nodded slightly, and her external voice box spoke at this moment:
"Mhm! But judging by the time, he should be back soon. Don't worry, the doctor Yuto mentioned is very skilled in treating external injuries, so there's no need to worry~"
Hearing this, Claude finally let out a slight breath of relief, as if he had just been on tenterhooks.
It wasn't that Claude didn't believe what Lauvik said…
It was just that, from the perspective of publicly recognized status, words spoken by people of Yuto and the Traveler's caliber would naturally be more reliable than Lauvik's.
Thinking of this, Claude slightly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the door at the end of the aisle, a hint of hope in his black eyes.
—For Claude at this moment, Yuto was the future hope of the theater troupe.
After all, Yuto and Furina would only participate in the first performance; the subsequent ones… would require them to perform themselves.
Both The Prophecy and The Daughter of Water would require their own efforts.
Recalling this, Claude sighed softly, then slowly closed his eyes, a look akin to prayer appearing on his face.
"Please, Mr. Yuto…"
Bang—
"Where is the injured person?!"
Accompanied by a somewhat delicate yet firm voice ringing in everyone's ears, a light blue shadow rushed over at a speed difficult for the naked eye to discern.
For Sigewinne at this moment, aiding the injured was always the top priority.
No matter who was around her, she would do so.
In the eyes of Claude and the others, the light blue shadow quickly stopped in front of them, and then a small hand swiftly grasped Deelfi's hand and examined it.
As a sea-blue light emanated from Sigewinne, her previously furrowed brow finally relaxed.
"Phew… Fortunately, it's just an external injury, easy to treat…"
Sigewinne said this while taking out a series of tools for treating external injuries, such as tweezers, from her portable toolkit, and then began… dazzling operations.
Just as the Traveler had said, Sigewinne was indeed excellent at treating external injuries, and she had completely treated all of Deelfi's wounds in just over twenty minutes.
Looking at Deelfi, who was wrapped in bandages of varying sizes, Sigewinne gently wiped away the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, then said with satisfaction:
"Alright~ This Miss's wounds have all been treated~"
Sigewinne said this while handing a small dish of splinters to Lauvik, who was standing by, then continued:
"Fortunately, the wounds aren't very deep, and they'll heal relatively quickly, but try to keep her from moving around freely for three days, okay?"
Hearing this, Claude and Lauvik nodded quickly, like family members of a patient strictly following medical advice, then said:
"No need to thank me~ If you must thank someone, then thank Lord Yuto~ He's the one who asked me to help~"
With that, Sigewinne smiled at Yuto, then nimbly left the theater.
For her, she didn't need any reward; being able to help Yuto and see the relaxed smile on his face was the best gift to her.
…
After finishing their concern for Deelfi, Yuto, the Traveler, Paimon, and Claude walked to a corner of the theater.
Before Yuto could even speak, Paimon spoke first:
"Yuto! The matter you asked us to investigate has a result! Just as you predicted earlier! This whole thing was aimed at you and Claude from start to finish!"
Over the next five minutes, Paimon gestured as she detailed the findings of their investigation one by one.
After listening to Paimon's description, Yuto nodded unsurprised, then said:
"It's alright, I already expected this situation."
Yuto's expression was very calm, as if this matter wasn't happening to him at all.
Paimon, seeing this, blinked and asked with a mix of curiosity and hesitation:
"Uh… Yuto? You don't seem surprised by this at all…"
Yuto nodded expressionlessly, then said:
"Of course not surprised. Those nobles were very displeased with my last counterattack, so they had to find a way to counterattack me."
After saying this, Yuto paused slightly before continuing:
"Of course, I don't think these people are that stupid, nor do I think the purpose of this matter is merely to retaliate against me.
I just think… there might be some more fragmented things behind this that we haven't discovered."
At this point, Yuto nodded, as if trying to make himself agree with this statement.
Looking at the expressionless Yuto in front of her, Paimon's mouth twitched slightly. She always felt… things weren't as simple as Yuto made them out to be.
Similarly, Yuto's emotions weren't as calm as they appeared.
Just like his beautiful sea-blue eyes, calm, but you never knew where hidden currents might surge.
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