After Yuto, Clorinde, and the Traveler exchanged a few words, it was ultimately decided that the Traveler and her companions would determine their own journey.
Of course, as an Assistant Administrator, and as a sign of Fontaine's respect for the humanoid mobile natural disaster who had come from afar... no, that's not right, for the Traveler, Yuto's office would be open to them long-term.
This meant that... if they encountered any problems in Fontaine that they couldn't solve on their own, this rather reliable adult male would have the opportunity to step in and help.
"Oh, right, Yuto, I often hear about 'Judgment' on the streets... Does that happen often in Fontaine?" Paimon asked, looking at the smiling man in front of her with some confusion.
"Ah, 'Judgment' is one of Fontaine's traditions. We publicly try all 'cases.'"
"We have the accused and the accuser cross-examine and debate on the spot, and ultimately, the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale and Chief Justice Neuvillette jointly deliver a verdict."
"And the venue for 'Judgment'... is the Opera Epiclese. If I remember correctly, Mr. Linney is about to perform there, right?" Yuto said, smiling as he looked at Linney beside him.
Hearing this, Linney nodded gently and then asked,
"That's right, Lord Yuto, Lynette and I have meticulously prepared a magic show this time, and I hope you can grace us with your presence."
"Hahahahaha, there's no 'gracing with presence.' I'm just like everyone else, at most, an ordinary person who has lived a little longer."
"As for the performance... I will definitely go see it."
Yuto looked at Linney with a meaningful smile, seemingly implying something.
However, this smile did not last long; it returned to normal almost instantly, making Linney even wonder if he had seen it wrong.
Just like that, Yuto introduced the various customs and habits of Fontaine to the Traveler while leading everyone to the spoutrail, then said with a light smile,
"Everyone, step onto the spoutrail. Ahead is Fontaine in the true sense. I still have some matters to attend to here, so I won't accompany you on your continued tour of Fontaine."
"If you encounter any difficult problems later... feel free to come find me at Palais Mermonia. I'm always available."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuto symbolically tapped the ground with his cane, exchanged glances with Clorinde, and then slowly departed.
He saw an old acquaintance.
An old acquaintance... for whom he felt guilt.
...
Paimon, meanwhile, focused her attention on the departing Yuto, muttering softly,
"What a responsible and approachable Assistant Administrator..."
Linney nodded upon hearing this, and said softly, "He recently also built a welfare home directly under Palais Mermonia for the orphans of Fontaine."
"He also, along with the Chief Justice, introduced laws related to abandonment and neglect, which, although only established in recent years, have greatly reduced the number of orphans in Fontaine."
Hearing this, the Traveler couldn't help but exclaim, "What a great Assistant Administrator..."
Paimon nodded her little head vigorously upon hearing this, then looked at Linney and said, a little naively,
"Speaking of which... Linney, I just found out you're a great magician, and you're even performing at the Opera House?"
Linney waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this, a slightly embarrassed smile appearing on his face.
"Hahaha, you flatter me, you flatter me. I just do some tricks to make a living. Lynette is my magic assistant."
"However... this is also our first time having the honor of performing at Fontaine's highest hall, the Opera House."
Hearing Linney's words, Paimon suddenly felt her little brain wasn't quite enough.
"But... didn't Yuto say that was Fontaine's Judgment venue? Why would it...?"
"Ah, because when there are no cases that need to be publicly tried, the Opera House also returns to its original function, hosting various performances."
"What's more... in Fontaine, the boundary between the words 'Judgment' and 'performance' is inherently a bit blurred."
As he spoke, Linney subtly flipped his hand forward, and two elaborately decorated admission tickets appeared in his hand.
"In that case, Traveler, Paimon, may I invite you two new friends to watch my performance?"
Lynette, who had been silently standing by, nodded at this moment.
"After all, brother is the type who gets more excited the more acquaintances he has."
Seeing the two siblings echoing each other, the Traveler and Paimon exchanged glances, then nodded in tacit understanding.
"Sounds great, sounds great. We don't have anything to do for now anyway, and we were planning to go to the Opera House before."
Hearing this, Linney was overjoyed, smiling as he placed the two admission tickets in the Traveler's hand, then said with a smile,
"That's wonderful. In that case... why don't we act together for now? I can also lead the way for everyone..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Linney seemed to suddenly remember something, and scratched his head awkwardly.
"Uh... but I still have some things to do right now..."
Lynette, standing beside him, sighed softly and shook her head.
"Brother's old habits are acting up again."
It seemed Linney's words had activated a certain switch in this humanoid walking disaster in front of him; her golden eyes instantly lit up.
"If I can help... I'm willing to help you~"
"Really?! Then I won't be polite!"
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Nonomi looked at the scrolling plot before her, a somewhat strange expression on her face.
"Something's fishy..."
"Everyone in the live stream, do you feel Linney's behavior is a bit strange? It's like... it's like he's trying to get others to join him?"
"And Yuto also suddenly disappeared... I seem to smell a hint of conspiracy."
Thinking of this, Nonomi nodded her small head vigorously, then continued to ask,
"Never mind, never mind. As a female blogger, I'm going to open a live poll now to see if everyone in the live stream prefers the great magician Linney or Assistant Administrator Yuto."
With a click of the mouse, a bar chart appeared in front of Nonomi.
Almost simultaneously, the blue representing Yuto and the red representing Linney both began to rise, and the live stream's bullet comments also scrolled at this moment.
"I'm a face-con! Lord Yuto is really handsome and gentle, hugs!"
"For no other reason than building this welfare home, and one directly under Fontaine, I'm willing to offer him my wallet."
"Exactly, exactly. He feels like a character similar to Dehya, but... Yuto's performance is gentler and more direct."