While two of Neuvillette's colleagues were dating on the main street... he himself was still in his office at Palais Mermonia.
He lowered his head, flipping through page after page of documents under the desk lamp's light.
Logically speaking... document processing used to be handled by Lord Yuto, and now Jingshui Court has taken full control, so Neuvillette no longer needs to review documents.
But this document was special.
For both Lord Yuto and Neuvillette, this document represented something.
For the former, it represented lives that he knew would perish because of Vasher, yet he couldn't save them.
For the latter, it represented a key
—a key that would allow him to smoothly understand human emotions.
Neuvillette slowly put down this document, neither thick nor thin, but heavy as a thousand pounds, and then whispered:
"An emotion called 'regret,' perhaps..."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, a rare hint of confusion appearing in his grey vertical pupils.
He didn't know if he should witness all of this, or rather...
—he wasn't sure if the subsequent events would go as smoothly as Lord Yuto said.
However, this hint of confusion didn't last long; it was replaced by clarity after only a few seconds.
"But since he's so certain the plan will succeed... there must be a reason."
Thinking of this, Neuvillette slowly stood up, hands clasped behind his back, slightly raising his head to look at the sky, then murmured in a low voice:
"Is this your plan, Lord Yuto...?"
"You are as cunning as Focalors; this isn't a matter of killing two birds with one stone, but three..."
Neuvillette gently shook his head, then tidied up the stack of files on the desk, and left the office to return to his room to rest.
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As time passed, it was soon the next day, the day of the rehearsal.
For people like Lord Yuto and Furina, who were seasoned performers in every sense of the word... Fontaine Opera performances were inherently effortless.
The so-called rehearsal... was merely an examination of the other members of the Group leader from their perspective as experienced performers.
Of course, today's main examinees were the supporting actors, not the male and female leads played by Polo and Dirfi.
One could even say... relatively speaking, Polo and Dirfi's task today was simpler
—they didn't need to go on stage; they just needed to adjust themselves based on Lord Yuto and Furina's performances.
That being said, while in popular perception, the roles played by supporting actors generally don't receive much focused attention.
But they are, after all, part of the stage performance. If the acting skill gap between the male and female leads and the supporting actors is too large... the Fontaine Opera experience won't be very good.
Thus, under the rather strict guidance of Lord Yuto and Furina, the supporting actors began to continuously improve their issues.
"Miss Monte, I think your emotions should be more full, after all, you are currently playing a Water God devotee, I need to see a little..."
Furina adorably made circular motions with her hand, as if a word was stuck on her tongue.
"An entire family has seen the Water God, so I think... you should perform with more fervor, Miss Monte."
Lord Yuto smiled and said what Furina wanted to say, timely helping his lover out of a bind.
"Ah, yes! That's what I meant."
Furina crossed her arms, then looked at Lauvik, who was arranging the landscape props, and said:
"Mr. Lauvik, although your overall acting skill is quite good, and your emotions are full, I think your movements are a bit stiff."
"Didn't I say? Relax~ I'm not the Water God now, you don't need to be so respectful to me, just like Audrey told you."
"'Don't confuse relationships on stage with relationships in the Group leader,' okay?"
Hearing this, Lauvik nodded while showing an embarrassed smile.
After all, he also knew he was overly nervous, which led to his previous performance being very unnatural, and the emotions expressed also looked fake.
"Okay, Furina—I mean Ms. Furina, I'll pay attention."
Hearing this inexplicable remark, Furina pursed her lips helplessly and didn't bother to correct anything further.
After all, they had been using this address since childhood, and it wasn't something that could be changed in a short time.
Just as Furina was about to instruct Dirfi on some key points about playing "herself"... a blue figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Opera House.
She stood at the top of the stairs, looked around, then fixed her gaze on Lord Yuto, and shouted loudly:
"Lord Yuto! A Mr. says he wants to see you, are you free now?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their gaze to the cute little blue figure.
And a hint of confusion appeared in Lord Yuto's eyes, as if he didn't know why Sedene was here.
"I remember... I shouldn't have an appointment with Neuvillette or Navia today, right? If Traveler or Arlecchino wanted to see me, they would have come directly..."
"Wait, could it be..."
As if suddenly realizing something crucial, a look of understanding appeared on Lord Yuto's face, and then he said very calmly:
"If it's now... I have time."
Lord Yuto responded to Sedene while winking at Furina, signaling her to relax, that some things were progressing.
And Furina instantly understood Lord Yuto's hint, then continued to converse with Dirfi.
After this period of time together, the Group leader members also saw that the relationship between Lord Yuto and Furina was very good,
So, with Furina showing no reaction, they didn't say much more and continued to focus on their own tasks.
Although they were curious about what Lord Yuto was going to do, they also knew that some things were not for them to ask.
While they were still lost in thought, Lord Yuto had already arrived in front of Sedene.
Cute Sedene slightly raised her head, blinked her big eyes, and then quietly said:
"Lord Yuto, Mr. Wriothesley wants to see you. He came to the Opera House with me, but he's waiting for you in the lounge now."
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