newbobooks Chapter 56 Pure Water Celebration Chapter 4
Chapter 56 Pure Water Celebration Chapter 4
Soon after, the crowd at the Opéra Garnier saw Neville-La walking slowly toward them, with Frynn close behind.
She was dressed in gorgeous attire, her elegant figure drawing attention. Behind them, a group of personnel from the Court of Law Enforcement and the Court of Shadow Chaser followed closely.
When the people saw the Water Goddess, excited shouts rose and fell: "Wow~ Pepe, is that the Water Goddess? She's so beautiful!"
Peruvieri carefully observed the tall man in front and the guards behind him, thinking that these people seemed to be protecting the person in the middle, so this must be the water god.
Finally, Furnessa and her group entered the Opikley Opera House. Peruvéli said to Clévy and Lily, "Let's go in too." However, Clévy had reservations.
He noticed that the people seemed to be holding something that looked like tickets, and wondered if tickets were required for entry. But here was the problem: they hadn't bought any tickets.
"Pepe," Claire said worriedly, "they might need to check tickets here, but we don't have any." Just then, Peruvieri pulled three tickets out of her pocket; these were the tickets that Qiuhe had just given her.
"But Pepe, shouldn't we wait for Leyi? Where did she go?"
"Le Yi told me that a friend came over to see him to take care of something, and told me that we could go in first."
Immediately afterwards, Clementine, Lily, and Peruvéli entered the Opicclay Opera House without incident. Meanwhile, Akikawa had arrived in Fontaine.
Qiuhe walked along the streets of Fontainebleau, finding few pedestrians in sight. Not only that, but the shops were deserted, their staff nowhere to be seen. Clearly, they had all gone to the Opéra Garnier.
However, despite his extensive search, Akikawa was unable to find any clues about the Fools. Even after activating the Void Rift Intersection, he still couldn't detect anything unusual.
This further convinced him that the man named Ranach was the real target. Meanwhile, the theatrical performance at the Opiclie Opera House had already begun.
Meanwhile, Peruvieri kept a careful eye on the man named Ranach. She keenly noticed that several other men in black were also closely watching Ranach.
Finally, following Ranach's gaze, Peruvieri saw a masked man nodding at Ranach, as if conveying some signal.
Immediately afterward, Ranach got up and left the Opikley Opera House. Péruvelie glanced at Clementine and Lily, who were engrossed in the play beside her, and then quietly followed Ranach out.
After Péruveli left the Opéra Garnier, she discovered that Lanach was gone. "Strange, we weren't far apart, how could he..." But then someone suddenly covered Péruveli's mouth with their hand.
He pulled him to a corner. "It's me, it's me, Leyi," Peruvieri heard the voice and stopped struggling. He then noticed that Leyi had changed his face.
Then she pulled out a pre-prepared leather hood from her person. "Peruveli, we mustn't let the Fools recognize us. We have to be careful." Peruveli nodded and put on the hood.
Qiuhe activated his Void Rift Technique to detect the group's movements and followed them. Just after they left, several men in black emerged from behind, gazing in the direction Qiuhe and Qiuhe had gone.
Qiuhe followed the group all the way to Fengdanting. Looking in that direction, Qiuhe felt a sense of familiarity, and then saw the group slowly walk into the entrance of the Gray River.
"What are these guys trying to do?"
Akikawa and Peruvieri followed them into the Gray River. Akikawa was astonished by what he saw. The Gray River was now filled with the soldiers of the Fatui, and there were many buckets on the ground, their contents unknown.
There were also many unconscious Gray River civilians nearby. At that moment, a man who looked like a bodyguard was carrying the bucket when he tripped and fell.
"Hey, you idiot, watch out! These Less are very precious. If you spill even a little bit, you couldn't afford to pay for it even if you sold yourselves!"
"Moreover, the concentration of fetal seawater here is several times higher than that in regular L'Oreal. If a few of them were spilled, they would all be melted!"
Qiuhe understood somewhat after hearing Ranach's words; the things in those buckets were Les. At that moment, Ranach began to speak to the masked man beside him:
"Hehe, boss, look, I've prepared all of this for you. Here's the reward," the masked man said with a slow smile.
"Don't worry, our adults said that once all these Les flows into the Fontainebleau pipeline, everyone will be addicted and unable to extricate themselves. At that time, fame, fortune, power, and money—you'll have as much as you want."
Ranach, now brainwashed, began to fantasize about bathing in a swarm of Mora. Meanwhile, Qiuhe, eavesdropping from afar, chuckled inwardly upon hearing this.
"Ridiculous, this person is really naive. If this Less flows into Fontaine's pipes, and if the people of Fontaine drink water contaminated with Less, it will definitely cause quite a commotion."
"If this gets to Navelette's ears, he might think the Fools would protect him, like he'd been sold out and is still helping them count the money."
"Alright, have your men take these buckets and come with me."
"Hey, did you hear that? The big boss said you guys better get moving! Are you waiting for your boss to help you carry this?!"
Finally, the group, carrying the buckets containing the lexicon, ventured deeper into the Grey River. Meanwhile, at the Opiclie Opera House, the performance had reached midday, and everyone began their lunch break.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's already noon, and you must all be tired and weary. Let's take this opportunity to rest for a bit."
"After the break, we will present an even more perfect and exquisite performance for the Water God. Please don't miss tonight's show, it will be the highlight of the day,"
"All beauty and praise are offered to our Water Goddess!" The spotlight shone on Funina, who sat on her throne with her legs crossed, a graceful smile playing on her lips as she waved to the audience.
Navelette also felt something was off. Funina usually made some outrageous remarks around her birthday, but now she seemed preoccupied.
The audience began to applaud, and then the crowd slowly dispersed. Claire then slowly spoke, "My God, Pepe, those plays were absolutely amazing! I've never felt so..."
Claire turned her head and realized that Peruvier was nowhere to be seen. "Huh? Where's Pepe? Lily, where did Pepe go?" Lily looked around and then also noticed that Peruvier was gone.
"Huh, that's strange. Peruvier was here with us watching the play at the beginning, where did she go?" At this moment, Navia ran over, followed by Clorind and Kares.
"Clélie, how was the play in Fontaine? Wasn't it fantastic? Today is the Water God's birthday, so the play is going to be even more spectacular than usual!"
"Oh right, it's not evening yet! It'll be even more beautiful at night!" Claire and Lily exclaimed excitedly.
But then Navia noticed that Qiuhe and Peruvieri weren't there. "Krevy, where are Leyi and Peruvieri? I can't see them."
Claire casually remarked, "Pepe told me that Ley had gone to see a friend, but I don't know who it was. Pepe was with us watching the play at first, but then she disappeared."
Finally, Clementine, Lily, Navia, and Claudia began searching for Peruvieri in the vicinity, while Navelette was heading towards the room where Funina was resting.
"Strange, Funina seems a bit off today, unlike usual Water Purification Festival celebrations. Oh well, I'll go check on her."
But just then, Navelette heard a very beautiful melody coming from Funina's resting room. Navelette was a little puzzled, wondering what was making the singing.
"This is...coming from Funina's room?" Navelette finally walked slowly into Funina's room and found that her door was not closed.
As Navelette approached the door, she saw Funina sitting on the windowsill, playing that strange instrument. Her eyes were slightly closed, and a beautiful smile played on her lips as she quietly enjoyed the beautiful melody.