"Since Miss Marionette has accepted our gift, surely you should agree to one request from us?"
Theresa smiled at The Marionette, who had sat back down in her chair, and stated her request.
"All right, that doesn't surprise me. As I said, anything the Fatui and I can manage is fair game."
Sandrone naturally understood this principle perfectly well. Since these powerful Descenders had given her such a powerful computing enhancement device-that bizarre pair of cat-ear hair clips-it was only right for her to give something in return. That was perfectly normal.
"I hear there's a Moon Goddess in Nod-Krai, correct? And I hear she's a colleague of yours?"
Theresa's words made Sandrone's eyes narrow, and she hurriedly looked at Theresa with vigilance and tension.
"I..."
"Then please explain exactly why you're looking for her."
"Although she annoys me sometimes, always singing in the middle of the night and getting on my nerves, we can just about be called friends. If something happens to her, I naturally won't stand by and do nothing!"
Now that this concerned the Maiden, Columbina, Sandrone couldn't help growing tense.
Among the Fatui, she could be said to be on fairly good terms with the Lady, The Knave, and the Maiden. They often held tea parties together.
"Is the kitty about to hiss? Don't misunderstand. We mean this Moon Goddess no harm. Quite the opposite-we want to help her."
"The statues we saw in Nasha Town earlier were statues of the Moon Goddess, weren't they? Then could Miss Marionette explain why such utterly blasphemous devices have been fitted over them?"
"After all, Himeko and I can both be considered Aeons, and members of the ranks of deities. Seeing this Moon Goddess treated this way is bound to be an eyesore."
Theresa drank her milk and