Navia thought for a long time but still could not remember.
Silver suddenly spoke, drawing Navia's attention. "Miss, since everything is fine now, we should hurry along. We have quite a lot to do today!"
Navia: "What's going on today? Why can't I remember a single thing you're talking about?"
Melus: "You are acting a little strange today, Miss!"
Just then,
a young woman came running over with little steps. This was Miss Melusine, whose name was on the list of the dead.
Melusine: "Miss Navia, my goodness, why are you still here? Hurry along, or there won't be enough time. It wouldn't be good to delay the trial!"
Navia: "...What? Why do I have a case? Did I do something wrong? Why do I have to go into the opera house?"
[Navia: Am I the sinner they were talking about?]
[Silver: Of course not. What could you possibly have done wrong, Miss?]
[Sigewinne: I don't think it's Miss Navia either!]
[Arataki Itto: It's not just the Navia on the screen who's confused. Watching this is making my head spin too!]
[Yelan: Things are getting more and more mysterious!]
On the screen,
Silver looked at Navia, who clearly had not caught up, and said firmly, "Melusine is right. We'd better get moving. Whatever the case, being late is never good!"
Navia thought it over. Silver would never lie to her, so she agreed. "Uh, all right, then!"
The group appeared at the opera house.
But the moment they stepped inside, cries rose from the audience. Every face seemed filled with joy, and they stared at Navia with extremely strange expressions.
Everyone began whispering.
"Miss Navia is here! Wonderful!"
"She's finally here. Who knows how long we've been waiting!"
"Yes, yes! I thought Miss Navia wasn't going to come!"
Navia scanned her surroundings. The more she looked, the stranger she felt, yet she could not say what was wrong. She looked at Silver and Melus beside her, but their expressions were perfectly normal.
She could only think to herself, There are still so many people in the theater, but their expressions are so strange. What exactly did I do? Every one of them is looking at me. Ever since I ran into Silver and Melus, everything has been so bizarre.
Suddenly, Navia glanced over and saw that the judge's seat was empty. What's going on? Aren't they supposed to put me on trial? Why isn't even Monsieur Neuvillette here?
[Hu Tao: This place really is grand!]
[Lyney: Lady Furina isn't here either!]
[Lynette: How could Monsieur Neuvillette be absent during a trial? Everything about this scene is strange!]
[Wriothesley: Yes, and why would these people have those expressions during a trial?]
[Sigewinne: Judging by the earlier scenes, Miss Navia shouldn't have done anything wrong!]
[Clorinde: Without Monsieur Neuvillette, this trial has neither authority nor fairness!]
[Zhongli: With so many logical inconsistencies, perhaps this is merely an illusion!]
[Venti: Yes, even I can tell there's definitely something wrong here!]
Melus: "Miss, go on to the defendant's stand. Don't be afraid. We'll be here the whole time!"
"Huh?" Navia said in surprise. "Isn't the defendant's stand normally only for the defendant? Aren't other people forbidden from standing there?"
"Are you sure it's allowed? Don't get yourselves dragged into trouble because of me again!"
Melus: "Don't worry, Miss. Naturally, we've checked everything. It's allowed today!"
Then Navia stepped up to the defendant's stand.
The voices below grew louder and louder, and Navia frowned deeply. What's going on? Why are these people still talking on an occasion like this? Do they have no respect for this opera house? She could also vaguely hear, "Those people really have no respect for this place... Yes, do they really understand? Honestly..."
Navia could not understand any of it. The more she listened, the more irritated she became, so she could only ask loudly, "What crime have I committed? And where is Monsieur Neuvillette? Does anyone know?"
The scene instantly fell silent. Then Rielvia suddenly stood up at the prosecution's stand and declared with righteous conviction, "Miss Navia, let me explain. Your crime is truly heinous, utterly unforgivable!"
"I'm sure everyone present knows that Miss Navia is Master Callas's child and the head of the Spina di Rosula, someone whose word is law here. After Master Callas passed away, as the head of the Spina di Rosula, you have done no less than he did. Whenever we ask you for help, you always do everything within your power to help us!"
"Furthermore, under your leadership, both the Spina di Rosula and Poisson have flourished. Every one of us is filled with hope for our future lives."
"All because..."
When Riliane reached this point, Navia interrupted, "I agree with everything you've said, but I still don't know what crime I've committed."
Riliane nodded. "Don't rush, Miss Navia. You'll know very soon. You truly are a wonderful person, but you're simply too wonderful! With your help, we've become unable to live without you. We can't imagine what we would do without you. You're simply too important. That is your crime. You've made every one of us unable to live without you. Therefore, I accuse you and ask this just court to sentence you to remain here forever and ever, together with us, with everyone in Poisson!"
[Yae Miko: This is just too...]
[Kamisato Ayaka: This is really aggravating to watch. What do you mean, being so good to you that you can't live without her is a crime? And you even want to sentence her.]
[Beidou: Exactly. Even if you're going to put it that way, it shouldn't be Navia, but the person opposite her, right? Being unable to live without someone else and unable to support yourself should be the crime!]
[Lisa: This would be quite suitable if they changed it into an awards ceremony.]
[Klee: The person on the other side is so annoying!]
[Cyno: A verdict without any basis. It's simply unbelievable that something like this could happen in Fontaine, the nation of justice! I would never allow something like this to happen in Sumeru!]
[Wriothesley: Just arrest someone like this. Saying another word to him is a waste of time. Disrupting the court! Spouting nonsense in such a sacred place is unforgivable!]
[Yoimiya: So annoying. I really want to blast it into the sky with fireworks.]
[Xingqiu: This has been eye-opening. I rarely see anything like this even in books!]
[Yae Miko: Good point. Perhaps the next light novel could be adapted from this incident. It might even start a new trend!]
[Yelan: Masquerade of the Guilty. What a ridiculous title. How is this a crime?]