In Conan, people have a brain option system.

Chapter 40 Opening

The audience took their seats one after another, and the stage and backstage of the Empire Theatre were bustling with activity.

The director and backstage staff hardly dared to stop for even a second.

Making final preparations before the official performance.

In the dressing room of the Empire Theatre.

Akikawa Sosuke was sitting in front of the mirror, having his makeup done by a professional makeup artist.

Beside him, his agent, Misaki Itakura, was also talking non-stop.

"The Imperial Theatre is almost the largest theatre in Tokyo, and can accommodate more than 1800 spectators!"

“Although it’s Mr. Akikawa’s first time to perform in front of so many audiences, everyone has rehearsed so many times these days, there will definitely be no problem!”

"Speaking of which, the only regret is that Mr. Akikawa's figure is a little too thin. It would be perfect if he were like this now!"

In order to prevent your makeup from being ruined when changing clothes,
So Akikawa Sosuke started to put on makeup only after he changed into the clothes he would wear for the fifth act performance.

Because the "Lost City Girls" series of novels is set in a Western fictional setting.

Therefore, the uniform that Akikawa Sosuke wears in Act 5 is also similar to the style of British male students in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

The upper body is a white shirt with a tie, a black vest outside the shirt, and a dark suit jacket on the outside.

And on the chest of the suit jacket is the school badge.

The lower body is knee-length pants, long socks and hard black leather shoes.

Finally, when he goes on stage, he has to wear a bowler hat.

Akikawa Sosuke looks quite handsome in this British-style student uniform.

But as Itakura Misaki said, Akikawa Sousuke is a little too thin.

Even with so many clothes on, he still looked very thin.

Especially this kind of uniform has to expose the knees,
It also further highlights the thinness of Akikawa Sosuke's legs.

To this end, the makeup artist's solution was to add clothes to Akikawa Sosuke's upper body.

The legs in knee-length pants are covered with flesh-colored silicone padding.

This makes Akikawa Sosuke's body look more balanced overall.

Of course there are disadvantages as well.

The British-style student uniforms are relatively tight, and the soles of the leather shoes are hard and inelastic.
Plus so much filling,

This made it somewhat inconvenient for Akikawa Sosuke to move around.

However, since Akikawa Sosuke's character does not involve any strenuous activities, this shortcoming naturally does not constitute a problem.

"I know that. I've been gradually increasing my food intake."

Akikawa Sosuke was of course aware that his body was very weak.

But gaining weight and increasing food intake are not things that can be accomplished overnight.

After entering a dull life, for some reason the system did not pop up any options during this period.

Itakura Misaki placed a small bag on the dressing table and gave one last reminder:
"Mr. Akikawa, remember to rinse your mouth before you go on stage. I put the mouthwash in Mr. Akikawa's bag."

"It's important for an artist to have fresh breath. After all, after Akikawa-san 'dies', it's Miss Yoko who will do the autopsy."

"It's Kotani Sae, not me," Akikawa Sosuke corrected.

"Same, same, same."

Itakura Misaki said with a smile.

"The show is about to start, so I'm going to the audience first."

"Ok."

After giving the instructions, Itakura Misaki quickly left the dressing room.

For her,

Today is an important day when the results of my first work will be tested by the market.

Plus, it was the first day of a stage play starring his idol Yoko Okino.

So Itakura Misaki wanted to come to the audience seats before the show started and enjoy the work in its entirety.

"This job is so happy. I get to meet handsome men and beautiful women every day, and I can watch TV series for free~"

Itakura Misaki couldn't help but sigh in her heart. "The lights? Where's the lights?! Where did that Uesugi kid go?! Did anyone of you see him?!"

Just as Itakura Misaki was passing the backstage and preparing to go to the audience seats,
Then I heard the assistant director shouting loudly, as if he was looking for a lighting technician named Uesugi.

“Although we have rehearsed many times before, it seems that everyone is still nervous during the actual performance.”

Itakura Misaki complained in her heart and secretly prayed that the stage play could be performed smoothly.

Itakura Misaki came to the audience, found her seat and sat down.

That is, five minutes after Itakura Misaki took her seat,

The announcement came that the performance was about to begin, and the lights in the theater dimmed.

This process is called "lights out".

It is to direct the audience's attention to the stage and create an atmosphere suitable for the performance.

The sound of the audience chatting gradually died down, and everyone began to focus their attention towards the stage.

As the curtain gradually opened,

The streets of Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were presented to all the audience.

Immediately, the audience's attention was attracted by Yoko Okino, who had eye-catching blonde hair and was wearing a beige windbreaker in the center of the stage.

At this moment, Yoko Okino no longer had her usual sunny and energetic appearance.

Instead, it was replaced by the serious atmosphere emanating from his entire body.

This is the image of Detective Quinn, the heroine in the "Lost City Girls" series of books.

The story begins with Detective Quinn solving a vicious murder case.

The police had been investigating for several days but were unable to identify the method of committing the crime.
But within just a few minutes of Detective Quinn's arrival,

It was completely deduced.

By the way, Detective Quinn also profiled the murderer's personality and image through the murderer's methods of committing the crime.

Eventually the murderer was successfully arrested.

After closing this case, Detective Quinn was successfully praised by local police and many local residents.

at the same time.

A letter from the police department in another city was delivered to Detective Quinn.

The above records a strange case that happened locally:
The local police suddenly received a strange letter, and the sender was the person who died mysteriously two days ago.

How could a dead person write a letter?
After a long period of unsuccessful investigation, the police finally decided to seek help from the famous Detective Quinn.

Detective Quinn was also successfully attracted by this case and prepared to go to that city.

Here, the story of the first act officially ends.

The curtain slowly closed and the lights dimmed.

As the staff quickly entered the stage to change the scenery and props,
Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who were sitting in the front row, also started talking in a low voice.

"Oh my god! This is the first time I see Miss Yoko in a detective image. She is so handsome!"

Mao Lilan sighed.

"Yes, yes! I suddenly feel like I'm in love with Miss Yoko! The dashing Detective Quinn, I really can!"

Suzuki Sonoko looked like a fangirl, recalling the detective image of Okino Yoko that she had just seen in her mind.

"Do you think that Yoko-chan's detective image matches someone's image?"

On the side, Kogoro Mouri's deep voice was heard.

Suzuki Sonoko, who already knew what he wanted to say, pretended to be puzzled and asked curiously:
"Who, then, is that man?"

When Maori Kogoro heard Suzuki Sonoko's question, his blood boiled instantly and he said loudly:

"Of course it's me, the famous detective, Maori Kogoro!!"

"puff--"

Suzuki Sonoko and Sera Masumi burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Ran Mouri and Conan, who were standing by, covered their faces in embarrassment when they saw Kogoro Mouri's obscene and extremely complacent smile.

(End of this chapter)