[Conan Magic Kaito] Starfall Night

The second day of Art Appreciation is the return day.Too many things happened in June, and Ai's attention was divided a lot. Although I read books desperately during the work break, my grades were still slightly inferior to those in the midterm exam.Fortunately, the drop in grades only attracted the look in the eyes of the head teacher who said something (but he didn't say anything). Anyway, no one would criticize and educate her for it. At most, my mood would be clouded.

She deliberately ran to the corridor of the second grade to watch the bulletin board of the second graders. Both Kaito and Aoko were in the middle of an extremely inconspicuous position. It took her a long time to find it until her eyes were sore.

Kidd, the Kaitou who played tricks on the police and was rumored to have surpassed the sky and could compete with Conan, is this the result?Countless question marks appeared above Ai Liu's head...

It's worth mentioning that Airu hardly ever saw Inspector Baima in school, and he probably never came to class, yet he was actually at the top of the bulletin board.Although he seems to be an omnipotent noble son, but in fact, knowing that the other party is so good, and thinking about that superior attitude still makes people inexplicably angry.Airu silently cursed him inwardly in a very disrespectful way after his next exam, Waterloo, and floated downstairs with a smile like a virgin under the eyes of the second-year students.

After receiving the report card, Airu took the train to the theater used for the stage play rehearsal.

Except for Airu, the other main actors of the stage play are basically from the same troupe, so the final rehearsal is basically fixed in this theater.Because it was still in the morning, when Ailiu walked into the theater, it happened to be the time for everyone to exercise their muscles and bones and stretch their bodies. The actors on the stage were practicing in twos and threes.

Among them, two people are talking at the far end of the guest seats below the stage.Airu took a look from a distance, only to see that one of them was the stage manager of the play.The other person was holding a notebook and a pen, and there was something like a tape recorder in his jacket pocket, probably for an interview.So she bypassed the two and walked from the other side of the theater to the edge of the stage to greet other actors and staff.

When he returned from the backstage after changing into the sportswear for practice, the person who looked like a reporter had disappeared.The supervisor sat in the first row, and instead chatted with Oriya, the actor who played Kidd in this stage play.Airu hasn't greeted the supervisor yet, so she leans over.

"Supervisor, good morning."

"Morning, Wenyue. You came just in time..." The supervisor shook the small black box in his hand, "Good news."

The stage manager is a well-known figure in the circle. Although he is over 50 years old, he looks different from most practitioners who are engaged in art and do not pay attention to image. He has the demeanor of an intellectual.Ailiu watched him pretend to pause mysteriously, so she could only pretend to be looking forward to it: "What good news?"

The supervisor opened the box with a slight smile, and Airu looked curiously, and there was——

Yes--

yes--! !

"……empty?"

(play me?)

Airu tried her best to hide the blue veins on her forehead, and cast doubtful eyes on the supervisor and Oriya beside her.Oritani seemed to have been played with just now, showing a helpless smile and spreading his hands to express his ignorance.

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"T-Real gem...?!"

"Hahaha, I just like to see you surprised. That's right, the theme of this stage play is so special. After discussing it with the screenwriter, I decided to use real things to increase the attraction."

Airu and Oriya looked at each other for a moment, and it was no accident that they were stunned when they saw each other.

"So we invited the Suzuki Zaibatsu to be a sponsor. Their consultants were also very interested after knowing about it, and agreed to lend us the unexhibited collections in their art museum as props."

...The Suzuki Zaibatsu actually lent genuine gems to the theater troupe as props. The Suzuki chaebol must have so much money that they have no place to spend it!

But thinking about Suzuki Jiroji's confident appearance every time he appeared, Airu felt as if it was understandable.Anyway, he really has too much money and no place to spend it. In order to compete with the thieves, he spends a lot of money researching some weird high-end equipment all day long. This time, what he borrowed out is probably his own collection, not something under the name of the chaebol.

"But is this box empty?" Oriya asked subconsciously before he could react.

"Did you rehearse too hard recently and didn't sleep well?" The supervisor was teased by him, "Can I bring real gems here in my pocket? Don't worry, although the one I'm showing you now is empty. , but when the show officially starts, I’m sure you’ll be able to see the real blue amber. The deposit has been paid, so let’s use that for the scene where the two meet at the end.”

Although I can't help but feel that it is a bit exaggerated and wasteful, but this is probably caused by the psychology of ordinary citizens who love to stay.The two nodded and said yes, after all, having such a luxurious guest joining them must be of great help to the publicity and attendance rate.

It seems that the reporter just now was interviewing for this matter, so the news that real gemstones will be used in this stage play will be...

(……Um……?)

Because Oritani was also the chairperson, the supervisor ordered him to go over and tell the other members about it.Seeing Zhegu take the order and leave, Ailiu still stood there blankly, the supervisor waved his hand in front of her eyes.

"what happened?"

"Overseer... can I ask one thing?"

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Airu hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "In this stage play with Kaitou Kidd as the main character...the real gems are used as props, if the real Kidd finds out about this, maybe he will come Steal?"

I thought the supervisor's expression would become more serious, but unexpectedly, he deepened his smile and patted Airu's back casually.

"Hahaha, in that case, it would be more desirable."

"beg……?"

"Wen Yue, the rehearsal has started!"

Oriya's voice came from the stage behind, but the supervisor in front of him didn't explain any more, and walked away in a leisurely manner.Ai Liu had no time to think about it, so she had to go back to the stage.

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As the day of publicity draws nearer, everyone's nerves gradually become tense.After finally being liberated and returning home, Airu felt that she had given up thinking.

Because it was still a heart-wrenching final exam two days ago, there was a large stack of printed review materials on the desk.There are still many such discordant items, especially the canned coffee that I bought on the way and finished drinking. Because I missed the garbage collection day for bottles and cans today, I have already piled up bags of considerable size at the door, so I have to wait until the next time to throw them away. .The clothes I took for dry cleaning a few days ago, although Urakami helped me to go to the store to pick them up, but I didn't have the energy to tidy up the closet after I got them home, so they were still hanging in the living room.

... Whenever she came home, she wanted to pretend she didn't see these things.

Even if a housekeeper can come to clean the house every day, the situation can be improved slightly, but it is completely unimaginable for Ai Ru, who is still a high school student, to use the money instead of spending it herself.As for the parents, Ai Liu never even thought about asking them for help.In short, she automatically blocked these lovely troubles in life, walked into the room and started talking on the phone.

"—That's it, what does the result mean?"

After talking about the day's experience, Conan on the other end of the phone pondered for a while, and answered in a relaxed tone:

"Well... I understand."

"You get it? Hey... it seems like I'm the only one who is stupid."

"Cough... Anyway, listen to me." The fact that he deliberately didn't deny Airu's words made people think that Conan was intentional, but he would still kindly solve problems for others. After clearing his throat, Conan continued.

"Didn't the supervisor also say that? The purpose of borrowing gems is to gain the audience's attention. There have been theaters that did the same thing to attract the audience before, so if this continues without being targeted by Kidd, if nothing happens, as long as The stage play is running smoothly, and there will naturally be many guests who come to appreciate the gems, and everyone is happy."

"Well, after all, it is a collection that has not been exhibited by the Suzuki Art Museum..."

The gemstone borrowed by the supervisor this time is the blue amber pendant known as the "King of Amber". The dreamlike purple-blue color of the world's blue amber is extremely rare even among similar gemstones.

——No matter how you look at it, it is a well-deserved 'bigjewel', quite in line with Kidd's preferences.

"You said it's called 'Dawn of the Free Man'? If it's Dominican blue amber, it's really amazing. Uncle Jiroji is willing to lend you the gem, and he probably plans to promote it in advance for future museum exhibitions." After all, sitting in the auditorium is impossible to appreciate up close."

In this way, wouldn't it be very lucky for Airu to be able to hold it in his hand during the stage play?When she heard this, she couldn't help swallowing silently.

"Then, if Kidd really took the bait and sent out a notice letter about stealing gems. You also know that Uncle Jiroji thinks about the duel with Kidd every day. If he knew that Kidd would come, he would probably be willing to accept the move. The notice day I will definitely go out in person that day. Maybe this is one of the purposes for him to borrow gems." After speaking, Conan thought of similar incidents before.At that time, it wasn't Jirokichi who stole the gems, and he didn't know Kidd yet, but Nakamori Police Department and the others made the atmosphere of the scene very subtle, but it's hard to say now.

"Anyway, in this case, if the gem is still stolen, it can no longer be said to be the responsibility of the supervisor, right?"

"Y-maybe that's the case..." Ailiu frowned, "But the supervisor paid a deposit. If the gem is really stolen, the deposit still won't come back."

"That's right, if the gem didn't come back. Kidd was stealing for a specific purpose. Almost all the things he stole were returned to the owner or the police, right? So it's very likely to be like this this time .”

Subconsciously looking down at her right hand, Airu felt that she could still vividly recall the feeling of wearing the ring on her middle finger... and, standing under the moonlight that day, the white figure who seemed to exist in a different world from her.

"...But there are no guarantees, it's a risk investment."

Hearing Airu's dissatisfied voice, Conan hummed indifferently: "That is to say, after all, even if Kidd doesn't return the gems, the business won't be lost."

"Eh? Why?"

"How many supporters do you think Kidd has?"

"...Supporters?.........Ahhh!"

Airu finally understood what Conan wanted to say.When discussing the supporters of the Phantom Thief, Conan's tone also contained some awkwardness.

"That's it. Not only the ones in the show, but even the real Kidd will appear, and the audience won't grab tickets to kill you. Even if it's not Kidd's teaser day, the tickets for other performances will follow suit. .In addition, most of the media who are interested in this news will also send people to collect materials and apply for rebroadcasting."

In other words, regardless of whether Kidd will come or not, or whether the gems will be stolen, this project will definitely make money, and according to Kidd's actions, he can make a lot of money.It was originally a lineup of high-quality staff, coupled with such eye-catching publicity, maybe there will be a continuation next time, multi-platform development or something... A lot of Fukuzawa Yu appeared in Ai Liu's mind The happy scene of Ji falling from the sky and covering the resplendent and resplendent room made him laugh from ear to ear.But thinking that standing in this castle made of money and sitting on the throne in the middle is not me, it is still somewhat disappointing.

"It seems that he is not only talented as a supervisor, but also scary as a businessman..."

Ai Liu sighed.

"Indeed. But anyway, he didn't do anything illegal, so it doesn't matter. But you, aren't you going to play the ghost girl? Rehearsals are up to now?"

Look at the clock, it's time for children to go to bed.Stop thinking 'then why is Conan still awake'.

"Yeah. Actually, I can't even straighten my waist right now, and I'm slumped on the bed in a big font..."

"Hey, hey" was heard from the opposite side, and Airu replied helplessly, "I'm just kidding."

"I heard from Lan that you are working hard recently, right? Don't force yourself too much. The body is the basis of revolution."

Airu took the phone and walked to the window.Outside the window, only the street lamps were lit in the quiet night, and the sidewalk below was no longer visible to passers-by.Tonight is a new moon, and the gentle moonlight shines on the earth, making people feel tired from the hard work of the day.At the same time, she also felt a little frustrated because of Conan's words.Ordinarily, Airu, who is good at observing words and emotions, might not say such a thing, but today, for some reason, when she found out, she had already said it.

"...But, I can't see hope."

"..."

"I made up my mind so much that I decided to speak out. But now I can't find any clues, let alone a way to go back..."

"Love to stay..."

"I'm not blaming Conan-kun....To be honest, if I can suddenly return to the original world now, I probably won't be able to act immediately. However, it's hard to go on like this ignorantly."

This kind of thinking may be very willful, maybe it is just a cowardly way of thinking that wants to move forward while leaving a way out, and it may be hated by Conan.But this is my real thought.

In front of outsiders, she has been acting wholeheartedly.

But in front of Conan and the others, camouflage is meaningless.

"...Because I'm still not from this world..."

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Sometimes I feel that this guy who has traveled through has gotten along too well with this world!

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