The Magician glanced at Professor Agasa, frowned, and shook his head. "What are you talking about? Am I supposed to cancel this globally anticipated world tour over risks that may not even exist? This is our chance to prove ourselves. And our professional Cir—cough, professional Magic Troupe has never feared danger."
As if he had seen plenty of clients like this, Jiang Xia said nothing. He merely nodded and handed out the tickets to everyone present.
Just then, Okiya Subaru brought over some juice, so Jiang Xia casually stuffed a ticket into his hand as well—there were plenty of tickets from the Magician anyway.
Okiya Subaru said, "Thank you, but I don't really need—"
"Take it," the Magician suddenly said. "You can't do any of the other jobs anyway, and we were already planning to have you serve as the switch that gets the audience excited—just clap and cheer at the crucial moments. You can definitely handle that, right?"
Okiya Subaru silently put away the ticket.
"Then I'll leave this Detective and his companions to you." The Magician impatiently ditched Jiang Xia and the others, intending to go chat with Kinoshita Yoko alone. He patted Okiya Subaru on the shoulder. "Take good care of our guests."
Before leaving, he looked at Jiang Xia uneasily. "Oh, right. During the investigation, please make sure not to alert the other troupe members—if this turns out to be a misunderstanding, it'll damage our relationship. It would be bad if they ended up resenting me over this, so you must keep it confidential."
"..."
The Magician left the room.
Okiya Subaru stared at the closed door and silently sighed, wishing he could leave too.
At that moment, almost in sync with him, a sigh sounded from beside him. It had actually come from Mouri Ran.