"Maybe I should pick a lucky subordinate to impersonate a Spirit Medium. That way, if a subordinate received a commission, I, as the boss, could get involved without any qualms." Jiang Xia stroked his chin, pondering to himself. Unfortunately, there are no Ghosts capable of haunting people in this world. Even if I really wanted to develop in the direction of a Spirit Medium, I probably wouldn't have enough chances to make a name for myself... Forget it. I'll think about it when I have time.
Beside him, after introducing the four main members, Officer Takagi moved his finger to the portrait in the final box.
"Ah, I remember now!" Suzuki Sonoko looked at the middle-aged woman in the cheongsam in the photograph. "We talked about her on the train before, but before we could say much, that Troupe Leader from the Magic Troupe ran into trouble."
Hashimoto Maya's gaze immediately drifted over at those words. "..." If he remembered correctly, they had been discussing whether this Magic Troupe had suffered some tragedy a few years ago. Could it be...
As it turned out, Hashimoto Maya had guessed correctly.
Officer Takagi looked at the short-haired woman in the cheongsam in the photograph. "This is Kingu Reiko. The predecessor of the Fantasy Magic Troupe was actually called the Kingu Magic Troupe. This lady was the Kingu Magic Troupe's leader and its undisputed star performer—apparently, all the Magicians in the troupe today were personally trained by her."
"Every magic trick she created was wildly imaginative and utterly spectacular. Even in that era, when the media was not very developed, her name resounded throughout magic circles both at home and abroad... Unfortunately, five years ago, she suffered an accident during a magic rehearsal and died."
Remembering the warm-up magic performance he had seen