Although the apprentice Female Magician put on an air of being willing to tell them everything... regrettably, as they talked, everyone realized she did not seem to know much either.
"I heard Chikamiya fell to her death while rehearsing a high-altitude magic trick."
The apprentice Female Magician sighed regretfully. "Chikamiya was my idol. I was so amazed by her performance that I kept practicing magic, but by the time I finally qualified to join the troupe, she was already dead—though, looking at it another way, perhaps it was precisely because of her death that I was brought in to fill the Magic Troupe's need for manpower.
"I didn't believe such an exceptional Magician could have died so easily in an accident, so I asked about the details of Chikamiya's death... but perhaps because they were worried it would damage the Magic Troupe's reputation if word got out, the senior members all kept tight-lipped about it and forbade anyone from discussing it."
"All right, all right. Everyone's only looking out for the Magic Troupe. Why insist on bringing this up and making them angry?" The manager glanced guiltily toward the other magicians while signaling for the apprentice Female Magician to lower her voice.
At the same time, he had to smooth things over for this young, inexperienced colleague. He turned to the group of Detectives. "Neither of us had joined the troupe when that accident happened. If you really want to know something, ask those senior magicians—we've finished eating. Thank you for the meal."
With that, the smooth-talking manager grabbed his colleague beside him and bolted.
After killing some more time in the venue, the bridge was finally repaired.
The audience could not wait to flee the bloody Lake Heart Island, while the Magic Troupe members claimed exhaustion and returned