Inside a nearby detention center.
It was so close to where the magic show was being held that the clamor from those streets seemed almost audible.
Takato Yoichi sat beneath the barred window, quietly reading with his head lowered. After a while, he glanced at the sky outside and casually struck up a conversation with a passing guard. "I heard today's Sakonji Magic Show is spectacular. Aren't you going to watch it?"
The guard: "..." You think I don't want to? I have to work here.
He had no desire to deal with these vicious criminals, so he pretended not to hear and strolled past the door.
Takato Yoichi chuckled and continued turning the pages of his book.
Once the guard's footsteps had faded away, he stopped moving and snapped the book shut.
A moment later, he raised his head and looked through the iron bars at the high wall outside.
Magic Venue.
When the charred human figure fell from the sky, the audience finally realized that something was wrong—according to the clown himself, in this "Zero-Gravity Rock: Vanishing from the Sky" trick, the Magician was supposed to turn to ashes along with the burning rock and vanish before everyone's eyes.
But now, with such a large person crashing to the ground with a thud... this was clearly not because the magic's burning had been insufficient. The trick had failed.
...And it had failed spectacularly.
Hashimoto Maya stared at the crispy black little figure onstage. "..."
Vodka, who had secretly hacked into the recording equipment to watch from afar: "..."
James, who had been planning to find a chance after the performance to sneak backstage and speak with the Magician: "..."
An important witness the FBI had only just confirmed had been silenced right before his eyes?!
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