With the help of Ash and Max, those two "little darlings," Great Magician Butler's magic show had at least avoided falling flat.
With a boom, the wooden box onstage was blasted to pieces by Dusclops's Hyper Beam, while the two hostages... ahem, guests were delivered to the back of the audience through a secret passage.
The audience responded with enthusiastic applause.
Butler glanced smugly at Gary, only to find him sitting with his legs crossed, playing with Lorelei's hand in one of his own, his expression impossible to describe.
If he had to put it into words, it was probably like sitting on pins and needles, having thorns in his back, and having something stuck in his throat...
Large-scale magic relied on technology, while close-up magic relied on sleight of hand. Almost all of Butler's tricks relied on props. Confirmed: a socially clueless tech geek~
"Hmph~ Now, I'll perform my final grand illusion for you!" Butler waved a hand with a haughty expression.
His assistant Diane wheeled out a box, and Butler proceeded to open it himself, producing an irregular, bluish-gray rock crystal.
"Come on!" As Butler raised the rock crystal, purple light suddenly flared, spreading outward in rings.
Gary felt a jolt!
That affectionate mental voice was like a child's: I want to see you~ Haha... you're here~
Seeing the change in Gary's expression, Diane nodded to Butler.
The latter reluctantly put the rock crystal away, forced another smile, and announced the end of the show.
The audience filed out in an orderly fashion, while Diane approached Gary and Lorelei and quietly invited them to stay.
"No problem." Young Master Mao nodded in agreement, holding Lorelei's hand the entire time.
Once most of the crowd had left, Ash and the others changed back into their regular clothes and joined