Chapter 1806-1813 [The Phantom of the Opera]
After listening to the reasons described by the little black-faced man, Conan was silent for a moment: "..." Although this is indeed very reasonable, it seems that what he wants to hear is not this kind of ordinary inside story... Can you tell me something useful?
Jiang Xia seemed to have seen more people in society, so he was very calm about the little black face's unsatisfied expectations: "I see."
Conan was not happy to see that he didn't ask any more questions.
After thinking about it, the fake elementary school student suddenly found an important point: "It sounds like that girl has a bright future and is not under much academic pressure. Why did she suddenly jump off the building?"
"Because there was an accident."
A voice came from the side, answering his question on behalf of the little black-faced man who was unaware of the inside story.
Jiang Xia looked up and saw Matsuzaki Masahiko coming over. He casually greeted his fiancé: "Mr. Matsuzaki? Aren't you rehearsing a play?"
Matsuzaki Masahiko scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "They thought I would affect Xiaochun's performance, so they let that handsome boy from Kuwagi High School play the weirdo in my place."
Seeing that someone who knew the situation had finally arrived, Conan quickly brought the topic back to the previous one. He really had a bad feeling and just wanted to learn more as soon as possible: "Big brother, what exactly is the 'accident' you just mentioned?"
Vermouth listened to his long, childish voice with a complicated expression: "..." A good high school detective was forced into this state by the organization's drugs... No wonder Uzo always likes to drag Cool Guy into his scripts, this little villain must be having a lot of fun.
She glanced at Jiang Xia's expression but couldn't see anything. She had to remind herself in her heart: When getting along with him, she must not be fooled by any external performance of Wu Zuo. Only by treating him as a senior actor can she avoid being seduced by him and making fatal mistakes.
Around her, the others were oblivious to her vigilance.
When asked by Conan, Matsuzaki Masahiko recalled the past and sighed: "Don't high schools have science equipment storage rooms with some chemicals in them? That girl was preparing for the play 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the time. She was probably too immersed in the play and her attention was frequently distracted. Sulfuric acid accidentally splashed on her face and she was completely disfigured.
"She was a beautiful young girl, but since then, her face has become as scary as the 'Phantom' in The Phantom of the Opera. Maybe she couldn't accept the disparity. One day when everyone went to visit her..."
Matsuzaki Masahiko recalled the bad things and raised his hand to press his forehead: "Koharu and Takako are her classmates and friends from the same club, so they are all in the group visiting the patient. After the disfigurement accident, they were all very depressed, and I was worried, so I followed them that day.
"Who knew that as soon as I walked downstairs of the hospital, I saw that Tsukishima classmate was not in the ward, but standing on the roof. She was wearing her most beautiful dress, standing outside the railing, and loudly reciting the lines of 'Phantom' in the whistling wind.
"'I am the weirdo of the opera house, Phantom. Look at this ugly face! Sad, painful, burning in the raging fire of hell, but even so, I still yearn for heaven' - after saying this, she untied the bandage, revealing the face that was distorted and horrific by sulfuric acid, and then jumped off the roof."
Matsuzaki Masahiko sighed: "I am someone who never watches dramas, but I remember her lines so clearly. I heard that she was originally going to play the glamorous heroine Christine, but at the last moment of her life, she turned into an ugly 'phantom' who was full of talent but could only live in the shadows. Fate is really cruel."
As he spoke, Matsuzaki Masahiko looked up at the stage, where several students were still rehearsing, some jokingly and some seriously. "I, an outsider, still can't forget the scene at that time. Her classmates must have had even more trauma. It's probably not that Xiaochun really didn't act well just now, but she just subconsciously didn't want to recreate the play... Hey, who was the first to propose this play just now?"
After hearing the story, Vermouth wanted to blurt out "It's Uzo, right?", but unfortunately her reason made her swallow the words.
Turning to look at Jiang Xia, I saw Jiang Xia touching his chin, as if he was also thinking about this question seriously.
Finally, Mao Lilan remembered first: "It must be Sister Yongmei."
Matsuzaki Masahiko was stunned: "I remember she was also a member of the drama club? Why did she..."
Mao Lilan looked at the stage sympathetically: "Maybe because of something that happened a few days ago, Sister Yongmei's concept has changed, so she plans to start a new life and let the new memories offset all the old bad memories?"
Matsuzaki Masahiko showed admiration: "How brave."
"Doctor Shinchu" pushed his glasses up on his nose and agreed in a rare voice: "Indeed."
Jiang Xia: “…” I didn’t expect that Vermouth appreciates this type?
He turned his head to look at Vermouth and received a meaningful look.
Jiang Xia: “?”
The black-faced man heard them chatting and looked towards the stage. When he saw the scene above, he was suddenly startled: "Huh? Who is the beautiful woman playing the leading role? Why haven't I seen her before? Could she be from the island?"
Mao Lilan laughed: "It's Sister Eimi! She just took off her glasses and changed her hairstyle, and also changed her coat."
The little black face was stunned: "...No wonder she was able to join the drama club. The legend that 'girls with glasses are beauties even when they take off their glasses' is actually true."
Matsuzaki Masahiko poked him with his elbow: "Don't say that, it's so rude."
The little black-faced man snorted: "Is it not okay for me to praise her?"
Masahiko Matsuzaki couldn't do anything about this rough friend and could only concentrate on enjoying the rehearsal.
After watching for a while, he sighed with some sadness: "The role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera is indeed played best by Tsukishima-san - I saw her performance when I went to visit Takako and the others before, it was as if the spirited heroine traveled through time and space and possessed her.
"Such a person died young. I still feel regretful when I think about it. At that time, I joked that if she debuted, we would definitely be her first fans. Who knew... Alas."
…
Even Matsuzaki Masahiko, a bystander, noticed the difference. Matsuzaki Haru and Chikada Eimi, who played the leading female roles in The Phantom of the Opera, also gradually discovered something and fell silent.
The day's rehearsal ended in silence.
At night, even the weather seemed to respond to their mood. The clear sky disappeared completely, and heavy wind and rain blew over the island, with thunder and lightning following one after another.
Maya Hashimoto stood by the window, looking at this horror movie-like scene, and shuddered silently.
(End of this chapter)
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