Chapter 158
Although the name "Round Shield" represents the spirit of "no hierarchy" among the Knights of the Round Table, and therefore also means that the detectives who appear here have no status - but in the final analysis, the program's camera has a central point, and even if it is just the roles played by each person, the name "Sherlock Holmes" represents the pinnacle that a detective can reach.
——At the same time, in the idol industry, the order of seating is also a symbol of status.
However, before the filming began, El-Melloi II, who had temporarily obtained the management rights of everyone from Fujimaru Ritsuka, asked his members to find a few seats near the edge and sit down - even if he didn't know the twists and turns of the Japanese workplace, but in a place like the Clock Tower where family accumulation is tested, the difference in family background can be said to be the difference in qualifications of magicians.
——In any case, it’s never wrong for the newlyweds to sit at the edge.
So, when Tachibana Yukio announced the clearing of the venue, Kiriya Aoi, who had been allowed to sit in the center seat by everyone when choosing her seats, moved to the side of the two Holmes who were arranged to enter last - anyone who knows the concept of detective will know Holmes; even though everyone had successfully allowed Kiriya Aoi to sit in the center seat before, she still approached Holmes and proposed the idea of changing seats.
In short, after the sound of the clapperboard appeared, Zhensheng, as the first group to appear, elegantly opened the door and accompanied Tokiya Locke to enter the round table hall and take a seat. Although the existence of the round table "Round Shield" means that the detectives who appear here have no high or low status, this range does not include detective assistants.
——The detective assistants will not have seats and will stand behind the detectives until the end of the filming.
——But, it’s just this once.
After waiting for a while, the second group also entered the round table hall facing the camera. Just like the two groups of characters based on the "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", the two groups of members of Animusphia Agency, which were declared as sister chapters, were also divided symmetrically. Ritsuka Fujimaru, wearing the uniform of the Magic Association, opened the door for Lenis and followed Lenis to stand at the seat at the edge of the round table.
The third group is "Chocolate Popcorn Detective" - the members who were hiding behind the door and not appearing dispersed to places where they would not be photographed by opening the door, and watched Saesakusa Kii and Otoshiro Saira open the door at the same time, step into the round table hall at the same time, and change their seats according to Kiriya Aoi's previous temporary notice, and smile at each other after sitting down.
——They sat opposite Tokiya Locke and left the seat at the edge corresponding to Lenise vacant.
The next person to come in was Kiriya Aoi - she was wearing the blue uniform of the Superintendent of Police. She opened the door very skillfully and went to her newly selected seat to sit down. The new seat chosen by the sharp-tongued Superintendent of Police was to the left of Detective Tokiya Locke, and she kindly left an empty seat between the two of them.
The new detective is obviously a young man from a wealthy family - his butler opened the door for him and pulled out the empty seat sandwiched between Tokiya Locke and the Superintendent's wife, doing things in a proper and thoughtful manner; the members of the Mankai Theater rarely have experience performing roles outside of the stage, and even if they do, they are impromptu street performances that can be performed anytime and anywhere, rather than in front of a camera in a studio.
But it doesn’t matter – because they are just filming a variety show! Which variety show in the world would openly require actors to have acting skills? !
As stage actors of the Mankai Theater, at times like this, they only need to maintain their character's personality.
Next, there are only two groups of members left to perform.
The first one to open the door was El-Melloi II - the Holmeses would appear as the final members, and no one would think that as the most famous detective in the world, it would be a problem for the name Holmes to appear in the main axis - and El-Melloi II, with Grey, became the only group of detectives to open the door for assistant detectives.
The detective in the red windbreaker took a few steps past the petite detective assistant in the gray hood and sat down in the empty seat opposite Lenis. Just like in the past in Norrigi's office, the long-haired monarch sat on the chair, and the gray-haired disciple stood silently behind the monarch, holding the magic dress in his hand.
——Taking into account the needs of filming and the importance of earning idol elements in Chaldea at present, Morgan had sealed Yad's ability to speak before he set out today, so that now he can only lie quietly beside Gray's hand, waiting to return to Chaldea after the work is finished so that he can return to normal.
The last group is Sherlock Holmes.
The person who opened the door had a pair of hands belonging to a doctor - the blond man opened the door for Holmes and Sherlock, and followed the two detectives in.
The first person to enter was Sherlock. The blue-haired detective looked around with lively and cunning eyes, and sat down opposite the Chief Superintendent of Police without hesitation, leaving the empty seat in the middle for the blue-haired gentleman who used the name "Holmes" instead of "Sherlock" in front of others.
Holmes, who walked into the hall with a cane in the third stage of spiritual foundation, sat down in the only empty seat in the center without hesitation. At the same time, the blond doctor had closed the door and stood behind Holmes. Who didn't know that Holmes' detective assistant was Watson?
At this point, all detective roles have been assembled.
Holmes, who was sitting in the center, took the lead in introducing himself. For ordinary magicians or members of Chaldea, the words they responded to when they first met were an excellent business card. However, he was not facing such a group of people at the moment, so he needed to introduce himself seriously... or, as he did in his lifetime.
——However, considering the name of this program...
"After eliminating all the impossible, what remains may be unbelievable, but that is the truth - isn't that common sense, my dear friends, 'Elementary My Dear'?" Holmes smiled and spread his hands to the detectives, revealing a beautiful cigarette holder, "Sherlock Holmes, my assistant is my best friend, John H. Watson."
“He’s a very good doctor.”
"Well, how about I start my self-introduction from my right hand side, ladies and gentlemen?"
"Kiriya Aoi, Superintendent General." Kiriya Aoi, who was sitting on Holmes' right hand side, took a deep breath calmly and completed her self-introduction. "But I am not an ordinary Superintendent General - I am a super-bad Superintendent General. Of course, in order to track down the criminal, I will not use extreme means, but I will selectively ignore some rules."
"I'm just a mystery lover." The white-haired young master in a purple dress introduced himself right after Kiriya Aoi, "Not long ago, I solved a case to prove that I didn't kill Miss Kusanagi. My name is Shiki, Tojo Shiki; my butler Sajima is my assistant, and his name is Sajima Toru."
"Tokiya Locke is a private detective who accepts various types of work. However, he is currently cooperating with the police to track down the case of the strange thief Otonaro, so he has temporarily stopped accepting odd jobs." Tokiya Locke nodded elegantly, tapping the table lightly with his white-gloved hands. "Masao is my assistant. He writes some novels as a hobby and submits them."
"I am a teacher, Lord El-Melloi II." Recalling Chaldea's record of the anomaly, Lyness looked at El-Melloi II with interest, "I am currently leading my apprentice to solve the case of my dear brother's death. This is my apprentice, Fujimaru Ritsuka. She is a very talented and good child."
"Lord El-Melloi II, also a teacher." El-Melloi II looked in the direction of Lenis and sighed helplessly, "I just led my students to recover my precious treasures that were stolen by thieves, and at the same time solved the case of the sudden death of the tutor of the Animusphia family - the assistant is the apprentice, Gray."
"The Chocolate Popcorn Detective! A famous detective who gets a 'flash of inspiration' whenever he eats chocolate! But the cases we've been handling so far are only thefts, and there haven't been any deaths yet." Just like when they were filming TV series in the past, Otoshiro Sera and Saesusa Kii said their self-introductions in unison.
"Sherlock Holmes, you can call me Sherlock." Sherlock leaned back in his chair quite leisurely, loosening his collar. "I haven't officially become a detective yet. I got a zero in the math test arranged by Lian recently, so I will stay there to study math in the short term."
After finishing his self-introduction, Holmes picked up the envelope that the prop team had placed on the table in front of the center seat, took out the contents and began to check them, while reading to the other eight detectives -
Dear detectives,
Welcome to this "Elementary" gathering of basic reasoning. This is a gathering hall that only detectives can enter. The seats at the round table will change randomly as the number of detectives increases or decreases...』
——Oh, it’s the Throne of Heroes.
The people of Chaldea successfully replaced the terms in the program setting with ones that were more suitable for themselves - and Holmes quickly passed over the blank space where he had just paused and continued reading according to the contents on the letter.
"For the first meeting, you must know each other's strengths and situations better. So next you will face a very simple test to decide who will participate in the subsequent activities.
There are six spots in total, not including the detective assistant - and only the top six detectives in the test can participate in subsequent activities.
The question is simple. Detectives are asked to observe nine objects placed on a tray in the center of a round table and infer the detectives that correspond to all the objects.
You can discuss with your detective assistant, but you cannot exchange information with other detectives...』
"…Sincerely." Holmes paused, pointed the letter toward the camera, and showed the contents to everyone. "No signature."
Before the test officially started, the previous photography had come to a temporary end.
So Tachibana Yukio took the loudspeaker and informed everyone——
“Don’t make inferences based on off-screen information! Make it consistent with the character’s background!! The character information of all the shows has already been provided!!!”