Otakkies Case File No. 114 – The Reason She Wears Fishnet Tights
Author: Henry
One day, a “Reality Rift” occurred in the holy city of Akiba!
The invasion of interdimensional people, space-time pirates, and science gangs was about to begin!
And then a beautiful superheroine stood up to the crisis in Akihabara.
An epic tale of superheroines in Akihabara, the sacred land of Otaku.
The 114th episode of this Young Adult fiction is “The Reason She Wears Fishnet Tights “. Now then, during a popular magic show in Akihabara, a magician disappears and is found dead.
As the magic industry’s grudges, a suspicious ex-boyfriend, an even more suspicious magic designers emerge, the Otaku’s desire for fame comes to the surface in a hilarious way…
We hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 1: Leotards with tailcoats
When are these girls not in leotards?
The leotard is what coordinates best with the tailcoat.
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Anyway, flowers on both hands… no, maids on both hands! It’s awesome!
“Terry-tan, come on, come on. The magic show is about to start!”
“This magic Mansion, ‘Talma & Tanima’, is all the rage!”
“Huh. As I recall, this used to be a female ninja café until last week, wasn’t it?” ←
The maids clinging to my left and right arms are Rinli and Lanra.
While trotting, they invited me to ‘Talma & Tanima’.
Short twins. What a stroke of luck (what?) ←
“Please clap, applaud, put your hands together. Ladies and Gentlemen, here before your very eyes. Behold, witness, observe. A grand scene of transformation metamorphosis makeover!”
The show had already started, and the MC was an assistant in a tailcoat and crimson leotard. The Fishnet Tights on bare legs were bewitching… Hmm? I, is she…
Is that Emmaso Leiro w
The next moment, Talma appears out of the fire-spitting pot!
She’s wearing a tailcoat, a pure white leotard… and a transformation belt←
“The next trick will leave you bewildered and befuddled. The ultimate metamorphosis, the grand makeover, the greatest transformation scene! Witness for yourselves the most marvelous transformation in the world, please set your attention here, this spot, at her!”
Emmaso, who has Savant Syndrome, has a unique way of speaking. She is also known for her “Tanned Deep Valley”, which makes one salivate when she puffs out her chest with her heavy busts…
“A, amazing! When did that happen?”
As soon as the stage lights flickered on and off, Talma was inside a transparent cylinder. Instant teleportation? The audience was excited. I couldn’t believe my eyes either.
“I only have one thing to ask of you. Be quiet, silent, hush…”
The lights flicker again! Flower Petals were dancing inside the cylinder!
Amazing! What’s going on? But bravo w
“Keep your eyes peeled. The Ultimate Rider Magic ‘Mermaider No. 1’ Transformation, the Grand Scene!”
The flying petals disappear instantly and the inside of the cylinder turns into an aquarium?
That’s impossible. The petals and Talma disappear and a tropical fish swims inside the cylinder w
“Behold the legendary ‘Mermaid No. 1’.”
Flash again! … but nothing happened w
“Once again, allow me to introduce… Talma!”
Hmm still nothing happened. Applause, clap clap clap ←
“Is the magician supposed to be swimming in it?”
“Looks like it.”
“A Failure? Poor Busty MC.”
Rinli and Lanra lamented. I, too, have unconditional sympathy for Ms. Huge Boobs w
“Pull yourself together… Talma Talma Talma!”
“Tiger, tiger, tiger”
“I feel sorry for her.”
It is now obvious that the magic show has failed. The curtain quickly comes down w
“I’m sorry Terry-tan, I heard it was a good show.”
“But it was a disaster. I want a refund.”
“Maybe it was all staged, too.”
At that moment, from behind the lowered curtain came a “tanned” cry.
“Somebody! Call the Otakkies!”
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The Otakkies are a group of superheroines led by my favorite Miyuri-san. The other members are Airi the Fairy and Marilee the Rocket Girl.
It is a Private Military Company, and in case you are wondering, I am the CEO.
“Why should I cosplay as a college-league cheerleader in my Mansion?”
“Because… Miyuri-aneesama lost the bet. Seeing you in a cheerleader outfit is extremely rare. I’m sure Terry-tan will be overjoyed.”
“If I remember correctly, Terry-sama’s ex-girlfriend, Prosecutor Mikusu, was a cheerleader as a student… I hate sports because they change people.” ←
This evening’s “Diving Tavern“.
The backyard of the Mansion has been remodeled in a steampunk style, but it’s so cozy that the turnover rate has plummeted. The Head Maid is a bit of a wuss w
“Rinka, you were the Head Priest of ‘Flood Chemistry’, weren’t you? Have you found the answer to your troubled life?”
“Inspector Raggie? Hmm, I’m about to be kicked out of the Order for the stigma of being a ‘priest-killer’. Did something happen?”
“I went to the chapel.”
The “dive bar”, where everyone is treated like a regular after the second visit, is located at Akiba’s scramble intersection. It’s always crowded with a motley assortment of otaku.
“The Chapel? Our Religious Order? Are you crazy?” ←
“Regardless of the sect, I haven’t been to a chapel since my mother’s funeral. Before that, I think I was about 13 years old.”
“Why did you decide to go? Are you Undercover?”
Talking at the counter are Raggie, an experienced Police Inspector at the Manseibashi Police Station, and Rinka, Head Priest of a religious order called “Flood Chemistry”, a new religion originating in Akiba.
“Ah, I’m sorry. Rinka interrupted me… huh. Terry-tan? Weren’t you playing around with the twin maids? … I understand. I’ll be right there… Hey, ‘Talma & Tanima’. Anyone know where that is?”
“Raggie, the Magic Hall of Fame. A landmark that represents post-Corona Akihabara. I wanted to go there once, but… did something happen?”
“Right, Miyuri-aneesama, it seems that a magician has disappeared.”
At the counter, Miyuri stared in amazement w
“If it’s a magician… it’s only natural that they would disappear, right?”
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The Magic Mansion “Talma & Tanima”.
“Oh, Raggie! There were two magicians on stage. One was the MC and the other was in charge of the tricks. As the petals flew in the air, Talma, no last name, disappeared, leaving water inside the cylinder.”
“Oh, Terry-tan… hmm, that’s a cylinder-shaped magic device that you often see.”
“According to her partner, ‘Tanima’ or should I say Emmaso Leiro…”
I tried to “casually” explain the device to Inspector Raggie, who had rushed to the scene, but Raggie, who is very perceptive and has a woman’s intuition, pointed out the main points of the story acutely.
“Wait a minute, Emmaso Leiro? That tanned-skinned busty Emmaso? Terry-tan, are you still dating her? Isn’t she mentally ill? Is that what you’re into? Terry-tan, are you a pervert?”
“Wait! I’m an orthodox guy who hangs out with young, hot twin maids! Then, she happened to be there. In a tailcoat and a bright red leotard…”
“A Leotard, with those huge tits?”
The story does not move forward w
“Emmaso, goes by the stage name ‘Tanima’, but she told me that after the lights flicker, her partner ‘Talma’ was supposed to be swimming in the cylinder in a ‘Mermaider No. 1’ cosplay. You can then ‘feed’ her for +¥1000.”
“With like raw horse mackerel?”
“Kilfebbon’s ‘Tarte Tiara’. It’s a limited time collaboration.”
The story isn’t getting anywhere again w
“My partner, Talma, didn’t come out of the cylinder. She disappeared, vanished, evanesced.”
“Umm. Emmaso… wasn’t it, Tanima. Your partner teleported from air to water and then vanished? That’s a return to the origin of life, a reverse evolution! … Actually, she’s just hiding under the stage right now.”
“Eh! Terry-tan, there’s nobody to hide, nada zilch diddly-squat.”
Like a police officer, Raggie throws a sharp glance at Tanima, but no matter what she does, her eyes are drawn to the “tanned deep valley” on her chest.
“Oh, Emmaso… wasn’t it, Tanima? As the nameplate says w This cylindrical device is perfect at first glance. But it’s actually made about 6 inches lower than it looks, isn’t it?”
“That has nothing to do with the trick.”
“Well, enough for Talma to hide under… hey, open up the drop floor.”
I call out to the Trick rep at the control panel on the side of the stage.
“Drop-floor? What is that? If there is such a thing, open the drop floor right now!”
Raggie Barks. Tanima shakes her head slightly at the switcher.
“Worried about getting paid? If you make a false report to the police for the money you get from the magician, you will immediately be sent to Kuramaebashi (heavy prison w) for obstructing an investigation, right? Want to spend the New Year in Kuramaebashi? Hurry up and open it.”
Inspector Raggie shouts. Tanima sighs. The next moment, the bottom of the cylinder opens vigorously to the left and right by the spring-loaded mechanism.
“Ladies and gentlemen, here comes Talma the magician!”
Raggie bowed deeply to the uninhabited audience with a droll gesture, and looked under the floor… it was wet with bright red blood splatter w
“This blood stain… is it some kind of trick?”
Chapter 2: Talma & Tanima
Half an hour later.
“Our forensics say the amount of blood is between 1-2 liters. It looks like something definitely happened here.”
“I have a bad feeling about this… can I go home now?”
“Not at all. I’m not an important witness. I wonder if Talma is hiding in that blood-stained bottom of the abyss.”
In the “Mermaider No. 1” cosplay? Scallop bra?
“I’m currently evaluating the bloodstains, but Tanima, real name Emmaso Leiro, commonly known as “Tanned Deep Valley”! Those are some amazingly colossal breasts… aren’t they, where’s your partner, Talma?”
“I don’t know, unaware, out of the loop.”
“Are you lying again? You’ve already tried to hide the existence of the trapdoor. The next out and its Game set for you?”
Tanima speaks clearly… (hereafter omitted) w
“Call my Lawyer Attorney Counsel.”
“This blood is definitely not a prop. If she disappears and leaves a bloodstain, it will be a great advertisement for magic. Hey, this isn’t a publicity stunt, is it?”
[… Inspector Raggie, for now, I’m going to use the droplet bloodstain trigonometry to find out. We can examine the connection between the bloodstain and the place where Talma might have been.]
A voice came from my smartphone. The person who takes part in the investigation from the lab with the application is the super genius Ruina who became the youngest advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office in history.
[Terry-tan. Hold your phone closer to the magic device… right. Around the cylinder. Hmm. So this pipe lets water through, right? A micro blower built into the corner circulates the air inside the cylinder. Terry-tan, you have to wear vinyl gloves to avoid getting blood on your hands.]
Oh, I forgot w
“Ruina? That super genius? … So that means you are the National Otaku, Terry-tan?”
Hmm? This time, a magician in a red leotard and a tailcoat appeared w
“My name is Zileta Creta, a science magician who belongs to ‘Talma & Tanima’. Especially Ruina. I’ve read all of your papers.”
Ruina is a wheelchair bound Gothic Lolita who also serves as our advisor.
“I also read your book “How to Make Otaku Friends”. Very enjoyable, but it fell short of your thesis… I was preparing the magic trick behind the scenes. But it was an honor to meet you.”
[Zileta, you and I are both Otaku. We’re a magic duo, aren’t we?]
“You know me? It’s an honor.”
Do magicians read science major papers? It’s a tough world w
[I saw a video of ‘Red Tiger’ magic. I’ve added it to my favorites… I have to get back to work.]
“That’s right. I’m sorry for interrupting your investigation. If I remember correctly, you also wrote a paper on ‘Cognitive Dissonance in Infinite Series’, right?”
[Oh. That wasn’t me…]
Oh. Overzealous? Giggles
“Actually, the ‘Red Tiger’ magic is also a different person… anyway, I’m quite knowledgeable about the world of magic, so please keep your acquaintances.”
[Thank you, Zileta.]
“Good day to you.”
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Apparently, the number of leotard-styled acquaintances is growing like a rat’s nest. Come to think of it, I also met Rinli and her…
Eh? Rinli and her sister… ah damn! I quickly ran out of the mansion w
“Rinli! Lanra! Sorry for making you wait in the cold. The investigation started suddenly…”
“Oh, well, it can’t be helped. You’ve got work to do with the Otakkies.”
“I’ll make it up to you some other time…”
Rinli and Lanra shake their heads.
“Terry-tan, you’re a good guy. But, no chance.”
Rinli kisses me on the right cheek and Lanra on the left. Then!
“Terry-tan, the famous as a National Otaku, is having a threesome date with young, spunky (a dated word w) maids at the murder scene! By the way, Terry-tan. I understand a large amount of blood was found at the scene. Care to comment?”
A green-haired anchor with a microphone in hand, a camera crew, lighting and sound, and even a producer-like guy w
Not good! It is the “Paparazzi Division 6” of “Waratta Worldwide”, the major media outlet from Akiba←
Akiba’s celebrities fear the elite of the “Waratta Gun”←
“Will the Otakkies cooperate with the Manseibashi investigation on this occasion as well?!”
“No comment on an ongoing police investigation. No, I can’t even comment on the fact that I have no comment. Please excuse me and let me through.”
“… The ace magician of ‘Talma & Tanima’ has disappeared, leaving only Tanima, also known as “Tanned Deep Valley”, a member of a group of bar code thieves. On the other hand, the leotard-loving Terry-tan remains silent!”
I can’t help but feel that we are sending a poisonous radio wave to the world.
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An Investigation headquarters are set up in Manseibashi.
“Talma’s real name is unknown. No driver’s license or personal ID number was found. We also ran facial recognition, but got no hits.”
“Then there’s no point in having a blood test! Whose blood was that pool of blood? What else did you find?”
“While going through the back issues of the monthly magazine ‘Bright Magic’, I discovered that Talma had faked a similar disappearance in the past. When she performed a live burial magic at the Takanawa Gateway in 2017, the coffin she was in broke and when it was dug up 45 minutes later, the inside of the coffin was empty. Three months later, a fire accident occurred in Meguro Emperor, and she was unable to escape from the flames …”
Raggie made a fly-swatting gesture and continued.
“Let me guess, both times Talma miraculously turned up unharmed in Akihabara later?”
“Ping Pong! Inspector, that’s amazing. While the fine is 500,000 yen, the ticket sales for the magic show are 25 million yen … Put the Hidden spaceunder the stage up on the screen.”
“This is it. It is made of sturdy materials and it is impossible for a single person to get out of it. But at that time the partner was on the stage …”
The detective, who loves magic, tells the story.
“It could be that she was just trying to make it look like she was going underground. I once saw a magician make a limousine disappear. The vanished limousine was an illusion created by 14 men, a mirror, and three veneer boards.”
“… I want you to find out which magicians these two have worked with in the past year.”
“First of all, is this a crime?”
I give a sharp insight… immediately after that, a recording of Waratta is played w
[… a large amount of blood?]
[No comment on an ongoing police investigation!]
[… the leotard-loving Terry-tan remains silent…]
I hold my head.
“Oh, you sold your face, you little flirt. That’s what happens when you play around with young maids. So, how was it? Were they as spunky (dated term w) as I thought they would be?”
“I should have gone to karaoke.”
“It’s not too late. Why don’t you call them? They love famous celebrities, right?”
Raggie teases me in front of the other detectives. She’ll make a great mother-in-law.
“Then, since Tanima is a ‘blood type BLUE’ and a person of interdimensional origin, this case is now a joint investigation between us and SATO. Please show no mercy to the Tanned Deep Valley, so do your best to solve the case.”
The South Akihabara Treaty Organiz is a defense organization that protects Otaku from the “Reality Rift” that has opened up in Akiba. The organization is affiliated with the “Otakkies “.
“Even if the suspect is ‘BLUE’, SATO’s attitude of anything and everything on joint investigation is wrong. No matter what, the police under jurisdiction will never get any authority.”
“What are you saying? According to Commander Reika of SATO, a certain someone got caught up in the media because of his flashy appearance… I mean, does Miyuri know that Terry-tan was fooling around with spunky types?”
“I, I get it. Anyway! I just have to find Talma, right? That’s all that matters. OK?”
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Meanwhile, Ruina’s lab is attached to the SATO headquarters, which is built deep underground on Parts Street. The super genius consults with her hacker sidekick.
“Spear, I already know the answer to this case.”
“Ruina, you want the unbiased truth? You have preconceived notions about the outcome. You’re already cherry-picking data.”
“Spear. Then you will do the data analysis this time.”
Ruina’s sidekick, Spear, is a street-bred hacker.
For the pure-bred Ruina, he’s a valuable link to society…
“”First of all, magic assistants are excessive and lovely, so it’s in bad taste for them to wear a leotard for no reason.”
“That’s the point. They’re just trying to keep the male customers’ eyes glued to their assets so that they don’t see through the tricks. Fishnet tights on bare legs are a universal distraction.”
“Is that why assistants wear fishnet tights? What is it? You making fun of me for being in a wheelchair.”
Feeling a slight sense of fatigue, Spear sighed.
The wheelchair and Gothic Lolita are Ruina’s trademarks.
“… me, I feel relieved that I can’t figure out the secrets of magic tricks.”
“Every magic trick has a secret. Hey Spear, why don’t we reveal the trick together?”
“No, Ruina. Don’t ruin my fun.”
This time, the two of them are not in sync w
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Same time. The Manseibashi Investigation headquarters.
“Inspector! The results of the blood test of the sample found in the hidden space show that the blood is O+ human blood, and from the Barr body and Kell antigen, we can confirm that the subject is a Fujoshi!”
“The hairs found on the stage door that night match Talma’s DNA. It’s definitely her.”
“Sure enough, the victim is Talma, right? Then, who attacked her?”
Inspector Raggie tilted her head.
“Could it be her lovely assistant?”
“Tanima is a glamorous, gravure-centric woman who suffers from Savant Syndrome. She was never much of a mage until she met Talma.”
“Terry-tan, you get mad when it comes to Tanima… Talma is a beautiful, project-oriented girl, and everyone I’ve talked to says she’s talented. Why did she go into the cylinder herself? Isn’t that basically the job of an assistant?”
I sincerely advise Raggie to waste no impressions. It is a noble act.
“Talma is the highlight of the show, that’s for sure. If Tanima kills Talma, there’s no benefit to her.”
“Terry-tan, you’re desperate to exonerate Glamour… even those who have collaborated with the two in the past don’t seem willing to talk about it. In the world of Magic, secrecy seems to be the ironclad rule.”
“I’m sure it’s all an act. This is a publicity stunt by Talma. Appear in the news, create buzz, enhance her reputation as a magician, and rise through the ranks. Meanwhile, long-term interest rates on government bonds will also rise…”
Raggie who was in the middle of selling a New Year’s show, poured cold water on me w
“Then, what about all the blood?”
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A report from Ruina’s lab comes in to Investigation Headquarters.
[Trigonometry analysis revealed a monophonic blood spatter pattern. It was caused by sharp force trauma.]
“Oh? Miyuri-san? Are you at the SATO Command Center?”
[Yes, I’m here to help Ruina with the analysis. Something seems to be wrong with Spear…]
The results of Ruina’s analysis from the lab via the REK conversation app.
[I checked the blood spatter pattern to see if it was real or fake. Apparently the ground was wet. Is this rain, or are these marks from the neighbor’s car wash? If it was rain, raindrops that usually fall vertically from clouds would hit the ground and splash outward, which is a different behavior than water coming out of a hose. Vector, velocity, and angle. If you compare at least these three factors, you can tell whether it is rain or the neighbor’s car wash marks.]
“Well, actually, I don’t know what’s going on half the time, but… what’s your conclusion?”
[The blood spatter pattern, angle, and velocity indicate that Talma was indeed injured. I don’t know if it was an accident or the result of a struggle. So I’d like to get an expert opinion to confirm it if you don’t mind.]
Inspector Raggie made an immediate decision.
“Listen. I don’t care about your security clearance. Ignore access rights to confidential information.”
The investigation meeting is over… at the same time, I get a call from Miyuri-san.
[Terry-sama. Who are you on a threesome date with?]
I shake my head.
[Did you call them properly?]
“I did, but… no luck” ←
[Why don’t you bring a bouquet of flowers? I’ll give you an hour.]
The line cuts off abruptly w
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Taking advantage of its location in front of Akihabara Station, the Kandahanaokachō district has been transformed into a skyscraper district full of high-rise buildings.
In a corner of one of the middle floors, I picked up a bouquet of flowers, fixed my tie, smiled at my phone, and knocked on the door!
Surprisingly, an Old Lady appeared w
“Oh, it’s been 50 years since I received flowers. But who are you?”
“My name is Terry, the national otaku… What about Rinli and Lanra?”
“Ring-ling, Lan-rang? The Indian dolls you are in love with?”
Grandma tilts her head.
“Huh. I was here to pick them up last night?”
“You just returned from the residence, right?”
“… Well, let me ask you a little bit, do you know the half-identical twins with long braids, an American father, and a Chinese mother? … No, not cosplaying as indigenous people, but as maids.”
A bad feeling. Could it be… that I’m being set up?!
“I don’t know who you are, but goodbye…”
The door slammed shut in front of my eyes w
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That night “Diving Tavern＂.
“Terry-sama. You met identical twins with long braids, an American father and a Chinese mother at a catfight maid bar, right?”
“No, it was a bunny.”←
“The ‘rabbit hole’? Isn’t that the mansion where bunny girls put on professional wrestling shows in the name of Concafe?”
Miyuri-san, you know me too well w
“Yes, I was set up.”
“If the Otakkies have launched an investigation into the missing magician, the publicity will be immeasurable… Terry-sama, don’t worry about it. A threesome date with young maids is also good for a change, isn’t it? Giggles“
“So, it’s a bunny… whatever, I’m sure I’ve been mocked. I think I’ll go back and listen to what Emmaso, or rather Tanima, has to say again.”
Miyuri-san drops a bombshell statement while smiling from behind the counter.
“I’m going with you this time.”
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Same time. While taking a break from analyzing the data, Ruina chats with science magician Zileta Crete in the lab galley.
“Rumor has it that Zileta is a genius who can see through the hoax.”
“Even Houdini, the King of Escape, is keen on seeing through tricks. Especially in the field of psychic tricks and psychic abilities.”
“The blood spatter at the crime scene is real. Manseibashi believes that a third party was involved in Talma’s disappearance.”
After a pause, Zileta replied.
“Complex magic always has a specialist. “
“Designer?”
“Yes. They actually come up with the tricks and design the shows. A famous magician can have up to 30 people on his staff.”
Ruina leans back. There are things even a super genius doesn’t know w
“I’d like to meet the designer.”
“That’s difficult. From what I’ve seen, ‘Mermaider No. 1’ is worth tens of millions of yen. But once it gets into the world, it becomes public property, and you get a whole bunch of copycat magic tricks.”
“Is that how it is?”
Zileta replied immediately.
“Yes. First of all, after Talma goes in, the cylinder is changed to a swimming pool, a cube, a tank with sharks, and so on. I’ll show you a video of this one trick, which was a big hit on TV 30 years ago. Nowadays, you can buy it in any hobby store. That is the fate of magic.”
As the video plays, red powder is sprinkled into the tank and stirred. The red powder is then stirred in the tank…
“Hydrophobic Sand”
“Oh, you know a lot about magic.”
“I don’t know anything about magic. I know science.”
Zileta’s reply is rather lengthy.
“It’s very difficult to meet designers, and none of them give their names. To see the designer of magic, for example, I need to deposit a large amount of money into an anonymous offshore account in Singapore.”
“No need. We can identify the designer by doing a ‘retro-analysis’ of the magic.”
“So, like identifying the designer from the building?”
“Oh, you know a lot about science.”
Zileta’s answer changes the offense and defense.
“It’s not science. It’s magic.”
Chapter 3: Short but Beautiful Moe
The Interrogation room of the Investigation Headquarters. How did it come to this? It was as if I had brought my lunch to a restaurant. Moreover, Tanima is frantic w
“I never thought it would be like this! Terry-tan was originally part of the plan. If the Otakkies get involved, it will be good publicity for Magic. But the blood stains were not staged.”
“What kind of trick is it? What is the ‘Mermaider No. 1’?”
“I don’t know. I’m not a magician. I wear a bare-legged leotard just to excite the male audience. I’m just a lovely assistant. What’s wrong with fishnet tights and leotards? I’m not an exhibitionist either.”
Tanima, who has savant syndrome, actually has a very unique way of speaking, but it’s annoying, so she switches to a normal way of speaking, just in case w
“Tanima. Tell me the real names of the twins that Terry-sama had a threesome date with.”
“Miyuri, I don’t know. Talma just told me that the Otakkies were coming and to just look the other way. Anyway, she told me to keep them away from the hidden space. So when the door opened, I thought Talma was inside. Because that’s how it always was during the rehearsals.”
“You were never told the magic trick, you were never told what it was for, and now you’re bearing the brunt of the police pursuit.”
At my sharp point, Tanima began to cry and her “Tanned Deep Valley” began to tremble… a tornado was brewing in my brain w
Is this also the butterfly effect? LOL.
“I was thoroughly taken advantage of… all men are wolves!”
“Oh come on. Talma is a woman, isn’t she? And who do you think got her out of the cylinder?”
“Setoma Ikeru.” ←
This is where last night’s lesson comes in handy.
“‘The Miraculous Setoma’ huh?”
“Oh, you’re familiar with the world of magic, aren’t you?”
“I’ve investigated all the people Talma has worked with (lie w).”
Tanima suddenly had a distant look.
“Talma and Ikeru were passionate lovers. But he became a purist and his eccentricities increased, so they broke up.”
“Setoma the Purist? He stuck a hook around his nose and hung there for 24 hours until the New Year. I saw it in the New Year’s special, but … is that magic?”
“No, Miyuri-neesama. It’s art←
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A white room.
The missing Talma’s ex-boyfriend, the purist “The Miraculous Setoma”, greets us in a room where the walls, floor, and ceiling are all white.
“After spending six days in this ‘Dream Cocoon’ and cutting off all my senses, I will stand on the magic stage. Would you like to join me?”
“No, isolation… I won’t, I’ll abstain.”
“When you emerge on the seventh day, you will be in a state of completely altered consciousness. Sensitive to all sounds or colors.”
Is it like a magician’s waterfall trip?
“I still wish Talma the best of luck with her magic. I may be going in a different direction than she is, but my passion for magic is the same.”
“She’s missing now, just in case. Where were you on the evening?”
“Right here in White Cocoon. I’m sure it was recorded by the surveillance cameras.”
I wonder if the surveillance cameras are also white.
“I haven’t spoken to Talma in months. But the disappearing magic is typical. That’s the fundamental difference between me and her. If you don’t raise the mental stage, you can’t call it magic. On this point, Talma was at a dead end. She was trying to make art out of a pile of junk.”
“Is that why she teamed up with Tanima?”
“Maid-san, that is it. Talma wanted to be at the center of magic, to touch magic and feel magic. I can only sympathize with her.”
“The Miraculous Setoma” says in a matter-of-fact tone.
“She’s a genius. I heard there was blood on the scene, but if it’s for a trick, she’ll gladly spill blood. Therefore, when Talma reappears, I’m sure she will surely sprout more beautifully than anyone else.”
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After the mysterious conversation with the Purist, we returned to the SATO headquarters to find Ruina and Spear exchanging opinions in the attached lab.
“… Because, Spear. The cylinder is filled with water while the lights are off for a few seconds, right? To put it mildly, in just five seconds, the water pressure that defies gravity and pours water into the cylinder would be tremendous.”
“There must be a lot of pressure on Talma’s body.”
“Talma’s body is strong enough to withstand it. She might be a superheroine… Oh, Miyuri-neesama. Terry-tan too.”
The order in which they call our names is reversed, but I present my own theory without being discouraged.
“That’s it, Ruina. This show is the antithesis of the mainstream male magic, where women in leotards and fishnet tights are cut off. In other words, feminine magic that celebrates the beauty of the female form. The petal-covered woman returns to the source of life, the Mother Ocean, regresses through evolution. The birth of Venus standing by the sea. Sakhalin Surf Clam Bra.”
“Terry-tan. Do you really think so?”
“What about you, Ruina?”
The wheelchair-bound super-genius has a ridiculous opinion w
“I think it’s just petals and fish being pumped in and out of the cylinder through pipes and blowers.”
“Well, don’t you think it’s art?”
“Huh. Even Miyuri-neesama… but why fight against the water pressure every night? Magic tricks are always disappointing and surprisingly simple.”
Ruina shows the blueprints of the confiscated cylinder on the monitor.
“Why make the female body regress every night? Miyuri-neesama, look at this part of the cylinder.”
“The connection between the glass and the decoration on the top of the cylinder?”
“Yes. If you pass ultra-fine wire through these two places and suspend the magician in a harness… it will look to the audience as if the magician is flying inside the cylinder. In other words, this is not reverse evolution magic trick. Well, I think it’s a magic that shows evolution itself, not the completion of mankind’s flight out of the sea but into the sky and into space.”
I see! Miyuri-san’s eyes sparkle… and mine ←
“A magician flies in the sky, right? It’s like a red-and-white singing contest!”
“It’s a human body levitation! No, it’s also astral projection.”
“But wait. The cylinder on the night of the incident doesn’t have this gimmick. So I don’t think flying magic was planned that night.”
Really? This drawing is the blueprint for “Mermaid No. 2”.
“In other words, Talma’s magic show had a ‘Part 2’ prepared!”
“The missing woman comes back to life and flaps her wings in the air… that’s the climax.”
“But it’s all hypothetical. From now on, I’m going to convert the entire magic show into data and test it backwards.”
Spear, her hacker sidekick, is very enthusiastic.
“A reverse ‘retrograde analysis’, huh?”
“Yes, it’s going to be a hard night’s work.”
“I’ll brew coffee with a percolator!” ←
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The percolator coffee I brew is actually not very popular. I got kicked out early and went to the Manseibashi Investigation Headquarters w
Raggie is taking a short break in the galley w
“Raggie. The last time we talked, you wanted to talk about religion or something, right?”
“Yes. Terry-tan, actually…”
“It’s a basic thing. According to cosmological quantum physics, if this world in front of you is real as you see it, then it was made real by someone outside the world.”
Hooow? What are you talking about, I don’t get it? Immediately after…
“In other words, Terry-tan, you’re talking about ‘God’, right?”
“Huh. G, God? … hmm, paradoxically, there is nothing that exists outside of the comprehensive universe. Therefore, the search for God is closely related to the mysteries of the universe. In short, we must continue to search for the truth.”
“Terry-tan…”
N, no good. I can’t shake it off. She’s coming to bite w
“What?”
“I don’t mean to be rude, but after calling you up in the middle of the night, can you sleep at night with all that on your mind?”
“No, my eyes are wide open all the time.” ←
Raggie… she was feared as a “Shimbashi Shark” at her former workplace, but the girl in front of me is like a troubled teenager.
“Hey, what’s the point of the story?”
“The point is… the fact that you keep searching for meaning is what’s important.”
“That’s what Rinka said.”
Eh. An unexpected name popped up w
“Rinka? Rinka Lynda? Raggie, are you into ‘Flood Chemistry’? Of all the things to be into, that’s the worst kind of religion!”
“I’m going back to the Investigation Headquarters. I must hear the reports of my subordinates.”
Left alone in the galley.
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“Inspector Raggie! It turns out that Talma owns an unidentified company. ‘Mermaider’ Co., Ltd. delivered a cylinder-type magic device to Talma & Tanima two weeks ago!”
“Wait, where did the cylinder come from?”
“The sender’s address is an abandoned building that has been shut down. What a bunch of crazies…”
Raggie let out a deep sigh.
“To fool the police. They must have taken some precautions.”
“Mermaider also rents a storefront on the underground Idol Street. It’s a high-traffic area that attracts show-loving inbounds and the like.”
“You know, according to Ruina, that magic trick has a ‘Part 2’. Can someone check with rental companies in the area?”
The Otakkies’ Airi & Marilee raise their hands w
“I’ve already got a hit. Chairs, tents, and a screen. A magician’s outfit set was rented to the street shop. Wanna go?”
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The location is a street shop behind one of the underground Idol Streets.
“A collapsedMansion is the hideout?”
“It’s pitch black inside. Turn on the light…”
“It’s like a haunted house w”
The two maids lead the way through the stop, which is dark and littered with chairs and tables. There is a door in the back, and when you open it, you see curtains.
“Terry-tan, there’s a light switch.”
“Turn it on.”
“ROG. I’m opening the curtains… Oh? A Cylinder?”
In the cylinder … a drowned body w
“It’s Talma!”
Chapter 4: If She Wore Fishnet Stockings
Before my eyes, Talma’s drowned body was being carried out on a stretcher. Inspector Raggie, who had rushed over, also saw her off with palms together.
“Raggie. Is this… a murder?”
“Our coroner has not yet ruled it a homicide. We know for sure that Talma drowned, but we found bruises on the side of her head.”
“She also has a deep laceration on her right thigh. This was why the basement space was covered in blood.”
After the coroner whispered something in her ear, Raggie continued.
“The corpse’s right thigh was bandaged and given first aid. The amount of blood in the cylinder was subtle. At least the cause of Talma’s death does not seem to be blood loss.”
“Inspector. We found a broken drain valve handle on the floor, probably a cylinder safety device. The fingerprints were wiped off.”
“And also, there were cracks on the surface of the cylinder, probably the cause of the bruises on Talma.”
Raggie tilts her head.
“Talma had a fight with someone, hit her head, and lost consciousness. The culprit dumped the unconscious Talma into the water and drowned her…”
“Did the safety device inside the cylinder not work because the handle on the outside of the cylinder is broken?”
“But the biggest question remains…”
Everyone in the room agreed.
“Who is the culprit?”
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Same time. In Ruina’s lab attached to the SATO headquarters.
“Magic devices are so different from ordinary machines, aren’t they? They are designed to do wonders for the sake of showing wonders.”
“We’ll figure out the flying part later, right? It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, you fill in the corners, leaving the hard middle for later.”
“If you understand the cylinder, you can determine the tensile strength required for the wire, as well as the strength between the glass and the seam.”
The “Mermaider No. 2” drawing appears on the monitor.
“First of all, how much water can the glass of the cylinder hold? Apparently the cylinder was full.”
“About 1.5 cubic meters in terms of capacity?”
“1500 liters. A weight of 1,500 kilograms, or 1.5 tons.”
A preposterous weight←
“Not many types of glass can withstand that much water and water pressure, right?”
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“There are only two companies in the world that manufacture glass that can be used for this cylinder: Tokyo Glass in Japan and Umberglassen in Germany. Umberglassen shipped 4 tons of double-glazed curved glass to Akihabara last year.”
Back at the investigative headquarters, Inspector Raggie received more and more information.
“Talma has been going missing for the last five years, for some reason.”
“The magician’s boss drowned during a magic show.”
“The magician’s boss? Who? Can you get a picture?”
A group photo of the magicians appears on the monitor at the headquarters.
“Who are the twins in the middle in tails and leotards?”
“They are the promised ‘twin assistants’ in the magic world. Apparently, they are the sisters of the magician who died that night.”
“They may be connected! Trade publications claim that Talma was responsible for their brother’s death… revenge plot by similar drowning.”
Inspector Raggie gains momentum. On the other hand, I’m crushed to the guts w
“Those twins were my threesome dates, Rinli and Lanra.” ←
“The Cullan Sisters, real names Djenne & Jennie.”
“They really do look spunky (dated word w).”
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Zileta Crete, a science magician in a red leotard and tailcoat, is deeply impressed on the floating pier of the Kanda River where the north wind blows.
“I’m surprised that you ended up with Gayla Yeons. She’s a legendary designer in the magic world. She used to work on the abandoned Tokyo Wan Ferry off the coast of Yokosuka.”
“Are you sure it’s safe to come in here without permission?”
“I’ll make the proper contact. Now, magic awaits you. Cute hacker, please come this way.”
As a result of data analysis, the existence of magic designer Gayla Yeons emerged. The address revealed is a houseboat on the Kanda River w
“Would you like to be a guillotine test subject?”
“It’s a much better guillotine than the last one I tried.”
“Farewell, Marie Antoinette!”
Inside the mostly dilapidated houseboat, all sorts of magic devices are lined up, but now, the guillotine falls on Spear’s trapped head!
Kachin!
“The guillotine blade coils upwards. The secret is in the angle. I’ll tell you that much.”
Zileta, the science magician, reveals the secret easily.
“Next is ‘Kafka’s Box’. Are you ready for transformation?”
“It’s the Year of the Rabbit, so change me to a rabbit. I don’t want to be a cockroach.”
“Okay, okay. Get in this box. I’m going to close the door.”
Zileta pushes Spear into the box and spins it halfway.
“Ladies and gentlemen, behold!”
“It’s amazing, he’s gone.”
“When you put Spear into the box, spin the box, and latch it, the two mirrors are released and they open outward at a 45-degree angle. What you saw on the back wall of the box was actually reflected in the mirrors…”
This time, a “commentary” plays from my smartphone. Ruina, who is in a wheelchair, is away at the lab, watching the show on the conference app. Spectating.
“Quiet, Ruina”
When the gloomy Zileta opened the door, and I see the missing Spear…
“Oh, Zileta Crete. And the guests, too.”
“I’m Terry of the Otakkies, and this is Spear, the hacker.”
“The Otakkies? You must be here about the lovely and talented Talma, right? But you’re wasting your time. She’s not here. But she will make a spectacular entrance in her own time, to everyone’s surprise.”
It’s another old lady… in a leotard and tailcoat again…
“As a matter of fact, she has already made her appearance.”
“How splendid…”
“It was as a corpse.”
Gayla Yeons is probably about 60 years old. There’s a lot of talk about mother-daughter bunnygirls, but Gayla is more like a grandmother than a mother.
“I just recently met Talma. I designed the ‘Mermaider’ series.”
“It seems that she drowned while preparing for ‘Part 2’ of the magic show in Higashi Akihabara.”
“No way… that can’t be true.”
Gayla grimaced.
“I incorporated multiple layers of safety devices.”
“The external handle of the cylinder was destroyed by someone. The twin former assistants, Rinli and Lanra…”
“Let’s go to Ruble Park for Chinese food!”
In the middle of the “country”?
“I made a mistake… Do you know Djenne and Jennie, the assistant sisters?”
“Of course I do. I went to see the ‘Mermaider’ together with them. They are on the visitor’s list.”
“Visitor’s list? Anything interesting? By any chance, do you know where the twins live? Actually, this may not be an accident.”
The old woman smirked at me in her obviously painful leotard.
“Of course it wasn’t an accident. Talma was murdered.”
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Meanwhile, Inspector Raggie is taking a break in the galley of the investigation headquarters.
“By the way, do you go to the chapel?”
Rinka, the Head Priest of the new religion “Flood Chemistry,” chats with her.
“Just once.”
“And then? What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to take a few courses.”
There is a pause for a few seconds.
“Shall I help you too? I’m a senior member of the Order.”
“I’m grateful, but… I feel fine now.”
“I see. Call me anytime.”
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Miyamotomachi Shrine is located deep in the back of Akiba, near the intersection of Kiyomizuzaka and Shimono. In the sedan parked on the street, I wait for the assistant sisters to return home.
“This is an unfaithful partner keeping watch in the name of a stakeout, isn’t it? Waiting outside the apartment, such a great stalker.”
“Terry-tan. We’re only doing this because Miyuri-anesama told us not to!”
“Shut up! There, the twins are back. I wonder how they’re not cold in their leotard state.”
The Otakkies’ Airi & Marilee are in maid outfits. I got out of the sedan and called out to two people in leotards walking towards the intersection.
“Hey Rinli and Lanra… or is it Djenne and Jennie?”
“Huh. Ah shit!”
“Are you, a stalker? Really, how gross!’
The twins ran away at full speed w the Otakkies witnessed it …
“I’ve been dumped again.”
“Hora, I’m on the chase, Marilee.”
“Hi-Hi”
Airi is a fairy, Marilee is a rocket girl. They literally jump out of the car and chase them down the back alley. Maid outfit vs Leotard W
“2 vs 2? Then it’s a tag match.”
“We’re the ‘Rabbit Hole’ Champions!”
“Don’t mess with the Otakkies.”
A few minutes later, Djenne got the Octopus Hold, Jennie was hit with the Romero Special, and the beautiful twins kept saying “Give up”.
“Oh, dear. I guess I’ll have to forfeit my championship belt.”
“Give! I give. Forgive me…”
“But really, both of you really are spunky (dated language w).”
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The two spunky (dated language w) sisters are taken to the SATO headquarters. SATO is a paramilitary organization, so they are treated as prisoners of war.
“We didn’t kill anyone!”
“You know what? It doesn’t matter who did it here. As long as the facts are clear, that’s all that matters. You two wanted to avenge your dead brother, didn’t you?”
“No. Brother was a reckless man. Once his magic trick was successful, he neglected to check the equipment afterwards. In fact, it was a magic show full of holes.”
Suppressing the Otakkies who were about to press the point further, I ask.
“The night Talma disappeared, no, she was killed, the three of us went on a date and watched the show. Was that just a coincidence?”
“We recovered from the death of our brother, but Talma became obsessed with death, and she was getting more and more involved in life-threatening magic. We invited Terry-tan at Talma’s request. She is a big shot in the world of magic, so we had to take it on.”
“The ones who got her out of the hidden space in the cylinder basement
was you guys?”
The twins shake their heads in unison.
“As soon as Terry-tan was called to the stage, we immediately went to the bottom of the abyss and opened the hatch. Talma, who was inside, had cut her leg with something when she went through the trapdoor, and she was covered in blood.”
“It didn’t have anything sharp like that, though.”
“Talma took away a piece of the trapdoor. I urged her to go to the hospital, but she stubbornly refused. For the time being, she only wrapped bandages as first aid, and she drove off in her car.”
Talma had no intention of returning to the cylinder from the beginning, huh?
“Where was Talma going?”
“The collapsed Mansion of the underground Idle Street. She went to check on the operation of ‘Mermaider 2’… our job was simple. Bring in any of the Otakkies we could find. It could have been the maids. But we waited in the ‘Rabbit Hole’ for Terry-tan… it was stupid.”
“Onee-chan! You wrestled for Terry-tan, even though you didn’t like it.”←
It’s a development that makes me look like I’m the one who’s yelling, but Miyuri-san is watching the interrogation of the POWs from the next room.
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“Terry-sama.”
After the interrogation, Miyuri-san was waiting for me w
“Are they lying?”
“… I don’t know. Don’t ask me.”
“But why… don’t we have to ask, Terry-sama?”
Her tone of voice is gentle, but she has the strength not to back down one step. I’m not good at this←
“And then… I will let Airi and the others interrogate them.”
“Those twins, especially the onee-chan, are either very good liars, or they like Terry-sama. I find them to be quite spunky (dated term w) youths, batchibatchi (the sound of Miyuri’s special move “Lightning Kinesis” shorting at her fingertips w)←
“A, a, a, anyway! I believe the twins’ stories. If they wanted to take revenge for their brother, they wouldn’t go out of their way to involve the Otakkies and show me the crime scene.”
Miyuri-san stared me straight in the face, not listening to me
I couldn’t bear to look directly at her, so I looked away w
Miyuri-san sighed and her tone suddenly became dry.
“Okay. What will you tell Raggie?”
“Well, they committed a crime and fled. Repentance must be made.”
“I understand. I’ll leave it to Terry-sama.”
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At that time, “Marmeder 2” confiscated by Manseibashi was taken to Ruina’s lab next door … Ruina and Spear take it apart w
“Spear, how are you doing?”
“I removed all the outer panels. We left the center part untouched. It usually sits right under the stage, and the cables are connected to the trick engineer’s work panel. By the way, the work panel has a dial on the safety device. There are also two hidden switches inside the cylinder. One at the top and one below. Both are safety devices that are directly connected to the drain valve, but there is no evidence that they have been touched.”
“Talma was unconscious and unable to escape.”
Ruina paces around the cylinder device in her wheelchair. The actual disassembly work is handled by Spear and SATO combat engineers.
“There are three water supply pipes, right?”
“Based on our data analysis, four would be appropriate. But for safety reasons, six would be best.”
“So you actually inject water with three pipes? And that too in less than five seconds?”
Ruina tilts her head.
“Looks like the water pressure inside the cylinder was much higher than we had anticipated.”
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The Investigation Headquarters will not sleep tonight.
“Raggie! Data analysis completed! Talma wasn’t murdered!”
Late at night, all the monitors at the Investigation Headquarters are filled with the excited excitement of Ruina’s eyes!
“Huh. Then it wasn’t a murder case!”
“Really? SATO’s Blonde-Neesan?”
“Yes. According to the analysis results, we know that Talma died due to unexpectedly high water pressure.”
The Investigation Headquarters is in an uproar. Everyone in the police station is coming together w
“So it was an accident?”
“It was a design flaw in the water injection system. I suspect that the cylinder itself was a defective device.”
“Oi oi. You didn’t actually see the magic show, so how can you tell?”
It’s a valid question w
“In this case, we used a design restoration that was created for software. It’s a technique originally built into highly confidential software systems, and it’s a method that focuses on the correlation between the whole and the parts!”
Spear takes over as the conduit between the super-genius and the mundane.
“Everyone in Manseibashi, imagine a staple needle. It looks like a thin piece of metal, right? It bends in any direction, but you can see that it has been transformed for a specific purpose. it’s something you use to staple paper together. If you go back further, you can reconstruct the staple from a single needle without knowing the original shape. This is the ‘retrograde analysis’ that we performed this time.”
Actually, about half of the people have dropped out, but the story moves on.
“Talma went into ‘Mermaider 2’ to confirm its operation, and ‘someone’ outside activated the device. But the water came in too fast, and she stumbled and hit her head on the thick composite glass, bleeding and unconscious.”
“Hence why both of the safety devices inside the cylinders were untouched!”
“But how do you explain the safety devices on the outside of the cylinder? Why didn’t that ‘someone’ help Talma?”
Questions from the investigative headquarters continue.
“That ‘someone’ tried to save Talma. But I think they pulled the handle on the safety device and it broke. Even so, when ridiculous strength was applied, the handle cracked from the weakest point in the structural analysis and broke off.”
“The cracks in the composite glass of the cylinder were not caused by Talma’s head hitting it, but by ‘someone’ outside trying to smash it with a hammer. It was an attempt to save her, not murder her.”
“So, apart from Talma, there is only one other person who is familiar with the ‘Mermaider’ device.”
They don’t hear the end of it, everyone in the Investigation Headquarters starts running at once!
“The Otakkies are on route to the scene right now. Everyone, hurry up!”
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On an old floating pier floating on the Kanda River, an abandoned houseboat is moored. It’s Gayla Yeons’ workplace and residence.
“Magic designers hate sunlight, just like Dracula.”
“I can live with that in the summer, but in the middle of winter?”
“Attention! Gayla Yeons, come out quietly!”
Miyuri-san led the way, followed by Airi & Marilee. We all moved through the darkness of the ship with our lights and trumpet-shaped sonic weapons.
I’m the last one←
“It would still be a little warmer if it was daytime…”
“Give it up, Gayla!”
“Oh. That box, what is it?”
Suddenly, a “Kafka’s box” appears in front of us.
The leotard assistant inside the box disappears.
“Try opening the door.”
“Yes, Miyuri-neesama… there’s nobody there.”
“Then turn it halfway… ladies and gentlemen, the culprit!”
Miyuri-san opens the door, and Airi and Marilee pose on the left and right.
“I found her.”
“Come out, Gayla Yeons.”
“We have her in custody!”
In the box that was empty a moment ago, an old woman (in a painful leotard w) is hidden, crouching down. At that moment, the lights came on.
“Manseibashi Police Station! Manseibashi Police Station!”
The police squad rushes in with Inspector Raggie at the lead!
“I tried to save Talma! Equipment failure is a designer’s worst nightmare!”
The old magician spoke eloquently to the crowd w
“But Talma fainted in the cylinder, and even if I wanted to stop the flow of water, the safety device…”
“OK, I know. I’ll question you at the police station.”
“Talma… Talma died just inches from me, right under my nose!”
Miyuri-san asks.
“But it was an accident, right? All you had to do was call the police.”
The old designer bows her head dejectedly.
“What about my career as a designer? As the designer of a magic device that killed a magician in an accident? If they find out, my reputation is finished!”
Inspector Raggie puts her hand on the old woman’s shoulder and handcuffs her behind her back.
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That night at the corner of the “Diving Tavern“. Raggie and Rinka.
“Raggie, now that the case is closed… what questions are you going to ask tonight to ask the Order?”
“Why are you asking such a stupid question, Rinka?”
“You see, I’m not very religious.”
The two shake their shoulders and laugh.
“Me. I’ve always thought and acted for myself.”
“So, did you find the answer in our chapel?”
“I’m pretty sure there’s no answer to what I’m doing right now.”
Rinka, the Head Priest of “Flood Chemistry”, sighs at the answer.
“I apologize. I have not told you about God, nor have I shown you the way.”
“Oh, but I did go to the chapel.”
“So did you. Well, we’re done here. Shall we drink tonight?”
The two have a toast.
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“Terry-sama. I’m Moonlight Serenade, the superheroine that I transform into, but this time the transformation scene was cut for the ‘author’s convenience’, so I’m unveiling a new cosplay.”
“Is it really the ‘author’s convenience’? But I’m looking forward to the new cosplay. Are you going back to wearing separates again?”
“No. If I wear separates, Terry-sama’s ex-girlfriends will punch me in the stomach again… last year, I wore maid outfits and bare legged leotards, but this year is the Year of the Rabbit!”
Miyuri-san’s bunny girl?
“I tried using fishnet tights! ‘Moonlight Serenade Absolute Realm’ is the fishnet version!”
“Huh. Fishnet tights (only that?)?”
“I didn’t transform this time, so I’ll show off my new cosplay at the end of the show. Terry-sama, switch number 7 on the control panel if you please.”
Miyuri-san and I are in front of the half-disassembled ‘Mermaider 2’. Miyuri-san transforms and goes on stage.
“You know how the device works, right? Number 7 is a gimmick with fluttering petals. I’ve always wanted to fly among the dancing petals.”
“Number 7, on!”
“Wow, that’s lovely, isn’t it, Terry-sama?”
Moonlight Serenade floats in the air in a cosplay that transforms into Ion Craft. Amidst the dancing flower petals, she spreads her arms and slightly bends her knees.
Peter Pan? Can’t be a grown-up forever? Well, whatever.
I recommend maid outfits and leotards. And fishnet tights.
Unexpectedly, I’m a happy superheroine otaku.
I’ll be proud of this moment for the rest of my life.
“What do you think?”
“That absolute realm, the strongest in the solar system!”
“It’s the tights.”←
As I watch Miyuri-san fly in her Ion Craft, 21,916 petals fluttering, her words return to my brain.
Rocket pants, rocket panties, rocket tights or… it’s getting harder and harder to say, isn’t it?
Then she smiled and is gone:
“But taking them off… won’t that be difficult?”
End
This time, we will focus on the theme of “magicians” who often appear in foreign dramas, including a solitary magician, a magician’s lovely assistant, a science-based magician, a purist magician, twin assistants in skin tights, a magic designer, a super genius chasing a case, a hacker, the Otakkies, and a talented police inspector
In addition, the reason for the heroine’s fishnet tights, the backstage of the magic industry, and the religious concerns of the astute cervix are also depicted as a side story.
I tried to develop the New York streetscape, which is often used as a setting for foreign dramas, by applying it to Akihabara, where more and more energetic inbound people are walking around after the New Year.
We wish happiness to all human beings who visit Akihabara.
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