Chapter 72: Chapter 71: Mysterious Gift
"The same way, yes, it's him!"
The more Miyuki looked at him, the more he looked alike, and his eyes gradually lit up. Although she couldn't be completely sure, she could be safe by hearing his voice.
"Miyuki-san, what's wrong with you?"
Before she could move, the voice of her companion next to her startled her.
"No, it's okay." Miyuki broke out in a cold sweat. He suddenly remembered that Mirai-sensei was still hiding his identity. If they found out, wouldn't it cause quite a stir?'
Aai Miyuki remained in the crowd, paying discreet attention to the movements in the corner.
In the corner, Shiori and the other two didn't want to buy postcards, so they turned around and prepared to leave. Takumi slowed his pace a little and spoke to Alice in a low voice.
"What do you do? Where are the signatures on these postcards?"
"They have not yet taken out the signatures. What's the matter? Didn't you say you were going to act? Why are you hanging out with these three girls?" asked Alice in a very low voice. Takumi told him what had happened. Alice thought for a moment and said:
"Did you bring the score?" "Yes, can you help me with the arrangements?" Takumi pulled the sheet music out of his pocket.
He didn't bring anything, but the Elder Sisters Alliance rejected his performance, so Shiori returned the score he brought. Alice picked up the sheet music and looked down.
"No problem."
He put the sheet music away, then took out a small plastic ball from under the table and handed it to Takumi: "Keep this."
"What is this?"
Takumi spun the ball and found the number 1.
"This is..."
Alice was about to explain when she suddenly saw Shiori and the other two return.
"Takumi, why don't you leave?"
"Hey, what do you have in your hand?"
The girls also noticed the ball.
"This is the ball with the number to receive a gift!" Alice's voice returned to normal and she replied, "This guest gifted us with an original Detective Conan song. To express our gratitude to him, we decided to give him a mysterious gift."
"A mysterious gift?"
The other fans heard the word and ran towards him.
"Are there any mysterious gifts?"
"Yes, as long as they come up with something original related to Detective Conan and get this employee of ours." Alice pointed to the clerk wearing Conan's mask, "If you accept, you can get the ball with the number and exchange it for the gift before the show."
Takumi did not follow this procedure. 'He thought Alice's actions had other purposes.'
Of course, the others didn't know that the fans were interested and surrounded Conan.
"Can I write a poem?" asked the first fan. Conan calmly took out a piece of paper and handed him the pen. The fan finished writing quickly. Conan picked up the paper, looked at it, and held up the signal, "Undisputed!"
"Hey!"
"Your verses are unacceptable. Let me do it. I can compose a couplet."
The second fan stepped forward excitedly, but was soon also judged unfit.
Conan's requirements are very strict. After a few minutes, no work passed its review. Alice smiled at the fans and said, "Don't be superficial. We want works that speak of the heart, not of the content."
A girl who came with her parents confirmed her words.
"Oji-san, can I exchange my picture for the ball?"
The girl wanted to draw. Conan gave him a stool and asked him to draw slowly. The drawing he made was horrible. Everyone thought he didn't stand a chance, but unexpectedly, Conan picked up the pass sign and handed ball No. 2 to the girl.
'It's about the heart, not the content.'
More and more fans were congregating, and most were convinced, but some still felt that it was unfair: "The criteria for judging the heart are too vague. Anything a child does counts, but how can we adults be considered considerate?"
This opinion was immediately shared by many, and Alice pulled out another wad of paper.
"In addition to original creations, they can also collect stamps to redeem for numbered balls." Alice took out a piece of paper, pointed to the printed white circle, and said, "We've organized a lot of games. Each game has a special stamp. They can take this role and play. After passing the level, they will seal the white circle."
"The first 10 who pass all the levels and get all the stamps can come and exchange them for numbered balls."
This made fans a little uneasy, and Takumi also frowned slightly. 'I probably knew what the mysterious gift was. It should be his signature.'
'But what if the fans played and weren't satisfied with the gift?'
What Takumi didn't know was that the games organized by Hinotori Publishing were ridiculously cheap, most of them free: 5 yen and 10 yen. Although there were no mystery gifts, many fans were delighted to participate.
"Give me one!"
"Give me one too!"
Indeed, after the uproar, the enthusiasm of the fans skyrocketed. Shiori and her roommate also took the role and prepared for a big game.
"Takumi-kun, let's go."
They also dragged Takumi. The game wasn't very difficult, but it wasn't easy either. Takumi and the other two cheated and challenged each other in turns before they could finish a role. However, Shiori won and sealed the entire role by herself.
"Great!"
He admired Shiori with all his heart. In fact, if Takumi wanted to, he could use airflow to overcome obstacles, but he was reluctant to use it for such things.
The four exchanged two balls from Alice, 18 and 20. Only a few people passed the level, and most of the fans gathered around the stage to watch the performance that had already begun. Perhaps fewer than 10 people would receive the gifts at the end of the event.
Shiori was the 18th ball, and the two roommates looked at the 20 hesitantly.
They all wanted this mysterious gift, but they didn't want to disappoint their friends. Takumi looked at them, pulled ball 1 out of his body, and handed it to them.
"This is for you."
Including Shiori, the girls were shocked.
"No, no, this is yours..."
The two roommates shook hands and refused. They tend to concentrate on studying and have little physical capacity. This number 20 was obtained with Takumi's help, so 'how dare they accept another one?'
"You take it, I'm not interested in mysterious gifts." Takumi grabbed a person's hand and handed the ball to him, not caring about the slightly red face. 'He felt that asking for his own autograph didn't make any sense.'
The three girls took the ball, played, and decided to go to the show.
But Alice, dressed as Ran, stopped them at that moment: "Dear guest-san, your music is excellent. Mirai-sensei asked if she would be interested in being a special representative to perform on stage."
She made an invitation, and the fans who heard her were immediately excited.
"Special Agent, that's great!"
"No, said Mirai-sensei?"
"Is Mirai-sensei also in this place?"
Shiori and the others looked around in amazement, only Takumi had a subtle expression. He looked at the staff dressed as Conan and thought, "Could this be a double? Alice wanted to use this event?"
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