"By the time you realize it, you're already deeply trapped"
"Please look forward to the fantastic performance"
The performance time of Gunter von Goldberg II is approaching, and the large venue, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time, is packed.
The audience chattered in excitement and anticipation.
Bang!
The lights in the venue suddenly turned off.
In the darkness, the audience who noticed the abnormality on the stage gradually fell silent. When the noisy environment quieted down, a giant golden spider web spanning the entire venue gradually emerged from the center of the stage.
A huge golden spider quietly appeared above the stage and slowly crawled into the center of the spider web.
The spotlights that lit up in the darkness were all cast on the spider in the center of the web, and the brightest light fell on the center of the stage - there, a figure was slowly emerging from the lifting platform.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
Gunter von Goldberg II's face was projected into the sight of all the audience through the big screen. As he greeted everyone loudly, the compound eyes of the spider above the stage quietly emitted a strange red light.
The fluctuating red light also entered the eyes of all the audience through the screen.
Gunter von Goldberg II snapped his fingers and spread his arms like a symphony conductor.
"Welcome to the dream world I created!"
Bang!
The dim venue and the eerie atmosphere were suddenly engulfed by strong light, and were replaced by an extremely bright new world!
The blue sky.
The green lawn exudes the fragrance of soil after rain.
The audience felt all this in amazement. Everyone looked at each other in amazement, and the figure of Gunter von Goldberg II stood in mid-air. He gracefully pointed at the children in the audience, and suddenly those children seemed to be free from gravity and flew into the air, slowly flying with his position as the center.
There were exclamations from the audience.
Suddenly, Gunter von Goldberg II snapped his fingers, and the bright world disappeared like the flash of an old TV when it was turned off.
The light was swallowed up, and the giant golden spider on the stage was crawling up and down on its web strangely.
Until the next second when the lights in the venue were turned back on and Gunter von Goldberg II stood on the stage and bowed to everyone, the audience seats on all sides also gave a wave of applause.
"It's amazing! I can't see any mystery or tricks at all..."
In the front row of the audience, a girl who looked very similar to Mouri Ran said to her companions in amazement.
The boy sitting next to her was also surprised, but he didn't take it seriously. "It's nothing more than a combination of the most advanced digital effects and collective hypnosis. If I watch it one more time, I might be able to see through it."
"Kaito, what are you talking about... Akako invited us to such a great show, so you're really spoiling the fun by saying this!"
"Hmm... Speaking of which, you've been so quiet since a while ago. That's not like you, young lady."
Kuroba Kaito turned his head and looked at the beautiful girl with bright burgundy hair beside him.
Akako Koizumi was tense all over.
As a witch, she looked down on illusions, a kind of fake trick. According to her personality, she should have arrogantly mocked them at this time, but she didn't expect that the man was actually here -
Sitting two rows in front of here, the man exuded a strong aura of death. Just seeing the dark aura overflowing from his body, Akako Koizumi felt that she was almost out of breath...
She had never seen anyone or anything like it.
If she hadn't been able to see clearly, Akako Koizumi might have mistaken what kind of monster was living in front of her.
"…"
Fortunately, I'm just a spectator now, and I'm not a fortune teller so I will not be recognized.
"This is incredible, Hayashi-Sensei... did you see any flaws?"
Yoko Okino's voice, which was lowered in volume, was filled with excitement and novelty. She was sitting in the audience now, wearing a mask and a hat again.
"Not at all."
He answered her.
Gunter von Goldberg II's performance was flawless, and it was so realistic that it was indistinguishable from the real thing in terms of vision, hearing and smell.
However, Hayashi Yoshiki did notice how his illusion was activated - the necessary condition should be the strange red light emitted by the compound eyes of the golden giant spider that attracted the attention of all the audience, and the other condition was the gust of wind that seemed to be brought by the air conditioner in the venue, hidden under the exclamations of the audience.
Colorless and odorless wind...
It's just because it came so abruptly that Hayashi Yoshiki cares more about it.
"I'm so lucky to see such a great performance," said Yoko Okino.
"What we just saw was just an appetizer. Let's continue and see what happens next."
Of course, the special performance would not end in just a few minutes. On the stage, Gunter von Goldberg II's performance continued.
Hayashi Yoshiki watched the whole process to the end, and his thoughts became more and more active - the opponent's illusion was even more useful than he expected, and it was very worth obtaining.
After the performance, Akako Koizumi left in a hurry.
While the other audience members were still not satisfied and lined up to leave, Yoko Okino winked at Hayashi Yoshiki and took him to the back of the stage against the crowd.
She just said a few words to the backstage staff, and they immediately let her go, and she went straight to the backstage lounge.
"Welcome, beautiful lady!"
The blond illusionist showed a handsome smile and greeted warmly like a gentleman, "The organizer has already told me, thank you very much for coming."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Gunter."
Yoko Okino took off her mask and hat and entered business mode.
After the greetings, Yoko Okino introduced him to Hayashi Yoshiki.
"Good evening, Mr. Gunter. The performance just now was fantastic, and I feel very lucky to be your audience."
"Hmm! Wonderful, I like this word more than wonderful..."
The bright smile on Gunter von Goldberg II's face made it impossible to imagine that he was actually a top killer in private. He happily shook hands with Hayashi Yoshiki and said, "Thank you for your support, and I wish you a wonderful weekend."
After the greetings, he took out the pen he carried with him and signed his name in beautiful cursive script.
Afterwards, he was very kind enough to take a photo with the two of them with the help of the photographer.
I see...
This meeting after the performance should be considered as a promotional activity.
Hayashi Yoshiki maintained a gentle smile on the surface, but this thought flashed through his mind.
For the entertainment industry, fame is a convenient thing that can be borrowed from each other. Both stars and idols need topics, and this kind of "linked" publicity is a simple and efficient way.
But it doesn't matter.
The important thing is, he got the signature.