Chapter 26: The Mask That Was Debunked
While the four of Lloyd are searching, Yu-Tatsumi is at one of the most important turning points in his life.
"No, absolutely not!" You resolutely said no.
"Huh? It's very good to say. Illya looked sorry.
"Anyway, I admit it if you want me to play the role of a dancing girl, but the costume must be made neutral for me! I resolutely don't wear women's dance costumes. β
"However, if it's too neutral, it won't fit the setting!" Illya's voice was unequivocally repulsive.
Yes, in the Rainbow Theater, Yuki Tatsumi, Illya, and Lixia Mao are discussing the costume of the Star Dancer.
Illya thinks that since she is also a dancing girl, the style of the clothes should also be relatively close to the style, and the color is used to distinguish it. The Sun Dancer is golden, the Moon Dancer is light blue, and the Star Dancer is light green.
Yu Tatsumi firmly stated that the dance costume must be designed to be unisex - men's style is no longer possible. Moreover, after the performance, the two of them took care of Rui's kindness, and Yu Tatsumi will immediately leave the Rainbow Troupe and no longer set foot here. You swore silently in your heart.
"If you set it, you can change it! Miss Illya casually revised the script before! "You started messing around.
"That's not the same. A good actor is always a script that cooperates with the actor! β
"Then I apply to be cooperated with by the script...... At least give me the Star Dancer. β
"Don't be shy~"
"Who is shy!"
Listening to the increasingly biased topic of the two people, Lixia stroked her forehead helplessly, and the troupe staff around her also showed distressed looks. Miss Illya is naturally very good as a dancing girl and a star, but she is too casual in her private life, and she is too strong, although she herself does not pay much attention to it, in fact, it invisibly causes some trouble to others.
It's just that many people are also willing to find such trouble - for example, the fanatical fan group led by Randy, if they could be so pestered by Illya, I'm afraid they would have been obedient a long time ago, right?
However, this is not the way to go. Of course, Lixia also wanted to solve the current dilemma quickly, but ............ One side is the strong Illya, if she openly resists her, I'm afraid that she will be ** by her later. The other party is a friend who has a good impression, and people came to help Rui to repay the favor, and if he sacrificed so much, Lixia was really a little unable to open his mouth.
In the end, Lixia could only sigh and choose neutrality. That's the smartest thing to do.
"Well, let's calm down first."
In the end, it was the Balsamoand manager who came forward to reconcile.
"But the costume ......," continued Illya, somewhat reluctantly. What she meant was clear to the manager of Balsamo: the time for the rehearsal was near, and such small but essential details had to be finalized in a hurry.
"If you want to wear a costume, you can leave it to the costumes and props team to design it." Suddenly, the troupe leader, who had been silently watching the two arguing, put forward his opinion. "And, to be absolutely fair, we took a 15-minute break and no one could disturb them. It's 'no one'. The head of the troupe emphasized that no one could do it, and he glanced at Illya, intentionally or unintentionally.
The beauty, known as the Flame Dancer, didn't notice it at all, she pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That's fair." No one said anything. The last half of the sentence was said to Yuki Tatsumi.
Yu Tatsumi also nodded in agreement: "However, my previous argument, please think about it carefully." As he spoke, he stepped on several dance steps in succession, like a medieval aristocrat in a stage play, gracefully and lightly.
Lixia frowned, and a helpless expression appeared on her face. The staff of the costume and props team behind her just smiled and were noncommittal. Although they have more work and more concerns, the head of the Yabang Theater has put them in charge, one is to trust them, and the other is to prevent the argument between Illya and Yu-Tatsumi from taking too much time and causing delays.
After deciding, the costumes and props team members all gathered in the stage area and discussed in a circle. Others went to the hall to rest for a while. No matter how fast you are progressing, you must pay attention to the combination of work and rest, in case the fatigue accumulated from high-intensity training explodes during the performance, it will be bad.
Yu Tatsumi also took advantage of this time to sneak out of the theater to take a breath. Of course, he was wearing the same clothes that Lixia had brought him for him, and if he had been a dancer, he wouldn't have left the theater even if he had suffocated to death. Lixia also excused herself to go out and watch him, and chased after him in small steps.
The frequency of Yu's footsteps is not fast, which is probably the frequency of ordinary people's leisurely walking, but it is very fast. Lixia also followed closely, also looking relaxed, and the two of them passed through the Happy Street where the Rainbow Theater was located and came to the back street.
The backstreet is a small alley that connects the Joy Street to the central square, and although it is only a small alley, a variety of non-formal bars and shops thrive here, and the Rubacher Chamber of Commerce is also located here. Where there is light, there is darkness. If the central square and Joy Street are the bright side of Crossbell, then the backstreets are the dark side of Crossbell.
Lixia arrives in the back alley and finds that Yuki Tatsumi is gone. The blue-purple eyes flashed quickly left and right, and to make sure that no one on the street noticed him, suddenly jumped up, ran two steps on the side wall of a bar, and the whole person jumped up like an elegant butterfly, and landed firmly on the roof.
Yuki Tatsumi has been waiting here for a long time.
"Yo, Miss Killer is here." He deliberately lowered his voice, although the two were chatting on the roof, but the roof of the bar was no better than the roof of the support department, although the bar with only one floor was built tall, it was only the height of one floor after all, and if it was too big, it would be heard below.
"Didn't you ask me to come over?" As Lixia spoke, the smile in her eyes had all gone, and there was only a calm glow. Gujing Wubo has entered a state of imminent war.
Just now, when Yui Tatsumi saluted the members of the costume and prop team, the beat under his feet was actually something like a code, which was a code word that killers often used to convey information in order to communicate in front of outsiders. Meaning: Come with me, I have something to say, no hostility.
It seems that he has exposed himself...... Lixia quickly understood this fact, and in order to find out the other party's purpose, and also out of confidence in her own skills, Lixia chose to follow.
"Well, actually, I was still worried about coming just now, I'm afraid that if I read it wrong, what if you didn't come along." Lobbying shrugged and sat down. Lixia didn't look like he was here to find fault, so she squatted down opposite him, but there was a sense of imminent battle between the movements.
"When did you find mine?" Although Lixia was asking a question, her words contained the meaning of please don't fool me. If You talks casually, I'm afraid that this "Miss Killer" will really hurt the killer.
"Well, after all, we are walking together, just as you can detect me, I can also detect you. The special connection between the killer and the killer or somethingβif I want to talk about the time, I should have noticed you the first time you and I met, and that was the passing at the door of the troupe. β
Seeing that she was serious, You put away her somewhat playful expression and said equally seriously.
In fact, there was no special feeling at all, but it was because Lixia's disguise at that time was so good, even her breathing was the same as that of ordinary people, and it would convey the changes in the body's functions. At that time, she had just walked out of the Rainbow Troupe, and it seemed that she had walked for a while, and she was slightly panting, but her heartbeat was still a normal heartbeat.
When exercising, your breathing will be short, your heart will beat faster, and everyone is like that. It makes no sense that when a person is out of breath when walking, his heartbeat is still very calm. It was this small detail that made You suddenly begin to doubt this sweet-looking woman. Therefore, at that time, I unconsciously looked at her a few more times to confirm my guess.
Of course, this is already a personal secret skill, and You is not going to tell her. Naturally, Lixia didn't believe it all, but she guessed that it was probably related to the stunts that each killer mastered, so she didn't continue to ask about the topic.
By the way, at the same time on the same day, Lixia also vaguely guessed You's true identity, after all, You completely hid his breathing, basically openly telling others "I'm the one who specializes in concealing assassinations".
"So...... What are you trying to do now? Lixia's eyes narrowed, she didn't believe in any whim, and after a short exchange, she was sure that this man must have his purpose.
"Well, don't be so scary. Junior. You said this, reaching out and pinching Lixia's face to help her smile. I'm just here to repay the favor. β
"Descendants, juniors?!" Lixia was blindsided all at once.
"Well, it's according to seniority, after all, there is no one in front of me."
"Sure enough...... Is it the wind? Lixia's attitude was also a little reserved. The ranking mentioned here is a ranking of killers in the dark side of society. Since "none of the front" is definitely the first.
"Well, how many times have I said it, plus 'uncrowned' - Lord Silver is still here, how can I be the first." You didn't know who he was complaining about, so he could only be sure that he was not complaining to Lixia.
"Silver...... My lord? As if hearing an unknown name, Lixia looked a little troubled.
"Hey, you guy shouldn't be a rookie killer, I see that you smell quite fishy, I thought you were a skilled person." You looked at Lixia with some dissatisfaction, and saw the cute action of the purple-haired girl secretly lowering her head to smell her body odor, and couldn't help laughing: "It's a metaphor." β
ββ¦β¦ IβI know ......," Lixia retorted quietly. Although she knew that it was just a metaphor, as a woman, she was still very concerned about her body odor, even if she knew it was a metaphor, she still unconsciously confirmed it......
"Well, all in all, I'll start with the conclusion." You's expression suddenly became serious again. Lixia also cheered up and listened carefully.
"I don't care what you came to Crossbell to join the Rainbow Theatre, whether it's assassination, sabotage, stealing information, in short, leave Crossbell immediately. As for whether you give up the mission or complete the mission and leave, I don't care about you, but please leave immediately. The 'Demon Capital' is a veritable 'Demon Capital' this time, and even I want to get out of the ......."
Lixia asked with some trouble, "Can you ask, the reason?" β
"Well, Rubacher is going to war with the Black Moon. It's still in the preparation period, but it should be a fight. The Carumen consortium has also officially settled in Cross Bell, and I don't believe that they won't make any big moves. In addition, the legendary Assassin, Lord Silver, seems to have also come to Crossbell. In this chaotic situation, you are simply too dangerous as a fledgling newbie. β
Lobbying, subconsciously wanting to touch Lixia's head - every time he finished reading a story or analyzing something to Rui, he would touch Rui's head like this, and it became natural. Lixia dodged with one side of her head, and You reacted and shrank back a little embarrassed.
"I'm not a newbie." Lixia Mao pouted dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, not new. In short, it's dangerous here. It's safer to give up the mission and go back. "You look at her puffed up, as if comforting her like a child." Alright, it's almost time to go back, or Miss Illya won't be able to talk about it. β
"Last question, why are you telling me this?" Seeing that he was leaving, Lixia subconsciously pulled his sleeve, and her movements were a little **.
"Well, it's all said that it's to repay the favor. When I was in the Support Division, thank you for helping me cover up. In return, I'll give you this advice too--wait, and you know all this information I said? If you know, I'll tell you some information. You suddenly thought of the most important question, if people already knew these things, wouldn't he inexplicably take useless information and self-righteous to return the favor?
"No, I didn't know." Lixia looked a little nervous and sneered.
What a principled killer. It's obvious that they're all killers, but they actually pay attention to what "kindness must be repaid" or something.
After a short conversation, the two of them returned to Happy Street, bought three ice creams as cover, and walked into the Rainbow Theater.