[Conan Magic Kaito] Starfall Night

The cherry blossoms in Tokyo start to bloom at the end of March, and the hosts on TV also introduced the cherry blossoms in a very serious manner, and the famous cherry blossom viewing spots began to be overcrowded every day.

At the end of spring break, sporadic cherry blossoms bloomed even on both sides of the long path leading to the gate of Ekoda High School.It was raining in spring, and the flowers that bloomed in the rain were separated by the rain curtain, as if shrouded in smoke, revealing only a hazy white.Young high school students walked across the sidewalk covered with falling petals under colorful umbrellas. The sound of rain was mixed with chatting and laughing. It was a morning full of vitality.

Wenyue Ailiu is also one of them. She holds a vine-purple folding umbrella and mixes with the crowd. Occasionally, office workers in a hurry pass by her, and she lowers the eaves of the umbrella to cover her eyes deeply. Face, this habit of excessive self-awareness probably cannot be changed in a short period of time.

After entering the school gate, after putting away the umbrella in the lobby on the first floor, she took out her mobile phone with one free hand. The message on the top was sent by Kaito Kuroba 10 minutes ago.

"When I woke up and found that I was in my third year of high school, the sky was crying for me."

"..."

I just woke up 10 minutes ago, so I'm really not late.

Ailiu didn't reply him, and turned off the phone screen directly.

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At the beginning of April, the sky over Yokohama was cloudless, and the clear blue seemed to have a layer of glass in the sky.The sunlight scattered on the asphalt road like dust and gradually became one piece, even looking at the huge flower timepiece in the park is especially warm.

That day was the second day of Wenyue Ailiu's concert. Fans lined up at the gate of the stadium early in the morning. Young people with similar styles came and went around the stadium. Uncles and aunts who look very conspicuous.As the sunlight slowly changed its angle, until the light source was also hidden behind the opposite building, dusk came, and the silence outside the stadium was restored.

Kaito also came naturally, and Ai left him and Aoko the tickets for the seats related to Aoko, which was a box on the third floor.Although there is a terrace-shaped special viewing seat outside the private room, Kaito decided to just sit in the private room all the time in order not to meet them face-to-face because Airu gave Conan and the others the same ticket.In addition to the soft sofa, there was even a TV in the box, which surprised Qingzi who was enjoying VIP treatment for the first time.Kaito stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass, looking at the crowded auditorium outside, feeling somewhat complicated.

The fact that the audience can fill such a large stadium is enough to prove Wenyue Ailiu's hard work over the past year. There is no doubt that she is already a unique idol.No matter what her idol activities are for, but from the day she flew to Osaka, she has seen all her efforts.

And today...

"Quick fight?"

Qingzi came to him: "What's wrong with you? Stomach pain?"

Kaito looked at her helplessly, he was really a childhood sweetheart who was good at disrupting the atmosphere.

"It's nothing. Did you hear the broadcast outside? The concert is about to start."

Qingzi nodded, and stood in front of the glass window with him and waited.

The bright lights in the venue disappeared row by row, and the cheers of the audience passed through the glass, shaking their eardrums.A sea of ​​pink light composed of hand lamps began to float up in the darkness, and soon covered the entire venue, as if falling into a pink vortex.

The members of the band walked onto the stage and picked up the instruments, the cheerful prelude sounded, the spotlights illuminated the stage covered with flowers and ribbons, and the spotlights on the stage illuminated the audience's eyes again.Amidst the enthusiastic calls from the audience, Airu, who was wearing a gold-studded retro dress, appeared from the lifting platform with her singing, and walked to the center of the stage surrounded by young and lovely backup dancers.

Qingzi next to him covered his mouth.Kaito suddenly remembered what Airu had read to him about a certain idol before: the audience's voice was so good when he first appeared on the stage, once you experience that feeling, you will definitely be addicted to this job up.It can't be described in words, but people who haven't experienced this feeling probably can't understand it.

Although Kaito Kidd is basically doing criminal activities, there are also a huge number of fans who come here every time to appreciate his magic performance.

Kaito could somewhat understand this feeling, especially when he was standing in this box overlooking the entire venue, and his eyes were filled with dancing pink halos.

And what kind of mood is Airu surrounded by that huge halo at the moment.Thinking of this, he actually felt a little unbearable.

The accompaniment became quite heavy under the sound effect, and the singing voice continued to reverberate in the airflow in the venue. The first song, the second song... the hot air blowing to the face was blocked out of the glass window, but the high mood still made the two of them The temperature of the skin keeps rising.Ai Ru stopped twice in the middle, the MC seemed a little excited except for the first sentence, and then seemed to calm down, smiling all the time, talking about some interesting things about the rehearsal and today's rehearsal.

Kaito, who has been rehearsing for Ai Liu, has a rough idea of ​​the concert process. He sings 22 songs in each of the two days, and one third of them will change. In addition, there are two encore songs, and he changes clothes three times. Except for the MC In addition, there will be a story film.

There are also many people in the audience who have been here yesterday, but from the enthusiasm of waving hand lights in the auditorium, they can't feel their boredom for the repeated songs at all.Aoko walked out of the box halfway, took the hand lamp and went to the terrace outside to wave with other audiences. Only Kaito was still standing in front of the glass window, watching quietly.

Until the end of the last song, and the last note of the accompaniment disappeared into the scorching air, Airu bowed deeply and left the stage behind the girls who were dancing.

The lights in the auditorium were not turned on, so the pink sea of ​​light did not go out, and the first encore sounded in the auditorium, and then led by others, the vortex of light was like complicated double cherry blossom petals Ripples were also rolled up, and the uniform encore sound was repeated continuously.

"Encore—! Encore—!"

Tired of dancing, Aoko went back to the box, stood beside Kaito and read along with him.But Kaito pursed his lips tightly, unable to say these two words no matter what.

maybe……

Maybe if there is no encore today, the next ending will not be ushered in.

However, 5 minutes later, the stage lights were turned on again.The band, clad in staff T-shirts, retreated to their spots, pounding out brisk drumbeats.Immediately afterwards, Airu came up from the left side of the stage and sang a love song suitable for this season when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

The same arrangement as yesterday, but only one place is different from yesterday.Kaito believes that some of the audience who also came yesterday must have noticed that Airu, who was wearing a staff T-shirt like the band members at the encore yesterday, is wearing a snow-white one that has never appeared before today. dress.

After the music stopped, she bowed deeply to the audience again, the hair ornament swaying slightly because of her movement.

Thank you for your encore - after finishing this fixed sentence, there should be a few minutes of final MC time.She briefly summed up the two days of concerts in a few words, and then entered the theme very suddenly.

"Today's last song is a little special."

Everyone's voices of "Oh——??" came from the audience in unison, and Airu smiled.

"Today's concert is nominally Wenyue Ai's First Concert. Only the audience who came yesterday went back without knowing it. I feel very sorry, but I have something to announce here."

The audience who had been cooperating with her in asking questions just now were confused by her sudden announcement, and Kaito could clearly hear the chaotic voices whispering among each other.

Airu didn't ask everyone to be quiet, but just continued talking.

"I will retire in a week. So today is Wen Yueai's last concert, worthy of the name."

These words seemed to have dropped a bullet in the auditorium, and the auditorium erupted with helpless voices one after another.The hand lamp went out for a while, and everyone was at a loss as to what to do because of the unexpected content, and looked at each other in blank amazement with the people around them.

Aoko's body froze, and she repeated several times in a panic, "Eh?", "Why?", "What's going on?", and then looked at Kaito as if asking for help.

"Kaito... what's going on here? Airu is going to retire?!"

"..."

Kaito didn't answer her, stared in the direction of the stage, and didn't even speak.Qingzi, who knew her childhood sweetheart very well, sensed something sensitively, and put down the hand that was pressed on the glass because of being too excited.

"Kaito, you..." she asked tentatively, "...you already know?"

Kaito finally looked away from the stage to meet her gaze.Although he didn't nod or shake his head, his eyes had already told Qingzi the answer.

"—."

Qingzi froze in place, losing his voice for a moment.

"Compared to my predecessors in the industry, my career as an artist was very short. But in the year since I came to Tokyo, I met many people and encountered many things that I had never imagined. When I decided to become an idol, I have never envisioned the future for a long time. I just moved forward step by step with the help of the firm. I think in such a big industry, there should be people like me who work not because of their love for idols. .There are countless options here, and every time I stand on the stage, it brings me a lot of new hope. But now... I found it."

Ailiu paused for two seconds, Aoko subconsciously looked towards the direction of the stage again, and a girl's smile was reflected on the huge screen behind the stage.The shiny earrings are hidden in her hair, and the smile that shines brighter than the earrings has already given all her heart to the audience.

"I found something that I wanted to do even if I gave up everything, so from now on, I want to keep working on it. The people who came to meet me today, the people who have supported me all the time, and from others People who know my name...as long as they have a little expectation of me, I will apologize for failing to live up to your expectations. I'm sorry that I didn't become what you hoped for."

As she spoke, she bowed deeply again.

Qingzi's eyes were red.

Kaito thought for a while, turned his back to the direction of the stage, leaned against the glass window and listened silently.

"There is no idol who hates the stage and performance. I am the same. This year, I have been able to stand under the lights and do what I like the most because of everyone's support. Fans who often come to meet me, every one of you I remember everyone's name and everyone's appearance. Thank you... There is absolutely no falsehood in thanking you."

After these words, there was silence for several seconds.Although he didn't watch the stage, Kaito knew it must be Airu and bowed again.

In the venue dominated by silence that would make people think that time had stopped, someone suddenly called her name loudly.

Then, as if being affected, the voices calling her name came one after another like the tide.

"Love to stay—!"

"Love to stay—!"

It's hard to imagine that an idol who debuted for a year will have so many fans.But the people in this venue undoubtedly came here because of their good feelings for her.

No matter how the media will evaluate her after today, how the passers-by who don't like her will ridicule her;

But at least today, at this moment, everyone's mood is surprisingly the same.That is the reluctance and gratitude to the existence that they entrusted their dreams to in this year.

A few seconds later, Airu's voice came through the microphone again, and the auditorium finally fell silent.

"...and one last song." Her tone was calmer than Kaito expected, with a gentle smile, "I have finished singing all my songs. Therefore, this song is still a cover song. Although the original song It’s not me, but the hearts poured into this song must be the same.”

She turned her head to signal to the band, and the keyboard player pressed the first key, and the soft melody like moonlight fell on everyone's ears.

"It was you who taught me that the stars that shine billions of light years away also have an end of life"

"It was you who taught me that the flowers that bloom in the season of reincarnation have infinite life"

"LAST SONGFORYOU"

"LAST SONGFORYOU"

"Forgive me for not leaving a promise this time."

——Very steady singing voice.Kaito finally turned his head, and the snow-white dress reflected the silvery light, and the veil on the skirt reminded people of the clouds in the winter sky that just ended.The close-up of Ai Liu on the screen seems to have tears in her eyes, but there is no cry in her singing from the beginning to the end.

Fumizuki Airyu is not Momoe Yamaguchi, so instead of leaving the microphone on the stage, she left the stage with the microphone in her hand after spending a long time waving to the audience.The curtain slowly closed, but the auditorium didn't seem to be able to react, and no one stood up and left for a while.

During the broadcast announcing the end of the concert, Kaito suddenly said "I'll go backstage", greeted Aoko and left quickly.Qingzi looked at his back blankly, but still didn't ask the question in his heart.

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When he pushed open the door of the lounge, Airu was sitting on a chair talking to Urakami.According to Airu, after the goddess of fate disappeared, Urakami returned to normal.When she said that she was going to retire, Urakami was so shocked that he dropped his notebook on the ground, a behavior that probably only appeared in comics.

"Hello~!"

Airu saw Kaito come in and waved to him.He smiled and said "Thanks for your hard work" to Airu, in exchange for Airu's response that she didn't care too much.

Although Urakami's gaze was not very welcoming in any way, even the disgust was very obvious, but he still didn't say much, and temporarily walked out of the lounge and closed the door for them.

The night Aizu woke up, she told Kaito about her decision.

Because the contract with the agency is one year, so as long as you don't renew the contract, you can naturally end the artist's work.Instead of "giving up high-profile TV appearances for Kaitou Kidd", the main reason she emphasized to Kaito was "I don't want to use the appearance that didn't belong to me anymore".Although the role of idol is no longer based on the appearance, but on the charm of personality after reaching a certain level, but she still insists on looking for things that can be done with her own ability.She wants to move from the front of the stage to behind the scenes, continue to study drama and acting, and become a teacher in this area.

As long as she was happy, Kaito naturally had no objections.Of course he knew that this choice was ultimately influenced by the goddess' prophecy, but if this was the only acceptable path for Airu, then he would never interfere, let alone deny her idea.

Even if that is the so-called "ordinary future".

"Ah, but if I stop being an idol, the current apartment won't be able to afford it..."

Airu fell into deep thought with some embarrassment, and Kaito interrupted her thinking in a timely manner, and said in a relaxed tone:

"—In that case, you can stay at my house."

"……Eh?"

"Just so, I've been thinking about one thing since you decided to stay in this world."

"Thinking about what?"

"How to introduce you to my mother."

"………………………………………………………………Eh?"

The expression on Aijiu's face when he remembered that Kaito's mother was the Phantom Thief Lady he played was too wonderful, and Kaito is hard to forget for the time being.

Kaito took two steps closer and gently hugged her in his arms.The hair ornament on Ai Liu's head was a cluster of flowers, and the pointed petals stuck on his arm, so he took it off and put it on the table.It took the costumer 2 minutes to fix the hair accessories, but he skillfully removed them in a few seconds, which made Airu sigh.

"Speaking of which, you left Senior Qingzi behind."

"Ah."

"Wouldn't it be nice to come with her?"

"No, no, I have something to tell you."

Kaito let go of her, and seeing Ariu's face full of question marks, he took out the phone from his pocket.He called up the photo album, and dug out a few photos he had received recently.

"First of all, I want to say sorry to you, I kept it from you."

"……What's up?"

Kaito hesitated.

--never mind!There's no reason to hesitate!

Thinking of this, he decisively stretched out the screen of his mobile phone to Airu's eyes.

"I contacted your parents, and they also came to see today's concert."

Ai Liu stood up abruptly, staring at the content of the email on the screen with wide eyes, without speaking.

Those are photos sent to him by Ai Liu's parents.

In the photo are several thick photo albums and a storage box. The album is full of magazine covers and topics that Ailiu has appeared in so far, as well as the inside pages of model shooting.The storage box is filled with all the CDs she has released since her debut.

Kaito stuffed the phone into Airu's hand, she didn't refuse, and flipped through the photos one by one.

"Since you want to stay here, you can't keep in touch with them, right?" Kaito carefully observed the changes in her expression, and he didn't feel relieved until he confirmed that she wasn't angry about it.

"...They actually care about you very much, but they just don't know how to say it."

Kaito has already planned that if Airu scolds him for doing unnecessary things, he will immediately apologize to her.After all, twisted melons are not sweet, if you can't do it once, you can find another chance.Just like the process of him trying to get close to her, as long as he persists, Airu is an easy person to be persuaded.

Waited for a long time until Ailiu silently returned the phone to him.

"...where are they now?"

Under the starry night sky, a man and a woman were waiting there.

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Ai stayed in the shoe cabinet to change her shoes, walked into her classroom, and was immediately surrounded.I just announced my retirement a few days ago, and school just started again today, so I was expected to be bombarded with various questions from my classmates.But this was probably the last time she was caught by her classmates asking questions. Thinking of this, she had a troubled smile on her face, and it was rare for her to deal with them patiently.

Although a formal reconciliation was reached with Wenyue Ailiu's parents, she did not accept their parents' proposal to rent a new residence for Ailiu with their funds, but continued to live in Heiyu's house.It is a very strange thing to accept their assistance now, and if you ask them for money here, it seems that she reconciled with them because she has no financial resources after retiring, which will make her feel very awkward .

Kaito revealed to her that the two instead asked for Kaito's bank account and sent money to Kaito instead.Because Airu has already rejected, Kaidou has to become the receiver of Wenyue's parents who have nowhere to vent their feelings.

Although she has already quit the showbiz, and there is no need to hide her relationship with Kaito, but Airu will have to wait for a while to make it public.Because even if she retires, it doesn't mean that Wenyue Ailiu, who is an idol, will disappear.If they open their relationship as soon as they retire, it is tantamount to telling everyone that they were already dating before they retired, and since the idol's job is to provide fans with dreams, of course Airu will not shatter this dream.

So let alone a public relationship, she didn't even think about going to school together, and left Kaito who was silent in the room in the morning and went out by herself.

...Thinking about it carefully, is Kaito's message just now obliquely blaming her?

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As usual, Kaito walked with Aoko on the way to school.The two held their own umbrellas, chatting and looking half-heartedly at the cherry blossoms on both sides of the road.

He was thinking about whether he should go somewhere to appreciate flowers this year after a long absence, when Qingzi suddenly changed his subject.

"... Kaito, are you dating Ai?"

"Huh? Why do you think so?"

Qingzi thought for a while: "It's Qingzi's intuition."

The fact that Ai stays at his house will soon be discovered by Aoko who lives nearby and visits frequently.

Kaito turned the handle of the umbrella, and the raindrops on the eaves of the umbrella swirled and splashed out like a bead curtain. He smiled softly amidst the sound of the thin rain, and replied in the same brisk tone as usual.

"correct."

——In the not-too-distant future, I will definitely be able to nod and admit to everyone who asks this question.

END

The author has something to say:

The story is over, thank you all readers, little angels, for your long-term love of reading.

Whether you just click in and read it casually, or you have been reading it carefully, thank you for discovering this story.

If I think of something, I will update the episode, if there is something you want to see, you can also say >

The last song was Momoe Yamaguchi's last song "さよならの向こうside" at her retreat concert in 1980.

If idols want to retire, they must sing this song! ! ...so there it was, a very touching song of farewell and thanks.

Not only is Ailiu's gratitude to fans, but also my gratitude to everyone.Thank you for reading this boring novel TT

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Before I started writing, I also read some Conan articles that already existed on Jinjiang (also to prevent conflicts), but after I started writing, I gradually couldn't read them.Because the mentality is different from when I was completely self-conscious at the beginning, so if I read it, I can’t help but compare it. I can’t receive as many feedbacks as other articles, but I don’t know where my problem is. Thinking about it will only increase the pressure, so I should close the door and write my own. <Even if it is such a work, if there is even one person who likes it, I am very happy.

As for the next article... Alas, there are too many people who want to whore orzzz let's talk about it!

Now let me immerse myself in the sense of accomplishment that I have written a book!

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All in all, thank you again for being here.

By the way, it's all over, and if I don't write a long review, I won't have a chance, please! ! [hungry eyes

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