I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"We'll sit down here during today's rehearsal, and then move up here when the show officially starts."

"above……?"

Xiaolan looked up in confusion, and suddenly, eight terraces on both sides of the performance hall, which was about three floors high, came into view.

It’s actually a separate compartment terrace!

The unicorn girl covered her mouth with her hands and was greatly surprised.

You have to know that this kind of terrace is just like an auction site. Those who can sit inside are either rich or noble.

Suzuki Tomoko didn't take it seriously. She just stopped and pointed to the third terrace on the left.

"We'll sit in that room when the time comes. It's not too far to the front and not too far to the back... For now, just sit here."

As she spoke, she gestured to the ordinary audience seats nearby.

As the only "adult" present, Maori Kogoro pretended to be mature and coughed lightly: "Then we will respectfully obey your command."

Then he took the lead and walked in first, counting the number of seats and sitting down at a slightly farther position.

Following closely behind is Conan, and then Xiaolan.

Naturally, Sonoko wanted to sit with her best friend, but she also wanted to bring Serabelle along.

But just as she sat down next to Xiaolan and was about to wave to Serabelle who was still standing outside, her dear mother suddenly sat down beside her and, as if they were connected as mother and daughter, did what she wanted.

"Okay, Bell and Masumi, sit down too."

"coming."

"..."

Seeing Serabelle sitting down on the other side of her mother, Miss Sonoko was about to say something but stopped herself.

She always felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

At the same time, another group of people walked in from the door of the rear hall.

They are Domoto Isshige, Yamane Shion and others who participated in the performance today.

Reiko Akiba was among them, and she immediately saw Serabel, who was sitting in a row of people, and the backup soprano Chigusa Lara, who was standing next to her like a minion.

At this time, Serabelle, who heard the voice, turned around, but before she could say anything to Reiko Akiba, she stood up and waved towards Domoto.

"Mr. Domoto, is Mr. Puhe Takumi here today?"

"Ok?"

Perhaps he did not expect that this young man would actually talk to him. Domoto was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Mrs. Suzuki sitting next to him and immediately reacted.

"Not yet. Puhe Jiang said he has something else to do today and won't be here until the afternoon. If you want to find him, you may have to wait until the official performance starts in the afternoon."

"I see. I see. Thank you."

After politely thanking her, Serabelle sat down again.

Domoto didn't care about it and continued walking forward, while turning to look at Reiko Akibaya who was walking on the other side.

"Ms. Qiu Ting, it's still early. I need to play a little to warm up my hands later. Do you think you can take advantage of the time... Hmm?"

He had originally wanted to ask Reiko Akiba to find a deserted place to warm up her voice before the rehearsal, but when he turned around he discovered that she wasn't listening to him at all, but was still looking at the place they had passed before.

Out of curiosity, Domoto also looked in the direction of the latter.

Then he saw Serabelle talking to Mrs. Suzuki in the back seat.

"What's wrong? Are you concerned?"

"No...nor..."

Before Akiba Reiko could say the words of denial subconsciously, Domoto casually gave some scientific advice.

"Although I don't know that boy, it is rumored that he is the son-in-law that the Suzuki Group has already chosen."

"……Eh?"

Reiko Akiba, who had been staring blankly in the direction of Serabelle, froze her eyes instantly when she heard these words.

Chapter 388: Vinegar Overflow

The morning rehearsal went generally smoothly and there were basically no problems.

The whole process lasted from 9:30 to 11:00. Because it was a rehearsal, we didn't go through the whole process. We just went halfway to confirm that everything was fine and then ended it.

It was just time for lunch.

"Then let's end the rehearsal session here."

In the performance hall, as Domoto, who was standing next to the organ on the stage, bowed to express his gratitude to the audience, Tomoko Suzuki took the lead in standing up, applauding and smiling.

"The restaurant for lunch has been booked. Let's just walk over here. We've been sitting for a long time this morning, so it's a good opportunity to stretch our bodies on the way over."

"Got it, we'll be right back after we change our clothes."

Domoto waved and bowed again, then followed Yamane Shion and Akiba Reiko and walked to the back of the stage.

Five minutes later, Domoto Ichiba quickly changed into his usual travel clothes and came out of the backstage dressing room.

As a woman, Yamane Shion took a little longer, but it was done in only ten minutes.

But fifteen minutes later, Reiko Akiba, who went backstage almost at the same time as the previous two, still didn't come out.

"It's strange, why hasn't Miss Akiba come out yet?" Kogoro Mouri complained.

"I don't know. The locker I use is right at the door of the men's locker room, and the door to the women's locker room is right outside the door." Domoto shook his head, "But until I came out of the locker room, I didn't hear anyone coming out from next door."

"Me too……"

Yamane Shion was also a little confused.

"Ms. Qiu Ting and I entered the locker room together. Logically, she should have come out at about the same time as me... But I remember hearing someone say that Miss Qiu Ting doesn't like to interact with people outside of work, and usually doesn't go to celebration parties. I wonder if it's the same this time..."

Could it be that……

Conan suddenly thought of a possibility and his pupils shrank slightly.

At the same time, Serabelle also realized the same problem, and started walking towards the backstage dressing room, not forgetting to turn around and say to Suzuki Tomoko and others.

"You guys go ahead, I'll go check on Miss Qiu Ting's situation."

"Hey, kid! That's the women's locker room, what are you trying to do in there!"

With a bitter mind, Kogoro Mouri judged others by himself.

However, Serabelle was too lazy to talk to him and just said it.

"Anyway, there's no one else inside today."

"no……"

Not understanding what these words meant at all, Kogoro Maori stretched out his hand blankly from behind.

What do you mean there's no one else around? Does that mean I can just enter Miss Akiba's dressing room at will?

What kind of logic is this!

But before he could say anything, Serabelle disappeared around the corner of the corridor leading to the backstage dressing room.

The view changes to the women's locker room backstage.

squeak--

With a slight sound of the door hinges turning, Serabelle pushed the door open from the corridor outside.

The women's locker room was quiet and the lights were not on.

Although the scale of the opera house can be described as majestic from the outside, the dressing room is surprisingly not very large, only the size of an ordinary school classroom. The wardrobes are placed in a circle along the wall, and there are two benches in the middle for people to sit on.

Basically, you can see the situation in the locker room at a glance.

The fact is, there was no one there, the closets and other things were all neatly closed, and there were no keys or anything left on the doors.

Serabelle stroked her chin.

It seems that the person is indeed not in the locker room.

I looked at my phone again, and no one was calling.

It goes without saying that everyone knew that he came in to look for someone. Less than half a minute had passed, and Mrs. Suzuki and her group had probably just left. If Reiko Akiba had gone out during this time, others would have definitely called to inform them if they saw her.

So Serabelle left the locker room.

He walked a little further along the corridor outside the dressing room and suddenly saw an open back door, which led to a courtyard behind the opera house.

Looking out from the door, many white stone roads are like winding white snakes, spread among the flower beds planted with various vegetation, passing through pavilions of different heights and extending towards the river flowing downstream in the distance.

hmm~

After a little thought, Serabelle walked out the back door.

He walked through the European-style courtyard little by little, and when he reached the end of the cobblestone road, he saw a familiar figure by the river.

That was Reiko Akiba squatting by the river with her hands on her knees, staring blankly at the river passing by below.

"…What are you doing staying in a place like this alone? They're all going to eat."

Serabelle walked down the stairs and spoke.

As if she didn't expect someone to come over, Reiko Akiba's shoulders trembled slightly when she heard the familiar voice.

She turned her head, and her fair face was still as beautiful as ever.

"Nothing, I just don't like those kinds of social occasions. Don't worry about me, I'll find a place to eat by myself later."

A strange look flashed across Reiko Akiba's eyes, and her tone quickly changed to a teasing one.

"But you, Sera-kun, are you really okay with coming to me instead of having lunch with your fiancée?"

This statement is quite problematic, and one can almost smell the strong smell of vinegar as soon as one hears it.

But in comparison, Serabelle was more concerned about something else.

"fiancée?"

When did he have such a thing as a fiancée?

"Ara? Isn't it?"

Reiko Akita raised her face slightly and spoke in a calm tone.

"That Miss Suzuki, isn't she your fiancée?"

“…I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

Serabelle shook her head in confusion and told the truth.

"It's just that my sister and she are classmates, and they often play together so they seem to be close. In fact, we are just ordinary friends, and Mrs. Suzuki has never said that she wants to marry her daughter to me."

"Eh?"

This time it was Reiko Akiba's turn to be stunned.

"Is it true? Then, then what the media is promoting..."

"It's just a rumor."

“Is… that so.”

The female singer was instantly embarrassed by the boy's extremely certain answer.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, she was indeed a little absent-minded because of this matter during the rehearsal this morning, and she almost made mistakes several times. Fortunately, she came back to her senses in time to remedy the situation.

I had planned to go out for a walk at noon to calm down and prepare for the formal performance in the afternoon, but I unexpectedly learned that the news that had made me depressed the whole morning turned out to be false.

No, what does it mean to be depressed? Why should she be depressed about something like this?

Two red clouds quickly appeared on Reiko Akiba's cheeks, and she looked so dazed that she almost wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

And behind the two of them, behind the rose bush in the distance, someone was silently clenching an iron wrench with his five old fingers.

Chapter 389 You are really good at hiding this bomb