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Chapter 1030 Madame Butterfly
“I won’t tell anyone,” Chi Feichei said to Mori Kogoro again.
“That’s more like it…” Mori Kogoro muttered in a low voice, suppressing the resentment in his heart, “But how did you know?”
“Ran told me,” Chi Feichei explained.
“That girl is really…” Mori Kogoro was a little embarrassed, but when he saw the Girls entering, he immediately perked up and stared at the Girl with a smile, “Never mind them, we should have fun when we come out to play!”
“That’s right,” Tojo Yuji wasn’t sure what the weird Situation was between the Famous Detective and the Famous Detective’s Wife, and didn’t pick up on that Topic. He smiled and echoed, “Since we’re out to play, we should have fun!”
An Hour later, Tojo Yuji couldn’t really smile anymore.
Beside him, Mori Kogoro, who had drunk too much, was flirting with the Girl, which he found a bit Unexpectedly, but it was still slightly better, more approachable.
As for Chi Feichei, he could only think of the description ‘eccentric’, constantly ordering songs for the Girl to sing. Apart from announcing the Song Title and urging people to start singing, he hardly chatted with them, ordering whatever came to mind. If a Girl couldn’t sing a song, he would order the next one, not letting anyone Rest, just like a judge here to Assess their music Standard and singing Level.
This Girl said coquettishly that she was tired of singing? It didn’t matter, he would order another one who could sing Opera.
When the Girl who sang Opera entered, the previous Girl was relieved, ran to sit Beside Chi Feichei, and started to pour Liquor for Chi Feichei.
The Girl who had just come in didn’t know about the previous Girl’s tragic History. After Self-introduction and greeting everyone present, the Girl with a well-behaved Appearance smiled sweetly, “What would you like to hear?”
Chi Feichei’s Gaze paused for a moment on the Butterfly Pendant at the Girl’s Waist, then quickly and naturally shifted away, looking into the Girl’s Eyes, “What are you good at?”
Japanese people didn’t like to show their Tattoos, and he wasn’t sure if this Girl had a Cold Butterfly Society Butterfly Tattoo on her Body, but Yingqu Yan Nan had said today that recently, Girls from the Cold Butterfly Society liked to wear Butterfly Waist Chains.
If this Girl was from the Cold Butterfly Society, then it would be interesting, indicating that the Cold Butterfly Society’s tentacles had already extended into high-end Clubs in Ginza. Then, on average, there would be one or two Cold Butterfly Society Members in other nightclubs in Ginza.
Under the High pressure of a Day, many people would confide their troubles or boast about their Triumphant Matters when they were gently Comforted and chatted with by Girls who had good looks and Temperament.
Why was Saki Midorikawa able to catch so much Leverage on her own before? It was simply because she heard too much News and Rumors while accompanying Guests for drinks, and even more from her Female Colleague.
If there were smart people in the Cold Butterfly Society, the people Rum arranged to send over would definitely develop it into an Intelligence spy. Perhaps they wouldn’t be as Keenness as Saki Midorikawa, but if it continued to develop like this, it would also be a terrifying Intelligence Network.
Just like tonight, A Group of People wouldn’t chat about too Secret Matters, but at least Mori Kogoro’s Itinerary was exposed.
And why was he unwilling to chat with these Women? It was simply because he was unwilling to bother to make up Stories to Handle them, and didn’t want to be figured out.
Facing Children who were relatively naive and simple, he wouldn’t let his guard down and tell them about his own Matters, let alone to Adults he was meeting for the First Time.
These people were very good at digging into other people’s Preferences and pondering other people’s Personalities, easily getting a lot of Information out, and then chatting with people in a way that suited their Tastes. Unfortunately, rhetoric was useless to him, and Acting Cute was also useless.
“What I’m good at…” The Girl tilted her Head and thought for a moment, “Is ‘Madame Butterfly’ okay? But…”
Chi Feichei Looked at the Girl, Confirming that the Girl wasn’t Intentionally doing it, “It’s okay, just sing ‘Madame Butterfly’.”
He knew what the Girl was hesitating about. ‘Madame Butterfly’ was a Tragedy Play.
The Story took place in Nagasaki, Japan, around 1900. It told the Story of Pinkerton, a lieutenant in the American Navy, who married Cio-Cio, a Japanese bride. Pinkerton was just acting on a whim. After being recalled to America, he married another Wife. Three years later, Pinkerton returned with his American Wife and discovered that Cio-Cio had given birth to a three-year-old Son for him. He decided to adopt the Son with his American Wife. In the End, Cio-Cio was heartbroken and put an American Flag in her Son’s Hand, covered her Son’s Eyes, and committed suicide with a Dagger.
Because when they got married, Pinkerton used an aria to praise his bride: ‘How charming is her innocent and Romantic Appearance, young and beautiful, and her gentle and moving Singing Voice. She is like a Butterfly, gently unfolding her beautiful and fragrant Wings, flying freely among the Flowers. I must get her, even if those slender Wings are broken’, so Cio-Cio was also known as ‘Madame Butterfly’, which was also the source of the Play Title.
“I can sing the Soprano of Madame Butterfly,” the Girl smiled Warmly, “Do you want to Cooperate with me?”
Chi Feichei refused, “Never mind me, you can sing the Portion of Madame Butterfly yourself, a duet is the Same.”
“Then I’ll do it myself,” the Girl smiled, “Don’t mind if I don’t sing well, everyone.”
“How could we mind?” Mori Kogoro’s Face was already flushed with drunkenness, and he smiled, “I really didn’t expect to hear Opera here, truly a beautiful and considerate Beauty with talent!”
“Mr. Mouri is too kind.”
The Girl smiled and replied, recalling the content of the Opera, brewing her Emotion, and directly started to sing a cappella.
Soprano plus Bel Canto, the opening was enough to make Mori Kogoro, who had never seen this Opera, Stunned, but the artistic conception of youth and full of Expectation and Fantasy could still be conveyed through the Sound and the Girl’s Expression and Action.
Tojo Yuji and the others Quiet down and listened quietly.
“It’s really not bad.” Mori Kogoro Looked at the Girl performing the bride’s gentleness and shyness, and praised in a low voice.
Chi Feichei Glanced at his Teacher, Looked towards the Girl’s Performance again, and turned the Wine Glass in his Hand, silently picking out two Dislocation Points in his Heart.
In the Original Consciousness’s Memory, there were many Situations where he watched Opera with Chi Kana. Most of the well-known Operas were there, but it was when he was four or five years old. He was young, and his Memory was just scattered Clips.
He had been idle these Days and Specially made up for it, watching all the Operas in his Memory on the Internet, wanting to arouse Resonance with some Matters in his Memory and allow him to dig out more Memories of the Original Consciousness when he was young.
Those Memories definitely existed, but they were buried too deep. After he Inherited the Memory, he was still the Same, and could only recall some relatively deep Clips. The attempts these Days had been Effective. The once vague Memory had become much clearer. He could even recall the Appearance and approximate Location of those Theatres.
If he continued to dig like this, could he dig out the time when the Original Consciousness First Time had Memory? He was quite Curious about it.
And in this Play ‘Madame Butterfly’, at the Beginning, when Madame Butterfly herself had not yet appeared, Pinkerton told the consul ‘to pick the most beautiful Flower in every Haven he docked at, and if rejected, to leave and rush to the next Haven to find the most beautiful Flower’, ‘the lease term for his House was 999 years, but he could terminate it at any time’ and other Statements, showing his Madness and perfunctoriness towards Marriage. When Madame Butterfly appeared, her Expectation and seriousness towards Marriage, and even betrayed her Faith and followed Pinkerton to convert to God for this Marriage, and had a falling out with her Uncle who was Hosting, it was destined to be a complete Tragedy.
Afterwards, Madame Butterfly, who was only fifteen years old, honestly Said that she was a geisha, her Father died early, and her Mother was troubled by poverty. This was somewhat different from what the matchmaker had said before. Pinkerton also complained to the matchmaker, but in the End, he was still greedy for her Body and couldn’t bear to go back on his word.
But without comparison, just looking at Madame Butterfly’s Performance, people who hadn’t seen the whole Play really couldn’t imagine that this was a Tragedy.
At least in Mori Kogoro’s Eyes, the Expression on the Girl’s Face when she performed was secret joy and Expectation, and then it turned into Sorrow and sweetness, just like a Girl in Romance, no matter how you Looked at it, she was cute.
In the Portion three years later, Madame Butterfly was Sorrowful, but she was still sure that Pinkerton would return, and asked the consul naively, ‘He Said he would return when the swallows made their Nests, but the swallows here have made their Nests three times, have the swallows in America forgotten to make their Nests?’
Hearing this, Tojo Yuji’s Expression had become extremely Complex, and he was no longer in the Mood to chat with the Girl Beside him.
Finally, until Madame Butterfly happily decorated the House with Fresh Flowers, but Saw Pinkerton’s American Wife, her Emotion changed again like an Avalanche.
The Expression performed by the Girl also changed from joy to Grief, and then gradually became numb, her Gaze was terrifying, but her Singing Voice was incomparably calm and sonorous.
Mori Kogoro: “?”
Wait, something was Wrong, wasn’t this a Romance Play?
Soon, the Girl performing knelt on the Ground, looked up at the Above, and soon turned her Head back, Reached Out her Hand, made a gesture of holding a Child, and her Expression became Grief-stricken, singing a series of High notes.
Mori Kogoro Looked at the Girl’s Expression, and couldn’t help feeling Uncomfortable in his Heart. He turned his Head and Asked Chi Feichei Beside him, “Hissashi, what is she singing in this Portion?”
Chi Feichei Looked at it and discovered that Tojo Yuji’s Eyes were a little red, while his Teacher still had a blank Face, which was very out of place. He decisively helped his Teacher, and translated in a low voice.
“My little Angel, my beloved, surrounded by blooming Lilies and Roses, I pray that you will never know of my death, so that you can cross the Sea… Your Mother abandoned you, you are my Son, a treasure given by God, take a closer Look, remember your Mother’s Face… Goodbye, my love of this life.”
On one side was the Girl’s sonorous and Grief-stricken Singing Voice, and on the other side was Chi Feichei’s calm Translation like a narrator. Mori Kogoro listened and watched, and still felt heartbroken.
Afterwards, the Girl seemed to be holding a Dagger in her Hand, raised it in front of her throat, made a downward stabbing Action, and then fell prone to the Ground.
“Clap clap…”
Chi Feichei Reached Out and applauded.
Performance 8 Points, singing 6 Points, singing Level was slightly worse, but the Performance Ability was not bad.
Being able to sing it down without accompaniment and solo was considered excellent.
“Clap clap…”
Tojo Yuji and Yuya Fukawa followed suit and applauded, with a Face full of Sigh, successfully losing the Mood to chat with beautiful Girls.
Three minutes later, the four of them went out. Chi Feichei personally gave a tip to the two Girls who sang, just as a Reward for being able to let him go Home to sleep In Advance.
“Mr. Mouri, Mr. Chi, then see you another Day.”
“Ah, okay, see you another Day!”
Mori Kogoro Watched Leave as Tojo Yuji and Fukawa Yu got into a Taxi, his Mind still a little Stunned.
He came to the Club, and they were leaving just like that?
But he really wasn’t in the Mood to stay any longer.
Chi Feichei stopped a Taxi, turned his Head to Look Towards Mori Kogoro who was Staring at him, and Said with a Neutral Face, “Teacher, I’ll send you back to the Detective Agency First.”
“I know…”
Mori Kogoro resentfully withdrew his Line of Sight and got into the car.
His Apprentice’s calm Face, Seemingly Unaware of the good Matters he had done, made it difficult for him to lose his temper.
Sigh, maybe his Apprentice came here less often and didn’t know how to visit this kind of Club, treating it as an Opera House.
(End of Chapter)
“I won’t tell anyone,” Chi Feichei said to Mori Kogoro again.
“That’s more like it…” Mori Kogoro muttered in a low voice, suppressing the resentment in his heart, “But how did you know?”
“Ran told me,” Chi Feichei explained.
“That girl is really…” Mori Kogoro was a little embarrassed, but when he saw the Girls entering, he immediately perked up and stared at the Girl with a smile, “Never mind them, we should have fun when we come out to play!”
“That’s right,” Tojo Yuji wasn’t sure what the weird Situation was between the Famous Detective and the Famous Detective’s Wife, and didn’t pick up on that Topic. He smiled and echoed, “Since we’re out to play, we should have fun!”
An Hour later, Tojo Yuji couldn’t really smile anymore.
Beside him, Mori Kogoro, who had drunk too much, was flirting with the Girl, which he found a bit Unexpectedly, but it was still slightly better, more approachable.
As for Chi Feichei, he could only think of the description ‘eccentric’, constantly ordering songs for the Girl to sing. Apart from announcing the Song Title and urging people to start singing, he hardly chatted with them, ordering whatever came to mind. If a Girl couldn’t sing a song, he would order the next one, not letting anyone Rest, just like a judge here to Assess their music Standard and singing Level.
This Girl said coquettishly that she was tired of singing? It didn’t matter, he would order another one who could sing Opera.
When the Girl who sang Opera entered, the previous Girl was relieved, ran to sit Beside Chi Feichei, and started to pour Liquor for Chi Feichei.
The Girl who had just come in didn’t know about the previous Girl’s tragic History. After Self-introduction and greeting everyone present, the Girl with a well-behaved Appearance smiled sweetly, “What would you like to hear?”
Chi Feichei’s Gaze paused for a moment on the Butterfly Pendant at the Girl’s Waist, then quickly and naturally shifted away, looking into the Girl’s Eyes, “What are you good at?”
Japanese people didn’t like to show their Tattoos, and he wasn’t sure if this Girl had a Cold Butterfly Society Butterfly Tattoo on her Body, but Yingqu Yan Nan had said today that recently, Girls from the Cold Butterfly Society liked to wear Butterfly Waist Chains.
If this Girl was from the Cold Butterfly Society, then it would be interesting, indicating that the Cold Butterfly Society’s tentacles had already extended into high-end Clubs in Ginza. Then, on average, there would be one or two Cold Butterfly Society Members in other nightclubs in Ginza.
Under the High pressure of a Day, many people would confide their troubles or boast about their Triumphant Matters when they were gently Comforted and chatted with by Girls who had good looks and Temperament.
Why was Saki Midorikawa able to catch so much Leverage on her own before? It was simply because she heard too much News and Rumors while accompanying Guests for drinks, and even more from her Female Colleague.
If there were smart people in the Cold Butterfly Society, the people Rum arranged to send over would definitely develop it into an Intelligence spy. Perhaps they wouldn’t be as Keenness as Saki Midorikawa, but if it continued to develop like this, it would also be a terrifying Intelligence Network.
Just like tonight, A Group of People wouldn’t chat about too Secret Matters, but at least Mori Kogoro’s Itinerary was exposed.
And why was he unwilling to chat with these Women? It was simply because he was unwilling to bother to make up Stories to Handle them, and didn’t want to be figured out.
Facing Children who were relatively naive and simple, he wouldn’t let his guard down and tell them about his own Matters, let alone to Adults he was meeting for the First Time.
These people were very good at digging into other people’s Preferences and pondering other people’s Personalities, easily getting a lot of Information out, and then chatting with people in a way that suited their Tastes. Unfortunately, rhetoric was useless to him, and Acting Cute was also useless.
“What I’m good at…” The Girl tilted her Head and thought for a moment, “Is ‘Madame Butterfly’ okay? But…”
Chi Feichei Looked at the Girl, Confirming that the Girl wasn’t Intentionally doing it, “It’s okay, just sing ‘Madame Butterfly’.”
He knew what the Girl was hesitating about. ‘Madame Butterfly’ was a Tragedy Play.
The Story took place in Nagasaki, Japan, around 1900. It told the Story of Pinkerton, a lieutenant in the American Navy, who married Cio-Cio, a Japanese bride. Pinkerton was just acting on a whim. After being recalled to America, he married another Wife. Three years later, Pinkerton returned with his American Wife and discovered that Cio-Cio had given birth to a three-year-old Son for him. He decided to adopt the Son with his American Wife. In the End, Cio-Cio was heartbroken and put an American Flag in her Son’s Hand, covered her Son’s Eyes, and committed suicide with a Dagger.
Because when they got married, Pinkerton used an aria to praise his bride: ‘How charming is her innocent and Romantic Appearance, young and beautiful, and her gentle and moving Singing Voice. She is like a Butterfly, gently unfolding her beautiful and fragrant Wings, flying freely among the Flowers. I must get her, even if those slender Wings are broken’, so Cio-Cio was also known as ‘Madame Butterfly’, which was also the source of the Play Title.
“I can sing the Soprano of Madame Butterfly,” the Girl smiled Warmly, “Do you want to Cooperate with me?”
Chi Feichei refused, “Never mind me, you can sing the Portion of Madame Butterfly yourself, a duet is the Same.”
“Then I’ll do it myself,” the Girl smiled, “Don’t mind if I don’t sing well, everyone.”
“How could we mind?” Mori Kogoro’s Face was already flushed with drunkenness, and he smiled, “I really didn’t expect to hear Opera here, truly a beautiful and considerate Beauty with talent!”
“Mr. Mouri is too kind.”
The Girl smiled and replied, recalling the content of the Opera, brewing her Emotion, and directly started to sing a cappella.
Soprano plus Bel Canto, the opening was enough to make Mori Kogoro, who had never seen this Opera, Stunned, but the artistic conception of youth and full of Expectation and Fantasy could still be conveyed through the Sound and the Girl’s Expression and Action.
Tojo Yuji and the others Quiet down and listened quietly.
“It’s really not bad.” Mori Kogoro Looked at the Girl performing the bride’s gentleness and shyness, and praised in a low voice.
Chi Feichei Glanced at his Teacher, Looked towards the Girl’s Performance again, and turned the Wine Glass in his Hand, silently picking out two Dislocation Points in his Heart.
In the Original Consciousness’s Memory, there were many Situations where he watched Opera with Chi Kana. Most of the well-known Operas were there, but it was when he was four or five years old. He was young, and his Memory was just scattered Clips.
He had been idle these Days and Specially made up for it, watching all the Operas in his Memory on the Internet, wanting to arouse Resonance with some Matters in his Memory and allow him to dig out more Memories of the Original Consciousness when he was young.
Those Memories definitely existed, but they were buried too deep. After he Inherited the Memory, he was still the Same, and could only recall some relatively deep Clips. The attempts these Days had been Effective. The once vague Memory had become much clearer. He could even recall the Appearance and approximate Location of those Theatres.
If he continued to dig like this, could he dig out the time when the Original Consciousness First Time had Memory? He was quite Curious about it.
And in this Play ‘Madame Butterfly’, at the Beginning, when Madame Butterfly herself had not yet appeared, Pinkerton told the consul ‘to pick the most beautiful Flower in every Haven he docked at, and if rejected, to leave and rush to the next Haven to find the most beautiful Flower’, ‘the lease term for his House was 999 years, but he could terminate it at any time’ and other Statements, showing his Madness and perfunctoriness towards Marriage. When Madame Butterfly appeared, her Expectation and seriousness towards Marriage, and even betrayed her Faith and followed Pinkerton to convert to God for this Marriage, and had a falling out with her Uncle who was Hosting, it was destined to be a complete Tragedy.
Afterwards, Madame Butterfly, who was only fifteen years old, honestly Said that she was a geisha, her Father died early, and her Mother was troubled by poverty. This was somewhat different from what the matchmaker had said before. Pinkerton also complained to the matchmaker, but in the End, he was still greedy for her Body and couldn’t bear to go back on his word.
But without comparison, just looking at Madame Butterfly’s Performance, people who hadn’t seen the whole Play really couldn’t imagine that this was a Tragedy.
At least in Mori Kogoro’s Eyes, the Expression on the Girl’s Face when she performed was secret joy and Expectation, and then it turned into Sorrow and sweetness, just like a Girl in Romance, no matter how you Looked at it, she was cute.
In the Portion three years later, Madame Butterfly was Sorrowful, but she was still sure that Pinkerton would return, and asked the consul naively, ‘He Said he would return when the swallows made their Nests, but the swallows here have made their Nests three times, have the swallows in America forgotten to make their Nests?’
Hearing this, Tojo Yuji’s Expression had become extremely Complex, and he was no longer in the Mood to chat with the Girl Beside him.
Finally, until Madame Butterfly happily decorated the House with Fresh Flowers, but Saw Pinkerton’s American Wife, her Emotion changed again like an Avalanche.
The Expression performed by the Girl also changed from joy to Grief, and then gradually became numb, her Gaze was terrifying, but her Singing Voice was incomparably calm and sonorous.
Mori Kogoro: “?”
Wait, something was Wrong, wasn’t this a Romance Play?
Soon, the Girl performing knelt on the Ground, looked up at the Above, and soon turned her Head back, Reached Out her Hand, made a gesture of holding a Child, and her Expression became Grief-stricken, singing a series of High notes.
Mori Kogoro Looked at the Girl’s Expression, and couldn’t help feeling Uncomfortable in his Heart. He turned his Head and Asked Chi Feichei Beside him, “Hissashi, what is she singing in this Portion?”
Chi Feichei Looked at it and discovered that Tojo Yuji’s Eyes were a little red, while his Teacher still had a blank Face, which was very out of place. He decisively helped his Teacher, and translated in a low voice.
“My little Angel, my beloved, surrounded by blooming Lilies and Roses, I pray that you will never know of my death, so that you can cross the Sea… Your Mother abandoned you, you are my Son, a treasure given by God, take a closer Look, remember your Mother’s Face… Goodbye, my love of this life.”
On one side was the Girl’s sonorous and Grief-stricken Singing Voice, and on the other side was Chi Feichei’s calm Translation like a narrator. Mori Kogoro listened and watched, and still felt heartbroken.
Afterwards, the Girl seemed to be holding a Dagger in her Hand, raised it in front of her throat, made a downward stabbing Action, and then fell prone to the Ground.
“Clap clap…”
Chi Feichei Reached Out and applauded.
Performance 8 Points, singing 6 Points, singing Level was slightly worse, but the Performance Ability was not bad.
Being able to sing it down without accompaniment and solo was considered excellent.
“Clap clap…”
Tojo Yuji and Yuya Fukawa followed suit and applauded, with a Face full of Sigh, successfully losing the Mood to chat with beautiful Girls.
Three minutes later, the four of them went out. Chi Feichei personally gave a tip to the two Girls who sang, just as a Reward for being able to let him go Home to sleep In Advance.
“Mr. Mouri, Mr. Chi, then see you another Day.”
“Ah, okay, see you another Day!”
Mori Kogoro Watched Leave as Tojo Yuji and Fukawa Yu got into a Taxi, his Mind still a little Stunned.
He came to the Club, and they were leaving just like that?
But he really wasn’t in the Mood to stay any longer.
Chi Feichei stopped a Taxi, turned his Head to Look Towards Mori Kogoro who was Staring at him, and Said with a Neutral Face, “Teacher, I’ll send you back to the Detective Agency First.”
“I know…”
Mori Kogoro resentfully withdrew his Line of Sight and got into the car.
His Apprentice’s calm Face, Seemingly Unaware of the good Matters he had done, made it difficult for him to lose his temper.
Sigh, maybe his Apprentice came here less often and didn’t know how to visit this kind of Club, treating it as an Opera House.
(End of Chapter)
