"The Missing Body"

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'I believe Machi stole the body because of some lyrics, He moved the body to match Lamiroir's song, No one in this country had a motive to kill the victim, And, Machi practically left his signature at the scene, All of the evidence clearly points to the defendant'


'Lamiroir's... song?'

apollo finally asked, Klavier nodded

'Yes... "The Guitar's Serenade". You noticed its "code" too, did you not?'

'Its "code"...?'

'All the events that day followed the lyrics to our song. First, the keys my "heart" held on to so tightly were stolen'

'Then Prosecutor Gavin's guitar burst into flames on stage. Mr. LeTouse's life was taken by a bullet...'

apollo finished off, though he presented the possibility during the investigation alongside with trucy, it was still really hard to believe

'The rest hardly needs explanation... "Guitar, Guitar... Up together to the sky."'

the judge looked like he was about to fall out of his chair

'Th-That's mad! It's like a story out of some fairy tale!'

"I admit, I'd forgotten about the song... But there it is now, waiting for me... the grand finale, as it were"

Trucy nudged him as she frowned at his expression

'Hey! You know I was the one who first noticed that!'

she cried out, crossing her arms, the judge spoke as if he didn't hear her

'I've heard of jumping rope to songs, and counting to songs... ...But killing!?'

'It's a wild world out there, Herr Judge'

klavier said with a simple shrug, the judge then banged down his gavel

'Very well! We've heard one song and dance, let's get on to the next: the cross-examination!'

"I'm not so sure I'm going to be doing much singing..."


'What do you mean by his "signature"?'

apollo asked as he examined his notes

'The bullet holes in the wall, of course'

'The bullet holes...?'

he asked

'The revolver was fired twice. One shot missed, and left a hole in the wall'

the Judge raised a brow

'And that means what, exactly?'

'That dressing room isn't exactly spacious. Picture the shooter facing off with the victim in there. They can't have been more than five feet apart. It would be difficult, almost impossible to miss at that range'

ema explained

'Difficult to miss, you say?;

'Very. Assuming the shooter could properly aim'

apollo's eyes slightly widen

'No! Y-You can't be serious...'

'Machi! He can't see... ...That's why he missed?'

trucy said, ema shrugged

'It's the only explanation that makes sense. He used sound and other senses to fire the gun... ...poorly'

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