The Illusionist・Mentalist of CYGNUS.CC. The main character of this work. Nickname: 「Navi」※

​​A taciturn and brilliant young man, Navi passed the CYGNUS.CC’s entrance exams with the highest scores in the company’s history. As he doesn’t deal very well with boredom, Navi has the habit of sticking his nose into and solving troublesome matters he discovers around him. In fact, this same habit resulted in him joining CYGNUS.CC.

​From Musical Conductor to Musical Illusionist

​​From an early age, Navi has been raised traveling around the world with his foster parent, a famous musician. As a child, he used to behave very maturely in order to not burden his parent. However, constantly challenging himself, setting the bar higher and higher, left an emptiness in his heart. By immersing himself into the world of music, space engineering, problem-solving, aiding people etc… the lonely boy with little words tried to communicate with the world around him and fill the emptiness.

The day of his 20th birthday, Navi learns of the mysterious death of his biological mother. In his quest to uncover the truth, he joins CYGNUS.CC. Originally, Navi had applied for the Musical Performance Division as he had previous musical experience. He was a conducting major from a music academy in Paris. However, his extraordinary wit and intelligence were not left unnoticed, and he was instead placed in the “The Illusionist Division”; a flamboyant guise for the company’s “Secret Intelligence Division.”

​From the CYGNUS.CC’s aloof Ace Magician, to the company’s troublesome NEET.

After his 1 year training, he was assigned to work as a private magician to a number of influential individuals. Whilst performing his magic shows he stealthily executed his actual mission namely, that of information gathering–

​​Navi delivered flawless work. However, it was hard for him to find compromise with the Division’s underhanded and selfish methods that seemed to value only the results that elicit the most benefit for the company.
​​ One day, he was ordered to “deceive a target,” he disobeyed and decided to solve the case using his own methods. As a result, he was punished and suspended from all professional activities.

​Joining Dance Division III and becoming… a woman?

Since he was officially suspended from all professional activities. In other words, sentenced to become a company NEET, his road towards uncovering the truth behind his mother’s death was obstructed. Not receiving any assignments, nor permission to leave the ship Navi fell into a period of boredom. This period might have been the hardest for him to endure. As to relieve at least some of it, he passed his days exploring the ship looking for small incidents to solve.

One day, during one of his explorations, he learned that Dance Division III’s Lieutenant, Sunnie Ling, got burned during an accident on-stage. Falling into his usual habit of sticking his neck into these kind of matters, he went in to solve the incident. He ended up saving Sunnie Ling and her performance… as her body double?!
Navi got himself involved in the one job he should have avoided at all costs. Now, he was to wear female clothes and perform as her stand-in?!

​​Navi’s faithful encounter with a certain girl…

​​After this incident, he was selected as Sunnie’s official partner. As to keep his real identity a secret, Navi decided to go by the identity of Rainy Lan. A mysterious silver-haired beauty.

To celebrate the start of CYGNUS.CC’s tour in Japan, a party was held after the arrival of the ship in Yokohama. It was there that Navi, as Rainie Lan, met Hibari for the first time. Noticing how Hibari seemed to deeply fear men, Navi realised that she had been receiving ill-treatment by the men around her. His heart went out to the girl and he thereby decided that he wanted to save her. ​​Hibari on the other hand, still believing her saviour to be female, allows Navi to get close to her and as their relationship deepens, she starts to develop feelings for him…

​​Oblivious to the consequences, Navi offers her his hand… triggering the start of their final play, one that will end in a miserable tragedy.

※Nickname: The name “Navi” comes from Navi’s Japanese name “Kouichirou.” The character「航」, read as “Kou,” carries the meaning of “Navigation.” Since Navi’s non-Japanese speaking friends found it hard to remember his name, they decided to call him “Navi” instead. For the purpose of keeping up the world-view we have decided to also call him “Navi” in the English translations.

本作の主人公。CYGNUS.CC奇術課のイリュージョニスト・メンタリスト。愛称は「Navi(ナヴィ)」※

入社試験を史上最高スコアでパスした、物静かで聡慧な青年。退屈な時間が苦手で、身近な厄介事に首を突っ込んでは解決して歩くのが癖。CYGNUS.CCに来たのも、その一環だった。

指揮者から転身、音楽のイリュージョニスト

​​幼少より演奏家の養親のもと各国を転々として育つ。常に親に負担をかけないように振る舞う、大人びた子供だった。しかしその背伸びが心の空白を生み、様々な”難題”に没頭するようになる。音楽、宇宙工学、人助け……口数が少なく孤立しがちな彼は、そうしたことで誰かとコミュニケーションを取ろうとしていたのだ。

そして20歳になったある日、実母の不可解な死を知る。その真相を追いかけてCYGNUS.CCに入社。当時、パリ音楽院で指揮を専攻していた彼は奏楽課を志望したが、類い希な才智を見込まれ、同社の諜報部たる「奇術課」に配属される。

孤高のエース、社内ニートになる！

​​１年の修行を終え、彼に与えられた職務は権力者相手のプライベートマジシャン。その使命は、奇術を披露する傍ら、数多の情報を盗み出すこと――

彼は完璧な仕事をした。しかし筋の通らないやり方は好まない性分で、奇術課の意向と折り合わないこともしばしば……そんなある時、上層部からの”標的を陥れる”命令に背き、独断で解決を図ったことで、ついに「謹慎処分」を言い渡されてしまう。

​​舞踊三課に合流、与えられた仕事は女形…?

​​晴れて社内ニートとなり、母の真相への道を断たれてしまった。他に仕事もなく船の外にも出られない。そんな退屈な時間が彼にとって一番つらかった。ひとりで船内を探索しては妙な出来事を見つけ、解決してまわる日々……そんな折、舞踊Ⅲ課の少佐・凌燕曦(サニー･リン)が公演中に負傷したと知る。その穴埋めの仕事を貰えることになるが、それは自分が最も忌避すべき女装――彼女の影武者を演じることで…..

​​とある少女との、運命の出会い

その後、サニーの正式な相方に抜擢。社内にも極秘に”女性”として――藍玲瀟(レイニー･ラン)の名で舞台にあがることに。​

そして迎えた日本公演、その横浜来航パーティーで渋澤ひばりと出会う。彼女が男性をひどく怖がる様子から、虐待を受けていることに気づき、救い出そうとその心に寄り添っていく。”藍玲瀟”が女性だと思い込んだまま慕うひばり。やがて深まってゆくふたりの関係……それが哀しい運命の引鉄となることに気づかないまま、彼は少女に手を差し伸べるのだった。

​​※幼少期に暮らした欧州では「航一郎」という名前は珍しく、周囲の友人には覚えにくかった。そのため「航」を意味する “Navigation”になぞらえた「Navi(ナヴィ)」の愛称で呼ばれるようになった。

MUSIQUE – 関連楽曲

• 未必の恋 -Dolus Eventualis-
• Navi – L’Illusionniste
• ARTICUTION: A magician’s confession

PERSONNAGE – 関連人物

• 東篠航一郎 Higashino Kouichirou (現在)