「......てめえ、覚えてろよ」

「女の子はそんな言葉遣いしちゃ駄目よ。そうそう、 **仕上げに** これをつけてちょうだい」

「あ？」

士道は眉をひそめながら、琴里から絆創膏のようなものを受け取った。

「それをのどに貼り付けてみて」

Context: the first speaker is the brother (士道) and the second speaker the
sister (琴里). The sister forced her brother to dress as a girl. And she gave
him a device for him to stick to his throat, so that the brother’s voice could
change into a girl’s voice.

Hi. What is the function of the に in 仕上げに? Is the に the same as として? Or does
the に indicate purpose? Thank you.
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What is the function of the に in 仕上げに?
This に is a role/function marker ("as" or "for" in English). 仕上げにこれをつける means
"to put/use this as a finishing touch". 仕上げに is indeed interchangeable with
仕上げとして (although I feel the latter is a bit verbose in a casual sentence like
this).

Similar examples can be found here:

  * [に to indicate the role you want something to play?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/65432/5010)
  * [I really can't understand the use of に + と USED TOGETHER in this clause](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/76801/5010)
  * [Meaning of にと思って in a sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/55453/5010)
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