Category: obaka

The new president Eijirō looked straight at the press corps.
 
“From when I started working under my father, I suspected that Logic was conspiring with certain politicians and police to recommend accounting fraud to some clients. The fact that I couldn’t pursue this and stop it makes me equally guilty with my father.”
 
Eijirō-san’s eyes moistened. His expression showed a complex mix of justice, responsibility, and love for his father.
 
“My father was a kind-hearted man.… Read more

TLNOTE : Please re-read chapter 2 part 14, there are big mistakes.

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“I don’t know… I-I don’t know anything!”
 
[○×△※──!!!!!!]
 

(Eh!? N-no way!?)
 
My eyes widened in surprise at this unexpected development.
 
Koyomin urged me to reveal the location.
 
“Where is the hiding place, Kanako?”
 
“I’m curious,” said Mukashino-san. Eijirō-san and Adeno-san also watched with bated breath.
 
I turned to Koyomin and whispered the information I had obtained through mind-reading.
 
“It’s terrible, Koyomin. The will is… um… in lawyer Arima’s head.”… Read more

[○×△※──!!]
 

Whether he’s excited or not, he’s rattling off in his mind in Akita dialect at quite a rapid pace. He looks calm but is internally quite flustered.
 
If this were the old me, I would have lamented about these words in his mind: “What the heck is this?! What language is this?!” But…
 
(I understand! I can understand! I can understand Akita dialect too!)
 
Though I have a foreign language allergy, once I learned it was Japanese, my fear diminished, and thanks to Ugohonjo-sensei, having mastered Akita dialect, I can easily read his mind.… Read more

“This one looks scatterbrained, but she’s serious about work, and sometimes plays a role in solving difficult cases – she’s quite excellent.”
 
“Oh no, you’re praising me too much.”
 
“Well, the fact that she becomes a complete country bumpkin when she lets her guard down is part of her charm.”
 
Smiling and showing her sharp teeth, Naomi-san made a request to Detective Ugohonjo.
 
“Yuri-ppe, sorry, but could you teach Kanako some Akita dialect?… Read more

“Th-this is!”
 
“What’s wrong?”
 
I approached the speaker while listening carefully, concentrating seriously on that music.
 
A high school girl suddenly standing in the corner of the shop – the master also looked at me with an exasperated expression saying “She’s doing something again.”
 
“Your Napolitan is here, Kanako… well, whatever.”
 
Ignoring Koyomin who had started eating by herself, I concentrated on listening carefully to the music playing in the shop.
 
…Hmm, but the more I listen, the more it feels somehow different.… Read more

And then what happened was:
 
“Moguri was incredible! The fighting spirit transmitted through the radio! Even I, who usually aim for long shots, went with Moguri for that race!”
 
“It was worth seeing in person. Diving into the pack of horses, then bursting out from the corner to the final stretch! Truly deserving of being called [The Turf Lurker].”
 
The moment Inspector Gori mentioned the horse’s name, the security guard became extremely talkative.… Read more

“What should we do… Oh?”
 
As we were worrying, a large figure skipping from far away came into view.
 
“Wh-what’s that…?”
 
“A skipping adult male is approaching.”
 
“Wait, that worn-out trench coat! Inspector Gori!?”
 
A tough face like a concentrated ape-man. Hardship seeping from his worn-out coat. It was unmistakably veteran Inspector Gori.
 
He was walking down the sidewalk with an uncharacteristic grinning face, lightly skipping. No matter how you look at it, it’s extremely unnatural.… Read more

“Eh? Beauty?”
 
[Really!? A high school girl is asking me for beauty advice!? No, this is delightful!]
 

(A-amazing, Koyomin.)
 
She instantly came up with insincere flattery and opened the other person’s heart── though if she opens that ample bosom any more, things could get problematic. Those curves might burst free.
 
She’s not exposing anything, but Adeno-san is extremely pleased.
 
She said “Standing around talking isn’t ideal” and guided us to the sofa in the entrance, even with coffee included.… Read more

“Seriously? I don’t care about the motive or trick of the crime, but you don’t know where the crucial will is hidden?”
 
Naomi-san scratched her head. Just a moment ago she was laughing enjoyably at my flustering, but now she’s nervously tapping her foot.
 
Meanwhile, Koyomin was calm. I don’t know which of us is more adult.
 
“I see, a foreign language. Was it English?”
 
I shook my head vigorously.
 
“I have no idea.… Read more

(A beautiful mature woman?! I can’t tell at all?!)
 
I take back what I said earlier! Even though I’ve seen many gaps between exterior and interior, this is shocking!
 
Her actual age – I forgot I was in the middle of a deduction show and ended up staring intently.
 
(No matter how I look at her, she doesn’t look like she’s in her sixties! Ah, but maybe her neck area looks a little wrinkled, I guess?)… Read more