Category: obaka

“Hmm, I wonder what it could be…”
 
[Damn! This little brat is acting so confident! I’ll find it quickly and definitely come up with a good excuse! That confidence of yours will be your downfall!]
 

(No, it’s the opposite. It’s my lifeline)
 
He’d never think that I haven’t found even the beginning of a clue and am having everyone else deduce.
 
While this was happening, someone’s mental cry reached my brain.
 

[Ah!?… Read more

 
(Oh right, the murder weapon hasn’t been found yet… I think they said the head was struck with a blunt object)
 
If it was taken away from the scene, that would make Ayashi-kun, who was outside and had the opportunity to hide it, even more suspicious. Ah, but…
 
(If we find the murder weapon, I might be able to corner Butler Hanzawa!)
 
With that thought, I decided to peek into Butler Hanzawa’s mind with half expectation.… Read more

 
(If only I were a little smarter… no, regretting won’t raise my IQ.)
 
I pulled myself together and began probing the mind of butler Hanzawa, targeting him specifically.
 
“By the way, you’re butler Hanzawa-san, right? Was there anything unusual about the lady’s condition?”
 

“No, nothing particularly unusual…”
 
[That woman probably never thought she’d be killed today! I feel so refreshed!]
 

(Instead of basking in satisfaction, give me some better hints!)… Read more

 
Gori shrank under the sheer force of Ryōsuke’s fury. Right, he mentioned donating a ton to the police. Piss him off, and those donations might stop—career over.
 
Since Gori couldn’t push further, I took over.
 
“Um, just for reference, could you tell me what everyone was doing after breakfast?”
 
Hitomi answered with visible irritation.
 
“Father and I were chatting in the parlor. Hanzawa was washing dishes, then cleaning. Ayashi was… doing something in the garden the whole time.”… Read more

Case 1: I Can Read Minds, So I Know the Culprit and Trick Behind the Mansion Locked-Room Mystery… But I’m Too Stupid to Figure Out How to Prove It!
 

A wealthy family—the Ichiwada household—has been struck by tragedy. The wife of the family was assaulted by an unknown assailant.
A crime committed in broad daylight, a locked room with no signs of intrusion, and suspects with solid alibis.
Arriving at the scene, where even the slightest lead was absent,
was a high school detective with the ability to read minds: Oba Kanako.… Read more