“Well, the reason I’ve gathered everyone is nothing else. My father’s will, which should have been in the safe, is missing.”
 
“Missing… oh, is that true, Eijiro-chan?”
 
Mukashino-san put his hand on his shoulder.
 
Eijiro-san nodded weakly.
 
“Yes, and you see, losing the will right after inheriting my father’s position would look bad, so…”
 
“Ahh, I see. You called a detective because you don’t want to file a police report. That’s a wise decision.”
 
With a meaningful smile, Mukashino-san looked at us intently.… Read more

“For instance, say you got a hundred points on a test, right? What would happen then?”
 
“Um, my mother would praise me?”
 
“…Please stay just the way you are.”
 
Naomi-san patted my head with pity? Did I say something strange?
 
“Now, what if it was actually cheating? And you got perfect scores in all subjects?”
 
“If, if that happened… even if I’m not smart, everyone would respect me, and I could get into a good school just with my grades… ah.”… Read more

[Alright! I can make it back with this race! Go! Pass them! Pass them all!]
 

(This person is doing horse racing!)
 
I slumped my shoulders at the cheering voice for horses that I could hear even without trying to read minds.
 
I mean, sure, there are guys at school who pretend to study while reading manga, but this is what you’d call a serious-looking slacker. I can’t count on this person.
 
“Well, as long as we can see the surveillance camera.”… Read more

“……Alright, okay. Koyomi, ask the client various questions and shake them up. Kanako, just read the client’s mind as much as you can. If there are any secrets, tell me about them later.”
 
“Haa, I’m more worried about what kind of request this is.”
 
Naomi-san pulled my troubled shoulders closer.
 
“Don’t worry, there probably won’t be any dead bodies lying around.”
 
“Then what will be lying around?” asked Koyomin.
 
Naomi-san showed her jagged teeth and smiled.… Read more

“Are you in, Kanako! Koyomi! It’s me!”
 
A woman with jagged teeth and sharp eyes, wearing a jacket with a token attempt at formality but unable to hide her overflowing “delinquent flavor,” appeared.
 
“N-Naomi-san!?”
 
“Yo, how’ve you been! Nahaha!”
 
Police Superintendent Terabayashi Naomi.
 
The Metropolitan Police’s nuclear warhead. Despite being part of the career track, she’s famous as a heroine who’s achieved numerous accomplishments through her hands-on action and reckless fearlessness.… Read more

Case 2: I Can Read Minds So I Know Who the Thief Is, But They’re Thinking in a Foreign Language So I Can’t Find What They Stole!

The whereabouts of the will left by the former president of major consulting firm Logic Consul has gone missing—called in personally by the successor to resolve a scandal that cannot be made public,
Oba Kanako, the mind-reading detective arrives on the scene.
She immediately tries to read the minds of suspicious parties using her innate ability, but—
“This is… a foreign language!?”… Read more

“Were you deliberately saying it wasn’t related to make the culprit slip up? What a nasty personality for a detective.”
 
[Guh! A trap to catch the culprit by deliberately not mentioning fishing line! As expected of a great detective!]
 

(No, I was just being mean because I was annoyed, and I simply didn’t know the word ‘fishing line’…)
 
Who would have thought my malice and ignorance would work so well together? I was more surprised than anyone.… Read more

“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