Holmes of Kyoto, Volume 4 by Mai Mochizuki

Author:Mai Mochizuki [MOCHIZUKI, MAI]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

7

This time, I could tell that everyone else felt the chills too. No one uttered a word.

Rika looked at Holmes and smiled gently. “Good evening, Holmes of Kyoto. You lived up to your reputation with that wonderful deductive reasoning. I hadn’t expected you to discover so much.”

“I’m glad I met your expectations. While you’re here, I have one more question,” Holmes said, holding up his index finger.

Everyone held their breath, wondering what he was going to say next.

“Your memory loss was a lie, right?” he asked, looking her straight in the eye.

Rika gave a very light shrug and said, “Yes, it was. I remember that the moment I climbed onto the railing, Suzuka suddenly appeared and pushed me off.”

“Huh?” Kana’s eyes widened. “Wh-Why did you set all of this up, then?”

“I knew that Suzuka was angry with me, but I didn’t think it was to the point of murder. Also, Suzuka acts based on advantage and disadvantage. What benefit would there be in killing me? I wondered this for a long time, until the day that Ijuin came to visit me. We weren’t acquainted, so I was very surprised, but apparently it was because Hashimoto is now assigned to him.”

Holmes’s eyebrow twitched.

“He was very kind and accepting, and as I was speaking with him, before I knew it, I was crying and pouring out my deepest thoughts. Then he said, ‘My son may be able to solve that bizarre case of yours.’”

Now that was unexpected. Apparently Holmes’s grandfather wasn’t the only one spreading rumors.

Holmes placed his hand on his forehead, not saying anything. If this was Kura, I’m sure he’d have his head on the counter right now.

Rika continued, “I wanted to know the full truth, so I enlisted Ijuin’s help in requesting your services in this way. It was his idea to hold the gathering here, at Yoshida-Sanso. I sincerely apologize for the displeasure it caused you. And thank you very much.” She bowed deeply.

“No, it’s fine. It was my father’s fault—er, I mean, it was my father’s suggestion,” Holmes said, holding up his hand. His mouth was in the shape of a smile, but his eyes weren’t smiling. Run, Manager!

“Now then, Rika, what do you plan to do now that you know the truth?” Holmes asked, having regained his composure.

Everyone tensed up.

“Let’s see,” Rika said with a laugh. She took a handgun out of her pocket and pointed it at us.

“Aoi!”

Before I could even react, my vision went dark. Holmes had moved in front of me to protect me. His broad back shielded me completely, and I gasped, touched by how he’d immediately sprang forward. I peeked at Rika from behind him. Her gun was pointed at Hashimoto.

“C-Calm down, Rika,” said Hashimoto. “That’s not a real gun anyway, right?”

“Shall we find out? Your manipulation cost me two friendships. In my despair, I considered suicide and thought that a gun would be the right tool for the job. It’d be a quick death, and bright red blood on a black gun would make for a beautiful sight, no? I’d never want an ugly death like hanging.

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