The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 5 by nigozyu and Umibouzu

Author:nigozyu and Umibouzu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen Press

The scales of justice

Once the introductions were over, the positions held by the seven attending Tuners were clear. Fritz Stewart the Revolutionary, Bruno the Information Broker, the Man in Black (name unknown), Siesta the Ace Detective, Ms. Fuubi the Assassin, Mia Whitlock the Oracle. And—

“Um, excuse me? Why is Rill the only one who just got ignored?”

The girl with vivid orange hair was still calling herself by her nickname. Thumping the table, she stood up. The jolt knocked her black cane over. “Rill’s saying it one more time, Kimihiko Kimizuka: Be her familiar.”

This was the seventh Tuner, Reloaded the Magical Girl. She was probably about the same age as Siesta and me, but what she was wearing looked exactly like the sort of magical girl costume you’d see in an anime. It really suited the cute expression she’d shown for a fraction of a second earlier.

However, nothing she’d said or done this whole time had been cute at all. I guessed “familiar” was a magical girl term, and she was actually telling me to be her errand boy. Meaning…

“…I really doubt there’s anything in it for me.”

“Oh, no, that’s not true. You must be getting tired of being the Ace Detective’s assistant. Being a cute magical girl’s dog is bound to be more fun.”

“You totally just said ‘dog.’ …And anyway, why me?” I didn’t even have to think about it; I knew for a fact that I was meeting this girl for the first time. Why was she trying to make me her dog…or, uh, her assistant?

“Isn’t it obvious? Kimihiko Kimizuka, you are this world’s—”

“—Sorry, but my assistant’s never going to be yours,” Siesta cut in. Reloaded had been picking a fight with her since before the council began, and Siesta finally looked ready to take her up on it. She didn’t go for her weapon, but a cold war was starting across the table.

“What? You’re planning to monopolize him? Nobody likes jealous women, you know.”

“It’s not a question of petty emotions. It’s a contractual issue.”

“A contract? After three or four years, they generally get renewed.”

“Nice try, but no. The contract was for lifetime employment. He doesn’t have time to be your partner.”

…I seemed to have found myself in some sort of mystery pact with Siesta.

Did “lifetime employment” mean I’d be with her until I died? That the rest of my life would be full of unfairness? ………………Yeah, I should turn that down. No reason to hesitate there.

“Are you planning to cheat, all by yourself ?” Reloaded snapped at Siesta again. “If Rill could just use the Singularity, she could do her job more efficiently…”

“Reloaded, you always manage your duties as the Magician quite well,” Fritz said, attempting to defuse the situation with a compliment.

“I told you, Rill is the Magical Girl, not the Magician. She did you the favor of becoming a Tuner, so you said you’d change the position’s name.” Reloaded propped her chin in her hands, scowling at Fritz.

Apparently, Reloaded had taken over the position of Magician from the old woman Siesta had told me about on our way here.

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