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Before the deceased woman left, there was one person who returned to her room.

Isn't that right...

Detective Amamiya?

Amamiya? No way!

No.

Amamiya isn't the culprit.

The culprit is someone else here.

What are you saying?

She did go back to her room first.

I saw it too.

It is true that her alibi seems unclear.

However, she was not able to create these circumstances.

Allow me to prove it to you now.

Can you believe the chance came to me so soon?

Ron Kamonohashi.

You have no idea

that I am a professor from the detective training school, BLUE.

And the second you embark on detective work, you will be eliminated.

...says...

Huh?

...Detective Isshiki.

- Hm? - Oh.

Huh?

Eh?

You're putting me on the spot?!

D-Don't put me on the spot...

Is that right, Detective Isshiki?

You have all the clues already. That's what you're saying, is it?

Ah... Wh...?

I see.

"A..." and "W..."

"Art" showing the Scarlet Spring legend, and "Water" turned red by the leaves.

Those two are the key to solving this.

The legend?

You mean the story about the young girl who was sacrificed?

Will that prove the female detective's innocence?

Apparently, it will.

Hey, Amamiya.

You look quite puzzled.

What is that legend you're talking about?

It was in the pamphlet you were given by the cab driver.

I didn't get here by cab.

There weren't any at the station.

Right, I remember her mentioning that.

So you're saying you came here by yourself.

I know what Detective Isshiki is trying to say.

Work kept piling up and I even had to walk from the station.

The only pamphlet for the annex is this one that I made myself.

I'm terribly sorry.

She had no chance to see the pamphlet and doesn't know about the legend.

No way she would set up a murder scene this grand.

It's safe to say that Amamiya isn't the culprit.

As expected of Detective Isshiki.

That makes sense. Nice deduction.

That's true.

Aside from the pamphlet, the legend isn't written anywhere.

It isn't exactly a pleasant story, so we try to avoid telling it around here.

Hmm...

So it's as the detective says.

So it isn't Ron Kamonohashi, but Totomaru Isshiki who's solving this...

Well then, who is the culprit?

Eh?

I don't know!

You said it was someone here!

I see... You're not sure of it yet.

I guess I'll vote for it being a curse.

Are you kidding me?

I saw it last night.

Maybe not a curse, but something spiritual.

Huh?

When I was going back to my room after finishing dinner,

I saw a strange white mist coming off of the river.

It almost looked like a spirit.

A white mist?

I found it, Toto!

- Look at the river! - When did you move?

Do you see the mist?

As if.

It's the table tennis ball we lost yesterday.

You idiot!

The trees and leaves that were caught in the heavy rain

have created a dam with the ball.

I don't care if a beaver were to pop up! Focus on the investigation!

Can't we use something to get the ball?

I said leave it!

- What's that? - Eh?

A bath mat?

Why is that here?

Can we use it to get the ball?

Enough about the ball!

Isshiki.

Oh crap, she's mad.

Thanks for the help earlier.

Huh?

Thank y... you...

Her body is resisting expressing gratitude to me!

However, if there's even a hint of suspicion against me

I cannot lead the investigation.

For this case, I will let you take the lead.

M... Me?

Leave it to me!

- I will make sure not to betray your ex... - Shut up!

I have zero expectations!

You're just my only option!

Sorry, I was wrong!

I can't believe this.

Yesterday I went to the wrong hot spring too.

It's very unlike you.

Hm?

Amamiya.

Y-Yes?

Well done.

You were not wrong yesterday.

Hot...

A hottie...

A what?

The epitome of a hottie.

Are you okay with those being your last words?!

Ah... Ah.

The police are here.

Well then.

Well done today.

Mm.

So? Any news?

According to the police, she died of cardiac arrest.

And her husband says she had a heart disease.

In the past, she's been rushed to the hospital because of seizures.

Did none of the other officers say anything?

Let me hear evidence of your detective work.

Ron Kamonohashi!

Other than that...

Oh. There's a centipede on the wall.

Ow! My ears!

There's no centipede.

True, and I do not kill bugs.

What?

What's your problem? I almost had a heart attack.

Oh, right.

The cardiac arrest was due to a heat shock caused by the difference in temperature

inside and outside the building.

As I expected.

As expected?

- Did you... - Yes.

It all makes sense now.

Detective Isshiki, it's your turn to shine.

What is going on?

Did something happen again?

Or is it about the same incident?

Yes.

It's about the death of the woman.

With the local police's permission, I will be the one to settle this case.

When you say "settle"...

This is a murder.

And the culprit is among us.

The culprit knew that the victim had problems with her heart.

It was you...

her husband.

W-Why would I kill my beloved wife?

I may have known about her condition,

but isn't that a normal thing for a husband to know?

Besides, when she passed away, I was with all of you in the lounge.

Yes, it's true that you were with us in the lounge.

But that was to make sure you had an alibi.

But secretly, you had set a truly daring trap

to lure her to her death.

- A trap? - Yes.

You placed a bathmat to cover the entrance to the spring,

and turned it into a pitfall.

Are you being serious?

- She wouldn't be stupid enough to... - That's right.

Under normal circumstances, anyone would notice it.

However, without her glasses, her sight was quite terrible.

Isn't that right, mister?

As she wasn't wearing her glasses, it was more than enough to trick her.

Due to this trap, she fell into the spring as if she had been tripped

and passed away.

But the cause of death was heat shock, right?

Would her heart stop from falling into warm water?

Well... Normally, that would be implausible.

However, what if the water in the bath wasn't hot

but rather near-frozen?

- What? - Near-frozen?

This is a free-flowing hot spring!

Ron.

Okay.

We found this discarded in the river.

This is what was used.

A rain gutter?

He cleverly utilized the fact that the river flows next to the hot spring

and the elevation differences.

Using two rain gutters,

he diverted water from the river into the bathtub

and drained the hot water from the bath into the river

in order to create a cold water bath.

Then the white mist I saw yesterday was...

Yes.

That was certainly nothing supernatural.

It was the steam from the hot water that was diverted into the cold river.

However, there was one problem.

Due to the heavy rain two days ago,

a large amount of fallen leaves from the river ended up in the bath.

It was impossible to remove every last one of them.

So, he took advantage of the local legend.

He scattered a large amount of fallen leaves,

making it look like the curse from the sacrificed woman to cover it up.

Stop messing around!

This is the women's bath!

There's no way a man could set up a trap like that here!

If you knew no one was coming, it'd be easy.

During dinner, you overheard us talking about playing table tennis

and you knew no one would be entering the men's bath for a while.

So, you swapped the entrance curtains of the men's and women's baths.

That way, the women used the men's bath, leaving the women's empty.

So I mistakenly entered the men's bath

because the curtain was switched with the women's?

That's right.

However, our table tennis game ended much earlier than he had anticipated.

Because we entered the hot spring before the curtains were switched back,

we stumbled upon each other.

T- That's...

- Show me the evidence! - It should be on the curtain rod.

It will show us your fingerprints that normally would not be there.

Since you can only enter the men's bath,

why would your fingerprints be on the women's bath curtain?

Can you explain that?

No way...

No...

I managed to say it all.

Michiyo... I failed.

Are you serious?!

Did you really kill her?

I did it for you.

What?!

- How is that for me?! - But you...

You always said she was in the way.

I have said, "If only she weren't here," but I never asked you to kill her!

You piece of garbage.

How dare you harm your spouse because of an affair.

Michiyo!

- Let go! - What the hell were you thinking?

You took your wife's life!

Huh?

Where's Ron?

What's going on?

Ron!

Over here. Totomaru Isshiki.

Huh?

You being here makes everything easier.

You're the inn's...

It seems he just woke up too.

What happened?

I discovered a brown sugar syrup spring and...

That was a dream!

Let me introduce myself.

I am BLUE's instructor for Tracking Studies, Spitz Feier.

He's from the detective training school BLUE?

I came to investigate whether Ron was engaging in detective activities.

Can you believe someone like this is an instructor?

I noticed you at the store when I drew the raffle.

What?

You saw it too, right? I haven't done anything.

Detective Isshiki was the one who solved the case.

Liar.

No way an idiot like Isshiki, who didn't even notice me,

came up with such a brilliant deduction!

It's a good point, but it hurts.

Do you have any evidence?

Evidence doesn't matter!

I knew they were Ron Kamonohashi's deductions!

Not only are your tracking skills nowhere near expert level,

but I never knew someone so illogical could ever be an instructor.

Your methods are akin to kidnapping.

Has the quality of recent instructors declined this much?

Don't anger him!

Indeed, it's better to not anger me.

If you admit to being a detective honestly,

I'll try to negotiate for a lighter punishment.

Do you have that authority?

If you're just monitoring my detective work

there's no need to go to the trouble of disguising yourself as an inn employee.

But you infiltrated the inn and spoke to us several times.

If your only purpose was surveillance,

then your actions were quite irrational.

Not only does it leave an impression on the target,

but it also would hinder your tracking efforts if we escaped.

The threatening language

and your sense of urgency suggest that there is an underlying, personal issue.

You either placed a bet on me doing detective work,

or you are being threatened by someone.

Or perhaps...

you need my assistance with something.

I lose.

I can't compete with you.

You truly are the most outstanding student in BLUE's history.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even consider making this request.

A request?

As I thought.

Ron! Help me out!

Eh?

I may not have exceptionally high deductive abilities,

but I worked tirelessly to hone my skills and became an instructor at BLUE.

I did all of it in search of the best of the best detective

who can help find my missing family!

Your family is missing?

But even at BLUE, I couldn't find such a detective.

Every time I ask people, they all say, "It's Ron Kamonohashi."

And now, I got the chance to meet you thanks to BLUE's orders.

In fact, when I met Ron

I was convinced that this person is the detective I've been looking for.

I refuse.

Why?!

Aren't you an instructor at BLUE?

Who'd believe you?

I don't even know you.

I-I see. You're right.

Maybe I just felt a sense of familiarity because I'd been investigating you.

I think I'm a good guy but...

Yeah. I can tell this person is honest and kind.

Okay, I'm going to earn your trust!

I'll report to my superior that you haven't been working!

Obviously.

- Anything else? - Eh?

I'll also help with your work!

I told you, it's Detective Isshiki's work.

I-I know.

I'll help Detective Isshiki.

And?

Eh?

Eh? Uh...

I wanted to wear it at home, but I have no choice!

- Take this happi with you! - You commoner!

It looks too small to fit me.

Come on, Ron. I don't think he's a bad guy.

Can we at least hear him out?

Oh! Tototo!

I knew you were a good guy!

You're not smart, but your heart is pure, Tototo!

Too many "To" s...

Your final words to the criminal were amazing!

I'm leaving for today.

If something needs tracking, find me!

I'm going to earn your trust!

His exit is the most surprising thing about him!

No one said "Yes" to anything.

Are you turning him down?

His abilities will be useful for solving cases that await us.

And the nature of his request is intriguing.

But still, I don't trust him, so I was going to decline.

You were going to?

If he betrays me, it'll be the end of me.

But you say he's not a bad guy, so I'll keep an eye on him.

That's so much pressure!

It's just a matter of figuring out if he's trustworthy.

Do you have a plan?

Of course.

- I'll exploit him fully. - The devil's back!

He says these harsh things,

but I've never seen him abandon someone in need.

Thanks for helping Amamiya today.

I only fulfilled my duty.