Tabikurage Tantei Nikki (Tabikurage Detective Diary / Handyman Fellow Jellyfish / たびくらげ探偵日記)

This is a nice place.

Hang on tight.

Going to the same office every day,

going home to a certain place.

There are people who can't live like that.

Like the jellyfish that drift in the ocean,

they wander aimlessly around Japan.

Come on, go...!

It's no good.

Aw, crap...

Man, seriously?

Should we push it?

No...

Contact the client.

We'll change the meeting place...

...to in front of the scarecrow.

Okay.

All right, time to start work.

Okay!

"Handyman Fellow Jellyfish"

I wonder what's growing there...

That's daikon, and that's lettuce.

You can tell?

By the smell.

There it is--Mackey's amazing nose.

Does lettuce even smell like anything?

Sure it does.

What does it smell like?

It smells 1.5 times less than cabbage.

What does 1.5 even mean?

It's between one and two.

That's not what I'm asking. What units are you using?

There aren't any units for smell.

You're the one who made it sound that way.

I finally found you!

What does "in front of the scarecrow" mean?!

How many scarecrows do you think there are in this town?!

Aloha.

Aloha!

Show me reviews for Handyman Jellyfish.

"Handyman Jellyfish reviews" Show me reviews for Handyman Jellyfish.

"Handyman Jellyfish reviews" Okay.

We might have gotten off on the wrong foot,

but we know what we're doing.

Look.

"Newest Reviews" Look.

"Newest Reviews" These are the reviews for Handyman Fellow Jellyfish,

"Newest Reviews" private eyes who specialize in finding lost things.

"Newest Reviews" I know. I contacted you because I saw those.

"Newest Reviews" Oh yeah? You look at minor sites like this?

Oh yeah? You look at minor sites like this?

Is it weird for an old lady like me to be good with computers?

Oh no, it's just...

You seem to be a woman with a strong will,

so it's surprising that you would look at review sites.

Right?

Here.

Can you tell us more about the job?

We will do our best to help.

The hand mirror in this picture...

I'd like you to find it.

Did you lose it somewhere?

It was stolen! By a purse snatcher.

Two days ago, it was in my purse that was stolen by someone on a motorcycle.

Um, did you tell the police--

Do you think the police would look for a hand mirror?

But--

You only wish for us to find the mirror?

Yes.

Do you remember anything about the bike?

Well, it was dark, and I fell, so I couldn't see very well...

I remember a fish logo on it.

Fish...

Want to do a search?

No--

First, will you show us where this happened?

That means--

Time for some legwork.

It's against my principles, though...

No security cameras... Looks like we won't find any clues here.

Now that we're here, I'm remembering what happened. It makes me so mad!

Now, now. Calm down.

Shall I go buy some tea?

Tea?

Huh?

Do you think I like tea because I'm an old lady?

No, I promise that's not what I meant.

Go buy me a caramel macchiato! A caramel macchiato!

There's no store selling anything like that around here!

--There is. --Huh?

"Aoba Liquor Store"

There's no way they'll have it.

Welcome.

Go to your mom.

Excuse me... Do you have caramel macc--

Here's my card.

A private investigator?

Yes.

This woman was the victim of a purse snatching in that street over there.

I believe part of it may have been caught on your security camera.

Will you let us see it?

We have to respect our customers' privacy...

We would not allow anyone else to see it.

I'm sorry, I can't let someone not from the police look at them...

Sure you can. You don't trust me?

Oh, well...

Very well. Then, just one more question--

Have you ever seen a motorcycle with a fish logo on it?

Fish...?

Oh, now that you mention it--

Why was he being so stingy? He didn't have to be so stingy!

Now, make sure you do your job.

I'll pay you a lot of money.

Well, what next?

I'll go to the place he told us about. You--

...do a search, right?

It's against my principles, though...

Not against mine, though. Oh, I'm so happy!

Don't search for anything unnecessary.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Jeez...

We finally found him, huh?

Yeah, we finally found him.

When I glared, they got really scared!

"Explosive velocity" "No fish barred"

Oh, sorry to interrupt your delinquent boasting,

but do you have a minute?

"Bathhouse"

That hits the spot.

Nice, young man. You have the day off?

I'm actually working right now.

Really? There's work like that?

Yeah...

Oh, this feels good...!

Do you wash your hair after soaking in the bath?

Yeah...

Me, too.

What the hell do you mean by "delinquent boasting"?

You don't have to say it so clearly!

That bike with the marlin on it--

Is it yours?

Huh?

Yeah. "Explosive velocity. No fish barred."

You got a problem with that?

I see.

Have you seen this hand mirror?

Try asking with everything you've got.

Hey, hey, looks like he's scared!

--Yeah! --He looks scared!

Fine.

If that's what you want, that's what I'll do.

Hello?

Hello, Mackey?

I'm at the ba--

...office, and I just finished searching through the liquor store's surveillance footage.

I see. What did you find?

Well...

It was all erased.

Right after we went there.