Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri (Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions / Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective)

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