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

We expelled him five years ago

and revoked his detective license.

We, BLUE, pursue the truth.

To ensure that justice is not overshadowed by evil,

we create detectives.

A detective who kills should not exist.

Did this man truly resume detective activities again?

We must confirm whether or not this is true.

I reckon I am the right person for that job.

Very well.

We will leave this to you.

This is official.

I order an investigation into Ron Kamonohashi.

This investigation only aims to verify this information.

If you agitate him, it might cause him to flee.

Avoid any direct contact with Ron Kamonohashi.

Even if you witness any detective activity,

report it to us immediately.

Understood.

If it turns out to be true that he is indeed doing detective work,

what do you plan to do?

You know very well.

We cannot allow such tragedies to happen again.

Ron Kamonohashi's crime is evident.

If this information happens to be true, his punishment is already decided.

Oh.

Hello?

What?

HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER

Ron!

What's the emergency?!

They don't allow tabs.

That's not an emergency!

Can you pay for me?

Don't call me for something like that.

I thought BLUE was threatening your life...

My cat's life is being threatened.

Well, your cat's important, but...

Of course, they don't allow tabs.

How have you been paying until now?

The residents in my building shopped for me.

SECOND MOST POPULAR PET TOY

TOTAL 68,000 YEN

Thank you for shopping with us today!

We're currently having a raffle.

Every customer at our store receives a ticket to enter.

If you'd like, please try.

- Th-Thank you so much. - Why are you so touched?

RAFFLE VENUE HAPPENING NOW!

HIGH-END CORDLESS VACUUM POPULAR AIR CIRCULATOR

COUPLE'S TICKETS TO HOT SPRINGS TICKET TO HOT SPRINGS

Welcome!

Thank you.

You can spin the wheel one time.

One time, huh?

Let's pick who spins it with the ultimate match of rock-paper-scissors.

Just spin it.

Well, if you insist...

Oh? You sure are eager.

- Oh! - Huh?

You won!

The grand prize, a hot springs vacation!

Perfect for you two. It's a couple's ticket.

You've got it all wrong!

I spun the wheel, so I'll go twice.

You can't do that.

The dates are fixed.

You shouldn't resell it,

so if the two of you can't go, it'll be canceled.

Guess there's no helping it.

Seems like it.

Today is quite the day.

Both the first and second-place prizes were won today.

TOTOMARU ISSHIKI, NAIVE DETECTIVE

Thank you! Come back again soon!

Unless something happens to you, this is goodbye.

Try being more grateful!

Hot springs, hm?

Wow, you two sure are lucky!

Until yesterday, it was raining hard at Scarlet Springs.

Really?

And then today, the weather is magnificent as you can see.

Oh! This is a pamphlet for the inn. Please take it.

Ah, thank you.

You two, do you know why this place is called Scarlet Springs?

Nope.

A long time ago, a feudal lord saw the red autumn leaves

reflected on the water surface of the springs,

so he named them after that.

Isn't that a charming story?

Wow, I'm excited.

MAIN BUILDING

Hm?

Main building? The tickets we won are for the annex.

Th-The annex?

Well, that's... Sorry about that.

Why do you apologize?

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

I'm terribly sorry.

Sorry for what?

One page in black and white...

I'll be off, then.

He didn't waste a second.

What an interesting inn.

It looks like a typhoon came through just this place.

The rain gutters are broken.

Is it even open?

Welcome!

You must be Mr. Nanban and Mr. Isshiki.

It's not deserted.

Welcome to the Scarlet Annex.

Mr. Totomaru Isshiki and...

Mr. Kamoo Nanban.

Oh?

Thank you for your hard work as a police officer, Mr. Isshiki.

What? How did you know that I'm a police officer?

Your leather shoes.

The front of your shoes is worn down.

That only happens if you run at high speed.

And the only job that'd have you run in leather shoes

is as a detective chasing criminals.

Amazing deduction skills.

Don't let him fool you, Toto.

Huh?

- Ow... - Journalists also run in leather shoes.

He just knew because of the advance application.

TOTOMARU ISSHIKI, NAIVE DETECTIVE

It's all in good fun as a welcoming gesture.

See?

I see.

Well then, come on inside.

The free-flowing open-air bath is open until eight a.m.

Dinner will be served at seven by the Scarlet Room.

If dinnertime is fixed, does that mean we are not your only guests?

Yes.

We have three other groups staying here today.

Wow.

Which is why punctuality will be greatly appreciated.

Of course.

Ow...

Please make yourselves at home.

They have more guests than I thought.

Yeah. Let's go to the hot springs right away.

Good idea.

That level of perception!

There's no doubt. He is Ron Kamonohashi.

What an amazing hot spring.

We even have a full view of the river.

It's not bad.

The building is battered, but the springs are awesome.

All we need is the scarlet color.

Like what the taxi driver said?

That's the official story.

The secret legend is different.

Secret?

As you can see, the river flows fast and the different water levels often flooded.

Because of that, the troubled villagers decided to sacrifice a young woman.

The floodwaters receded the next day,

but it is said that the hot springs and the entire river turned red for days.

That's a scary story.

I read it in the pamphlet.

Oh, the handmade one?

It'd be awful if that was the reason for the red color.

- Of course, it'd be awful. - Your face says the opposite!

Oh.

It's bigger than I thought. Your tattoo.

Hm?

- This scar? - It's a scar?

I've had severe wounds all over my body, but somehow only this left a scar.

It almost looks like a number.

Yeah. I like that it looks like the number six.

Six?