Cuticle Tantei Inaba

I will take all the yen in the Japan!

All of you can use this instead!

Inspector Ogino.

The safe has been completely emptied out.

This is the sixth bank to be hit.

Despite having heavy security at the location,

the suspect got in easily.

Damn you, Don Valentino!

I guess it's time to use Hiroshi.

Hiroshi?!

Are you talking about Inaba Hiroshi?

The werewolf police dog who became a legend

by tracking down a suspect with just a single hair.

With his power, he's able to identify anyone just by touching their hair,

and he can see their memories by putting the hair into his mouth.

His apprehension rate is 100%.

He's truly the guard dog of the law.

Inaba Detective Agency

Cuticle Detective

Cuticle Detective Inaba

Counterfeit Currency Printing Incident Countermeasures Headquarters

Meeting Room

Hey.

Ogi-san!

You've got some nerve showing up uninvited.

I'm here with a job.

We're after a bank robber, but he's giving us some trouble.

I need your help. Let's work together again, Hiroshi.

No way in hell!

I quit being a police dog! Take that and that!

Inaba-san, that's rock salt!

I'm currently detectiving to rave reviews!

That's why I came here as a client.

Is that any way to treat a client?!

Like I care, you stingy-haired miser!

Your hair is bristled but you never let m—

Now, now... How about some tea?

Oh, sorry.

We're currently out of bowls, so it'll be

straight out of the rice maker. Is that okay?

Oh, good, ochazuke. I was just getting hungry.

Would you two quit spatting like a mother-in-law and daughter?!

Inaba Detective Agency

Yuuta-kun, we have cups, don't we?!

Tempted by the hourly wage, I've been working at the

It's fine. I'll drink out of this.

Inaba Detective Agency for six months now.

Would you stop being weirdly stubborn, Ogi-san?!

I'm Nozaki Kei, currently sixteen.

And I'm totally into cats.

Jeez. It seems your moodiness hasn't changed.

I'm totally in a great mood!

Wanna see the cuticle dance?

Cuticle Dance

Created by Inaba Hiroshi

Cuticle, cuticle...

Shiny, sleek hair...

My boss, Inaba Hiroshi-san,

is a former police dog werewolf detective with a hair fetish.

Cuticle, cuticle...

His self-appointed volunteer assistant who understands him,

Soft, silky hair...

Sasaki Yuuta-kun,

is a cross-dresser who has hostile feelings towards Ogi-san.

Kyu, kyu, kyu, kyu, kyu, kyu...

Inspector Ogino Kuniharu,

Inaba-san's partner when he was a police dog,

is sort of like his owner.

Hey, you, the assistant that actually works.

It's Kei.

Cuticle, cuticle...

I'll tell you the details.

Okay.

Glossy, smooth...

You see...

Curse you, Bristles!

You look happy.

Don... Valentino?

He's the boss of an Italian Mafia group.

He's quite skilled in making counterfeit bills.

However, there hadn't been any activity from him

since the Italian currency changed.

So it was believed that his organization dissolved,

but surprisingly, he was in Japan.

Look.

Other than not having Yukichi's face, it's a perfect copy.

You totally can't tell other than Yukichi's face being different.

It should be obvious if it's not Yukichi!

Though he's an enemy, his work is admirable.

I would love for him to make a 10,000 yen bill with my daughter on it.

I'll have him make you the 5,000 yen bill, Hiroshi.

Y-You idiot.

Hey, could you two come back to reality now?

Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave.

But this can't actually be classified as counterfeit, can it?

Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave!

Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave. Hurry and leave! I'm telling you to hurry up and leave!

You're right.

The ICPO has analyzed that this fake bill is a display of

their counterfeiting technique, and as long as

they're packing cash, they'll take any requests.

The ICPO?

We've tracked down their hideout.

Hiroshi,

use your powers to bring them to justice.

What color is Valentino's hair?

Is that really important?

It's top priority.

I think it's white.

I wonder if it's white or gray.

Either way, it's been a while.

This will be my first time getting a luxurious hair

from someone like an Italian Mafia Don.

Something like this?

Stop it, Yuuta.

Inaba-san, it's too dangerous!

Don't stop me, Kei.

I can't stop drooling over the idea of an unknown cuticle.

Actually, I think I'm turning into drool itself.

I'll catch Valentino for you!

Hurry up and lead me to him, Ogi!

A single-story house made of wood...

It reminds me of home.

It is, indeed, a very family friendly home.

Seriously?! Is it really okay for Valentino to be

in a single-story wooden house?!

We know you're in there, Valentino!

He may have fled.

No, I can hear voices.

Those newspaper guys just never give up.

Could you tell them we don't want any, Don?

I suppose I'll have to tell them to scram.

I'm going to call the police, I am.

I am the police.

He's a goat!

He's a goat living in a one-story wooden house!

Slip!

It's a crock that he's called Valentino!

Lorenzo! Lorenzo, who is my right arm!

Kill them now!

Make a run for it, Don!

Lorenzo! Bag on head! Traditional Japanese clothing!

Good for him.

He has a gun?

Ah!

Ah! Whoops.

Too slow.

I didn't think they'd shoot suddenly.

All of you hide in here.

Okay, Papa.

You're so cool, Papa.

Hurry ho—

Ogi-san, you're bleeding!

I've been shot.

How are you okay?!

Someone please teach Ogi-san not to be so trusting.

Oh, no!

Yuuta-kun, don't! It's too dangerous!

He sealed it!

The Mafia is Surprised!

Let me know whenever you want some air

by saying, "I'm a lowly dog of the state."

Assistant. Kill.

The strong-looking one has been sealed, he has!

Come at me now, you should!

Sensei, it's too dangerous for us now that Ogi-san is gone.

Let's hurry and run away.

My Yukichis are sticking out, they are!

I don't understand.

You have the skills to make such convincing counterfeits.

Why steal real money?

You impudent amateur.

I shall show you why the counterfeits came about, I shall.

Lorenzo!

Don, do not bang on the bowl.

Yukichi in light soy sauce.

What a refreshing dish, it is.

I have tried many others, but the Japanese yen is the best, it is.

It's light, yet flavorful.

The euro is too plain.

Things were great when they still had the lira.

And now, Don, if you'll excuse me...

It is complete, it is!

Valentino Specialty Counterfeit Bills

All done.

Commoner punch!

Public opinion kick! Public opinion kick!

Poor

His rage toward tightness on money is nothing to laugh at.

S-Stop it, I say!

That hurts, it does!

I've never seen Kei-kun keep dishing out low kicks like that.

I can't forgive him, Inaba-san!

Oh, leave it to me.

Hiroshi, if you're able to catch Valentino,

I'll let you shampoo my hair.

Leave it to me!

Where are you popping out from?!

It's up to you, Yuuta.

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