Welcome to one of my One-shot stories! This is about a new game made exclusively to mobile devices… the game called "The Layton Brothers: Mystery Room"! While this short story has nothing to do with the game's material and content, it's sorta similar to the cases introduced. For now, just enjoy!

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Rain pours heavily over the Mystery Room as Lucy slumps in her chair. Her eyes start to droop as the rain's pounding melody lure her to sleep. In all efforts to stay awake, she purposely steps on her own foot, feeling the pain shoot though out her body.

"Where in the world is Prof? He's supposed to be here today, but…" Lucy was all alone, and having no one to speak to, the room was in utter silence. Alfrendi Layton, the Inspector Lucy Baker works with, is absent today, and he didn't give her any short notice of not being available. Seconds became minutes, and minutes became hours, and there was no point of waiting any longer. Luckily, there were no cases to crack today, so Lucy decides to head on home early and wait for the next day. Hopefully as well, Prof, as Lucy calls Alfrendi, will be present as well.

Early morning the next day, Lucy skips to the office where both Prof and herself work. Opening the door, she calls out, "Good morning, Prof!" But there was no reply. He wasn't here again today. Lucy is quite confused. If Prof isn't here yesterday or today, then where is he?

And yet again, the whole morning was spent waiting for Alfendi with no cases to look though. Florence did come into the quiet office, but only to see a sleeping Lucy on Prof's desk.

"Lucy... where's- ACHOO! Al...?" Florence asks, waking up the sleeping assistant.

"Ngh... huh? Oh! Hello, Florence! Prof's not here. He wasn't here yesterday either. He didn't tell me that he'll be absent, no?"

"I don't- ACHOO!... think so. Maybe he got sick. He'll be back, I promise. Just head... ACHOO!.. head on home. I'll cover you."

Taking Florence's idea, Lucy packs up and leaves the Mystery Room for another day.

However, over a week's course, Alfrendi didn't show up at the office, leaving Lucy to solve at least two cases on her own, one being over a robbery, the other about a death of an eldery woman that was beaten with a spiked club. Alfrendi wasn't around, so she was all alone, and she missed hearing his voice.

One sorrowful day, she recieves a letter that has a saddening message...

Alfendi Layton

Age: 29

Cause of Death: Bullet shot to back of head

Was found dead in an abandoned apartment complex. No witnesses to observe crime. Being ruled as suicide.

"There's no way he would kill himself! If he was, he would have a very good reason for such thing!" Lucy cried. As she continues to cry, Florence comes inside the office.

"Is everything okay?" Florence asks.

"...No... Alfendi's dead."

"I don't think he would kill himself." Florence said. "Please cheer up... he... a... ACHOO! might be still alive... the body might be fake."

"I... I hope so..."

And that's it! Who knows who killed Prof, or if he did kill himself, but I'm never to reveal! For now, just enjoy! If you like it, favorite it, and always leave me a comment.

Hazeltopaz is typing out, and I need to cheer Lucy up.

*in bedroom* Lucy, he isn't really dead.

Lucy: he isn't...?

Me: nope. It's a story. Don't worry about it.