A/N: Yay! Chapter four!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any characters except the ones I make up. If I owned Detective Academy Q, I would make every school into DDS. XD
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Summer Light: Murder at Tsukikage High School
Chapter Four: Interviews
YOUR POV
A little after 3:40 pm
"Ne, Megu?" I said, turning to the pink-haired girl who was sitting comfortably on my bed.
"Hm?" She turned to look at me.
"I kind of noticed earlier… Hm.. Maybe I'm wrong, but do you have a photographic memory?" I inquired.
"Huh? Yeah, I do. Didn't I tell you before?" I did an anime-fall at her reply.
"No…"
"Aa… Gomen…" She apologized.
"It's okay. Then can you write down the list of suspects? I can't remember all of their names…" I asked sheepishly.
"Sure." Megu got off of my bed and walked over to my desk. She picked up a pencil and started writing on the notepad that was sitting on my desk.
"Hey, Kazuma's on!" Kyuu said excitedly, pointing at the computer screen. He was peering over Ryuu's shoulder, who was seated in front of my computer.
"Alright! Let's get to work!" Kinta said, jumping up from the ground where he was seated earlier. Megu and I jumped off of my bed and walked over as well.
"Hey, Anna's on, too!" I pointed out.
KAZUMA: Hey, guys!
Ryuu typed back.
NINA: How is everything?
KAZUMA: The police interviewed all the suspects. I just got the information now from them. Here, I'll send it over.
"Well, at least we don't have to bust our covers by interviewing them ourselves." Kinta commented.
"Yeah," Megu agreed. I walked over to my desk and picked up my science textbook, opening it up to a random page. I sat down on my bed again and placed the open textbook in my lap.
"Ah, here it is." Ryuu clicked a few times on the computer before a new window came up.
KAZUMA: Here's the interview with Furukawa, Kai, the student council president. Did you get it?
Ryuu typed back again.
NINA: Yeah, thanks.
"Let's see…" Kyuu started, peering at the screen.
"The estimated time of death is 5 pm." Megu commented as she quickly scanned through the document.
"I see… Can you read the whole thing aloud?" I asked.
"Yeah, sure." Kyuu said. He cleared his throat before speaking.
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: I was practicing my violin in the practice rooms. Earlier, after school, I overheard Anna talking to Kobayashi and Tsukihime about practicing in the auditorium for 2 hours. I decided to take a small break and walk over to see how she was doing. When I got to the auditorium, Kawamoto-sensei was already there with their bodies.
Q: What is your relationship with the two victims?
A: They are just my classmates. I only know them because they are on the student council and they are Anna's friends.
Q: When was the last time you saw the two?
A: After school when I overheard them speaking with Anna.
"That's it?" I asked.
"Yeah." Kyuu said.
"Here's the next one." Ryuu said, clicking on the file.
"Who is it this time?" Megu asked, peering over Ryuu's other shoulder.
"Oh! It's Anna's this time!" Kinta exclaimed. "I'll read it!"
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: I was copying papers for my chemistry teacher. After finishing, I came back to the auditorium and unlocked the inner doors with the key I obtained from the music teacher earlier after school. When I saw Yuuki and Mai on the ground, I ran over to them and saw that they weren't breathing, so I ran out to call 911 when I ran into Kawamoto-sensei. I told her the situation and she headed over to the auditorium while I went to get the police.
Q: What is your relationship with the two victims?
A: In the beginning, they were just student council members, but after spending time with them, they became my best friends.
Q: When was the last time you saw the two?
A: After school when I told them I was going to practice in the auditorium for about 2 hours.
Q: Why did your two friends come back to the auditorium when they clearly were headed home?
A: I didn't know that they were going to come back. They told me they were going to go home. It was after all of this happened that I managed to find out that they had gone home to retrieve my birthday present. It was supposed to be a surprise, I guess…
"Well, that was a little longer…" I commented, flipping through my chemistry textbook randomly.
"I hope Anna cheers up… It must have been quite a shock to have 2 friends die on your own birthday…" Megu stated sadly.
"Yeah…" Kyuu agreed.
"Here are Imai and Ooyama's interviews." Ryuu stated, pulling up the window for everyone to see. "I'll read it this time. This is Imai's."
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: Well, I was taking a walk to go watch Ooyama practice his freestyle at the pool, which is right next to the auditorium. I was coming from the dorms when I ran into Kobayashi and Tsukihime. They told me it was Anna's birthday and that they had just come back from Kobayashi's house to retrieve her present. I went to the pool like I had intended and didn't find out about their deaths until the police came.
Q: What is your relationship with the two victims?
A: Tsukihime's the secretary of the student council… I only talk to her when I have to turn in my weekly report in to her. As for Kobayashi, even though she's the female general ed rep, I speak with her time to time because she and I are dorm heads.
"That was short." I commented. A knock was heard on the door. I quickly grabbed my stack of textbooks and randomly handed them out to the others before heading towards the door. I held onto my chemistry textbook before opening it.
"Hello?" I looked at the person before me. It must be a teacher on duty.
"Ah, you guys must be the new students. It's nice to see you all getting along." She said, peering into my room.
"Ehehehe… Of course! We were examining all the textbooks to see if we were ahead or behind…" I trailed off nervously.
"I see! Well, remember boys, you guys have to prance out of the female dorms at 5!" She laughed. "And remember, dinner's at 6:30!" She pranced off to the next door. I closed the door.
"That was a very…" I started.
"Energetic teacher?" Megu offered.
"Um, yeah." I said. I walked over to look at the computer screen, abandoning my open chemistry textbook on my bed. Kyuu walked over and sat on the bed while I took his place peering over Ryuu's right shoulder.
"This time is Ooyama, Tarou's, right? He's the male general ed rep, right?" I asked.
"Yeah, that's right." Megu said. I cleared my throat before reading it out loud.
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: I was practicing my freestyle at the pool. Practice starts right after school so I was there for the whole time… Imai said he was going to come and watch after he checked up with the school budget and cleared things up with Raikou-kouchou. I wasn't the only one practicing… Coach was there along with all of my teammates. Even though we were individually practicing our weak points, it was a group practice day. I didn't find out about their deaths until the practice was out and the police were running around.
Q: What is your relationship with the two victims?
A: I don't really talk much with Tsukihime except when I have to turn in a weekly report to her because she's secretary. I know Kobayashi better because she's the female general ed rep. We sometimes talk to each other since I'm the male general ed rep.
Q: When was the last time you saw the two?
A: I last saw Tsukihime during fourth period and Kobayashi during fifth period. I don't really see them together because they don't have a lot of classes together. If I recall, they were friends in middle school…
"Eh… He sounds like he has a solid alibi…" I commented.
"Yeah…" Kyuu said.
"But that doesn't mean we can mark him off the suspect list…" Ryuu warned.
"Yeah, not until we talk to his coach and confirm that he was at practice the whole time…" Kinta trailed off. He closed the textbook I had handed to him and placed it on my desk. He stretched his body and sat down on the ground.
"Kazuma just sent us the last two interviews with Takeuchi-sensei and Kawamoto-sensei. He says he'll talk to us later. It seems Hongou-sensei and he are going to go shopping for groceries."
"Kukuku… Poor Kazuma… He has to live with Hongou-sensei…" Kinta snickered.
"Don't worry. I'm pretty sure that despite his looks, Hongou-sensei has a fatherly side to himself." I stated. Megu, Kinta, Kyuu, and Ryuu looked at me.
"What?" Megu, Kyuu, and Kinta started cracking up. Ryuu had a humored look on his face.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Hongou-sensei? Fatherly? Ahahahahaha!!!" Kyuu laughed as he fell on the ground.
"Oh…" I said. "Is he that bad?"
"Saa…" Megu managed to say in between giggles.
"Okay… Well, let's read the last two…" I said. My eyes wandered over to the clock sitting on my desk.
"Whoa, it's already 4:30? Let's hurry this up! At 5, Ryuu, Kyuu, and Kinta will be kicked out of here…" I commented.
"Hm… Well, if we still need to discuss things together, we'll just head over to the library… No, it's not 5:30 yet so students will still be in there… The cafeteria then! No one goes there until 6, 30 minutes before dinner." Megu stated. The rest of us nodded in agreement. Megu decided to read the interview with Takeuchi-sensei.
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: Well, a few minutes before 5, I bumped into Kawashima… She's one of my chemistry students… I asked her if she could copy papers for me while I ran over to Raikou-sensei's office to inform him that the dry ice laboratory had been a success with no problems. She agreed so I headed over to his office to inform him and ended up in a full-fledged conversation with him about the upcoming concours… After all, the whole school was excited about it… Anyways, I did not find out about the situation until she burst into the office later, asking for a phone.
"And finally, here's Kawamoto-sensei's…" I said while offering to read the final interview.
Q: The estimated time of death for both Kobayashi, Yuuki and Tsukihime, Mai is 5 pm. What were you doing at this time?
A: Well… I was sitting in the nurse's office for quite a while… I am officially able to return home at 5pm on school days so I was on my way to the front entrance when I ran into Anna… She told me that her friends were dead in the auditorium so I ran over to the auditorium while she went to go get help. When I reached the auditorium, the two were already dead… Soon after, Furukawa-kun came strolling in looking for Anna… I explained the situation to him and he went after Anna. He seemed really worried about her… The two of them must be in so much pain… You know, especially after what happened with Shimamoto-kun…
The whole room was silence.
"Who's Shimamoto-kun?" Megu asked.
"Saa…" Kinta trailed off.
"I'll send an email to Kazuma to see if he can do some research. In the mean time, we'll just have to keep our ears open…" Ryuu said while typing an email to Kazuma. Afterwards, the room was silence once more.
Ryuu had gotten up and was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Kyuu took his spot on the computer and scanned through the documents again. Kinta and Megu were in deep thought. I plopped down on my bed and randomly flipped through the chemistry textbook again while thinking.
'So… Now we need to find out what the suspect's motive is...' I thought. I sighed before putting the textbook on my desk. I left it open as I collected the other textbooks that I had handed out earlier back into a neat pile. My eyes wandered over to the clock on my desk.
"Um, guys?" I broke the silence. All of their eyes wandered over to me. "It's 5."
As if on cue, a knock on the door confirmed the time.
"Open up!" I opened the door, revealing the energetic teacher from before.
"Time to get out, boys!" She said cheerfully. She had a ruler in her right hand. She held it up menacingly as her aura changed into a darker one. "Okay?"
Kyuu and Kinta gulped.
"Y-yeah! We were just about to leave, right? Come on, Ryuu!" Kyuu managed to blurt out, grabbing Ryuu with him. He frantically ran out the door. "Bye, sensei!"
"O-oi! Kyuu!" Ryuu was out the door before he was given a chance to speak for himself.
"O-oi! Wait for me!" Kinta said, running out the door after the two. "See you guys later, at dinner!"
"Ja ne!" I waved at them. The teacher smiled innocently before continuing her rampage to the next room.
"Well, I think I'll take a shower, okay?" Megu said, walking out the door and shutting it.
"Ah… It's quiet now…" I leaned backwards and fell onto my bed. "I guess I'll take a shower too…"
I jumped up and headed towards the bathroom.
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6:00 pm at the cafeteria
"Megu!" I called out, spotting the pink-haired girl immediately. She turned around.
"Nina!"
"It's pretty crowded in here already… It's 30 minutes before dinner…" I commented.
"Yeah, but remember what Anna said? She said that most students come in at this time… Probably to get in line early."
"Yeah, probably…"
"Hey, Kyuu, Kinta, Ryuu!" Megu called to the 3 boys. Kyuu ran over energetically. Kinta and Ryuu strolled over.
"What's up?" I asked.
"My stomach!" Kinta said. Seconds later, his stomach growled in agreement. We all laughed. We stopped at the sound of someone else's stomach.
"Doesn't look like you're the only one…" I stated as everyone looked over at Kyuu.
"Ehehehe..."
"Well, let's get in line then. We don't want to spend the rest of the night here." I stated.
"Yeah, we officially start school tomorrow…" Megu commented.
"Exactly." Ryuu agreed. With that, we all headed over to the line.
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Japanese translations: (no honorific definitions… lol)
Ne – equivalent to "Hey"
Gomen – sorry
Kouchou - principal
Sensei - teacher
Saa – equivalent to "Who knows?"
Oi – equivalent to "Hey"
Ja ne – equivalent to "See you!"