An Unforgettable Case of Tragedy

by UsagiT.Yuki

The Cat and Mouse Detectives were invited to solved a difficult case by the famous detective, Hajime Kindaichi. However, things not seems go well until a mysterious masked woman, who believes that she was his protector 10 years ago. Will Tom and Jerry can able to solved this mysterious but a tragic case?

10. Chapter 10

Chapter 10 - Chazz Encounter The Puppeteer of Hell?

In the previous chapter, the flashback story of Rika and Akechi's childhood relationship was revealed. Return back to the present time, Rika and Mayumi, who was the Red Masked Death, are started to fight with against with each other, but thanks to Akechi's strong defensement and encouragement, Rika had easily defeated Mayumi in their first fight. She (Mayumi) swears that she will defeated her and to returned back her reputation from her and she vanished away from their sight. Later on, Kindaichi and Jerry are having their investigation search about the fire incident 10 years ago in which Kindaichi is one of the survivors. By through the book list of the old Rose Hotel, Kindaichi had finally been remembered of what happened to him in during the fire incident at the hotel 10 years ago. On the other hand, Chazz was been facing with the arch enemy of Kindaichi, the Puppeteer of Hell, Yoichi Takato at the rooftop of the hotel while on the other side, the Black Masked Rose, was hatching an another evil plot, in order to get Kindaichi from those people and his friends whom he close the most.

Will the detectives can able finally to discovered the true secret plan of Black Masked Rose? Can they can able to make a counterattack plan?

Find Out

(Flashback)

(1 hour ago)

When Jerry and the others are have been being busy in the investigation case about the fire incident at the Rose Hotel 10 years ago, Chazz went back to the room all by himself, to take a rest. But that very moment, he saw a letter that it was placed on the top of the cabinet, with a fresh blue rose flower on it.

" What's this? "

He opened the letter and he read of what the letter said:

Dear Mr Chazz Princeton,

I know that you and that detective mouse are been close friends with each other a long time ago. But.. I have to tell you something that it will make you so very shockable. If you wanted to know about that, just meet me at the top of the hotel building. Just make sure that no one is following you around.

Truly Yours,

Yoichi Takato

The Puppeteer of Hell

After he had read the letter, he thought in himself, in a surprise manner " So... he's was the arch enemy of Mr Kindaichi?! But why he knows about my long friendship with Tom and Jerry? What important thing that he wanted to said with to me? I need to find out the truth. I have to. "

And he ran off from the room and he hurriedly went to the rooftop of the hotel building.

(Flashback Ends)

(Return back at the rooftop of the hotel building)

Both two are standing with each other, looking at each other, in different facial expressions, face to face.

" So.. you must be the arch enemy of Hajime Kindaichi, the Puppeteer of Hell, Yoichi Takato, I'm right? "

" Yes, I am. I have been known Kindaichi for a very long time. He was getting in my way of my perfect art of crimes that I been set up with. But somehow, I was a very skilled magician performer. "

" Are you saying that... you used innocent and desperate people into puppets? "

" Exactly, because they are been so very desperate that they cannot fight themselves back on those people who had treated them so badly just like they killed their own special someone. That's was my special goal ability. "

Chazz, nodded his head, said " I see about that. You are far more different than the Black Masked Rose. "

" Very smart, boy. Very smart. You looked like Kindaichi after all, very stubborn and not afraid of anything. But you see, She was far more greater than anyone else. " as he hold an another blue rose, through his hand

" Huh? What do you mean? "

" I have already talked to your detective mouse close friend of yours. I have told him about the secret connection relationship between Kindaichi and that Black Masked Rose, or also known as Rosa Lilac and we have been make a bet. If he had captured her, I will never bothered them anymore but if he had failed, I will killed both him and Kindaichi as well. "

" Yeah, I been heard that from Mr Kindaichi a while ago. But I won't let anyone of my close friends will be killed by the evil hands of yours. " with a little mad expression on his face

" Well, I guess you are very tough person that much, Mr Princeton. But there is one last thing that I need to say to you. "

" What's was it? "

" Do you know the toughest police female head in charge of the Metropolitan Department, Rikako Kobayashi? "

" Yeah, I met her a while ago. So, why you know about her? "

" Is because she was the only clue who can able to stop her. "

" Wait... you mean her arch rival and enemy, Mayumi Shikata aka the Red Masked Death, I'm correct? "

" Exactly. But I have to tell you the hidden truth on how they became arch rivals with each other from the past. "

" the hidden truth? What do you mean? I have been heard from Jerry that those two are competing with each other from the past, for Superintendent Akechi's attentions, and he was Miss Rika's childhood friend. "

" That Elite Superintendent guy was her childhood friend? "

" Exactly it is "

" Ha, quite lucky he was. Although he was not very comfortable and popular when it's comes to beautiful ladies. Quite so very curious that much. "

" So, what the real truth of their furious rivalry then? "

" The real truth of their rivalry that... they are having their first fight since their high school days, in an interactive quiz competition match between different schools from every districts of Japan. Mayumi Shikata was came from an another school, and she transferred to a public university school, due to her family's poor financial situation. She was always in the top place in every major subjects and every students, were started to admired her so much. But when Rikako had transferred to that university school, she was going down from first place to second place in every entire major subjects, and she was now the new popular person of the entire school body. And that's how she started to getting envious towards her, thought that she had stole her reputation and popularity away from them including Akechi as well, who was one of the top notcher student at that time. In during the interactive quiz contest, she wanted to won in the contest, by cheating Rikako's answers on an another sheet of paper and she placed on the bottom of her table. When the final result of the quiz have come out, in order to declared the winner. Both two are got the same scores. Mayumi accused her for cheating the answers but Rika denied it until Akechi steps in front of the stage, tell everything of what he had saw with and after that... Mayumi was getting disqualified from the quiz contest by the school committee and Rika was declared the true winner. But Mayumi became furious in anger, tried to hit her a stone on her head but she was took by the guards away. Before she left the school, she had shouted that she declared that Rikako will be became her arch enemy and rival always... at all the times... in the next future years. And Mayumi have never been returned back to school for a long month after the incident. They met each other again at the college school university. Their rivalry were growing furiously than ever seems. "

" So that's was the real truth about their rivalry? "

" Exactly it is. Because I know every people's perspective ways of life. "

" perspective ways of life?... " then he nodded his head, in a silent manner

" Oh, and by the way, You have to warned the others including Kindaichi as well. "

" Huh, what do you mean? "

" Later by midnight, the Black Masked Rose will gonna strike in at the hotel, in order to get Kindaichi by force. "

" No way! She will gonna strike in tonight, to get Mr Kindaichi in a secret?! " with a shocking expression on his face

" Exactly it is, just go and warned them. If each of you had don't ever make a move immediately, your plan will be failed for good. That's what I said to you... I know every people's perspective ways in life. "

" I wont ever to be failed or to give up. This time, we will be succeeded in this case mission. You won't ever to be underestimated to us including Jerry and Kindaichi as well. "

He turned his back away from him, then he ran downstairs, while Takato was leaving too, in a swirling piles of rose petals, leaving a Joker card at the floor.

On the other hand, while Kindaichi, Jerry and Rika were talking at the ground floor, on about on how they will gonna settled Rosa Lilac (Black Masked Rose), but that very moment, Akechi and Tom went downstairs.

Rika, was surprise when she saw him, asked " Are you getting better now? "

" Yeah, I'm fine really. Don't need to be so very worried about me, Rika. " Akechi said in response

" Why I should be very worried to you? After all, it was all Mayumi's fault. She was the one who had started this... and despite all these years that me and Mayumi were rivals with each other... I will still able to protect you and to take care of you... always... at all the times. " Rika said to him

" Ahh... how sweet... " Tom said, in a romantic manner

" Rika... I know that it was very hard for me that I will choose between you two but... still... you are the only lady in my whole life... nothing else... I couldn't do this without you by my side. " Akechi said to her

And the two are holding hands, looking at each other faces, in a romantic manner.

" Nice try, Mr Akechi! Give your best romantic shot to her!! " Kindaichi shouted in embarrassment

" Ugh! Give me a break, Kindaichi. " Akechi protested, making his face turned blushed in full red

Tom turned his back around, wondered in curiosity, then he asked them " By the way, where did Chazz go? "

" I don't know. He told me that he will take a rest on the hotel room a while ago. " Kindaichi said in response

" Just let him be, pal. He was getting tired and exhausted for the whole day. Tomorrow Thursday will be the Rose Festival parade. Even though the celebration was still on ahead, we need to continued to finished solving the case of Black Masked Rose along with Red Masked Death, in order to avoid making any evil threats and murderous things to anyone else. " Jerry said to him

" I had agree with you, Jerry boy. " Rika said

" So, is there's any clue or evidence did you find with? " Akechi asked

" There is. " Jerry said in response and he showed the information papers to them

He handled the information papers to Akechi and Rika. They read every informations carefully. When they were reached on the last page, they were shocked in surprised of what they had read.

" Mr Kindaichi... Are you one of the survivors of the fire incident 10 years ago at the old Rose Hotel? " Rika asked

" Exactly it was, Miss Rika. That's the same place where I met Rosa Lilac when I was very young. " Kindaichi said in response

" But I had heard that Rosa Lilac was dead in the fire incident from before. " Rika said, in a thoughtful manner

" Precisely, she was not dead on the fire incident. " Tom said to her

" She was not dead? Do you mean that... she was fully alive until today? " Rika asked

" Yes, it is. She was still alive until today and she was lurking around everywhere, trying to killed other people and to used desperate people as criminal puppets. " Jerry said in response

" And she was targeting Kindaichi as well so that why we need to hurried to solved the case as soon as possible. " Tom said to her

" I get it now. The rumor of the Black Masked Rose was actually to be true after all. I think she was teamed up with Mayumi, in order to seek revenge not only to me but to other people but including you two as well. " Rika said in a thoughtful manner

But then, Chazz arrived in, went downstairs.

Tom, turned his back to him, said in a surprise " Hey, Chazz! Are you having a good beautiful sleep? "

" Guys, I think I have received a message from Mr Takato, a big shocking news. " Chazz said in response

" From Takato?! What is the message is all about, Chazz? " Kindaichi asked, in a surprise manner

" He said that the Black Masked Rose will gonna strike in by midnight, in order to get you, Mr Kindaichi. " Chazz said in response

" Say what?! She will gonna get me?! " Kindaichi asked in a confusing manner

" I guessed this is far more dangerous that we had never expected with. So, what will be our next move, pal? We can't let her to get near to Kindaichi. " Tom asked Jerry

Jerry, nodded his head, in a silent manner, thinked of a better counter strike plan.

While on the other hand, as Yoichi Takato predicted with, Rosa Lilac (Black Masked Rose) had sneakily entered in the back portion of the hotel, so that no one can see her behind the shadows.

And so, the detectives are finally found the evidence that might lead to catch Black Masked Rose into their trap, in order to stop the terror once for all. But they didn't realized that she was already nearby at inside of the hotel, in order to get Kindaichi away from them. Chazz, on the other hand, had encountered the Puppeteer of Hell, Yoichi Takato, the arch enemy of Kindaichi, telled to him about the hidden real reason of the rivalry between Rika and Mayumi from a long time ago.

Become more alarming than ever seems, the detectives must figured out a better clever plan in order to prevent Rosa get near to Kindaichi.

The case continues.

Find Out

In the Next Chapter

Chapter 11 - Disappearance

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" Learn the real truth from other people who have more experienced in every perspective in life of others. Don't ever believed in some fake news or fake people whom you didn't know with. Be self conscious and aware to searched real life informations. "

- Jerry Mouse