Well hello! Here is a new chapter from the Azure Redi fanfiction. I will start planning the next chapter. See you in the next chapter.
"All the dolls are great! Yumemi-san is sure to win this race!" Ran said, looking at the dolls in the showroom.
"Making these dolls has taken a lot of time, planning, effort and really meticulous work", Shizuka said casually, the dolls impressed.
Surprisingly, the spotlights on the ceiling spotlights were directed in front of the curtains on the front of the room, which were suddenly pulled aside, and everyone saw dolls representing Miko, Geisho, and princesses in front of them, but one doll looked just like an empress, and the ruby necklace on her neck looked gleaming.
Look stood in front of those dolls. She was wearing a green dress, and black high heels on her feet.
"S-sorry, but this isn't quite the kind of entrance we expected from you", One judge told Katsuko.
"You don't, because you don't understand me! All the judges who judged my work simply lacked the vision to see the contribution of my work, and that's why I've always been overshadowed by Yumemi! But now things are different! I'm the winner of this competition! I, no one else!" Look at the shouted. His eyes seemed to glow red again. "Heh heh!"
"Whether he's bitter to his cousin", Kogorō said.
Surprisingly, the ceiling lights on the ceiling of the room went out.
"What? Power outage?" Shizuka asked.
Pam! There was a sound of a shot from somewhere. Cricket!
"That sounded like a gun shot, and something broken!" Shizuka thought, looking around.
Kraks!
"Now something fell to the floor!" Shizuka thought.
Surprisingly, the ceiling lights came on again, and everyone saw a ceiling lamp that had previously been on the roof fall over the Katsuko. The look was now lying on the floor, and blood flowed from the wound on his back.
"Iiiiiiik!" Ran, like many others, shouted in horror.
"Call the police!" Kogorō shouted.
"Look!" Yumemi was running towards his cousin, but Shizuka put both hands on his shoulders, stopping him.
"Finance, Yumemi-san", Shizuka said.
Surprisingly, the cold wind swept over everyone, causing everyone cold colors.
"Did someone open the window?!" Shizuka thought looking around to see that the glass double doors of the balcony on the wall to the right of the room had been opened, and the cold wind breezing outside now allowed him to enter the exhibition hall.
It was gloomy outside, and it rained a little.
Police eventually arrived at the scene, and isolated the area.
"The victim is Murakumo Katsuko, 33. He is a puppet maker who took part in a contest held here tonight", Megure said as some police officers moved the chandelier to the side of the victim. "The cause of death is being left under a fallen chandelier. Did something happen during the fall of the chandelier".
"Yes. In the middle of the race, the ceiling lights went out unexpectedly, and then the sound of a shot was heard. Then something, probably a chandelier chain, broke. As a result, the chandelier fell on top of the victim. Then the lights came on again", Kogorō said.
"I understand. This is murder, and someone committed the murder by dropping a chandelier on top of the victim in some way", Megure said. "Probably by shooting a broken chandelier chain".
"Yeah. True. Could someone close those doors?" Kogorō asked after seeing that the balcony doors were open.
"I'll close them, Mōri-san", Shizuka said, walking toward the balcony doors.
Shizuka stopped in front of the doors, grabbed the door handles, but as he looked out the doors he saw a black umbrella on the ground that was open, and one inside seemed to have a black pistol.
"The murder weapon seems to have been found", Shizuka thought. He closed the balcony doors by pulling them shut.
Shizuka walked along the hall until she saw pieces of broken chains on the floor, which she picked up with her handkerchief, and then put in her pocket, noticing the smell of aftershave in those pieces of the chain. That aftershave smelled of cinnamon, and the pieces of the chain had spots painted with phosphor paint.
Shizuka looked around until he saw a 30-year-old man with traces of lead in his right palm. The man was tall, and brave. He had black hair, tanned skin, and black eyes. He was wearing a brown jacket with a yellow blouse underneath. He had a yellow tie around his neck. He had brown pants on his feet, and brown shoes.
Shizuka pretended to pass that man, observing the man's right hand, and noticed the smell of cinnamon aftershave coming from the man's jaw.
"Really? So he was at odds with you?" Commissioner Megure asked Yumemi.
"Yes. We made dolls a long time ago for the big doll competition I won. My cousin lost that competition because the judges at the time thought that the doll my cousin made then was ahead of its time. My cousin was pretty angry about it and repeated that the then judges lack vision, and that the last one laughs best, and that they would still regret it. He even suspected I had bribed the judge then", Yumemi said.
"The judges at the time are not the only ones who, in addition to Yumemi-san, have a motive to murder Katsuko-san. He also has a motive. Years ago, Katsuko knocked out his assistant's grant proposal to make dolls because he wanted to make those dolls himself the woman standing next to him said, pointing to the man Shizuka had previously stared at.
"Is that so?" Megure asked that man.
"Yes. Let's face it, it angered me a lot", The man said, quickly pushing his hand into his pockets.
"We must also not be mistaken for the stalker who has recently persecuted Yumemi-san", Kogorō said.
"What the hell stalker?" Megure asked.
"I've been followed lately by a guy who has even broken into my apartment and even scratched my car", Yumemi said.
"Really?" Megure asked.
"Yes, but it didn't seem to bother Katsuko, as Katsuko had envied Yumemi-san since Yumemi-san won the race he mentioned earlier. He reportedly felt like no one would notice his skills because of Yumemi-san's skills", Katsuko's assistant said.
"Could it be that that man, aka Katsuko's assistant, persecuted Yumemi-san so that Katsuko would not understand that he was in danger, and the real target of the stalker?" Shizuka thought.
"Aha. I understand. Look at your persecution of Yumemi-san to take revenge on Yumemi-san for Yumemi-san winning the aforementioned race", Kogorō said.
"Sorry, Mōri-san!" Shizuka pressed his watch, which quickly showed an arrow that hit Kogorō's neck and Kogorō fell asleep retreating a couple of steps until he fell asleep sitting in the same chair behind him. Shizuka hid behind a pillar behind that chair.
"What now, Mōri-kun?" Megure asked.
"I said what I just said to see the real reaction of the real killer", Shizuka said after putting on his voice converter.
"The real killer?" Megure asked.
"I think the murderer is the same stalker who has recently persecuted Yumemi-san. The murderer targeted the persecution at Yumemi-san so that Katsuko would not realize that he was the real target of the murderer. I'm not sure Yumemi-san because, but the killer is now in this showroom", Shizuka said.
"How did the perpetrator commit the crime?" Megure asked.
"He probably first painted one point on the chandelier chain with phosphor paint glistening in the dark to see where he could shoot to carry out the murder. The killer probably knew Katsuko wanted to be the center of attention, so the killer advised Katsuko to turn off the showroom ceiling lights, before Katsuko presented the dolls he made to us, Katsuko could very well agree to the proposal to be the focus of attention when the ceiling lights were turned on murderer might have promised Katsuko to turn on the ceiling lights when Katsuko was able to show off his doll. When the ceiling lights were turned off and everyone's attention was drawn to Katsuko's dolls, the murderer probably turned off the ceiling lights and took out a pistol. broken, dropping that chandelier directly over the gaze. Then, when the lights were turned on, the murderer hid the murder weapon in his umbrella, and then threw it out of the double doors of the Balcony he kicked open. Those items are in the yard. If their fingerprints match the fingerprints of the person I suspect, then the murderer cannot deny guilt, as the fingerprints remain unchanged unless the murderer then wears gloves at the time of the making. I noticed an umbrella, and a pistol in the yard of this building as I passed past the previously open balcony doors. They should still be in the yard unless someone then has moved them elsewhere without knowing what they were used for recently", Shizuka said.
"Why did the author kick the balcony doors open?" Megure asked.
"He didn't want to leave his fingerprints on the handles on the balcony door, as there are still carbon marks on his hands", Shizuka said. "I have a couple more evidence of his guilt. Show them to them, Irene".
Irene walked out of hiding, handing the pieces of the chain inside the handkerchief to Megure. Then he returned to the back of the pillar.
"Are these pieces of the chain of a broken ceiling lamp?" Megure asked.
"Yes, Megure Keibu. They fell to the floor of the hall during the shooting as they smashed when the bullet fired by the killer hit them. Maybe the killer didn't think I could see those pieces of the chain, or else he didn't care what happened to them later", Shizuka said.
"Who is the author then?" Megure asked.
"Atsuko's assistant. Maybe Katsuko angered him really badly, and the assistant decided to take revenge on Katsuko," Shizuka said.
"Do you have any evidence?" The assistant asked.
"In fact, I have two pieces of evidence of guilt. First, you need to consider your right hand, which you are currently hiding in your pocket. This is because there is gunpowder in your right hand. When the gun fires, lead, soot, antimony and barium You probably got those traces in your hands when you committed the crime, and you also use cinnamon-scented aftershave, which is also in those pieces of the chain. the gunpowder residue in your right hand, "Shizuka said, turning off the sound converter.
"Hmph! So you noticed. Yes! I did it because I've never acted as an assistant to a selfish person like Katsuko. I just tried to help him, but he laughed at my suggestions and said they were miserable. He said he doesn't need anyone to help make dolls. , not especially an assistant like me so as not to steal his ideas, "the Assistant said. "My measure came to an end. I decided to show him that there was some limit to my endurance as well."
Police examined the assistant's hands, and noticed carbon marks in the man's right hand. They put the handcuffs in the man's hands.
"So you acknowledge", Megure said.
"Yes. There is my fingerprint in the umbrella in the yard, and the pistol I hid inside it. My intention was to hide them after the crime I committed tonight," the man said as he was taken out of the room.
Shizuka looked at the dolls made by Katsuko as Kogorō woke up.
Surprisingly, purple appeared from the body of the doll glowing red, a Yokai with red eyes looking distantly human.
"Iiiiiik!" Many looked at the yokai in fear.
Shizuka quickly turned into Azure Redi, and walked out of hiding:
"Don't you know it's rude to come to a special occasion as an uninvited guest?"
Yokai looked at Azure Redi curiously:
"Who are you?!"
"Azure Redi, defender of justice. Your lawful yokai's is now time to return to darkness," Azure Redi said, becoming invisible.
Yokai looked around curiously.
Azure Redi appeared a couple of meters behind the yokai, and threw the razor that appeared in his right hand on the back of the yokai.
"Griäää!" Yokai shouted, turning into a card that hovered in Azure Redi's right hand.
"I found what I was looking for", Azure Redi said, becoming invisible. He put the card in the pocket on the right side of his pants, and hid behind a nearby pillar, becoming visible again, and then returning to normal.
"There's a time since Azure Redi last showed up on characters like that, isn't it, Keibu-dono?" Kogorō asked.
"Yes, Mōri-kun, but now he looked younger than last time", Megure said.
"Have you seen him do that before?" Ran asked after hearing the conversation between his father, and Megure.
"Yes. He's chasing yokai, and it's always about that", Megure said.
"Wow. Pretty impressive, isn't it just Irene-chan?" Ran asked.
"Y-yes," Shizuka said. "He'll bombard me with questions if you get to know I'm Azure Redi!"