Masked Rider: Infinite Journey

That's why she was seen at the murder scene.

But now that the real murderer has been arrested by Terui Ryu, Shotaro can finally put his mind at ease.

"Hmm? Terui was really good this time, he found the murderer before me!"

"No, no, no, my commission was to find the witch, so it's definitely not me being slow, absolutely not!"

……

At night, at Ming Hai Detective Agency.

The client Chuta knocked on the door and entered. The layout of the house was the same as the first time he came, and even Shotarou's sitting posture had not changed.

"Mr. Chuta, the case you requested has been solved. Unfortunately, Tokiya has been apprehended as the robber, so it seems your wish to convey your feelings will not be fulfilled."

"Ah! But, that!"

"But, we found your bag." Shotarou handed Chuta's bag. "Please confirm the contents. But she said she had run out of money."

"It doesn't matter, as long as this bag full of memories can be returned..."

Zhongtai kept rummaging through the bag, his expression becoming increasingly stiff.

Shotarou sipped his coffee and asked without even looking up, "What's wrong? Did you lose anything besides money?"

"No, no, no."

"Yes, I guess."

Lan Guanghong, who had appeared in the office at some point, leaned against the door frame and pulled out a weirdo memory stick from his pocket with a playful smile: "For example, this one."

Chuta:!

"Don't be silly, I don't even know what you're holding!"

[Toadstool]

Blu-ray Hong directly pressed the memory, and the corresponding interface immediately appeared on Zhongtai's wrist.

Chuta:......

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Tadahira Hirasaki suddenly pounced on Lan Guanghong, trying to snatch the memory from his hand, but Shotaro instantly grabbed him and held him down.

"Stop it, Mr. Chuta."

"I tried my best to fulfill your wish in my own way, because I didn't want you to hate Fuuto." Shotarou had a sad look on his face, tears welling in his eyes. "But what you really fell in love with was the ugliest part of this city."

"At least, I can pay for my sins and start over..."

Wow wow wow~

The police car took the prisoners away. Shotaro stood at the door and watched them go away. Suddenly he said, "There is one thing that I am very concerned about."

Behind him, Lan Guanghong, slurping a bowl of noodles, asked, "What's going on?"

"Why is his bag in your hands? Shiya told me that she hid all the stolen items in the city called 'Urifuto'."

Shotarou turned around and stared at him intently, "You were there then, weren't you, Trigger?"

"Hmm?" Lan Guanghong looked up in confusion. "Bird? What bird?"

"Forget it, how about trying this? Half-hard fried noodles with half-cooked steak and half a braised egg. It's absolutely delicious!"

Shotaro's face immediately turned black:... TM!

Chapter 198 The Detective's Spring/The Devil in the World

The next morning, Shotaro let Terui Ryu take Tokiya away as agreed.

"Should I also be counted among my sins?"

"Of course, robbery is a serious crime."

“…That’s right.”

"But I will never forget your other side."

Shi Ya slowly smiled. Unlike her previous sadness, she now looked full of hope.

"You're really naive, soft-boiled egg."

Shotaro said angrily, "What?"

At this moment, Shi Ya suddenly turned around and stood on tiptoe.

Yashuzi's face turned red, and Philip stood there with his eyes wide open.

"Soft-boiled eggs, I like them." Gently pushing away the dazed Shotarou, Tokiya's eyes sparkled with a glittering luster: "I'm always hungry."

"Your words will surely fill mine."

Wow wow wow~

The police car drove away quickly, and Shotaro was still standing at the door in a daze.

"Our story is not over yet. One day, she and I will meet again, Shotaro thought to himself..."

"Hey!" Shotaro turned around and shouted angrily, "Philip, where did you learn this?"

"I just happened to see it recently." Philip closed the book and said to his partner, "Shotaro, I must remind you about your popularity with women~."

"I understand, you don't have to tell me!"

Shotaro scratched his head in annoyance and went back into the house.

…They didn’t notice that on the three-story building next to them, a blue detective was leaning against the window and taking in the entire scene.

"Even though Shotaro's popularity with women is weird, it's better than nothing."

Lan Guanghong shrank helplessly and looked at the Sky Stone placed on the bedside: "Wake up quickly, other people's dog food is stuffed into my mouth... huh?"

ding dong~

When he heard the bell ring again, he realized that it was the doorbell downstairs.

have a guest?

— Holy crap! There’s a guest!

Lan Guanghong's eyes lit up and he flipped down the stairs.

"Come on~!"

In his haste to go downstairs, he didn't notice that the Heavenly Stone placed on the bedside suddenly emitted a faint green light.

……

When he opened the door, Lan Guanghong was stunned.

Standing at the door was actually an elementary school student who was just taller than his waist, wearing a school uniform and carrying a cute schoolbag.

The little girl with twin ponytails looked up and asked timidly, "Um, is this the detective agency?"

Blu-ray Red: ...

"Yes, please come in!"

Although he is just an elementary school student, he is the first customer since the restaurant opened, so he must be received well.

Taking candy and milk from the refrigerator, Lan Guanghong placed them in front of the little girl sitting on the sofa and asked with a smile, "Little sister, what's bothering you? Did you lose your pet?"

"No, actually..." She took off her schoolbag and pulled out a comic book. After flipping through a few pages, she pointed at a character and said, "Him! My brother!"

Blu-ray Red:?

After a long time of effort, Lan Guanghong finally learned from her the matter he wanted to entrust.

The girl's name is Hitomi. She is the child of an ordinary resident of Toba Town. The brother she is talking about is not her family member, but a young man who lives alone and lives next door to her.

No one knew what job the young man did. He stayed at home all year round and rarely went out, but he had a good relationship with the neighbors. Tong also liked this big brother who would bring her something new every time they met.

But not long ago, the brother suddenly disappeared inexplicably. The police went to investigate but found nothing and finally closed the case on the grounds that he had run away from home.

Xiaotong didn't take it seriously at first, until the day before yesterday when she accidentally saw a comic book. She felt that a certain character in the comic looked very familiar, and looked like her brother no matter how she looked at it!

So she had a bold idea.

Could it be that my brother was caught in the comics?

She told her parents about this idea, and the result was predictable. How could the adults believe such an absurd thing? They all thought it was just a coincidence and told her not to think too much about it.

But Xiaotong was unwilling to let her brother disappear in such an unclear manner, so she skipped class early in the morning and ran to the famous detective agency here.

——That’s right, she actually wanted to find Shotarou, but because she couldn’t read well and the blue and red signs were more conspicuous, she came here!

But Lan Guanghong didn't care about this, since he was already here.

"I'll take this commission!" Lan Guanghong adjusted his red bow tie and said solemnly, "I will definitely find your brother. I'll bet on the reputation of Shotaro's grandfather!"

Xiaotong:?

Young children are prone to sleepiness. In addition, Xiaotong tossed and turned last night and had a long phone call early in the morning. Soon, she could no longer hold on and fell asleep on the sofa.

Lan Guanghong found a blanket to cover her, called the police, and then sat aside to read comics quietly.

"My Devil's Academy," an ordinary name. He flipped open the comic and looked at every detail intently.

Each comic book in the journal was not long. The one in his hand was only about forty pages long, and he finished it quickly.

Then, Lan Guanghong fell into deep thought...

If you ask about the shortcomings, he can point out a bunch of them in minutes, such as poor painting, poor connection of content, unclear main and secondary points, etc.

But the advantage is also obvious, that is - authenticity!

It is so real that it doesn't seem like a comic book work, but rather like some humans entering the comic book world and reacting to various crises in real life.

He watched it again, focusing on the character that Xiaotong called brother.

It only appears on a few pages, simply depicting an ordinary person fleeing in terror at the hands of various demons with special powers.

However, although it is the same style of painting, the blue light and red always give people an inexplicable sense of separation.

"Strange, could it be that Xiaotong is right?"

Turning the comic to the cover, Lan Guanghong glanced at the author's name and smiled slightly.

"Horikoshi Kohei, very good, I will remember you!"

After thinking about it, he decided to find the complete set of comics first to see if there were any other suspicious points.

He got up and changed into a less conspicuous set of clothes. Just as he was about to go out, he happened to meet the police. So Lan Guanghong carried the sleeping Xiaotong into the police car.

——The little girl obviously didn't tell anyone about skipping school, so he called the police directly to prevent her parents from thinking that her daughter had been kidnapped after learning about her disappearance from the kindergarten.

"The contract is established. Please remember to bring the five yuan commission fee next time you come."

After stuffing this note into Xiaotong's schoolbag, Lan Guanghong staggered to the street to find a comic book store, and quickly found the complete set of the comic book called Devil's Academy that has been serialized to date.

After flipping through the first few books, his face became increasingly worse, as if he wished he could go blind.

This comic originally tells the story of various demons fighting for supremacy in the human world, touching on issues such as school violence and domestic violence. However, demons consider such behavior normal and encouraging, so those who commit such acts actually live better and better lives, and even those who are subjected to violence become the abusers' bootlickers.

Blu-ray Red: ???

My scalp is tingling. You show this to a child?!

I endured the blinding pain and continued watching. At a certain point, the plot suddenly changed.

The devils started a carnival in the world, they captured all kinds of humans and watched them struggle to survive in the endless purgatory. And every dead person's corpse became a new devil.

It is at this stage that the reactions of the human characters in the painting become extremely realistic.

Blu-ray Red: ...

"The devil is among men."

Chapter 199 M's Sin/Detective Fusion!

Narumi Detective Agency.