Everyone, you have bad manners...
Please eat at your own desk.
Saeko-sensei, look at this.
Well then..
Itadakimasu.
How is it?
This...
Has soy beans, pork, and also has...
Soy pulp in it...
Sensei..
Is it true that there's soy pulp in meatballs?.
Yes, it's true.
Wow~
That's amazing, Hajime-kun!
Thanks.
Any incidents that happen at school...
I'll solve them!
For Kuitan's...
honor.
Huh?
Lame...
Sorry...
Ryosuke-kun, you're laughing too much.
Of course Rei-chan would say that it was lame.
You learned from Fusae-san, right?
You don't move the lower chopstick. You move the upper chopstick using...
Your thumb, index, and middle fingers.
Then you can make a triangle.
That's how you pick things up, Ok?
Look.
Delicious.
It's no good.
Being able to hold chopsticks properly is the first step to becoming Kuitan.
Hang in there, Hajime-kun.
Pon!
It's important to not rush, but rather continue slowly and steadily. Ok?
Pon!
Do you need seconds?
I can do it myself.
I want seconds, too.
Do it yourself. You've already had so many seconds.
Hey, Miyuki-chan, aren't you polite.
Miyuki is also a member of Holmes Agency.
You mean, it's "cat homes"?
She is rather a symbol of getting clients.
You bring clients, yea?
I can't become a client, can I?
What?
Nah, never mind.
What the hell, Kindaichi, say it.
You got a new girl you like other than Rei-chan?
Who is it this time?
That's not it.
This..
Parents Day?
Yeah.
My dad is overseas, so...I...
Understood. We accept your case.
Really?
Yes.
You're lucky. Kyoko-chan will be there for your mom.
Sister, right?
Mother..
Sister.
You are...
I'll go too.
If it's Takano-san, he could be Hajime-kun's father.
"There is school lunch after class. Parents can join.."
I see. His motive is the school lunch.
Lunch?
I heard that school lunch is delicious these days.
I can't miss it.
All you elementary students..
Wait for me.
Who are you talking to?
Higashiyama Noriyuki
Go Morita
Kotomi Kyono Mikako Ichikawa
Shiro Ito Shiro Sano
KUI TAN Dolis and Knark52nd!!!
File 7: Eat Up the School Lunch!! .
File 7: Eat Up the School Lunch!! The victim, Miura Kazuo's cause of death is...
File 7: Eat Up the School Lunch!! Blood loss from multiple stabbings.
File 7: Eat Up the School Lunch!! Right now, we are..
Trying to ID the fingerprints on the weapon..
To identify the suspect.
That's all.
Momo-chan.
Is that all?
Let's keep the good work and try our best.
Inspector Ogata, can I talk to you...
Inspector Ogata!
What's up, Shinkai?
The fingerprints are on our file.
From where?
2 years ago, the fingerprints at the scene of Isezakichou Jewel Heist.
That incident involved 500 million yen worth of jewelry that got stolen.
Miura was one of the jewel thieves.
It was a three man group... Look for the information.
Yes, sir!
What did you want to say?
Oh...
Nothing really.
Excuse me.
Momo-chan, it's too bad..
Kuitan won't appear this time.
He doesn't have to appear every time.
We'll arrest him for sure.
Inspector Ogata, let's go!
"Invitation to Parents Day"
Igarashi!!!
Yes.
Why you didn't tell me about Parents Day?
My work is more important.
I wouldn't mind if you were gone a day or two.
That's too mean.
Rei-chan wanted you to come, right?
Well... yea..
Parents day is only once a year, right?
I don't have to go today. Parents are allowed to go any time this week.
So make some time and go.
You're a really kind person, Inspector Ogata...
Let's solve this case togeth...
Hold on...Momo-chan!!!
Who's this "Momo-chan"?
Sorry.
How many years has it been since I've been to elementary school..?
Something smells good.
Yea, a kind of nostalgic smell, isn't it?
I wonder where the cafeteria is..
If there wasn't one, you wouldn't even be here, right?
Amazing!
They're growing vegetables..
"Healthy Vegetable Garden."
Don't just eat them.
Just because it's me doesn't mean that I'm going to eat something someone is growing.
- But it looks good... - Wait!
If you can be patient..
Let's go to the classroom.
Let's be patient.
- Length times width times height. - It's here.
Now you know how to get the volume of cube.
Now who knows how to determine the volume of a rectangular prism?
Me! Me! Meow!
Kaneda-kun.
Yes.
Length times width times height.
Correct.
- Hajime-kun, here is your prize. - The next problem is..
What is the volume of a rectangular prism of length 5m, width 9m, and height 5m?
Igarashi-san's not here yet.
Yea..
Hello. Thank you for coming.
Thank you for coming.
Thank you..
Excuse me, how do I get to 5th grade, 3rd classroom?
It's on the 2nd floor in the building straight ahead.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for coming.
Hmmmm. Nostalgic.
Looks delicious!
Now everyone.
Itadakimasu.
Wow..
Then, I'll do a small one.
Delicious!
Today's menu is stuffed bell peppers.
Bell pepper has a lot of carotene.
You won't get sick.
Eat a lot without liking or disliking anything.
Ok!
Sensei.
Yes.
What is it?
I heard that you force children to eat..
Things they don't like.
I'm not forcing.
They're only kids.
Of course they'll like some foods and hate others..
I want them to be able to like all foods.
We are paying money.
It's up to the children to decide whether to eat food or not.
You don't get into a trouble if you don't finish food at a restaurant, yes?
School lunch is the same thing.
I don't think it's the same.
Then, why it's no good to have some food you don't like?
If you don't get enough nutrition, it's unhealthy...
Teacher..
Have you heard about "supplements"?
It helps your nutrition.
I think supplements are good if you take them occasionally.
But it's only helping.
If you can get it from food, then eating the food is better...
Also, I can't agree with you forcing the children to say "Itadakimasu."
For the people who grew the vegetables. For the people who cooked the meals..
And the lives.. We have to thank all of those when we eat.
Do you think it's weird to show appreciation?
Children are saying "Itadakimasu" not because they are being forced to do it..
But because it's natural.
You're being forced, right?
I'm not. Because it's cool.
Cool?
Sensei doesn't force us.
We copied from Kuitan because it looks so cool when he does it.
Kuitan?!
I'm talking about Kaneda-kun.
Hajime-kun?!
Please say something, Takano-san.
Fine.
I want seconds.
Takano-san!
I know, I know.
Everyone, let's have fun while we eat.
Sit, sit.
Once again..
Itadakimasu.
Hey, Hajime-kun.
You only eat the filling?
Because...
Then I'll eat it.
Go ahead, please.
Itadakimasu.
Great!!
I'll take one more.
Go ahead.
Really. There are parents like that?
Yea.
I felt sorry for Saeko-sensei because she is trying so hard.
Saeko..?
Hey, Kindaichi!
Is your teacher cute?
No no no, I only like Kyoko-chan.
I don't care.
You're cute, your food is delicious, and today's..
Here you go.
Bell pepper?!
Bell pepper.
Bell pepper!!
Itadakimasu.
Hajime-kun.
Rie-chan won't like you if you have food you don't like.
That's fine..
That's not fine.
Delicious.
You too, Ryosuke-kun.
Kyoko-chan, that's mean.
Adults have to set an example.
Here.
Be like Takano-san... You don't have to eat that much, though.
She praised me!
Hey.. You never had any food you didn't like?
I hated a lot of foods when I was a kid.
Really? How did you get over it?
When someone says, "I hate you," doesn't it make you sad?
I don't want the bell pepper to get sad.
Vegetables don't have feelings.
He's right!
When a vegetables gets sad..
It becomes a ghost.
Ghost?
Yes. It's called "The Wasted Ghost."
It has a grudge against those who didn't eat it.. The ghost goes..
"Don't waste me.."
"Don't waste me."
I know that story from my childhood.
- Yea.. Me too. - Yea.
There's no such thing.
Maybe not.
But I believe there is.
Well, let's try.
It's delicious, yea?
Yea.
Well well..
Who is it?
Translated by Dolis and Knark52nd! Pon!!
Who did this...?
Wow, this is good.
Takano-san?
Hello, sensei.
Please excuse me.
Hello..
What are you doing?
I'm eating school lunch.
Parents can join any time this week, right?
Well.. Yes...
Please sit down and let's eat together.
Hey, did you know? A ghost appeared last night.
Yea, I know. The night watchman saw it, right?
A ghost?
There is a rumor from a long time ago that a transfer student was bullied..
And killed herself in a rest room.
I think it's her ghost.
The ghost may be.. "The Wasted Ghost."
"The Wasted Ghost" ?
Yes.
What's that?
Well..
This ghost is~~~
Hajime-kun, explain.
What? Me?
I don't believe in it.
"Don't waste me! Don't waste me!!" is what it is.
Don't mess around with me.
It's a ghost that appears whenever you waste food.
So eat everything, please.
Ok!
It would be a waste if you guys can't finish the food..
So I'll eat everything you can't finish.
- Are you serious? - Yes.
Takano-san, you can't do that.
It's fine.
I can finish everything.
That's not what I mean!
Leave it to me.
He ate it all?
Yea.
He ate everything that everyone gave him.
Is his stomach Ok?
Takano-san?
I think this is the best one..
"Seconds (looks delicious)"
He's gone!
Where did he go?
Ponta's been eaten.
Was it... Takano-san?
Nah. Even if he is a glutton...
He wouldn't eat a school rabbit.
Then, it must be the Wasted Ghost.
The Wasted Ghost ate him?
Kaneda-kun, can you investigate this?
You're a member of Holmes Agency, right?
She's right, Kindaichi-Shounen.
Go investigate the ghost.
Do it for Kuitan's honor.
Yeah.
What?
Why do I have to come with you?
Comradery from hating bell peppers.
Bell pepper has nothing to do with this!
I'm going.
Hey, wait.. Wait!!
You're really going?
Can you stop that?
Fine, fine..
They're making fun of me because I'm Kuitan, but I can't eat all foods.
I have to work hard to get back to where I was.
You're right.
Yes.
If you solve this, Rei-chan will be like "Wow, Hajime-kun, you are so wonderful!!"
No.. I.. I don't think it's gonna happen..
- But yea, she might.. - Shut up, stupid.
Look ahead.
I should've brought Miyuki with me..
Why?
Because I heard that cats can see ghosts..
I'd rather not...
It's around here..
Where the night watchman saw a white image.
Shhhh...
Stay with me, Kindaichi.
Kindaichi..
Ki.. Ki.. Kin...??
Kindaichi-kun?
Kindaichi-kun?!
One of the seven mysteries of Motomachi-Gakuen elementary school is:
A picture of Beethoven smiles at midnight.
Please don't smile..
Ryosuke-kun.
Be a man.
Not "kun" but "san," alright?
Beethoven..
Beethoven...
He smiled..
Let's go home..
Until I expose the Wasted Ghost..
I can't leave.
What's wrong?
I stepped on something.
Why is there a jam bun here?
It's so weird. Let's go!
It's becoming too much.
Kindaichi!
Duck!!
What's wrong?
I just saw someone!!
Let's find out..
Who's there?!
What the hell...
It's a mirror!
"Don't waste me.."
"Don't waste me."
- "Don't waste me!" - It's coming from the classroom.
It's from my class.
Kindaichi.. Let's do this.
1..
2..
3..!
Ryosuke-kun, look.
It must be the Wasted Ghost.
You go look.
No!
Who's there?
I don't wanna!
Let's go!!
Ok.
Wait!
I see. It sounded like a lot of work.
But we almost caught it.
Right, Kindaichi?
Yea.
How shameful.
I know you guys ran away.
Kyoko-chan, don't say stuff like that.
He's right.
The ghost is not human.
You don't know what's gonna happen to you.
Yea.. But a ghost..
Exists!
It's got to be the Wasted Ghost.
For sure.
Therefore..
Drink this and make that ghost disappear.
Looks like there's bell pepper in this...
No there isn't..
Let me see.
Wow, there's a lot in here.
I knew it.
Takano-san..
Sorry.
It's in everything isn't it?
Fried Egg..
In the soup, too.
Correct!
I tried to invent ways of eating it..
I guess it won't work.
But Hajime-kun...
Today's menu has a lot of Kyoko-chan's love in it.
Let's try.
Ok.
I can't do it.
I see.
I'll drink it, then.
This is good.
If I drank this, I could beat the Wasted Ghost.
There's something at that school..
Kaneda-kun.
How was yesterday?
Did you come here last night?
Yea.
- Did the Wasted Ghost appear? - Yea.
There's no way it did.
It's unscientific.
But I heard its voice.
"Don't waste me. Don't waste me..."
It wasn't your imagination?
"Don't waste me. Don't waste me..."
When people think about it..
Things you can't see become visible, and things you can't hear become audible.
Ponta!
Where was he?
In the corner of the playground, trembling..
It's still pretty early for lunch.
Then let's investigate the events of last night.
Whether or not the Wasted Ghost exists..
The windows made noise and when we looked at him, he was smiling..
It was just an illusion..
This picture is printed on paper.
When you make waves,
Beethoven's facial expression changes.
Look.
It's true!
The window making noise was because of the wind blowing.
And the open window made noise.
Let's move on.
Pon!
Here.
There was a half-eaten jam bun here.
Half-eaten bun?
Did it look good?
Then, from over there we heard...
"Don't waste me. Don't waste me..."
Was it from a speaker?
You didn't look?
I heard stuff outside too, so...
There were vegetables on the desk in the classroom, yes?
Spinach.
Spinach?
It might really be the Wasted Ghost.
Class is starting.
Everyone return to class.
I'll look into things myself.
Let's hurry now.
Ok.
Let's meet at lunchtime.
Ok.
Hello, sensei.
Oh, Takano-san.
It was you.
The person growing the vegetables..
Yep.
But they say I shouldn't grow vegetables as part of the curriculum.
That's a shame.
Growing vegetables is fun.
I want everyone to eat the vegetables grown in this garden.
They also said that I couldn't do that.
Really? I wonder why..
"What are you going to do if someone gets food poisoning from these vegetables?"
I can't really have anyone eat this anyways..
Why is it only the spinach that's discolored...
I don't know the cause..
I didn't really give them that much fertilizer.
Is it possible that the amount of iron in the soil has risen?
To live is to eat.
To grow food is a great thing.
Thank you very much.
Sensei...
Permission is required to enter the school afterhours, isn't it?
So the person who allowed Hajime-kun and Ryosuke-kun permission to enter..
Was you, wasn't it?
Yes.
Where were you, Saeko-sensei?
The Wasted Ghost.
It was you after all...
You're right.
As expected of Kuitan-san.
The spinach left in the classroom...
When I noticed that it was the same as the ones you grew, I figured it out.
I've tried my hardest to tell the kids to eliminate likes and dislikes of food.
But no one listens to me.
When I heard you talking about the Wasted Ghost, I was surprised.
It became a good idea.
So it was a good idea?
Right now, the kids don't believe in myths.
I thought if I made the Wasted Ghost exist as a school mystery..
The kids would eat without worrying about what they liked or not.
You want the kids to believe in the Wasted Ghost, don't you?
Even if they don't believe in it, it can be a game.
I just want them to try something they hate, just one mouthful..
That was a trigger to...
It's fine.
Your feelings will get across.
Thank you.
But there's one thing I don't get.
Why did you leave a half-eaten bun in the hallway?
Also, why did you dig into Ponta's cage?
That wasn't me.
What?
All I did was to leave the spinach on the desk...
And make the voices.
I see..
Thanks...dad.
Do your best.
Igarashi-san!
Kuitan!
What's up?
Oh, visiting Rei-chan's class?
That's one of the reasons I'm here.
Do you want to eat the school lunch together?
School lunch?
That sounds good..
This school's lunch is amazingly good.
I want to eat it, but I have to go pretty soon.
A case?
Murder..
Seems like he disbanded from his jewel thief partners...
Disbanded?
Let me know if there's anything I can do.
Sorry to let you know, but there's no food in this case.
That's Ok. I've been eating a lot of school lunches.
Again?
I wonder who..
Oh, it's Momo-chan.
Tell Momo-chan I said hi.
Did you hear Kuitan say "Hi"?
I'm hungry.
So..
Do you know who the Wasted Ghost is?
I don't know who it is..
Really?
So you couldn't solve the mystery after all.
Let's leave the mystery for you to solve.
I'll give it my all.
Sensei! Kobayakawa-kun ate a carrot!
Kobayakawa-kun, can you eat them now?
I still don't think they're good...
Amazing...
When Kuitan eats them, they look good...
And the Wasted Ghost is scary, too..
It's a waste. It's a waste..
I can eat it!
I'll try too.
Me too!
Me too!!
What about Kaneda-kun?
Kobayakawa-kun is also eating now.
You can do it.
Ok..
It's a waste. It's a waste!
I can't do it!
What a waste..
"Why did you dig into Ponta's cage?"
"That wasn't me"
Murder..
"Seems like he disbanded from his jewel thief partners..."
Ryosuke-kun, Kyoko-chan.
The case Igarashi-san is working on now...
Do you know anything?
Not a thing.
I didn't hear about it.
The murder now, and the jewel heist from a few years back...
Can you check for me?
Ok.
What now, all of a sudden?
This might be it.
Takano-san, you look like a detective.
The victim is Miura Kazuo-san..
The fingerprints at the jewel heist scene 2 years ago...
And Miura-san's fingerprints match.
The remaining 2 are still at large.
The 500 million yen worth of jewelry has still not been recovered.
Amazing..
I wonder where it's hidden..
What's this?
This Miura guy..
Graduated from the same school Kindaichi's going to.
I wonder if that has any relevance.
Where's Hajime-kun today?
Get in contact with Hajime-kun.
Hello, Kindaichi?
Where are you?
School?!
Yea.
I'm going to expose the Wasted Ghost.
He said he's gonna expose the ghost...
Let's go.
To where he is.
The jewel thieves?
Yes.
Saeko-sensei was the Wasted Ghost, but...
The half-eaten bun..
And Ponta's cage being messed up were the jewel thieves.
Why would jewel thieves do something like that?
They're looking for the jewels they stole.
So the jewels are at the school?
Yes.
But they hid it themselves.
Why would they have to search?
Ryosuke-kun, inform Igarashi-san of what's going on right now.
Hold on!!
We've looked all over..
That bastard, where did he hide them?
That way.
Hajime-kun!
Hajime-kun! Are you alright?
Wasted...
It wasn't the Wasted Ghost.
I know.
Let's go!
They went that way.
We're not going to get them?
Inspector Igarashi will be here soon.
Let's leave it to him.
Miyuki!
Hajime-kun!
Hajime-kun!!
Miyuki!
Hajime-kun!
Hajime-kun!!
Igarashi what the hell are you doing?!
Hello? Igarashi-san?!
Miyuki..
Miyuki.
Are you Ok? Good.
Hajime-kun.
Let's get out of here quickly.
What are you two snooping around for?
It's almost dinner time. If you'll excuse us..
Hajime-kun, run away.
Ok.
Wait!
Whatever. Leave him.
We'll kill this guy first.
Seems like you haven't found what you're looking for.
You've hidden the jewels you've stolen somewhere in this school.
To be more specific, the one who hid them was Miura-san, whom you killed.
But he never told you where he hid them.
It's because he didn't tell you.. That's why you disbanded.
Who are you?
Do you want to know?
Then I'll tell you especially.
The Gluttonous Detective (Kuishimbou Tantei)...
Shortened...
Kuitan!
Detective?
That's stupid.
What's so stupid?
You guys entered the school as participants of Parents Day.
And looked for the jewels.
That's why you messed up Ponta's cage.
Just like you say.
Will you turn yourself in?
I don't think your punishment will be any more lenient, however..
Don't screw around!
You're dead.
Can't you say anything useful?
Shut up!
They went in!
They went in!!
Hold on a sec...
Hajime-kun, nice shot!
Out of the way!
Stop!!
You're late!
This way!
Let's move!
It's not open!
Seize them!
Good job!
We've been waiting.
Hajime-kun.
Pon!
Victory: White Team
Then..
We...
Gluttonous Detectives...
Kuitan!
Dig it up.
The thing that was messing up Sensei's spinach, was that.
Was that.
Time passed..
The iron made the soil acidic.
And that made the calcium in the spinach disappear.
That's how it is.
Open it.
Yes, ma'am.
Amazing.
As expected of Kuitan.
Hajime-kun really put some effort into it this time.
Good job.
But don't do anything this dangerous ever again.
You too, Momo-chan.
Igarashi, let's go back.
Ok.
Do you're best, Dad.
Later, Rei.
Bye bye.
Hajime-kun, good job.
Looks delicious.
There's a lot today..
A present for solving the case.
Right, Hajime-kun?
Let's keep solving cases...
And eat a lot of delicious foods!
Ok!
Itadakimasu.
Um..today's menu..
Is nothing but bell pepper, isn't it?
Yep.
Hajime-kun, you went up against those jewel thieves, right?
So..
Bell peppers shouldn't be that scary, anymore.
It's a waste, isn't it? If I don't eat it.
Yup.
You made this for me, didn't you?
Yes I did.
There's time and love in this, yea?
Ok then.
Gluttonous Detective...
Shortened..
Kuitan!
He did it!
You did it, Hajime-kun!
Impressive!
Great. Next is Ryosuke-kun.
Nah, I'm Ok.
Today's main character is Kindaichi.
Ryosuke-kun.
Let's try it.
Here you go...
Ah~
That much...
You can do it! Ryosuke-kun!
This is good!
Isn't it?
Once more.
Itadakimasu.
Delicious.
Ending song: B`Z- Kesshou
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Translator: Dolis
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