You're in time for tonight's Kizoku Tantei, where previously...
Troublesome matters like deductions can simply be entrusted to the servants.
Aika's master, Kitami Kiriko, passed away 1 year ago.
Actually, right before she died,
encountered Kizoku Tantei and lost in a deduction match.
Hanagata Raiyuu was at the case too.
The person he met there
was Kizoku Tantei's secretary, a mysterious woman.
Make sure she's dead.
Suzuki.
Yes, my lord.
It seems that the cause of Kiriko's death was her investigation into a mysterious person named Masamune Koremasa.
Please enjoy Kizoku Tantei episode 8.
What important talk?
And you wanted to do it in person too.
Oi, oi. Please stop before you go too far.
Do you know how many years there are between us?
You know who this person is, right?
Goddess?!
Goddess?
Yes! Because of her, I got promoted, and
got into 1st Investigative Department like I had always wanted.
How do you know her?
She was my master.
Really?!
Her name was Kitami Kiriko.
She was a famous detective,
with many personal connections in high society.
So she's Kiriko-san!
I'd love to meet her.
She promised to have wine with me, you know.
- Where is she now? - She died.
She passed away one year ago.
How?!
- Yes? - I'm sorry!
Eh? How did she die?
An accident.
Such a beautiful woman...
What a tragedy.
- Hanagata-san. - Huh?
One year ago, you met her at the case of Tokura Electronics' CEO, right?
She had a match with Kizoku Tantei during that case.
Immediately after that match, she passed away.
What's more... it was at that Hakuoukai Hospital.
Hakuoukai...
The one during the Sakuragawa family's husband selection.
Medical Cooperation Hakuoukai is related to that Kizoku.
What do you mean?
I'm thinking that her death has something to do with Kizoku Tantei.
Do you remember anything from one year ago?
No...
Ah! But now that you mentioned it,
there was a secretary named Suzuki.
What kind of person was she?
Pretty.
And then...
Do you recognize this name?
Masamune...
...Zesei?
I think it's read as Masamune Koremasa.
My master was investigating him.
Why don't you just blablabla on the internet again?
No, that doesn't work.
Giri, Masamune Koremasa.
Masamune Koremasa.
I can't answer that question.
Same as when I searched for Kizoku Tantei.
Maybe he's just not that famous?
Giri-san, good afternoon!
Good afternoon!
Will you investigate Masamune Koremasa for me?
Maybe the police has the information about him.
Why do I have to that for you?
It's not for me, it's for Kiriko-san.
Please.
Guess I've no choice.
The Goddess helped me a lot.
Thank you, Hana.
Don't call me Hana!
Gave me a shock!
Hello, it's Takatoku.
Eh?
[Faculty of Science and Technology, Biology and Enviromental Science Department, Research Building]
[Assistant Professor Nirayama Hitomi's Room. Right after the stairs!]
[Water Outage Notice]
Is it OK...?
Yes. Please watch your step.
Excuse me.
Welcome!
- Long time no see. - Yes! How are you?
- I'm fine. - Sit, sit.
Did you cut your hair, Hitomi-san?
Yes. Well?
Hmm... mushroom-like.
- What's that? So vague! - No, it's a praise!
But I was so surprised.
I didn't know you knew him.
I'm the one who's surprised.
What an interesting man, right?
Where's Ooba-kun?
Huh? He was here just now.
Ah, sorry. The faculty head wants to see me. Please wait here.
Yes.
What are you doing here?
Oh, Miss Female Detective. How are you?
Would you like to observe mushrooms together?
They're very fascinating.
What are you saying? You're just disturbing their work.
No, I'm sorry.
He was just listening to me...
Eh?
I was listening to a fair maiden's love problems while admiring the mushrooms.
Ah, but fungi and love are quite similar, aren't they?
They both have deep roots.
Ah, Takatoku-sama, if you'd like, please have some tea, too.
Ah, but we're disturbing their work, so maybe over here?
Hey, you! Get over here too.
Why are you here?
I came here because Hitomi-san would like to show me the glowing mushrooms.
And then I asked her to invite you to see them too.
How did you know Hitomi-san?
We met at a party.
I heard that she was your senior in the mystery club when you were in college.
After that, she became a leading researcher and an associate professor at a young age of 31.
While you became an abysmal detective.
Life is indeed interesting.
How many lovers do you have?
That will forever be a mystery of this Kizoku Tantei.
But are you really that interested in my personal life?
No, that's not what I meant...
You should be careful.
I've warned you before. Investigating me may mean risking your life.
Well, but for an inferior detective like you,
it will always be an unsolvable mystery, right?
I don't want to hear it from a detective who doesn't do deductions!
You're the one who always make the wrong deductions, though.
I wonder if your dead master is currently crying?
About her student's ineptitude.
Please stop saying that!
There, there, Takatoku-sama.
I've prepared the tea, so please take a seat.
My lord, would you like some too?
No, I shall take a walk outside.
It's too noisy in here.
That man sure keeps you busy, huh?
His lordship is a kind and wonderful person.
Really?
Even just now, he decided to leave the room to allow you to calm yourself down.
Eh?
Ah, I'm being too forward.
Tanaka-san, why are you working as a maid for that guy?
Please accept my apologies. I'm unable to tell you without his lordship's permission.
I see. Too bad.
His lordship trusts us.
So we are able to answer his trust too.
Takatoku-sama, you graduated from this university, right?
Yes.
But I studied literature, so I had never been to this building before.
Besides, I was busy with being a detective part-time, so I don't remember much.
Why did you want to become a detective?
Because I met my master.
I wanted to be just like her...
You know her, right?
Kitami Kiriko.
Yes, I do.
What happened?
That... that...
Ooba-kun?
Murders sure happen often when you're around.
The cup fell during the struggle when he was attacked...
What a cheap-looking cup. The tea doesn't look good, either.
What's happening?
It's a psychic phenomenon, huh?
It's this.
[Water Outage Notice]
It seems they finished 10 minutes earlier, huh?
What excellent workers.
What happened?
Hitomi-san, who is he?
My research student, Ooba Kazunori-kun.
It seems that Miss Female Detective knew him.
These are students in the same lab as the victim:
Baraki Kazuaki and Shuzenji Junko.
Takyo Megumi and Mishima Sumio over there.
That one?
This lab's assistant professor, Nirayama Hitomi.
And next to her is...
Hello.
I'm Kobayashi from 1st Investigative Department.
We're collecting fingerprints from everyone.
Can we get yours too, Takatoku-san?
Ah, sure.
You're still here?
Hitomi-san is hurting right now, so I can't possibly leave her, right?
Besides, she hasn't shown me the glowing mushrooms yet.
I can tell that you had offered your help to the police but they turned their nose up at you, right?
The time of death seems to be between 2 and 3 PM.
He was killed when you were here.
Do you remember anything?
No...
I was listening to a maiden's love problems.
By the way, what are you doing?
Don't you know?
This is a game from Ancient Greece called "Kottabos".
Giri, Kottabos.
I found this information about Kottabos on the web.
It was originally played using wine, you see.
It was used to tell someone's love fortunes, a perfect way for noblemen to kill their boredom.
Saying you're bored in this situation... You're quite amazing.
I am indeed amazing.
He didn't get my sarcasm.
But it seems that you're being dragged into this case unintentionally, right?
If you'd like, shall I intervene for you?
Thank you, but--
All right, then.
Tanaka.
Go tell that policeman.
Yes, my lord.
Eh? Wait, wait.
What did you just decide?
It's such a simple case, so there's no need for me to use my servants.
I can just be your client.
I've never heard of a detective being another detective's client!
That was quick.
There's a small problem.
Problem?
Takatoku Aika-san.
Will you come with us to the station?
Eh?
We would like to talk to you as a person of interest.
Um... what do you mean?
The crime scene, the lounge room, was locked from the inside.
Outside the door, there is a "Room in Use" sign.
We think that the killer put it there to delay the finding of the body.
So?
We found your fingerprints on the sign.
Oh dear, oh dear.
We heard that you've had some trouble in the past with the victim, Ooba-kun.
Nirayama-san told us.
Eh?
We're not accusing you as the killer.
We just want to talk to you more.
Or is that something you don't want to do...?
Oh, this is getting interesting.
Excuse me.
What's that?
Orders from the 1st department chief.
- Oi, oi, oi. What a pickle you're in. - Hana-san!
My fabulous self came running here after I got a call from that Kizoku Tantei.
Are you here to save me?
So, did you do it?
I didn't!
Hmph!
Well, I knew you were gonna say that.
So I got you something.
Eh? Did you find any evidence?
Ta-da!
Katsu-don is a must for interrogations, right?
Huh?
I may look like this, but I'm called "Otoshi no Hana-san", you know.
You've never done any interrogation, huh?
Eat while it's still warm!
You just want to eat this, right?
Well, "Otoshi no Hana-san" is not a reference to me being old ("otoshiyori"), you know.
It means I let criminals escape ("otosu").
I knew that!
Oh! Katsu-don in the interrogation room is the best!
As I make you feel comfortable...
You did it, right?
Wait!
I told you, I really didn't do anything!
Ah, it's hot, it's hot.
The circumstantial evidence is perfect.
Seems they found your hair from the crime scene.
That's from when we found the body...
And then... there's that, right?
I heard you were intimate with the victim in the past?
It was nothing like that!
So what kind of trouble was it?
When I was in high school, my master saved me from a stalker.
But, after that, there was a time when I was a bit afraid of men...
What are you reading?
At that time, Ooba-kun who was in the same mystery club in university, kept pestering me to go out with him.
A classmate from my faculty has a house by the beach.
Want to go together?
I'm sorry.
Eh? Why not? Just once, just once!
Wait! Aika!
Why not? Go out with me once!
I became too scared to go to school...
I asked my master for advice, and she just decided on her own...
Ooba Kazunori-kun?
Huh? That's right...
What have you been doing to Aika?
Huh? Aika?
I was just asking her out.
She doesn't want to.
She doesn't like that kind of thing.
But I was just--
If you ask her out again, you'll be sorry.
Because of her, Ooba-kun never tried anything again.
We were just schoolmates.
For the sake of her disciple...
What a great person Kiriko-san was!
I have no reason to kill him.
Yes.
So who did it?
There was a plumbing maintenance being done on the school's staircase.
I think the killer left the tap in the kitchenette open before leaving.
So the time of death is during the maintenance period.
Which means, there's a high possibility the killer was on the same floor.
Can you investigate Ooba-kun's relationships with everyone there?
Please, Hana-san.
You're the only one I can count on.
If you help me, I'll treat you to a delicious wine next time.
Why would I want to drink wine with a kid like you?
But if you can catch the killer, you can get a big promotion too, right?
You're just like your master.
Eh?
Kiriko-san told me the same thing during the case one year ago.
Don't underestimate me.
I'm still a policeman.
I'll catch those killers for you.
Hana-san...
Don't you worry. Leave it to this man, Hanagata.
I will.
Ki Team's Special Investigation starts now!
Yes.
I'm Hanagata from the Metropolitan Police Department.
There has been a murder in this university this morning.
Murder?
Nirayama-- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
I can immediately tell how cute you all are, will you help us?
No, I can't!
OK, say cheese!
After the victim was hit, he was strangled to death.
What were you all doing?
You're accusing us?!
Because of these clothes? You can't do that!
Forensics analysis is already done, though.
Hm? What's this?
Some poisonous thing...
What were you doing at the time of death?
That's what I was about to ask!
The faculty head called me so I went to see him.
But he wasn't there...
Which means... You don't have any alibi at that time, right?
That's what I was about to say!
Then, Inspector, go ahead.
Where did you grow up?
Eh?
This is 4th-year undergrad student, Mishima Sumio-san.
Inspector!
Yes. Um...
Where did you all grow up?
Shizuoka.
Where the oden is dark, huh?
Yes.
I could see so many things already, Izumi-chan.
The cause of death is asphyxiation.
But because there's a sign he was hit on the back of the head,
it seems that he was hit first until he became unconscious before being strangled.
Even a woman could do it, then.
Right?
The weapon is a wooden log used to grow mushrooms.
The rope is used to tie crates.
The broken tea cup only has the fingerprints of the victim, Ooba Kazunori.
Alibis?
During the time of death between 2 to 3 PM, the likely killers
are only these 6 people who were on this floor.
All of them have no alibis.
Why did I tell her she could count on me? This case is difficult!
In the meantime...
Let's go home for the day.
There it is.
Eh?
Please wait.
Yes?
Who is it?
Oh! Yamamoto-san, Tanaka-san!
Satou-san!
Satou-san, Satou-san, Satou-san...
Different uniforms.
Costume change?
Because Takatoku-sama, whom we know, might be in trouble,
please allow us to intrude and help in the investigation.
If you'd allow us to do that.
Is it all right?
It seems that his lordship had asked Takatoku-sama to investigate,
so it is very unfortunate that it turned out this way.
And she only have Hanagata-sama to rely on too.
He acknowledged my skills that much?!
Not much of an acknowledgement, though.
Then, I will gladly hear any information you have!
What we need to pay attention to first are the teacups.
Teacups?
Please look at this.
In the kitchenette, the teacups come in 5 different colors, and there are 2 of each color.
We know that different colors are used by different people.
Green is for the male graduate students.
Yellow is for the female graduate student.
Blue is for the male undergraduate student.
Pink is for the female undergraduate student.
And then black is for guests.
Oi, oi, oi.
Did we know about this?
You really don't know what questions to ask, huh?
But you're the one who asked where they grew up!
By the way, what does Assistant Professor Nirayama use?
Nirayama-sama always puts her own tea into a tumbler
that she could carry around, so she doesn't have her own cup.
Which means we can tell who the killer is by the cup that was used...
As expected from Hanagata-sama. A brilliant observation.
The water outage also provides a clue.
Water outage?
I see.
After the murder, the killer wanted to wash his cup, but couldn't because there was no water.
He had no choice but to put it in the rinsing bucket. He put other cups in it to camouflage which cup was his.
Which means the killer is someone who uses one of the 3 cups in the bucket.
Good job.
Thank you.
Why are you being so casual with me?!
The cups in the bucket are black, blue, and pink.
Which means the suspects are: male undergrad, Mishima Sumio,
female undergrad, Takyo Megumi,
and the female detective.
Next, let's talk about motives.
The victim, Ooba Kazunori-sama, has dated many women.
He was the object of hate from many within the group.
Half a year ago, the suspect Mishima Sumio-sama
was dating Shuzenji Junko-sama.
but Ooba-sama stole Shuzenji-sama from him.
Since then, Mishio-sama has held a grudge against Ooba-sama.
Moreover, last week, Ooba-sama cast Shuzenji-sama aside,
and replaced her with Takyo Megumi-sama.
Ooba-sama didn't care that Takyo-sama had been dating Baraki Kazuaki-sama,
stealing her from him aggressively.
Which means, Shuzenji-sama and Baraki-sama hold a grudge against him too.
This is the situation.
What a romantic tangle, huh?
It's what always happens wherever young men and women are gathered.
Satou-san...
Anyway, this means our suspect Mishima Sumio has motive to kill him.
The other suspect, Takyo Megumi, just started dating him,
but it's possible that they had a lovers' quarrel too.
So it's definitely between Mishima Sumio and Takyo Megumi, right?
By the way, we also found an unexpected information after talking to Nirayama-sensei.
The seating arrangement...
Seating arrangement?
Ooba-kun might not had follow any rules when it comes to relationships,
but he was an excellent researcher.
He was also a stickler for rules of seniority...
He was especially particular about seating arrangements.
If someone more junior sat near the window in the lounge room,
Why are you seating in the seat of honor?
Sensei is coming soon, so you should sit on the lower seat, right?
I'm sorry.
What's wrong?
Ah, Sensei, over here.
In the crime scene, the seat by the window is the seat of honor.
So there's no way that someone more junior that Ooba-sama would be sitting there, right?
Yes. Everyone in our group knows about it.
This is the summary from the crime scene.
Which means... Since Ooba was seated on the lower seat,
the killer was someone more respected... Huh?
But if that's the case, then his juniors, Mishima Sumio and Takyo Megumi are no longer suspects.
This is everything we have collected.
Are you able to identify the killer?
The teacups were for Mishima, Takyo, and a guest.
But the killer was seating in the seat of honor, in front of Ooba.
Which means...
The guest who used the black cup...
...is the killer.
Then, it can only be the female detective, right?
Ah, I could see it!
Inspector?
Can you gather everyone together?
I know who the killer is.
As expected from Hanagata-sama.
We will prepare the presentation venue right away.
So many guests today, huh?
What is this about?
Thank you for coming here.
Hanagata-sama here has discovered who the real killer is, and will be presenting his findings to us.
Real killer?
Please sit down.
Then can you make it quick, Mr. Official?
Hanagata-sama?
Hana-san! Hana-san!
Yes, yes?
It's time, it's time!
Me?
Hana-san, hold it together!
In this case... none of the people... who were at the crime scene
during the time of death had an alibi.
I was soon in despair, knowing that there was no way for us to pinpoint who the killer was.
But once I was able to discern the meaning of the teacups' colors and the seating arrangement,
I was finally able to identify the killer.
First, from the colors of the teacups in the sink,
I could identify Mishima Sumio and Takyo Megumi as suspects.
But when I took into account the personality of Ooba-san,
who was incredibly strict about seating arrangements,
I was able to exclude the two of them, who would've sat on the lower seat.
Which means the killer is a guest who used the black teacup...
So it means she did it?
No.
The victim, Ooba-san, was someone who looked down on women.
She was his schoolmate who had a hard time when he tried to woo her.
I don't think Ooba Kazunori was the kind of man who would give her the seat of honor.
Hana-san...
Looking down on women... What an appalling man.
You can't clear her name with a weak reasoning like that!
Who are you saying did it?
There can only be one person, right?
Someone who would be given the guest teacup...
Someone who would be given the seat of honor by the victim...
No way...
The killer is...
You, right?
Kizoku-sama.
What a funny joke.
I didn't know you have this sense of humour.
I'm not joking.
Do you understand what you're saying?
As the leader of Ki Team,
I've been devoting myself to Kizoku-sama.
But I am a cop.
I will say what I have to say.
Among these people, there is only one person who would have the seat of honor,
and who would use the cup reserved for guests.
The person who killed Ooba Kazunori...
...is you!
Kizoku Tantei!
You're ready for the consequences of this, right?
Please let me go back to a regular cop!
Well, then.
Tanaka, what do you think?
Yes. What an unforgivable declaration.
Tanaka-san!
But... looking at the evidence, it could only be him--
Allow me to tell you one important fact.
His lordship is not someone who would drink tea prepared by an unknown person.
THAT?
This is an insult to Tanaka, who has always prepared my tea.
It's even more humiliating than being accused as a killer!
Then who did it?
I'm not particularly interested in this case, so I meant to entrust this case to Miss Female Detective and Mr. Official.
But now I have no other choice.
Tanaka. Show them how deductions should be done.
Yes, my lord.
Eh? You're not doing deductions?
Ah, no, that's kinda...
Troublesome matters like deductions can just be entrusted to the servants.
This case is suitable enough for a maid.
Well then, allow me to begin.
The first thing I'd like to say is that tea has existed from time immemorial to bring happiness to people.
It is inexcusable to use it as a tool in a murder.
As someone who has loved tea for many years, the killer is--
Tanaka.
Yes, my lord?
I understand your feelings.
But don't make it personal.
Forgive my presumptiousness.
- Satou-san. - Yes.
Ah, what a big TV.
If Takatoku-sama wasn't the killer, then
among the suspects, there isn't anyone else who could sit on the seat of honor.
Unless we assume that the killer moved Ooba-sama after killing him.
But even if the killer did that, it's not very useful, right?
Then let's think about a more direct cover-up.
First, let's assume the time of death was before the start of the water outage.
Which means, after the killer killed Ooba-sama,
the killer carefully washed the teacup on the table and returned it to the shelf.
And then, as a cover-up, the killer put a pink teacup on the table.
But there wasn't any teacup on the table.
Yes. Because someone cleaned it up.
Takyo-sama was the first one to find the body.
She noticed the pink teacup, and she realized that
she would be a suspect, so she hid the evidence.
But, at that time, the water outage had already started.
Having no other choice, Takyo-sama took other tea cups from the shelf,
and put them together in the rinsing bucket.
Because she thought there was no point removing only herself from the crime scene.
Why didn't Takyo-san tell us about it?
When I saw Takyo-sama's face before the body was discovered,
I had already suspected something had happened.
I didn't kill him.
I thought, if I left the teacup on the table, I would be a suspect.
So, it means the killer killed Ooba-kun before the water outage,
and then washed his own cup and returned it to the shelf.
Hana.
Your face is really something right now.
Just like a porcupine that has been tragically run over, right?
But something's not right.
If the killer wanted to place the blame on Takyo-san,
then there's no point moving the body to the lower seat.
It's actually redundant.
That's right! Redundant, redundant!
Which means, the killer didn't do it because of the seating arrangement,
but because it was necessary to move the body to the other side.
Could it be...
There's only one way to think about it.
The fallen teacup.
Yes.
Ooba-sama was sitting on the seat of honor.
The fallen teacup by the lower seat didn't belong to the victim.
It was the killer's.
It fell either when he hit Ooba-sama or when he strangled Ooba-sama.
The cup broke and left a stain,
so it wasn't easy to change its location.
That's when the killer moved the body.
He also applied the victim's fingerprints to the fallen cup.
This is how he made the broken cup looked like the victim's.
Then the killer is someone who used the fallen green teacup...
Similar to Ooba-sama, a male graduate student...
The killer is Baraki Kazuaki-sama.
You're the killer, right?
No way...
Why?
Takyo-sama, didn't you cast Baraki-sama aside to start dating Ooba-sama?
Enraged, Baraki-sama killed Ooba-sama,
and he wanted to place the blame on you.
Yes, that's right.
But he...
This is all my fault, right?
As their faculty advisor, if I had done a better job, none of this would've happened.
No. Love is everyone's personal responsibility.
There is no need for you to bear responsibility for your students' love affairs.
It is the fault of this man, who had the woman he loved taken away from him.
And he even tried to pin the blame on a woman.
How despicable.
You're an eyesore.
You over there, how long are you going to arrest the female detective?
Take this man away immediately.
Tanaka, tea to remove this bad taste in my mouth.
Let everyone know the taste of real tea that you prepare.
Yes, with pleasure.
Hey, Miss Female Detective, aren't you glad you have been released?
I've been given some glowing mushrooms, would you like to celebrate a bit?
Again, you knew the real truth from the beginning, right?
What are you talking about?
You heard about the relationships between the people in that research lab.
All the evidence needed for deductions were in that room, too.
You immediately realized who the killer was.
What a cheap-looking cup. The tea doesn't look good, either.
Still talking about that?
I have plans to admire the mushrooms tonight, please excuse me.
I have one more thing to ask you.
Could it be an invitation to an adventure?
Weren't you the first one to discover Ooba-kun's body?
That's why you had me called here.
You intended for the police to suspect me,
who's had a problem against Ooba-kun in the past.
Why do I have to entrap you?
I have been investigating what happened 1 year ago between you and my master.
Isn't this...
...a warning for me not to get too close to your true identity?
I don't have to do such a convoluted thing.
There are many other ways I could use to get rid of you.
But...
I recommend not to look into Kiriko-san's death anymore.
Kiriko-san would have wanted that too.
Yes?
Wait!
Who are you? Who?
Um, who are you? Who are you?
Hey!
It's me! It's me!
Ah, it's you, Hana-san. What is it?
Ah, is it that?
My promise to buy you wine?
Thank you for today.
Your deductions were wrong but...
I'll treat you.
He's linked to Public Security.
Masamune Koremasa.
Ah, you researched him for me?
I tried to look him up in the MPD's database.
Age, nationality, family background...
It's all a mystery.
There was no picture, either.
But he's someone based in Singapore and related to the underworld.
Beyond that, we know nothing.
It's all a mystery...
Could it be...
Translator/timer: choklad (1992*4##111 fansub)