Protect the Queen, protect the jewel.
The police officers let Fujino the detective handle both of those objectives.
Nakamori Ginzo did not feel any dissatisfaction about this, only giving a thumbs-up as he threw an arm around Fujino. "As expected of my good brother Fujino!" he said.
Obviously, Nakamori, who had some prejudice against detectives, had accepted the assistance of his detective brother early on, just like Megure.
One could only say that having a brother was truly wonderful.
When trouble happened, he really stepped up!
Fujino just smiled without speaking, long since used to the positioning of his little brother status.
Fujino returned that Mother of Crystal to Serisa Elizabeth.
The jewel was recovered, and Her Majesty the Queen was extremely happy.
Holding the jewel, she bowed slightly toward Fujino and thanked him. "Mr. Detective, my gratitude toward you is beyond words. Here, on behalf of the Principality of England, I express my heartfelt thanks to you."
"Well, it's nothing, just doing our respective jobs."
Fujino smiled awkwardly and then added, "Compared to gratitude... can you people of the Principality of England give some substantive reward?"
"...?"
Queen Serisa Elizabeth was a bit dazed, the corners of her smiling mouth stiffening slightly before twitching.
She was just saying a couple of polite phrases.
How could this detective take it seriously?
Queen Serisa was somewhat speechless, but on second thought, the other party actually had a reason to ask her for a reward—he had recaptured a country's supreme treasure and caught an assassin attempting to murder the queen. Back in ancient times, this called for a peerage.
Moreover, the other party was a foreigner. It would be fine if he usually lived in Japan, but she had only come for a visit; once she returned home, this favor would