My CPU Nearly Burned Out Trying to Figure It Out

A hotel room at midnight.

Ai Haibara Ai Haibara at Fujino in front of her, lost in thought.

"??!!"

Coming to her senses, she quickly stood up, and with a light leap, she landed on the ground in her pajamas.

It looks just like a kitten that has just been caught stealing fish.

Her breathing began to quicken, her face flushed, and the blush spread to her ears.

An indescribable feeling rose up from the bottom of my heart.

She would call it awkwardness for now.

Fujino sat up from the bed without changing his expression, and simply stretched and loosened his muscles.

He took a deep breath, pretended to be sleepy, and asked the little girl who was reacting strongly, "Ai, did you also hear that loud noise just now?"

Ai Haibara pondered for a moment, not daring to turn around and look at Fujino, and replied, "I heard it too, it sounded like an explosion."

"An explosion... could it be that something exploded somewhere in the mansion?"

Fujino pretended to guess.

He quickly recalled what he should do in his mind, and then hurriedly walked out of the guest room.

At this moment, Ai Haibara's mood calmed down, and seeing Fujino rush out, she quickly followed.

Actually, upon further reflection, there's nothing to worry about about what just happened.

Fujino was probably asleep and didn't notice at all.

Of course, even if you notice it, it doesn't matter.

Hmm, if it were this body, it would just be mistaken for a little girl's coquettishness, right?

Ai Haibara patted her slightly flat chest, comforting herself in this way.

Whether Fujino is Loli-con or not remains to be seen, but he probably wouldn't have any impure thoughts.

Even if you're Loli-con...

Ai Haibara felt that her thoughts were a bit strange and silently shivered.

She, Little Grey, despite her shrunken body, is still an eighteen-year-old girl at heart!

Definitely not a child!

Absolutely not!

As soon as Fujino pushed open the door, he saw Honami standing in front of the blown-open door to the collection room.

She was wearing a pink long-sleeved nightgown, which showed off her figure. She covered her mouth and fell silent, looking surprised.

'Yes, explosions really are art.'

Fujino glanced at his masterpiece and sighed inwardly.

He then turned to Honami and asked in confusion, "Honami, what happened?"

Honami turned around and, seeing that it was Fujino instead of some masked monster, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in a flustered tone, "The door to the collection room..."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "The door to the mask collection room was blown open!"

Fujino: "..."

So, you were just about to let Minaho say the second half of the sentence, right?

He thought that people usually said that to save trouble.

I never expected that someone would be so bad at speaking that they could barely get the words out.

So, you two sisters are the same person, right?

At this moment, the people living on the other side were awakened by the noise.

They followed Minaho to the second-floor collection room, where they happened to meet up with the people from the East Wing.

"It must be a prank by the Shawbrook mask!"

Honami looked around at the shelves, Minaho continued, "They're out playing again!"

"Mischief?"

Katagiri Masaki, who had followed, looked at the two sisters and asked with some confusion, "What do you mean by the prank of the Shawlough mask?"

"Shobroo Mask really enjoys playing pranks."

"I like to sneak out and play at night."

"That's why we lock the door to the collection room before midnight every night."

"This time they actually broke down the door."

"They're so naughty!"

The two sisters spoke one sentence at a time, their tone carrying a hint of complaint.

It didn't seem like something terrible had happened.

On the contrary, it's as commonplace as if your own cat or dog broke some dishes.

"You guys aren't joking, are you...?"

Matsudaira Mamoru was speechless for a moment, then glanced at the shelves around him. "It's obvious that this has been stolen. We should call the police right now."

"It's true!"

"Recently, every morning, these masks have been tilting unnaturally."

"Many masks even fell to the floor."

The two spoke in a serious tone, looking very earnest.

"Forehead..."

Aikawa Touya had just come out of the bathroom when he saw this scene and was speechless.

Actually, he was the one who did all those things.

His purpose in doing this was nothing more than that.

It was all because of tonight's murder.

However, these two maid sisters were just too observant.

Every time he rehearsed, traces of movement would be found.

"Cursed Masks that moves every night...?"

The fortune Nagara Haruka, remained expressionless and skillfully pulled out a tarot card from her sleeve to perform a divination.

But when her gaze fell upon the tarot cards, she suddenly froze.

She was somewhat incredulous and took another sample.

Immediately, his brows furrowed.

Because on the tarot cards, there was a black Death card printed prominently.

"Bang!"

At that moment, a loud explosion was heard.

It was Fujino on the other side who triggered the Bubble Gum Bomb he had set up.

"It's over there!"

Fujino knew what was going on, and like the other Xiao Hei, he directed and acted out his own scenario, looking in the direction of the explosion and shouting loudly.

"That's where Ms. Su Fang's bedroom is!"

The twin sisters exclaimed in panic, "Xiao Bulu Mask went to find Teacher Su Fang!"

"What?!"

Everyone present was taken aback upon hearing this.

Nagara Haruka's earlier words had already given them some hints.

Add to that eerie legends and bizarre rules.

Now they only felt a sense of dread about the mansion!

When everyone arrived at Su Fang Hongzi's bedroom, the bedroom door had already been blown open.

Looking inside through the blown-open door.

A figure stood in front of the window, behind which a large hole had already been blown open.

With the help of the dim light shining through the large hole, everyone could see the figure clearly.

It was a strange man wearing a white robe, with his back to everyone.

On the bed to the side, masks were scattered.

Su Fang Hongzi lay inside the mask, the white mask stained red with blood, her face extremely distorted, and there was a large hole in her chest.

"Who goes there!"

Fujino shouted at the white figure.

But the white figure did not reply. Instead, it silently turned its head and glanced at the crowd, revealing a white mask beneath its robe and hood.

After a brief exchange of glances, the man in the white robe casually tossed out a card with a bat printed on it, then turned around and leaped down behind him.

The Leap of Faith has been triggered.

Suddenly, a pile of straw appeared under the window of Su Fang Hongzi's bedroom.

He threw his robe onto the straw, stood up, and gracefully brushed off the straw roots clinging to his body.

'The Leap of Faith skill is indeed very useful.'

He sighed to himself, then ran quickly toward the nearby forest.

That speed was so fast, it was almost inhuman.

"Ah!!"

"It's a curse!"

"It's the curse of the mask!"

Natsumi Honami Minaho collapsed to the ground, embracing each other, and simultaneously let out a piercing scream, "Teacher, she was killed by the Cursed Masks!"

"Hateful!"

Fujino also feigned anger, stepped forward to briefly check Su Fang Hongzi's pulse, and then shouted to the people around him, "Call the police!"

Then he jumped down too.

His figure fell rapidly into the darkness.

The moment he landed, his Soul Wings skill activated, and his body crashed onto the straw.

When the two of them reached the large hole in the window and looked outside...

The two figures had long since disappeared into the dark forest beside the pristine snowfield.

Aikawa Touya: "..."

So I got ripped off?

He felt a mix of emotions.

Su Fang Hongzi's death is indeed a good thing.

But the plan that had been in preparation for months was about to fall through.

Why did he inexplicably feel a little disappointed that the Mikado Man project had failed?

Ai Haibara: "?"

She stared blankly at the large hole, lost in thought.

If she wasn't mistaken, the person in white should be Fujino...

The style and design should be correct.

But Fujino was right next to her at the time...

How exactly did they do it?

Accomplices?

Wait a minute, how could Fujino have accomplices?

Ai Haibara lowered her eyes and head, somewhat bewildered. Her CPU was about to burn out; she couldn't figure out what was going on even after thinking for a long time.

In a pitch-black forest.

Fine snow hung from the black, withered tree branches.

Fujino chased after the man in the white robe into the depths of the forest.

Once they reached a secluded spot, the two of them immediately stopped.

The man in white stopped, removed his mask, and revealed his true form Fujino's face.

Hun Ou stepped forward, Fujino patted him on the shoulder.

The two looked at each other, as if they were old comrades-in-arms.

The two then exchanged clothes.

Incidentally, Fujino also changed the appearance of the Soul Lotus back to that of 'Akemi Fujino'.

"Achoo~~"

Soul Lotus changed into Assassin's Robe and sneezed.

"The physique of the Soul Lotus is indeed not as strong as that of the main body... I should say that the physique of my current main body is already far superior to that of ordinary people..."

Fujino put on his suit jacket and glanced at the snow around him. "Well, it's true, it's quite cold today."

After muttering something, Fujino then controlled the Soul Lotus to continue its escape.

He rolled around in the snow and then slowly walked back towards the villa.

This plan can be considered complete.

Well, this time he was basically a Xiao Hei.

However, this case will not be solved easily.

The best way to Murder Plan is to disguise yourself, kill the culprit, and then escape quickly.

Like the kind of person who kills someone and then lingers at the scene, that's just plain stupid.

[Assassin class quest (The Hypocritical Philanthropist) has been completed]

[System Reward: One million yen and one hundred Assassin Proficiency Points have been issued]

[Congratulations, host, your Assassin class level has been upgraded to: Intermediate]

Currently, the number of points available for allocation is 1.

Current balance: 13.68 million yen

On the way back, Fujino suddenly heard a system notification sound.

"Assassin level has been upgraded to intermediate..."

As expected, Fujino glanced at the system notification, then opened the system interface and allocated the one professional point he had just acquired.

[Modern Assassin: Intermediate (Increases all attributes by 40% when using melee weapons; increases all attributes by 40% when using firearms)]

The assassin class currently has very few skills.

One is Modern Assassin that increases all attributes of the weapon it wields, and the other is Extreme Speed Assassination that increases pursuit speed when hunting targets.

After some thought, Fujino decided to upgrade the Modern Assassin skill.

Compared to speed.

Increasing all attributes when using weapons is a fairly suitable option.

Late at night, Fujino had just returned to the mansion and hadn't been gone long when Mukuro arrived with a team from downtown Tokyo.

"The victim was Su Fang Hongzi, the president of the Red Society talent agency... The suspect used a small bomb to blow up the collection room in the middle of the villa, then moved the mask, killed the victim with a sharp weapon, and then used the bomb to blow up the window..."

At the crime scene, Forensic Science Division officers are reporting their investigation report to Juzo Megure.

Meanwhile, Juzo Megure stood in front of the bed.

He looked at the corpse in front of him, a feeling he couldn't quite describe welling up inside him.

I never imagined that Su Fang Hongzi, whom I quite liked back then and who was known as the "Canary of the East," would be dead...

Lost in thought, he looked out at the large hole in the window, then glanced at Fujino and sighed softly.

Lately, Fujino- kun has been encountering a lot of murder cases.

He remembered meeting him just a few days ago.

I've somehow gotten caught up in it again today.

So, Fujino must have also gotten involved with something indescribable, right?

Thinking of this, he approached Fujino and asked helplessly, "Brother Fujino, I heard that when you discovered the body, you were the first to rush after the suspect. How did it go? Did you find any clues?"

No, not that.

Fujino feigned regret, then thought for a moment and continued, "The opponent was a very difficult one. He was wearing a white robe. I fought him in the forest, but he still managed to escape in the end."

"A white robe?"

Suddenly, Juzo Megure remembered something.

Could it be that Beika Batman?

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he looked down at the snow on Fujino's body.

Suddenly, I felt a pang of sympathy for this brave little brother.

He patted Fujino on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Brother Fujino, next time you encounter a criminal, don't rush to the front again. The other party is a murderer with a sharp weapon."

"I see."

Fujino nodded. "Next time, for sure."

Juzo Megure: "..."

You'll definitely do it again next time, right?

"However, it's not like nothing was left behind."

Fujino took out the card he had left behind and handed it to Juzo Megure: "Actually, he left a card before he left."

"Card?"

Juzo Megure took the card, glanced at it, and read its contents aloud:

Tonight, I will unveil the mask of hypocrisy.

Su Fang Hongzi's crimes are as follows: Twenty years ago, she killed Mrs. Katagiri in a car accident, framed her female assistant for the crime, and murdered her; for the past fifteen years, she has been embezzling orphan donations...

—And so, Beika Batman arrives.

As he spoke, Juzo Megure's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

Despite the fact that Beika Batman is a criminal they are targeting.

However, judging from the letters of crimes he left behind, none of them are wrong.

If it was said, then it must have been done.

If something wasn't said, then it must have been done.