Just as Fujino had guessed, Maruden Jirou had not sold Suwa Yuji's ancestral Kikuchiyo.
He had merely stored it in his collection vault, intending to keep it for himself.
The reason he had told Suwa Yuji it had been sold was purely to fool him...
But clever as he was, he had never expected Suwa Yuji to kill over a single sword.
When his life was on the line, he was still quite rational.
After being threatened with death, he took Kikuchiyo out of the collection room and returned it to Suwa Yuji.
The sword was good, but life was more precious!
As for calling the police...
He was involved in shady business himself. Why would he call the police?
Turn himself in?
In the end, Suwa Yuji reclaimed Kikuchiyo.
Fujino also successfully received five hundred thousand yen in protection money.
Although Maruden Jirou was a shameless man,
when it came to dealing with detectives, he did not dare be careless in the slightest.
Perhaps he knew that in this world, he could offend anyone but a detective.
After leaving Maruden Jirou's house, Suwa Yuji approached Fujino.
"Thank you so much!"
Suwa Yuji gave Fujino a deep bow. "If it hadn't been for you, Mr. Fujino, I might have acted on impulse today and done something that sullied kendo."
"It's nothing. It's good that you came to your senses. I could tell that your kendo wasn't meant for killing."
Fujino waved a hand dismissively. "Besides, Maruden Jirou was my client no matter what. I couldn't just stand by and watch you kill him."
"I cannot thank you enough."
As he spoke, Suwa Yuji raised his head. "Though this may be presumptuous, could you tell me what school your swordsmanship belongs to?"
"A school?"
Fujino frowned at that.
Honestly, he