On the second floor of the sealed room, the two treasure hunter figures led the group into the building's top-floor attic.
Like the other rooms, the top of the attic was empty, with a gaping hole on the adjacent wall caused by years of disrepair.
Although it was still afternoon, it felt as though night had already fallen.
Mist was hazy, the sky gray, and in the lush forest, leaves were struck and shaken by falling water droplets. Trickling water flowed down the ridge of the roof, and the sound of water was endless.
Genta stood in front of the breach and looked outside, "According to Conan, the King's Stone is in the place closest to the sun. This should be the closest place to the sun, so how is there not even a shadow of a diamond?"
"The attic isn't necessarily the place closest to the sun, you know!" Mitsuhiko had a thoughtful look, "If it's the place closest to the sun, then it should be the roof."
Ayumi smiled then, "Then the diamond must be on the roof!"
"The roof... there's a ladder over there!"
Genta turned his head back and happened to see the ladder, "In that case, we can find the diamond. Eel rice that I can never finish eating, here I come!"
"I should have said not to run around!"
Fujino was quick with his hands, grabbing Genta by the back of his collar and lifting him up, "Are you not afraid of running into traps when you're this reckless?"
"What trap..." Genta protested somewhat unconvinced, "I think you're the one, Brother Fujino, who wants to find the gem a step ahead and snatch our credit, right?"
Fujino: "..."
This little thing is truly a beast...
I'm snatching your ass's gem; if we're talking about