Fujino's method was very simple.
He took out the Wooden Sword and waved it around near the violin, muttering in Chinese about sword spirits aiding him, slaying all demons, and wiping out evil spirits from every direction. Then he pulled out two more blades and kept waving them around the violin. After that, black smoke rose from the violin, and it was over.
Everyone stared at the black smoke emerging from the violin in surprise.
Shitara Renki could not help asking, "Master Fujino, could this black smoke possibly be...?"
"That's right. It was the unclean stuff, but I've already removed it."
Fujino put on an exhausted expression while maintaining an inscrutable air.
Since he was pretending to be a master, he had to keep up the act to the end. Naturally, he could not tell them that the so-called unclean stuff was an illusion generated by Cherry Blossom Blizzard.
However, everyone clearly bought it.
They became even more convinced of his identity as a mage in addition to being a detective.
And just like that, he got twenty million yen for free.
``` System Task detected: The Cursed Violin has been completed
Task evaluation: The Cursed Violin was, in truth, the work of human hands. Now, the person seeking revenge had completed their retaliation... Perhaps, for a righteous detective, turning a blind eye and providing cover, or even aiding evil, was a sin. But had detectives not always been walkers along the edge of the gray zone?
As for whether that violin truly carried some sort of curse...
That remained unknown.
However, even if it truly had been cursed, surely it would have vanished into smoke after the ritual you performed?
You have completed the task objective.
System rewards issued: 10 million yen, 1,000 Detective Reputation, 5 Detective Coins, 1,000