"I knew it..."
When she pushed open the door and saw a group of men cheering and egging on two geisha, Sonoko Suzuki rolled her eyes without hesitation.
After the people at Sannōji Temple told them that Mori Kogoro had been invited to Gion by the temple monks and other guests, they had anticipated this scene. Sure enough, when they opened the door, the group had drunk themselves into a mess. Other than saying "I knew it," there was really nothing else to say.
"I guessed it before we even came to Kyoto." Ran Mouri shook her head with her arms folded. She glanced at her sheepish-looking father, and seeing that he was holding a sake cup without having done anything too disgraceful, her expression softened slightly.
"Please don't be angry, Miss Mouri. We were the ones who invited Mori Detective here," Ryuen hurriedly smoothed things over. "He is a great detective renowned throughout Japan. It's only natural that we were curious."
Drinking and dining at a teahouse, watching geisha performances, and playing a few games were all perfectly legal and not inappropriate in themselves.
If it were truly inappropriate, minors like them would not have been allowed in, would they?
At most, the atmosphere and tastes here were simply too adult, too worldly, mixed with an inescapable air of ambiguity and the scent of powder and perfume.
Simply put, it was a respectable business, though people who came here merely to listen to a little music might not necessarily have been entirely respectable themselves.
With a sigh, Ran Mouri said nothing more. After confirming once again that her father truly had not drunk much, she directly dragged the people behind her into the room with no room for argument.
"Since you want to hear about detective work, you don't