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At the Quelaag Club shooting range, Klein had just passed the tests that riding instructor Talim had set him in marksmanship and combat. Talim finally explained why he had asked: a friend wanted to hire a detective, and Talim had recommended the well-known Sherlock Moriarty.

Please don't let it be another cheating spouse or lost cat... Klein grumbled inwardly, then asked with a smile:

"What sort of case does your friend have in mind?"

"He'll be at the club shortly. You can discuss it with him yourself." Talim rubbed the spot where Klein had hit him. "I don't know the details either. Oh, he's a journalist—Mike Joseph, a reporter for the Daily Observer. I imagine you've heard of him."

"Mike Joseph of the Daily Observer?" The name sounded familiar to Klein. After a moment, he remembered that several of the articles that had first made the Hero Detective famous seemed to have been written by this reporter...

When Klein had uncovered that the Hero Detective, Braine, was one of The Tower's identities, he had gathered some information on him. That included quite a few articles by Reporter Mike.

Still, after a moment's thought, Klein asked tentatively, "The reporter who covered Detective Braine?"

"That's him. Thanks to his connection with Detective Braine, Mike secured several exclusive interviews. He was commended for them and even promoted to a position just below the newspaper's senior management," Talim said with a sigh.

The prince had also invested in the Daily Observer, so Talim paid close attention to it.

"But why doesn't Mr. Mike hire Detective Braine?" Klein asked, puzzled.

"As far as I know, Detective Braine is leaving Backlund for a while. Mike should be seeing him off right now... That's why he won't be here until later." Talim answered as he headed toward