I Create the Holy Grail War, Shocking the World Chapter 23

[Kogoro Mori was agitated, tossing his fishing rod aside.]

[He hadn't even been this upset when he missed a catch.]

[The renowned detective grumbled, "I was perfectly happy, just smoking and drinking at my office."]

["Suddenly, I received a letter from ten years ago, asking me to protect a little girl in the Holy Grail War."]

["The client was already dead, so I took pity and accepted."]

["I thought it was just an ordinary request, some country mage's wild idea, a half-baked magic ritual, I've seen plenty... Who knew this Almighty Cup was real!"]

["The winner can wish to reach the Root!"]

["This is almost the ultimate goal of every mage in the world!"]

["To achieve this ultimate leap, all mages have been researching magic like madmen. If anyone leaked information about the Fuyuki Holy Grail, it would be normal for everyone in Fuyuki City to be dead the next day!"]

["This place is like a quagmire. Just as I was trying to get out, the Command Spells inexplicably appeared..."]

["I can't leave even if I wanted to!"]

[Kogoro Mori complained vehemently, as if engaged in a verbal duel.]

[Cú Chulainn dropped his flippant expression, his face solemn. "Alright, alright, I'll make sure you survive... I am the Hound of Ulster!"]

["It doesn't matter, I'll figure something out myself."]

[Kogoro Mori waved his hand, lit a cigarette, and exhaled a wistful smoke ring.]

[Suddenly, a commotion broke out on the beach in the distance!]

["--Aaaaaahhhhhh!!"]

[A high-pitched female scream instantly drew everyone's attention.]

[Cú Chulainn instinctively raised his spear, solemnly guarding his Master. "Master, don't wander off. If something happens to you, everything I just said will be a joke."]

["There's the smell of blood..."]

["Lancer, let's go. We have a case to handle."]

[Kogoro Mori frowned slightly, then suddenly turned his head, a flicker of seriousness in his eyes, unlike his usual carelessness.]

The people of the world:?

Watching the mustachioed detective's actions, everyone was momentarily stunned.

What was going on? That serious look just now was quite handsome.

"Brother Kogoro is finally being serious for once..."

In the real world, Inspector Megure hesitated, his expression gradually becoming serious.

He couldn't stand anyone looking down on or slandering his Kogoro like this.

With a clatter, he typed out lines of text and posted them as headlines for the police newspaper.

"In our Metropolitan Police Department, there was once a genius who scored a perfect score on his first shooting attempt."

"He made the best choices every time he responded to a call, saving countless lives."

"Despite his fear of heights, he could climb to the fourth floor with his bare hands to save someone."

"To this day, his ranking at the police academy remains number one, with no one, not even Zero, surpassing him."

"He's no longer a police officer and has opened a detective agency in Beika Town."

[Attached photo (Kogoro Mori. Sharp-eyed version).]

Soon, this post caused a sensation.

Countless people, while marveling and praising, shared it wildly!

Beika Town, Mori Detective Agency.

Inside, a girl with flowing hair looked at the news, covering her mouth in disbelief.

Tears welled up in her eyes. Looking at the drunken man, she thought about how much of a blow her once vibrant father must have suffered to become so decadent and fallen. Her voice trembled as she choked out:

"Dad..."

"Huh? What's wrong, Ran...?"

The drunken man mumbled a response, but upon hearing his daughter's tearful voice, he suddenly became furious. "Did some brat bully you? I'll sort him out! I'll let him know how tough I, Judo Champion Kogoro, am!"

29. A Mysterious Commission from Ten Years Ago, Haruno Yukinoshita from the Past!

The Sky Screen flickered with light, and the story of Fate/staynight continued.

Scenes of thrilling moments flashed by. At a crime scene, within the police cordon, the sharp-eyed, mustachioed detective easily deduced the young culprit using the "Psychological Detective Method."

[At Iwai Beach, surrounded by police officers, the female suspect knelt and cried in repentance.]

["I killed her, but I had no choice!"]

["Every night she'd dance tap on the floor upstairs, and I tried to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen!"]

["At night, I'd get anxious and couldn't sleep, so I had to kill her!"]

["I'm a miserable soul too!"]

["Seeing this, the police officers exchanged glances. The leading officer, wearing a brown hat, coughed softly, "Take her back to the station, let's pack up...!""]

["Before leaving, the officer smiled and patted Kogoro Mori on the shoulder, "Brother Mori, we have you to thank again this time.""]

[""Hahahaha~, who told you I'm the great detective Kogoro Mori.""]

["The mustachioed detective laughed heartily, his greasy nature returning after solving the case."]

["Feeling the admiring gazes of the bikini-clad beauties around him, tears sprang to his eyes from his laughter, his tongue curled up again, and his laughter was quite demonic."]

["Cú Chulainn covered his face and unconsciously moved a little further away, feeling a bit embarrassed."]

The shock of people around the world subsided, and they began to complain.

"Uncle Mori's coolness never lasts more than three seconds..."

"But he was unexpectedly cool when the murder happened."

"Agreed, a man is very cool when he can save a collapsing building at a critical moment."

"Why does this Inspector Megure like calling people 'brother' so much?"

"Maybe he's a 'Brother Fruit' ability user (whispering)."

"Did anyone notice Dog-bro's helpless little eyes? Hahaha."

"Dog-bro, that's hilarious."

"Calling him 'Wang-chan' isn't bad either."

"Hey, hey, hey, he's the Hound of Ulster, calling him 'Wang-chan' is too uninspired."

"I'm wondering if Cú Chulainn likes eating dog meat?"

"No, man, where did you get such a terrifying idea?"

"Dogs are so cute, why would you eat dog meat!"

At the same time, reporters from major Japanese media outlets were rushing to the Mori Detective Agency.

They were determined to get the first-hand news from this confused detective!

What?

You say the Kogoro Mori from the parallel world has nothing to do with the one in this world?

So what? As long as there's a gimmick, it'll sell!

However, the clever Ran Mori had already closed the door to visitors, hiding away in her little building.

The commotion outside had nothing to do with the Mori Detective Agency anymore.

["Shinjuku 3-chome, Kiyomura Sushi Restaurant. The Lancer team was eating heartily."]

["Cú Chulainn heartily swallowed a rice ball and glanced at his Master, saying casually, "Hey, Master, if you could maintain the seriousness you had when solving cases, you wouldn't have trouble with women." "]

["Hearing this, the mustachioed detective burst into laughter, "I can't do that, after all, Kogoro Mori has never been a serious person." "]

[""...I really don't know what to say to you." "]

["Cú Chulainn complained, "But you, fellow, are indeed qualified to be my Master. My previous underestimation of you was my mistake." "]

["Kogoro Mori waved his hand, "It's fine, it's all small stuff." "]

["Cú Chulainn became interested and asked curiously, "Oh, if you say so, what is considered important?"]

["The mustachioed detective pondered for a moment and said calmly, "There are no major events in life, cherish every moment as you go along~." "]

["The blue-clad lancer agreed, "Makes sense. Come, Master, let's toast!" "]

["Saying that, he raised his wine glass. Upon hearing this, Kogoro also smiled and raised his."]

["Their glasses clinked, and they drank heartily, toasting each other."]

["The atmosphere was just right, and Cú Chulainn, slightly tipsy, asked, "Did you find the little girl you were supposed to protect in the commission?"]

["Kogoro nodded, "I have a lead. I've also asked Inspector Megure to use the police force to keep an eye out for her. However, ten years have passed since the commission, so she should be a beautiful young lady now." "]

["Following that, the mustachioed detective sighed and picked up the old commission letter."]

["On the letter, the lines of handwriting were like dancing dragons, full of deep emotion."]

["At the bottom was a photo of a little black-haired girl, her expression lost, as if unaware of what was about to happen..."]

["—The signatory, Haruno Yukinoshita."]

Due to the overwhelming amount of information, everyone was stunned.

"Haruno Yukinoshita, who's that?"

"I'm not sure, does anyone in reality know this person?"

"Could it be that one from Chiba Prefecture… the Yukinoshita family?"

"It seems so. The eldest daughter of the Chiba Yukinoshita family is named Haruno."

"No, why are you being so cryptic? Can someone explain in detail!"

"Based on that description, they're just a minor landlord in the prefecture, pretty average."

"Got it. I'll throw a few hundred million at it and acquire the Yukinoshita family."

"Acquire my foot. Chiba Prefecture is larger than Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture combined."

"The entire output of Chiba is higher than the GDP of provinces like Jilin in that large country. The Yukinoshita family is equivalent to a provincial elite family."

"Do you understand the prestige of a Chiba elite family? Their assets are tens of billions of US dollars, and the companies they control add up to about sixty to seventy billion US dollars…"

"Converted to Japanese yen, that's trillions of yen. Not to mention Haruno Yukinoshita's mother is a prefectural assembly member, and a step further would be the national parliament. She's one of the people who truly holds the power of life and death in a nation!"

"99.99% of people will never have the chance to interact with someone from this social stratum in their entire lives!"

"You call this a minor landlord? If someone could become a live-in son-in-law to the Yukinoshita family, that would be awesome!"

"So, no matter the world, Haruno Yukinoshita is a phoenix among men, right…"

"It's a shame she died so early. I wonder why she died?"

"Sister… is dead?"

In the Sky Screen world, Yukino Yukinoshita was saddened.

The moment she saw the little girl's photo, she recognized it as herself in childhood.

Thinking that Haruno was still thinking of her even after her own death, Yukino felt like crying.