weird companion
“Now I’m used to it.”
[Certainly so.]
I feel like I’ve been disguising myself as Lupin a lot lately.
It is true that there is no more reliable means of designing tricks, even considering the inconvenience.
Once I looked around from the outside, I didn’t see any difference from the last time.
Of course, I have no intention of being distracted. Like last time, I took into consideration the possibility of being hidden to induce my vigilance.
Okay. Rather, to be honest, I’m hoping they’ve cracked my code. To be honest, I worked all night to make it, but someone has to release it to make it worthwhile, right? Or rather, it is not solved until the very end, so it becomes a difficult problem that everyone tries.
Anyway, with such a conflicting wind, I confidently approached the entrance of the front door.
Probably because I visited just yesterday, the guard seemed to memorize my face.
“welcome. Guest.”
“Well. A lot of work.”
As soon as I entered the casino after a light greeting, I happened to meet someone inside by chance.
‘···Well?’
what? What is this strange familiarity?
Emerald-colored eyes that seem to be sucked in.
Other than that, the impressive features that I didn’t even need to look at made a character come to mind.
‘Is it Sherlock?’
But it was too early to be sure.
Obviously, the hair color and eyes match Sherlock’s characteristics, but in fact, in this worldview, blonde and green eyes were a very common element.
There are quite a few women with the same characteristics if you look for them in this casino right now.
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Most of all, except for those two, the rest of the characteristics were very different. To be honest, the atmosphere was so different that I thought it was a different person.
Long, shiny hair and a wine-colored dress. From high heels to earrings and necklaces.
Considering the space of a casino, it was a very appropriate dress code, but it was a dress that did not match Sherlock’s usual appearance at all.
In addition, the face was clearly made-up.
Am I the type of person who doesn’t know people well? I think everyone would be confused if they were in the same situation as me.
In fact, in normal circumstances, it’s enough to just ask. When you want to know someone you know, you can tell me right away if you talk to me.
But now the problem was that I couldn’t. You can’t go to the woman in front of you and ask, ‘Isn’t it Sherlock?’
‘What do you think of Goddess?’
[Hmm. well.]
Even the Goddess chance, which I had hoped for, flew away in vain.
Ah, I thought too deeply for a moment, so I kept looking.
But why is the other person staring at me without avoiding my gaze?
A strange snowball fight started by accident.
In the meantime, the woman next to the other person came closer and spoke.
huh? That woman is definitely…
“Mr. Lupin! long time no see!”
“Didn’t we meet two days ago?”
“So it’s been a while. I go to the casino every day.”
Are you calling it bragging now?
Anyway, I was a little embarrassed by the unexpected appearance of Joanne. I really hoped I would have been dying at the casino again this time.
“But what are you two just doing? We exchanged very affectionate glances.”
“It’s an illusion. It’s the first time I’ve seen him.”
“Hmm···. It’s a fateful meeting at the casino! Be romantic.”
Again, this woman is the toughest geek I’ve ever met.
If you don’t leave immediately. But despite my wishes, she grabbed my foot and forced me to match up.
“Come on, it’s a relationship that we met like this, but we greet each other. This is Arsene Lupin!”
“···hello.”
“And here is the beautiful lady Charlotte!”
charlotte? Charlotte, not Sherlock?
Since the names were similar, the suspiciousness only increased.
The girl who looked like an aristocratic girl stared at me for a moment and then bowed her head slightly.
“hello. My name is Charlotte.”
Sherlock’s blunt tone of voice is the opposite of a friendly tone.
However, external features such as voice and body were quite similar to Sherlock.
‘It’s fun.’
On the contrary, this development is not bad.
It didn’t seem too bad to start a fight over whether she was really Sherlock, or even her classmate Sharon.
Isn’t this psychological warfare another romance?
“How about the three of us together?”
At the same time, Joan, who was in the middle of the mediator role, came up with an amazing proposal.
Without looking too strange, I took a break for a beat and answered with a bit of leeway.
“I am welcome.”
He deliberately cut off the backstory and looked at Charlotte.
So, how are you going to come out?
***
‘Is it Raven?’
It was the girl’s first thought as soon as she saw the middle-aged gentleman entering the casino.
Even though there was nothing in common, such as age, clothing, and appearance, I had strong suspicions.
Perhaps it is because of the unique atmosphere that the man exudes.
Relaxing as if everything was just a simple game. He must have a very eccentric personality like a phantom thief.
When she looked at the gentleman, the other party also stared at Youngae.
The two people, who were all opposites, exchanged glances with each other.
According to Joanne, who was chatting with excitement next to her, the author is a man with an unusual name, Arsene Lupin.
Did I mention that I was visiting the casino for the first time just two days ago?
Is that really just a coincidence? Or was he deliberately coming to the pre-inspection to steal things?
Sherlock first paid attention to every detail of his opponent.
It feels a little taller than Raven, but that’s a simple trick that can be fooled enough by raising the heel.
Above all, the phantom thief is the master of disguise. It is hasty judgment to exclude it from the suspect line simply because the external characteristics are different.
Two people looking at each other in deep thought.
It was self-evident how it would appear from the eyes of a third person, Joanne.
‘Oh my gosh! What is this!’
With an aunt-like exclamation inside, she immediately took action with a sly smile on her face.
Sherlock watches as she approaches Lupin and talks to her.
It was difficult to find any evidence that he was a phantom thief in the casual chatter of the two.
“Come on, it’s a relationship that we met like this, but we greet each other. This is Arsene Lupin!”
“···hello.”
“And here is the beautiful lady Charlotte!”
Joanne says she’s Charlotte, even though she’s corrected it once to be Sherlock.
No, this might be more of an opportunity.
Although it was anti-compulsory, he is now in a completely different state than usual.
Even if the opponent is Raven, it won’t be easy to think of a detective by looking at the girl.
Until we find proof that the man in front of us is not a phantom thief, let’s hide the identity as well.
Deciding that there was no need to tell the other person the name of Sherlock for nothing, she immediately greeted her in the way she is now.
“hello. My name is Charlotte.”
In a situation where such a bizarre battle of eyes had come to an end, Joanne, who had a completely different plan, led the situation by self-identifying as Cupid.
“How about the three of us together?”
be a companion Sherlock thought for a moment.
If this man wasn’t a phantom thief, he couldn’t afford to waste such time.
You never know when things will disappear. Judging by reason, it was a reasonable choice to act alone and separate from the two of them.
‘However···.’
Why?
His intuition keeps pointing at that suspicious man over and over again.
You can’t take your eyes off him. Keep an eye out for it and shout that you have to keep staring.
In a fierce battle between reason and intuition.
“I am welcome.”
Lupin’s subtle gaze made the difference between victory and defeat.
“I’m fine too.”
And so, the strange companionship of the three began.
in front of roulette.
“Ugh…. I lost it again…”
“Five. Is this a jackpot?”
“Nonsense!”
at the table.
“Ahh! This is a scam!”
“I got it this time too.”
“Nonsense!”
The three of them enjoyed playing around the casino.
However, even if they enjoyed the game that much, the total amount of capital their party had was maintained.
This is because if one party loses, the other side wins, and if one side goes bankrupt, the other side wins the jackpot.
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Meanwhile, Sherlock, who was watching the scene from his side, gradually became impatient.
‘Isn’t this guy…?’
Although he leisurely enjoys all the elements of the casino, he does not pay attention to the auction house.
According to the phantom thief’s notice, tonight is just a notice, and there is no specific time written down, but eventually Raven will commit a crime someday.
Fortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any particular disturbance yet.
In the end, we must not forget that the current calm is only the eve of the storm.
Sherlock’s guess is that Raven will openly steal the target when it comes up for sale at auction. Because he was originally a geek who liked that kind of attention.
If that guess is correct, time is really running out.
If that Lupin was really a phantom thief, maybe by now…
“Shall we move the playground soon?”
“…heh. my money… Where are you going again this time?”
“Hmm. How about there?”
Looking in the direction he was pointing, Sherlock groaned inwardly.
Proposing to go to the auction house at the exact timing you predicted.
This is nothing like confirmation.
‘finally···!’
Phantom Raven.
caught