Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

In fact, even though the girl from Raira Academy was also a user of mysterious abilities, she didn't have to do anything to her as long as she didn't cause any trouble.

Of course, we'll talk about the specific situation after we meet next time.

Nothing unexpected happened afterwards. After eating sushi, Heiwajima Shizuo said goodbye to them, and they ended their operation and returned home.

"Heiwajima Shizuo... the headless knight... the mysterious girl..."

In the evening, Fujimaru Ritsuka told little Da Vinci about today's actions as usual. After listening, little Da Vinci laughed and said:

"As expected of you, Master-in-law. As soon as you go out, all kinds of clues will come to you~!"

"This is probably the legendary constitution that attracts events."

"Hey, is this also my problem?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at him in disbelief, but little Da Vinci just laughed and brushed it off, and talked about the next topic very naturally:

"Speaking of the search for the head, even if we limit the scope to Japan, if there are no clues, it's still like looking for a needle in a haystack, right?"

"indeed."

Ritsuka Fujimaru stroked his chin and fell into thought. Compared to the commission from Gaia, the commission from Celti was a little more difficult to handle.

Hmm...it would be nice if we could get some clues.

"actually……"

At this moment, Moriarty, who was listening on the side, suddenly chuckled and said:

"Speaking of the 'head' issue, I just happen to know some interesting rumors."

"Eh?"

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him in surprise, and Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly asked:

"Professor, do you have any clues?"

"It's not really a clue, just some unfounded stories."

Moriarty smiled and said:

"If you're willing to listen, I'd be happy to tell you something. But first, have you heard of the company [Yagiri Pharmaceutical]?"

Naturally, everyone shook their heads in confusion.

But at this moment, Huiyuan Ai, who was using a computer, suddenly spoke up:

“I’ve heard of this company.”

"It is said that the company was once one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the Kanto region, but it gradually declined more than a decade ago. Now it is just living off its past success and is in a state of neither rising nor falling."

"I see."

Fujimaru Ritsuka and others nodded in understanding.

Although it is neither big nor small, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the other party is still an absolute big company.

After learning the basic information about [Yagiri Pharmaceuticals], Moriarty continued to smile:

"On the surface, the other party is a pharmaceutical company. But as far as I know, in secret, they are also doing some things that cannot be made public - such as colluding with the underworld, secretly conducting unauthorized human experiments, etc."

It sounds like just an evil pharmaceutical company, but it's more than that-

"Rumor has it that the former chairman of Yagiri Pharmaceutical seems to have a rather perverted private collection: a very beautiful woman's head."

"A woman's head?"

Hearing this, everyone instantly perked up.

Moriarty went on.

It is said that the former chairman of Yagiri Pharmaceutical was so obsessed with the beauty of the head that he could sometimes stare at it intently for a whole day without eating or drinking.

Someone who happened to see the head described it this way:

The head seemed to be still alive, just asleep.

After saying that, Moriarty paused and chuckled:

"Of course, these are just hearsay. As for whether such a head really exists, and whether it is the head of the Headless Horseman you are looking for, I don't know."

Although he said so, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others felt that this was a clue that was very worth investigating.

In addition...

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Moriarty suspiciously and said:

"Professor, where did you hear these rumors?"

Moriarty smiled and said:

"Of course it's the guests in the bar. Guests from all over the world, good and bad, always bring some interesting news. This is the fun of running a bar, isn't it?"

"Oh, by the way, the police seem to have also set their sights on Yagiri Pharmaceutical, but since they don't have any definite evidence, they are probably currently conducting a secret investigation."

"The police..."

Without much explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka could guess that this was probably the information that Amuro Toru revealed to the police after obtaining the intelligence, but it was a bit troublesome for them.

If the rumored head is really Celti's head, and if it falls into the hands of the police in advance, I'm afraid there will be more trouble.

In other words, they will have to start the investigation as soon as possible.

in addition,

"Sister Ritsuka, take a look at this!"

Haibara Ai's call attracted Fujimaru Ritsuka's attention.

The other party was using the computer just now, actually searching for more information about the [Ikebukuro Slasher] on the Internet, and now it seems that he has made a new discovery.

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu came to Haibara Ai's side. The computer screen was filled with densely packed programs, web pages, forums, etc. ... and in the top window was a forum with the theme of urban legends.

In the forum, a user said that he had recently accidentally witnessed the Ikebukuro slasher scene in Ikebukuro, but many netizens thought he was talking nonsense and it did not attract much attention.

However, one of the other party's remarks caught Haibara Ai's attention.

"The slasher has a pair of glowing red eyes, just like a vampire..."

"Sister Ritsuka."

"Ah."

Understanding what Haibara Ai wanted to say, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in response.

Because the user's description of the man-slashing demon was too fantastical, not many netizens believed it.

But just today during the day, they did meet a mysterious girl with red eyes who was studying at Kurara Academy.

Could it be that the girl is the killer?

"Anyway, the plan remains unchanged. Let's talk to the other party first next time."

Ritsuka Fujimaru did not make an immediate judgment.

After all, it is also possible that this netizen just happened to see the girl and then attributed her situation to the killer, or it might even be a completely made-up coincidence.

But no matter what, I still have to meet that girl again first.

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't expect that there would be important clues in the two matters on hand at the same time, and he suddenly felt busy.

On the side, little Da Vinci laughed and said:

"I told you, you are worthy of being the Master!"

"and many more,"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was speechless:

"This has absolutely nothing to do with me, right?"

The clue about the head was provided by Moriarty, and the clue about the slasher was found by Haibara Ai. No matter how you look at it, it can't be linked to her, right?

Anyway, she is definitely not an unreasonable person who attracts events!

……

“——Knock knock.”

After discussing today's situation and playing for a while, everyone washed up and went to bed. Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka climbed into bed happily, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the bedroom.

"Pest?"

After opening the door and seeing Pest standing at the door, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Pest got straight to the point:

"I want to talk to you."

"Uh, okay."

Although he was a little confused, Ritsuka Fujimaru still invited Pest into the bedroom.

Sitting on the bed, Pest took the initiative to talk about the day's actions and asked:

"Why do you have to do those things? Isn't it troublesome?"