Cosplay caper (3)

"So it's obvious who murdered Natto Luigi now that everyone's here," Reiju stated.

"Who?" the audience asked.

"YOU!" Reiju said as she pointed at one of the figures on stage.

"Well shit, I was hoping it was Ray Greno," Beans sighed.

"I'll never understand your jokes," Daigoro sighed.

"I'm just glad it wasn't me. I don't wanna go back to prison," the editor groaned.

"Ah, I thought it was that sussy baka werewolf," Dumbee happily shrugged.

"So care to explain yourself?" Reiju glared.

Fumiyo began to pout as Ami laughed hysterically.

"I'm the poiple one and-"

"You didn't do it you purple loon, it was Ami!" Reiju growled.

"But I did it. Dumb cow ate muh custard. I'll kill im for that," the purple one growled.

"Huh? I don't eat the purple custard, eh," Natto glared.

"It was pruney mans who ates it," Zollum stated.

"Ah shit, well I saw bald cow slurpin it up, n see he's got muh slop on his face! So I hit em with muh fryin pan."

Indeed, the corpse did have a bump on his head.

"But you didn't kill him. Ami did. By making use of her headband, she was able to see in the dark. She hid in the rafters and strung a rope around Luigi. Though I guess the purple one hitting Luigi with the pan might have knocked him out and thus the reason we didn't hear any screaming."

"That's a bold assumption, so how can you prove it?" asked Kaemi.

"That's why I asked you to bring the guards that escorted her away back here. Hey, what happened after you took her away?"

"When the lights went out, and we prioritized getting the power on. When it came on 10 minutes later, Shizuka-san was standing right where we left her, and we assumed she had been there the whole time. Her headband was up. though we assumed it was because she did it so she could see. Then we were told a murder occurred so we locked down the building," a guard stated.

"Ironic, you were almost going to escort her out and let her free, but now you'll be taking her to prison."

"Oh, look at that, there's some finger prints on the rope, now lets see if there's a match," Kaemi said.

Ami's fingerprints matched the ones on the rope. Ami then laughed like a maniac as she was dragged away.

"FUCK YOU PRUNE KING! YOUR ACTING WAS SO TRASH, I ENDED UP GETTING HUMILIATED ALL BECAUSE OF IT!" Ami shouted.

The audience erupted in applause as everyone took a bow.

"Look at the time! I gotta get back to Austrailialand! Catch ya later!" Dumbee smiled as he front flipped over the audience and began riding away on a segway as Fumiyo and Shiruka glared at him.

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"Ugh, I'm never coming to one of these again. If someone gets murdered, I'll just send the guys to do the field work and bring the corpse back to me in the lab," Kaemi grumbled.

"I had a blast! And I got great footage," Chika gushed.

"Don't post that, PLEAS!"

"Someone else that was there might though."

"I hope they don't. Stuff online doesn't go away so easily."

"Wonder where Ghost is?" Reiju thought as the three left the convention center.

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Shiruka once again called Fumiyo.

"NOBUTO! It's really you!" Fumiyo gushed.

"Yes, it's me," Shiruka growled.

"So can we talk forev-"

"No!"

"Is it true Dumbee killed you?"

"Yes. I also think he triggered the blackout."

"Yeah, he-"

"No, the blackout was planned before. Otherwise why would your girlfriend be covering up one of her eyes like that when it was perfectly fine?"

"I mean, she's-"

"You conditioned her to try and kill Dumbee, didn't you?"

"____."

"In my vision, I saw Luigi dress as Cow Natto and try to walk onto the stage. I'm assuming he did that because he wasn't invited and wanted to clout chase. However, he unintentionally went to where Niles was after he was knocked on the head when Niles saw and lunged at me at breakneck speed. Ami simply hid in the rafters and dropped the rope down around the unsuspecting Luigi, Whom Niles might have used as a stand in for him. He seemed to be able to see just fine in the dark. Then, Ami hung Luigi and made her getaway. You were on edge until  you found out the Natto was actually Luigi, since you didn't mind him being dead. I actually don't either."

"So it was fine to kill him!?"

"No. Fumiyo, don't go full yandere. Either you'll get in trouble or you'll end up dead. Niles is dangerous, he can see me or at the very least sense me."

"So? I'll-"

"I also heard the writer of season 2 disappeared after he was released from prison 2 years ago. You know anything?"

"____."

"If you killed or did something criminal to him, I'll solve the mystery."

"My father's the superintendent general now. He-"

"Are you suggesting you'll use him to cover-"

"No, I'm saying he became superintendent general to try and appease my wrath."

"Fumiyo, what happened in these 7 years?"

"I'll tell you once your name's been cleared," Fumiyo tearfully smiled as she hung up.

Shiruka shook his head and silently followed Fumiyo as she returned to her home.

"I know you're stalking me, and I don't mind. Guess I'll put my revenge on hold," Fumiyo sighed.

"I'll only tell Reiju and the others about it if you do something reckless or it comes up," Shiruka stated.

"_?"

"Oh right, she can only hear me via the phone."

"Nah, I heard your voice, Nobuto."

"Can you see me?"

"Sadly no, but I can sense you."

"Great," Shiruka groaned as he floated away.

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"Ugh, I made the news again," Kaemi groaned as she browsed the internet.

"I'm jealous, I'd love the spotlight," Chika pouted.

"Guess I'm in the middle for this one," Reiju grumbled.

"So you guys made the news again?" Reika asked.

"You're still here at the station!?"

"I've been solving cases. Say, how close are you with Fumiyo Sakaguro?"

"Not very, why?"

"Hmm, then could we talk in private a bit?"

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"So you think Fumiyo's the one that killed Luigi?" Reiju asked.

"Not directly, but I do think she had her so called girlfriend do the deed," Reika stated.

"It was also odd that she covered Ami's other eye with the headband. At first, it could be dismissed as banter, but when the context of the murder comes in, it feels like Fumiyo did it intentionally. The other anomolay was Fumiyo's reaction. She was way too pale until she found out the one killed was someone she didn't like, almost as if, that wasn't the intended target. As for who I think the intended target was, Niles Thorndyke. The corpse was hung over where he was seated. The only thing I don't understand is why."

"No way... Ugh, I hate to admit it, but your theory might be right.  Fumiyo would have a perfect reason to kill Thorndyke..."

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"So Fumiyo believes Thorndyke killed Amanuma and Shiragiku back on leap day 2000? Hmm, Seems I'll be doing some digging," Reika mused as she walked away.

"I may be a bit jealous of her snarkey intellect, but I guess it would be nice if she could crack the ghost's case," Reiju thought.