A classmate from junior high school to a domestic national actress. Guests begin to gather one after another in the hotel lobby... / Murder in the Golden Age of Locked Rooms Snow House and Six Tricks ④

The 20th “This mystery is amazing! ] Grand Prize / Bunko Grand Prix winning work. We will deliver a total of 5 serializations carefully selected from the book "Murder in the Golden Age of Closed Rooms Snow House and Six Tricks" by Kamozaki Rojo. This is the 4th time. Japan's first "closed room murder case" occurred three years ago. With that ruling as an opportunity, the idea of ​​``not guilty as long as the scene is a closed room, no matter how suspicious the situation,'' permeated the world, and as a result, the closed room spread like an epidemic in society. Meanwhile, the main character, Kasumi Kuzushiro, and her childhood friend Yozuki visit the Snow White House where the famous "locked room incident" occurred 10 years ago. At that time, it was just a prank by the organizers, but this time, a real murder occurred that imitated the trick. Can you solve the secret room trick of Snow White Mansion!? Risa Hasemi, an actress in the morning drama, and Ururi Mitsumura, a junior high school classmate, are there.

"Murder in the Golden Age of Closed Rooms Snow House and Six Tricks" (Kamozaki Fireplace/Takarajimasha)

"It's a pity."

"Right now, it's possible to solve the mystery of this locked room with only the information shown."

*

"Good work, how about the mystery of the locked room?"

"No, honestly, I have no idea."

"Yeah, as expected."

"Kasumi-kun, Kasumi-kun"

"Noisy, what?"

"Hey, look at that"

"Look, I'm Riria Hasemi. Asadora actress."

Ah!

"Hey hey, Kasumi-kun, no matter how you look at it, it's real."

"Yeah, it's real no matter how you look at it."

"So cute"

"Sure"

"Hey, can I have your autograph later?"

"Don't you hate it?"

"It's a famous tax, isn't it?"

"Sure"

"Then you have to pay."

"Wow, it's room 001. This isn't it, is it?"

"Yes, it's in the west wing. Byakuya Yukishiro used it for writing."

"Wow, that's right!

"Anyway, thank you!

"Well then, Mamai-san, carry your luggage to the front of your room."

"Can we have tea in the lobby here?

"Ha, yes, if you ask the maid over there, I can ask you anything."

"Really!

"It's hard for Mr. Manei too. Just for the manager," Yotsuki started punning again.

"Kuzuhaku-kun?"

"Long time no see, Mitsumura"

"Long time no see, Kuzushiro-kun."

*

"Kasumi-kun, who is this girl?"

"She was my classmate in middle school. We belonged to the same literary club."

"I see," Yozuki says. "In other words, you're an ex-girlfriend."

"Then, more than friends, less than lovers?"

"What were you listening to, you?"

"Kuzuhaku-kun, who is that person?"

"Hmm, what do you mean?" That's a hard question to answer. "I wonder if it's going to be a childhood friend?

"I see," Mitsumura nodded. “In other words, more than a childhood friend and less than an older sister.”

By the way Mitsumura, why are you here today?

"Are you sure you're here looking for a yeti?" Yozuki asked.

"Yeti?

"Let's go"

"No, it won't come out," I said.

"Which one is it?"

"Well, that's nostalgic, isn't it?" Yozuki nodded. Then, as if she was intrigued, she asked, "What was Kasumi like in middle school?" Mitsumura replied, "Yes," as if tracing her memory.

"I mean, it was pretty cool. I always walked with a look like 'I'm a lone wolf.'"

"Also, I've heard rumors like this. 'I can remember things I've seen once, like a photograph. I have that kind of special ability.' The only time I use it is when the world is in danger.”

"Tell me more about that story"

"Fine, let's have tea together."

"Mamai-san, what is that?"

"Variety program survey form"

"Gee"

"Riria, I don't feel like that right now. Mr. Masui, please write instead."

"No, I have to write it properly"

"But, Ririya, I can't hold anything heavier than chopsticks. Pens are heavier than chopsticks, right?"

"It depends on the material."

"Don't you know?

“But variety show surveys are important,” said Masui with an unexpectedly firm attitude. “The amount of chances you get will change depending on how much you write in the survey. ”

"Yeah, I know. That's why I told you to write to Mr. Masui."

"The story is looping."

I wonder if that kind of magic is hanging?

"Okay, then I'll write it down. Room, ya, hey!"

"Mr. Kuzubai." She put it on the table. It was a rabbit made of snow.

"It's a souvenir"

"Please enjoy your meal"

"Eh, do you want to eat?"

Because there is red bean paste inside.

"... seriously?"

*

"It's 'Chef's whimsical hors d'oeuvres-with the winds of Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Northern Europe'"

"It's multinational, isn't it? This Spanish omelet is Spain, right?

"Eh, seriously"

"Try it. It'll melt your tongue until it loses its original shape."

"What is this dish? Isn't it really delicious?"

"Your tongue will melt"

"It's melty, it's melty. It might be the most delicious fish dish I've ever eaten."

"Cooking is very delicious"

"Huh, is that so?"

Is this dish prepared by the manager?

Yes, Shibai makes it.

"Vegetables are also very fresh. Like this tomato."

"Oh, it was sent by Shibai's sister. Shibai has a twin sister who is a farmer in Yamanashi."

What is the relationship between Meirozaka-san and Shibai-san?

"What kind of relationship is that?"

"No, since the two of us are managing this hotel together, I think we've known each other for a long time."

"Yes, we've known each other for a long time," Meirozaka-san said. “Shibai was my teacher in high school. I met her often after graduating, and one day I heard that she would quit school and start a hotel business. Just because I was a NEET.”

"That's amazing, isn't it?" Yotsuki said while eating herring. "Shibai-san, you're still around thirty, aren't you?

"Maybe you won the lottery?"

"No, it's not," Meirozaka-san shook his head. "But there is something close to it."

"What's close?"

"Utahai has always been very popular, especially with older people." “Around the time I graduated from high school, Shibai married a wealthy man who was about 40 years older than him. He bought this mansion with his money, and now he's running the hotel as he pleases."

"I see," Yozuki said. "Shibai-san has such a past."

"Yes, Shibai is a femme fatale," Meirozaka said. She said, "Even when she was a teacher, she did things like dating boys. But strangely enough, she was a good teacher who was liked by her students."