Kumon Hyodo/Reliable Sidekick

The Loupe's Sincerity

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	Hmm, this gun-shaped ball-point pen is pretty nice…
	Oh! This dragon themed keyholder’s also so cool!
	…Wait, no! I came here today to buy something else!
Juza	Kumon, sorry to keep you waitin’.
Kumon	Oh, Nii-chan! Did you buy the pudding!?
Juza	Yeah, somehow. It sold out a bit after I bought it, so I jus’ got it at the last moment.
Kumon	For real!? So it’s really super popular, huh!
	Hm? I got a LIME message from Azuma-san.
	Let’s see… It looks like he got almond jelly from an acquaintance. It’s in the refrigerator, so feel free to have some!
Juza	Almond jelly, huh… sounds good.
Kumon	If it’s coming from Azuma-san, then it’ll definitely be high class and delicious!
Juza	Yeah, I’m lookin’ forward to it. Let’s hurry and try it.
Kumon	Alright, let’s get back right away, Nii-chan!
Juza	Are you sure? You said you wanted to buy somethin’.
Kumon	It’s fine, I already got it!
Izumi	Itaru-san, thank you for helping me carry these supplies.
Itaru	That cardboard box was pretty heavy for its size…
Izumi	Ahaha, I’m sorry.
Kumon	…
Izumi	Huh? Kumon-kun?
Kumon	Oh, Director! Itaru-san!
Itaru	Why are you crawling on the floor?
Kumon	Hehe, I’m studying for my role as a detective assistant!
	I bought this when I went shopping with Nii-chan!
Izumi	That’s a… loupe?
Kumon	Yeah, that’s it! Since I’m playing Watson in the next play. Right now, I’m in the middle of searching for Sumi-san’s triangle!
	This is a must-have item if you want to be a detective’s assistant!
Itaru	As expected of you, Kumon. You’re the type who starts with the appearance first.
Izumi	Having that loupe helped you become completely motivated.
Kumon	Yeah! Okay then, I’m gonna go search in another place!
Izumi	Take care.
Misumi	Kumon, thank you for finding my triangle~!
Kumon	Ehehe, you’re welcome! Having this loupe makes the detective work look realistic, right?
	…Huh?
Misumi	What’s wrong~?
Kumon	The loupe’s not here… It should be in my pocket but~.
	Maybe I left it in the lounge! I’ll go and take a look!
Misumi	See ya!
Kumon	Hmm, it’s not in the lounge… Where did it go?
	Huh? Something’s falling over there—.
	Ah, it’s the loupe! Wait, huh? There’s something written on it…
	…”Loupe of Sincerity”? Was this written there before?
Kazunari	Oh, there you are, Kumopi!
Kumon	What’s up, Kazu-san?
Kazunari	It’s bad! Hyodle is…!
Juza	…
Kumon	What happened!? What made you feel down like that!?
Kazunari	Before he knew it, Hyodle’s milk pudding disappeared~. As you can see, he’s completely disheartened.
Kumon	Nii-chan, are you okay…?
Juza	…It can’t be helped. It’s also my fault for not writin’ my name on it.
	I can always buy it again.
Kazunari	Hmm, Hyodle’s like really completely down in the dumps~.
Kumon	…
	Nii-chan… I’ll find and catch the culprit!

Banri	Geez, what’d you call us out here for?
Citron	Oh! Kumon, I am innocent!
Izumi	What happened, everyone?
Taichi	Director-sensei! Well actually—.
Izumi	…I see. So Kumon-kun is looking for the culprit who ate Juza-kun’s pudding.
Banri	…So, why the hell am I a suspect?
Taichi	I don’t know anything about the pudding~!
Citron	I did not eat it either! This is a terrible false acclimation!
Banri	You mean “false accusation”, yeah?
Kumon	I’m sorry, Taichi-san, Citron-san! Based on my deductions, the culprit’s obviously Banri, but…!
Banri	You got no proof on those deductions.
Kumon	The last sighting of the pudding was at 6:00. The crime was uncovered at 8:00, so what happened in between those times is our clue.
Izumi	Because of that, you gathered the three people who were in the lounge at that time here.
Kumon	Yep. The culprit who ate Nii-chan’s pudding must be in this room with us.
	Everyone, make sure to leave no traces of eating unturned!
Taichi	What’s that, Kyuchan~?
Izumi	That’s the loupe you said you bought today, right Kumon-kun?
Citron	Oh! Kumon, you look like a real detective!
Kumon	It’s for my role study of Watson! Let’s see, let’s see~!
Banri	“Geez… there’s no way I’d eat Hyodo’s pudding.”
Kumon	!?
Izumi	Is something the matter, Kumon-kun?
Kumon	N-no, it’s nothing!
	(What was that just now? It’s like I heard Banri’s inner thoughts…)
	(Then maybe with the others too…)
Taichi	“I’ve only eaten the almond jelly from Azuma-san~!”
Citron	“I want Itaru to take me to eat sweet shrimp sushi…”
Kumon	(I knew it…! If I look into this loupe, I can understand what everyone is thinking!)
	(Awesome! It looks like I can level up my deduction skill with this loupe!)
Banri	Hey, did ya find anything?
Kumon	Um, well… in particular…
Banri	Guess not, huh?
Kumon	But, you three are the only ones without an alibi…
Izumi	Come to think of it, what kind of pudding was it? Since you said it was limited, it should look expensive.
Kumon	Yeah, they used a ton of special milk— ah!
	Hey, Taichi-san! You ate the almond jelly earlier, right?
Taichi	Eh? I did eat it but…
Kumon	How did the almond jelly packaging look like?
Taichi	Eh? Let’s see… it was white, and I think it had a picture of a cow on it…?
Banri	…Hold up.
	That ain’t the kinda packaging the almond jelly Yuki ate earlier had.
Citron	The almond jelly that I ate had black packaging!
Kumon	I got it…! The whole mystery is solved!
	The culprit is… Taichi-san!
Taichi	Eeh~!? What do you mean!? I didn’t eat any pudding—.
Kumon	No, without a doubt, you must have eaten it. And Taichi-san didn’t notice that.
	Because— Taichi-san, the almond jelly that you ate, was the milk pudding!
Citron	W-What did you say!?
Banri	What, so you didn’t notice even though there was an illustration of a cow?
Taichi	Ugh… Taichi Nanao, this is the biggest mistake of your life!
Izumi	But, it wasn’t done out of malice.
Kumon	I’m sure Nii-chan will forgive you!
Banri	Well, it’s also that guy’s fault for not writin’ his name on it.
Taichi	…I’ll go and apologize to Juza-san!
Kumon	…
CHOICE 1: You looked like a real detective [+] Izumi Kumon-kun, you really looked like a detective. Kumon Huh!? Ehehe… I ended up getting everyone here involved in my role study but… But, it was really fun acting like a detective!
CHOICE 2: Case closed. [+] Izumi It looks like it’s case closed for now, right? Kumon Yep! Sorry for making such a big fuss out of this, everyone. Banri Geez, man. Citron Kumon, that was such great deduction~. As expected of Watson!
Kumon	Also, I’m sorry for suspecting you, Citron-san.
Citron	It is no problem!
Banri	I don’t get an apology?
Kumon	Sorry to you too, Banri!
Banri	That apology was sloppy!
Izumi	Ahaha…
Kumon	(At any rate, this loupe’s amazing…!)
	I know! Since this is such a big deal, I gotta go and show this to Hisoka-san to help his role study as Holmes!
Kumon	Excuse me!
Homare	Oh? What a rare visitor.
Kumon	I want to talk with Hisoka-san for a bit and… wait, huh?
Hisoka	Zzz…Zzz…
Kumon	What? He’s sleeping~. That’s too bad.
Homare	Did you have some sort of important business with him?
Kumon	Yeah! See, I got this awesome loupe!
	If you look through it, you can understand what the other person is thinking!
Homare	A loupe that can read one’s inner thoughts…?
Kumon	I was able to level up my deduction skills with it, so I was thinking that Hisoka-san can also use it for his role study of Holmes!
Homare	…Might you show it to me for a little while?
Kumon	Sure! It’s this one… wait, huh?
	Hmm, I’m sure I put it here but…
Kazunari	Sorry for coming through!
	Yep, bingo~! You were here!
Kumon	What’s up, Kazu-san?
Kazunari	This is your loupe, right Kumopi? It fell in the hallway.
Kumon	Whoa! Thanks, you found it!
Homare	Was this the loupe you were speaking of earlier?
Kumon	Yeah! You can understand a person’s feelings by looking into it like this~...
Homare	…
Kumon	…Huh? But I heard a voice when I did this before…
Kazunari	What, what? A loupe that can read someone’s feelings? The one that’s part of the seven mysteries of the company~?
Kumon	I thought that’s… what it should be like but… Hmm, I wonder if I misunderstood?
	Sorry for bothering you, Homare-san.
Homare	No, do not worry about it.
Hisoka	Zzz…
Kazunari	It’s totes amazing that this didn’t wake up Hisohiso~.
Kumon	Well then, I’ll be going now!
Kazunari	See ya, Aririn~!
Homare	A loupe that can see into one’s heart… …No, it couldn’t be.

SENRI.