This is the first volume of the Tanmoshi light novel series.
Synopsis[]
I, Kimizuka Kimihiko, a high school senior, was once an assistant to a great detective.
"You, be my assistant."
--It all began four years ago, 10,000 meters above the ground.
In a hijacked plane, I was chosen to be the assistant to the angelic detective, Siesta.
And then--
"Okay? While your assistant is being tormented by bees, I'll take the enemy's head."
"Hey great detective, don't make plans that assume my death."
We went on a dizzying adventure for three years, and then we were separated by death.
The only survivor, I'm immersed in the lukewarm water of everyday life.
...Is that okay?
It's fine, I'm not causing any trouble to anyone.
Because, isn't it?
The detective is already dead.
高校三年生の俺・君塚君彦は、かつて名探偵の助手だった。
｢君、私の助手になってよ｣
――始まりは四年前、地上一万メートルの空の上。
ハイジャックされた飛行機の中で、俺は天使のような探偵・シエスタの助手に選ばれた。
それから――
｢いい？ 助手が蜂の巣にされている間に、私が敵の首を取る｣
｢おい名探偵、俺の死が前提のプランを立てるな｣
俺たちは三年にもわたる目も眩むような冒険劇を繰り広げ――そして、死に別れた。
一人生き残った俺は、日常という名のぬるま湯に浸っている。
……それでいいのかって？
いいさ、誰に迷惑をかけるわけでもない。
だってそうだろ？
探偵はもう、死んでいる。[1]
When the story begins without its hero Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue. For as long as he can remember, he’s been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport. When he met Siesta, a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans, he couldn’t resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world. …Until a year ago, that is. Now he’s returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison, knowing the adventure must be over. After all, the detective is already dead.[2]
Contents[]
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- At the beginning of the mystery, cop a feel
- Assistant and client; the detective is out
- Say, whose heart is this?
- This is not a date, of course...
- Blow your head off
- No, not that kind of euphemism
- Heart, Bat, and pseudohuman
- Is there a detective on the plane?
- Hijacker vs. ace detective
- Mystery meets sci-fi/fantasy
- Even now, I remember
- The detective is already dead
- A girl's monologue 1
- One day, two years ago
- Chapter 2
- That’s right—she’s the self-proclaimed “cutest idol”
- A simple job: Protect a three-billion-yen family treasure
- I won't die
- The gossip doesn't stop
- That's "Yui-nya Quality"
- Sunday showdown
- Sapphire ☆ Phantasm
- Thus spoke the super-idol
- What that eye sees
- More than any idol
- Because you said “Let’s go to the beach”
- A girl’s monologue 2
- One day, one year ago
- Chapter 3
- Yesterday’s enemy is today’s enemy, too
- Welcome to hell, the land of dreams
- That’s why I can’t be a detective
- Cinderella before midnight
- The worst happens
- How to use a three-billion-yen family treasure
- Light in the midst of hope (despair)
- A golden banner flying in the night sky
- Buenos días
- Those unforgettable three years I spent with you were…
- The girls’ dialogue
- Epilogue
Characters (In Order of Appearance)[]
- Kimihiko Kimizuka (Debut)
- Cabin Attendant (Debut)
- Siesta (Debut)
- Nagisa Natsunagi (Debut)
- Fuubi Kase (Debut)
- Bat (Debut)
- Mary's stepfather (Debut)
- Mary (Debut)
- Yui Saikawa (Debut)
- Charlotte Arisaka Anderson (Debut)
- Chameleon (Debut)
Illustrations[]
References[]
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