Where the Kappa Roam

Where the Kappa Roam (カッパのゆくえ, Kappa no Yukue, Lit. "Whereabouts of the Kappa") is the 6th side case in Lost Judgment.
==Plot==
Yagami passes by a man in a suit pleading with a drunk to put down the kappa statue he is holding. Yagami chooses to Intervene, and, after drunk refuses to put down the statue, fights Yagami with it. The drunk leaves the statue and goes away after being defeated. The man introduces himself as Kazutoshi Kodama, and states that the Ijincho Community Revitalization Department has been setting up kappa statues around town for photos, with a prize for those who have taken a picture with each statue. Before the campaign announcement was made, the statues were being stolen one by one. To cut down on expenses, the statues were crafted from foam and made to look authentic. He asks Yagami to retrieve the statues discreetly. Should he Accept, Kodama states there are seven remaining statues.
The "Kappa" keyword is used by Yagami to find the statues through the Buzz Researcher. Once he has found a statue, a staff member will arrive to take it away after being called.
* One statue is being carried around by a man running laps around the homeless camp. Yagami chases him down to take it from him.
* One statue is being used as a dummy goalie.
* One statue is in a pile of trash on E. Central Street, slightly west of Rose Blossom.
* One statue is next to a fountain kappa statue at the southernmost end of S. Sakura Street, near the railing.
* One statue is fished up from the river between Fukutoku Bridge and Tsurukame Bridge by a man in the Bar District. Yagami helps him reel it in and the man gives him the statue due to having no use for it.
* One statue is in Benten Pawn, which Yagami learns of after hearing two homeless people near the homeless camp mention having sold one. The statue costs ¥100
With six statues collected, Yagami goes to Yokohama 99 and sees a kappa statue on one of the couches. Tsukumo states he needed a dummy to test some of his gadgets and Sugiura found the statue. Yagami explains the situtaton to Tsukumo and he states the statue was next to a sign saying "Picture yourself with this statue! Go ahead—take away!" (). They see that the phrasing is the reason the statues were being stolen.
Yagami calls Kodama and informs him of the phrasing issue. With all statues gathered, Kodama states he is now unsure of how to deal with them, then hears two passersby discuss the kappa sightings around town that they want to see. This inspires Kodama, and he runs back to the office with his new idea.
===People===
===Evidence===
===Details===
Kodama-san from the Community Revitalization Department is having trouble with his latest campaign–the kappa statues he sets up for photo opportunities keep getting stolen. Kodama-san has hired me to track down the statues for him.
I managed to find all of the kappa statues-looks like the problem was Kodama-san's sign he posted next to each one, telling people to "Take away!" without specifying photography, rather than the actual statue. Can't blame people for wanting a free statue, I suppose, but a kappa...?
Kodama-san seemed to learn his lesson about the sign, but it looks like the accidental temporary-giveaway campaign paid off in the end. Word's getting around that you can do all sorts of things with kappa in ljincho now.
==Tasks==
* Defeat the Kappa Statue Assailant
** Rewards: ¥6,900 & 690 SP
* Chase the Kappa-Wielding Runner
** Rewards: ¥50,000 &3,500 SP
==Gallery==
Category:Lost Judgment Side Cases