Fortuneteller Prince

The **Fortuneteller Prince** (占いプリンス, *Uranai purinsu*, lit. "Fortune-telling Prince"), or simply **Prince**, is a famous fortuneteller known for his Mega-Boost Fortunetelling.

## Physical description

The Fortuneteller is a tall, slender man with long black hair which he keeps in a ponytail. He has dark eyes and a light mustache and goatee. He often wears kimonos.

## Biography

### History

Before he became famous for his Mega-Boost Fortunetelling, the Fortuneteller Prince was in a terrible plane crash. He believes he only survived it because he was wearing his Mega-Boost item at that time. The event gave him his conviction in Mega-Boost Fortunetelling.

### Fortuneteller Prince Murder

Before the signing event for his new book, the Fortuneteller Prince reads praising news articles about himself and calculates his latest earnings. He is then interrupted by Lost Koala, a devoted, famous fan of his, who has come to confront him about his Mega-Boost Fortunetelling: After looking into the unauthorized access to her social media account and following the trail to the Fortuneteller Prince, she knows that he steals his customers' passwords via his Mega-Boost app and looks them up on the internet to learn as much as possible about them to give them fitting advice and gain their trust. She demands the money back he scammed her out of and tells him that she will report him.

The Fortuneteller Prince tries to stop her by offering her free Mega-Boost items and inviting her to a date, but when his attempts fail, he tricks her to look behind herself before he strangles her with a Mega-Boost ribbon. He then wonders what he should do with the murder weapon as he cannot flush the ribbon down the toilet without clogging it.

Later, at the signing, the Fortuneteller Prince signs his fans' copies and binds the event-exclusive Mega-Boost ribbon around their wrists. When Totomaru Isshiki is called to the signing table, the Fortuneteller Prince notes that he has a great name and that his work is going very well lately. Then, he knots the ribbon around Toto's wrist, telling him that it will boost his good luck even further.

Shortly afterward, Lost Koala's corpse is discovered in the venue's garden. Toto, Ron Kamonohashi, and Spitz Feier inspect the crime scene, and the Fortuneteller Prince joins them to say that Lost Koala died because she was not wearing her Mega-Boost blue gloves and to offer his help in the investigation.

The police arrives. After Toto, Ron, and Spitz finish talking to a police officer, the Fortuneteller Prince approaches them and says that he did not use the bathroom here and asks if they are searching for something. Ron tells him they are looking for a belt like the one the Prince is wearing. He also tells him about "Toto's" suspicion from earlier: How did the Fortuneteller Prince know that Toto was a detective and may need help investigating? The Prince says he knew that Toto is a detective because of his confidence walking around the crime scene; a regular person would not be so calm. Ron replies that "Toto" has a different theory: The Fortuneteller Prince knew about Toto because he quickly searched his name, hiding his phone behind a fan, after he told him it at the signing. Ron also points out the Prince's suspicious certainty that Lost Koala was murdered. The Prince only replies that he simply knows his fans very well and, thus, knows that she would have never committed suicide.

Later, the Prince enters his room while Ron, Toto, and Spitz are searching it. Spitz is surprised and happy to see him wearing a frog necklace; frog goods are this month's lucky items for Leos, and Spitz has a frog keychain because of that. The Prince states he believes in Mega-Boost Fortunetelling "more than anyone" because he was in a horrible plane crash in the past and believes he only survived because he had his lucky item with him. Lost Koala did not have hers with her and died because of that.

Ron finds chocolate buns in the Prince's room and pours brown sugar on them. He offers them to the Prince, but they are too sweet for him. Then, Ron takes a look outside and says that, like "Toto" thought, the Fortuneteller Prince's room has access to the courtyard. The Prince replies that the courtyard can be entered from many rooms and adds that he knows they are suspecting him. However, he cannot possibly be the murderer because he would have damaged his kimono moving the corpse from his room to the courtyard. Ron says that "Toto" initially suspected the culprit lured Lost Koala into the courtyard and killed her there, but the Prince's theory is probable too. He also reiterates something else "Toto" said earlier: If the culprit wore a kimono, they could have easily repaired slight damage to it. The Prince then reminds them that he is friends with politicians: If they have no evidence to prove his guilt, he will inform his friends how he was harrassed by the police.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 47, page 11
2. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 47, page 10
3. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 46, pages 7-16
4. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 46, pages 18-20
5. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 47, pages 5-8
6. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 47, pages 10-15