The Case of the Fortuneteller Prince Murder Pt. 2

**The Case of the Fortuneteller Prince Murder Pt. 2** is the 47th chapter of the *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga.

## Summary

The police arrives, and an officer relays a message from Amamiya to Toto: He should do his job. She also complains why he is the only one who gets to "play around" at auberges and signings. Afterward, the officer informs Toto about the result of Lost Koala's autopsy: She died of strangulation about two hours ago, just before the start of the party.

Ron inspects the body and states that it looks like Lost Koala was strangulated with a belt-shaped cord. The officer asks who he is, and he and Spitz introduce themselves as the 28th and 53rd person who discovered the corpse before Toto clarifies that they are his friends who happened to get involved in the case. He then asks the officer to continue to tell him his findings. The officer says that the party was invite-only and that multiple witnesses saw Lost Koala arrive early and leave her seat right before the signing.

Spitz speculates that Lost Koala must have gone to met up with someone who then strangled her, and Totomaru asks the officer if a belt-like cord was found. The officer negates and says that it is possible the murder weapon was flushed down the toilet; they will check the surveillance cameras to see who went to the bathroom. Toto then tells the officer to make sure that nobody leaves the restaurant, and the officer leaves.

The Fortuneteller Prince approaches Toto, Ron, and Spitz 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, and the Prince amusedly agrees that it could indeed be used to strangle someone.

Ron 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.

Then, Totomaru asks Ron if he is right that he is suspecting the Fortuneteller Prince. Ron confirms this which shocks Spitz, but he recovers within three seconds. Totomaru adds that, if this is a murder case, Kill on Sight will be triggered. Ron assures him that he took his medicine and that the side effects are not worse than being unable to solve a case. Afterward, they head to the Fortuneteller Prince's room to search for the murder weapon.

There, they note that the heater is not working because its remote has no batteries. The Prince then enters the room, and 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 had worn 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.

Later, Toto ponders out loud about the case, and when he mentions the murder weapon, Spitz's eyes fall on the Mega-Boost ribbon around Toto's wrist. Spitz says that he thinks he found the murder weapon but notes that it is too short to strangle anyone with. Ron asks him to repeat himself because he is still eating the chocolate buns and did not hear him while chewing. Totomaru scolds him for eating that many sticky buns as his throat will dry out. Hearing this, Ron pushes back his hair and states that he knows where the murder weapon is.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Totomaru Isshiki
* Ron Kamonohashi
* Lost Koala
* Spitz Feier
* Fortuneteller Prince