Isekai no Meitantei

***Isekai no Meitantei*** (異世界の名探偵, Detective in Another World/Great Detective of Another World) is a Japanese light novel series written by Katazoto, Kamome. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2015, the series was later acquired by Kodansha, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Munashichi. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ichirou Sou, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform *Comic Valkyrie* on August 7, 2020.

## Synopsis

A lackluster detective and devoted mystery lover has met his demise. Yet, he finds himself reborn in a classic fantasy realm of swords, magic, monsters, and dungeons, all while retaining his previous life’s memories. He now goes by the name Van, a commoner with an extraordinary talent for magic and a wealth of knowledge from his past life. Despite his lowly status, Van manages to climb the ranks and make a name for himself.

However, his journey takes a dark turn when an inexplicable mu\*der occurs right in front of him. The victim is none other than a Dragon Eater, an immortal transcendent being. Making matters more perplexing, there exists a Prophecy Machine capable of predicting everything, yet this particular mu\*der was never foreseen. The baffling question now stands: How was the transcendent being mu\*dered in an event that escaped the prophecy?

(Source: Novel Update)

## List of Published Books

### *Light Novel*

written by Katazoto, Kamome. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2015, the series was later acquired by Kodansha, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Munashichi.

 *ISBN* | 978-4-06-516712-0

### *Manga*

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ichirou Sou, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform *Comic Valkyrie* on August 7, 2020.

 *ISBN* | 978-4-79-921503-6

## Van Holmes

### Aliases:

* Van of the Commoners
* Detective Kidori *(Formerly)*

### Affiliation:

* Shark State Empire
* Nation Academy
* Shark State Court Detective Corps

### Allied:

* Bob Mazin *(Friend)*
* Geralt Map *(Acquaintance)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

* Vitna Holmes *(Mother)*
* Stein Holmes *(Father)*
* Rena Holmes *(Sister)*
* Kirio Rahula *(Love Interest)*
* Leo Baal *(Bestfriend, †)*

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active

The main character, A dull detective, a mystery maniac, is dead. However, he is reincarnated as a commoner, Van, in a world of swords and magic, monsters and dungeons, a world of royal fantasy, with his memories still intact. With his outstanding talent for magic, as well as his knowledge and senses from his previous world, Van rises to prominence despite being a commoner. However, a mysterious murder case occurs in front of Van.

The final episode of the new season. A murder occurs in a closed space. The problem is that the victim is a dragon eater, a transcendent immortal and that the murder was not predicted, even though there is a "prediction machine" that predicts everything. Why was the transcendent killed in a murder that was not predicted?

### Abilities

> "*My Goal is to become a Detective... This world doesn't have Government qualifications, right now is a good chance to grow accustomed to being a real detective!*"
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Van reincarnated in the new world "Pangea", in a world of swords and magic, with monsters. With his outstanding talent for magic because of his father teaching and understanding Van learned how to control magic.

* There are five attributes: those that target the human body, and those that target fire, water, earth, wind, and cold.
* However, this is just a matter of what is being manipulated by magic, and the fundamentals are the same.
* Magic is not the art of creating something out of nothing, but the art of manipulating something with magical power.
* Magic requires an image. Magic is used by imagining a phenomenon that you strongly want to cause.
* Spells also exist, but they are merely an auxiliary means to immerse oneself in one's image.
* Magic cannot be used if the image and reality are far apart. Therefore, magic cannot be used in areas that are not understood.
	+ For example, you can't use magic on a place even though it's far away and you can't see it. Or, you can't use magic through a wall where you can't see what's on the other side. This is because it is impossible to create an image that matches reality.

as well as his knowledge of both modern science and psychology, because of being a Detective in his previous life job the way he perceives the true nature of things. Because of his sharp eyes for observation will not overlook any sort of information.

* For his method of reason, Van tries to solve the case using their own methodology and investigation theory.
* Van's essay, is drawing attention to objective, universal standards, logic, and systematic investigations, and a new wind is blowing.
* The sense of understanding from his previous world is a kind of logical inference and induction in a wide sense of the word. It is an inference in itself when related to the study of logic.

## External Link

* *Isekai no Meitantei* ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Isekai no Meitantei* ─ Work information (Manga Official Website) | Comic Valkyrie