Minamoto Supernatural Detective Agency

**Minamoto Supernatural Detective Agency** is AidaIro's April Fools Event for the year 2023.

The main motif is an Investigation Series, and its main focus is Minamoto Teru, in the role of a well-known investigator who is currently investigating the whereabouts of a Certain Mysterious Ryokan and several events that are tied to it. And the Viewer that the Investigator is talking to, and seeing the various clues scattered around his office is none other than Kou Minamoto, who is a reporter looking for his missing coworker.

It is tied to Bakeneko Ryokan Hanakotei, and right after the event ended on April 4, Bakeneko Ryokan Hanakotei's Invitation Advertisment event started immediately.

## Event Timeline

### **April 1**

"Hello, you’ve reached the Minamoto Supernatural Detective Agency--"
"Oh, it's just you, Kou. Yes, of course."
"Click! Booop, booop...."

Somewhere in the city lies
an ultra-famous detective agency
that boasts a terrifying case-solving rate...."

"Welcome, I've been waiting for you."
"You say I look tired? Haha, I've been working on a big case that came in yesterday."
"But we have plans to go on break tomorrow, and I'm used to pulling all-nighters, so don't worry about me."
"You reporters are just as busy, right?""

"I've collected the info pertaining to the Ryokan Case over there."
"Huh? You don't know where I mean? Sorry, I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to organize everything."
"All my other case files are scattered around... but I won't mind if you search through them for it.""

Various items have been scattered throughout the detective agency.
1. The old flier
2. The strange magazine
3. The dirtied diary (Chosen)
4. The used TV"

It's a diary with a cute design.
It's terribly dirty, as if someone had dropped it somewhere.
You can see a footprint left behind where somebody stepped on it."

Everyday events have been written inside with neat handwriting.
"The potted flowers we planted bloomed today."
"Went out with a friend."
"I spotted a cute cat.""

...Yet the diary abruptly cuts off,
and a message written in another person's hand-writing has been left behind.
"Go Away." "

"Ahh, that's unrelated to the Ryokan."
"A client asked me to find the diary of someone precious to them."
"We did find it, but as you can see... their work environment was rather poor."
"They figured out a new career path, and went to do field research, but I'm not sure where...""

――Knock Knock!
"Hm?"
"Looks like somebody's here. Is it another job request...?""

"I came to pick up something I left behind before I leave!
I'm going on a trip with my childhood friend!"
"A trip to the hot springs, all by ourselves... I can't squander this.
I've finally made it!"
"Enjoy working on your day off, Chief! See ya!""

"A hot springs vacation with his childhood friend, huh..."
"Oh, that was one of our staff members. It seems he's going to be taking some time off, as well.""

1. The old flier
2. The strange magazine (Chosen)
3. The used TV"

A mysterious magazine titled Monthly Mo has been left here.
There's a bookmark that's been left inside.
A feature on Unidentified Mysterious Animals...?"

"Reports of cryptids at the Ryokan are almost never-ending."
"If you go there, maybe try seeing if you can catch one? You might earn some extra pocket money..."
"Haha, I'm just kidding, of course.""

Now, what should we look at next?
1. The old flier
2. Used TV
3. Cassette Tape (Chosen)"

### **April 2**

It's an old cassette tape. I'll try playing it.
...It's a man recounting how he was spirited away as a child,
and wandered into a mysterious ryokan in the mountains.
He sounds oddly happy about the experience."

"...and that was how I returned to human civilization."
"I'll never forget the girl who helped me to escape from there. Never ever~!""

"She told me 'you must never come back here again,' but it's my dream to go back there and be reunited with her."
"I wouldn't mind being a cat, if it means I can be with a beauty like her...!!!""

"To be attracted to someone that isn't even human? What a freak."
"I can't relate at all.""

1. The old flier
2. Left-On TV (Chosen)"

It's a daytime news broadcast.
It appears that the children of the leaders of the East and West yakuza organizations have gone to dinner together.
Rumor has it that they're considering an arranged marriage to unite the criminal underworld."

"Now this is just plain dumb. A political marriage, in this day 'n age?""

"Huh?""

"Wow, they'll make a news report on just about anything."
"I'll change the channel~""

Now, what should we look at next?
1. Old Flier
2. Old Newspaper Clipping (Chosen)"

### **April 3**

It's a newspaper clipping from 50 years ago.
During a national tour, a popular circus troupe had their tent burst into flames in the middle of the night, leaving nothing behind."

Officially, the cause of the fire is unknown, but on that night, two small figures were spotted fleeing from the scene of the crime.
However, there was only one child registered with the circus troupe at the time--a single animal handler, who went missing after the incident.
The child was known for doting on his pet black cat."

"Rumor has it that there's someone at the ryokan who looks exactly like the child who went missing, completely unchanged over the years."
"I wonder what that means...?"

Now all that's left is the old flier."

There's a tattered, yellowed flier lying around--a notice for a lost cat.
It appears the cat went missing over ten years ago..."

"What a big cat. Cute, isn't she?"
"They said she was a strange cat who would dance on nights of the full moon."
"Apparently they never found her... but lately, I've heard reports that a cat with similar characteristics was spotted near the ryokan.""

I've finished surveying the results of the agency's investigation.
Now, for the final step, I'll ask for information concerning the person I'm looking for.
🐈The final investigation begins tomorrow at 8 PM🐈"

### **April 4**

This is what the person I'm looking for left behind.
I've brought it here with me."

"I wonder if it's possible that he disappeared of his own free will...""

That's what the guys at work all said.
That he ran out on us 'cause the job is hard. But..."

He'd never go off and leave his camera behind.
Something must have happened to him out there..."

"I see. Then you should trust your intuition."
"Even if there's no evidence to support it, there's still a chance he might be there.""

"So what's next?
"If you'll hire me, I'll go with you...""

"Oh, you're going alone?
"But you know, they'll probably be less suspicious if we go together...
"Oh... You're so responsible,
"Okay then, see you.
Be careful.""

"..."
"A trip to the hot springs, huh?"
"Not like I've got anything better to do. Guess I might as well go, too?""

### **Transition To Bakeneko Ryokan Hanakotei Event**

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