Kirigiri Novel Book 2

Chapter 3- Part 2 The Black Death of the Detective

"I have one more important thing to say. I just said that the room will be locked at night, but in fact, someone has a master key."

Master key... Does that mean!

"Yes, that person is the murderer."

"H-hey, that's messed up! This means that only the Murderer can move around freely!"

"Hey, don't panic. The Murderer can indeed move around freely in the hotel and kill people at night, but... don't forget that there is a detective still. The Murderer isn't the only one who has the master key in hand. The one who claimed the 'Detective Rights' at the auction will also get the master key for that day."

Yeah, That's what that meant...

Only the detective can protect the others. The murderer cannot kill in front of the detective.

In other words, the detective can prevent the crime from happening by using the master key and getting to the victim before the murderer arrives.

Undoubtedly, this is a right– no, a duty– that only the detective is allowed to have.

"By the way, detectives must also obey the curfew. If you are not in your room at 10 PM, the 'Detective Rights' that you have finally obtained will be gone, so please pay attention to this point.

However, although there is a curfew. It does not mean that you

have to stay in the room after 10 PM. If you don't have the master key in hand, you can't get out, but if the detective has the rights, they can leave the room and move freely and bring others out of their rooms. The so-called curfew doesn't matter, in simple terms, this rule states that you must stay in the room only at the moment when the doors are locked, and the actions after that are completely up to the detective and the murderer."

My notepad is already full of writings.

I didn't expect this 'Black Challenge' to be so troublesome...

Compared to last time, this time the criminal likes to make rounds.

That's why– It feels creepy.

"I did so many explanations, but I'm almost done. I think I've told you most of what you need to know...Ah, right right, I forgot the most important thing."

Norman said jokingly. However, his voice is electronically synthesized, and no emotion can be felt from his words.

"After the number on the electronic display turns to zero, those who are still alive can take the cash they are holding at that time straight away. How's that? A great rule, isn't it?"

That means, if you don't use the money at all and live for 110 hours, can you get a whole 100 million yen?

"Want a review of the rules? Guess it can't be helped, I'll simply summarize it for you."

Rule 4

The guest rooms will be locked at night from 10 PM to 7 AM. At 10 PM, everyone must be in their respective rooms.

Rule 5

The murderer has a master key.

In addition, the owner of the 'Detective Rights' also has a master key.

Rule 6

If you survive the night, the rest of the money will be yours.

"How about it? Has everyone's hearts been captured by this detective auction? Not only can you experience the fun of the game, but you can also get money, everyone is really lucky."

"What's so lucky about that? You've got to be kidding me!" Minase intimidated the painting.

"Now. Finally, let me explain the format of the auction. The next auction will be conducted in a manner commonly known as anonymous bidding. After the auction starts, you will enter the compartment over there one by one in any order, and then bid. You won't know who's bidding how much until the results come out. The minimum unit of payment is 1 million yen. Be careful not to break the 1 million yen seals, and make sure to get the money