A Prismatic Problem

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Armed Detective Agency - detectives offices
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A loud laugh echoed through the Armed Detective Agency "Hahaha"

"What's the matter Ranpo-san?" Kunikida asked, surprised by the sudden outburst of the great detective.

"Dazai-san really has a way with naming plans" he said munching happily on his chips, while putting his shoes on the desk.

Looking at the email sent by an anonymous, kunikida couldn't help but wonder how Ranpo deduced it was send by the port Mafia boss.
it was a blank email with an object and the picture of a light prism with the light coming from above.

From: anonymous.ex

To: Ranpo.Edogawa@besdetective.manga

Object: Time for the reader to meet the writer

"Time for the Reader to meet the writer" kunikida read the object of the email out loud

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"Time for the Reader to meet the writer" kunikida read the object of the email out loud.

"So Dazai-san is the writer and you, as the reader, have to go meet him?"
But what about the odd light prism...

"Wroooong" Ranpo sighed turning his head to the side

"That could be one of the interpretation sure, but you came to this conclusion because I told you it was Port Mafia-san who wrote it, look at it without knowing it was sent from him"

Ranpo opened a candy bar, while watching as his colleague tried to figure out the content of the email; he looked to the clock on the wall, he still had three hours left before the time written in the mail.

"Could... The writer be the guild member that was taken in by the mafia after we defeated them, the one with the ability regarding books?"

"Hmhm, good Job kunikida-san" the sugar lover gave him a thumbs up
"And the reader is you?" Kunikida continued

"Hmhm, one of the conditions in my work plan with Dazai-san is that Ed-kun can and will send me his works, they are extremely good detective stories, I enjoy solving them since they are more articulated than the real thing "
Ranpo munched on his candy as kunikida was dumbfounded

"A work plan with the Port Mafia BOSS??!
Does the president know!? -" before Kunikida could continue his rant a silver haired boy interrupted him

"Woah! Is that a light prism? are we buying a light prism?" Nakajima Atsushi, the beast beneath the moonlight asked while looking at the prism with dilated pupils

Ranpo studied Atsushi for a bit before speaking
"Want to try and guess the meaning of the immagine?"

"..."
"So we are not getting a light prism?" The dilated pupils of the cat returned to the normal size as he realised he wouldn't have any light to catch anytime soon

"Well... I overheard you talking about Dazai-san...?"
"You meet the port Mafia boss too??" Kunikida shouted
"We... All have?" Atsushi asked dubbius

...

"So you we saying about the prism, but I don't see anything expect that it is rotated wrong" Kunikida, was a man of logic, he was not upset at all

"Wroooong"

"It's a place? Like that bar on-"

"Wroooong"

"Is it a time?" Atsushi asked wearily

"Yes~ points for Tiger-kun" Ranpo checked the time again, two hours and forty-one minutes before he came face to face with the Port Mafia Boss, he decided to take the invitation, considering he made the invitation so unusual
"The prism represents the light of noon, when the sun is at its peak, so Dazai-san wants to meet me at noon with Ed-kun at the Port Mafia base to discuss a... Colourful problem" Having said so, the great detective grinned, and decided to put his glasses on

"Naruhodo... This is going to be interesting"

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Ranpo exited the building of the agency looking for a, ah ha! A black car with no plates, he walked to the passenger seat and entered
"Hello Ed-kun!"

"Ah- Ah R-ranpo-san!?"

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Author note:
Why do words keep coming out when you have a fever and a headache but not when you are healthy???

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