Date a live - spirit child

Ch.14 The Date A Live Turnabout Day 1 Part 1

Mirai Izayoi (real name Shiori Itsuka) has been arrested on the charge of murder and Shido will be her lawyer (under duress) and he knows nothing about the case, Mirai herself, or even how to be a lawyer, but will do what he can for his daughter of this world. The first step, getting a suit; Shido, Aki, and Ellen take him shopping for a suit. Kurumi, Mana, and Hiro are conducting their own investigation using Kurumi's power to sneak into the crime scene. Saori said she has her own plan to help the trial. Finally, Kotori and Akane are setting up a crash course session for Shido to take.
Shido and his two companions are kind of going through a montage. First he tries on a simple gray suit with a red tie and glasses with it, but Aki says.
"Makes him look kind of pathetic, like he should be a balding guy, with a nasally voice, and with a name that sounds like he's constipated constantly or something."
Shido says with an annoyed looks.
"That's awfully specific, Aki."
Without any more words, Shido then tries on a red suit with a white cravat. Shido says with a straight tone.
"Am I trying to look like a lawyer, or Dracula?"
Ellen smiles and says with a sweet tone.
"I think you look handsome, personally."
Aki agrees with Shido and hands him the next choice. This time, Shido is wearing a black suit that appears to be crossed with a samurai haori, Shido then says with an annoyed look.
"Okay, now I feel ridiculous!"
Aki shrugs and responds.
"I think it looks badass."
Ellen adds.
"I think he looks manly."
Shido still decides against this choice because he feels more like a cosplayer rather than a lawyer. Then, finally, they decide on a simple blue suit with a red tie; Aki and Ellen agree on it, but Shido has to point out to Aki.
"Okay, why is this okay, but the gray version of this isn't?"
Aki responds.
"Blue is a cooler color."
Shido shrugs it off since they at least made a decision.
At the stadium, Kurumi and her two followers are currently investigating the crime scene which is Mirai's dressing room. The police are out questioning any witnesses, and the detective in charge is not here. The body has been moved, but the outline the police made is there. The three make use of this opportunity to find any evidence that hasn't already been collected. The dressing room has an unusual touch, it has a bed and the body was very close to it. Other than that, the room is rather typical. It has a mirror and makeup, a guitar case, a TV, and a mini fridge. Mana looks around the outline and the surrounding objects, Kurumi keeps an eye out for the police, and Hiro inspects the bed. On a pillow case, Hiro finds a couple of hair strands, but can't entirely tell what color they are but he can see they are light like blonde or light brown. Upon further inspection of the sheets, Hiro notices that they are a bit too clean especially since the victim died near it and there isn't any blood on anywhere on the bed despite the victim being killed near it.
Mana looks at the guitar case and once she sees inside it, she finds something peculiar. She calls Hiro over to check it with her.
"Hey Hiro, come look at this."
Hiro immediately goes over to Mana to inspect the guitar case, and to his surprise, the case has burn marks inside it with some burnt cloth inside of it. Mana asks for Hiro's opinion.
"So what do think this means, Hiro?"
Hiro thinks for a second and uses his Logic to figure out what the burnt cloth can mean.
"Hmm.... I got it! "
Hiro thinks about the clean sheets and suggests to Mana.
"I think these are what are left a set of bed sheets."
"Bedsheets?"
Mana didn't look at the bed sheets so Hiro explains to her.
"When I checked the bed sheets, I noticed that they are clean despite the victim being killed near the bed. Now I find that odd, don't you?"
Mana nods since she thinks the same thing. She then asks.
"But why would someone burn the bed sheets? Even if they had blood on them, burning them would be twice as suspicious."
Hiro doesn't entirely get it either. Kurumi then says that she sees a person wearing who is most likely the detective in charge. Hiro then quickly makes a plan.
"Mana, you and Kurumi check around the stadium, and I'll stay here and deal with the detective myself."
Mana looks at Kurumi with distrust, but agrees with the plan since they all share a common goal at the moment and Kurumi also hasn't made any suspicious movements. The two girls then leave the dressing room and using Kurumi's powers and leave the rest to Hiro. The detective enters the room, and to Hiro's surprise, it's none other than Hiroto Tonomachi, Shido's friend. Hiro is thinks to himself.
" Tonomachi's a detective? I thought he was an incompetent boob."
Tonomachi has the same hair style he had as a teenager, but he wears a green coat with a dark suit underneath with a tan undershirt and a red tie with black pants and loafers. He also has a bandage under his left cheek. He enters the room with a confident smile, and once he sees Hiro, he puts his hand to his head in a confident manner as he says.
"What do we have here? A crazed fan looking through a cute girl's dressing room. I may have to take you into custody."
Hiro is quick to respond, and retorts in a serious demeanor.
"You misunderstand. I am with Miss Izayoi's lawyer."
"Oh really. Well be that as it may, you can't be here. My boys have already investigated this place. If you couldn't already guess, I'm the detective in charge of the case. I know, I'm the best."
" HMM, maybe I can get some information out of him."
"Detective, would you be willing to tell some facts about this case?"
Tonomachi runs his fingers through his hair as he responds.
"Nope, I can't do that. If I told you anything then my salary would get cut, and I have a wife to think about."
"A wife?"
Tonomachi whips out his cell phone and shows Hiro his "wife". She is, in reality, an add on to the dating sim Tonomachi always plays that dresses the virtual girl in wife attire and makes her look older.
"Yeah she has expensive taste, but that's what married life is like,I guess."
Hiro feels uneasy about that.
" Virtual wife? What is this is world coming to."
Tonomachi puts his phone away and says with his usually smile.
"But just to make things clear, I'll explain why you don't need to be here."
Hiro smiles since he may able to squeeze info from Tonomachi.
" This may be the opportunity I need. But I better use lawyer talk while dealing with this guy."
Argument
-Police business-
"Last night, my boys and I got here shortly after we were called."
"We searched this room and the stadium for about three hours."
"We found evidence and questioned a couple of people."
"We collected everything that mattered to this case."
"There, are you happy?"
End
Hiro has his arms crossed and appears to be thinking. He then says.
"I wonder. I'd like to ask you about some of those things you said."
Tonomachi puts his hand to his head again and says.
"Sure, but no asking about evidence."
Rebuttal
-Police Business-
"Last night, my boys and I got here shortly after we were called."
Hold it!
"About what time did the call come in?"
"I guess it won't hurt to tell. The call came in about 8:20"
Hiro thinks about that.
" So, the murder occurred before the concert ended which was about 8:23"
Tonomachi continues.
"So, when we arrived..."
"We searched this room and the stadium for about three hours."
Hold it!
Hiro points at Tonomachi as he asks.
"What exactly did you find during the investigation?"
Tonomachi raises his hand puts his fingers to his hair and lifts them out as he answers.
"Now you know I can anything about that, but I can say..."
"We found evidence and questioned a couple of people."
"We collected everything that mattered to this case."
Objection!
Hiro shrugs and then shakes his head with a confident smile. He then asks.
"You collected everything?"
Tonomachi repeats his gesture of fanning his fingers through his hair as he answers with a smile.
"Yup, we found everything."
Hiro then presents the hairs that he found.
"Well then, why did I find these hairs on the bed?"
Tonomachi begins to sweats as he seems surprised.
"Wh-what!?"
"I think that maybe, you didn't conduct a very thorough investigation. These hairs may be vital to the case depending on what a witness may say. So with that in mind..."
Not so fast!
Tonomachi regains his composure and repeats his gesture as he says.
"Hold on, I know why we didn't collect those hairs."
Hiro retains his composure as he responds.
"Oh? Then let's hear it."
"Okay, pal."
-The hairs-
"As you know, this room has bed in it."
"And basic logic dictates that people set their heads on the pillows on that bed."
"Those hairs could have been there days before the murder."
"Tons of people could have set their heads on that bed. Mirai herself, her manager, her band mates, or even her bodyguard."
"So you see, those hairs aren't probably related at all."
End
Hiro doesn't think that much but asks.
"So, that's your logic?"
"Yup, and I can't think of anything else that can be the case. (Whips out cell phone to see virtual wife) Isn't that right Honey?"
A female voice can be heard saying.
"My hubby is the best"
Hiro sighs and thinks.
" How I worry about this world's law enforcement."
Rebuttal
-The Hairs-
"As you know, this room has a bed with soft pillows on it."
"And basic logic dictates that people set their heads on the pillows on that bed."
Hold it!
"What makes you think that everyone would set their head on the bed?"
Tonomachi repeats his usual gesture.
"Well, I know I would, and we don't have proof that says otherwise."
"Well, you got me there, I'll give you that."
"Now I'll tell you what I think about those hairs."
"Those hairs could have been there days before the murder."
Objection!
Hiro places his hand to his forehead, extends his index finger, and wags to back and forth against his forehead with a confident smile.
"Detective, would you please look at this."
Hiro presents the burnt cloth to Tonomachi and he asks.
"What am I looking at?"
"This happens to be burnt cloth I found inside that guitar case over there. Now I have a question, why is there no blood on the bed sheets or the pillow cases?'
Tonomachi sweats a bit as he asks.
"I don't know, why?"
"It's because the killer most likely burnt the bed sheets last night after committing the murder. If that's the case, then obviously they must have changed the sheets. So then the question is, who sat on this bed after the sheets were changed?"
Tonomachi continues to sweat until he performs his usual gesture and regains his composure.
"Okay, I'll answer one question truthfully. Besides, I'm a fair person; isn't that right Honey?"
Tonomachi whips out his phone again and the girl says.
"You're the best Hubby!"
Tonomachi smiles and blushes as he says.
"No, you're the best."
"You're the best!"
"No, you're..."
Objection!
Hiro becomes annoyed as he says.
"Can we get back to the topic at hand?"
Tonomachi puts his phone away and waits for Hiro to ask his one question.
Back to Shido; once Shido picks out his suit, he and his friends that are with him go to the precinct to talk to Mirai to convince her to let them take her case. Shido is goes to the precinct alone while Ellen and Aki return to the Bifrost and wait for the others show up.
At the precinct, Shido gets to the visitor area to talk to Mirai. He is a little nervous since he has to meet the current circumstances. He sits in a chair in front of glass window, and waits a minute wearing his new suit. After a moment of waiting, Mirai appears on the other side of the glass with a handkerchief and a brace on her right forearm. Shido is concerned about her arm, but remembers what he is doing. He greets her in a casual manner.
"Hey there, Mirai."
Mirai usually is visibly upset as she is tearing up and wiping her face with the handkerchief. She manages to respond to Shido's greeting.
"How do you do*sniffle*"
She is wearing the same clothes as she was last night during the concert. Shido feels for her but gets to the point.
"Mirai, I want to be your lawyer at your trial."
Mirai is a little surprised by Shido's bluntness and responds.
"You...want to be my lawyer? But I don't really know you. Although I'd like to."
Shido introduces himself but has to think of a fake name.
"Well, my name...Souka Naruhodou( where did I get that from?)"
Mirai puts on a slightly less sad look as she responds.
"Well, it's nice to meet you . I guess it wouldn't hurt to for you to represent me. No other lawyer really wants to take my case for some reason."
Shido decides comfort his daughter of this time by making her an offer to comfort her a little.
"Can I bring you anything?"
Mirai keeps wiping her face as she says.
"I can't be brought anything inside the prison, but if I could just see my teddy bear, I'll probably feel a little better."
Shido smiles as he nods.
"So where is your teddy bear?"
"It's in my room at my house."
Shido is a little surprised about her trust in letting him go to her house. Shido feels inclined to ask.
"You're really comfortable with me going to your home?"
Mirai answers with.
"Well, I actually have two reasons. The other is, I want to ask my mother to bail out my bodyguard."
Shido recalls last night when Tohka smashed a police car.
"Wait, was that when..."
Mirai finishes it.
"When the purple hair woman smashed that police car?"
"Yeah, I saw that after your concert. Is she okay?"
Mirai puts on a more normal look.
"Yes, but she is rather upset about the situation. The police said they'd drop charges if we pay for the car she totaled. Oh, you went to my concert! Did you enjoy it?"
Mirai smiles once she hears that Shido went to her concert. Shido smiles and says.
"I loved it. You are a very talented person."
Mirai smiles bigger as she says.
"I'm very glad to hear that. I love singing more than anything...well except my mother and my daddy of course."
Shido is glad that she loves her father. Shido then gets directions to Mirai's home to get her teddy bear and hopefully meet this time's Miku and Shido while he's there.