“So, did they accept our evidence?”
“Of course.”
“That’s good. I was worried they’d kick up a fuss like last time. ‘What do you mean, we can’t see the killer?’ I mean that you can’t see the killer.”
“Don’t be too harsh on them. They’re not used to investigating the invisible. We are.”
“Still…it would be great if they were less closed-minded.”
“They’re used to tangible proof, Hitomi.”
“Do we have any new cases yet?”
“No—”
Brrrring! Brrrr—
“Hello? Yes, this is Sumi-e Detective Agency!
“Er…no. I’m sorry, we do not provide art lessons…no, we’re not an art school.
“What are we? Oh, we’re a detective agency.
“….”
“What happened?”
“They hung up, Ly. They said we should have a less confusing name.”
“…We should. ‘Ink Painting Detective Agency’ is not the clearest of business names, you realize.”
“You’re the one that came up with it. I told you we should go with something more practical!”
“We investigate ghosts, Hitomi. We’re everything but practical.”
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Fading Fast
Mystery / ThrillerMisaki Amanohara is a journalist that's been assigned to report the impossible: a man falling from the top of a five-story high school building without any injuries and nothing to catch him. However, while she can see ghosts, she's never met people...
