Great Detective Coronet and The Tragedy of Yuu Translation Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Great Detective Lamp?
Lamp: ......There has been consecutive food theft incidents.

Hotaru: ............

Lamp: The first matter is the warehouse garlic theft incident. And these people here have pointed out that, there's a low probability for a thief from the outside to have done that.....

Kirara: ............

Lamp: Second is the dining room pizza disappearance incident. Now that the bridge linking to the pension is gone......

Kei: ............

Lamp: Therefore I'm saying the thief is among us here in this pension at this very moment.

Match: ............

Lamp: These incidents have occurred not only once, but twice, and this has become a case.

Yuuko: ............

Lamp: In order to solve this case, I'll first have to hear everyone's alibi, is that okay?

TL: An alibi is a form of defense used in criminal procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some other place at the time the alleged offense was committed.

Kirara: Haha....... Something like alibis are fair and authentic, right....

Lamp: This case will definitely be solved by me, Lamp, the Great Detective Coronet......'s fan!

Kei: Fan you say......

Lamp: Geez! Why shouldn't I include the details! And more importantly everyone, give your alibis honestly......

Kamuri: ......If we're hearing everyone's alibis, then before that we'll have to know the exact time of crime.

Lamp: The time of crime..... About that, ummm......

Kamuri: Firstly for the garlic, it's between the time when Cork delivered them to the grocery warehouse, and when Lamp and the others went to the warehouse later.

Kamuri: And for the pizza, it's between the time when it's left in the dining room, and when Lamp noticed it's disappearance.

Kamuri: It's better to hear what everyone's doing, and who they're with, during the two periods of time.

Lamp: T-That's right, that's right! That's what I was trying to say as well!

Lamp: Now, everyone. Let's hear your alibis one by one.

Yuuko: A-Alright.....

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Lamp: I see. By organising the information once again, during the time period for the garlic disappearance......

Hotaru: I delivered the dessert to Kamuri-san's room, and after that I have a little chat with her for a little while.

Kamuri: Yes.

Match: For me, I was with Kei and Lamp, as we remained in the dining room and chatted.

Kei: That's right.

Lamp: I was going to the grocery warehouse with Leine-san, so I left the group midway.....

Lamp: After that I was always with Leine-san, so I couldn't have the time to commit the crime.

Lamp: ......With that, the ones that haven't given their alibis are, Kirara-san and Yuuko-san.

Kirara: I was washing the dishes for dinner......

Yuuko: I was probably back in my room at that time......

Lamp: But there's no one that can prove your testimony..... so I'm sorry to say this, but your alibi cannot be established.

Yuuko: Uuuu.... This is strict.

Lamp: Moving on, I'll summarise the alibis for the time period of the pizza disappearance, and this will be simple.

Lamp: First Yuuko-san and Kei-san were in the kitchen together. And the others, including me, were cleaning together.

Kei: So you're saying, that everyone else already have their alibis?

Kirara: I suppose so.

Lamp: No, but I'm considering that Yuuko-san and Kei-san, who were in the kitchen, were in a position that they could commit the crime anytime.

Yuuko: Ehhh! That couldn't be!

Kei: Ohh, well, it's coming down to this, as I thought.

Lamp: By putting together the information and analysing them, there's only one single conclusion......

Hotaru: Eh, conclusions have already been drawn? Isn't that too early?

Lamp: No. That's natural for the Great Detective Coronet. I already know who's the culprit.

Lamp: The person who fails the give an alibi for the garlic disappearance, and has the possibility to commit the crime for the karasumi pizza.....

Lamp: In other words, you are the culprit for this incident! Yuuko-san!!

Yuuko: Eh? Ehhh?

Lamp: Yuuko-san, why did you stole our food?

Yuuko: Wait a second! I didn't steal any of our food!

Lamp: But logically speaking, there's no other person for that.

Yuuko: Wasn't your analysis a bit too rough!?

Lamp: No. The Great Detective Coronet I adore, surely has to analyse cases like this as well!

Yuuko: Ehhhh~!!

Kamuri: .............

Lamp: That's why, Yuuko-san. Be prepared to confess your crime........

Kamuri: ......Wait.

Hotaru: .....? Kamuri-san?

Lamp: Huh? Kamuri-san, what's wrong.....?

Kamuri: Just like what Yuuko has said, this analysis is too crude.

Lamp: C-Crude?

Hotaru: ...............

Kamuri: About the garlic, she doesn't even know where the grocery warehouse is in the first place, so she couldn't be able to commit the crime.

Kamuri: However, for Yuuko who's here the first time, I wouldn't expect her to know where the warehouse that's away is.

Yuuko: She's right. Until I was led to find the ingredients for dinner, I didn't know where the warehouse is.

Lamp: .....Uuu

Kamuri: This is also the same for the pizza. For us who have been cleaning, we too wouldn't possibly be able to constantly grasp the actions of one another.

Kamuri: Even if you leave your work area for a little while, someone could've headed down to the dining room in that instant.

Lamp: Uu.....Y-You may be right......

Lamp: Geez! What's with you! Suddenly talking like a detective.....

Hotaru: Um, Kamuri-san. As I believed you really are......

Hotaru: The Great Detective Coronet......right?

Lamp: Eh?

Kamuri: .............

Hotaru: I was on one of the sites where you solved a case.

Hotaru: I was just there looking while I'm opposite to the huge crowd, but I didn't remember you.....

Kamuri: .............

Hotaru: But till this day I still remember clearly your consistent logic and elegant analysis.

Yuuko: Um, Kamuri. You're really that Coronet?

Kamuri: I came here for a vacation, so I intended to hide my identity......

Kamuri: But I guess there's no choice after being found out.

Yuuko: You're somehow talking like a criminal.....

Kamuri: That's right. I'm the detective bearing the name Coronet.

Hotaru: I knew it......!

Kamuri: I never thought I'd reveal my face here......

Lamp: Kamuri-san! You're a fan of Coronet too, right!

Hotaru: Eh?

Lamp: I'm getting passionate as I get into character...... As a fan myself I won't lose to you!

Hotaru: Eh, Eh? Um......

Lamp: Also, your indications have pin-pointed the key points. My analysis was indeed crude......

Lamp: To correct myself, I'll investigate this case one again! And then Kamuri-san and I.......

Lamp: Will be battling to analyse this case, to see who's the true fan of Coronet!

Hotaru: Ehh!?

Lamp: Alright, I won't lose!

Hotaru: U-Um........

Kamuri: Understood. This battle, I'll accept it.

Hotaru: Eh? Kamuri-san.....?

Kamuri: I want to clear Yuuko of her false charge. That's why, I'm going to investigate this case.

Yuuko: Kamuri......

Lamp: Now you're talking!

Kamuri: For that, I'd like Yuuko to help my investigation as well.

Yuuko: A-Alright. Of course I'll help with anything!

Lamp: Then......Hotaru-san, I'd like you to work with me.

Hotaru: M-Me?

Lamp: Since you'll be a great help as guidance to pension as I investigate.

Hotaru: Um, but that would be for Kirara-san.....

Lamp: There're questionable points in Kirara-san's alibi, so I'm relived being with Hotaru-san!

Hotaru: B-But.....

Kamuri: Then Hotaru, you can go and help Lamp. I'll ask Kirara to guide me in the pension.

Kirara: O-Okay. I'll cooperate with you.

Lamp: Now then we're getting fired up~!

Kei: Hey, it's certainly becoming something interesting, but isn't it just a food theft?

Kei: What's this? The feeling of a big incident.

Match: That's right. Also, there's a chance that the culprit is the ghost that appears around here, right?

Lamp: No way, there're no such things as ghosts. Now then, from now on the Great Detective Showdown commences!

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Kirara: Somehow, it has turned out to something troublesome.

Yuuko: Kamuri, I'm sorry. For my sake, you.....

Kamuri: That's fine. Since it's strange how she determined you as the culprit and yet you haven't done anything.

Kamuri: I'll definitely find out who the real culprit is.

Yuuko: Kamuri.......

Kirara: Um, then about the investigation, how are we going to do this?

Kamuri: First things first we're going to investigate on site. Kirara, I would like you to guide us to the grocery warehouse.

Kirara: Alright. I understand.

That's really long for one single chapter. Translation by - Mann -