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「聖祷の心」の隠し場所を示す

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[player] That's it!
[player] After flipping through all the books on the table, I've learned 100 hauntings in the church and 999 ways to kill in One Han City!
[Fuuka Minami] Books may contain a wealth of knowledge, but I doubt they hold any mutton-fat jade.
[Jane] (whisper) This is bad! The furrowed brows and narrowed eyes--those are micro-expressions of anger!
[player] I think it's gone beyond micro-expressions... Sorry, boss! I'll get back to searching right away!
[player] That's it!
[-] Upon receiving Fuuka Minami's approval, Jane and I break open the drawer to find a photograph of an employee couple--Toku and Aoi.
[-] Jane and I exchange glances. It's exactly the same as the photograph we found in Toku's room. Toku clearly tore off the other half in order to protect Aoi.
[-] Underneath the photo is an employment contract. I glance at the last line and see Aoi's pay... It's so low. I sort of understand why she stole the Heart of Divinity now!
[Jane] (whisper) I don't think we should be seeing that. Let's just hurry up and look for the Heart of Divinity...
[player] That's it!
[-] I tear open the hard, suspicious pillow, and pieces of weaved bamboo fall out from within...
[player] Well... Boss, do you think Aoi and Toku thought weaved bamboo was precious, so they hid them in here?
[Jane] Are you out of your mind?!
[Fuuka Minami] That's a bamboo pillow with spine support specially made for Bamboo Cloud's employees...
[Fuuka Minami] Destruction of company property. I'll be taking it out of your salary.
[player] All that hard work for nothing...
[player] That's it!
[-] The ice cube seems translucent, but I think there's something in there.
[-] I smash it apart. The Heart of Divinity! I knew it was in there!
Investigation complete
[player] My first go at being a detective feels pretty good!
[-] Just as relief washes over me for a job well done, Miki Nikaidou puts on a pair of gloves and sighs while touching the Heart of Divinity.
[Miki Nikaidou] I couldn't see clearly through the glass that day, but this confirms my suspicions...
[Miki Nikaidou] It's a forgery...
[Jane] A forgery?!
[player] A forgery?!
[-] That escalated quickly! Jane and I are visibly confused. We turn our gazes to Fuuka Minami, but she remains completely composed. She calmly walks toward Qing Luan and Miki Nikaidou, raising a question as she approaches...
[Fuuka Minami] So, isn't it time you two explain what you're doing here?
[Qing Luan] I have nothing to say.
[-] Qing Luan refuses to answer and intends to leave, but Fuuka Minami locks the lounge's exit.
[Fuuka Minami] If you aren't the culprits, then what are you doing here?
[-] Fuuka Minami sneers at Qing Luan.
[Fuuka Minami] Are you here to make fun of me and Bamboo Cloud?
[-] Fuuka Minami rests against the seat and gently fans herself. She clearly has no intention of letting them leave without explaining themselves.
[Miki Nikaidou] Then I'll go first.
[Miki Nikaidou] This morning, you visited Tenhoukaku with PLAYER to ask me about the exhibition as you suspected that one of the guests at the exhibition was behind the Heart of Divinity's theft, right?
[Miki Nikaidou] Although I haven't laid eyes on the real Heart of Divinity, during the exhibition, I had a feeling its quality wasn't up to my expectations.
[Miki Nikaidou] I know how picky you are, and something of that quality isn't worthy of being at the center of Bamboo Cloud Auction House. So, if what we saw that day was a forgery, then the real Heart of Divinity should have been stolen long before that...
[Miki Nikaidou] I came to share my findings because I was worried our little detective would be investigating in the wrong direction. Hehe.
[Fuuka Minami] Oh, thank you for being so concerned about my supervisor. So, what about you? Qing Luan?
[Qing Luan] My reason... is really simple too.
[Qing Luan] During the exhibition, though the jade seemed smooth and shiny, upon careful observation, it was quite rough. Obviously, it was a forgery. However, I expected it to be part of your strategy to protect the real item and ensure the auction goes smoothly... After all, businesspeople are known for their resourcefulness.
[Qing Luan] But your visit to Beryl Blue yesterday made me realize that I'd misunderstood, so I came to verify if the jade stolen yesterday was the authentic piece or a forgery.
[Qing Luan] The Heart of Divinity was crafted from a piece of priceless jade that is said to have been inlaid on a royal chalice in Northland and passed down for centuries. It would be a shame if the real piece was stolen.
[Fuuka Minami] Heh... Don't worry, nothing like that would ever happen in my territory.
[-] Fuuka Minami asks Qing Luan and Miki Nikaidou to leave after hearing their explanations. Jane and I think they are innocent too.
[-] So, someone else must have switched the jade, and the real Heart of Divinity is in that person's hands!
[-] But we've run out of clues...
[Fuuka Minami] Haha, how interesting... And here I thought they were connected to this incident... I didn't expect more and more people would dare to play such tricks right under my nose...
[-] Although Fuuka Minami is smiling, it's a smile that instills fear.
[Ume] Detectives, please head home and organize your findings. Perhaps you'll discover something you've missed.