Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

"Hmm... lifelong best friends and stuff..." Upon hearing Tachibana Sherry's words, Tono Hannah's originally angry expression subsided considerably, and she seemed to recall many things from the past.

"Look, I'm the kind of friend who'd drag Hannah up on a swing and set her on fire to fulfill your wishes!" "You should just die, you gorilla woman!!!"

Sherry Tachibana's words shattered the seemingly unbreakable sisterhood between the two.

"Wait a minute, Sherry!" Just as the two were at loggerheads, Chang Rong stepped forward and stood in front of Tachibana Sherry with a serious expression.

Shirley Tachibana looked at Chang Rong, her amber eyes scanning the white-haired priest in front of her.

"—v—……What is this, an invitation from a fan?

"No, that's not it...! Anyway, I'm giving Hannah a confession, please don't disturb me, okay?" Chang Rong took a step back and swallowed, but his instinct as a priest still made him refuse to back down.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it, I get it, it's what you call cosplay, right? But... this won't do!" Tachibana Sherry nodded, then took out a magnifying glass from her bag, held it in her hand, struck a pose, and said angrily.

"It's not cosplay, it's a confession full of love. Besides, what's wrong with it? Although I don't really have the qualifications to prove it, no, but... Milia, Hiro, Mag, and my sister have all experienced it!" Chang Rong retorted confidently.

Although these four people almost ended up being fans of each other, you can say you've never experienced it.

"Eh...!? There are already so many people!? I, I thought I was the first... Hmm, although being the first is unlikely... but I should at least be the second, right..."

However, Chang Rong's rebuttal seemed to have no effect whatsoever; instead, it made Hannah, the lost lamb listening to his teachings, begin to doubt her own existence.

"Ahem! In short, confession is just about relieving stress and stress for others—"

"It's for relieving worries and solving problems," Chang Rong immediately interrupted and corrected. This is a sacred confessional, not a brothel for intimate encounters.

"So, it's basically a place to solve all sorts of problems people encounter, right?" Tachibana Sherry asked, touching her chin with her finger.

"Hmm... now that you mention it, it doesn't seem wrong?" Chang Rong thought for a moment, then nodded.

"No, no! This won't do! Wouldn't that overlap with the image of the cutest, most charming, smartest, and most composed great detective, Sherry-chan?!"

"Detectives are here to solve problems, but Chang Rong, you're also trying to solve everyone's problems? That won't do!"

"...Huh?" Chang Rong blinked. Could there be such an angle for staged accidents?

“I understand! In that case, Chang Rong, you are not Watson, but my nemesis—that’s right, I, Sherlock Holmes, am formally challenging you! My nemesis, Mordred!”

"It's Moriarty!"

Chang Rong, who was being pointed at by Tachibana Sherry with a magnifying glass, loudly complained.

Challenge? Nemesis? Although I don't quite understand what's going on, but...

I'm playing Sherlock Holmes? Really?

You'd probably get punched and slammed to the wall, and you wouldn't be able to pry yourself off! ^q^

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It's the last day of the month! I hope you guys will give me some monthly tickets. I feel like I'm about to get crushed by the rankings... I just had diarrhea, I don't want this to happen to me...

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197. There are more and more strange detectives!

"A challenge...? I've known for a while that you've had some mental issues, but it seems to have gotten worse lately. Did you eat some weird mushrooms by the roadside?"

"Seriously, don't call me that kind of idiot, Hannah! Besides, Meruru has warned me several times, and even now I wouldn't eat mushrooms randomly anymore!"

Hannah Tono looked helplessly at the blue-haired character in front of her—her best friend Sherry Tachibana—and wondered if this self-proclaimed detective girl had lost her mind again.

—I feel like there are so many key words in Sulli's statement that could be analyzed and discussed...

Chang Rong suppressed the urge to complain. She was now Moriarty, Holmes's destined adversary, and absolutely couldn't utter any nonsensical, low-level remarks. She needed to stay focused and avoid losing points!

"And even if you say you want to 'issue a challenge,' how exactly are you going to do that? Play a riddle game?" Tohno Hannah crossed her arms, looking annoyed. If it weren't for this guy interfering, she might have already managed to convince this priest to be her rented boyfriend in the confessional...

"Hmm—that's true. Generally speaking, if you want to take on a detective challenge, you need at least a murder case to serve as the setting! Looks like I'll have to take down Meruru first—"

"Don't lead a murder case over something so trivial! Besides, what's the point of the challenge if we do that? The culprit was already caught from the start!"

"That's right! Because I threw a stone from 200 meters away and instantly killed Ice Meluru, there were no footprints around the crime scene. In other words, the real culprit was already determined to be Hannah from the very beginning!" Tachibana Sherry analyzed happily with a magnifying glass in hand. As expected of a super-sickly detective with an IQ of 100 tons, she had already accurately identified the suspect before the case even began.

"You...you...bastard!" Hannah, the evil one in this world, finally lost her temper and grabbed Tachibana Sherry's collar with both hands, pulling her up. If her arms weren't long enough, she would stand on tiptoe, and if that wasn't enough, she would float up.

"Waaaaah, calm down, Miss... In short, if we really have to have a challenge, how about we choose one that won't result in anyone getting killed?"

Chang Rong quickly stopped the two of them. If they were left unattended, who knew if Hannah would drag Tachibana Sherry directly to the steroid planet?

"Sigh~~ If no one dies, what's the point of being a detective? Detectives are beings who crave death more than the Grim Reaper!" Tachibana Sherry pouted and complained softly.

"She made an incredibly terrifying statement with a cute smile on her face..." Chang Rong wiped away her cold sweat, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that what Tachibana Sherry said was surprisingly not a problem.

The reason why famous detectives are famous is because they solve enough sensational and numerous murder cases. Even if Conan found 1000 dogs and solved 2000 cases of mistresses cheating, he still wouldn't be able to add his name to his detective title. At most, he would just become the top assassination list on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform).

In other words, the more victims a so-called detective has ruined, the better their reasoning ability becomes.

"So, the competition is about Barton skills? I'm fine with that too!"

"Although it's reasonable for Holmes to know Barton, it would still cause deaths, so it's NG."

Chang Rong coldly rejected Sherry's next suggestion, then looked at Tono Hannah standing to the side.

"Since Sherry feels a sense of crisis regarding 'resolving the requests,' how about we address Miss Hannah's problem instead?"

Chang Rong looked at Tono Hannah and offered a suggestion, and for some reason, Hannah's cheeks suddenly turned red upon hearing this.

"Huh? You need to help me with my problem... Three, three people together? That... wouldn't that be a little strange... But, I feel like I'm actually quite familiar with this kind of group situation?"

Hannah Tono stammered, covering her face with her feather fan in a slightly flustered manner, and asked in a low, somewhat nervous voice.

"What? So it's about a competition~ Hehehe! Even so, little fairy Sherry-chan still won't lose! I only need one finger to knock Chang Rong unconscious!" Tachibana Sherry stuck out her tongue and extended one finger. Although a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, her tone sounded even more excited and energetic.

"What problem are you two trying to solve...!?" Chang Rong was a little flustered by their reactions and quickly added that what they wanted to 'solve' was Hannah's problem of not being 'young lady' enough, not some random thing in their minds.

"In short, if we're going to have a showdown, then let the young lady be the referee and see who can solve the young lady's problem more quickly and effectively—that is, the problem of 'not being young lady enough and lacking feminine charm,' how about that?"

Chang Rong pointed at Tachibana Sherry and said in a cool and decisive manner.

My suggestion should be perfect, right? It can help Hannah, avoid making things too awkward with Sherry, and most importantly, prevent me from being dragged into a dark room by these two for no reason.

"So that's the solution you meant..." For some reason, Chang Rong's solution, which he thought was the best of both worlds, made Tono Hannah visibly disappointed.

"Hmm... Young lady? I'm not really good at this kind of situation... But the so-called 'womanly strength' must be that, arm strength~!"

"Huh?" Tachibana Sherry's conclusion made Chang Rong's brain go blank for a moment.

"The stronger a girl's wrist, the more likely she is to have a strong feminine charm. After all, the most romantic thing in the world is to carve a diamond out of coal for the person you love, right?" Shirley Tachibana said with a cheerful clench of her fist.

"Last place! Your femininity is absolutely, without a doubt, last place, Desuwa!"

It's clear that at least from the very beginning of the 'duel', Sherry Nagatachi had already thoughtfully helped everyone eliminate a wrong answer.

"Well, Miss Holmes, are you willing to accept my challenge?" Father Moriarty sneered, speaking to Sherry Tachibana in a provocative tone.

"You've really underestimated me! Since we've come this far, then I'll accept your challenge! The loser will be the winner's possession for life!" Tachibana Sherry put one hand on her hip and pointed back with the other, looking just as dashing.

"^q^ Wait a minute, just wait a minute..."

Just as the atmosphere was about to ignite, Chang Rong ruthlessly pulled the plug.

"Doesn't this mean the outcome is the same regardless of winning or losing?!"

"Hmph, completely different, huh? If I win, Chang Rong, you'll be stuck down there. But if I lose, Chang Rong, you can come up here!"

"So what's the difference?! You muscle-bound gorilla woman, you're really shameless! Let's go, Chang Rong. Anyway, no matter what kind of competition or challenge it is, it's always better to stay away from you first!"

Hannah Tono couldn't hold back any longer and complained loudly. She grabbed Chang Rong's arm, ready to end this farce and leave.

"Huh? The difference is huge, isn't it... But, womanly charm...?"

Shirley Tachibana watched Chang Rong being dragged away by Hannah, and rubbed her hair in annoyance. Then she muttered to herself the key element of this 'duel', looking at her reflection in the corridor window.

To be honest, I haven't pieced together the real 'mystery' yet. Although Hiro later revealed that 'except for Magmeruru, everyone else has some degree of connection with Chang Rong,' how much I care about that boy who cosplayed as a priest is still an unsolved mystery.

If I were to deduce from my current thoughts—it would probably be to the extent that I would be willing to easily give up my life for him.

Her heart, which she thought had long since turned to the coldness of rusted metal, began to beat again the moment she saw the boy. The accelerating sound constantly reminded Tachibana Sherry that she was not a malfunctioning machine, but a genuine human being with her own soul.

If that's the case, and since I'm a real 'person,' does that mean... if I were a little more 'feminine,' the person holding Chang Rong's arm right now would be me?

Originally, the intention was to help Hannah solve her problems, but now it's Tachibana Sherry's turn to be troubled. After all, for her, the concept of 'female strength' has always been 'female arm strength'.

If you use irresistible force to drag someone into the basement and use irresistible force to kiss them first, over time Nezha, even the most asexual rabbit, will eventually become a fool who only knows how to snort, stick out his tongue, roll his eyes, and can't live without you, right?

That's right, so female power = fans, proof complete!

As expected of a top detective, he had already figured out the winning strategy for this match at the very beginning—that is, to keep Moriarty from admitting defeat.

—No wonder you suddenly ran away with Chang Rong. Did you already anticipate my next move? It seems you can become a qualified detective, Hannah. In that case… it looks like you have even more rivals now!

Detective Tachibana Sherry's eyes instantly sharpened.

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"It was just a confession, but it's all that idiot's fault for suddenly showing up and turning into this bizarre situation... So, what should we do now? We can't really hold some kind of competition, can we? That would be too stupid, desuwa."

After hastily running away from the young, blue-haired tyrant in the confessional, Tono Hannah was both troubled and excited. At this moment, she was still holding onto Chang Rong's arm, which she had grabbed earlier, and she was literally floating in mid-air.

"No, although we can't completely follow Sherry's arrangements for the outcome of the challenge, I think it's perfectly fine to find a way to help Miss solve her problems."

Despite her busy schedule, Chang Rong changed back into her usual attire and held the twin-tailed heiress's arm as if flying a kite, responding in the same manner.

"Hmm, you mean I'm not like a young lady... I don't think there's any way to solve this... After all, I wasn't originally some kind of young lady."

While she's not as sensitive or insecure as she used to be, Tono Hannah still shows a somewhat disappointed and downcast expression when talking about her disguised rich girl identity.

"The 'young lady' attribute isn't something you're born with. Even the Ultra Warrior needs surgery to have two hearts and three lungs, so hard work after birth is just as important. In situations like this, you should handle it like a detective!"

"Detective... is it the kind of cool logical deduction? Just by smoking a pipe, frowning, striking a few poses, and all the problems are solved, desuwa!"

"No, I meant going around asking around. Miss, you've been reading too many detective comics." Although she felt bad, Chang Rong still ruthlessly shattered Tono Hannah's fantasy.

"What kind of 'detective method' is this...?"

"Hmph, gathering evidence through interviews, bribing informants, planting moles within the police force, tailing and secretly filming, picking locks, stealing and switching items—these are all abilities a qualified detective should possess!"

"Don't be such a realistic detective in a world with magic...!" Hannah Tono complained loudly, her face flushed. That kind of job, which sounded like it had no dreams or hope and made her feel like a middle-aged, balding, beer-bellied uncle with an unshaven beard, was not what she wanted!

Regardless, the two arrived at their first destination—the warehouse opposite the sunroom.

The warehouse, which was usually locked during the day, was now open to the public like other areas after being placed inside Meruru's prison. The only remaining 'precaution' was a sign nailed to the door that read, "Emma is not allowed to enter alone." Out of respect for Emma, ​​Chang Rong didn't think about the story behind the sign.

Chang Rong often comes to the warehouse to select ingredients before cooking. Although it lacks fresh fruits and vegetables, the stock is still more abundant than that of a typical convenience store. Especially in terms of baking, it has almost all the ingredients you need.