Urban Legend Detectives Case 1: The Merry's Mail Vol.2

By Kyosuke Tsumiki

Is the real murder case connected to the urban legend "Merry's Mail"? Detective Kobayashi, who belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, started paying closer attention to the mysterious Merry. In the course of the investigation, he was appointed to "Urban Legend Detectives" with his co-worker Sarutobi, an attractive girl who is a descendant of a prominent Japanese ninja clan. At the end of the case, they found out the forbidden truth which normally could never be reached. This book is the latter half of the work exclusively written for The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Apr 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781300979340

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Urban Legend Detectives Case 1: The Merry's Mail Vol.2

Urban Legend Detectives Case 1: The Merry’s Mail Vol.2

Originally written in Japanese by Kyosuke Tsumiki

Translated by Ryusui Seiryoin

Cover illustration by Maki Takeuchi

Cover design by Tanya

Copyright © 2013 Kyosuke Tsumiki / The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books

All rights reserved.

ISBN978-1-300-97934-0

This book is the sequel to Vol.1.

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The following day, Kobayashi and Yokota continued their house-to-house investigation near the crime scene. Although Kobayashi did not sleep well the previous night due to the disturbing comments he read, he stifled a yawn and walked around. Tachibana, the chief of the team, had instructed him that the research regarding Merry’s mail must not adversely affect their primary investigation.

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At the end of the school day, as a student was leaving the main gate of Sakura High School, someone said, Hey, Tanaka.

The student looked back at a girl with brown-dyed hair, sun-tanned skin, and an impressively petite body.

Aren’t you Tanaka, the third-grade student who belongs to the Track Club?

Yeah … but who are you?

I belong to the Information Transmission Psychology Research Club. As a part of our club activities, I have something to ask you.

Ask me?

Tanaka had never heard of that club. Observing the girl from head to toe, he said, What do you want to ask me?

You sent ‘Merry’s mail’ to Suzuki, didn’t you?

‘Eh? Ah … I remember now. I felt guilty about it, but it was so eerie … the next day, I was surprised. I swear I didn’t think that it would spread throughout the entire school." Tanaka felt awkward.

So, from whom did you receive that email?

Oh, are you investigating the source of the email?

Yep. I belong to the Information Transmission Psychology Research Club. Her reply offered only a vague explanation, but Tanaka seemed to be convinced.

But I’m afraid your investigation will end with me. I don’t know the sender of the email.

What do you mean?

The email had no subject or sender’s name. Here it is. Tanaka showed her his cell phone.

Wait a minute! You received this email at 7:30 p.m.!

Yeah. Actually, I ignored this email at first. But I was surprised after watching the 9 o’clock news.