Kogoro Akechi Akira Yukishiro/Bond Story

A great detective who possesses unparalleled deduction and unshakable courage. He has earned the utmost trust of The Boy Detectives Club and the police alike. He considers The Fiend with Twenty Faces as his greatest rival. From "The Fiend with Twenty Faces' Challenge."

The Fiend with Twenty Faces' Challenge 1 Detective Akira Yukishiro on the Case

Shiori:

...Not here either. Where did I forget it?

Akira:

What's wrong, Shiori?

Shiori:

Oh, nothing. I just lost my handkerchief.

Michiru:

...Your handkerchief.

Akira:

Handkerchief? In that case...

Michiru:

Hey, Akira, can't you help her find it somehow?

Akira:

What?

Michiru:

Well, aren't you the famous detective, Kogoro Akechi, this time?

Shiori:

Michiru-senpai, her playing the role of a detective won't give her deductive skills...

Michiru:

You don't know that. A stage-crazy like Akira might really be able to become a detective by playing the role.

Michiru:

(Kobayashi Shonen)
"Detective Akechi, is there no way to find the missing handkerchief?"

Akira:

......

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Kobayashi-kun, there's no need to worry. I'll definitely find the missing handkerchief."

Shiori:

What!? Y-You can!?

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Count Yumeoji, when did you lose that handkerchief?"

Shiori:

...!

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"Um... I think it was after class yesterday."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"I see. In that case, a possible place it could be is..."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"..."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Hm, I know... The handkerchief is inside the cabinet. Go take a look."

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"Y-Yes!"

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"...Found it! It's here! It's right here, Detective Akechi!"

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"B-But that was so quick... How did you know?"

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Hahaha, not at all. It's nothing special."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"You were swamped with general affairs the other day. You also had a lot of tasks to complete yesterday. It was tough, wasn't it?"

Akira:

(Akechi)
"You must've been so tired from all the exhausting work and dropped your handkerchief. It's not strange for you to not have noticed."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"And then you just went home without noticing it."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"However, you have outstanding servants. There's no way they would have left their master's handkerchief on the ground. Someone must have picked it up."

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Hm, the way that it's been carefully folded... It's most likely your head waiter, Yachiyo-san."

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"Y-Yachiyo!?"

Akira:

(Akechi)
"And if you think of Ms. Yachiyo's height, the place she would put it would be inside that cabinet... That's why."

Shiori:

(Count Yumeoji)
"I see!"

Akira:

(Akechi)
"Once you know the truth, it becomes a silly story."

......

Shiori:

...T-That's amazing! You really can do deductive reasoning while acting it out. I can't believe it!

Michiru:

Haha, Shiori, you're too gullible. Akira, you have to reveal your secret. Revealing things is also the detective's job, right?

Akira:

Hmph...

Shiori:

What!? Huh? What does that mean...?

Michiru:

Akira didn't do any deductive reasoning. When she heard that you were looking for your handkerchief, she'd already known where it was.

Akira:

She heard from Yachiyo in the student council room that she had picked up a handkerchief and placed it in the cabinet.

Shiori:

Oh, I see.

Shiori:

It seemed so natural that I really got fooled! Thank you for finding my handkerchief.

Akira:

There's no need to thank me. Thanks to you I was able to further work on my performance as Akechi.

Akira:

...But if it were Kogoro Akechi, he would've taken a more different approach. He might've been able to deduce the truth from a more unimaginable angle.

Akira:

Hm, an approach that's more like Akechi...

Michiru:

...Oh you really are such a performance-crazy.

The Fiend with Twenty Faces' Challenge 2 Detective's Advice

Junna:

...Whew, it's been a while since I've read this. This literary style just sucks you in.

Junna:

Ranpo's "The Case of the Murder on D Hill" is truly interesting.

Junna:

...Hm? Isn't that...?

Junna:

(...Siegfield's Yukishiro-san.)

Akira:

Oh, it's Seisho's Hoshimi. ...That's Ranpo's book, isn't it?

Junna:

Huh? Uh... After seeing Saijo-san read his books, it made me want to read them again.

Junna:

Do you also read Ranpo?

Akira:

Yes, I'm currently re-reading it for my role as Kogoro Akechi.

Junna:

Akechi... Oh, the stage that Saijo-san is doing the guest performance for.

Akira:

I've been really inspired by Saijo. The Twenty Faces she's come up with has surpassed my expectations.

Junna:

Heh heh, I'm glad.

Akira:

Saijo brought in a new Twenty Faces so I feel like I also need to come up with a new and more outstanding Akechi.

Junna:

A new Kogoro Akechi. ...That's another difficult task.

Akira:

...That's right. I heard that in Seisho, you're the one with the most knowledge and insight when it comes to literature and reference materials.

Akira:

If you have your own image of Kogoro Akechi, I'd like to hear about it.

Junna:

Wait, what!? W-Who said such a thing!?

Akira:

We have someone who likes information gathering.

Junna:

R-Really...? Even so, it's kind of embarrassing to hear...

Junna:

But all right. I'll help out however I can.

Junna:

When it comes to the famous detective, Kogoro Akechi... It's got to be his distinguished figure that looks good in a suit.

Junna:

That's how he's depicted in the original works and also how he's often drawn on covers and illustrations.

Akira:

Indeed.

Junna:

But for me personally, that image felt a little off at first.

Akira:

...Oh?

Junna:

I actually read Ranpo's works that were geared for adults before reading The Boy Detectives Club series.

Junna:

And the first one I'd read was "The Case of the Murder on D Hill" where Kogoro Akechi makes his first appearance.

Junna:

He wasn't in a suit like he's known for now, but looked just like a poor student.

Junna:

He also wasn't confident like he is in the series.

Junna:

If I were to say, he was described more like an elusive and dispassionate character.

Junna:

That's why it felt so off to me when he appeared in a suit in The Boy Detectives Club series.

Junna:

Neither his personality nor appearance were the Akechi that I'd known.

Akira:

I see. I can understand that.

Junna:

But both Akechi were written by Ranpo himself and neither were written off in the setting.

Junna:

So... Both Akechi are the same character. I think Akechi's true nature is from his student days.

Junna:

Which means the composed and resolute appearance from the series is an act to match the expectations those around him have of detectives.

Junna:

Perhaps Akechi was simply acting in order to meet the expectations those around him have of genius detectives.

Akira:

...!

Akira:

...Acting as a genius.

Akira:

I see... When you put it take way, it makes me feel closer to his role.

Junna:

Huh?

Akira:

Nothing, just talking to myself.

Akira:

(His personality during his student days is the base... Then how about this?)

Akira:

(Instead of having Akechi wear a suit, he should appear as a student.)

Akira:

(And to match that, I should bring out the distant side of Akechi during his student days in my acting.)

Akira:

(Hm... This is interesting.)

Akira:

You have my thanks, Hoshimi. I'll take your advice into consideration.

Akira:

Look forward to the performance.

Junna:

...Yukishiro-san had given off the impression of being someone who was hard to approach.

Junna:

But she's surprisingly friendly and easy to talk to.

Akira:

We brought in a guest appearance from Seisho this time. It's turned out somewhat different from the usual Siegfeld stage.

Akira:

Guest performer, Saijo, was an integral part in the completion of the Kogoro Akechi role this time.

Akira:

Her unpredictable acting was a good inspiration for my Kogoro Akechi.

Akira:

In order to create even better stages, we should continue looking into inviting high level guest performers.

Kogoro Akechi Akira Yukishiro/Bond Story

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