“You mean you snuck into my room. I don’t really care about that, but what’s with the darts in
the wall?”

“I apologize for leaving holes in your wall again. It’s a habit of mine.”

“I didn’t mean that—well, that is a problem—but why?”

“Those are the Duel Noirs I solved.”

“You say that, but did you really solve all five? How? Is that even possible?”

“Of course it’s possible; in fact, I was quite dismayed that they presented no challenge
whatsoever. It’s apparent these cases are designed with you in mind.”

“Tell me the truth. I know you’re talented, but don’t expect me to believe it’s possible to solve
five cases in one night. Did you actually know about the Duel Noirs ahead of time?”

“I’m not lying, I had no knowledge of them at the outset. There’s nothing more boring in the
world than solving a mystery with prior knowledge of the solution.”

Considering his obsession and love for mysteries, he would never choose to involve himself in a
case he already knew the answer to.

So that means... he really did solve these cases worth hundreds of millions of yen in the blink of
an eye.

I was once again reminded that triple-zero class detectives possessed extraordinary abilities far
beyond my imagination. It was a mistake to judge Lico based on his appearance or compare
him to other boys his age—he was a detective of the same caliber as Gekka Ryuuzouji.

“To spoil the fun, I’ll tell you that I captured each culprit before they could commit murder.
Catching up to a criminal with a head start requires running at a pace faster than theirs, but if
the criminal is stalled at the start line, all it takes is reaching out and grabbing their shoulder.

That’s how I was able to solve five cases in one night.”

“What? None of that explains anything.”

“By solving a case before it occurs, you can skip the time-consuming locked rooms and
impossible crimes.”