Hanayui no Shou 13-2EB

The seven mysteries of the town - 2

[Shopping district]

Its: Let's see... First, let's look into "The Unopening Shutters of the shopping district".

Fuu: A store that's closed all year round but doesn't go bankrupt. I-I wonder what their secret is...

Kar: You know, this is pretty mysterious alright, but doesn't it feel like we're sticking our noses where they don't belong?

Gin: We can just ask the people running the store to get the answer, right?

Son: Excuse me! Is anyone there!?

Fuu: Waaah! Stop! W-W-What are you going to do if a ghost pops out!?

Sum: Um, stores like these mostly make large deliveries to schools or offices...

Sum: So they can do business without ever opening up the place, or so I've heard.

Gin/Kar: Huh?

Son: Ooh, Wasshi solved the case already!

Fuu: W-What, that was it? And why didn't the chamber of commerce understand that much, huh!?

Its: You getting angry won't change anything... Let's ask about the large clock at a watchmaker while we're here.

Gin: Good afternoon! Do you have any ideas why the large clock in the city hall might be malfunctioning?

Watchmaker: Huh, what did you say? The clock at the city hall... Is the chamber of commerce investigating that!? This is bad...

Sum: Please tell us if you know anything.

Watchmaker: Well, you see... The one who made it was the previous owner... My dad. The clock parts themselves are old.

Watchmaker: But I felt like I'd be erasing a memory of my dad if I swapped them out, so I've been using every trick in the book for repairs...

Kar: Huh!? That's... a troubling development. I didn't see this coming.

Watchmaker: Sorry! I meant no harm. Forgive me!

Its: Onee-chan, what do we do?

Fuu: Hmm... Well, there's a ton of clocks everywhere these days.

Gin: Yeah, it's no biggie even if it stays like that.

Son: The memories of your father are more important. We'll keep quiet about this.

Sum: That's a wonderful idea, but we can't simply tell them "keep it broken", can we?

Fuu: I'll take care of that. Leave it to me!

Kar: President Dog, you're pretty reliable as long as it doesn't concern any ghosts.

Watchmaker: Thank you very much! I'll try to repair it more accurately next time!

Fuu: That'd be of great help to the citizens. Please do.

Its: All we have to do now is wait for the other teams to report their findings.

Son: Let's have some ice cream on our way back!

Fuu: Alright! I'm treating all of you, except Karin. That's the price you pay for calling me president Dog.

Kar: Guh, we should've put you into one of the teams investigating ghosts...