Holmes Of Kyoto Volume 14 – Mai Mochizuki (1)

“Hey, what did you think about Keiko’s conversation with the other assistant?” Chloe asked, leaning forward slightly as she sipped her coffee. “Oh, about how we’re being used?” Amelie gave a playful laugh. My translating device was quite good. When I spoke in Japanese, it translated the words into English and played the audio out loud.

Although it meant communicating through a machine, it was much better than nothing getting across at all. The three of us had heard what Keiko and the other assistant were talking about. I looked up at the ceiling, thinking back to what they had said. “I feel bad for those girls, being used by Sally too.” “Sally wants that project to succeed no matter what.

That’s why—” “I wonder what the project is,” I murmured to myself. “Oh,” said Chloe. “I heard that Sally’s working on a really big job right now. The assistant who invited me was talking about it.” Amelie and I hummed. “She said a new building was built on Fifth Avenue, and there’s gonna be an art exhibition on the top floor called ‘Light and Shadow: Vermeer and Meegeren.’ It’s gonna display both artists’ works at once. What’s more, it opens on the same day as the exhibition we’re working on.”

The idea of exhibiting not only Vermeer’s works, but also those of Meegeren—who was known for his Vermeer forgeries—sounded interesting. “Vermeer is really popular, and Meegeren’s forgeries are a hot topic right now,” said Amelie. “He’s gaining popularity too.” I nodded as I listened to them. “Sally’s putting a lot of effort into that exhibition, and according to her assistant, she really doesn’t have time to hang out with us budding curators,” Chloe explained.

“That makes sense.” I nodded again. Not only was Sally busy with the Vermeer exhibition, the artist for the other one she was working on had been arrested. She surely had her hands full dealing with the chaos.

Prologue: At a Loss Short Story: Eve of Departure Main Story: Skyscraper Temptations [1] To New York [2] Keiko Fujiwara’s Opinion and Sally’s Test [3] A Request from Hopkins [4] Manhattan Museums [5] The Truth Between Him and Her [6] Surprise [7] Aoi’s Conclusion Short Story: Emotions Washed Away Epilogue Afterword Color Illustrations Map of New York City About J-Novel Club Copyright OceanofPDF.com Prologue: At a Loss I’ve been really anguished lately, but I’m not quite sure why.

I, Aoi Mashiro, had been spacing out behind the counter at the antique store Kura, a book open in front of me, when the door chime rang. “E-Excuse me,” said the visitor, my best friend Kaori Miyashita. She stepped inside and timidly looked around. “Welcome, Kaori. I’m here by myself today.” “That’s what I thought since I only saw you.” She sat at the counter and looked down at my book. Apparently she had only come in after checking the state of the store from outside.

“Oh, are you studying English for your New York trip?” “Yeah.” I nodded. I had been reading a book on conversational English. “Holmes got me a translation device, but I want to study a bit too.” “How admirable.” “It’s not that impressive. Even if I try now, I won’t be able to learn much.

It’s more likely that it’ll end up being a waste of time.” I’d been interested in foreign countries for a while now. You could even say I’d been longing to go abroad. Seeing Holmes go overseas with the owner made me think, “How nice.” So I’d been studying English to some extent, but I hadn’t made a serious attempt. If I’d known I was going to get this chance, I would’ve taken conversational English classes. Kaori shook her head as I was reflecting on what I could’ve done better.

“That’s not true,” she said. “Huh?” “It’s not a waste at all. If you learn one English word a day, that means you’ll master three hundred and sixty-five words in a year. I think it’s the gradual accumulation that matters. Like they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day.” She held up her index finger. “Yeah, it’s not a waste.” I nodded. Suddenly, I thought of Holmes. He may have been born with an extraordinary eye for observation and appraisal, but his wealth of knowledge had been accumulated ever since he was a child.

You could say that Kiyotaka Yagashira wasn’t built in a day either. My face relaxed into a smile as I imagined him holding his index finger in front of his mouth and grinning somewhat proudly. Kaori gave me a dubious look. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s nothing.” Did my thoughts show on my face? I unconsciously rubbed my cheek and straightened my expression.

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