{"id":263015,"date":"2026-07-14T14:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/holmes-of-kyoto-volume-15-mai-mochizuki-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:17:51","slug":"holmes-of-kyoto-volume-15-mai-mochizuki-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/holmes-of-kyoto-volume-15-mai-mochizuki-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Holmes Of Kyoto Volume 15 – Mai Mochizuki (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cTudor?\u201d Akihito asked, pursing his lips and tilting his head. \u201cIt was named after the king at the time, Henry Tudor. The low-relief roses are one of its characteristic features. This design was created by Henry VII after the Wars of the Roses by combining the House of Lancaster\u2019s red rose emblem and the House of York\u2019s white rose emblem.\u201d \u201cHuh? The Wars of the Roses? What\u2019re those?\u201d Fuyuki facepalmed. \u201cAren\u2019t you supposed to be a student?<\/p>\n

What have you even been studying?\u201d \u201cEverything besides that, I guess.\u201d \u201cIdiot.\u201d Fuyuki sighed. \u201cThe Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York in the fifteenth century,\u201d Kiyotaka explained. \u201cThey were called that because Lancaster\u2019s emblem was a red rose and York\u2019s was a white one. Quite a lot happened, but in the end, it was Henry Tudor who settled things once and for all.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, he combined the two houses\u2019 rose emblems to make the Tudor family crest. The resulting design is called the Tudor rose.\u201d \u201cOoooh.\u201d Akihito\u2019s eyes lit up. \u201cH-Hey, what was the \u2018quite a lot\u2019 that happened?\u201d \u201cThere was a lot of drama. I\u2019ll lend you a book next time.\u201d \u201cThanks!\u201d Akihito nodded. Fuyuki gaped as he looked at his brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs something the matter, Fuyuki?\u201d Kiyotaka asked. \u201cNo. It\u2019s just that I think you\u2019d make a good tutor.\u201d \u201cOh, not at all.\u201d Kiyotaka smiled. \u201cIt was Ichiro Hanayashiki who built this house, so maybe he liked the Tudor style,\u201d Akihito said, looking around the building as he walked. \u201cIndeed. When I look at this mansion, I can sense an admiration for and fixation on beauty and nobility.\u201d \u201cFixation, huh? I heard he did whatever it took to rise up in the world,\u201d Akihito murmured.<\/p>\n

Fuyuki held his index finger in front of his mouth, taken aback. \u201cThere\u2019s no point talking about that now.\u201d Everyone knew about Ichiro Hanayashiki\u2019s bad reputation. He had made his fortune by treating people of low status like slaves. Many complained that he had tricked them, betrayed them, or wrung them for all they were worth.<\/p>\n

His violent side was particularly reprehensible. Perhaps he could have been called a sadist. He would buy poor people for money and beat and kick them. Not satisfied with just that, he allowed others to also beat them as much as they liked as long as they paid up, or so the rumors went. As his only daughter, Hanako had inherited his violent tendencies. One day, when she was still young, a man had seen her at a party and mocked her for being a gaudy woman.<\/p>\n

Hanako had overheard him and flown into a rage. She\u2019d told a servant to bring her a horse whip and hit the man with it, forcing him to grovel on his knees. This influence seemed to extend to Ichiro\u2019s grandson, Kikuo, as well.<\/p>\n

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Under the guidance of Kiyotaka Yagashira, skilled counterfeiter-turned- painter Ensho (real name Shinya Sugawara) had quickly gained recognition from one of the wealthiest men in the world. Ensho\u2019s brilliance was awe- inspiring, but it went without saying that Kiyotaka was also incredible. Despite calling himself an apprentice, he was an excellent appraiser with an exceptional eye for observation and discernment. His accomplishments were already well-known around the world. \u201cEnsho and the kiddo really are amazing.\u201d Katsuya Komatsu, head of the Komatsu Detective Agency, chuckled and looked up.<\/p>\n

He couldn\u2019t believe that such great people had been working at his tiny office, even if it had only been a temporary arrangement. \u201cDidn\u2019t I tell you not to use my mug?\u201d \u201cPfft, it\u2019s just a mug. Who cares? You\u2019re such a stingy guy.\u201d \u201cIs that really how you should be talking after using someone\u2019s property without permission?\u201d \u201cWhaddya mean, \u2018someone\u2019s property\u2019? There\u2019s no ownership in a shared kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, so that\u2019s how you see it. In that case, let\u2019s say you bought your favorite sweets and put them in the fridge so you could eat them during your break. If I were to eat them without checking with you first, you wouldn\u2019t complain, would you?\u201d \u201cNah. I ain\u2019t interested in sweets.\u201d \u201cWhat if it was cr\u00e8me caramel?\u201d Silence. \u201cNo snarky response, I see. I\u2019m sure it\u2019s true that you aren\u2019t interested in sweets in general, but cr\u00e8me caramel is different. Could it be that you have a special attachment to it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeriously, shut up. Why do I have to put up with this just \u2019cause I used a damn mug?\u201d \u201cWhen I brought it in this morning, I said, \u2018This mug is special to me, so please don\u2019t use it.\u2019 If I\u2019m not mistaken, you nodded and said, \u2018Yeah, yeah.\u2019\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t recall that. What\u2019s so good about this ceramic cup, anyway? It looks like an amateur made it.<\/p>\n

I like this deep indigo color, though. It must\u2019ve been really expensive if you\u2019re using it, eh?\u201d \u201cAoi made that mug for me.\u201d \u201cOh…so that\u2019s why. All right, my bad. You can have it back right now if you want. I already put my mouth on it, though.\u201d \u201cThank you.\u201d \u201cWait, you didn\u2019t even hesitate to take it. I said I put my mouth on it.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll wash it thoroughly.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re seriously ridiculous.\u201d \u201cSay whatever you like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is stupid.\u201d It really is stupid. Komatsu grimaced as he listened to the pointless bickering taking place within the walls of his modestly sized office. Then he stood up with a start. \u201cWait, why are you guys still here?!\u201d \u201cWhy do you ask?\u201d Kiyotaka asked, tilting his head. Ensho silently rested his chin on his hand.<\/p>\n

After returning from Shanghai, all of the stress, excitement, and fatigue had caught up to Komatsu at once.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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