The 20th "This mystery is amazing! ] Grand Prize, Bunko Grand Prix award. We will carefully select the book "The closed room of the golden age of the golden age and the six tricks" in the book "The closed room of the golden room and the six tricks" will be delivered in all five times. This is the second one. The first "closed room murder case" in Japan that occurred three years ago. As a result, "no matter how suspicious of the site, as long as the site is closed," the closed rooms have penetrated society like fashionable diseases. Meanwhile, the protagonist, Kasumi Kuzurashira, visits the Snow White Museum, where the famous "closed room case" occurred 10 years ago with her childhood friend Yatsuki. At that time, the organizer's mischief level, but this time a real murder that imitated the trick occurred. Can you solve the closed -room trick of this snow -white building? Kasumi and the moonlit night when you arrive at the Snow White Museum, you will be greeted by her maze and her own manager Shohai. It is said that the Snow White Building, which is quite large, is preparing for them. When Kasumi, who looks all over her room, heads for the lobby, there are other guests there.

"Closed room Golden Age of Murdering Snow Hall and Six Tricks" (Kamozaki Fair/Treasurehasha)

　When I got off the taxi and walked for about an hour, I saw a bridge.A wooden suspension bridge about 50 meters long.A deep valley is running on the left and right to cut the forest, and a wooden bridge is unreliable to connect both ends.The depth to the valley bottom is about 60 meters.Both banks seemed to be a steep cliff, and it seemed impossible for humans to go up and down.

　Yatsuki looked into the valley bottom and said "Wow".

"If you fall, you will definitely die."

　She says something obvious.But she surely died if she fell, so we crossed the bridge.After crossing the bridge and walking for another five minutes from there, a white fence came over the unpaved mountain road.It's a very high fence.Is it about 20 meters?

　There was a gate in the center of the fence.It's open, so dive there.There was a surveillance camera beside the gate, and the lens captured us as a visit.

　Yes, it's a visit.The garden was located in the fence, with a desired hotel in the center.A white chalk Western -style building that is more white than a white fence."Snow White Building" was a new snow -colored building, as the name suggests.

　The garden surrounded by fences was wide, and the impression was that the land around the hall was more than a garden.There are few garden trees, the bare black soil is exposed, and no flowerbed is found.

　When I walked to the entrance of the hall, a blonde woman in a maid clothes was smoking.She is about 20 years old, and her hair seems to be dyed, not ground hair, length to her shoulder.She is a pretty beautiful woman, but she doesn't have a makeup, and she gets a sense of judo.Her maid noticed her appearance, removed her portable ashtray from her pocket and erased her cigarettes.

"Are you a reserved customer?"

　The maid said in a spectacular tone."Yes, I'm Asahina who made a reservation," says Yatsuki.The maid nodded.

"I was waiting for you. Please go inside."

　The maid said in a suspicious tone whether he was really waiting.Overall I am not amiable.No, it's not amiable, but maybe you're motivated.

　Dive in the entrance door and enter the snow -white building.While going in a short corridor extending from the entrance, the maid told me as I remembered.

"I am a maid at this hotel, my name is Maze Sakika. If you have any use, please tell me what it is."

　She says like that, like a fixed phrase.I'm completely worried that I can really tell because it's completely work tone.

I heard that Yatsuki muttered, "Mazezaka -san?""Maid Meyrozaka -san?"In Yatsuki, she has a habit of communicating when she remembers her name.

*

　After passing through the short corridor from the entrance, the lobby was spreading.Originally, it was so large that it was not a personal mansion, and it was comparable to the medium -sized hotel lobby.The lobby was lined with some tables and sofas, where several customers enjoyed coffee and tea.The table also has a cake dish, and it seems that there is a snack service like a coffee shop.There was a big TV near the wall.

　I decided to check in at the front desk.At the front desk was a woman around the age of thirty, her hairstyle was a shortcut.She has a black apron from the top of the sweater, and she gets the impression of a coffee shop owner.She is a calm adult woman.She looks like a beautiful female shopkeeper who can solve her daily mystery.

　In fact, she seems to be the manager of this hotel.This hall is served by her and a maze, a maze.

　She called her name Reiko Shiii."Is the manager, Sihai?"

　Shihai smiled with a soft smile.

"Asahina -sama, Kuzurabukan, we were in the Snow White Museum today. A rich nature and delicious dishes, and solving the mystery of the closed rooms left by the mysterious writer Yukishiro Shiraya. We are the staff of the Snow White Museum.We will give you all your power. "

　Shihai -san states on such a shyness and hits the key of a personal computer on the front.Apparently she checked her room number."The accommodation place is both the second floor of the west wing. Asahina is Room 204 and Kuzurashira is Room 205."

　Once he pulled into the room at the back of the front, he returned two keys.It is a silver key of about 10 cm long.With a smooth design, the room number is engraved on the handle.She handed the key with me one by one with me.

　She jokes jokingly when she has checked the key she received.

"Please do not lose it. There is no duplicate key."

　Say, I look at the key again.The tip of the key was quite complicated.Probably, duplication is impossible.

　I put the key in my pocket.He muttered his room number, "Room 205," and asked Shihai that he was worried.

"What is the west wing?"

　My room is Room 205 in the west wing.But it's my first time to come to this hall, and I just looked at the exterior a while ago, so I don't know the structure of this building.

"There is a panel here."

　Shihai pointed to the panel displayed on the wall behind the front.A figure with a bird's -eye view of the building is drawn.It looks like a sketch of the Snow White Building.

"This Snow White Building is composed of four buildings," said Shihai."First of all, we are there, the building with this lobby is the central building. The central building is a single -story building, and in the east and west of the central building, the east and the west wing are ─, the north side of the central building.There is a cafeteria building. As the name implies, the cafeteria is a building with a cafeteria. We will serve all the meals in the morning, noon and evening. "

　According to the sketch, the east, west wing, and the cafeteria building (northern wing) are connected to the lobby of the central building in the door and crossing corridor, but on the other hand, three buildings in the east -west north are not directly connected.When moving around each building, it seemed to have to pass through the lobby in the central building.For example, when moving from the west wing to the east wing, it is necessary to pass through the lobby.

"I am matched by that perception," Shiii laughs softly."The central building plays the role of a joint connecting the other three buildings. In addition, there is no back door in this Snow White Hall. All windows can not be opened and closed., It is a type of window that has a grid and cannot enter and exit. The only route that can go to the garden is the entrance in the central building, but as I just mentioned, there is no back door in this hall.It is made that you cannot move to another building through the garden. "

"Hmm, it's inconvenient," said Yatsuki."Why is it such a structure?"

"Well, what the reasoning writer thinks to me." Shihai makes a vague smile and keeps pointing at the sketch."By the way, the corridor connecting each building is a structure surrounded by roofs and walls. It is not a blowing, so you can not go out there."

　I nodded to Shihai's words.In other words, the corridor is not actually the same as the corridor in the room.

　I looked at the sketch and asked.

"What is this building?" There was another building in addition to the four buildings.It is a small building and jumps out from the north side of the west wing.It seems to be connected in the crossing corridor.

"Oh, this is far away," said Shihai."It's one of the rooms that Yukijo White Night used for writing. Nickname, canned room. When I had trouble with ideas, he seemed to be here and bite apple."

"Why apple," said Yatsuki.

"There is such a thing in Agatha Christie's episode," he said.If you bite your apple while soaking in the bath, you will get a good idea.Every time I hear the episode, I think it's really good.

　Anyway, is it a canned room on the Yukijo White Night?I definitely want to see it.

"Unfortunately, I can't show you because I use it as a room now," said Shihai."Because we have a reservation today,"

　I see, that's a shame.By the way, since the distance is connected by the corridor, it is necessary to go through the west wing to move there.

*

"Then, please relax and relax." After checking in at the front desk, we were guided by a maze in a maid to the accommodation room.The west wing is a three -story building, and my room 205 was located at the end of the second floor.Facing the straight corridor, there are five rooms from room 201 to room 205.When I guided me to the front of the room, Mazezaka bowed."The meal is 7 o'clock in the evening, so please come to the cafeteria at that time. I and I and Shihai are also in this west wing, so if you have a use at night, please tell me whatever."

　Mazezaka says in a mixed tone as usual.Can I really tell at night?I get anxious.

　While groaning, I put my hand on the knob and open the door.Then, there was a clean room based on white.The cleaning is so well -cleaned that there are only two employees.

"Ichio, I have about 20 Rumba," Maze hills look into the room from behind me."So, most of the cleaning is left to the robot vacuum cleaner. Of course, the details need human hands, but I am still good at cleaning."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I'm a finalist of the World Maid Cleaning Championship."

"World Maid Cleaning Championship Finalists"

　Somehow a mysterious title came out.Probably a joke, but maybe it's a true story.

"Then, loosely"

　Mazezaka once again said so and left for the lobby.After I put my luggage, I decided to look inside the room.

　The size of the room is about ten tatami mats, and it has a toilet, a bath and a large washroom.The furniture is a bed, a TV, and a two -stage refrigerator with a frozen space.The floor is a candy -colored flooring, and the windows are not open and closed.It's a pretty good room.According to Mazezaka, this room was originally used as a guest room.Yukijo White Night likes to invite customers, and most rooms in the west wing are this guest room.

　I decided to check the door next time.

　One door of chocolate color.It seemed to have a hollow door called flash door, which is lightly used as a lighter indoor door, which is lightly used, and is often used as a general indoor door for ordinary houses.Because it is wooden, the weight of the door is probably about ten kilometers.In this case, if an adult hits the body several times, it seems that it can be broken.Also, as I heard from Mazezaka, it seems that all the doors in this west wing are unified with the same one.The same is true for the door design, size, inside or outside.So, if you know the structure of your room door, you can also grasp the structure of the door of other rooms.By the way, the door of this room is open inside.So all the doors in the west wing are open inside.

　Somehow the tension was rising, and I bent down on the floor and looked under the door.The door and the door frame are in close contact, and there is no gap there.It is a so -called "no gap under the door" type.In this case, it is not possible to use the classic closed room trick, and the trick of returning the key to the room from the gap under the door.That alone, as a mystery enthusiast, I did something.

　After finishing the door, I decided to leave the room soon.He promised to have tea in Yatsuki and the lobby.Move to Room 204, the next room.When I knocked the door with Konkon, Yatsuki came out saying "I'm sorry."

"I'm not finished with a load yet. Go ahead."

　She said, but it was obviously a lie.Yatsuki's loose fluffy hair has a habit of sleeping.She seems to have been sleeping, so she needs time to get into the groom.

　When I was staring at the habit, Yatsuki gently combed the hair with a hand comb.

*

　I decided to go to the lobby alone.When I got off the stairs to the first floor of the west wing, I saw it.I'm a little nervous.A girl was gently looking at the garden on the window in the corridor.She has white skin and silver hair cut with her shoulder.At a glance she knows that she is a foreigner.Moreover, her appearance was like a doll.

　Is your age about the same as me?It looks like a high school student.

　The girl laughed when she noticed me.And she says in fluent Japanese, "Hello."I also hurriedly returned, "Hello."Talking to a foreigner is a little nervous.

　Conversely, the girl says without tension at all.She laughed, "This is a good place," and she started talking about her, saying, "Summer will surely be a good summer resort."

　I know the summer resorts and difficult Japanese.

"Is the purpose here is sightseeing?"The girl said, "Yes, sightseeing.""I heard that Sky Fish will come out near here."

"Skyfish?"Then the girl raised her indexed her finger, and she explained this way.

"Skyfish is a flying fish. Simply put, it's UMA."

"Simply put, UMA"

　I solidify in that word.

　...... This guy doesn't smell the same as Yatsuki.

　I reveal my alertness in the suddenness of Yatsuki.But after all, after all, I talked like "It's nice, Skyfish"."I have a dream that fish fly in the sky."

　For that reason, the girl smiled happy.She tells her, "It's nice, Sky Fish"."I want to see it, and I came from Fukuoka."

"Fukuoka? Isn't it overseas?"

"I am a British living in Fukuoka. I have lived since the age of five."

　Indeed, Japanese is a master.

　After talking to her for a while, I decided to go to the lobby soon."Then, again," she bowed, and she returned the same gesture.And when she parted, she claimed her name.

"I'm Fenril Alice Hazard. I'm going to stay here for a while, so let's look for Sky Fish together."

　I stand up my thumb.

"I'm Kasumi Kuzurashira. Come with Sky Fish together."

*

"Kasumi -kun, this is not connected to the net," Yatsuki made a sad voice in my opposite seats while drinking melon soda.I sitting on the lobby sofa and put my mouth on the tea.

"It was out of service since I got off the taxi, right?"

"That's right, but I thought I could use Wi-Fi when I arrived at the hotel." Yatsuki lamented Uu, and stopped the maze of the maid who wiped the table with a cloth.

"I'm sorry, isn't this Wi-Fi flying here?"

"I'm sorry," said Mazezaka, who seemed sorry."The net line is drawn, but the wireless LAN has not been introduced. The mobile phone will definitely be out of range."

"Wow, seriously. Land isolated island Yanke" Yatsuki lamented, and put his smartphone in his pocket.And look over the lobby.There was a customer in the lobby.

"How many customers are coming to stay today?"

"Twelve customers have been reserved."

"Twelve people, so much." Yatsuki rounded his eyes.And she has a convincing face."After all, everyone is interested in Yeti."

"Yeti?"

"Please ignore it." I told the Mazezaka.

　After tilting his head, Mazezaka told me why the hotel was prosperous.

"It's miso in the foreground, but the dishes made by the manager are very delicious."

"Shihai -san?" Said Yatsuki."Is her cooking?"

"Yes, it's a creative Italian, and it's a very delicious reputation. The fact that this hall only accepts long -term staying customers, originally began with the selfishness of Shihai, who wants you to taste various dishes.But, because of that, there are many customers who come to the dishes for food. For example, a company sitting there. "

　Mazezaka turned to a man chatting at a slightly away table.A man about 40 years old wearing a high suit and a 30 -year -old man in jeans in a sweater are chatting.The company seems to be a 40 -year -old man.

"By the way, the company seems to be the president of the company."

"President's shrine" and Yatsuki.

"It seems that he really likes our dishes, and I'm often here. Well, I'm doubtful that I'm coming to the manager."

　When I say that, I feel like that.The company was a very confident type, and his eyes were glaring.Somehow, the woman's habit seems to be bad.

"Is the other person with the company?" Yatsuki asked.She turns her gaze to a sweater man who talks to the company.In contrast to the company, she looked in a calm atmosphere.

"No, the customer and the company are the first time to meet," said the maze."Both of them are hobbies, and they seemed to have a conversation immediately after seeing each other's watches. Both of them have been staying since yesterday, but in just one day, get along.I did it. "

　Certainly, it was an atmosphere that I could not think of the first meeting.However, the president, the company, has a watch that is noticeable.Is that sweater man actually quite rich?

"Yes, it's a doctor."

"Is it a doctor?" Was it still an upper class?

"Yes, it seems to be Mr. Ishikawa -san."

"Doctor Ishikawa -san," said Yatsuki.

"Both of them use a watch that costs millions of yen. I think it's a vulgar way to wear that luxury goods."

　Mazezaka poisons like that.She was a poisonous tongue maid.In addition, she talks about personal information, such as customer occupations, when she thinks.She may have been a loose maid.She is fun as a spoken person, but she thinks she is a hotel employee.

　Such personal information loose maids try to leave the place here.I remembered that there was a use for Mazezaka there.When he stops, Mazezaka turns his gaze somewhere annoying.

"What?"

"No, what," I say my throat with tea."I heard that there are rooms that are untouched in this hall since the time of the Yukijo white night."

　In my ambiguous phrase, Mazezaka seemed to have come to a pin."Oh, what are you looking for?"

"The crime site of that" Snow White Building Cutting Room Incident "" is

　I nodded.This is the site of the case that happened at a home party at Yukiro White Night.

　Mazezaka shook his shoulders small.

"I don't know what's interesting to solve the mystery of a closed room, but of course it's possible to show it. It's a specialty of our hotel alongside the creative Italian."

　I drank tea and raised my waist.And ask Yatsuki, who is drinking melon soda.

"What do you do with Yatsuki?"

"I'm not interested at all."

　I returned without a break.I was very lonely.