Kawashima Toya took the money from Yuigahama Yui and counted it unhurriedly.
As he counted, a sense of guilt welled up inside him.
He could have simply told Yui the truth directly, yet here he was, scamming her out of a commission fee.
Only after confirming the amount was correct did Toya look up at the anxious Yui. "Alright, the commission is accepted!"
"You want me to find the culprit who killed your dachshund, Sablé, correct?"
Yui nodded hurriedly. "Yes!"
"And if possible, please eliminate the evil spirit that killed Sablé."
"I will pay for the exorcism commission separately."
Toya nodded noncommittally and opened the drawer beside him, pretending to look for something.
In reality, he was browsing the System Shop.
Exchange memory fragment and convert to cassette tape format.
[System Notice: Converting the memory of slaying the Evil God-polluted dachshund Sablé into a cassette tape. Cost: 1 Source Point.]
A cassette tape materialized out of thin air inside the drawer.
Under Yui's puzzled gaze, Toya took out the tape and inserted it into a player connected to the TV.
The content of the tape was the exact scene of Toya slaying Sablé, who had been corrupted by the Evil God's aura.
"Please watch this yourself."
After speaking, Toya silently walked over to where the Memory Erasure Bat was leaning.
If Yui refused to accept the facts after watching the video and tried to fight him...
He would use the Memory Erasure Bat to wipe her memory with a single strike.
After a burst of snowy static, the TV slowly began to play the content of the tape.
When Yui saw the familiar alleyway, her beautiful eyes widened instantly. "That's the alley where Sablé had the accident!"
She was too familiar with that alley; it was the place where Sablé had died.
Yui stared at the TV intently, not even blinking, unwilling to miss a single frame.
The video progressed, and soon, Sablé appeared on the screen.
The dachshund, Sablé, showed none of the affectionate docility he usually had when playing with her. His canine eyes were filled only with madness and cruelty.
Yui was certain that if this monster-Sablé encountered a passerby, it would definitely pounce and devour them.
When she saw Sablé's head split into four petal-like sections, the disgusting sight nearly made her vomit.
The video on the TV soon ended. Yui murmured in disbelief, "That was Sablé?"
"How did he turn into that?"
"No wonder the agency owner looked familiar... so that's what happened."
"The agency owner eliminated Sablé after he turned into a monster, preventing him from hurting innocent passersby."
At this moment, Yui's emotions were incredibly complex.
There was the relief of finding the "culprit," but also the sorrow of seeing Sablé turn into a monster.
To the side, seeing that Yui didn't immediately rush over to fight him, Toya silently put down the Memory Erasure Bat.
Yui hadn't lost her reason over the dog's death and hadn't chosen to fight recklessly.
Since she was communicative, that was a good thing.
As long as it didn't involve too many details about the Evil Gods, he would answer as much as he could.
Consider it compensation for taking one hundred thousand yen from her.
As for the one hundred thousand yen... no refunds, Toya chuckled inwardly.
After a few minutes of calming down, Yuigahama Yui finally adjusted her mindset to face Toya.
Even with her heavy makeup, one could see the resentment on her beautiful face.
"Mr. Detective, you are so cunning."
"You could have just told me the truth directly, but you insisted on taking one hundred thousand yen from me before saying anything."
Toya's expression remained calm, unmoved by the girl's pitiful appearance. "Consider this a windfall."
"Usually, I don't get a single yen for cleaning up anomalies."
"Today, a sucker delivered herself to my door. How could I not make a profit?"
A teasing glint flashed in his eyes. "Besides, didn't I give you a discount?"
"If it were anyone else, the fee would have started at several million yen at least."
Yui puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction. "So cunning."
After complaining for a bit, Yui asked with a hint of hope, "Mr. Detective, can you tell me how Sablé turned into that?"
She had accepted Sablé's death.
Because in that form, Sablé would have been a danger to people.
She could only be thankful that someone had been able to eliminate him.
"I can, but you must promise not to reveal the truth to anyone else."
After receiving Yui's affirmative answer, Toya began to explain the reason behind Sablé's transformation.
"Sablé..." Yui fell into sadness once again.
Toya didn't disturb Yui's mourning. He turned around, picked up his phone, and started playing games.
He was very happy right now because the Trash Fox Detective Agency had secured a customer right after opening.