Solve the Murder Case

You are about to be caught up in a murder case.

As one of the first people to discover the body, you must act as the detective and find the culprit.

This is because, given the situation at the scene, you are also one of the suspects.
It is up to you to clear the suspicions directed at you.
You cannot call the police until you identify the culprit.
This is a murder case in a special space where everyone has gathered anonymously, and everyone fears being exposed to their family and acquaintances.

Yes, this is a psychological closed circle.

There are four suspects, including you.

Five people gathered for a note offline meeting.
You are one of them.
I want you to solve this case using the role you have been given.
Any character will do.
Your deductive skills will be put to the test.

Everyone was meeting for the first time that day.
The members were varied, including a maidenly housewife, a researcher, a refreshing person, a former yakuza, and a fairy-like woman.

These five people, who had interacted on note and hit it off, decided to stay overnight at a glamping site because they all lived far apart.
They never ran out of things to talk about, from their personal histories to topics from note.

As the night grew late, the male researcher said he was going to take a bath and headed to the bathroom.
However, he did not return even after a long time.
The other four, worried, went to check on him.

However, there was no response even when they called out from outside the bathroom.
Only the sound of the shower echoed.

Sensing something was wrong, the refreshing person and the former yakuza forced the door open.

There lay the researcher, naked.
The maidenly housewife and the fairy-like woman, who were watching from behind, both screamed.

The refreshing person stopped the maidenly housewife, who was about to call the police.

The police won't believe that a murder happened just after we all met for the first time today.
We will all be arrested as suspects.
It would be better for us to find the culprit ourselves.

That is what he said.

Everyone fell silent at those words.
Indeed, everyone had had a chance to commit the crime when others were away, such as when using the restroom.
Everyone agreed with that opinion, and the search for the culprit began.

Perhaps used to such situations, the former yakuza acted efficiently.
He checked the body and the condition of the bathroom.

There was a large bump on the back of the head, so it was inferred that he had likely been struck from behind.
And on the mirror, letters that appeared to have been written with a finger emerged.

"Sawa" was written with a finger on the fogged mirror.

Is this what they call a dying message?
However, no one knows each other's real names.
That should be the same for the researchers as well.
Besides, there is no one with 'Sawa' in their creator name.

However, this dying message is the only clue to identify the culprit.

The Otome housewife is so scary that they say 'let sleeping dogs lie' (sawa-ranu ni kami ni tatari nashi).
Sawayaka has skin so smooth you'd want to 'touch' (sawaru) it.
The former yakuza is 'noisy' (sawagashii).
The fairy-like woman is a healer you'd definitely want to invite to a 'social gathering' (sawakai).

A dying message left in one's final moments should ideally be easy to understand.
Who is the person this 'Sawa' points to?

Now, have you figured out who the culprit is?

Think carefully before giving your answer.
The person wrongly accused as the culprit will be deeply hurt.

Information is scarce, but if you think carefully, you should be able to identify the culprit.
Everything depends on your intuition and deductive reasoning.

Now, shout it out in your heart.

The culprit is...

Oh.
There's a noise coming from the bathroom.

The four of them looked at each other.
And then they looked toward the bathroom.

There stood the researcher in pajamas.
"Oh, I must have slipped in the bath and passed out," he said with a laugh.
he said with a laugh.

"Someone help me. I'm stark naked and I'm going to catch a cold."

Interrupting the researcher, the four of them asked in unison,
"What was the writing on the mirror!?"

Wiping his hair, the researcher replied,
"I have a habit of writing down whatever comes to mind. I wrote that because I wanted to eat sour cream."

And so, the night of the offline meetup wore on.

Hey.
I don't think this is the case, but...
No one thought the culprit was 'refreshing,' right?

Why did you think that?

No, you don't have to say it.
I already know.

You thought that "refreshing" meant "Zenkei," didn't you?

You thought that if it were Zenkei, he would eliminate other refreshing people.

Heh heh heh.

That's not it at all.
Because

there is no one more refreshing than me.

Until next time.

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