[#ShirokumaLiteratureClub] Honekawa Sujiemon and "The Dancing Fool and the Watching Fool"

Chasing the phantom thief with glass hands is our ace investigator, Honekawa Sujiemon.

The phantom thief announces his crimes and makes off with treasures as if mocking the police. Cunningly, he always sends a notice before committing the theft. Because he has no fingerprints, he spirits away his targets without leaving a single piece of evidence.

Our Honekawa Sujiemon has been forced to swallow his pride time and again by these brilliant methods.

Finally, Sujiemon decides to go underground, utilizing his specialty: undercover investigation.

"I'll leave the rest to you."

A while after Sujiemon went underground, the next crime notice arrived.

The target this time was a painting hailed as the greatest masterpiece of the Reiwa era,

The Dancing Fool and the Watching Fool

It is a work of art overflowing with a mysterious charm that makes everyone who sees it start to dance. This time, news broke that it was being acquired by the Louvre Museum, and it caught the phantom thief's eye.

The notice stated that he would steal it from the airport just before it was sent to the Louvre.

On the day of the crime, police officers were stationed at the airport so that not even a single ant could escape. However, Honekawa Sujiemon was nowhere to be seen among them.

The moment they tried to load the painting onto the plane,
the curator cried out.

"Wait! That packaging is different from the one used at the museum!"

A panicked police officer unwrapped the package.

Oh, no!

Every police officer on the scene began to dance due to the magical power of "The Dancing Fool and the Watching Fool."

The curator who had shouted laughed loudly.

"Hahaha. The police are such easy marks."

The phantom thief, disguised as the curator, grabbed the painting without dancing and dashed out of the airport. Because he was wearing not only glass hands but also glass boots, he was able to steal the painting without dancing.

It seems that glass repels the magical power of "The Dancing Fool and the Watching Fool."

However, a shadow appeared, blocking the path of the arrogant phantom thief.

"H-Honekawa Sujiemon!"

Sujiemon had secretly disguised himself as an airport cleaner. Because he was not at the scene of the crime, Sujiemon was able to escape the dance of the devil.

What an incredible sense of danger!
As expected of our Honekawa Sujiemon!

"You're under arrest!"

With a speed unimaginable for his physique, he moved behind the painting and snatched not only the painting from the phantom thief, but also the glass hands and boots.

The moment Honekawa Sujiemon thrust the painting in front of the phantom thief, the thief began to dance.

"D-damn it!"

The dancing phantom thief was easily captured by Honekawa Sujiemon.

Wearing the stolen glass hands and boots, Honekawa Sujiemon carefully repacked the painting.

"The Dancing Fool and the Watching Fool" was safely loaded onto the airplane.

He didn't forget to include the glass hands and boots so that the Louvre staff wouldn't have to dance.

Honekawa Sujiemon, who I forced into existence for the weekly short-short note's "Name Automatic Resale Demon," has been surprisingly well-received, so I decided to have him play an active role in the Shirokuma Literature Club as well.

I just couldn't come up with a romantic angle, so I had no choice but to steer toward comedy.

Manager Kosuke Komaki, thank you for giving me such a fun time to create.😊