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Moca
Hey, Ran~. About our next class~...
Moca
...? What's with that weird look?
Ran
I went to put my book away, but something is already in my desk...
Moca
Hm~, whoever sat there before probably left it behind, no?
Moca
We were told during the closed ceremony to take our belongings home, but I spy someone who doesn't listen~.
Moca
So, are those the items in question?
Ran
Yeah, an empty snack bag and a small book. The bag can probably be tossed out, but it'd be better to return the book, right...?
Ran
But whose book could it be? There... doesn't seem to be a name written down.
Moca
Fufufu, how interesting~. I now have a clear understanding of the situation~.
Moca
This looks like a job for Detective Moca-chan, private eye.
Ran
Detective... who, now?
Moca
The crime stories I've read recently have prepared me well~. The culprit will not escape my incredible skills of deduction~.
Ran
And by stories, you mean manga, don't you?
Moca
They're very interesting, I'll have you know~. Two thumbs up~.
Moca
Now then, we must begin with a preliminary examination of the item~.
Ran
Sigh... knock yourself out.
Moca
Hmmm. Remnants of the snack food yet remain within the bag. Sniff, sniff. That smel... The aroma of cookies?
Moca
Due to a lack of writing on the bag itself, these cookies must not have come from a store. Handmade, most likely.
Moca
Ran-kun, my dear assistant, does the phrase "handmade cookies" ring any bells~?
Ran
I don't remember being your assistant. As for the phrase, I can't say that it does...
Ran
Hm? Cookies? You know, Lisa-san did mention that she often makes some herself.
Moca
Fufufu, you seem to have put the pieces together, Ran-kun.
Ran
Come to think of it, she was in class A, wasn't she? So, could this have been her desk?
Moca
Never jump to conclusions, Ran-kun~. This is your classic red herring.
Ran
Is that right?
Moca
Lisa-san isn't the type to bring cookies for herself. They would most certainly be a gift for others~.
Ran
So, this isn't her desk, then...
Moca
Right. It actually belongs to someone who received said cookies from her.
Moca
Furthermore, the clue to the culprit's identity is none other than that book. Pray read the title~.
Ran
The title is... Shakespeare's "Macbeth"...!
Moca
Even you should understand now, Ran-kun.
Ran
Any Shakespeare book probably belongs to Seta-san...! So she was the culprit!
Moca
Fufufu, precisely~.
Ran
Not bad, Moca. Maybe I underestimated those manga of yours.
Hina
Excuse me~!
Ran
...? Hina-san?
Hina
Don't mind me, I just remembered that I left a book Kaoru-kun lent me in my old desk. Ah, that's it! The one Ran-chan is holding!
Ran
Huh?
Hina
Whoops~... Guess I never threw away the snack bag I got from Lisa-chi~. My bad, let me get rid of it for you.
Ran
Does that mean this was Hina-san's desk...? Oh, yeah, she was in class A, too...
Ran
... Moca. What happened to you being some great detective?
Moca
Huh, that's strange~. My logic should have been flawless~.
Hina
Hm? What're you talking about?
Moca
Oh, nothing. Just you, Hina-senpai... She who can deceive even the greatest of investigative minds.
Transcript
Moca
Ah, BanG Dreamer-san. Hello there~.
Moca
Boy, have I got news for you~. I somehow made it to my second year of high school~. Well, it's not like I was going to be held back or anything.
Moca
... Hehehe~. Thank you~. Being congratulated never gets old~.
Moca
A new school year means new classes, as you know. And at long last, the Afterglow crew was finally placed together~.
Moca
It's honestly a miracle, if you consider the odds~.
Moca
Or maybe the teachers were thoughtful enough to do that for us... Well, I suppose we'll never know.
Moca
As far as I'm concerned, we're together now, so the reason doesn't concern me~.
Moca
Ah, and now to share with you a very important change~. Ran and I had class together after three years, and it turns out...
Moca
She has started wearing glasses during class~.
Moca
...Wait, what's with that reaction? This is a major development, so try to show a bit more surprise~.
Moca
This is nothing like how Hii-chan puts on shades to try and look cool~.
Moca
How can I put it...? It helped me realize how much Ran has grown~.
Moca
... Huh? How much have I changed?
Moca
Hmmm~... Not at all, really.
Moca
After all, I'm the same gorgeous lady I've always been~.
Moca
But if I had to pick something that's different now... it would be the bump in salary at my part-time job~.
Moca
That's a big deal to me, I'll have you know. It nets me one extra bun during lunch~.
Moca
In the end, it all comes back to buns~. The life I live is the same as always.
Moca
So yeah, I haven't changed one bit, have I~?