Ring ring. Ring ring. “Hello, this is the multidimensional private investigator Shen. What’s your emergency?” “Please help! There’s a crazed farmer on a little island who keeps enslaving people! They’ve even gotten the princesses of multiple races under their control!” “I’m on my way.”

Today was another day and another case for private investigator Shen Illu. Shen took a look around his office. He had a big mahogany desk, with secret compartments within secret compartments. His wood panel walls could fall to reveal a series of weapons. He even had a pitfall installed last week. Shen opened his desk and grabbed a pair of handcuffs, as well as his beloved brass knuckles.

Shen thought to himself,”This was going to be another easy case. The harem kid wouldn’t even know what hit him.“ As he walked out of his office, he took a glance at his full length mirror. What was reflected back was a skinny lanky man in his late 20s, with short blond hair and a scraggly beard. His pale skin led his ex-coworkers to spread rumors that he was a vampire, but the only blood magic he knew was a right hook.

With a snap of his fingers, the image shifted to reflect a young pretty boy who had shoulder length black hair and ragged clothes. Shen then walked into the mirror, and exited into a castle. There was a handsome elven man on a throne, who was clearly surprised by his appearance. “By Kirya’s grace, who are you!?” The elven man quickly stood up and his armored guards approached Shen.

“I got a call about a princess kidnapping. This is the place right?” “What in the 7 hells are you talking about! Guards! Arrest this kid!” One of the guards, who had a few badges engraved on their armor raised their hand in pause. “Sorry sire, I called him in. I found a business card and a strange device, and well, I was at my wits end. Ever since you banished Hiro from the kingdom, young women everywhere have gone missing. It was the last straw when my daughter told me she was leaving the kingdom for Hiro.” The elven king nodded slowly. “I see. I can forgive this transgression, but only if our daughters are returned to us unharmed. Deals with the devil’s whisper never turn out well.”

Shen spoke up,” I’ll have you know that Derisia is a very skilled unpaid intern. She’s only 20 years from graduation” The elven king dismissively shakes his head “Ugh, whatever. How can you return our daughters back to us?” Shen responded, “Well, I’ll need some details first.” Shen snapped his fingers, causing a notepad and pen to appear in his hands. “First off, when and why did you banish this Hiro?”

The elven king expressed disgust,” My name is Fayen, King Fayen. We summoned some hero’s to deal with the new demon king. There were 3 young girls and one sickly boy. Each of the girls was blessed with power beyond the limits, but the boy only had a lv1 confusion skill. We decided to send the girls to a beginner dungeon, and sent the boy to a recently discovered island to negotiate on our behalf with the savages who lived there. Confusion isn’t worth much, but it does have its uses on people who don’t understand the divine arts. This happened about 2 months ago.”

Shen scribbled some notes. “Mhm, and when did the kidnappings happen?” King Fayen gestured to the guard who spoke up earlier. “Sir Guarden should be able to fill you in with the details.” The armored knight took a knee, bringing himself to Shen’s eye level. “I first noticed when the princess Fayette had disappeared from the castle. At first, I had assumed that she was doing another one of her pranks, hiding in the hidden passages to surprise us. But after a day had passed, we searched all the passages and were unable to find her. This happened the same day that we banished Hiro. A month ago, my daughter Shiiro had told me that she had fallen in love with Hiro, and who was I to deny her love? She’s a mature 500 year old elf, so I went with her to protect her during the journey. When we arrived at the island, I saw a farm had been made and all the native savages had taken to calling Hiro master-kun.”

Shen asked,” And that was when you suspected him of kidnapping the princess?” “No, I suspected that his skills had leveled considerably, confusing all the natives. So I appraised him, and that's when I saw that he had far too few skills for another-worlder. It’s secret knowledge, but other-worlders pick up skills easier than goblins pick up STDs, if you’ll excuse my crass wording King Fayen.” King Fayen sips from a wine glass that appeared in his hands at some point. “Please continue Sir Gaurden.”

“So, when I saw that he only had 3 skills, lv5 farming, lv3 confusion, and lv1 cooking, I knew that something was up. There was no way that he hadn’t gotten a dozen skills in a month, so he must have had the appraisal block skill, and was hiding something. I asked Hiro if he knew anything about the princess Fayette, and he said that Fayette had come with him to learn about his previous world. You may not know this Shen, but us high elves have an independent culture, and I would be stepping beyond my position to demand the princess back, so I quickly rushed back and informed the King.”

“I understand, so what happened then?” “Before I left, I saw the princess of the dwarves there too. Normally I wouldn’t care about such filthy creatures, but I wouldn't wish princess kidnappings on my worst enemy, and all the disappearances of royalty would cause serious political issues. We sent a small scout ship back to the island, but they were unable to find it. There was a strange fog where the island used to be, no doubt one of Hiro’s skills.”

“Was there anything else strange you saw on the island?” “Hmm. Well, it’s hard to tell what genders the savages are under their fur, but I could’ve sworn that I only saw females living there. From previous reports, there used to be around 100 savages, but I only counted around 20 while I was there. They were also higher level than they used to be, around lv40. They used to be around lv20 before.” “I see.”

Shen writes in his notes: small ego, has a dungeon. Likely has a dragon princess based on previous patterns. Based on how he is leveling his companions, he likely has little to no combat skills of his own.

“I believe I’ve gotten the info that I need. Say, what happened to the 3 heroes?” The King spoke,” Once I got the report from Sir Gaurden, I made sure that the Heroes stayed away from the island, keeping them busy with small missions. One of them disappeared recently though, and the other two are kicking up a fuss about finding her. No doubt the work of Hiro. “

“I believe I’ll need the assistance of the two remaining Heroes to deal with Hiro. They knew him from before they got summoned right?” “Yes. I’ll call them now.“ Shen asked the others around the castle, and some of the citizens of the kingdom throughout the next day, but their info didn’t add much. Most of them had never even known about Hiro, but some of the women had reported seeing an adolescent boy with dark hair, and remarked that they couldn’t get the image out of their minds.

The next morning, two girls broke into Shen’s private room in the castle. One was a stone faced beauty with long black hair, and the other had tanned skin and blond hair. Both of them also had cartoonishly large mammaries. The blond one shouted ,”We heard you was looking for Hiro. Our friend Megane always had a crush on him, and we think she went to him.” Shen paused, in the middle of brushing his teeth. “Um. Give me a sec.” He spit out the toothpaste into a wooden sink, before turning to the girls. “What are your names and Hero specialties?” The blond one gestured to herself,” I am Junko, and this” she gestures at the black haired girl, “Is Chiika. I specialized in stealth and assassination, while Chiika is a classic samurai! Our friend Megane was a glasses-wearing girl who specialized in magic.”

Shen noticed that Chiika had 3 katana’s on her hip, and Junko had a dimensional pocket tattoo on her cleavage. Shen snapped his fingers, causing the notepad and pen to appear in his hands again. “What was Hiro like before he was transported here?” Junko answered,” He was a classic neet. Quiet, played video games. His first time speaking to a girl was after he was transported. I honestly don’t know what Megane sees in him.” Chiika also added “I heard that his parents passed away when he was young, and he lives with his older sister. I saw her once, and she was quite beautiful. She made such a noble sacrifice to stay single and raise her younger brother.” “Uhuh. Are you aware of his skills?” Junko shook her head. “Megane said that he had some weak skills, so we just ignored him before he left.”

“Well, It’s likely that he has some form of mind control, so you can’t come with me. Last thing I need is two more enemies.” Chiika said,” I am immune to mind control, and Junko is also immune.” Junko continued,”The first demon general we ran into had mind control skills, and tried to make us into her subordinates. We quickly gained the skills to resist it and sealed her into a ring. We then put the ring in a dimensional pocket and destroyed it, making sure the ring would be lost to space.” Shen wrote some more notes,” Interesting. I believe that you both could aid me, if you’re ok with it.” “Absolutely,” They both said.

Shen got King Fayen to arrange a small boat with some provisions and other basic supplies, and set off into the sea with the two girls. The island was about a 3 day trip, and they spent their time fishing and chatting about their previous lives. Shen pretended to be a young sage who was from a mountain and was specifically hired to investigate Hiro.

As they got close to where the island was, a fog quickly crept across the ocean. Shen wrote in his notes: Best to crash the ship and get it stranded. Looks less suspicious, will drop Hiro’s guard knowing we have no way back.

The three of them navigated the fog for another day, before running into a coral reef. “Oh shit, I told you we should’ve turned starboard,” Junko shouted. “Well, I’m saying that starboard means we turn right, but we should’ve turned port side” Chiika refuted. “No, port is right, and starboard is left.” “Now now Onee-sans, we should be close to the island if we’re running into stuff. We should hop off this boat and keep heading forwards. Can one of you carry me?” Junko obliged, and they all hopped off the boat and started running across the water. After 30 minutes, the fog instantly cleared and they saw a lovely white beach nearby.

The island was of a decent size, big enough to house and sustain a village. They saw a white beach with a path that went between some cliffs, and some lawn chairs on the beach. There was no one in sight though. As they landed on the beach, Shen was lowered onto the pristine white sand, and started looking around. He saw some footprints leading from the ocean towards the cliffs, but they didn’t go to the path. They were fairly wide foot prints, and had some small points at the end of their toes. Beastmen, Shen noted. Lightly dressed considering the weather and depth of the foot print.

The trio headed up the path, and as they reached the top of the cliffs, they saw a thick forest that blocked all view further into the island. There was a shine in the brush, before a small girl jumped out and ran to the Heroes, hugging them. “Oh my god, I knew you would come and see the light of day. Hiro is just amazing.” Junko returned the hug, but had a skeptical frown. “Can you cast dispel magic on yourself Megane?” “Oh no, that would dispel Hiro-kun’s blessing.” “Please, for us?” “Oh alright, I’m sure Hiro-kun will understand.” She spent 6 seconds forming a magic circle made of mana, and waves of mana washed over her.

Junko asked.”What do you think about Hiro-kun now?” “He’s so cute, but he keeps turning down my advances,” Megane frowned. “There’s also so many rivals. Sometimes I just want to curse them all to die!” Junko appears startled,” Looks like you’re not under mind control. Just very devoted.” “Of Course not silly. But if you want Hiro-kun, I’m only willing to share a little.” Chiika clapped her hands,” We’re not going to take Hiro-kun away from you, but let’s focus here. Shen is an investigator hired to look into Hiro-kuin’s doings.” “Oh this little boy? You must be joking with me” Shen snapped his fingers, and Megane cried out in exhilaration,” OMG Hiro-kun, you got a ring for me!”

Shen then snapped his fingers again, and Megane paused for a second before looking around. “Was that you who did that,” She points at Shen. Shen just shrugs his tiny shoulders. “Can you… Can you do that again?” Chiika claps again,” Come on Megane, we need to head to Hiro-kun.” “Oh right, let me lead the way. He told me an hour ago that you guys were coming, so I rushed out here to welcome you.” Megane leads the way through the forest, taking random turns and touching some of the trees on their way.

“Hiro-kun set up a maze to prevent invaders from pillaging his land. Isn’t he so talented and protective? ” The Heroes just nodded. They came across a wolf beastmen chopping some wood. He was singing to himself, although it was off-key. “Hut hut. I chop wood, that's what I do. This tree ain’t gonna chop itself. Hut hut.” He seemed lost in his own world, and Shen coughed politely to get the beastmen’s attention. Shen noticed that the beastman’s eyes were glazed over.

“Oh howdy there. It’s a fine day to chop wood.” “What’s your name?” “My name is uh… well most folks just call me wood cutter.” “And when was the last time you took wood home, wood cutter?” “Well… I don’t remember.” “Do you remember where your home is?” “Well my home is uh, it’s right here in the village.” “Where exactly?” “Well my home is based uh, well it’s just up the road.” “Do you remember your wife and daughter?” “Well um. My wife and daughter need wood to keep themselves warm on these cold winter nights.” It was the middle of spring. “Wait, my wife and daughter.” The beastman starts leaking tears from his eyes. After a short pause, the beastman turned back to the tree and started chopping wood again. “Well, back to it. This tree ain’t gonna chop itself down.”

Shen asked Megane,” How do you explain that?” “Hiro-kun told me that they were bandits, but he’s reformed them into villagers. They help with chores and contribute to the village.” “What about the family that he mentioned?” “Well, they must’ve passed away and that’s why he turned to banditry.” “Did you see them commit heinous acts, or were they already reformed by Hiro when you got here?” “I mean no, but who are you to judge him? He’s the mayor of this village, he’s just doing what's best for everyone!”

They keep heading through the forest, and finally reach the village. There is a single large mansion surrounded by farmland. An onsen neighbors the building. There are also some straw huts on the outskirts of the village. With the sun high in the sky, no one is working the farmland, but a group of beastwomen are playing baseball. There’s also a small girl with them who just hit a home run. “That must be the dragon princess, or maybe the dwarven princess. Can never tell with some places.”

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Megane had pulled out a handkerchief and was chewing on it. “That’s one of my rivals, Princess Liza.” “Ah, dragon princess it is then” Shen approached the women, and the small girl stopped playing to talk to him. “Who dares approach me, Princess Liza?” “I’m Shen, here on official business.” “Peh, by the dragon’s creed, we do not harm government employees. They raise a stink and taste bad anyways. What are you here for?”

“I’m here to investigate Hiro, who has been suspected of kidnapping princesses.” “He didn’t kidnap me, he found me sealed in a dungeon underneath this island. He even promised to help me find my family one day!” “Has he made progress on that front? Even a flare of some sort?” “Well, no, but I trust Hiro-kun. He even fed me after I was freed.” “How old are you Princess Liza?” “It’s rude to ask a girl her age, but I am 200 years old.” “And how much of that time was spent sealed?” “199 years… but I’m a big girl now and I can take care of myself.” Shen writes some more notes: Intentionally or unintentionally grooming a young powerful monster? Dragon’s are immune to mind control, so she isn’t being controlled like the others.

:”Where are the other princesses?” “Are you looking for the elven, dwarven, human, dark elf, beastmen, demon or druid princess?” “Oh c’mon. Have some restraint Hiro.” Shen muttered to himself. There was going to be an international war if this kept up, and the demon king wouldn’t even have to do a thing.

Princess Liza continued,” I don’t know what you mean by that, but the closest princess is the human princess Charlotte in the mansion. Everyone else left for the dungeon to get a surprise gift for the heroes.” “Thank you very much Princess Liza. Good luck with the game.” Liza pouted,”A dragon doesn’t need luck.” The heroes headed to the mansion and Megane opened the front door for them.

On the other side was a dining room with 12 seats, a tray of crackers, a large tea pot and a beautiful young brunette woman. “Oh hi there, I heard we had some visitors. Fancy some tea?” As everyone sat down and got refreshments, Shen asked some questions. “It is my honor to meet you, Princess Charlotte. Which kingdom did you come from?” “I came from the honorable Steelheart kingdom, the frontier of the human/demon war. I left for a peaceful life, since I could not stand the bloodshed.” “And what are your opinions of the demon princess?” Charlotte’s eyes glazed over. “She is another girl just like me, but we’re from different nations. I can empathize with her, and we both love Hiro-kun.”

“Even despite her kill count?” Charlotte’s eyes cleared up briefly, and she had a sad expression, before reverting to glazed eyes. “She could not help her circumstances, and needed to keep herself safe. Afterall, demons are violent savages who rule through might.” Shen snapped his fingers, and Charlotte fainted in her seat. “Oh shit, what did you do Shen?” Junko shouted. “I have dealt with Hiro-kun’s mind control. She should wake up in a few minutes. “

The group sat around the table, drinking tea and waiting for Charlotte to wake back up. Chiika tried a cracker, and her expression broke for the first time since Shen had met her. She had an utterly disgusted face. “These taste like shit. Who could possibly eat these crackers.” Megane stood up from her chair,” Hey! Hiro-kun made those with love and we should praise his cooking skills!”. Shen just rolled his eyes, keeping an eye on Charlotte.

Her body stirred, and she sat back up. “What, what happened? How did I end up here? Did one of you kidnap me! I have a war to fight against those despicable demons and their accursed kin.” Shen slowly asked,” What is the last thing that you remember?” “I… I was in my room, and this foreign urchin had somehow broken in. He was wearing some strange clothes, and had a ring on his land. That ring is the last thing that I remember. No wait, it feels like I was watching a stage performance. Actors on the stage kept moving, but I was unable to leave my seat.” “And what happened in that play?” “It was, it was horrible. The princess on the stage had dropped her grudge against the murdering demons, and had abandoned her kingdom to live a quiet life with a street urchin. The street urchin kept collecting women and teleported back to his farm with them in tow.“

Charlotte starts shivering. “He, he claimed that he was putting all the princesses in one place to promote world peace, but it didn’t make any sense. It was a breach of national security for princesses to keep disappearing. They also have no real political power within their kingdoms, so even if they tried they wouldn’t be able to change everything. The man on stage had also denied some of the princesses. Any of the princesses who were overweight were rejected and the goblin princess was also rejected. He said one thing, but acted another. He wouldn’t even let the princesses leave the island, claiming it was for their own safety, and each one believed him.”

Shen writes some more notes: Lures with both words and skills, mind control is not all powerful? Lecherous, only goes for those he finds attractive.

Junko and Chiika conversed with each other. “Do ya think it was the ring we banished?” “Almost certainly. That demon general was focused on enslaving beautiful women to serve her. She shouldn’t be able to leave the ring, but she must have taught Hiro-kun her skills. She may even be controlling Hiro-kun!”

As they finish speaking, they can hear a large number of people coming up some steps. There is laughter in the air, and a young male voice speaks, only cracking once. “Well well well, if it isn’t Junko and Chiika. I see you’ve learned the error of your ways, and have come to serve me”. Megane pipes up,” isn’t he so charismatic.” “Wait, who is this kid? I didn’t see him when scrying the fog wall. Or is that a girl? I guess it doesn’t hurt to have two lolis serving me.”

Junko and Chiika both stand up from the table. Junko draws a small dagger from her dimensional pocket, and Chiiko holds a katana in each hand and one in her mouth. Junko shouts,“We’ve heard about what you’ve done to these princesses and have come to put a stop to it!” Chiika muffles “ were puning yoo ooon” or “we’re putting you down” for those who were gifted by Babel.

Hiro-kun starts smirking and looking at the floor. Shen walks up to him and slaps some handcuffs on his wrists. They are not connected, and are more like steel cufflinks that can’t be removed. “I need to investigate Hiro-kun, and violence is not the way to go.” Shen snaps his fingers again, and all the princesses around Hiro-kun fall to the floor.

“I am here on charges of princess kidnapping. What say you in your defense?” Hiro-kun looks confused,” Weren’t you just groveling? Whatever, prepare to be punished for hurting my girls.” Hiro-kun strikes a pose with one open hand facing Shen, and the other on his hip. “Mind crush. Mind crush. Mindcrush. Mindcrushmindcrushmindcrush. Why isn’t it working?” Hiro-kun starts sweating, and looks even more confused than before.

“Studies have shown that interviews in which the interviewee is not restrained results in resistance, delaying the process considerably. As per article 121.2 Speedy Trial, I have put cuffs on you, restricting you from your abilities and gifts, and ensuring a fair and speedy trial. Now what say you in your defense?” Hirko-kun hasn’t felt more out of his element since a classmate picked up an eraser for him, flashing her panties. “Wait wait, are you some kinda cop?”

“Formerly part of the isekai police, honorably discharged. I am on a case from one of my clients, to investigate your kidnapping of princesses.” “What the hell. What kinda laws are you even following?” “I work to prevent any world ending events, and your kidnappings are going to start a war, dooming the world of *checks notes* Fantasea. You may verbally defend yourself, or prove your mettle by fighting me. If you succeed with either, you will be let free.”

“Shouldn’t you be dealing with the demon king and get off my back!” Hiro-kun snarls. Junko shouts,” Wait, you’re not really going to let him go right!” Shen is getting tired of hearing Junko speak, since she only ever shouts. “The demon king is a natural cycle, strengthening the world. And if he is found to be innocent, or is able to best me in fisticuffs, he is also allowed to walk free, as per Article 3.1 Rule of Might.”

Hiro-kun starts crying,” What happens if I’m found guilty? You’re just gonna cut off my head you monster!” “As per article 4.2 Consequences and Convictions, you will be sent to play a game, and depending on how you do, you will be sentenced accordingly. I hear that if you roll a natural 20, you can even be reincarnated again.” “Wait, it’s not my fault! It's all because of the ring I found. The voice in the ring tricked me into kidnapping the princesses. I swear on it.”

“Is that so?” Shen snaps his fingers, causing a purple and red woman who's barely wearing anything to apparate in front of them. If you compare her to the princesses lying on the ground, she looks similar to one of them. “Wait, this kid threatened my life in order to learn my secrets.” “What is your name miss?” “Dalia, one of the demon generals of the demon king. Those bitches trapped me into a ring, but luckily I was transported next to this man. However, I promised to teach him my magic if he managed to release me, but he took advantage of my kind heart and threatened my life.” “I did no such thing! And you demons don’t deserve fairness anyways.” Hiro-kun retorts.

Megane has finally caught up to what's happening, and adjusts her glasses. “It was all the demon’s fault, Hiro-kun is innocent. I know it!” Hiro-kun weakly smiles at her. Shen taps the floor with his bare foot. “Let’s see what the victims have to say.” Hiro-kun turns around, and sees the demon princess glaring at him. She towers above him, with a head full of long purple hair and 2 horns sticking out. She is also dressed like she’s in a sauna.

“How could you trick me like this Hiro-kun! I believed in you and your bid for world peace, but then you used mind control on me and stole me from my civilization.” Charlotte scoffs,” As if that place can be called civilized.” Hiro-kun replies,” You and Charlotte wouldn’t stop fighting, so I had to use my magic to stop you both.” The demon princess flips her hair,” We agreed that forcing things with magic is not the way we would go about world peace. If I wanted to do that, I would’ve killed the demon king myself.”

The other princesses are also starting to stir. The demon princess must be a lot tougher than the rest to get up so fast. As the other princesses stand up, some of them look around, confused as to what's happening, and others are also glaring at Hiro-kun. One of them even stands in front of Hiro-kun, a small beastwoman who has the traits of a wolf.

“Don’t you dare hurt Hiro-kun!” she squeaks out. “Ah, you must be the beastmen princess. Have you seen what he’s done to your tribe?” “He just did it because he’s trying to help the village. My father, the chief, would keep putting me through rigorous training, forcing me to dungeon dive. After Hiro-kun came, I get to dungeon dive with him and have fun!” Shen writes some notes : Uneducated and young. The perfect victim.

Shen draws a breath. “This looks like an open and shut case.” “Wait what! You didn’t even interrogate Dalia!” “Dalia, would you have prevented Hiro-kun from accepting the goblin princess?” Shens eyes glow, making Dalia feel as though he can see through everything. “No no, all women are equal to me as long as they’re cute. I even told Hiro-kun that if he slept with one of them, the magic would be broken.” “Anything else Hiro-kun?” Shen starts spinning his pen, waiting for Hiro-kun to respond so that he may arrest him.

“Wait, you said trial by combat right? I challenge you to a duel!” “Sure, I love when my suspects try to fight me” Shen starts smiling for the first time since he entered Fantasea. “Armed or unarmed combat? I can’t promise that you’ll live if you choose armed combat. ” “I uh, I’ll do armed combat. Can my followers join me?” “Feel free, it barely makes a difference.” Only one princess stays by his side, the beastman princess. The rest distance themselves from him, and the demon princess has already flown off.

“I need a sword. Fenrir, go grab it.” The beastman princess scampers off, and quickly comes back with an oiled but simple sword.” Shen equips his knuckle dusters, kissing them out of habit. Hiro-kun grabs his sword, but almost drops it, lacking the skills that gave him swordsmanship. “Let's do this Fenrir! You get behind him, and I’ll attack from the front. My kendo classes are finally paying off!”

Hiro-kun waits for Fenrir to circle Shen, before he leaps forward and does a messy swing. To his surprise, Shen is split in two. He pulls back quickly to avoid hitting Fenrir on the other side. Then, a colossal force hits his chin, and the world turns dark. Shen is standing 2 feet to the left, dusting his hands. “That was disappointing.” Shen looks around, noticing all the princesses in awe of him and his small stature.

“Alright, this is over. Please leave the scene.” Shen waves his hand and Hiro-kun disappears into a scattering of sparkles. “How will we get back home?” the princesses cry. The beastman princess has also rushed out of the mansion to check on the villagers, completely abandoning Hiro-kun. “Ugh, I don’t get paid for overtime.” Shen snaps his fingers. “There’s some boats that will take you to your kingdoms. Thankfully everyone lives on an island of some sort.” All the princesses rush out of the mansion, happy to be free.

Dalia turns to Shen. “What now? I can tell that I’m still in the ring, even if I’m able to see myself and speak to everyone. I can make your time here very pleasant if you help to release me.” She winks at Shen. “You’ll go back from whence you came.” Shen snaps his fingers again, and the ring disappears from the island. Shen leaves the island, noticing that the woodcutter is patting the head of Fenrir. She’s crying in his lap.

“A good days work, I just need to update my client on a case solved, collect my payment, and go home” Shen snaps, whipping up a boat for himself that sails to the elven kingdom. The heroes join him, still shocked and confused by what happened. Junko whispers for once,” Did he die?” “No, per article 1, we are not allowed to kill suspects within the limits of our abilities and theirs. If Hiro-kun had ducked into my uppercut, he might have died, but I would be following protocol.” Megane flashes her glasses sadly. Shen’s not sure how she managed to express that. “How do I meet Hiro-kun again?” “He might be reincarnated back into this world, but his memories will be wiped. If you find a boy who understands the words soy sauce and miso, it’s probably him.”

Chiika speaks for the first time in a while,”Say, you’re not from this world right. How else would you know those words?” “You’re right, but you should enjoy your conquest of the demon king. If the king is slain, the cycle continues and the world flourishes. In theory, world peace could be achieved, but the world would stagnate considerably and take eons to reach where I’m from.” Chiika nods in a confused understanding. “Can I request a favor from you?” “If it's within my power and doesn’t break any laws.” “I ran out of botox recently, and my alchemy skills are not high enough to make more. Can you get me some botox so that I can recreate it myself? It’s hard to keep a face like this.” “Uh sure, consider it repayment for joining me on the investigation.”

The heroes go back to grinding in order to beat the demon king, and Shen meets with Sir Gaurden to collect his payment. “Are you here for my soul Sir Shen?” “That’s an outdated payment method. We do accept souls in a pinch, but materials are much more valuable. Do you have any phoenix down?” King Fayen appears, with a large bag of red soft feathers. “Here is your payment, now leave my kingdom.” Shen takes the bag, and walks through the wall, ending up back in his office.

“I should get an evil high back chair commissioned utilizing these gorgeous feathers.” Shen snaps his fingers, watching himself turn back to his lanky blond self, before settling in his creaky office chair.

Ring ring. Ring Ring. “Hello, this is the multidimensional private investigator Shen. What’s your emergency?” “There’s a shortage of spirit energy in the world, and we can’t find the cause. I performed a forbidden ceremony to ask the gods for their aid. “ Shen sighed,” busy day”. He stood back up, and went in front of the mirror. He snapped his fingers, and watched as he turned into a man with long black hair, sword brows, sword robes, a plastic sword on his belt, and sword shoes. Don’t ask, he saw them in a store and couldn’t resist. Shen then walks through the mirror, to solve the next case.