Trick or Delete Fukakai 02 (Dengeki Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] May I kiss you, Elliot-senpai?" In the magical city of London, as the end of the year draws near, Eliza the Metropolitan Police s magical advisor appears at the Vermilion Detective Agency and blurts out those words the moment she opens her mouth. Elliot, who had been investigating a series of murders targeting magicians and was suffering from sleep deprivation himself, scolded her for being too delirious" while asking for details about the case. However, the Metropolitan Police s prime suspect was, of all people, his incredibly cute assistant Alicia. He joins the investigation to prove Alicia s innocence, but as the investigation progresses and the evidence pointing to her guilt grows stronger, he is forced to make a decision . Then came New Year s Eve. In the middle of a date he d arranged with Alicia, the Magical Detective Elliot Vermilion was murdered.

「キスしてもいいですか?エリオット先輩」年の瀬の迫る魔術都市ロンドンにて。ヴァーミリオン探偵事務所に現れた警視庁の魔術顧問イリザは、開口一番にそんなことを宣う。連続魔術師殺害事件の捜査で睡眠不足の彼女を「錯乱しすぎだ」と窘めつつ、事件の詳細を訊くエリオット。だが警視庁が目する最有力容疑者は、あろうことか彼の超絶可愛い助手―アリシアだった。アリシアの無実を証明すべく捜査に加わるも、捜査が進むにつれ彼女が犯人である説が深まる現実に、彼は一つの決断を下す―。そして迎えた大晦日。アリシアと約束したデートの最中。魔術探偵卿エリオット・ヴァーミリオンが、殺害された。