I'm Haruyo, and I have amnesia.
Ever since I was given the name "Haruyo," I've worked as Hokusai's assistant.
Teacher Hokusai is beautiful and talented, and raises his adorable daughter alone. Countless people covet my humble assistant's position.
To be honest, I like Miss Oei more than I like my teacher.
One day, my teacher said to me, "Isn't it time Oei started school?"
I was horrified. "Teacher!!! Am I not teaching her well enough? Look at my PhD certificate!"
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Miss Oei is going to school.
I need to find a bodyguard who can protect her in Yokohama, a city full of danger. Since Teacher is still an aloof artist and our family has no money, the bodyguard had better be willing to pay us.
The three young people living off our hospitality nodded in agreement, earning one bonk on the head each.
I said, "If Asogi and Naruhodo weren't always meddling and unable to pay rent, we could have left Yokohama long ago and settled in another, safer city."
Susato timidly said from beside me, "...But, Lady Haruyo, except for Mr. Hokusai and Oei, we're all unregistered residents who can't leave the Crater."
Fuming, I could only storm out and put up flyers, hoping some sucker would fall for my scam.
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When Oda Sakunosuke first met Haruyo, she was already dead.
When Oda Sakunosuke finally recognized Haruyo, he was close to death himself.
Before you read
1. There is a lot of original worldbuilding, especially concerning Hokusai and his daughter (a heavily altered FGO version), as well as the Great Ace Attorney characters who show up.
2. The timeline has gone off the rails, and later events in Bungo Stray Dogs have been changed too.
3. First-person narration. The female lead considers herself a normal person.
Theme: Don't try to con people out of money with nothing to offer, like Haruyo
