Usotoki Rhetoric

Set in the early Shōwa era, this story takes place in the town of Tsukumoya. It follows the adventures of a broke, debt-ridden detective with a sharp eye for detail and his unusual partner, who has the strange ability to detect lies. Together, they solve difficult cases.

After the village turn against her, Urabe Kanoko leaves her hometown where she was born and raised. After arriving in Tsukumoya, she collapses from hunger, but is rescued by a poverty-stricken young detective called Iwai Souma. Impressed by Kanoko’s unique ability, he offers her a job working as his assistant.

The special episode The Great Adventures of Inept Detective Fujishima Chiyo, streaming exclusively on FOD Premium, follows Chiyo (played by Katayama Yuki), the daughter of a wealthy merchant who idolizes Souma as a detective. The story depicts her efforts to solve the disappearance of Souma and Kanoko.

One day, Detective Hanasaki visits the Iwai Detective Agency to relay a request from his sister Miyabi only to find that Souma and Kanoko are both absent. The entrance door was left wide open. Discovering a debt collection notice, Hanasaki suspects they might have fled. Worried, he explains the situation to Tatsuzo at the restaurant and they decide to go to the Iwai Detective Agency together. After seeing the debt collection notice, Tatsuzo mentions that Souma had previously disappeared to escape from debt.

Around the same time, Chiyo, a merchant’s daughter who admires detective Souma visits the detective agency to meet him. There, she discovers a suspicious figure leaving the office. Learning that Souma and Kanoko are absent, Chiyo becomes convinced that something has happened to them. She resolves to solve this case by herself…
Will Chiyo, inspired by her idol, be able to unravel the case?