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Love Arc Chapter Eleven: A Race Against Time! Prowess of the Ultimate Detective!

Original Release: July 4, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), July 5, 2020 (AO3)

Summary

Dragged into a case by her grandfather, Kyoko races against time to make it back in time for her anniversary date with Makoto without tipping off Fuhito about her new relationship. Will she make it back in time? Or will Fuhito's meddling cause her to miss the most important milestone in her relationship so far?

Tropes

• The Cameo: Yui Samidare, for the third time, appears to help Kyoko with her case.
• A Friend in Need: Noticing the large amount of paperwork that Kyoko had to handle that would cause her to miss her and Makoto's anniversary date, Yui offers to do the paperwork for her.
• Honorary Aunt: After she hears that Kyoko refers to Yui as "Onee-chan", Kiki considers Yui her aunt and calls her "Aunt Yui".
• Mythology Gag: Kyoko summarizing the case is similar to how Makoto would do the Closing Argument at the end of a Class Trial.
• Uncertain Doom: In the present, it isn't made clear if Yui survived the Tragedy.