Ueda's Reputation Grows — Ueda becomes known for solving supernatural cases Characters: Naoko Yamada, Jiro Ueda, Kenzo YabeLocation: University
Rising Stakes
The team gains reputation while facing increasing resistance from those they expose, leading to personal conflicts.
Key Events
Ueda's Reputation Grows — Ueda becomes known for solving supernatural cases Characters: Naoko Yamada, Jiro Ueda, Kenzo YabeLocation: University
Family Conflict — Naoko's family expresses concern about her work Characters: Naoko Yamada, Satomi Yamada, Yamada's fatherLocation: Family Home
Final Revelation
The team confronts and exposes the most significant supernatural deception, achieving their goal but changing their perspectives.
Key Events
Final Cult Exposure — Team exposes cult leader's deception publicly Characters: Naoko Yamada, Jiro Ueda, Kenzo Yabe, Cult LeadersLocation: Public Venue
Resolution — Naoko receives payment and reflects on her journey Characters: Naoko Yamada, Jiro Ueda, Satomi YamadaLocation: Cafe
Story Breakdown
Introduction — Naoko's financial struggles and Ueda's challenge
Naoko's Job Loss — Fired from job, hounded by landlady
Magic Challenge — Ueda offers money to prove magic is real
Partnership Formation — Naoko and Ueda begin working together
First Magic Performance — Naoko impresses Ueda with simple tricks
Initial Investigation — They start examining supernatural claims
Rising Action — The team gains reputation while facing opposition
Cult Investigation — They begin investigating a local cult
Spiritualist Debunking — Naoko exposes tricks of spiritualists
Growing Reputation — Ueda becomes known for solving supernatural cases
Climax — Confrontation with the main supernatural deception
Family Conflict — Naoko's family expresses concerns
Final Exposure — Team exposes cult leader's deception publicly
Resolution — Aftermath of their investigations
Payment Received — Naoko gets paid for her work
Personal Reflection — Both characters reflect on their changed perspectives
Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda. Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...
