Professor Layton and the Cheerful Mystery

Professor Layton and the Cheerful Mystery

Professor Layton and the Cheerful Mystery (レイトン教授とユカイな事件, lit. Reiton-kyoju to Yukai na Jiken) is a manga about Professor Layton. It was first seen in a Special Edition of Bessatsu CoroCoro, a Japanese bi-monthly manga magazine, and is written by Sakura Naoki. The series is narrated by Luke.

Like in the games, the manga contains various puzzles that need to be solved by the reader.

Characters

• Professor Hershel Layton
• Luke Triton
• Flora Reinhold
• Don Paolo
• Prosciutto

Plot

The series begins with a quick introduction, in which Professor Layton, Luke, and Flora introduce themselves to the reader. Don Paolo also "introduces" himself. They then announce the start of the book.

The Bomb Disaster

It all starts off in Professor Layton's office. Luke begins by telling a bit about his job as an apprentice, when he is interrupted by the professor's pointing practise for when he catches a certain offender that they have perhaps had contact with before (presumably Don Paolo). The two get bored, so they decide to go out, but the door is strangely locked. There's a letter left at the scene - an indication of the offender, saying that a bomb would go off in 30 mintues. When they begin their search for the bomb, they look upon a side of the office which Luke uses for rest, one that is indulged with toys. Professor Layton rips one of Luke's precious teddies in half, and continues to do so with the other toys, but still finds nothing. After so long, Professor Layton reveals his true intuition, and holds the real bomb in his hands. He asks Luke to choose a wire - red or blue - to cut. Despite Luke choosing blue, Professor Layton goes for the opposing choice. While holding the bomb, Professor Layton unfortunately sneezes, launching the bomb towards Luke. They constantly chuck the bomb back and forth to each other, until the bomb flies out of the window. This ends the chapter.

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Professor Layton and Luke go to a mysterious mansion at the end of a village similar to St. Mystere (Marco, Agnes, and Giuseppe all play cameo parts in the first set of images), which all the villagers fear. Luke seems eager to enter the mansion, but upon seeing it close up, backs off, cutting his intention to stick with the professor. They finally decide to go in together. In the mansion, there is an armor set which seems to come alive. It scares the professor, leaving Luke to try and comfort him. The two are immediately locked into the next room, scaring Professor Layton even more. Another armor set approaches them, leading to Puzzle 005. Professor Layton and Luke hide like trees until the armor finally walks off.

Images

Second volume

Third volume

Chapter 1

External Links

• Website
• The manga's fourth chapter