Shinobu "Detec Bell, Detick Bell" Hioka

About

In real-life, Shinobu is a private investigator and a magical girl with the ability to talk to buildings. From a young age, Shinobu was captivated by detective fiction and would spend hours watching detective anime and reading detective manga and her father's collection of mystery novels.

By kissing a building's wall, Detec Bell can commune with buildings to gather information, although the building will not share anything that could incriminate its owner.
Her magical girl outfit consists of a magnifying-glass and a deerstalker, resembling a stereotypical depiction of a detective.

In cyberspace, she is the leader of the "Team Bell" party, consisting of herself, Lapis Lazuline, Cherna Mouse and Melville.


Despite being a detective in real-life, Shinobu's puzzle-solving skills are lacking, and she is frequently bested by Pfle when it comes to solving the Magical Girl Raising Project game's puzzles.


After deducing that a secret item was hidden in the game's final shop, Detec Bell is killed by Melville before she can use the newly acquired item.

Like the other participants in Keek's game (sans Lapis Lazuline), Detec Bell had her memories of previously participating in one of Musician of the Forest, Cranberry's death matches erased.