The niece here is not a niece, but a niece, which translates as "niece of time." After Hyouka moved to Kadokawa Bunko, the English title was changed to you can't escape, and then the 28th edition became the Niece of time In fact, the title Neta comes from the work "The Daughter of Time" by the British novelist Josephine Tey. This novel was called the best mystery in the world by the British Crime Writers Association (CWA) novel. The title of the book comes from the proverb truth is the daughter of time, which in turn comes from Francis Bacon's famous saying: Truth is the daughter of time, not of power.

As for why it was changed from daughter to niece, it’s because the story of Bingguo is about the heroine looking for things about her uncle 45 years ago, and the heroine is considered her uncle’s niece