Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Then this... Mr. Furuya Toru, your name is really resonant."

Yuji took the second person's detailed information and held his forehead as the people around him were puzzled: "It shows that you were born in 1953, and you are now 71 years old."

"Hey, so what? You seem to be a celebrity too."

Yuji glanced at him and said, "You have a wife, right? Why are you still attending a blind date conference?"

"You too, isn't that a donut on your finger?"

The old man opposite was dressed in shiny clothes, his leather shoes polished until they shone. He seemed to dislike the feeling of being questioned, so he walked straight to the table next to Yuuji and sat down on the chair firmly.

"Then, you should be the first person to enter the room and talk to No. 24. Is there anything special about the room at that time?"

"I seem to have noticed nothing except a young lady eagerly waiting for me."

"Eager?"

"Of course, she looked so eager that I could tell she was looking forward to the date with me. Of course, I think she should be looking forward to more than just the conversation, but also what happens after the conversation."

The man used a lot of perfume, otherwise he would definitely smell like an old man. Yuuji didn't like it no matter what kind of perfume it was, so he covered his nose and moved away, and then let Sato Miwako go to ask the question herself.

"Just now at the venue, he seemed very popular." Yokomizo Shigego found that Kudo Yuuji was sitting next to him, so he said, "Is this person famous? I saw that many women became excited when they heard his voice."

"Well, this guy used to voice handsome guys in girls' animations, and many people must have recognized him." Yuji held his chin up: "Recently, he seems to have voiced a police character in a mystery animation, so his popularity has risen again."

As the two men talked to each other, Yuji unexpectedly discovered that Amuro Toru's voice was not that similar to the other man's. At least there was always a kind of inexplicable righteousness in the blond's speech, which he did not have.

"Teacher Kudo!" The otaku from before was called in with a briefcase after Furuya Toru finished his questioning: "I heard that the lady died?"

"Ah, what was the situation in the room like when you went in?" Youji put his hands down from the back of the chair and faced him: "How did the lady treat you?"

"Her? She's fine. I don't think she can get along with me very well." The otaku scratched his head and said, "I told her some of my favorite anime characters and works."

The otaku opened his bag in front of everyone, not noticing the policemen's slight wariness, and pulled out the first of three volumes of Edogawa III's monographs from his bag.

"This is a special edition book that was released at that time." Officer Chiba pointed at the otaku's bag and shouted in surprise: "I remember that only 4,000 copies were released at that time, and they were pre-ordered by mail."

"Hey, for appreciation, collection and preaching." Two streams of white air spurted out of the otaku's nostrils: "I think in a few decades, the first volume will definitely be a priceless treasure. Not only the single volume, but I also collected the magazine of the first volume."

"Now is not the time to talk about comics, sir, do you know who is the first person to enter the room?"

"Me? I should be the second one."

The otaku pointed at his nose and said, "Anyway, I'm definitely not the murderer, because when I left, the lady was still sitting in front of the table."

"Can you describe your impression of this lady?" Kudo Yuji recalled the impression description filled out by Miss No. 24 in the form, and was also thinking about Toru Furuya's description of her.

[Can’t wait…? ]

"She? Well, how should I put it? She's a reserved and good girl. She always speaks with honorifics and sits very straight. When she picked up the wine glass and clinked it with mine, she even lowered it a little. If it's according to my father's requirements, she should be a good marriage partner."

The otaku pinched his chin, first praised No. 24, and then said in a roundabout way: "But he looks a little strange, he shouldn't be like this normally." Noticing that the people opposite him were looking at him in surprise, the otaku was stunned: "What's wrong?"

"No, I'm really surprised that you can see it so clearly." Yokomizo Shigego glanced at the otaku's message: "Your father is the chairman of a multinational company, right? I thought..."

"You think I'm just an idiot who likes anime? Come on, what does my liking anime have to do with looking at people?"

"That's what I'm saying, Officer Yokomizo, you're going too far."

Kudo Yuji nodded and said that he was definitely not such a person. Many of the murderers he usually came into contact with were not good-looking.

"So we have finished questioning the three suspects, but this lady's opinion of you is somewhat different from your own descriptions."

Yuuji took the form wrapped in plastic and showed it to everyone: "First, Mr. Furuya Toru, although you were very disrespectful to that woman in your words, she thought you were an honest person and seemed to be quite satisfied with you."

"Of course, it's me after all. As long as I speak to her in a handsome voice, I can win her over in minutes. Women are like that."

Mr. Shengyou had no idea that he was being looked at dangerously by several ladies.

"The second one is Mr. Homebody."

"Hey, Mr. Kudo, what's wrong with Mr. Otaku? Please call me by my name, Yoshimoto Maru." The otaku clenched his fist and coughed, then handed over the comic book in his hand: "Please sign the first page, I will protect it with my life."

"Don't ask for my autograph at this time!" Kudo Yuji held his forehead and saw that the otaku opposite him was about to kneel down. He had no choice but to take the pen and wrote his name on the first page of the comic.

"An autograph or something is worthless compared to your life. Don't say such things in the future. Only by living can you do more meaningful things."

"Thank you so much! I...I will definitely...I will definitely try my best to repay you. I will not rest in peace until I see the end of Edogawa III."

"Well, No. 24 said you're an interesting person."

"I guess it's for comfort?" The otaku scratched his head, but felt something was wrong: "But I'm not allowed to see this thing, so who can I comfort?"

"So be more confident, you might be quite popular with girls."

"Teacher Kudo..." Yoshimotomaru put his arm on his nose: "I will definitely follow you for my whole life!"

“It’s too heavy!”

Kudo Yuji waved the otaku aside, then looked at the writer: "You are a knowledgeable person. It seems that you had a good chat with Miss No. 24."

"I just advised her to read more because her conversation with me was meaningless. The same goes for you, young man."

"Are you really here for a blind date? You're such a mean person."

"Really? I think you're just too sensitive." The writer looked up at Kudo Yuuji, then lowered his head and continued reading: "Maybe I'm popular too."

"That is absolutely impossible."

(End of this chapter)