The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1332 Crossdressing, saves money, understand?
"Yeah, it releases holy light or something when it's swung."

"The effect is something like blinding the opponent."

"So, what's the point of this thing anyway?"

"This is what I got from enchanting?"

Fujino glanced at the impressive-sounding description of the effect and immediately began to curse and criticize it in his mind:

The eagle is bathed in holy light...

So, this is the Holy Light's punishment, right?
When the wardrobe malfunctions, unleash a wave of evil holy light!
"But this thing seems to be from a certain Creed..."

"It seems to be some kind of keepsake."

"This science fiction world I transmigrated into is really abstract, isn't it? It's about Assassin's Creed and Brotherhood."

"However, it seems that the events involving the Brotherhood will not affect me."

"Aside from the chance encounter with that female assassin last time, nothing else happened."

"Forget it, we can prepare for what we can foresee in advance. If we can't foresee it, there's no use in preparing."

Fujino didn't dwell on that, instead focusing on how to use the enchantment fragments this time.

The main question is what it's used for.

This thing, when placed in the context of the French Revolution described above, is actually somewhat useful.

Let's say the guillotine beheads are accompanied by a holy light to avoid setting a bad example for kids...

But now, it's a bit out of step with the times.

Of course, it still has some use.

At least when you're attacking someone, a flashbang can catch them off guard.

As for wearing sunglasses, he'll probably retire immediately.

I reckon this trick won't work very well with vodka.

After all, that burly man wearing sunglasses was particularly wary of this thing.

Fujino pondered to himself, realizing that the limitations of this thing's usage scenarios were rather significant.

Stealth scenarios can be largely ruled out.

The hidden blade used while stealthily moving is naturally included in this category.

Even if every infiltration by my buddy is practically like going on a rampage, a flashbang in the middle of the night is just too much.

Chiyo and Soyuki are not recommended; it would be a waste of these two fine swords if we don't know how they will perform.

leftover……

Just enchant any iron rod and waste the fragments.

Enchanting good items is a bit of a waste of weapons.

In the end, Fujino thought of his wooden sword.

Yes, a wooden knife is the best weapon for beating up a criminal suspect.

No matter how much you beat someone, they won't die. At most, the pain signals received by the person being beaten will become so extreme that they might develop a mental illness.

Turning someone into a mental patient is a bit mystical, but in Fujino's world of Detective Conan, it's a real phenomenon, and it always works.

Fujino studied a lot.

It could be a mental illness, but that's unlikely.

It's most likely PTSD or some other type of post-traumatic stress disorder.

If that person were to flash again, wouldn't they be driven to an epileptic seizure?

After all, flashing lights and such aren't illegal.

After thinking for a moment, Fujino decided to enchant his wooden sword.

The enchanting process is pretty primitive, isn't it?

He took out the wooden knife, and then took out the faintly glowing fragment.

Put the two things that need to be merged together.

And that's it?
[Okamoto Momoka 0.01: A wooden sword made of walnut wood, blessed by a master craftsman, so although it is made of wood, it is indestructible.]

[Form: A black, 1.2-meter-long wooden sword, normally in a shrunken pendant form, but returns to its original size when used.]

[Ability: Indestructible, but with limited destructive power. While it cannot cause physical harm, it can inflict physical pain and cause some negative effects of injury for a period of time. If the user is skilled in swordsmanship, it is very likely to knock someone unconscious with a single strike.]

[Enchantment: Frosty Eagle (Swinging swords releases a blinding burst of light that can blind opponents)]

"Is this the end?"

Fujino held the enchanted wooden sword, a hint of suspicion creeping in his eyes.

After enchanting, there's no difference...

Fujino frowned and brandished his wooden sword.

Suddenly, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Then, he released this unusual impulse.

Then, a blinding light illuminated the entire room, shooting out of the window as if the sun were enveloping the earth.

Fujino suddenly felt as if his eyes were being burned by something, and his vision went completely blank.

Then, after a long while, the image reappeared in his eyes.

A spot of light remained before his eyes.

"..."

"Damn, this stuff actually works on me!"

"They've already released enchantments, so doesn't it have a feature that makes the user immune to them?!"

"Dry!"

Fujino cursed inwardly, silently staring at the tiny spot of light burned onto his retina. He felt like he wanted to say "Damn you, system!" but he didn't know whether he should.

After a while, the light spots gradually disappeared under his enhanced recovery ability.

"I just don't know if the sunglasses will be useful..."

"If the holy light were to be cast out and blind you or something, then we'd be doomed."

Fujino took a deep breath, pulled a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, put them on, and then waved them around.

Light once again enveloped the night.

Fujino felt a burning pain in his eyes again, and then he saw bright spots in front of his eyes.

His lips twitched involuntarily: "Good heavens, even sunglasses were useless, this thing is an indiscriminate penetrating attack..."

"It's disgusting."

"I wonder if closing my eyes will help..."

"Hmm, it seems to be working."

Fujino conducted some experiments and summarized the characteristics of the Frosty Eagle—a conceptual level indiscriminate attack. Anyone who sees it will be blinded for a moment. Unless you don't look, no matter what kind of sunglasses you wear, you have to face the holy light with me.

Of course, there was no harm done.

Aside from burning a small spot of light onto the retina in front of your eyes.

"Brother Fujino! I've found a clue!"

Just after Fujino finished testing his enchanted wooden sword, the Frosty Eagle, a phone call came in. Fujino took out his phone and checked the time; it was only nine o'clock. After answering the call, Hondo Eisuke's voice came from the other end.

"We found a clue! How did you find it?"

"It's Dad's colleague!"

"I went to Beika Central Hospital to investigate today, and I made a discovery!"

When faced with Fujino's question, Hondo Eisuke explained, "It really is just like what you said, Fujino-nii! I actually found out that my dad's colleague is also in that hospital!"

"Although it's still unclear why..."

"But it's definitely not wrong!"

"How exactly did you determine that your dad's colleague was in that hospital?" "It was the sound of a button being pressed!"

Eisuke Hondo excitedly explained, "It's the beeping sound my phone makes when I press the buttons to send an email. The melody of that sound is exactly the same as the one I used to hear when I talked to my dad on the phone. It's the melody of 'Seven Children'!"

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, Fujino thought for a moment and immediately understood the voice the silly child had heard and who the so-called colleague was.

It was that unlucky guy from before, Kusuda Rikudo.

Fujino thought for a moment and figured that it must have been when Kusuda Rikudo was texting the BOSS that Hondo Eisuke happened to overhear.

That's how it was in his memory too.

Although the large group that was sent out to find Rena Mizunashi was no longer present, in the end, it was Rikudo Kusuda who was assigned to Beika Central Hospital.

Fujino felt that this was not so strange.

Kusuda Rikudo is just plain stupid, almost as dumb as vodka.

They don't even know how to handle interpersonal relationships with colleagues.

You might call him a loyal minister, and he is, but he's too foolish and not smart enough.

Sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing, and being too unintelligent isn't a good thing either.

Perhaps it was precisely because they weren't smart enough that they were thrown here, used as tools to draw attention away from the older woman and that dark-skinned young man, Bourbon...

If someone smarter were here, they would probably have noticed this immediately.

Meanwhile, Hondo Eisuke was still talking non-stop: "I understand completely now, it all matches what you said, Fujino-nii!"

"My dad's colleague was indeed looking for my older sister!"

"you understood?"

"Ah."

Hondo Eisuke nodded with his arms crossed, his voice serious and certain: "My older sister has definitely been kidnapped, and someone disguised themselves as her. My dad's colleagues are looking for her now, probably because of this."

"They've already confirmed that my older sister is in that hospital before I have, so it's highly likely that my older sister and my dad are together, as you deduced earlier, Fujino-nii!"

"Moreover, when I went there today, I noticed several people staring at the people around them with ill intent, acting suspiciously."

"I reckon those people are definitely accomplices in my sister's kidnapping!"

Hondo Eisuke nodded, speaking excitedly and fluently.

Upon hearing this, Fujino pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, I feel the same way."

"right!"

"Hmm."

Fujino nodded. Although he knew the script, he wasn't sure what changes might occur now that things had progressed to this point.

So he continued, "However, you should be more cautious in your investigation. Hold back for now and wait for me. I'll forge an identity and go to that hospital to investigate with you."

"what?"

Hondo Eisuke was a little confused: "Can an identity be forged?"

"Why can't it be forged? Just look at it and you're good to go."

"Could you forge an identity for me too...?"

"Why are you forging your identity?" Fujino coughed lightly. "Just cross-dressing like this is enough; no one will even notice."

"But, no matter what..."

Fujino coughed lightly: "Is it possible that you would look better in women's clothing?"

"what?"

"Forging an identity costs money, little brother..."

"Hmm, that seems to be true."

“Things like forging my identity cost money… Now that I’ve added another one, it’s getting a bit tight. So, bro, you should just dress as a woman. Dressing as a woman will at least save you money.”

"I see... I understand."

Hearing the tone on the other end of the line, which sounded like someone's heart was bleeding, Hondou Eisuke nodded in understanding when faced with the issue of spending money.

Indeed, forging an identity always costs money...

He didn't know the exact amount, but even his older brother Fujino, who had a good income, felt a pang of heartache.

Then he simply can't afford it.

Fujino-nii went to great lengths for me.

Hondo Eisuke couldn't help but think to himself that if he were really the little sister, he would probably have already fallen head over heels for this good older brother.

Of course, this is impossible.

As his best friend, he felt only gratitude and loyalty.

With this in mind, he carefully considered what Fujino-san had said and realized that following Fujino-san's suggestion, cross-dressing seemed to be the most economical and practical method...

Basically, it doesn't cost any money. At most, you'll just lose a little face and have to endure a bit of shame.

Of course, he was unaware that Fujino was actually just fooling him.

If Conan were here, he would definitely yell: "What do you mean by forging an identity? Fujino is just talking nonsense. Forging an identity would cost money or consume something. With that kind of personality, he would rather dress up as a woman with you!"
Fujino thought so too; you could only say he had a keen eye for people.

This time, it was mainly thanks to the older aunt's arrangements that I was able to get something for free.

This way, you can get something for free, trick the guy into being grateful, and make him feel indebted – isn't that a win-win situation?

If getting something for free is Fujino's favorite thing, then a win-win situation beyond that would be at least equivalent to Suzuki Airi being single, wearing a maid outfit, and pursuing John Khan.

Could Little John Khan possibly tolerate this?
If you can handle it, you should at least go see Haki.

After exchanging a few words with Hondo Eisuke, and agreeing to wait until Fujino's identity was revealed before taking any action, they decided to wait until then.

Fujino immediately called our old aunt Vermouth.

The elderly woman, who was enjoying herself at the hotel as usual, was quite surprised to see Fujino's phone number.

I never expected this kid to call me first.

Sitting by the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, she took a sip of red wine, cut a piece of steak, and chewed it before answering the phone.
"What a rare visitor! Calling so late, are you feeling lonely and thinking of me?"

"?"

Fujino heard the tone of the voice on the other end of the phone, silently typed a question mark, thought for a moment, and then said, "Are you busy?"

"If it's inconvenient right now, I'll hold off on saying anything, so as not to spoil your enjoyment."

"Yeah, talking on the phone with another man while doing this kind of thing is definitely a bit... you know..."

"Ahem!"

Vermouth swallowed the steak whole, choked a little, and coughed softly. Then she picked up the red wine and gulped down two mouthfuls, swallowing the steak that was stuck in her throat, and took a few deep breaths.

Hearing this, Fujino became even more embarrassed: "Just swallow it and you're done, um, I'll wait a bit..."

"Stop it!"

The older woman called out in a coquettish tone, took two deep breaths, and then complained, "What are you thinking?!"

"Aren't you eating?"

“Making a phone call while eating is really not appropriate. Look at you, you're choking. You can't swallow without drinking something, right?”

"..."

Vermouth's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this, feeling that this guy was being somewhat impolite...

Is it polite to make such flirtatious jokes about women older than yourself?

And then you explain? Since there's no misunderstanding, what are you explaining? You just want me to understand, which is obviously flirting!
That kid is really infuriating!
The old woman felt extremely resentful, but she couldn't say anything.

As for simply throwing the other person's joke back...

I don’t think so.

This kid will probably shamelessly say that what he said earlier was just a lie to avoid embarrassment or something.

The old lady couldn't help but sigh, somewhat puzzled. She was old enough to be this guy's grandmother... Never mind, she couldn't understand why, after living for so many years, she couldn't outwit this guy with words.

(End of this chapter)