Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 292 Swordsmanship Level 6
Kyoto Station.

The day after the Yulong Temple incident.

Gao Mo and his group bid farewell to the Kyoto crowd at the entrance, with even Inspector Ayanokoji, who was at odds with Shiratori, personally seeing them off.

"Thank you all so much this time. Not only were the murderers caught, but the Buddha statue was also successfully recovered."

"Wow, I never imagined that the Buddha statue was hidden on the roof of that bell tower."

"It's really unexpected that the entire Yulong Temple is actually shaped like the character 'Yu' (玉), and the Buddha statue is actually located by adding the 'treasure roof' (宝盖). No wonder Saijo Taiga couldn't find it even after searching the entire temple."

The white bird was quite moved.

"It's a pity that Mr. Kindaichi left yesterday after finishing his business. I was thinking of going to a teahouse with him for a drink."

“The teahouse is nice,” the man with the mustache said regretfully, glancing at the beautiful kabuki girls in the farewell party. “Couldn’t we have enjoyed ourselves for a few more days before leaving? There’s nothing urgent anyway.”

"Don't even think about it," Xiaolan popped up behind her father just in time. "You said we weren't here to play, didn't you? And I promised Mom I'd keep an eye on you and make sure you don't do anything reckless."

"Hmph, what do you mean by 'running around recklessly'?"

"Kirouto-nii!"

Hattori, who was standing nearby, hesitated and called out to Gao Mo.

After a day of rest, Hattori's complexion had improved considerably, though a faint trace of sorrow remained in his eyes.

“I’ve already asked Kindaichi for you,” Gao Mo laughed. “The first love you remember shouldn’t be from Kyoto, because the lyrics of that ball song don’t match. A local wouldn’t sing it so obviously wrong. Either you’re mistaken, or the other person just learned the ball song on the spot…”

Considering that the other person appeared at Sanno-ji Temple and then couldn't be found at all afterward, Kindaichi said, "It's very likely that it was Kazuha, who came to Kyoto with you. I've already asked Kazuha, and she said that her relatives disguised her and went to Sanno-ji Temple to look for you."

"Kazuha?" Hattori looked bewildered, turning to look at Kazuha, who was chatting and laughing with a kabuki performer. "How could it be Kazuha?"

"If you're unsure, you can ask her to check."

Gao Mo patted Hattori on the shoulder.

He had long known that this guy didn't have a first love; his only romantic relationship was with that young lady from Kyoto, Ooka Momiji.

What a lovely boy...

Wait, what is he thinking here?

This is like being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

Why did he have no childhood memories or childhood sweethearts in either of his lives?
It's not that I didn't have girls to play with, but when I was a kid, I never had such a sweet romance. I was only thinking about what to eat and what cartoons to watch, and I didn't understand what love was at all.

By now, all those girls have married and there have been no unexpected developments.

Why are the children in 73's works so precocious? And why are they so loyal, committing to each other for life regardless of gender, with very few unexpected events happening?

After glancing at Hattori and Kazuha, who had huddled together again, Gao Mo shook his head and walked into the station first.

Since we came to provide support, we didn't plan to stay for long, and we only had a small bag with us.

However, the Demon Blade Village needs to be transported back to Tokyo through another means.

It felt like there was still a lot of potential to be gained from that knife, but his current level wasn't high enough, so he could only grind it slowly.

In addition, Kikuchiyo also needs to check. Although obtaining stars is not as difficult as before, who would complain about having too many resources?
“However,” the man with the mustache said, still somewhat puzzled after getting into the car, “isn’t Miss Chika Rin completely innocent? Just three months ago, her mysterious father, who had been secretly sending her money, suddenly disappeared. That matches the death of the Genji leader, Hotaru. She could very well be the leader’s daughter…”

"Regarding this," Gao Mo responded, "I saw it when I was at Shanneng Temple. His father should be the abbot of Shanneng Temple. The money was stopped because the two recognized each other."

"Is that so?" The man with the mustache looked disappointed.

He thought he was very clever and had found a hidden clue.

"As expected, I'm not quite up to the task on my own; I can only keep up when I'm asleep."

"Kido-nii," Ran hesitated for a long time, then, taking advantage of Shiratori and the others' absence, finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened with Kindaichi? Sonoko said you're very good at makeup, could it be...?"

Conan also looked up upon hearing this.

Yesterday's trip to Yulong Temple frightened him.

It's hard to imagine that not long ago Gao Mo needed his uncle and Xiao Lan to protect him.

He would be more accepting if someone else were using Kindaichi's identity, since Gao Mo's ability to disguise others wouldn't be difficult. "Shh."

Gao Mo blinked.

"Would you believe me if I said there were two Kindaichis?"

The Mori family doesn't have any big mouths, so they are trustworthy, but it's best to keep it to yourself and not bring it up in public.

The vest was initially just to deal with the rules of Death, but in practice it helped him a lot and made his life much easier.

You only know how many benefits you can get after using an alias.

Making a fortune quietly suits his personality perfectly.

"Do you think we believe you?" Conan lowered his eyelids.

This makes him stop thinking there are two Kindaichis.

But when exactly did you learn kendo? And where did you learn it from?
All he knew was that Gao Mo would occasionally play with bamboo knives in the yard, and he didn't even have a master.

"Kido, what are your plans now?" The man with the mustache felt a sense of relief and pride at seeing his younger brother grow up, but also a little troubled.

Too curly.

I originally thought my partner was just lazing around like me, but now I'm telling him that he's suddenly become a kendo master.

"What's next?" Gao Mo was thinking about his new novel. "I should stay at the firm."

It would be best to look for cases involving novelists.

If he could release a projected book related to writing, it would save him a lot of time.

The profession of novelist is, after all, just a tool for him to advance his career; there's no need to spend too much effort honing it.

Also, keep an eye on the Magic Team; it seems like Takato Yoichi has some new moves going on.

There's also the Black Organization and the FBI; both have been making frequent moves lately. Considering that Shuichi Akai has been secretly protecting Ai Haibara, this could actually cause trouble.

In addition, his agent, Eiichi Yamagishi, is pressuring him more and more to use the pseudonym "Domoto Ichi," so he needs to deal with that somewhat.

And then there are the connections and relationships in this world...

There seems to be quite a lot going on.

He was a lazy bum in his past life, otherwise he wouldn't have become a librarian at such a young age. If he could, he would of course want to be a lazy bum with the mustachioed guy.

Damn Death!
Gao Mo cursed inwardly.

Death exists in this world; he is destined to never stop. He can rest, but he cannot lie down.

"call!"

As the train departed, Gao Mo buried himself in reading "The Guide to Saijo Taiga Yoshitsune-ryu Kendo".

After a day, he had finally almost finished reading the book.

He felt he gained a lot from yesterday's battle at Yulong Temple.

This should be considered his first real combat experience?
Perhaps because they had sparred before, Gao Mo absorbed Saijo Taiga's professional book very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had turned to the last page.

If his swordsmanship level was previously mainly achieved through cheating, now it has officially reached the top level.

His swordsmanship techniques were alright, but what was truly valuable was Saijo Taiga's tireless training day and night, as well as his extensive combat experience, including the experience of killing in this incident.

Besides monopolizing the Buddha statue and the name of Yoshitsune, Saijo Taiga himself may have also had the idea of ​​trying his hand at the sword.

"Wow!"

The scene of yesterday's battle flashed through Gao Mo's mind again. When he opened his eyes, the projection of the notebook changed, and the hidden level of his swordsmanship quietly increased to lv6.
The first world-class ability, although enhanced by extraordinary abilities, is truly powerful, even its surface level has been raised to lv3.
Kendo level 3 (level 6).

He felt that Hattori and Saijo Taiga were only around level 4.

(End of this chapter)