I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 117 Escaping Tokyo by Train Overnight
"Hey? Spider, this is Snake, where are you right now?"

"Was the plan to kill Phantom Thief Kid successful?"

Snake, one of the codenamed assassins of the mysterious organization Zoo, is currently contacting Spider via communicator.

He was very disapproving of the spider's performance.

As a codenamed assassin in the same mysterious organization, he should theoretically be on equal footing with Spider. However, because Spider's performance was outstanding, the man offered Spider a high price to abandon his previous mission and go to Tokyo instead.

The goal is to kill this recently resurrected Phantom Thief Kid.

Initially, the man assigned Snake the task of killing the Phantom Thief Kid, but because Snake's performance in the operation was really a bit off, the man couldn't stand it anymore and called Spider over.

Snake was quite dissatisfied with this.

He's codenamed Assassin, and Spider is also codenamed Assassin. Why should he be Spider's assistant? Just because Spider performs well?

Seeing Spider being chased and beaten like a stray dog, his mood improved slightly, and he even had the leisure to call and check on Spider.

And incidentally, a subtle, overt mockery.

"What was that thing that was chasing you from behind earlier?"

"An acrobat? Or a prop maker who ran away from the circus? To be chased and beaten by someone like this, your purity is too low. If you don't complete the mission to kill Kaito Kid this time, I'll have to take over the mission to kill Kaito Kid again."

—I'll let it slide today, since you helped me finish off the enemy when we were covering for him.

The illusionist spider simply picked up the communicator and said,
"The assassination plan has failed."

“Snake, Phantom Thief Kid isn’t important, what’s important is the guy next to him dressed as Batman.”

The spider whispered,

"If you continue to assassinate Phantom Thief Kid with this mindset, I guarantee it's only a matter of time before that monster breaks both your legs and sends you to the intensive care unit for emergency treatment."

His gaze swept over the surrounding things, and he felt a little more at ease.

At this moment, the spider was no longer the figure of the world's number one illusionist.

The three-eye night vision goggles that he was wearing were now nowhere to be found.

The hang glider he was using had long been broken and thrown into a nearby trash can. Even his cell phone and ID were taken into the sewer during the emergency landing and washed away to some foul-smelling place.

This is not normal, very abnormal.

All of this was caused by a series of unexpected events, such as a sudden strong wind, inexplicable nuisance phone calls, and a sudden malfunction of the night vision goggles causing an explosion.

Magicians never perform without preparation.

Although the Spider is not a magician in the traditional sense, he claims to be the world's number one illusionist.

However, he would still make the necessary preparations, and the possibility of his night vision goggles malfunctioning unexpectedly after he had already escaped danger was simply impossible.

Not to mention the strong winds that can break a hang glider.

If there were winds of this magnitude tonight, Spider would have abandoned the operation altogether and waited for the next announcement from Kaito Kid, because using a hang glider in such strong winds would be suicidal.

At this moment, the spider couldn't help but think of someone.

Back on the rooftop, he used his initiative and the advantage of the environment to directly intimidate the witch disguised as Kaito Kid, and then used illusion magic to hypnotize her, intending to use her to kill someone else.

It's highly likely that the witch has been rescued or awakened by Phantom Thief Kid.

Perhaps all the misfortunes we are experiencing now are thanks to that witch.

—A member of a mysterious organization that seeks the Pandora Stone, which contains the secret of immortality.

Spiders are not entirely ignorant of magical matters.

He has found the best way to deal with the possible magical attack from the witch!

That’s running!

As long as I run far enough, that witch's magic won't be able to catch him!

"What are you talking about? He's just a juggling enthusiast, what kind of threat is that?"

"You're being chased around by him not because that guy is strong, but because you're weak. I've said it before, Phantom Thief Kid is my prey. You'd better go back to where you came from!"

"You have nothing to do here!"

Snake slung his sniper rifle over his shoulder, walked down the street, and said sarcastically.

The next moment, he heard a strange sound. Buzz—buzz—

Snake: ?

Why does that sound like a train whistle?

"Then I'll go first."

A voice came from the other end of the phone.

The next moment, accompanied by the crackling sound of electrical sparks, the voice on the other end immediately turned into a busy tone.

Snake: ?

It sounds like things are getting lively on the spider's side.

Well, since Spider has already fled by train overnight, the task of killing Phantom Thief Kid is now his alone, and the credit will naturally go to him alone.

"Hmph, I was originally thinking of allowing you to help me out."

"I didn't expect such a small storm to scare you away. It seems that this glory can only be enjoyed by me alone!"

Snake said rather arrogantly.

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Inside the magic crystal ball, the spider, looking disheveled, boarded the train.

Upon seeing this, Koizumi Akako, who had already changed into her cursed attire for the Ushi-o-shi (1-3 AM) shrine visit, couldn't help but feel a surge of hatred.

She raised the magic crystal ball in her hand, instinctively wanting to throw it upwards.

The magic crystal ball was so frightened that it immediately begged for mercy.
"The most, most, most beautiful Lady Hongzi in the world, spare my life!"

"I don't want to be thrown into the trash can like the magic mirror!"

The magic mirror that was smashed by Koizumi Akako in a fit of anger.

They're probably already in the junkyard waiting to be destroyed, and the magic crystal ball doesn't want to repeat that mistake.

I heard the magic crystal ball pleading for mercy.

Koizumi Akako reluctantly put the magic crystal ball back in her hand.

If it weren't for the fact that I've been smashing fortune-telling props pretty hard lately...

She can smash this magic crystal ball in her hand just as easily when she gets angry.

Looking at the image projected inside the magic crystal ball.

Koizumi Akako's eyes narrowed slightly.

If we're talking about doing something with the train's front power unit...

"Forget it, that would be too cruel."

It's okay if the spider dies, but it would be bad if it caused the whole train to overturn.

Based on the train's speed, it's estimated that the spider escaped the divination area in just a few hours.

It's such a shame that the spider got away this time.

She sighed, pulled out the chair next to her, and sat down sullenly.

He removed the candle crown from his head, blew out the candles in one gulp, and tossed the spider puppet with several nails stuck in it aside as well.

The ritual of worshipping at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) is a curse ritual similar to Japanese urban legends.

For an ordinary person, this might only cause the target a little bit of misfortune, but when used by a great magician like Koizumi Akako, the misfortune it causes is on a completely different level.

"By the way, you said that as the Scarlet Witch, no man can resist my charm."

"Why is Chen En immune to my charm just like Kuroba Kaito? He even threw a shocker at me!"

Koizumi Akako rested her chin on her hand and asked the magic crystal ball beside her.

The magic crystal ball hesitated for a moment, then tentatively replied,
"...Because he's Batman?"

Koizumi Akako: ?
(End of this chapter)