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Chapter 139 For safety's sake, let Uncle Mori, Conan, and the kid stay and watch the house!
"Edo boy...?"

"Oh, I remember. Although he was called a phantom thief like me, he was more like a robber than a phantom thief. He had a record of crimes all over the country, and he would kill people if he couldn't get the treasure he wanted."

"It's said that they can use ziplines or parkour techniques to scale walls and escape from the scene... Why are you suddenly asking this?"

After receiving the commission to manufacture a disguise mask.

Kaito Kuroba then decided to go straight back to the classroom and wait for class to start.

After all, there wasn't much time between classes, and Chen En had taken up so much of it that he didn't even have time to perform a little magic trick to tease Qingzi. He had no choice but to go back and wait for class to start.

However, upon hearing Chen En mention another rather famous phantom thief...

Kaito Kuroba did reveal the information he knew, but based on his understanding of Chen En, the fact that Chen En asked about Edo Kid meant that he had probably received some news, which is why he continued to ask why.

He looked down on the phantom thief known as "Edo Kid," but if Chen En knew who was asking for help, he wouldn't mind lending a hand and getting the Edo Kid arrested by the police as soon as possible.

However, Chen En simply replied,

"I saw news reports about Edo Boys in the news."

"I heard that a period drama troupe that tours all over the country and whose modus operandi is almost identical to that of Edo Boys will arrive in Tokyo this afternoon. I plan to go and check it out."

—If there are any problems, then let's solve them while we're at it.

During this time, except for today, Akemi Miyano could visit Shiho Miyano at any time of day, and he had to make sure that nothing else would happen to what he already knew.

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba sighed.
"Oh, I see. Then I won't go with you. I've been taking a lot of leave lately, and there aren't many opportunities to take leave without a reason anymore. I don't want to get a lecture from the homeroom teacher again."

Even though he wouldn't listen to his homeroom teacher's lectures, who likes to hear a teacher nagging incessantly?
However, the high school schedules in Beika Town are really flexible. I wish the high schools in Ekoda had the same flexibility.

...If it's in exchange for the crime rate in Beika Town, then forget it.

Kaito Kuroba didn't dare to imagine what he would do if the death rate on Ekoda's side soared to the same level as Beika Town's.

Just as he turned around, preparing to go back to the classroom.

Suddenly, Kaito Kuroba realized what he had just overlooked and quickly turned to look behind him.
"Is the person who spread the rumor that I'll steal someone's boyfriend the one standing next to you...?"

People are gone.

Kaito Kuroba's voice abruptly stopped.

Speechless.

Am I the great magician or are you the great magician? The other magic tricks aren't that great, but this "disappearing person" trick is really fast.

Kaito Kuroba shook his head and put his hands in his pockets.

Alright, anyway, he finished making the disguise mask this afternoon, and Chen En will definitely come to pick it up tonight. I'll just ask Chen En about it then.

This problem isn't very urgent for him...

Jingle Bell----

The sound of students starting class could be heard from the classroom.

Kaito Kuroba looked up at the loudspeaker of the school broadcast system.

He was silent.

This problem is somewhat urgent for him.

It seems like there's not enough time to take the stairs. Should we try a rope descent and gamble on whether he can reach his seat in the classroom before the teacher enters?

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"What invitation? I don't know anything about it?"

"Uncle Mori has never received an invitation from the Jidai Drama Troupe. Why are you asking that?"

Maori Detective Agency.

Conan sat on the sofa, holding his phone, and said with some confusion, "Generally speaking, when Uncle Mori receives an invitation to go to a certain place, something terrible is about to happen there. But this time, Uncle Mori hasn't received an invitation yet."

Why is Chen En calling to ask this now? Does he think someone will send an invitation to Uncle Mori?

"No, no, if I had received an invitation, I would definitely know. If I don't know, then I didn't receive one."

The Grim Reaper Elementary School Student glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was still drinking beside him, and replied.

Because Ran went to high school today, no one could control Uncle Mori. As a result, Uncle Mori has let loose and, upon regaining his senses, has been drinking heavily.

Fortunately, it was all beer, so he shouldn't be too drunk to be incoherent when Xiaolan came back.

"In short, if you feel that a violent murder is about to happen somewhere, then call me."

"I'm going too! Cases will keep drawing detectives to the scene!"

Conan didn't finish his sentence.

The door to the Mori Detective Agency was pushed open.

Suddenly, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, each carrying a schoolbag, appeared at the door.

Ran Mouri, who was all smiles just moments before, instantly switched to a fighting expression the moment she saw Kogoro Mouri drinking.
"Dad! Why are you secretly drinking again? Didn't you promise to quit drinking?"

Kogoro Mouri, who was just enjoying his beer, was all smiles.

Now that Ran Mouri has appeared, I'm no longer laughing.

—Wow, are class schedules at Teitan High School this flexible now?
I don't think I had this much freedom when I was in school.

Kogoro Mouri immediately stood at attention.

He discreetly hid the beer can behind the computer screen before asking,
"What's wrong? Why are you coming back in such a huff... What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki exchanged a glance.

Then, Ran Mouri immediately said,

"A new transfer student recently joined our class. He is a high school student named Ito Tamanosuke."

"He's the new head of the Traveling Drama Troupe. He invited us to watch a performance of his new script to test how well it was done. I have some extra tickets here, so I came to ask Dad if you and Conan want to go."

Conan:?
I tested it? I knew that Kogoro Mouri plus a letter of request (invitation/gifted tickets) would trigger a heinous murder, right?

Should we just tell Uncle Mori not to go this time? Otherwise, something might happen at the theater!

Maori Kogoro:?

Oh dear, why did they invite Conan, that brat? Based on experience, Conan's presence at the scene is always a recipe for disaster.

Why don't we just leave Conan at the agency to watch the house this time? Kids don't really like watching period dramas anyway!

"For safety's sake, let Uncle Mori/Conan stay and watch the house!"

Kogoro Mouri and Conan said in unison.

The next moment, they both turned to look at each other.
Why would you say something like that?

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Chen En: ?
What? Conan and Kogoro Mouri are both going to see a performance at that traveling period drama theater?

Chen En, who was listening to the lobby of the Mouri Detective Agency with a bugging device, frowned.

They discovered that things were not so simple.

————Okay, I'll go there first.

Let's see if this strange-looking Edo boy is actually in this theater troupe!

(End of this chapter)