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Chapter 148 Silver Bullet? Is this the prophecy you should be making?
Evening, at the Phantom Thief Kid's base.

As usual, Chen En was learning disguise techniques from Phantom Thief Kid this afternoon.

The reason why Chen En no longer learns the quick outfit-changing technique is because he has already learned it and used it in actual combat. He used it on the night he fought against the spider with Kuroba Kaito and Koizumi Akako.

Otherwise, given the normal speed at which he dressed, it would be unlikely that Chen En would have arrived at the rooftop so close to Phantom Thief Kid.

Because it normally takes at least three to four minutes to put on the Batsuit.

“Very good, Young Master Chen En.”

"Your mastery of disguise is getting better and better. At this rate, you will most likely be able to fully master this skill of disguise within a month at most."

Terai Kinosuke spared no praise, showering him with compliments.

Kaito Kuroba, who was supposed to be teaching Chen En the art of disguise, is not here.

In the morning, Kaito Kuroba went all out and challenged his teacher's limits.

But in the end, he still failed. The famous Phantom Thief Kid was defeated by the ever-changing homeroom teacher, and ended up with an extra amount of homework. So much so that after teaching him the techniques, Chen En was left to practice on his own.

He himself was still working on his extra homework and previewing what he would learn tomorrow.

"By the way, Young Master Chen En, what about the disguise mask you mentioned before that you hoped Young Master Kaito would make for you?"

"Young Master Kaito finished making it when he came home from school this afternoon. Take a look, does this disguise mask meet your requirements?"

After the usual pleasantries, Terai Kinosuke finally got down to business.

He grabbed a man-made head model from the side and, in front of Chen En, put on the Miyano Akemi disguise mask. The final result was self-evident.

Except for the white eyes of the human head model, the product placed on the model is exactly the same as the real Akemi Miyano.

"enough."

Chen En nodded.

He only wanted Miyano Akemi's disguise mask as a backup plan.

Although the situation had deteriorated to the point where he had to resort to his last backup plan when dealing with the spider last time, the situation with Miyano Akemi should not have deteriorated to that extent.

His luck shouldn't be that bad.

However, the moment Chen En took Miyano Akemi's disguise mask...

A figure riding a broom flew in from the exit of the Phantom Thief Kid's base. Without even looking to see who it was, Chen En and Terai Kinosuke knew who could enter the Phantom Thief Kid's base in this way.

Without a doubt, besides the Scarlet Witch Koizumi Akako, which other magician flies with a broom?

"Huh? You're all here?"

Koizumi Akako gracefully stepped off the broom, her feet firmly planted on the ground, before she said with a grin,
"I have a new prophecy."

Hearing this, Chen En took the disguise mask and put it into his bat-shaped belt, seemingly unconcerned. Terai Kinosuke, however, pointed upwards and said...

"Young Master Kaito is over there."

He seemed somewhat speechless at the reactions of Terai Kinosuke and Chen En.

Koizumi Akako shook her head and emphasized again,

"I'm talking about a prophecy concerning a criminal organization where everyone is dressed in black!"

Terai Huang Zhisuke:?

Seriously? The zoo is up to something again?

But Kaito hasn't issued any new announcements yet, has he? Are there fortune tellers in the zoo?
Terai Kinosuke said seriously,
"Young Master Kaito is over here, I'll take you up."

Koizumi Akako: ?
She shook her head and said loudly and angrily,
"That's not what I was talking about. I was talking about Chen En's prophecy!"

"I see, your plan has failed!"

Chen En: ?
What about me?
Chen En frowned slightly and asked,

"What do you mean by that? Explain in detail."

Terai Kinosuke, who was standing next to her, also looked at Koizumi Akako with some surprise.

He was confused.

What? Are there criminal organizations like the zoo where everyone wears black?
Aren't you afraid of running into each other at night or on a mission and mistaking one another because of similar clothing habits?
Even Kaito Kuroba, who was still studying for his lessons, peeked out from the secret passage.

He even had his textbook in his hand, intending to hear what earth-shattering words Koizumi Akako would say next.

Feeling the attention she was receiving at the Phantom Thief Kid's base, Koizumi Akako then spoke with a hint of pride and seriousness,

"Listen carefully, this is my new prophecy."

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The bat's hunting net was caught on the crow.

But the silver bullet tore through the night sky, leaving an echo.

The white dove, drowning in the treasure, fell into eternal night.
Its wings transformed into a lament.
To obscure the last moonlight in the cage.

Thus, the panacea was imbued with azure flames.
Princess Mononoke swallowed by the sea of ​​snow:

Return to silence.

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A riddler as always.

However, this seems to be the consistent style of magicians' prophecies.

Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly.

He immediately recognized that Koizumi Akako's prophecy seemed to mention several pronouns with special significance.

Especially the [Silver Bullet].

Before Vermouth even noticed Conan.

The "silver bullet" specifically refers to Shuichi Akai, the "Rye Whiskey".

But a silver bullet? Is this a prophecy you should be making?
Did you wander onto the set?
"...Why does that sound so surreal?"

Kaito Kuroba had already come down the stairs from the secret passage and was standing beside Chen En.

He leaned back on the sofa and said curiously,
"You mean it involves another criminal organization that likes to wear black?"

"That must refer to the raven in the prophecy, right?"

"Let me think about it..."

As one of the top riddle solvers.

Kaito Kuroba simply sat down on the sofa next to him.

He stroked his chin, pondering.
"The panacea is a secret alchemical elixir in Western legends that can cure all diseases. In the real world, it's a special drug that a laboratory is currently researching?"

"But what does 'infected with azure flames' mean? Does it simply mean the laboratory was burned down? Or that the medicine failed to be made and was highly toxic?"

"The Ghost Princess swallowed by the sea of ​​snow..."

Kaito Kuroba looked at Chen En and asked,
"If we consider the ghost to represent someone whose fate is unknown, and the princess to represent someone of special or noble status, then it should refer to a special person whose name or code name is associated with Xuehai who committed suicide by taking a special drug with highly toxic or other negative effects?"

Is it okay for me to understand it this way?

He only tries to guess the second half, without thinking about the first half.

Since the first half was clearly related to Chen En's plan, there was no room for analysis before Chen En explained it.

Moreover, Chen En usually knew what the language meant just by hearing it.

—This self-proclaimed Batman always possesses useful information from various unknown sources.

Chen En couldn't help but frown.

He simply said,
"It doesn't matter what you guess... Hongzi, how's your magic recovery going?"

This unexpected question startled Koizumi Akako.

Kaito Kuroba and Kinosuke Terai both looked up at Akako Koizumi at the same time.

Upon seeing this, Koizumi Akako couldn't hold back any longer and asked in surprise,
"How did you know about me before..."

—It seems that Koizumi Akako's ability to make predictions is already at its limit.

Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly.

So, he'll have to handle it himself from now on.

(End of this chapter)