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

Chapter 185 Chen En: Isn't this the Blue Castle?

The gardener, who looked to be in his forties, picked up Genta Kojima.

He said without any politeness,

"Hey, you brat, and all those people outside, where did you all come from?"

"This is private property, entry is not permitted!"

Genta Kojima brandished his claws and fangs in the air for a while.

In the end, he gave in.

If you can't even run into anyone, there's nothing you can do if you're not honest.

"Oh, well, we got lost and ended up here. We saw this castle."

"So we've decided to stay the night and leave tomorrow..."

Dr. Agasa explained.
"As you can see, everyone here is a child except for me."

"If you rest in the forest, it could be dangerous if there are any wild animals."

—Want to stay overnight?

The gardener paused for a moment.

No, how did you get lost and end up here?

He put down Kojima Genta from his hand and said,

"Then I need to discuss it with the gentlemen and the lady inside."

"I'm just a gardener; I don't have the authority to make these kinds of decisions."

The gardener was about to turn around and go inside the castle to find the others.

A figure then emerged from the castle.

The man, dressed in a suit and quite formally, looked at the group with some surprise and asked,
"Tabata, what's going on? Where did all these people come from?"

This man is the owner of this villa, Miyako Mamiya.

Of course, although he was called a master, he was not the head of the family.

The true head of the family is the 83-year-old first wife, Masahiro Mamiya.

Mamiya Mitsuru's words caught Professor Agasa's attention. Professor Agasa repeated what he had just said, adding a self-introduction: "..."
"...I am Professor Agasa. I'm counting on you this time."

Upon hearing this, Mamiya Mitsuru said with some surprise,
"Oh? A scholar with a doctoral degree? My apologies."

"Please come in. I happen to have a problem that I need someone clever to help me solve."

Dr. Agasa: ?
Is it possible that "Professor Agasa" is my name, and not my degree?

Next time you introduce yourself, just say "My name is Professor Agasa" to avoid ambiguity.

However, are there things that require a genius to solve?
What does that refer to?

Dr. Agasa was somewhat puzzled.

The gardener, known as Tabata, has already opened the gate.

The members of the Junior Detective League rushed in.

Ai Haibara and Conan followed them in.

After sensing that the castle seemed to have come to life again.

Mamiya Mitsuru smiled and then led Professor Agasa into the castle.

"This matter will require your continued attention."

"It is said that the late lord left a secret treasure in the castle, and only the person who solves the puzzle can obtain it—and the puzzle is the chess set in the courtyard."

Professor Agasa glanced at the chessboard.

The members of the Junior Detective Club were playing with a chess sculpture.

Ai Haibara is explaining the origins of chess to the person next to her.

Conan then asked the gardener why the lawn was deliberately trimmed into a chessboard shape.

The answer obtained will naturally be the same.

Mitsuru Mamiya led Professor Agasa to the second floor.

He opened the window, allowing Professor Agasa to look down at the chessboard from this angle.

Immediately, a look of surprise appeared in Dr. Agasa's eyes.

Facing this enormous chessboard.

He reached a conclusion almost instantly.

I don't understand. Although Professor Agasa does like to give riddles to children.

However, he himself was not very good at riddles, let alone riddles encrypted with a chessboard. He didn't even understand what the chessboard meant.

"It is said that the horizontal and vertical lines of chess can represent numbers and letters."

Professor Agasa instinctively took a half step back.

Suddenly, Conan appeared from the courtyard downstairs and stood by the window, peering out at the chessboard below.

Seeing this, Mitsuru Mamiya smiled.
"No wonder he's a student mentored by a PhD, he's really smart."

"By the way, sir, since you're staying here tonight, I suppose you haven't had dinner yet? In that case, I'll prepare your dinner."

"As for whether the puzzle can be solved, I don't insist. If it can be solved, that would be the best."

—Is this a riddle left behind by the old master?
Conan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

He knew who the lord was referring to; he and the gardener had heard an introduction in the lobby on the first floor when they entered the castle.

That was a historian who passed away 15 years ago.

He is said to be an intellectual who spouts fallacies and is very unpopular.

This mystery might also be related to it. If that lord hadn't been a riddle teller every day, spouting nonsense, that treasure wouldn't have remained unsolved for fifteen years.

"There's a window here too!"

Genta's voice came from the other window.

Then came the panicked cries for help.

Conan immediately let go and ran to another room, only to find that Genta was about to be thrown out. He rushed over to help and managed to pull Genta back with great difficulty.

He sighed, just about to give Genta a lecture.

The next moment, he realized that something seemed wrong.

Two rooms, two windows, too close together; isn't the mezzanine in between a bit...?

"Are there any guests?"

Compared to the previous voice of Mitsuru Mamiya, a relatively young voice came through.

The members of the Junior Detective League curiously peeked out to see who was talking in the corridor, while Conan, preoccupied with his own business, moved a chair over, examined the clock, and then, using a book as a stepping stone, grabbed the clock with both hands and began adjusting the time.

Swish————

When the members of the Junior Detective League returned.

Conan was no longer present at the scene; only chairs and books scattered on the ground could be seen.

"What... what's going on...?"

Ayumi said somewhat nervously.

Ai Haibara, standing next to him, looked up at the clock above and squinted.

—This clock seems wrong.

Shinichi Kudo must have been fiddling with this clock, which is why he suddenly disappeared.

So……

"Huh? Your companions are missing?"

A slightly younger voice rang out again.

"I am puzzled," said Mamiya no Nobleman.
"They probably went downstairs to use the restroom..."