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

Chapter 461 People Seeking Luck at the Mori Detective Agency
"Oh, you're back."

"Lan, you're back so early! I'm sorry to say that as soon as you walk in, but could you please pour me a cup of coffee? It seems that if I don't have your coffee, my brain cells will act up and I won't be able to wake up."

Sitting on the sofa, Kogoro Mouri, feigning profundity, didn't even look at who was standing in the open doorway before speaking.

Ran Mouri: ?

What happened?
Did Dad suddenly undergo a genetic mutation? Why did he become like this? Is he broken? If we call Mom over to fix him, will it help? Also, when did Dad start liking coffee?
Ran Mouri revealed her beady eyes for the first time in a long time.

After trying to act cool for a while without getting any response, Kogoro Mouri finally couldn't keep up the act any longer.

He glanced at Ran Mouri, and seeing that she was alone, he casually tossed the book he was holding upside down behind him, leaned back comfortably on the sofa, and said...

"Seriously, where's that high school girl? Didn't she come?"

Ran Mouri: ?

When I put a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

So, you're not even going after high school girls anymore?

Ran Mouri's gaze became somewhat rude.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri coughed twice and corrected himself.
"Ahem, didn't you tell me that a high school girl admires me and wanted to come visit me today?"

"It's the one who looks a lot like the famous TV host Rena Mizunashi."

Ran Mouri: ?

She blinked, and then said,
"When did I tell you I was a girl?"

"Dad, don't make unrealistic expectations or break your guard."

Maori Kogoro:?

No, a man? He looks a lot like the famous female host?
What do you mean? A man with a woman's appearance? That's a bit too advanced for a middle-aged person like me.

Kogoro Mouri immediately lost interest.

He waved his hand and said...
"whatever."

Ran Mouri was helpless about Kogoro Mouri's behavior. She shook her head and sighed.

Meanwhile, footsteps were coming from the stairwell behind them, coming up from below.

Ran Mouri turned her head to look.
The next person to appear at the entrance of the Mori Detective Agency was, unsurprisingly, a classmate named Hondo Eisuke.

However, to her surprise,
Conan was also standing next to Hondo Eisuke.

Normally, shouldn't Conan be visiting Mr. Chen En's house at this time, playing for an hour or two before coming back? Today, Conan just left the house, so why is he already heading home?

"Mr. Mori, I am your idol!"

Hondo Eisuke excitedly exclaimed upon seeing Kogoro Mouri.

He excitedly walked towards Kogoro Mouri, but then tripped over his own feet and fell flat on his face, even knocking off his black-rimmed glasses.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan: ?

Dude, you can fall even on flat ground?

Aren't you a male high school student? How come you know the talents of female high school students in anime?
Ran Mouri sighed, about to explain the situation.

Meanwhile, Hondo Eisuke was already bracing himself on the ground with both hands, looking around in a daze, as if he had just fallen and was completely stunned. Then he reached out and fumbled for his glasses that had fallen to the ground, and finally grabbed Conan's non-prescription glasses.

When I put them on, I still couldn't see clearly, so I finally gave up.

"Um, Mori-kun, could you help me take off my glasses...?"

Hondo Eisuke said somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing this, Conan snatched his own glasses back and then slammed Hondo Eisuke's glasses onto Hondo Eisuke's face, finally bringing the seemingly severely nearsighted guy, who couldn't distinguish people from animals without his glasses, back to his senses. Suzuki Sonoko, standing at the door, remained silent.

She had dragged Chen En along to see some fun, but as soon as they arrived, she saw this classmate's glasses had fallen off, and the way he was fumbling for them made her want to complain.

Wait, what's the prescription for your glasses? You can't even see half a meter of vision after taking them off?

Now it's truly impossible to distinguish between humans and animals from five meters away.

Sonoko Suzuki hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Chen En's ear and whispered,
"Ah, I suddenly don't want to watch anything funny anymore."

This child looks so pitiful.

It's not easy for her to live this long. If we were to make fun of her absent-minded nature... that would be terrible. Her personality isn't that bad.

Chen En, however, remained expressionless and said...

"Pretending."

Suzuki Sonoko:?
Is this for real? What's the benefit of pretending like this?

Sonoko Suzuki had no doubt about the accuracy of Chen En's judgment.

This is the judgment of the Dark Knight of Beika Town, the only superhero in the real world. He can't be wrong. If he is wrong, it must be because Hondo Eisuke is foolish and wise, causing Chen En to misjudge.

"Ah, Detective Mori, I'm so sorry, please excuse my poor appearance."

Hondo Eisuke approached Kogoro Mouri and looked at him with expectant eyes.

Combined with his androgynous face, he looked strangely intimidating for a moment.

he said,
"Detective Mouri, I admire you very much, and I want to be as lucky as you."

"Can you teach me how to become lucky?"

Kogoro Mouri and Conan: ?

You want to be lucky? You actually dare to come to the Mouri Detective Agency?

That's really bad luck.

Kogoro Mouri shook his head and said,
"What? How could I possibly know how to make someone lucky?"

"Look at me, when have I ever been lucky? Don't give me these kinds of settings that even I don't know about!"

Hearing this, Hondou Eisuke scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.

"To be able to guide the solution of a case while you're sleeping, isn't that incredibly lucky?"

"It must be that Lady Luck smiles down on you at that moment. That's what I want to learn. I wish I could be so lucky while I'm sleeping!"

Maori Kogoro:?

After coughing twice, Kogoro Mouri said...

"What is not luck? That's not a matter of luck."

"My becoming the famous detective [Sleeping Kogoro] is not due to luck, nor does it have anything to do with any god of fortune. It is entirely the product of my personal efforts and wisdom!"

At this point, Kogoro Mouri added with even greater confidence,
"That's the real me; the me I am now is just a facade!"

"As long as I'm asleep, my true self will descend and effortlessly solve all the puzzles! I repeat, this is entirely due to my personal effort and wisdom, and has nothing to do with luck!"

Conan:?
Although it has nothing to do with luck, it also has absolutely nothing to do with your personal efforts and wisdom.

From beginning to end, even when you were asleep, wasn't it me in the C position? When did I become your true self? You're not going to tell me that your true identity is actually Shinichi Kudo, are you?
I feel like... Xiaolan will knock me flying with one punch.

(End of this chapter)