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

Chapter 527 Koizumi Akako: What is a pure technological panacea?
Like "Detective Conan", "Yaiba" is another manga series created by Gosho Aoyama, also known as "Dragon Ball".

Chen En was just as unfamiliar with the plot of The Legend of the Swordsman as he was with the plot of Lupin III.

Judging from the name alone, since it is called the Nine Dragon Balls, there must really be nine precious balls with extraordinary abilities. The seven Dragon God Balls on this distribution map, plus the Wind God Ball and Thunder God Ball from the beginning of the Sword and Hero Legend, make a total of nine precious balls.

However, he was not sure whether these jewels truly possessed extraordinary effects.

Chen En has investigated the protagonist of the Legend of the Swordsman, Tetsuken, as well as Onimaru Takeshi, who made several cameo appearances.

The former attended Kyoto High School and showed no signs of contact with supernatural abilities before graduating. He had only fought Okita Souji VI several times because of his sister, Moritetsuha, and was considered to have superb swordsmanship.

Onimaru Takeshi, on the other hand, is missing. He is neither in Kyoto nor Tokyo, but seems to be studying in a small city where the internet is not widespread. The few times he has appeared in the public eye are when he is participating in various kendo tournaments.

The whereabouts of these two individuals are unknown, but they do not appear to possess any supernatural abilities.

"...Let's send someone to look for it."

Chen En rubbed his forehead and gave his judgment.

Seriously speaking, even though Japan's territory is not large, trying to find those extraordinary jades based on a jade distribution map that has been passed down for thousands of years and is likely to be distorted is almost wishful thinking.

If he were to search for it himself, the time he would spend on the road alone would probably be calculated in months.

It would be better to send someone to search for the locations on the distribution map one by one.

—He could only hope that the reason Tetsukken and Onimaru hadn't come into contact with supernatural abilities was because the plot hadn't progressed yet, rather than because the supernatural items belonging to Tetsukken and Onimaru had been taken by someone else due to a timeline discrepancy.

Otherwise, there will definitely be big trouble.

"Noah's Ark, thank you for your help with these matters. Please get some rest."

"I'm going to visit a witch next to see if she can provide some identifying information so that we can quickly identify the witch who has invaded Tokyo when Beika Town has full surveillance coverage."

Noah's Ark was still somewhat confused by Chen En's words.

He did not believe in gods or ghosts, after all, He was a product of pure technology. If the mystical side truly existed, the world would never be as peaceful as it is now.

However, since Batman has said it so confidently, it's not unreasonable for him to believe it.

After all, Batman's battle in the suburbs of Tokyo already seemed somewhat inhuman.

The screen on Noah's Ark flickered and then slowly went out.

He is diving into the ocean of the internet, preparing to search more extensively for information and legends about the mystical side. This is also a kind of rest for Him, since artificial intelligence does not have a hibernation period.

Shutting down and restarting is just another form of resurrection.

The screen showed that Noah's Ark had been turned off.

Ai Haibara couldn't help but ask,
"You said you're going to visit a witch next?"

"Will that witch really be willing to see you and me? Will she be like in fairy tales, wearing a robe of dangerous colors, then dumping all sorts of random props into a cauldron and stirring it into a color that makes no one want to eat it..."

Chen En: ?
How could that be? Is Koizumi Akako such a witch?
...Wait a minute, thinking about it carefully, that's indeed the case. That's exactly what Koizumi Akako did when she used divination magic.

Thinking of this, Chen En fell silent for a moment, then said,

"Anyway, you'll know when you get there."

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"...What do you mean only demons lose their magic when they cry?" "Do I look like a demon? Me?"

Koizumi Akako was wearing a witch's uniform that could absolutely be described as bizarre.

Sitting on the sofa, she glared angrily at Ai Haibara and Chen En across from her.

Judging from appearances alone, Chen En deduced that Koizumi Akako was preparing to perform some kind of magic, but they arrived midway, so she had to temporarily stop the magic to meet them.

The butler standing behind Koizumi Akako said matter-of-factly,
"The origin of magic is demons and devils."

"The closer an existence is to the origin of magic, the more powerful its magic becomes, and naturally, the more similar it is to the origin of magic in terms of the curses it suffers from. Ah, miss, I'm not saying you're a demon; I'm just answering a guest's question."

Koizumi Akako glared at the butler.

He had an expression that said, "Did I ask you to say something?"

Upon hearing this, the butler immediately stood at attention, as if he hadn't said anything at all.

"...Alright, alright, what did you just tell me?"

"Princess Kaguya? The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter? Uh, I don't know anything about this either. My family crossed over to Japan five hundred years ago during the Sengoku period. If the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter really exists, it would be from the Asuka period a thousand years ago."

"As for the Wind God Sword and Thunder God Sword you mentioned? I do have a vague recollection of them."

Koizumi Akako rested her chin on her hand, looking somewhat bored, yawned, and then answered.

"It is said that the Wind God Sword and the Thunder God Sword are ancient divine swords that have existed for thousands of years."

"During that period, these two swords were also known as the Totsuka Sword and the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword. They were wielded by the legendary Susanoo-no-Mikoto and used to slay the ferocious beast Yamata-no-Orochi. There is also a saying that these two swords were actually the same sword, but were split in two by someone."

"In short, they are just some completely fictitious myths and legends. Every place has some similar legends."

"However, those seven precious jades you mentioned are indeed magical artifacts. I can't use magic to divine their exact location, so you'll probably have to send people to find them yourself."

At this point, Koizumi Akako once again turned her gaze to Ai Haibara beside her.

She stared at Ai Haibara for a while before speaking.

"Speaking of which, why is the little girl next to you's soul and body different?"

"I can't see any magic on her at all; it's like an adult has been rejuvenated. But that's impossible, isn't it? I don't even have any potions that can reverse aging—"

"What magic can't do, technology can."

Chen En interrupted Koizumi Akako directly.

This stopped Koizumi Akako from her next boastful spree and her signature rich girl-style three-part laugh, bringing her voice to an abrupt halt. She looked sharply at Haibara Ai and then reached out her hand.

The butler placed the crystal ball in her hand, and the next moment, she saw the prophecy she had given back then.

[And so the elixir, imbued with azure flames, engulfed the ghostly princess in the snowy sea: returning to silence.]

Koizumi Akako: ?
Is this some kind of panacea?

Purely synthesized using technology, without a trace of magic?
"...I must say, your technological development is quite impressive."

Koizumi Akako uttered a dry, monotone sentence.

(End of this chapter)