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

Chapter 627 The Real Decisive Player
The situation reversed in an instant.

Kaito Kid, who had initially held an absolute advantage, suddenly found himself at a complete disadvantage and became critically injured.

However, Kaito Kuroba has no intention of giving up; he already has a plan to turn the tide.

Of course, when he said "turn the tables," he meant escaping.

Escaping with the gem is no longer realistic, but leaving without it is still possible.

He has just confirmed the condition of the gem.

These two gems are definitely not the legendary Pandora's Stones, and there's no point in keeping them. It's better to make the most of their remaining value.

Those two gems are really good stuff.

Whether he can get out depends on how he uses these two gems.

Kaito Kuroba thought to himself.

He prepared a great many items, but most of them were lost in the battle with Makoto Kyogoku.

With the remaining items, there's no doubt that they can't defeat a fully-powered Conan.

But according to his plan...

If he manages to escape, the remaining items should be enough.

"Then let's give it a try."

"Shinichi Kudo, let's take a look."

"In this duel between detective and phantom thief, who will emerge unscathed from here?"

Kaito Kuroba said seriously.

Hearing this, Conan, his shoes crackling with electricity, lightly pressed down on the soccer ball and replied.

"I can't ask for it."

"I'd like to know the answer to that too. After I beat you to a pulp, I'll take you to my mom and dad and get to the bottom of this!"

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"The overall situation has been decided."

"It seems there's no chance of turning things around. No wonder he's the great detective!"

Huihara Ai said.

She only noticed after she finished speaking that Sonoko Suzuki was also in the robotic arm control room, so she emphasized that.

"This was all part of Chen En's plan."

Suzuki Sonoko:?
Really?

Batman, who seems to have everything planned out, somehow gives me a less than pleasant feeling.

Is it my imagination?

Generally speaking, Batman, who has everything planned out, should be a very reassuring figure, right...?
Why do I have this feeling? It's so strange.

"In that case, I'll leave first."

"Yukiko, let's get together again sometime when you have time—"

Kuroba Chikage stood up and said.

"correct."

"I thought you would recognize me at first glance. It's strange, you should know that he is not coming to Tokyo."

"Are there only three of us in this world who know how to disguise ourselves? You, me, and him."

Because Sonoko Suzuki was also present.

Therefore, Kuroba Chikage did not explicitly state Kuroba Toichi's name, but only referred to him as "he," without needing to reveal his name.

Those who understand will understand.

Explaining it to someone who doesn't understand is useless.

Although Kuroba Toichi was a world-class magician ten years ago, he is now outdated, and it's unlikely that anyone still remembers his name.

Sonoko Suzuki obviously doesn't remember.

Moreover, Kuroba Toichi is already dead in public, so there's no need to bring him up again, as that would mislead others into thinking he's still alive.

"Master's wife, you're going to..."

Yukiko Kudo turned to look at Chikage Kuroba behind her, but Chikage had already disappeared without her noticing.

She was somewhat surprised by this.

Phantom Thief Lady existed before Phantom Thief Kid, but she is not as well-known as Phantom Thief Kid.

She had never heard of the Phantom Thief Lady.

It was even more impossible for her to know that Kuroba Chikage was actually the Phantom Thief Lady, a phantom thief no less skilled than Kuroba Toichi. Therefore, Kudo Yukiko was quite surprised by Kuroba Chikage's performance.

She herself actually has no fighting ability.

Or rather, Yukiko Kudo's fighting ability depends on the minimum level of the items she possesses.

After all, she's not good at using these.

And needless to say, Sonoko Suzuki.

Given the speed that Kuroba Chikage is showing now, she could have easily knocked both of them unconscious in an instant...

how to say?

As expected, the master's wife held back.

Yukiko Kudo originally wanted to point out Chikage Kuroba's whereabouts and tell Yusaku Kudo where she went, but she gave up on that idea.

Since Kuroba Chikage had a backup plan.

So, we should reciprocate.

She also has to let Kuroba Chikage go.

"Um, Aunt Yukiko."

"That person just said that Kaito Kid is her husband, and you call her Master's wife."

"Does that mean you learned your disguise skills from Kaito Kid? Who exactly is Kaito Kid? Is he handsome? How old is he?"

Sonoko Suzuki asked curiously.

Although she is no longer the leader of the Kaito Kid support group, she still can't suppress her curiosity about Kaito Kid.

Having already learned about one urban legend, she was eager to know the secret of another.

"...Well, that's a secret."

Yukiko Kudo replied with a smile.

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"It's an octagonal cage?"

"Hakuba Saguru is a ruthless detective. He actually wants to fight Kaito Kid in the octagon. He's a character!"

Jirokichi Suzuki remarked with emotion.

Kaito Kid's gadgets are endless, and Hakuba Saguru, unarmed, dared to fight like that. It's hard to imagine just how brave Hakuba Saguru really is.

However, Kudo Yusaku, who was next to Suzuki Jirokichi, knew that Hakuba Saguru would never do something so reckless.

Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Hakuba Saguru.

However, Yusaku Kudo knew that someone like Saguru Hakuba would never do something without being sure of success.

If Hakuba Sasuke intends to fight Kaito Kid in the Octagon, then he is sure to win.

It's definitely not due to hypnotic gases.

That guy must have other items on him that could turn the tide of battle and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

But none of that matters anymore.

Now that Hakuba Saguru has returned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, no matter what tools he has to turn the tide, Kudo Yusaku will never see them again today.

The outcome is already decided.

If this trend continues...

In the end, the victor will undoubtedly be Shinichi Kudo, because Kaito Kid is almost out of options.

However, Kaito Kid still has a chance of winning, and this possibility does not lie with Kaito Kid and Shinichi, but with other people.

The chances of winning lie outside the game.

Yusaku Kudo touched his chin.

He saw on the screen in the control room that Kaito Kid was being forced to run around by Shinichi Kudo's soccer ball, and when they were competing with gadgets, he was being suppressed by Shinichi Kudo's gadgets. He was even being chased away in hand-to-hand combat.

—Strange, where did Shinichi learn his fighting skills from?
He shouldn't have taught Shinichi martial arts in Hawaii, so could Shinichi have taught himself? That's a bit unbelievable.

"If Phantom Thief Kid still has a chance to win, and he believes he can definitely win, then the key to victory or defeat should be..."

Yusaku Kudo paused for a moment.

He turned to look behind him and then said.

"Right here with us."

Suzuki Jirokichi: ?

what?
Are we the real winners here?!
(End of this chapter)