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

Chapter 657 A Curse of Doom from Beyond the Planet

Is this the effect of magic?

"How strange, why is there suddenly such a large-scale magical influence?"

Koizumi Akako knelt in front of the magic circle.

To make casting spells easier, she had changed back into her usual mage uniform.

At this moment, she turned her head to look at the sky outside the window with some surprise, her brows furrowing slightly, wondering what exactly this magical effect, which could only be felt within the Ekoda region, was all about.

She originally intended to use magic to help Kaito Kuroba escape from being relentlessly pursued by members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

But the current situation is too alarming.

As a result, Koizumi Akako's attention was immediately diverted.

Kaito Kuroba is the second-generation Phantom Thief Kid.

Having escaped the clutches of masters such as Kyogoku Makoto, Chen En, and Hakuba Saguru.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department alone shouldn't be able to catch him, even if she doesn't pay much attention to it now.

However, the effects of this magic are different.

Is it possible that curse-type magic effects can have such a wide range of influence?
But this magical effect only interferes with communication? Why is that?
Could it be that simply interfering with communication could cause the target of a cursed spell to pay a heavy price, or even die?

Koizumi Akako couldn't understand it.

The butler, who was waiting outside Koizumi Akako's room, felt the magical fluctuations gradually disappear.

So he sighed and knocked on the door.

"Miss Hongzi."

"Have you completed the spell and helped the thief escape from the crime scene?"

"Although it was a bit disappointing."

"However, I still have to remind you that you don't need to invest too much energy in that phantom thief; it's not good for you."

Magicians and sorcerers are natural enemies.

"Each generation of the Crimson Witch has her own family precepts..."

The butler hadn't finished speaking.

He saw the bedroom door in front of him being pulled open, and Koizumi Akako, dressed in a mage's uniform, staring at him with a rather unfriendly look.

Are you teaching me to do things?

Butler, I am the true Crimson Witch of this generation!
"Uh, it seems you haven't changed back into your everyday clothes yet."

"Was something that forced you to interrupt your spellcasting? Or did someone interrupt your spellcasting?"

The butler said with some surprise.

The seven witches have a pact with each other.

However, there are indeed differences in quality, although the differences are not significant.

Koizumi Akako's red magic is the highest-ranking magic among the seven-colored magics.

There's no way anyone in this world could interrupt her magic by striking first.

Can't you sense it?

Koizumi Akako frowned.

She was surprised that the butler knew nothing about magic, even though he didn't know magic, he could sense its presence.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to act as protectors.

However, it is not too surprising that the butler was completely unaware of the effects of the magical curse that enveloped the entire Ekoda region.

Is it possible that only people with a certain level of magical power can detect this magical fluctuation in the Ekoda region?

Nothing more was said.

Koizumi Akako summoned her magic crystal ball back, placed her hand on it, and the power of her red magic began to activate.

She wanted to use divination magic to see who was using the curse magic and where the magic originated.

Upon seeing this, the butler fell silent.

Although witches differ from ordinary magicians and are almost unaffected by the words of outsiders, it's best not to disturb them when they are performing obviously high-difficulty spells. Otherwise, even a slight mishap could trigger a butterfly effect that would be unimaginable.

After all, magic is a power of the mind.

"Let me see who it is..."

Within Koizumi Akako's line of sight.

The scene inside the magic crystal ball changed rapidly, instantly transforming from the Ekoda area to the entire Tokyo metropolitan area.

Overlooking the vast metropolis where 1200 million ordinary people live.

A hint of doubt appeared in Koizumi Akako's eyes. Could this mean that the magician was located in the Tokyo metropolitan area?

But the next moment, the viewpoint rose again.

The original Tokyo metropolitan area instantly became an inconspicuous dot, replaced by a map of the entire Japanese mainland.

This puzzled Koizumi Akako.

What does it mean?
Is it possible that the magician is not even located in the Kanto region, but can only be found throughout mainland Japan?
This shouldn't be the case.

Even as the Scarlet Witch, she couldn't use magic outside the Kanto region to affect things inside the Kanto region.

Could it be that the person casting the spell now has a higher level of magic power? More powerful?

Koizumi Akako couldn't understand it.

She placed her hand on the magic crystal ball, about to interrupt the divination.

However, the next moment, the things inside the magic crystal ball were visible to the naked eye as they rose up once again.

This time, what appeared in Koizumi Akako's field of vision was no longer the Japanese version of the earth, but the whole of Asia, and it continued to rise again without stopping.

As the gaze began to rise to an infinitely high place, cracks began to appear on the surface of the magic crystal ball, indicating that the magical artifact would soon be overwhelmed.

The butler standing nearby was surprised.

He hadn't expected that the person Koizumi Akako was divining this time would be so terrifying that even the magical artifacts couldn't withstand it.

By now.

Even Koizumi Akako couldn't simply stop the magic divination; instead, her expression darkened.

Since it's so hard to find.

So she decided to give it another push. Since the magic crystal ball was already beyond saving, she might as well go and see who was behind it all.

The next second, a map of the entire Earth appeared inside the crystal ball, and the perspective had clearly moved beyond Earth's boundaries.

And it kept moving towards the distant deep space, soon bringing the moon into its field of vision, but still did not stop.

Koizumi Akako's eyes were serious.

The next moment, the view from the magic crystal ball finally settled on Mars.

That is the source of curse magic.

This is a curse from beyond Earth.

Within Koizumi Akako's field of vision, numerous illusions appeared: burning, riots, flames, terror, and swords.

These direct references to Ares, the Greek god of war, further emphasize the element of Mars.

At that moment, the crystal ball shattered.

The butler instinctively shielded Koizumi Akako beneath him to prevent shards from cutting her body when the crystal ball shattered.

Only then did she react.

It seems that the creature that made this move is a truly extraordinary mythical being. But why would a mythical being from Mars have nothing better to do than curse humans on Earth?

"Miss, are you okay?"

The butler inquired with concern.

Koizumi Akako placed her hand on the butler's scratch, and the green glow of healing magic slowly materialized.

she whispered.

"This is a big problem."

(End of this chapter)