Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Instantly, Conan froze on the spot.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 79 Doubts about Secrecy

Oops!

Conan's neck made a cracking sound, like a rusty machine.

He turned his head stiffly and slowly to look at Fujimaru Ritsuka, still clinging to a sliver of hope, and cautiously asked:

"Ritsuka-neechan, you didn't see anything strange just now, did you?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka replied with a smile:

"The strange thing you mentioned, are you referring to the time you used Mr. Mori's voice to make deductions while talking to the ribbon?"

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It’s over.

Conan's entire body turned grayish-white instantly, as if his soul had been ripped out.

Perhaps the situation was too urgent at the time, and he only paid attention to avoiding the gazes of those around him, but forgot about Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others who were standing further away.

How could he make such a basic mistake?!

He had noticed Fujimaru Ritsuka before this, so why did he forget about it at the crucial moment?

Damn it, did I forget because I was too focused on reasoning?!

In any case, regret is useless now; the focus should be on how to gloss over his behavior.

Well, how should I put it?

He wanted to explain something, but his words came out haltingly, and he couldn't put together a complete sentence for a long time.

Damn it, the whole process was seen clearly, how can this be explained away!

At this moment, he was devastated.

"Ugh, idiot."

Ai Haibara sighed helplessly, unable to bear Conan's behavior any longer.

Then, she turned to Fujimaru Ritsuka and made a request:

"Could you please keep this a secret, Ritsuka-neechan? There are some reasons why I can't explain it right now."

Conan glanced at her speechlessly. How could such a vague and weak request possibly work?

"sure."

"Eh?"

To his surprise, Fujimaru Ritsuka simply nodded and readily agreed.

He stared wide-eyed in disbelief, a strange sense of unreality washing over him, and couldn't help but ask again to confirm:

"Is it really possible?"

"It really works!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled again and gave an affirmative answer, saying:

"Because you must have your own difficulties too."

However, because the results came too easily, the current situation did not put him at ease; instead, it aroused even greater doubts.

Faced with this obviously unusual scene, why was she able to remain so calm and readily agree to keep it a secret for him?

Who exactly is she? Can she really be trusted?

Currently, the people who know his true identity are his parents, Professor Agasa, Heiji Hattori, and Ai Haibara. Among them, Ai Haibara is in the same boat as him, and his parents and Professor Agasa are the relatives he trusts the most.

Although Hattori Heiji is an outsider, the two of them at least get along well, and since he is also a detective, he can be trusted.

However, he truly knew nothing about the personal information of Fujimaru Ritsuka in front of him.

Although the other party has not yet fully grasped his true situation, they have already seized a considerable weakness in him.

The fact that such a potentially fatal weakness was in the hands of a complete stranger made him extremely uneasy.

"Thank you, Ritsuka-neechan."

But for now, Conan can only express his gratitude.

At least for now, the other party doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him, and judging from her conversation with Inspector Megure, she doesn't seem to be a suspicious person.

Let's investigate further after we get off here; at least we need to find out who the other person is.

"Conan-kun, you're here."

At that moment, Ran Mouri and Kogoro Mouri walked over.

Upon seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka, Ran Mouri seemed to have found someone to talk to, and said helplessly:

"I never expected something like this to happen. In the end, I didn't even get to eat."

"Yeah, that was really bad luck."

Fujimaru Ritsuka echoed, her expression revealing the same helplessness.

"Goo~"

At the same time, her stomach growled involuntarily.

Seeing the stares from everyone, she blushed slightly and explained shyly:

"Because I haven't eaten yet today, so..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who is already very cute, looks even cuter when she makes an embarrassed face, and her slightly red cheeks give her the feel of a small animal.

"hehe,"

Seeing this, Ran Mouri couldn't help but chuckle twice, then suddenly realized what was happening and quickly explained to her:

"Sorry, I wasn't making fun of you. I just thought you were really cute just now, Ritsuka."

"Actually, we're planning to go home and cook for ourselves now. If you don't mind, how about coming over for dinner?"

Conan's eyes lit up when he heard this, thinking it was a good suggestion and that he could take the opportunity to gather information about the other party.

However, when faced with Ran Mouri's invitation, Ritsuka Fujimaru shook her head and politely declined with a smile:

"Thank you, but let's talk about it next time."

"I just came back from outside. The house is already a bit dusty. They're waiting for me to finish eating so I can clean it up."

"I see. Okay, then let's do it next time."

Conan was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, while Ran Mouri nodded understandingly, smiled, made a promise, and prepared to leave.

Finally, she smiled at Conan and said:

"Conan, we're leaving now. Let's say goodbye to Ritsuka and Ai."

Being a child is so tiring.

Conan rolled his eyes inwardly, ignoring Ai Haibara's teasing expression, and outwardly obediently said goodbye:

"Goodbye Ritsuka-neechan, goodbye Ai-chan."

Conan and the Mori family then left, while Fujimaru Ritsuka and Haibara Ai returned to the streets to continue their search for food.

This time, she didn't think about continuing to cause trouble. She just randomly picked a ramen shop, and the taste was surprisingly good.

"This ramen is so delicious! If I had known, I wouldn't have wasted my time there."

A mouthful of hot ramen restored her energy, and she couldn't help but sigh.

Upon hearing this, the ramen shop owner laughed heartily:

"Haha, please come again if you like it!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and replied:

"Of course!"

The boss laughed even harder upon hearing this:

"Haha, in that case, I'll give you another piece of char siu!"

"thank you boss!"

Seeing this, the regular customers nearby seized the opportunity to cheer:

"Hey, if that's the case, you should at least give each of us a piece of char siu!"

"That's it!"

"Just eat your noodles! A bunch of ugly bastards trying to compare themselves to a cute little girl? Have some self-awareness!"

"Tch—!" ×n

The owner and his regular customers started joking and teasing each other, which drew boos from the crowd.

However, at this moment, Ai Haibara, sitting next to her, was rather quiet, out of place with the lively atmosphere.

Seeing this, she asked with concern:

"Ai, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"nothing."

Ai Haibara shook her head, seemingly hesitant, as if lost in thought.

After finishing their meal, the two left the ramen shop and took a walk on the street to digest their food.

Fujimaru Ritsuka wondered if she should take Haibara Ai home first before going home to clean her room.

Just then, Ai Haibara, who had been silent since earlier, suddenly called out to her.

"Ritsuka-neechan".