Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"In criminology, I'm afraid there's nothing more I can teach you, Master."

"Criminology? I've never studied that, have I?"

Hearing this, she finally couldn't help but complain.

"Also, if you slander me again, watch out, I'll use my Baroque technique to duel you."

"It's better to spare me."

Moriarty raised his hands in surrender and chuckled:

"My body, which has been plagued by chronic lower back pain for a long time, can't withstand any kind of hardship."

After a few casual words, we got back to the main topic.

Only then did Moriarty greet them with a smile, a slight bow, and the formality of a true gentleman:

"Then please take good care of me during this time, Master."

Although Moriarty has joined the family, the tasks they have to do haven't changed much.

The next day, she planned to go to the car dealership to buy a car as her means of transportation in this world, as she had previously decided.

"Knock knock."

Just as she was getting ready to leave, there was a knock at the door. When she opened it, the same adorable Ai Haibara appeared before her as always.

Good morning, Ritsuka-neechan.

Good morning, Ai. What's up?

"It's nothing, it's just..."

Ai Haibara seemed a little embarrassed when she heard the question.

Because of Shinichi Kudo's own mistake yesterday, which exposed his weakness to the other party, Fujimaru Ritsuka was objectively dragged into the situation.

So he stopped advising her to stay away from the other party. Instead, he hoped that she could continue to keep in touch with Fujimaru Ritsuka, so that she could continue to obtain information about the other party—at least let them know enough about her—while secretly protecting her.

After all, Fujimaru Ritsuka is just an ordinary person. Although she is quite skilled, it is still too dangerous for her to face an organization like the Black Organization.

Although she now looks like a child, her memories and experience remain unchanged, and at least when facing the Black Organization, she can still serve as a warning.

This arrangement suited her perfectly.

But how can I continue to stay in touch with Fujimaru Ritsuka?

She was stumped by this.

She could have come to visit every day before out of concern for Fujimaru Ritsuka's safety, but now that the latter has returned unharmed, and since the two of them don't actually have any special relationship, she really has no reason to come looking for Fujimaru Ritsuka anymore.

Of course, she could also choose to act like a child and say something innocent like, "It's nothing, I just wanted to come and play with Ritsuka-neechan."

However, when facing Fujimaru Ritsuka, her previously superb acting skills seemed to be rendered useless.

Moreover, that statement was practically self-disclosure; who could possibly say something like that?

However, she quickly noticed that Fujimaru Ritsuka was fully dressed and seemed to be getting ready to go out, so she decided to skip the previous topic and asked:

"Ritsuka-neechan, are you getting ready to go out?"

"Ah."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and smiled:

"I realized yesterday that it can be very inconvenient to travel without a vehicle, so I decided to go out today and buy myself a car."

"Does Ai want to come along?"

"Okay."

Ai Haibara quickly nodded in agreement; wasn't this the best reason to act together?

"Miss Ritsuka, is this lovely little girl someone you know around here?"

Just then, a strange male voice came from behind Fujimaru Ritsuka. Under Ai Haibara's wary gaze, a well-dressed gentleman in his fifties appeared in front of her.

Since the Conan world is a relatively normal modern society, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Moriarty to remove all the strange and eye-catching decorations from his clothes.

Therefore, he now looks more like a debonair old gentleman than a strangely fashionable gentleman.

He doesn't look like a suspicious person.

After Moriarty's face and figure were clearly revealed, Ai Haibara made this judgment, and her gaze changed from vigilance to doubt.

She looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and asked:

"Ritsuka-neechan, who is this old man?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka introduced with a smile:

"He's kind of my housekeeper; he just arrived here last night."

Moriarty bowed politely and smiled.

"Yes, I am Ritsuka's (Master's) most capable servant. Please call me James."

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Chapter 84 Buying a Car

The wealthy young lady and her butler—this was the disguised identity she chose to present to the outside world after discussing it with Moriarty.

Moreover, their original relationship was simply that of Master and Servant, so this explanation is quite reasonable.

Miss, butler?

For Ai Haibara, everything before her eyes perfectly matched her previous guesses about Ritsuka Fujimaru's true identity, and the appearance of the butler James became strong evidence for her deduction.

First of all, the very existence of James's butler is not simple.

It wasn't just his European surname and appearance, but more importantly, the traditional British gentlemanly demeanor he exuded, which reminded her of a certain term—

An English butler.

Although it is called an English butler, it originated in France. However, because the service concept was perfected in Britain and all aspects of the tradition bear a clear British imprint, it is called "English".

The role of a British butler in a wealthy family is quite diverse, but what is certain is that a British butler needs to have extremely high personal qualities, rich life wisdom, and professional competence.

They not only enjoy the trust and reliance of their masters, but sometimes the masters also regard them as members of the family, entrusting them with all matters, big and small.

Abroad, almost everyone would agree that an English butler is the epitome of gentlemanly conduct—more gentlemanly than a gentleman, more aristocratic than an aristocrat.

The profession of English butler has a history in Europe that predates that of the nobility.

If I had to sum it up in one sentence, it would be this: they were not descendants of nobles, but they were teachers of nobles.

Therefore, being able to hire an English butler to serve the family can itself be considered a symbol of the family's status.

Just as she had guessed, Fujimaru Ritsuka was indeed a young lady from a prominent family.

However, at the same time, Ai Haibara also had some new questions, and she curiously asked Ritsuka Fujimaru:

"Why wasn't Mr. James here before?"

"Um"

Because the other party was still in Chaldea before, and was not summoned by her.

Such a statement was definitely not something that could be said, so Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered and began to consider how to explain it.

At this moment, Moriarty suddenly spoke, sighing as he said:

"Because I only recently learned that Ms. Ritsuka came here. I was so worried when we suddenly lost contact before."

At the same time, he subtly gave Fujimaru Ritsuka a look.

Not only are they a young lady and a butler, but she's also a young lady who ran away from home?

She understood Moriarty's meaning, but couldn't help but mentally complain about this sudden addition:

Isn't this too bloody?

However, upon closer reflection, it seems to quite fit her current situation.

She did indeed leave Chaldea suddenly and was unable to return; she was only recently contacted by people from Chaldea.

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Fine.

So, she could only helplessly accept this situation, scratching her head and forcing a dry laugh:

That's all there is to it.

This is a real deal.

Having received answers from Fujimaru Ritsuka and the butler that matched her deductions, the other party's approximate identity was thus confirmed.

It's unclear whether this butler named James was specifically sent by the family or decided to come to find Fujimaru Ritsuka on his own.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was unaware of Ai Haibara's complex thoughts. After letting her get acquainted with Moriarty briefly, the three of them immediately set off to buy a car.

"I asked around before, and it seems there's a newly opened 4S store nearby. Why don't we go check it out there?"

So, after making this decision, we took a taxi to the 4S store. There were quite a few wreaths outside the store to celebrate the opening, so it seemed that it had only been open for a short time.

However, before they could even enter, the three of them were drawn to the noise coming from inside the store.

Wow, so many cars!

"Ayumi, look! This car is so cool!"

"I really don't understand what's so good about those rough cars. I think the pink little car is so cute, can I sit in it and try it out?"

"No way! Can't you guys just shut up?!"

The three members of the Junior Detective League, Genta Kojima, Ayumi Yoshida, and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, were wandering around the hall, curiously exploring everything, looking every bit like mischievous kids.

Ran Mouri's best friend, Sonoko Suzuki, angrily scolded the three kids, but to little avail, which only made her more furious.