The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Now, Daoxie Masahiko's smile became even brighter.

"Hey, why are you so scared!" he said as he slowly approached Sonoko. "There's nothing to be afraid of, Sonoko."

When he noticed that Sonoko had retreated and was leaning against a large tree with nowhere to escape, the smile on his face turned dangerous.

Dokyo Masahiko slowly pulled a dagger from behind his back and said to Sonoko, "Those are the teeth marks you left on my leg last night."

Sonoko was so scared that she wanted to run away, but because she was wearing slippers, she accidentally fell to the ground.

Daoxie Zhengyan also lunged forward with a sinister grin, covering Sonoko's mouth with one hand and brandishing a gleaming knife in the other: "I think you'd better hand over the photo quickly, the one you took last night to show a certain detective! To you it may look like a picture of me being intimate with someone else, but it's actually a picture of me committing a crime! Just like the situation now, heh heh!"

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"What!? Who are you?! You mistakenly believe that Sonoko took photos of him committing murder, which is why you approached her!"

Led by Conan, Ran ran wildly in the direction that Masahiko Dokichi and Sonoko had left, while asking Yuu Aragaki a question.

“That’s right, I only just suddenly realized that too.” Aragaki Yu nodded.

Unlike Conan's current situation, running at this speed was nothing to him, so he didn't feel out of breath. In addition, he knew that Makoto Kyogoku was definitely following behind Sonoko, so there was no need to rush. Therefore, he still had a lot of energy to explain everything to Ran.

“Yesterday, when we passed by the crime scene, we did happen to witness Dokyo Masahiko committing the murder in the woods. At that time, I remember a train was passing by, and its lights unfortunately shone into the woods. This fleeting effect made Dokyo Masahiko think that someone had taken a picture of him committing the crime! When he peeked out to observe the situation, he also happened to see Sonoko holding a camera. So he had this misunderstanding.”

"Phew~ So that's why he deliberately chose to get close to Sonoko?" Ran took the opportunity to catch her breath while running and asking the question.

Yuu Aragaki sighed, his expression somewhat helpless. "That's right. During the contact, he overheard Sonoko saying that she was going to send a certain photo she had taken to a detective named Shinichi Kudo. In addition, after Sonoko said something that was easy to misunderstand, it deepened Dokyo Masahiko's misunderstanding that Sonoko had taken pictures of him committing the crime."

"How...how could this be! If that's the case, Sonoko is really too..." Ran exclaimed, about to say something.

Conan, who was running ahead, shouted to the two of them, "Ran-neechan, Aragaki-nii, there seems to be some noise ahead! Sonoko-neechan should be up not far ahead!"

"Okay, Conan, get out of the way!" Upon hearing this, Ran's expression turned serious and terrifying. A murderous intent suddenly surged from her body. She took a deep breath and instantly unleashed 120% of her strength, rushing away at lightning speed.

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"I told you, didn't I? My girlfriend dumped me so cruelly. So, whenever I see a noisy woman like you with dyed brown hair, my anger just starts to rise! Because you're just like that woman who dragged me into this abyss!" Dokyo Masahiko slowly raised his knife, pointing it at Sonoko's abdomen. Looking at the fear in her eyes, he excitedly explained his reason for killing her.

"Oh no!" Xiaolan rushed out of a thicket of bushes and finally saw Dokyo Masahiko and Sonoko on a high slope in the distance.

At this moment, Sonoko was being pinned down by Dokyo Masahiko's legs, while he held a gleaming dagger high in both hands, about to stab Sonoko.

"Damn it, it's too late!" As Xiaolan continued running towards Yuanzi, she saw Yuanzi about to die under the thug's knife and couldn't help but show a bloodshot expression.

"Why, why is this happening!" Sonoko, who had completely collapsed to the ground, stared wide-eyed at the sharp blade pointing at her, her heart filled with fear and despair. "Why are all the men who are interested in me like this?!"

"God! I hate you!"

Just as Sonoko realized that the dagger in Dokyo Masahiko's hand was falling rapidly and desperately closed her eyes and screamed.

Suddenly, they heard the sound of a blade piercing muscle, followed by a gasp from Dokyo Masahiko.

Sonoko opened her eyes because the pain she had imagined did not occur, but she was shocked to find that the hotel's young owner, Makoto Kyogoku, had appeared beside her at some point.

What surprised Sonoko even more was that the sound of a blade piercing muscle that she had just heard was actually because Makoto Kyogoku had used his own arm to shield her from the weapon in Masahiko Dokyo's hand.

Then, the next moment, Kyogoku Makoto completely disregarded the dagger still stuck in his arm and, with an elbow strike, sent Dokyo Masahiko, who had been stunned in place because he had blocked the dagger, flying away.

Kyogoku Makoto ignored the flying Dokyo Masahiko and paid even less attention to his injured arm. Instead, he looked at Sonoko lying on the ground with concern and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I... I'm fine!" Sonoko stammered, looking at Makoto Kyogoku who had suddenly appeared beside her like a divine intervention to save her. "But your arm is injured!"

"Huh? You mean this!" Kyogoku Makoto raised his arm, from which the dagger was stuck, somewhat bewildered, but his face showed no pain. Instead, he said nonchalantly, "This isn't..."

Because the dagger was firmly gripped by his strong muscles, the blade didn't actually penetrate very deep, and therefore the amount of blood that flowed out wasn't as much as one might expect.

Chapter 321 Classic Four-Protect-One

"I finally remember!"

Ran, who was running wildly, suddenly shouted when she saw Kyogoku Makoto, who had blocked Dokyo Masahiko's path.

"Hmm?" Conan, who was following behind Ran, looked up at Ran with some confusion.

"I felt like I'd seen this man somewhere before, and it turns out it was at the competition venue! But because he was wearing glasses this time, I didn't recognize him at first!"

Ran stared intently at Makoto Kyogoku not far away, a strange light gleaming in her eyes.

"The competition venue?"

Now, Conan was even more puzzled.

"That's right, he's the captain of Beika High School's karate club! Known as the 'Kicking Prince', Makoto Kyogoku!"

At the same time, Dokyo Masahiko, who had gotten up from the ground, suddenly picked up a stick from the ground and angrily attacked Kyogoku Makoto and Sonoko.

Because he was trying to protect Sonoko, Makoto Kyogoku was caught off guard and accidentally had his glasses knocked off his face by Masahiko Dokyo, revealing his resolute expression.

next moment.

Under Makoto Kyogoku's sudden and continuous attacks, Dokyo Masahiko was also sent flying by his final flying knee strike, landing in front of Ran, Yuu Aragaki, and Conan who were running towards them.

Dao Xie Zheng Yan crashed heavily to the ground. He looked at the group of guys who had suddenly appeared in front of him, tried to struggle to get up but failed, and finally fainted completely.

"Wow...so amazing!" Sonoko exclaimed, clicking her tongue as she watched Kyogoku Makoto's retreating figure.

Upon hearing Sonoko's praise, Kyogoku Makoto, who had his back to her, couldn't help but blush slightly.

However, he casually tossed away the dagger stuck in his arm while muttering, "This guy is really dangerous. If it weren't for someone like me who's always around, he would be finished."

"No one's alright?" Sonoko paused for a moment, then looked at Makoto Kyogoku standing in front of her and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you've been... by my side the whole time?"

“Yes.” Makoto Kyogoku turned around, reached out and helped Sonoko up from the ground, and answered matter-of-factly, “I followed you all the way until you went into the woods, because I was deeply impressed by your words about being a pervert.”

……

Ran looked at Sonoko, who had been rescued by Makoto Kyogoku, and was about to run up to ask what was wrong when Yuu Aragaki, who was behind her, grabbed her arm.

Because it happened so suddenly, Xiaolan, who was caught off guard, was pulled and stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

“Aragaki, you…”

Ran turned her head in surprise, just about to ask Aragaki Yu what he meant.

Being suddenly grabbed while running is a very dangerous thing.

But then he discovered that Aragaki Yu had actually winked at him. After gesturing towards Sonoko with his lips, he then made a silencing expression.

Ran was taken aback, not understanding the meaning behind Aragaki Yu's actions.

It wasn't until she looked in Sonoko's direction again that she noticed the strange atmosphere between Sonoko and Makoto Kyogoku.

Ran, who immediately understood, quickly covered Conan's mouth as he was about to say something.

Then, carrying a bewildered Conan, Yu followed Aragaki Yu stealthily away, leaving Sonoko and Makoto Kyogoku enough space.

Conan: "Waaaaah... (Put me down...)"

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“Before he met you guys, that guy had also flirted with two or three other girls, so I’ve always been a little worried.” Kyogoku Makoto glanced disdainfully at Dokyo Masahiko, who had already fainted on the ground, and then looked at Sonoko beside him.

“Protect…protect me? Why would you protect me? We don’t even know each other.” Sonoko looked at Makoto Kyogoku in disbelief.

For some reason, this guy, who had previously annoyed me so much, now seemed more and more pleasing to the eye.

To Sonoko's surprise, Makoto Kyogoku shook his head at her and said, "You may not know who I am, but I've noticed you for a while now!"

"Huh?" Startled by Makoto Kyogoku's words, Sonoko involuntarily covered her mouth, her eyes filled with surprise.

Kyogoku Makoto blushed slightly, seemingly a little embarrassed. "I saw you at a karate tournament once, where you were cheering your friends on with all your might. I just never expected that you would happen to stay at my family's inn."

While Sonoko was still in a daze, Makoto Kyogoku frowned as he looked at her off-shoulder and crop top and said, "Also, I advise you not to wear those kinds of underwear that are meant to attract men's attention anymore."

"Of course, if you take what I said as just a joke from one of the many men who have expressed interest in you, that's fine with me."

"Ah!" Sonoko, who had finally come to her senses, suddenly realized the meaning behind Kyogoku Masato's words, and her face turned bright red.

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On the other side, Dokyo Masahiko, who had just woken up, was already handcuffed by Terahashi Shoji.

His face was swollen from Kyogoku Makoto's series of combos, and coupled with his dejected expression, he looked extremely disheveled.

Recalling his experiences over the past two days, Dokyo Masahiko's heart was filled with despair.

He had a smooth and successful year ahead of him, and had been able to get away with it all.

But since yesterday, all the people around me, apart from that naive young lady, are abnormal!

A boy who always looked at him with strange eyes, who seemed a little abnormal.

An unusually mature elementary school student, who doesn't seem like a child at all.

And then there's that girl who always stayed with Sonoko, who seemed so gentle, but inexplicably smashed the car window with her knee to save Sonoko.

Finally, there's the hotel owner who used his arm to block the dagger and then kicked himself unconscious.

……

What kind of weird lineup am I facing?!

(Yuu Aragaki: "Simple, isn't it obvious? Classic four-protect-one strategy! Ran top, Makoto Kyogoku jungle, Yuu Aragaki mid, and Conan support.")

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Soon, Dokyo Masahiko was escorted away from the scene by Terahashi Shoji.