The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

After examining his wallet with a puzzled look, Yuu Aragaki finally understood why the white-haired woman had thanked him.

Everything in my wallet—my ID, cards, coupons, etc.—was there, but the cash inside had vanished.

It was obvious that the white-haired woman had taken the money.

It was only at this point that Yuu Aragaki finally realized what the other person meant by whether or not they could satisfy her.

So it turns out she didn't want to give it away for free, she wanted to get it for free!

"Damn it!" Aragaki Yu couldn't help but curse inwardly.

That's a whopping ten thousand yen!

Although the amount is not large, it is all hard-earned money from his hard work.

(Gin: "Hard-earned money? Pshaw!")

Just as Aragaki Yu was angrily clutching his wallet, he also noticed that the communication gem he had placed in the Yin-Yang Domain suddenly reacted.

"Ok?"

When he took out the communication gem, sure enough, it was Koizumi Akako contacting him.

The first words that came from Koizumi Akako through the communication gem were—

"Yuu Aragaki, the witch you were investigating has reappeared!"

"I already know..."

Upon hearing Koizumi Akako's belated announcement, Aragaki Yu responded with a hint of annoyance.

He didn't know what had happened to Koizumi Akako; she had suddenly become just like Inspector Megure.

It will only appear after everything is over.

"Huh, you know that?"

Koizumi Akako, on the other end of the communication gem, was clearly not prepared for Aragaki Yu's answer.

"That's right, the witch you mentioned who reappeared just walked past me..."

"..."

Yuu Aragaki noticed that the communication gem suddenly fell silent.

If the communication gem hadn't still been glowing, Aragaki Yu would have almost thought that Koizumi Akako had ended her contact with him.

After an unknown amount of time, Koizumi Akako finally spoke again, "Where...are you?"

However, her tone still sounded somewhat dazed.

“Mihanacho… in the alley next to No. 18 Shishiro Road…” Aragaki Yu looked around and happened to see the street sign not far away.

"..."

Koizumi Akako glanced at her divination ball.

Sure enough, the location that Aragaki Yu described was exactly the same as the place where he sensed the witch had appeared.

That guy, Yuu Aragaki, actually didn't lie to me...

Koizumi Akako felt a little speechless.

To her utter surprise, Aragaki Yuu actually ran into that witch!

However, when Koizumi Akako recalled the terrifying aura she had sensed emanating from the witch, her tone instantly became tense again, "Aragaki Yu, are you alright? That witch... how is she?"

Although she verbally warned Aragaki Yu not to get close to the guy who made her heart flutter, Koizumi Akako still harbored a slight curiosity about this suddenly appearing witch deep down.

Therefore, in addition to confirming whether Aragaki Yu was alright, she also hoped to get some information about the witch from Aragaki Yu.

“I’m fine, but as for that witch…” Aragaki Yu paused slightly at this point.

Koizumi Akako naturally noticed Aragaki Yu's hesitation.

Thinking that Aragaki Yu had discovered some secret, Koizumi Akako nervously swallowed and held her breath, waiting for Aragaki Yu to finish his sentence.

"That witch... she's actually quite pretty!"

"Huh?!" Koizumi Akako was speechless.

"thump……"

Aside from Koizumi Akako's surprised exclamation, there seemed to be the sound of something falling to the ground.

If Aragaki Yu is not mistaken, then it must be that Koizumi Akako dropped the communication gem she hadn't been holding properly.

Just as Aragaki Yu was about to ask Koizumi Akako what was going on.

"Ha! Die, man!"

After a burst of exasperated voice from Koizumi Akako, the communication gem went completely dark.

It was obvious that Koizumi Akako had cut off the communication link.

Aragaki Yu was left scratching his head in bewilderment, wondering why Koizumi Akako had suddenly become so irritable.

Wasn't that guy asking me how I felt about that witch?

That witch is indeed very beautiful, that's for sure...

Only the snow woman on her shoulder, who had overheard the entire conversation, sighed helplessly, "So, in some ways, the Onmyoji is only about the same level as that guy Shinichi Kudo..."

Chapter 414 Clash with the Famous Detective (1)

Deep in the mountains of Tottori Prefecture.

A car was driving slowly along a forest path.

The sky was beginning to darken, and the deserted path, lined with dense bushes, made the journey exceptionally quiet.

As Miyano Akemi was driving, she swallowed nervously after hearing a strange crow's cry coming from deep in the woods.

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to reach out and nudge Aragaki Yu, who was fast asleep in the passenger seat.

"Hmm?" Yuu Aragaki, sitting in the passenger seat, opened his eyes and glanced at Akemi Miyano, who had a tense expression.

He wasn't actually asleep; he was just closing his eyes and contemplating the destination of this journey.

Twilight Villa

That's right, it's the former mansion of the organization's boss, Karasuma Renya.

Nowadays, probably no one knows that beneath the old and dilapidated exterior of that mansion lies a vast amount of gold.

It could even be said that, apart from the outer shell used for disguise, the entire mansion is actually a golden mansion in itself.

Unfortunately, Karasuma Renya was unable to find the treasure hidden in that villa back then, and eventually sold it off.

Later, this twilight villa changed hands several times.

The current owner of the annex, in order to find the treasure hidden in this mansion, sent invitations to famous detectives from all over the world a few days ago in the name of Phantom Thief Kid.

They plan to use these detectives to find the treasure.

The organization naturally took note of this.

After all, the Twilight Mansion, which was once an asset of the organization, has now become connected with Phantom Thief Kid.

The organization naturally wanted to see if it could get a share of the profits.

This task, which had little to do with the organization itself, was naturally assigned to Yuu Aragaki by Gin.

Although Gin didn't have high hopes for this.

After all, a thorough search had already been conducted before the organization resold the villa, but no trace of any treasure was found.

For Gin, it would be best if Aragaki Yuu could find the treasure during this mission. If not, it would at least give this idle employee some work to do.

Akemi Miyano, naturally, took on the role of a tool.

"Hey Aragaki, is this kind of ghost road really some kind of shortcut? It feels like it's getting more and more remote," Miyano Akemi said with some concern.

As Akemi Miyano was speaking, it suddenly started to rain.

Against the backdrop of the rain, the atmosphere in the woods seemed even more eerie.

“I think it’s probably right, after all, the gas station owner just said that a car had asked the same question not long ago.” Shinjuku Yu looked around and said, “And there are indeed tire tracks left by other cars that drove on this road not long ago.”

Moreover, at that gas station, Yuu Aragaki also discovered something that surprised him.

Kogoro Mouri was fast asleep in one of the toilet stalls at the gas station.

He had clearly been shot in the head with a tranquilizer gun. Thank you.

First, Aragaki Yu ruled out Conan as a "suspect".

So, when it comes to other habitual criminals who would use tranquilizer guns, Aragaki Yu naturally thinks of Kuroba Kaito, the guy who plays Kaito Kid.

Yuya Aragaki was not surprised at all that Kid would be there.

After all, how could such a notice not attract his attention if someone impersonated Kidd and sent it out using his identity?

Just two days ago, Phantom Thief Kid happened to learn that several famous detectives had received a dark invitation to have dinner at a villa called Twilight Villa.

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