The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

It must be said that, under the pale moonlight, the woods after the rain appeared particularly desolate and eerie.

With a mournful caw of a crow, even the Yuki-onna sitting on Aragaki Yu's shoulder instinctively shrank back.

Meanwhile, sitting in the back row, Aragaki Yu was curiously looking around at the scenery, but couldn't help thinking to himself, "If Ran were here now, she would probably be terrified and screaming."

A few minutes later, the car driven by Chima Kazuyo finally stopped at their destination—

They arrived at the suspension bridge that they had to cross to reach the Dusk Villa.

Perhaps to be on the safe side, Chima Kazuyo did not choose to get out of the car, but instead remained in the car with the engine still running.

Meanwhile, Yu Aragaki and the other two opened the car doors, got out, and began to survey their surroundings.

"That was a really thorough blast!"

Harufumi Mogi got out of the car and looked at the completely burned-out suspension bridge in front of him with a sigh.

The wooden suspension bridge that once spanned the cliff had its ropes completely broken, with obvious signs of burning at the broken ends.

"Heh, that guy wasn't lying after all; this suspension bridge has almost completely collapsed," Kogoro Mouri said with a hint of helplessness as he followed behind.

Yuu Aragaki walked to the edge of the cliff, estimated the distance and height of the canyon, and said meaningfully, "At this distance, and with the headwind, there's no way to get to the other side using ropes and a hang glider."

Maori Kogoro:"……"

Kaito Kuroba, hidden beneath Kogoro Mouri's mask, knew perfectly well that Yuu Aragaki was speaking to himself.

Now he was even more certain that Aragaki Yu already knew his identity.

However, he wasn't too worried about it, because compared to those detectives, Aragaki Yu was more like one of his own.

However, when he thought about the relationship between Aragaki Yu and that kid and Ran, he hesitated a little.

should be……

We're on the same side...

"Hey, Sister Senma!"

Just as Kaito Kuroba was lost in thought while impersonating Kogoro Mouri, Harufumi Mogi turned to look at Kazuyo Senma, who was still in the car, and said, "Could you please switch the high beams to low beams? I want to check the surroundings."

"Okay, of course no problem."

With her reply, Chima Kazuyo in the car began to fumble for the switches inside.

"The culprit will definitely make another move!" Kogoro Mouri said to the two people beside him, looking at the bottomless cliff.

Harufumi Mogi nodded in agreement, glancing instinctively at the car behind him. "Yes, things are definitely not that simple!"

When he turned around and noticed that Aragaki Yu and Mouri Kogoro were making the same gesture, he also revealed a knowing smile.

However, just as the headlights switched from high beam to low beam, the car driven by Chima Kōdai suddenly exploded with a loud "boom".

When the three of them turned around, all they could see was the car turned into a raging fire.

Then, perhaps due to brake failure caused by the fire, the car, engulfed in flames, slid down the slope and plunged off the cliff right in front of the three people who were stunned.

The last car that survived the ordeal in the villa, as expected, did not escape this calamity.

However, Senma Shiro did not escape from the car.

"Ms. Senma!"

After a few seconds, Kogoro Mouri, who had just come to his senses, anxiously lay down on the edge of the cliff and exclaimed in alarm as he watched the ball of fire fall off the cliff.

At the same time, Aragaki Yu and Mogi Harufumi also ran over and looked at the car that had fallen into the cliff with solemn expressions.

"Lady Senma!"

"..."

Looking at Kogoro Mouri, who was lying on the edge of the cliff and howling in pain, Yuu Aragaki suddenly felt that Kuroba's acting skills seemed a bit too exaggerated.

Harufumi Mogi seemed to have the same feeling. Although he also looked anxious, the corners of his mouth were twitching uncontrollably.

Finally, the flames from the burning car gradually disappeared at the bottom of the cliff.

“At this height, especially inside a burning car, there’s no way to save him…” Seeing that Kogoro Mouri showed no sign of stopping, Yu Aragaki was the first to stand up and say to Kogoro Mouri, who was still looking at the cliff.

With Yuu Aragaki's prompting, Kaito Kuroba finally finished acting out his "heartbroken" scene about the death of his comrade.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn it, that murderer, that bastard!"

Yu Aragaki, Harushi Motegi: "..."

Left with no other choice, the three decided to return to the villa and discuss their next move with the others who remained there.

……

Only after the three figures completely disappeared off the cliff edge.

From the bushes next to where the car had just exploded, a rustling sound suddenly came from.

The next second, a somewhat disheveled figure crawled out of the bushes.

That's right, she was the one who was supposed to be killed in the explosion while sitting in the car, and then fall off the cliff with the car.

Yet, at this very moment, she stood there unharmed.

She stood on the edge of the cliff, looked in the direction where Kogoro Mouri and his two companions had left, and then turned to look at the cliff behind her.

Finally, he shook his head, a knowing smile spreading across his face.

Senma Kyouyo thought she had fooled the three detectives with her faked death, but little did she know—

On her shoulder, the snow woman was sitting and yawning, looking rather bored.

It turns out that when Aragaki Yu and Mouri Kogoro got out of the car together, they left the Yuki-onna in the car.

The snow woman saw through Chima Kazuyo's actions: she detonated the explosives she was carrying in the car, and jumped out of the car a second before it exploded while Kogoro Mouri and the others had their backs to her.

Or rather, it wasn't just that it didn't escape the Snow Woman's eyes.

When Aragaki Yu noticed the expressions on Kogoro Mouri's and Harufumi Mogi's faces, he realized that they had also noticed Senma Kazuyo's subtle actions.

……

I arrived by car.

But the return journey would indeed have to rely solely on my own two legs.

After finally making it back to the villa, Aragaki Yu was starting to regret his decision to join in the fun.

It would be better to stay in the villa and keep the Demon Blade Princess and the others who stayed there.

Chapter 426 Shikigami Demolition Team

As for the reason why Yaodao-hime and the others stayed in the annex.

Naturally, it's all for this house full of gold.

Entering a treasure mountain and returning empty-handed is not the style of Aragaki Yu.

Therefore, during the meal, Aragaki Yu had already taken advantage of the fact that no one else was in the other parts of the villa.

All the shikigami except for Yuki-onna, including Yoto-hime, were dispatched.

"Find some hidden corners that won't attract attention and pry up some gold, such as handrails, railings, and reliefs in certain corners, and take them all away..."

These were, of course, the exact words that Aragaki Yuu had given to Yaodao-hime and the others.

And so, in a corner of the annex, the Shikigami-affiliated demolition team began their work.

Firefly Grass was in charge of smashing the wall.

The Demon Blade Princess is in charge of cutting.

Little Tengu was in charge of carrying it.

The Broom God is responsible for sweeping up the dust.

Princess Kaguya was in charge of keeping watch...

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

To be honest, this really is a deal worth millions in a matter of minutes.

As for being discovered by others...

You should know that everyone, including the "murderer" himself, was gathered in the Chinese restaurant eating.

Even if Aragaki Yu later reported the matter of the Twilight Villa to Gin, the organization would still send someone to take over the Golden Villa.

Who knows when it will be possible to move this villa in full view of everyone?

Even if some missing parts of the annex are discovered, it would only be because they were bumped or knocked off during the process of the stone coverings on its exterior collapsing and revealing the true form.

As for taking over this golden villa, not to mention the time and effort involved, dealing with these detectives would be a very troublesome matter.

Not to mention that converting such a huge amount of gold into cash would be a difficult task.

Therefore, for Aragaki Yu, stealing a little gold as a souvenir would be about right.

However, what Aragaki Yu didn't know was that while he was away, the shikigami demolition team had already dug up the gold from an entire room.

……