The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Of course, all of the above are merely Yuu Aragaki's internal speculations and monologues.

"First, I remember you mentioned when you were at the firm that you had a bad bronchus, and that you liked to knit sweaters, which I really can't accept."

Also, I just heard Xiaolan say that when you were at the table, you could tell what kind of fish it was just by looking at the fish meat, which means you really enjoy cooking.

Moreover, you're already married, yet you're still hiding it. Just like Mrs. Shibata bandaged Mr. Shibata's ring mark, you're putting a bandage on your ring finger.

This is why, with Aragaki's prompting, you immediately noticed the unusual parts of Mr. Shibata's body.

Next up is Reiko...

Such a fancy name, yet it never appeared in that ninja novel. That "Reiko" you muttered to yourself in the coffee shop, what exactly does it mean...?

Ikenami Shizuka: "..."

She looked at Kogoro Mouri on the chair with a strange expression.

However, it's more accurate to say that her expression changed because of the questions Kogoro Mouri raised.

Rather than saying she was curious about how Kogoro Mouri could maintain his posture without changing at all after delivering such a long speech.

This……

No wonder he has the legendary title of "Sleeping Kogoro".

If it weren't for the sound of his deduction, Kogoro Mouri would look exactly like he was asleep.

Chapter 452 Xiaolan, your idea is dangerous!

"No, I think she wasn't talking about Reiko, but rather iced coffee!"

Just as everyone's eyes were drawn to Shizuka Ikenami because of Kogoro Mouri's words, Yu Aragaki suddenly spoke up.

"Iced, iced coffee!?"

Everyone was clearly surprised by Aragaki Yu's sudden interruption.

Even Conan, who was hiding behind a chair, couldn't help but peek out and look in Aragaki Yu's direction with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right. I think she wanted to order an iced coffee, but then she suddenly changed her mind. If Miss Shizuka hadn’t said that, her identity would have been exposed immediately.” Aragaki Yu stared at Ikenami Shizuka and explained with a smile.

"..."

Shizuka Ikenami gave Yuu Aragaki a deep look, and at the same time subconsciously raised her hand to tuck the hair in front of her forehead.

"Identity? Exposure? Aragaki, what are you talking about?" Ran tilted her head, her eyes full of question marks.

"What this guy means is that if we don't change what he says, you'll find out that she's actually from Osaka."

This time, before Aragaki Yu could even explain, another unexpected voice came from outside the door.

"Um!?"

The other people reacted relatively well, at most looking curiously towards the doorway.

Conan, however, was startled by the sound and leaned out in shock to look towards the doorway.

But then they saw Heiji Hattori standing outside the door at some point, while Kazuha was also hiding behind Heiji Hattori, peeking out on tiptoe and greeting everyone with a smile.

“But these days, only middle-aged men and women would say that!” Hattori Heiji straightened his hat and looked at Ikenami Shizuka in the room. “Right, auntie?”

"Ah, it's Hattori Heiji and Kazuha!" Ran, who was still in a daze, finally came to her senses and excitedly waved to the two people at the door.

Conan's brows furrowed involuntarily, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

"How did you, a guy who's not from Osaka, figure that out?" Hattori Heiji asked Aragaki Yu with a puzzled look.

His brows were furrowed tightly.

To be honest, it is impossible to deduce this from such a few fragments of words.

“I guessed…” Aragaki Yu looked up and smiled at Hattori Heiji.

Kazuha: ?(???o?o??)?

Before anyone could react, Kazuha, who was standing behind him, was the first to lose her temper.

Her face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away somewhat shyly, looking in another direction.

It wasn't that she had any feelings for Aragaki Yu, but the fact that a handsome and cheerful peer was looking in her direction with that expression made her feel a little shy.

However, Hattori Heiji was clearly dissatisfied with Aragaki Yu's answer. "What? Are you kidding me?"

“I think it’s because he noticed you sneaking around outside the door eavesdropping a while ago,” Ikeba Shizuka suddenly said.

However, while speaking, she also gave Hattori Heiji a disgruntled look.

It seemed as if she was complaining about him categorizing himself as a middle-aged person.

"What's wrong, ma'am? Do you have a problem with that?"

Hearing this, amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, Hattori Heiji walked somewhat unhappily to Ikenami Shizuka's side, tugged at her kimono sleeve, and continued, "Alright, auntie, there's probably nothing more for you to do here. I think you should go back to Osaka as soon as possible!"

Seeing Hattori Heiji's impolite behavior, Ran and the others widened their eyes in surprise.

On the contrary, Kazuha did not show any strange expression, as if she was already used to it.

Because of the noise from the outside world, Kogoro Mouri, who was groggily waking up from his deep sleep, slowly opened his eyes.

He stretched out his hands in a daze, rubbed his eyes, and found that the brat from Osaka named Hattori Heiji was actually pulling on Miss Shizuka.

I don't know why Hattori Heiji is here.

But Kogoro Mouri jumped up from his chair and rushed towards Heiji Hattori and Shizuka Ikenami, yelling, "Stop! What are you trying to do to Shizuka-san, you brat?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing the scene suddenly turn into chaos, Xiaolan couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.

She hesitated for a moment, but in the end she did not choose to go up and grab her father who was grabbing Heiji Hattori's collar.

After all, Ran didn't quite understand Hattori Heiji's behavior either.

However, when Ran noticed that Aragaki Yu was watching the scene with great interest, she couldn't help but move closer to him and ask in confusion, "Aragaki, what... what's going on here? And who exactly is this Ms. Ikenami?"

Looking at Aragaki Yu's behavior, she felt as if Aragaki Yu already knew everything.

Xiao Lan even suspects that if you gave Aragaki Yu a bag of sunflower seeds now, he would definitely sit down and start eating them without any worries.

“Ikenami Shizuka…” Aragaki Yu smiled and glanced at Ran, repeating Miss Shizuka’s name before slowly reminding Ran, “Don’t you think this name sounds familiar?”

"Sounds familiar?"

Xiaolan tried hard to recall the name, then smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Because she really had no recollection of this name.

Conan, who had somehow gotten close by, began to look rather strange after hearing those words.

“She was the former Karuta Queen.” Yuu Aragaki glanced at Shizuka Ikenami, who was squinting at Heiji Hattori and Kogoro Mori pulling at each other, and slowly introduced her. “Of course, she was also the captain of the Kendo club in junior high school, which you can tell from her very skillful movements just now.”

"The Queen of Karuta!?"

Ran, who didn't know much about karuta, was naturally completely unaware of this, but her gaze towards Aragaki Yu also became strange. "Hey Aragaki, you know so much about these things, it's not like you're..."

Although Ran hadn't finished speaking, Aragaki Yu completely understood her meaning from her tone.

So, Yuu Aragaki patted Ran on the shoulder helplessly and said, "Ran, your idea is very dangerous!"

Chapter 453 Mermaid Island (1)

"Xiao Lan, if you're not familiar with this identity, then you should know about her other identity."

Amid Conan's gritted teeth, Aragaki Yu suddenly leaned close to Ran's ear and whispered, "Miss Shizuka's husband is none other than the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief, Superintendent Hattori Heizo."

"Huh!?" Ran was taken aback, blinking blankly at Aragaki Yu. "Osaka Prefecture? Hattori?"

"Wait!" Ran quickly realized what Aragaki Yu had said and pointed at Ikenami Shizuka in shock, exclaiming, "You don't mean to say that Shizuka-san is Hattori Heiji's mother, do you?!"

Everyone: "!!!"

Σ(゜ロ゜;)

In an instant, everyone present stared wide-eyed at Ikeba Shizuka after hearing Xiaolan's voice.

Or perhaps it's Hattori Shizuka.

Kogoro Mouri was almost speechless with astonishment.

Seeing Hattori Shizuka smile and look around at everyone, tacitly agreeing with this, Kogoro Mouri felt even more flustered.

Little did he expect that the Miss Shizuka he wanted to seduce would actually be the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief and Superintendent Hattori Heizo.

The mere thought of Hattori Heizo's face made Kogoro Mori's face turn pale.

Conan was also taken aback by this. Although he had long suspected Miss Shizuka's identity, he never expected that she would have such a powerful background.

Ran, however, pointed at Hattori Heiji and Shizuka, her hand trembling, and said, "This, this... how is this possible!"

Seeing Ran's incredulous expression, Hattori Shizuka couldn't help but smile slightly.

While Kogoro Mouri was frozen in place, Heiji Hattori, who had finally managed to break free from his grasp, also laughed.

He was about to explain something to Xiaolan when he heard her resolute voice—