The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

So what about Aragaki Yu...?

Vermouth frowned involuntarily.

Does he genuinely enjoy mingling with elementary school students, or does he have ulterior motives towards Conan Edogawa?

Or perhaps, he had already suspected Conan Edogawa's identity all along!

Upon realizing this, Vermouth's gaze unconsciously hardened.

If this is true...

That guy, Yuu Aragaki, completely triggered the conditions for her original plan to silence him.

She would absolutely not allow anyone connected to the organization to know that Shinichi Kudo was still alive.

What's more, Aragaki Yu is Gin's man!

In Vermouth's mind, she would never allow anyone who could threaten Cool Guy and Angel to live.

In an instant, a faint killing intent suddenly appeared on Vermouth's body.

She tightened her grip on the poison capsule in her hand, hesitating whether to take the opportunity to force-feed the poison to Aragaki Yu.

Of course, this is not the APTX-4869 developed by the organization, so Vermouth is not worried that Aragaki Yuu will turn into a child like Kudo Shinichi.

But looking at the boy beside her who seemed completely unguarded, Vermouth hesitated for a moment as she raised her hand.

Although Yuu Aragaki and that guy Gin do have quite a few connections.

However, his relationship with Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo is also quite close.

Just as Vermouth was hesitating, a dazed Aragaki Yu also raised his head and mumbled drunkenly, "Kids? Oh, you mean Conan and the others... They're just a bunch of kids who like detective games..."

Vermouth breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, the next second, her relaxed brows furrowed again.

"No, but Conan, that kid... he's quite interesting..."

Aragaki Yu seemed unaware that his somewhat slurred words sounded to Vermouth like dancing on a knife's edge.

"Hmm? Interesting?" Vermouth stared intently at Aragaki Yu.

"Hiccup~ Yeah... that kid, he's so mature for his age. No, not just quick-witted, but also agile, just like Shinichi Kudo, he's practically a born detective! I, I'm starting to suspect that Conan is actually Shinichi Kudo... hiccup~"

Aragaki Yu's drunken words struck Vermouth like a thunderbolt.

That guy, Yuu Aragaki!

As expected, they've started to doubt Conan Edogawa's identity!

Vermouth narrowed her eyes, and the next second, her hand trembled. Taking advantage of Aragaki Yu's attention being focused on her heart, the poison capsule she had been hiding in her hand fell into Aragaki Yu's wine glass.

Under the influence of alcohol, the sugar coating of the capsule dissolved instantly.

Just as Vermouth was about to pick up the glass and hand it to Aragaki Yu.

After hiccuping, Aragaki Yu paused for a moment, then immediately continued what he hadn't finished saying, "I'm starting to suspect that Conan, that little brat, is Shinichi's illegitimate child behind Ran's back!"

Aragaki Yu delivered those words fluently and smoothly in one breath.

However, these words caused Red Vermouth's hand, which was holding the wine glass, to tremble slightly.

"..."

Vermouth glanced at the drugged liquor that had accidentally spilled on the back of her hand after she had accidentally shaken her out of the way, and then at Aragaki Yu, whose meaning had changed drastically after she added half a sentence. She felt as if a million alpacas had galloped through her mind.

If Aragaki Yuu wasn't drunk, Vermouth would have suspected that he was deliberately messing with her.

"Haha~"

The next second, Aragaki Yu chuckled, then put his arm around Vermouth's shoulder, using her body to prop himself up. "About that, I already asked Yukiko-neechan..."

Seeing that Aragaki Yu had sat up straight and his gaze had returned to the dining table, Vermouth subtly moved her wine glass out of Aragaki Yu's reach.

"Yukiko-neechan?"

Vermouth was slightly taken aback by Aragaki Yu's address.

He immediately realized that the Yukiko-neechan mentioned by Aragaki Yu was probably his good friend Fujimine Yukiko.

Ha ha.

The way Aragaki Yu addressed her was indeed quite fitting for that woman's personality.

This woman is clearly quite old, but she prefers to be called "sister" by others.

Ugh, even my own friend is really shameless...

Chapter 517 Speaking the truth while drunk

“That’s right… it’s Shinichi Kudo’s mother, Yukiko Kudo!” Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Yuya Aragaki explained to Vermouth, “I think you’ve heard of her name before, since she was in the same circle as you before she got married.”

"Oh, it's her!" Vermouth raised an eyebrow, pretending not to know her very well.

Vermouth was genuinely a little surprised by this.

From what Yuu Aragaki said, it's clear that Yukiko and her husband Yusaku Kudo probably already know that Conan Edogawa is Shinichi Kudo.

Instead of taking Shinichi Kudo, who had been turned into a child, to the United States, they left him in Japan, where the organization's infiltration was most severe. This was likely at Shinichi Kudo's own request.

As for Aragaki Yu, who is still by Edogawa Conan's side and has even met with Kudo Yukiko and Kudo Yusaku, his wife and he haven't taken any action against him, which suggests that they trust him to some extent.

Otherwise, given their personalities, they would never have left such a dangerous person by their son's side.

Given Kudo Yusaku's abilities, he probably already knows everything about Aragaki Yuu.

……

Vermouth took a deep breath and rubbed her slightly dizzy head.

Since their own parents aren't worried.

Why should her own "godmother" worry about this?

Anyway, there's no possibility that Aragaki Yuu will pose a threat to Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran for the time being.

Or should I try to find out what Yukiko thinks first?

Looking at the seemingly harmless Aragaki Yu beside her, Vermouth hesitated, stroking her chin.

"Hey~"

A moment later, Vermouth sighed softly, and as she got up to return to her seat, she "accidentally" knocked over the wine glass laced with poison in Aragaki Yu's hazy, drunken eyes.

"Bang~"

With a shattering sound, the wine and glass shards scattered all over the floor.

The drunken Aragaki Yu was clearly startled by the sudden noise and straightened up to look at Vermouth.

"Excuse me~" Vermouth turned to look at Aragaki Yu and said apologetically, "Looks like I've had too much to drink."

"..."

Vermouth noticed that Aragaki Yu didn't respond at all; he just stared at her for a while before collapsing back onto the dining table.

"Heh, just as I thought, a little brat~"

Seeing that Aragaki Yuu couldn't hold his liquor, Vermouth couldn't help but chuckle.

What she didn't notice was the fleeting clarity in Aragaki Yu's eyes the moment he leaned on the table.

However, this is not Vermouth's fault.

After all, the several glasses of fruit wine that Aragaki Yu drank contained a considerable amount of Grenada rum.

Even Vermouth, a seasoned drinker, was already feeling a bit dizzy.

She couldn't help but feel that a fledgling like Aragaki Yu might have the potential to surpass her in this regard.

Little did anyone know that, with the help of the Snow Woman, Yuu Aragaki's mind had remained clear.

The strong smell of alcohol emanating from his body successfully deceived Vermouth.

Indeed, after being told by the Snow Woman that Vermouth had secretly bought the alcohol behind his back, Aragaki Yu had already guessed the woman's intentions.

Vermouth probably wanted to use the opportunity of having dinner with him to get him drunk and learn something from him.

Perhaps the last conversation hadn't completely put her mind at ease.

Or perhaps the bus hijacking two days ago made Shinichi Kudo's "godmother" uneasy again.

However, since this woman didn't intend to attack him directly, she instead wanted to get some information out of him.

Aragaki Yu was naturally very happy to agree.

It's just chatting with her!

The saying "truth comes out when one is drunk" isn't necessarily true.

More often than not, it is the sober person who is deceived by the "drunk" appearance of others and easily believes the "truths" that they deliberately want the other person to hear.

Of course, Vermouth is probably very clear about this.

She never imagined that a boy would use this trick on her.