The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

He couldn't quite understand why these detectives liked to explain their reasoning process in its entirety.

Moreover, there were no other spectators in the room, so what was there to say to a murderer who had personally carried out the entire killing?

Why can't we subdue the criminal first?

Don't these detectives know the principle that "villains" die from talking too much?

Putting aside Heiji Hattori, Conan, that little brat, would have died countless times by now if it weren't for the equipment Dr. Agasa gave him.

How many times have I almost been killed by the murderer after completing my deduction?

With this time for reasoning, couldn't we have just dealt with the murderer earlier?

"..."

Hattori Heiji felt a chill run down his spine as he watched Aragaki Yuu weigh the baseball bat in his hand and stare at Mr. Kotegawa lying on the ground.

Because it seemed as if Aragaki Yu was observing Mr. Kotegawa, considering whether or not to deliver another blow...

At this moment, Hattori Heiji suddenly recalled the rumors he had heard from Conan about Aragaki Yu's horrific methods of subduing criminals, and his body involuntarily shuddered.

So, fearing something might happen to Mr. Kotegawa, Hattori Heiji took two steps forward without making a sound, casually placing himself between Aragaki Yu and Mr. Kotegawa, and chuckled, "Oh... by the way, Aragaki, how did you know I was here? Where are Conan and Uncle?"

"Mr. Mori, Ran, and Conan are with the police right now." Looking at Heiji Hattori blocking his way, Yuu Aragaki reluctantly dropped the baseball bat in his hand. "As for why I'm here, it's because I wanted to go to the restroom, but I got lost and ended up here."

Seeing Aragaki Yu spouting nonsense with such a straight face, Hattori Heiji's lips twitched involuntarily.

Haha, good guy!

How did I end up here after getting lost while looking for a toilet?

Who would specifically choose a place where there's hardly anyone around when looking for a restroom? And how could he not see the huge "WC" sign right in the lobby on the first floor of this building?

"Pooh!"

Hattori Heiji cursed inwardly.

However, Aragaki Yu was indeed not a suspicious person, so although he didn't know how Aragaki Yu found him, Hattori Heiji didn't deliberately suspect him.

Chapter 562 Kendo Tournament

Looking at Hattori Heiji's ever-changing expression, Aragaki Yuu suddenly spoke up, "Hey Hattori-kun, have you forgotten something important?"

"Something important?" Hattori Heiji blinked blankly, looking at Mr. Kotegawa lying on the ground.

It shouldn’t be!

If it's said that the reasoning was forgotten, then the only audience member present was lying on the floor. How could they possibly explain the reasoning to the "culprit"?

Yuu Aragaki: "Hey, you haven't forgotten about your kendo match, have you? Weren't you planning to have a good duel with Okita Souji?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji was immediately startled.

The next second, Hattori Heiji hurriedly took out his phone to check the time, only to find that the final of the kendo competition was about to start in five minutes.

"Aragaki, I'll leave things here to you! I have to go to the match."

At this point, Hattori Heiji couldn't care less about deduction or anything like that.

After saying goodbye to Aragaki Yu, he hurriedly left the equipment room.

If you run, you should be able to make it to the competition venue.

Then, after Aragaki Yu notified the police by phone, Officer Otaki arrived shortly afterward with his subordinates and Kogoro Mouri's group.

Although I don't understand what exactly happened here.

However, Officer Otaki first subdued Mr. Kotegawa, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

The reason, of course, is that even as Hattori Heiji sprinted towards the competition venue, he didn't forget to call Officer Otaki to have Mr. Kotegawa detained first.

As for the specifics, if the detective who remained at the scene is not interested in explaining, he will provide a detailed account after the match ends.

Officer Otaki naturally had no doubts about what Hattori Heiji said.

For some reason, Yuu Aragaki noticed a hint of resentment in Conan's eyes as he looked at him.

……

When Aragaki Yu and Conan arrived at the competition venue, Hattori Heiji was already standing on the stage wearing a full set of competition protective gear.

Meanwhile, Kazuha, who had arrived at the scene a step earlier to reserve seats for everyone, was already cheering enthusiastically on Hattori Heiji on stage from her seat.

Judging from her flushed face, she was clearly very excited about Hattori Heiji going on stage.

She only turned around and waved to Aragaki Yu and Ran after she noticed them arriving.

Besides Kazuha, there was another familiar face at the event – ​​Shizuka Ikenami.

The moment Kogoro Mouri saw Ms. Shizuka Ikenami, he instinctively made a lecherous face. It wasn't until he realized that Ms. Ikenami was Heizo Hattori's wife that he cleared his throat somewhat awkwardly, straightened his tie, and pretended to be nonchalant.

However, Shizuka Ikenami followed Kazuha's gaze and saw Yuu Aragaki and Ran walking towards them. She also stood up slightly and nodded to them in greeting.

Perhaps it's because they are "family members" of the contestants.

The view from the seat occupied by He Ye is quite excellent; it's practically a VIP seat.

Perhaps because of Hattori Heiji's appearance, the morale of Osaka Kaifang Academy was very high, and they clearly had great confidence in Hattori Heiji.

Even Heiji Hattori's mother, Shizuka Ikenami, subconsciously revealed a proud expression.

Of course, the morale of Okita Souji's school, Kyoto Izumi Shin High School, who was facing off against Hattori Heiji on stage, was also at its peak.

Clearly, Okita Souji is extremely popular at their school.

There were even countless beautiful young high school girls cheering for Okita Souji at the scene.

However, a small number of these girls noticed Aragaki Yu walking in and were momentarily stunned, forgetting to continue cheering for their Okita Souji.

After a brief internal struggle, they also felt—

It seems that cheering for Kaifang Academy isn't such an unacceptable thing.

Let's not discuss what happened offstage for now.

On the field, Hattori Heiji and Okita Souji, these two arch-rivals, finally stood face to face.

A year ago, Heiji Hattori lost to Souji Okita by a single move in a kendo tournament. Heiji has always considered this a disgrace, so he naturally wouldn't give up this opportunity to avenge himself.

Okita Souji, of course, would not underestimate Hattori Heiji's formidable opponent.

Therefore, even though the two were simply standing face to face, a strong sense of tension emanated from them.

The powerful aura emanating from the two caused the referee standing nearby to instinctively shudder.

"Prepare!"

At the referee's signal, Hattori Heiji and Okita Souji performed a squatting salute to each other, then each held their bamboo swords to their waists with their left hands, staring at each other with serious expressions.

At the referee's whistle, the two pounced forward like cheetahs poised to pounce.

In an instant, sonic booms echoed through the air as bamboo swords sliced ​​through the air, and the two bamboo swords clashed violently together.

At the same time, shouts from the two men could be heard.

Yuu Aragaki was also puzzled by this behavior of specifically shouting out the body part during the attack.

It wasn't until the Demon Blade Princess, who was sitting on his shoulders watching the match, explained it to him that he finally managed to grasp some of the intricacies of the game—

It turns out that this kind of shouting in Kendo is called "kiai" in Japanese, and there are two types.

The first type is the sound made when not attacking.

The purpose of this shouting is to intimidate and deter the opponent, signaling that you are ready for battle and can strike at any time.

This call is not mandatory, but it is very useful for beginners. It can also relieve tension during competition and boost one's morale.

Another type is the shouts made during an attack.

In the strictest terms, the shout made upon hitting the target must be the name of the part of the body that was attacked.

For example, when you are hit in the head, you must shout "men" in Japanese, and when you are hit in the hand, you must shout "kote" in Japanese.

If the bamboo sword hits a different part of the opponent than the part shouted out, the judge may even consider it an accidental hit and award no points.

Of course, if no shout is made when hitting the opponent, the referee will also consider the attacking side to lack momentum and will not score a point.

"..."

This is different from the sword fights and dangerous situations that Aragaki Yu had imagined in a kendo competition.

To be honest, it was pretty boring.

Unlike Yoto Hime, who was sitting on Aragaki Yu's shoulders watching with great interest and occasionally making comments, Aragaki Yu was almost falling asleep.

Ugh, so boring...

Chapter 563 Family Banquet

When Aragaki Yu was jolted awake from his slumber by the cheers from the audience, the duel between the two on stage had already ended.

For some unknown reason, Hattori Heiji lost to Okita Souji by a single move.