The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Great! Now all seven of us are here!" Kogoro Mouri muttered excitedly as he looked at the tarot cards in the hands of the group gathered around him.

Besides Kogoro Mouri and Sonoko playing the vampire and witch, Yukiko Kudo playing Medusa, and Yu Aragaki playing a zombie, the other three monsters are a werewolf, a hunchback, and a mummy.

Of course, Kogoro Mouri and Sonoko still haven't realized the identities of Yukiko Kudo and Yuu Aragaki.

After all, Yukiko Kudo changed her tone slightly when she spoke, while Yuu Aragaki had remained silent in front of them until now.

Because many people on the ship were deliberately keeping silent because they were playing the monsters, they didn't suspect Aragaki Yu's silence at all.

After all, it's even more puzzling that a zombie that's been dead for so long can start talking, isn't it?

……

at the same time.

At Professor Agasa's house, Ai Haibara, who had regained some energy, was sitting idly on the sofa reading a magazine.

Because of a severe cold that prevented her from concentrating, Ai Haibara was unable to focus on her research for the past two days, and thus had a rare two-day rest.

Of course, for some unknown reason, a tape recorder was deliberately placed on the coffee table in front of Ai Haibara, playing the conversation between Professor Agasa and Conan on repeat.

As for Professor Agasa and Conan, no one knows where they've gone.

Just then, the phone at Professor Agasa's house suddenly rang.

Ai Haibara, sitting on the sofa, glanced at the telephone beside her and frowned slightly. Because she was wearing a mask due to a cold, her expression was not clearly visible.

However, after hesitating for a moment, she put down the magazine in her hand, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the telephone.

"Hello, Professor Agasa's house." Ai Haibara answered the phone on the table.

Her voice sounded a little hoarse because of a cold.

"Oh, it's Ai. I'm sorry to bother you so late. I'm Dr. Araide. Is the Doctor home?"

Ai Haibara's eyes showed no surprise at Dr. Araide's sudden phone call.

Then, she glanced slightly towards the living room and replied, "The professor isn't home. I think he probably went out with Edogawa-kun."

"Huh? But I heard their voices!"

The new doctor sounded slightly puzzled on the phone.

"Um..." Ai Haibara returned to the sofa with the phone, explaining while looking at the tape recorder on the coffee table, "It's the sound of a cassette tape. I don't know what they're up to, it's been playing since earlier. Is there something you need from the Doctor?"

After saying that, as if to verify her words, Ai Haibara deliberately leaned out and turned off the recorder in front of her.

"This..."

Dr. Araide seemed to hesitate for a moment on the other end of the phone, but quickly continued, "Actually, I called to see you..."

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara was taken aback at first, then a look of understanding flashed in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth pursed slightly.

Dr. Araide continued to explain, "Since you mentioned last time that your cold hasn't gotten better, I thought it would be better for you to go to the hospital for a checkup. So I asked a respiratory doctor I know, but he's about to go on a business trip and is only available tonight. That's why I called you in such a hurry. Is it convenient for me to pick you up now? I'll call Dr. Agasa later to explain the situation."

Dr. Shinichi's words inevitably carried a hint of skepticism.

Ai Haibara sat on the sofa, holding the phone, her head down as if deep in thought.

"You don't have to force yourself if you don't want to go..."

However, before Dr. Araide could finish speaking on the other end of the phone, to his surprise, Ai Haibara did not refuse him.

"I don't really care, although I'm not happy that you made the decision on your own. But it's pretty boring to be home alone." Ai Haibara raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Great, it's decided then. I should be there in an hour. Get ready, and we'll head out as soon as I arrive." Dr. Shinichi sounded relieved.

"understood."

After the two finished their agreement, Ai Haibara got up and hung up the phone.

The moment the call ended, a number of people in different places who had heard it wore inexplicable smiles.

No one knows exactly how many people took action after hearing this phone call.

Yuu Aragaki, who had overheard everything through a bugging device under the zombie mask, looked meaningfully at Yukiko Kudo, who was being flirted with by Kogoro Mouri, and showed an expression that said, "I knew it."

Just as Kogoro Mouri was laughing heartily at Yukiko Kudo's compliments, Sonoko suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

Kogoro Mouri looked at Sonoko with some confusion.

However, Sonoko pointed to the empty seat next to her and said, "Hey, Uncle, you've also noticed that the werewolf, the mummy, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame are missing, haven't you?"

"Huh? What?" Kogoro Mouri looked at the spot where the three of them had been sitting with some surprise. Sure enough, they were nowhere to be seen.

Besides Sonoko and Medusa sitting next to him, there was only that silent zombie.

Even though the event was about to begin, Kogoro Mouri was still a little annoyed by the sudden disappearance of his teammates.

"What if they suddenly ran to the bathroom?" Sonoko wondered.

"No way..." Kogoro Mouri didn't think it was a coincidence that three people would go to the toilet at the same time.

"How about we go look for it together?" As for Yukiko Kudo, she winked at Yuu Aragaki, who was sitting on the other side, and then looked at Kogoro Mouri and suggested.

After thinking about it, Kogoro Mouri had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After all, it would be a real hassle if your teammates hadn't arrived by the time the event started.

After all, if there really is any event later, one more person means one more contribution!

Chapter 623 It's not this one, it's that one!

The restroom area of ​​the ghost ship.

Kogoro Mouri and his companions quickly found the place by following the landmark.

Just as Sonoko had guessed, as soon as they entered the restroom, everyone noticed the Hunchback of Notre Dame standing in front of the sink.

"So you've been here all along, Hunchback of Notre Dame! We've been looking for you for ages!" Kogoro Mouri smiled as he walked up behind the man and patted him on the shoulder.

This restroom was gloomy, with cobwebs everywhere and even the mirror in front of the sink was completely shattered.

Even Kogoro Mouri shuddered unconsciously after walking in.

"And it's a unisex restroom." Sonoko mustered her courage and followed Kogoro Mouri in, looking around the restroom and complaining.

"Because everyone here today is a demon or monster, whether they are male or female doesn't really matter," Yukiko Kudo explained to Sonoko with a smile, following closely behind.

"It can't be washed off..."

Just then, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, who had been washing his hands with his back to everyone, suddenly began to mutter to himself.

Hearing the Hunchback of Notre Dame's mutterings, Kogoro Mouri also turned his head to look at it suspiciously.

But then he was frantically scrubbing his hands in the sink, his tone becoming chilling, "The blood on my hands can't be washed off..."

"No matter how much I wash it, I can't get it off..."

He muttered to himself as he turned to look at Kogoro Mouri, who was standing close to him.

∑(O_O;)

Even though he knew the other person was just playing a role, Kogoro Mouri was still instinctively startled.

However, Yu Aragaki somehow appeared next to the Hunchback of Notre Dame, patted him on the shoulder, and then, to the other's puzzled expression, pulled out a bottle of dish soap from his pocket—

Carved plaque.

Hunchback of Notre Dame: "..."

Then, Sonoko and Yukiko Kudo came out of the restroom and said to Kogoro Mouri, "Mr. Werewolf and Mr. Mummy don't seem to be in the restroom..."

However, before they could finish speaking, a wolf howl suddenly came from the toilet next to them.

The werewolf they were looking for suddenly rushed out of a toilet stall in a panic and hurriedly ran towards the banquet hall.

"What the hell is going on...?"

Although they didn't know what had happened, because the banquet was about to begin, everyone abandoned their plan to continue searching for Mr. Mummy and hurried toward the hall.

……

Ding-dong-

ding dong -- ding dong --

The doorbell rang suddenly at Professor Agasa's house.

Ai Haibara, who was waiting on the sofa for Dr. Shinichi, immediately jumped off the sofa and ran to the entrance after hearing the doorbell.

However, the moment she raised her hand to open the door and saw the person outside, her pupils contracted sharply, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Hi~"

Jodie Starling stood outside the door, greeting the terrified Ai Haibara with a half-smile.

The next moment, just as Ai Haibara was frantically trying to close the door, Jodie quickly stuck her foot into the crack in the door, stopping Ai Haibara's movement.

The next second, Judy slowly opened the door and peeked out to apologize to Ai Haibara, whose pupils were gradually widening: "Oh, sorry, I'm really sorry if I scared you. Let me introduce myself. I'm the English teacher at Teitan High School, the school that Dr. Araide is in charge of. I think you should have seen me before."

Seeing that the little girl inside still looked wary, Judy continued to explain, "Dr. Araide's car had a little problem on the way here, so he asked me to come here and pick you up in his place."

Because of the listening device installed in Professor Agasa's house, Jodie was naturally aware that Dr. Araide was coming to pick up Ai Haibara.

As for the late Dr. Araide, it was naturally because Judy had arranged for someone else to slightly hinder him on the way.