The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

At first, she didn't feel anything special, but when Conan started talking about "eating," Sonoko suddenly felt like she was starving.

……

As for Conan, he was rubbing his head, which was swollen with a large bump, and recalling Aragaki Yu's deduction just now, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, if that could be considered a deduction.

As if he had witnessed Ms. Hirukawa committing the crime firsthand, Yu Shinagaki didn't give anyone time to react or understand; he simply described the entire murder process of Ms. Hirukawa without even taking a breath.

If it weren't for Ms. Hirukawa's ashen face and resigned confession after Aragaki Yu finished speaking, Conan would have almost suspected that Aragaki Yu's words were just a fabricated story.

As a result, it's not just Ms. Hirukawa who feels hopeless; even Conan himself is experiencing the same feeling after being hit by Aragaki Yu's words.

"Damn it, could it be that my reasoning ability is really that much worse than Aragaki Yu's?!" Conan thought to himself, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and clench his fists tightly.

"No!"

However, Conan, who prides himself on being a famous detective, was unwilling to admit this. Looking at Aragaki Yu walking ahead as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help but start to comfort himself.

It must be because Aragaki Yu discovered those clues in the annex before I arrived at the rooftop with Ms. Hirukawa and the others, which is why he was one step ahead of me. If I hadn't rushed to the rooftop immediately, I would definitely have been able to identify the murderer and his methods right away!

Besides, in the case just now, the detective wasn't the only one who suffered a setback.

Thinking of this, Conan subconsciously turned around to look at his companion, hoping to draw some comfort from those who were also in the same boat.

"Huh? Where did they go?!"

However, it was only at this moment that he realized that Sera, who claimed to be a detective, had disappeared without a trace.

Just as Conan was looking around with suspicion about Sera Masumi, he found himself suddenly being lifted into the air by someone.

"Hey?!"

When Conan frantically struggled in mid-air and looked up, he realized that Ran had actually lifted him up. "Seriously, Conan, what are you looking at? If you don't hurry up and catch up, we'll be left behind by Aragaki and Sonoko!"

"I'm...I'm sorry, Sister Xiaolan..."

……

Meanwhile, in a hotel.

"Squeak-"

After confirming that there were no suspicious people around, Sera Masumi carefully opened the door and entered the room.

The room was empty; the television was not turned on, and neither the chairs nor the bed showed any signs of having been used by anyone.

However, even under these circumstances, after confirming that there was nothing unusual in the room, Sera Masumi tucked her slightly disheveled hair behind her ear and inexplicably spoke, "I'm back!"

Before the last word had even faded, a small figure suddenly leaped down from the corner of the ceiling. She glanced at Sera Masumi, who had returned, with a slightly aloof expression. After confirming that there was no danger, she put the pistol she was holding back at her waist, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Sera Masumi showed no surprise at the scene before her.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time this had happened to her.

However, Sera Masumi couldn't help but show a helpless expression on her face in response to the other party's reaction, muttering, "Mom, I think you're overreacting!"

That's right, if Aragaki Yu were present, he would be able to recognize the other person's identity at a glance.

The middle school girl before him was the same girl that Aragaki Yuu had found in the Thames River in London; she was also Sera Masumi's mother, an MI6 agent.

Sera Mary.

"Humph!"

Upon hearing Sera Masumi's words, Sera Mary snorted coldly, her expression immediately turning serious and displeased. "How many times have I told you, you must call me 'little sister'! In Japan, where the organization's henchmen are everywhere, we can't afford to be careless."

Sera Masumi shrugged, "Yes, yes, yes... if you say she's my little sister, then she's my little sister!"

Of course, even though she said that, she still felt a strange, indescribable feeling from the bottom of her heart that she called her mother "little sister".

Although my mother does seem to be...

For some reason, Sera Masumi suddenly looked her mother up and down with a strange expression.

"Humph!"

However, the shrewd Sera Mary could easily guess the impolite thoughts in her daughter's mind.

After giving a cold snort to warn and remind Sera Masumi to come to her senses, Sera Mary slowly spoke, "How's the new hotel search going?"

Speaking of this, we must mention that after Sera Mary was given APTX4869 by Vermouth in London, her body shrunk to the size of a junior high school student, and she was rescued from the Thames River by Aragaki Yu in disguise.

Sera Mary also went to great lengths to avoid the organization's spies before she could reunite with her daughter, Sera Masumi.

In the following days, Sera Mary, who had no choice but to accept that she had been transformed into a middle school student and had no way to return to her original form for the time being, could only go to Japan with the help of MI6 Building to secretly investigate the Black Organization and try to obtain the antidote to return to her original form.

However, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Black Organization or related individuals, the two of them could only stay in various hotels after arriving in Japan, frequently changing their accommodations.

Chapter 736 A girl's gossip, but demons and monsters must be excluded!

"It makes me angry just thinking about this!" Sera Masumi couldn't help but grin, revealing her canine teeth, when this was mentioned. "We had already booked a room at Beika Hotel in advance, but because of problems with the hotel, we probably won't be able to move in until tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Sera Mary remained silent for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, there's nothing we can do about it."

However, when she noticed the expression on Sera Masumi's face that was completely different from usual, she changed the subject abruptly, "So, what else did you encounter?"

"Hey, you mean this!" Sera Masumi smiled, suddenly becoming excited as she mentioned it. "I actually met two really interesting guys at the restaurant today!"

"Oh?" Sera Mary raised an eyebrow, showing some interest in Sera Masumi's words.

Immediately afterwards, Sera Masumi vividly described the misunderstanding that occurred on the bus and the murder she encountered at the Beika Hotel.

"Yu Aragaki?"

Sera Marie frowned, a subtle ripple of wariness appearing in her icy blue pupils.

Although she had never met the person in person, she had seen their name in a news report on her very first day in Japan.

He was hailed as the new savior of the Japanese police force after Shinichi Kudo.

"Yes, at first I thought those reports were just media exaggerations, but this case shows that he is indeed a formidable guy."

Sera Masumi's expression was slightly excited, and her eyes seemed to carry a hint of eagerness for a "challenge".

However, after her initial wariness, Sera Mary's expression turned indifferent.

After all, to her, no matter how capable this guy was, he was just a high school detective. Compared to the true behemoth that was the organization, he was worlds apart.

"However, there's an even more interesting guy, a brat named Conan Edogawa!" Seeing that her mother didn't seem to want to talk about Yuu Aragaki anymore, Sera Masumi turned to introduce another character in the story.

"Conan Edogawa!"

Upon hearing the name, Sera Mary's beautiful eyes narrowed instantly, and she appeared even more serious and focused.

Sera Mary clearly remembered seeing a child named "Conan" shouting "I am Sherlock Holmes' disciple" on the TV at her residence before she came to Japan. This reminded Mary and Sera of a child they had met on the beach ten years ago—Shinichi Kudo.

After investigating for some time, they were surprised to discover that this child, Conan Edogawa, who looked remarkably like Shinichi Kudo from ten years ago, only became active after Shinichi Kudo "disappeared".

Therefore, Sera Mary and Sera Masumi also have reason to suspect that Shinichi Kudo also encountered the same situation, and under the side effects of the organization's poison APTX-4869, he was turned back into a child and used this as an alias to live in the home of his childhood friend, Conan Edogawa.

The reason they came to Beika Town was to get close to the people involved and investigate this matter.

"How about it?"

Although her mother suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question, Sera Masumi immediately understood her meaning: "Although there is no evidence yet, I think our previous guesses are probably correct."

Upon hearing Sera Masumi's answer, a glint of light flashed in Sera Mary's eyes.

However, the next second, she still stood up calmly and walked to the French window, quietly admonishing Sera Masumi: "No matter what, we still need to confirm it further. We can't afford to make any mistakes now."

However, the fact that her fingernails were deeply dug into her palms, hidden in her sleeves, revealed that her heart was not at peace.

……

During this secret conversation, neither of them noticed that an invisible, talisman-like note was being swayed on Sera Masumi's back by someone.

……

Time flew by and it was already the morning of the second day.

In the classroom at Teitan High School, Ran and Sonoko immediately went to Aragaki Yu, who was dozing off at his desk.

Good morning, Aragaki!

"Oops~ Good morning... Ran, Sonoko."

Unlike Ran's concerned expression, Sonoko patted Yuu's back familiarly and asked, "Why do you look like you haven't woken up yet, so early in the morning?"

Sonoko knew that Aragaki Yu had indeed spent a lot of energy yesterday because of the visits of the two of them and Conan.

However, if I remember correctly, because they had to go to class the next day, in order not to disturb Aragaki Yu's rest, they said goodbye to Conan and left early after finishing their dinner and cleaning up.

"You mean this..." Aragaki Yu struggled to sit up from his desk, rubbed his eyes, stretched, and explained, "Because I suddenly remembered last night that there was still some content of a request that I hadn't reported to the client, so I spent a lot of time organizing it."

"A commission!?"

Upon hearing Yuu's explanation, Sonoko immediately became interested, and even Ran looked at him curiously.

There's no way around it; no matter what it is, as long as it involves handsome guys, girls will inevitably gossip about it to some extent.

"Well, actually, it's about Mr. Yamada's house in Shizuoka Prefecture that's been haunted lately, according to my investigation..."

As soon as Yuuki Aragaki began his introduction, Ran and Sonoko turned deathly pale upon hearing the word "haunted."

Sonoko immediately and hastily covered Aragaki Yu's mouth to stop him from saying anything more. "Heh, heh... I don't think you need to explain this to us so clearly. That's right, after all, it's not very polite to expose the client's privacy to us... heh heh heh..."

That's right, normal teenage gossip absolutely excludes demons and monsters!