Detective Conan: The Superpowered Beings of the Detective Conan World

"Go to hell!"

Director Tsugawa watched as Hoshino Hikaru dodged, and once again swung the iron rod in his hand.

"Too slow!"

Hoshino Hikaru frowned, dodging Tsugawa's attack and punching him in the stomach.

"puff!"

Director Tsugawa felt a sudden churning in his stomach, and he collapsed uncontrollably to the ground, his body beginning to spasm.

"Tsugawa Hideharu No. 23, what's with this code name? Does it mean there are many Tsugawa-style curators here?"

Hoshino Hikaru frowned, then looked at the struggling Tsugawa, the director, and with a slight push of his right foot, he turned and kicked Tsugawa in the face.

"Bang!"

Director Tsugawa's body was slammed hard against the wall, his face now flushed with a sickly redness.

"You will die here, everyone who enters my library will die here!"

After saying that, Director Tsugawa's body vanished like sand in the wind.

"Is this... something like a clone?"

Hoshino Hikaru frowned. He hadn't felt an increase in light energy just now, which meant that the curator in front of him, Tsugawa, was not the physical manifestation of the abyss energy.

"Looks like we'll have to search this library!"

Hoshino Hikaru shook his head slightly and quickly ran towards the interior of the third-floor library.

……

Meanwhile, inside the library on the third floor, in the book section, a little girl in a white top walked with a slight tremor in her body.

"Conan, Ai Haibara, Mitsuhiko, Genta, where did you go?"

As Ayumi walked, she called out her companion's name loudly, but there was no response.

What frightened Ayumi even more was that she had been walking for several minutes, but it seemed like she was going around in circles and had not left the book area.

"What's going on? Where did everyone go?"

Ayumi's eyes were filled with a misty haze, and tears were about to fall at any moment, but she took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to cry.

"Don't cry, Ayumi. Even if you're alone, don't be afraid. Conan and the others are waiting for you! Hang in there, you can get through this."

Ayumi's body trembled slightly, but she clenched her small fists and gritted her teeth as she took small, quick steps toward the stairwell.

However, no matter how hard she ran, it was as if she was standing still and couldn't get away. Ayumi's stamina was limited, and she soon became breathless.

"Little friend, are you looking for your friend?"

Just as Ayumi was panting heavily, a cold voice came from behind her.

"The curator!"

Ayumi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She turned around shakily, her teeth chattering.

Ayumi certainly recognized the person in front of her. This afternoon, the five members of their Junior Detective Club came to the library to look up information for their report, and then they encountered Inspector Megure, who was investigating a case.

According to Inspector Megure, Tamada Kazuo, an employee of Beika Library, went missing the night before last, so the Metropolitan Police Department came to investigate and communicated with the library director, Tsugawa Hideji, for a long time.

Police suspected that Director Tsugawa killed Tamada Kazuo and hid the body, but they were unable to find it and eventually called off the operation.

When Genta and Mitsuhiko suggested that they stay to look for the body, Ayumi was somewhat tempted, but Conan and Ai scolded her and told her to contact Detective Hoshino to investigate further after they got home.

Although Ayumi felt a little regretful at the time, she didn't say much. After all, she had just been scolded by her parents the day before, and since Hoshino-nii was praised by both Conan and Ai, he must be a very good detective.

However, when the group went downstairs to go home together, Ai glanced at the elevator and suddenly asked, "Is the elevator's weight limit seven people?"

Then Conan suddenly seemed to realize something, pointed at the elevator and whispered, "The body is probably in the elevator, which is why we kids were overweight when we rode with four other people. The murderer is definitely the curator."

At that moment, Ayumi didn't quite understand. The next moment, a black figure suddenly emerged from a corner, with a hint of anger in his eyes. It was none other than the library director, Hideji Tsugawa.

Then, black mist suddenly appeared around the curator, as if it would instantly envelop the library. Ayumi's last memory was that Conan and Ai shouted something and pressed a button on their watches.

After that, Ayumi didn't know what had happened. When she came to her senses, she was all alone in the book section. She couldn't find anyone else and couldn't leave the place either.

"Little friend, are you looking for your friend? Uncle will help you find him, okay?"

Director Tsugawa looked at Ayumi with a smile and a gentle tone, as if he were just an ordinary old man next door.

"don't want!"

Ayumi quickly turned around and ran in the direction to the side.

"You can't escape!"

Director Tsugawa smirked and grabbed Ayumi, clamping his wrist around her neck.

"Ah! No, let me go! Ah!"

Ayumi struggled desperately, then seemed to have made up her mind, opened her mouth, revealing sharp little fangs, and bit down hard on the director's arm.

"ah!!"

The curator roared repeatedly, instinctively releasing Ayumi, his eyes then turning bloodshot.

"Ayumi won't give up! Ayumi still has many things to do with Conan and the others."

Ayumi ran around in circles, muttering to herself, until she was cornered with nowhere to retreat.

"Where do you think you're going to run to?"

With bloodshot eyes, Director Tsugawa approached Ayumi step by step, raising the iron rod high in his hand.

Seeing the curator closing in, Ayumi was left in a corner, her legs trembling slightly, but she kept encouraging herself.

"Not bad, Ayumi, you were very brave!"

Just as Ayumi felt despair and closed her eyes, a somewhat familiar voice rang out.

"Huh? Hoshino-nii-san!"

Ayumi opened her eyes with some confusion, then shouted excitedly.

"Bang!"

Hoshino Hikaru raised his right hand and punched the new director, Tsugawa, then followed up with two more punches, sending Tsugawa flying three meters away.

[Name: Hideharu Tsugawa, No. 37]

[Level: LV3 Library Manager]

[Characteristics: Has been involved in drug trafficking for many years, using the library as a transit point for drug sales. While he appears mild-mannered, he is actually extremely volatile and murderous at heart.]

"Number 37? It seems that the librarian of this library has many clones. I'm afraid we need to find the real one and destroy it before we can leave."

A golden light gleamed in Hoshino Hikaru's eyes as he pondered for a moment.

Director Tsugawa, number 37, also vanished into particles, and the library returned to calm in an instant.

"You did a great job just now, you were very brave, Ayumi."

As soon as the curator disappeared, Hoshino Hikaru turned around, squatted down, and smiled at Ayumi.

"Waaaaah! Hoshino-nii-san!"

At this moment, Ayumi couldn't hold back anymore and threw herself into Hoshino Hikaru's arms, crying uncontrollably.

As a 7-year-old girl, alone in a space-based abyss energy dimension that even the Metropolitan Police Department takes seriously, facing the menacing curator, it's already remarkable that Ayumi has been able to hold on for so long. Now that she has met an adult she knows and can rely on, her taut nerves snap instantly, and she can't help but start crying.

"Okay, it's all over now."

Hikaru Hoshino gently patted Ayumi's back, soothing her in a gentle tone.