Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"Gudong!"

Smelling the enticing aroma, Nao Satsuka unconsciously swallowed, then picked up a spoon and began to savor the dish made by Hisako Shinto.

“Sedimentation…chaos…it’s clearly the source of my cooking…but…”

Having just tasted a sip of the broth, Nao Sadazuka's eyes welled up with tears. She cried out in her heart, "My culinary roots have been cleansed and purified... No...!"

Chapter 475 A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal.

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Hisako Shinoto looked down at Nao Sadazuka, who was kneeling on the ground, feeling defeated, and said in an arrogant tone: "In the ancient Chinese court, the emperor was always served by a [food doctor] who provided him with medicinal meals to regulate his body."

Erina-sama is my emperor. Satsuka Nao, your cooking only considers yourself and is not worthy of serving Erina-sama.

"You're forbidden from spying on or sending letters to Lady Erina again. You're in the way. Get out of here!"

After speaking, Hisako Shinto carried the remaining pot of "Lamb and Four-Ingredient Curry Soup" and walked towards the private room on the second floor where Erina Siri was.

Hisako Niito knew that Suzuki Seimei and his group were guests, so when she was cooking the mutton curry soup, she specially prepared a few extra portions for them.

"Now, judges, please give your scores!"

As soon as the beautiful host finished speaking, the five judges gave their scores, and the total score was as high as 92 points!

"That's amazing!"

"As expected of Erina-sama's secretary!"

As the first dish to score over 90 points appeared, the audience in the stands couldn't help but erupt in cheers.

Hisako Shirato's culinary skills, while impressive, were also quite reasonable.

Because Erina Siri, who possesses the "God Tongue," is extremely picky about food, Hisako Shinoto, who frequently prepares medicinal meals for her to regulate her body, must have superb culinary skills. Otherwise, Erina Siri would never be willing to eat the medicinal meals she makes.

"Hey hey hey..."

Kneeling on the ground, Nao Satsuka suddenly let out a strange, mischievous laugh. Watching Hisako Shinto's departing figure, she gave him a lovesick look: "Hisako-neechan~"

Perhaps because Nao Satsuka is a super trembling person, she felt an unprecedented pleasure after being scolded by Hisako Shinto, and began to transfer her affections to Hisako Shinto.

"hiss--"

As Hisako Shinto carried the food up to the second floor, she suddenly felt a chill and was startled.

I wonder if Hisako Shinto will be happy that Nao Satsuka has stopped bothering Erina-sama after she discovers that Nao Satsuka has her eye on her, or if she will cry because she has gained a perverted little fangirl.

"Mmm~ It's so delicious~"

The children, who had been eyeing the dish for ages, ate the lamb curry soup carefully prepared by Hisako Shinto, and looked like travelers who hadn't eaten for three days in the desert, their faces beaming with happiness as if they had finally come back to life.

While Suzuki Seimei and his companions were enjoying the mutton curry soup, the competition in the hall was proceeding smoothly.

Among the thirty contestants present, Hisako Shinto's cooking skills are absolutely top-notch, with only Alice S-Kiri able to consistently outperform her.

After all, Alice S-Cut is recognized as the student at Totsuki Academy whose culinary skills are closest to those of the Totsuki Elite Ten, so her culinary skills are beyond question.

Therefore, in the following matches, Suzuki Seimei did not pay too much attention to the other contestants' dishes, but focused his attention on S-Cut Alice.

As expected, the final result was as expected by Suzuki Haruaki. Alice's dish instantly won over the five judges and received the highest score in Group B, with a total score of 95 points. Each judge gave her a high score of 19 points.

Alice's dish didn't get a perfect score, but 95 points is still a very high score.

There is an unwritten rule among food critics.

That is, when judges score a dish, no matter how delicious it is, they usually don't give it a perfect score directly, but leave one point as a margin.

The slight margin left doesn't mean the chef's skills are bad, but rather that there's room for improvement.

Because Alice had been secretly watching Erina, she had long since noticed the presence of Seimei Suzuki and Ai Haibara.

When cooking molecular gastronomy, in addition to the five dishes prepared for the judges, Alice also prepared several extra dishes for Suzuki Seimei and his team.

"Da da da……"

As soon as the judges finished giving their scores, Alice Scimitar, with light steps and humming a cheerful tune, carried her molecular gastronomy dish to the private room on the second floor to find Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai.

Alice, carrying a tray, entered the private room and winked at Suzuki Seimei and Ai Haibara, saying, "Seimei, Ai, it's been so long! Did you miss me?"

"Sister Alice, Seimei misses you so much~"

Amidst Conan and the others' envious gazes, Suzuki Seimei, that pervert, seized the opportunity to snuggle into Alice's arms and openly began taking advantage of her.

"Smack! Smack!"

Faced with the clingy and adorable Suzuki Seimei, Alice smiled and handed the plate in her hand to Ai Haibara, then kissed him twice on the cheek.

"So beautiful!"

"It looks delicious."

As Ai Haibara opened the lid of the plate, revealing a dish that looked like a work of art, Conan and the others forgot about envying Seimei Suzuki and eagerly began to taste this novel dish.

Compared to traditional cuisine, the biggest advantage of molecular gastronomy lies in its endless variety of flavors and wonderful textures.

Molecular gastronomy is like the culinary version of chemicals; you can never guess what it will taste like until you taste it yourself.

If it's simply a matter of taste, even if Erina Siri herself were to cook, she might not be able to beat Alice Siri's molecular gastronomy.

"Uuuuuuu..."

Conan and his friends had never tasted this type of molecular gastronomy before, and they were instantly immersed in its wonderful flavors, unable to tear themselves away for a long time.

After a while, Conan and his friends slowly came to their senses and were surprised to find that they had unknowingly eaten all the dishes made by Alice.

Meanwhile, the competition in Group B also came to an end, and the four players with the highest scores were selected.

The four players, ranked from highest to lowest, are Alice S.C. (95 points), Hisako Shinto (92 points), Takumi Aldini (90 points), and Megumi Tadokoro (88 points).

After the first round of preliminary matches, Suzuki Seimei and his friends, led by Erina Kiri, spent most of the day exploring Totsuki Academy.

As night fell, Conan and his friends, still reluctant to leave, followed Suzuki Seimei in a van and departed from Totsuki Academy.

To Conan and his friends' dismay, they wouldn't have time to watch the official Autumn Selection Tournament because they had to go to class the next day; otherwise, they would have been able to enjoy several more exquisite dishes.

Chapter 476 The Tequila Appearing in Memories

Several days later

Mouri Detective Agency

"Beep beep..."

Ran Mouri, who was wiping her desk with a cloth, heard the landline phone ring and picked up the receiver without thinking. "Hello? Mouri Detective Agency! A system engineer for a game software has suddenly disappeared? Yes! You're looking for this person, right?"

"If you're looking for me, just tell me I'm not here."

Upon hearing Ran Mouri's words, Kogoro Mouri immediately became restless and whispered, "I still have to record the TV series that Yoko is filming tonight, so I don't have time to take on their requests."

(￣ ー￣)

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri rolled her eyes at Kogoro Mouri, then replied with a smile, "Of course we're free. My father is free today, and we'll be waiting for you at the detective agency."

"Hey hey..."

Kogoro Mouri tried to struggle a bit more, but Ran Mouri decisively hung up the phone.

"Dad, hurry up and shave your beard and tie your tie, the guests are about to arrive!"

Ran Mouri finished speaking and, without giving Kogoro Mouri a chance to object, went to the kitchen to prepare coffee.

ε=(′ο｀*))) Sigh...

Watching Ran Mouri's departing figure, Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and resign himself to his fate and get back to work!

┐(?~?)┌

Who can blame Ran Mouri for having such high combat skills?

Kogoro Mouri's initial intention in having Ran Mouri learn karate was simply to give her a certain ability to protect herself.

Who knew that Ran Mouri was actually a martial arts genius who accidentally gained superhuman fighting power, making even Kogoro Mouri no match for her.

If other people's precious daughters are like warm cotton-padded jackets, then Ran Mouri is like Kogoro Mouri's bulletproof vest.

Faced with his own bulletproof vest with its overwhelming combat power, even if Kogoro Mouri really didn't want to work, he had no choice but to obediently follow his heart.

"A game software engineer has gone missing? Could this be...?"

Upon hearing this, Conan, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly pictured a tall figure in his mind. He frowned slightly and revealed a thoughtful expression.

Conan once encountered Tequila, a formal member of the Black Organization, at the game presentation conference of the company, Mantek!

Unfortunately, Tequila was unlucky; it was blown up as soon as it appeared, leaving no trace of its body.

According to Conan's subsequent investigation, the deal between Tequila and the employees of Fullworld involved the list of top game software engineers.

If Conan's guess is correct, the Black Organization probably wants to recruit a group of top-notch game software engineers to develop computer software and similar products for them.

Upon suddenly hearing the news of a missing game software engineer, Conan naturally connected it to the Black Organization.

"Ding dong..."

About half an hour later, the doorbell of the Mori Detective Agency rang.

Ran Mouri immediately opened the door, welcomed the three guests in, and served them coffee.

Based on the conversation between the three guests and Kogoro Mouri, Conan has gained a general understanding of their origins.

The three middle-aged men in front of me, dressed in suits and ties, are named Ryusuke Soma, Sadahira Naito, and Riku Subek. They are all employees of video game companies, but from three different companies.

The person that Soma Ryusuke and his group wanted to ask Mouri Kogoro to help them find was a game software engineer named Itakura Taku.

Kogoro Mori took the photos from the three men and looked at them for a while, memorizing Itakura Suguru's appearance. Then, somewhat curiously, he asked, "By the way! You just said that this isn't the first time Mr. Itakura has gone missing. What do you mean by that?"

Wearing a beige suit, Xu Beikelu said with a helpless expression, "It's just that every time the game software he designs is about to expire, he likes to disappear."

The exceptionally intelligent Naito Sadahira followed up, saying, "I think the situation will be the same this time!"

"To be honest, we don't have the time in America to play this game of hide-and-seek with him."