Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Haruaki pulled Conan into his room and played video games with him.

After the two little ones left, Sonoko approached Ran with anticipation and said, "My sister's friends have all arrived, including three nice boys. We can have a romantic love affair here, surrounded by nature. Don't you think that's romantic?"

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Ran Mouri's lips twitched slightly, revealing a polite yet awkward smile.

"By the way, Sonoko, among Ayako's friends, are any of them wearing bandages on their heads?" Ran Mouri quickly changed the subject.

"Bandages? There aren't any! None of the people who came today seem to be injured?"

"But just now... never mind, maybe it's someone who lives nearby?"

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Let's put your luggage away first. Your room and Conan's room are on the second floor." Sonoko led Ran upstairs to the second floor and into the prepared room.

Chapter Fifty-Four: That Classic Thing

After learning that Ran Mouri and Conan had arrived, Ayako Suzuki asked Tamaka Kurosaki to help her bring the sumptuous dinner to the table.

"Seimei, dinner is ready. Go and call your older brothers and sisters down for dinner!"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing Ayako Suzuki's words, Seimei Suzuki put down his game controller, ran upstairs on his short legs, and knocked on the guests' doors.

Besides Ran Mouri and Conan, there were four other guests in the villa: three men and one woman.

The short-haired beauty wearing a purple top and knee-length skirt, with a jewelry necklace, is named Chikako Ikeda. She is the president of the university film club and is also a well-known director and screenwriter.

The other three men were named Katsutoshi Ota, Hiroki Kakutani, and Ryoichi Takahashi.

Among them, Ota Masaru is a handsome guy with long hair. He is the male lead in the university film club and currently works in sales.

Hiroki Kakutani is a tall man who loves photography. He works as a photographer in the university's film club and currently works for a news agency.

As for Ryoichi Takahashi, he appears to be a kind and chubby man, but in reality, he is a round-faced, thin man and the perpetrator in this case.

The bandaged man that Ran and Conan saw earlier was actually Ryoichi Takahashi in disguise, as a setup for the upcoming murder case.

In the original storyline, the bandaged man murder case can definitely be considered one of the top ten childhood nightmares.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei also had a very deep memory of the plot of this murder case.

When he met Ryoichi Takahashi and Chikako Ikeda, Seimei Suzuki had already recalled the relevant plot.

Two years ago, Ayako Suzuki's best friend Atsuko suddenly hanged herself because she was betrayed by her most trusted friend.

Chikako Ikeda's work "Blue Kingdom" earned her the Best Newcomer Award and made her famous, but this work was a plagiarism and adaptation of Atsuko's work "Sky Color Country", which led to Atsuko's suicide.

Ryoichi Takahashi had always secretly loved Atsuko. After learning the truth from Atsuko's suicide note, he conceived the idea of ​​killing Chikako Ikeda to avenge Atsuko.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Chikako Ikeda. You are rewarded with two years of [Lifespan]. You can claim it at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Takahashi Ryoichi. You are rewarded with 1 stamina point, which you can claim at any time."

Taking advantage of the moment when he called everyone downstairs for dinner, Suzuki Harumi secretly touched the two of them and successfully received the sign-in reward.

"Come, come, let me introduce you all. This is my good friend Ran Mouri. You can just call her Ran."

After everyone was seated, Sonoko began to introduce them enthusiastically: "Ran, these four are all members of my older sister's university film club. They are very close, so they get together every two years."

The handsome guy next to you is Masaru Ota, who usually plays the male lead in the film club.

Hello~

Ota Masaru flicked his long hair, making a cool and charming gesture, and smiled slightly at Mouri Ran.

So handsome!

Sonoko instinctively swooned for a moment, then pointed to the burly man next to Ota Masaru and introduced him: "This is Hiroki Kakutani, he's the film club's dedicated cinematographer."

"Hi!"

Upon hearing this, Hiroki Kakutani raised his camera, turned to look at Ran Mouri, and smiled and nodded at her.

"The man next to Kakutani is Ryoichi Takahashi, who is the prop master in charge of props at the film company."

Ryoichi Takahashi chuckled and said, "Hello."

"As for the two beautiful women beside me, this is my older sister, who is in charge of the actors' makeup and costumes, and is also looking for a marriage partner," Sonoko joked with a smile.

"Honestly, you're always making fun of me."

"The last beautiful lady is Chikako Ikeda, who is also the director, screenwriter, and president of the film club."

"Please give me more advice."

Chikako Ikeda parted her lips slightly and smiled faintly.

"Chikako Ikeda?" Ran Mouri was slightly taken aback at first, then looked surprised and said, "You wouldn't happen to be the screenwriter of that currently showing movie, 'Blue Kingdom,' would you?"

“That’s right, ‘Blue Kingdom’ is a work by Chikako from her student days.” Ayako Suzuki nodded slightly.

"Your work from your student days is amazing!" Ran Mouri exclaimed, her face full of admiration.

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Ryoichi Takahashi clenched his fists involuntarily, a fierce glint flashing deep in his eyes.

Because Ryoichi Takahashi knew that Chikako Ikeda's "Blue Kingdom" was actually plagiarized from Atsuko's work, the more Ran Mouri admired Chikako Ikeda, the more he hated this despicable plagiarist.

These praises should clearly belong to Atsuko!

"It's nothing, really. I spent several years just on the conception for 'Blue Kingdom'." Facing Ran Mouri's admiring gaze, Chikako Ikeda smiled modestly, then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Compared to our genius little manga artist, I, a newbie screenwriter, am still far from being a match for her."

Although Chikako Ikeda and the others did not know that Ayako Suzuki was actually the heiress of the Suzuki Group, they had already learned from Sonoko Suzuki that Seimei Suzuki was the author of "Pokémon".

The people present might not be Pokémon fans, but just by seeing all sorts of Pokémon plushies in the claw machines on the street and all kinds of Pokémon derivatives in the mall, you can tell how popular Pokémon is.

Therefore, even though Suzuki Seimei was just a child, Ikeda Chikako and the others did not dare to underestimate him; he probably earned more money than everyone else combined.

(* ^ ▽ ^ *)

Haruaki Suzuki smiled a little embarrassedly, "Hehe~ I didn't expect Pokémon to be so popular."

To be honest, Suzuki Seimei was a little guilty, because strictly speaking, he could also be considered a plagiarist.

However, since Suzuki Seimei's plagiarized Pokémon was a copy from a previous world, there's no need to worry about anyone attacking him for it.

Seeing everyone chatting happily, Ayako Suzuki couldn't help but sigh, "Being with everyone reminds me of my school days. And... it would be so nice if Atsuko were here too."

quiet!!!

As soon as Ayako Suzuki finished speaking, the hall fell into complete silence.

"Atsuko?"

Seeing the drastic change in everyone's expressions, Ran Mouri couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at Sonoko.

"Can you please stop mentioning Atsuko?!" Before Sonoko could explain, Chikako Ikeda shouted, losing control of her emotions. She tried her best to calm herself down and said, "Seriously, I finally managed to take some time out of my busy schedule to come here and relax. Can you please stop talking about things that spoil the mood?"

Chapter 55 Tsunade's Substitute (Please vote and add to your favorites)

Seeing Chikako Ikeda's strong reaction, Ayako Suzuki said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Chikako..."

"Never mind, I've lost my appetite. I need to go out for some fresh air." Chikako Ikeda shook her head, got up, and left the villa.

"Chikako..."

"Atsuko and Chikako were the closest of friends back then. After what happened, she must have been feeling terrible ever since!"

Ota Masaru waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about her. So much time has passed. She should be fine after she goes for a walk."

"Um... I'm full, I'll go back and rest now." With that, Takahashi Ryoichi got up and left the restaurant, leisurely going upstairs to the second floor.

stare--

Watching Takahashi Ryoichi's departing figure, Suzuki Seimei blinked thoughtfully.

If Suzuki Seimei is not mistaken, Takahashi Ryoichi will likely take advantage of Ikeda Chikako's isolation to secretly attack her.

"I'm full too, Yuhua-neechan, let's go take a bath~" Suzuki Seimei picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth and took Kurosaki Yuhua's hand as they walked towards the bathroom.

While Kurosaki Tamaka was preparing her bath, Suzuki Seimei took out the second Stand doll and began to sculpt the new Stand's appearance.

In fact, Suzuki Seimei could have had Aizen intervene to stop Takahashi Ryoichi's murder plan, but having Aizen constantly around would easily attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Furthermore, Suzuki Seimei's character design for Aizen is that of a super villain who loves to cause trouble, so saving people is not a suitable task for him.

As for Aizen stopping the bomb from exploding on the Shinkansen train last time, it can be understood that he simply didn't want to be affected by the explosion.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei still planned to create a second Stand. He envisioned the second Stand as a good person who saves lives and heals the wounded. Even if such a good person frequently appeared by his side, it would not attract the attention of others.

Under Suzuki Seimei's mental imagery, a stunningly beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure, long light yellow hair, and a blue-purple diamond-shaped mark on her forehead slowly appeared before him.

The woman was wearing a loose sleeveless top with a black cloth belt around her waist, dark blue capri pants, and a tea-green long coat with black trim over it. The word "gamble" was written in large letters on the back of the coat.

That's right! The prototype of the second substitute is none other than the Fifth Hokage—Tsunade!

Because Tsunade is the most famous medical ninja, and she is also very strong in combat, she fits Suzuki Seimei's definition of the second substitute.

Gudong!

Looking up at the two mountains, even though Suzuki Seimei was somewhat prepared, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

Tsunade's beauty goes without saying; she is definitely among the top female ninjas.

It's important to know that a substitute can share the user's abilities, meaning Tsunade can also share the skill effects of "Heartthrob".

The skill effect of "Heartthrob" is to increase charm by 10 points, while changing into women's clothing will increase charm by 20 points.

Tsunade's looks were already near the top, and now with an extra twenty points of charm, her charm would be off the charts!

"Good weight!"

As Suzuki Seimei channeled his spiritual power into Tsunade's body and took control of her form, her body involuntarily leaned forward slightly before she quickly regained her balance.

After quickly adapting to Tsunade's body, Suzuki Seimei then controlled Tsunade to slip out of the bathroom window.

"Young master, the bathwater is ready!"