Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Judging from the crossbow in the deceased's hand and the crossbow bolt nailed to the cabin, it can be almost certain that the deceased was the murderer who killed the ghost captain.

What Inspector Megure and his team couldn't understand was who exactly shot and killed the murderer.

Based on the clues left at the scene, Conan deduced the scenario that was closest to the truth.

If Conan's guess is correct, the culprit must have accidentally encountered someone else while trying to escape after killing the Ghost Captain.

Perhaps that person happened to see the killer's face, so the killer wanted to use a crossbow to kill him and silence him. However, the killer did not expect that the person had a gun and was killed by the person instead.

As for who that person really is, Conan also has a suspect in mind: Vermouth!

After all, the members of the Black Organization are basically all very skilled assassins, so it's quite normal for Vermouth to be able to kill the murderer.

In order to find the murderer hiding in the crowd, Inspector Megure had a smoke reaction made on the people on the ghost ship, but no one matching the criteria for the crime was found. In the end, he could only conclude that the murderer had escaped in a small boat.

next morning

Mermaid Island Shrine

"Water Water"

Vermouth, who was in a dream, was suddenly awakened by a strong thirst. She slowly opened her eyes and was met with an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Are you awake?"

When Shimabukuro Kimie, who was cleaning the room, heard the noise from Vermouth, she quickly poured her a glass of cool water and held it to her lips.

"Gudong Gudong Gudong"

"Slow down, don't rush, no one's going to take it from you."

Seeing Vermouth finish the water in her glass in one gulp, Shimabukuro Kimie poured her another glass and said with great envy, "I don't know how many years of good fortune you have accumulated to be found by Lady Flame Spirit in the vast ocean, and even have the honor of eating the legendary mermaid flesh."

It's no wonder that Shimabukuro Kimie is so envious. When Enreki sent Vermouth to Mermaid Island last night, she looked almost like a dead person.

When Shimabukuro Kimie saw Vermouth, she was not only deathly pale, but her feet were also badly ulcerated, and she was on the verge of death.

If Yan Lingji hadn't cut a piece of mermaid flesh from her own lotus arm and fed it to Vermouth, granting her immortality, she would never have seen the sun today.

Of course!

Yan Ling Ji is not a real mermaid; she is merely a substitute created by Suzuki Seimei, and her flesh could not grant the consumer immortality.

Vermouth's wounds healed so quickly because Yan Lingji secretly gave her a skill book for super-fast regeneration; feeding her mermaid flesh was just a smokescreen.

Having witnessed Vermouth consume mermaid flesh and gain immortality, it would be impossible for Kimie Shimabukuro not to feel envious at all.

However, Shimabukuro Kimie had already learned from Aizen that mermaid flesh was not something that could be eaten casually, nor could everyone gain immortality by consuming it.

Most people who consume mermaid flesh will not gain immortality; instead, they will die suddenly.

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According to what Yan Lingji said, many people have eaten mermaid flesh over the past few hundred years.

However, only Aizen survived and gained the ability to live forever.

Therefore, Yan Lingji would only try feeding mermaid flesh to those who were on the verge of death, hoping that they might be lucky enough to gain the ability to live forever.

Vermouth is clearly the second "lucky one" in hundreds of years to survive by consuming mermaid flesh.

"Mermaid meat? What mermaid meat?"

Upon hearing Shimabukuro Kimie's words, Vermouth instinctively asked a couple of questions, then clutched her head and screamed, "Where am I? Who am I? Who am I?!"

???

Upon seeing this, Shimabukuro Kimie was slightly taken aback, then asked somewhat uncertainly, "You haven't lost your memory, have you?"

Vermouth did indeed suffer from amnesia, but it wasn't by chance. Instead, Yan Lingji shot her in the head with an amnesia gun, causing her to fall into a state of amnesia.

It's important to know that Vermouth is not only a veteran member of the Black Organization, but also very likely a descendant of the Black Organization's mastermind.

If Suzuki Seimei directly sends Yan Lingji to Mermaid Island, she might just bring people to capture Yan Lingji.

In order to subdue Vermouth more easily, Suzuki Seimei needs to make her lose her memory for a few days first.

During Vermouth's period of amnesia, Suzuki Seimei will try to help her and Shimabukuro Kimie build a new bond.

In addition to Yan Ling Ji's stand, Suzuki Seimei also sent his first clone to Mermaid Island. He could share all of the original body's abilities and was also able to control the clone far more effectively.

With a clone hiding behind the scenes, Suzuki Seimei didn't need to worry that Shimabukuro Kimie would accidentally mess things up.

The night was as still as water, and the crescent moon hung high in the sky.

Suzuki Estate, second-floor bedroom

"Go to sleep."

A magical whisper suddenly rang out, instantly lulling Ai Haibara, who lived in the bedroom next to Suzuki Seimei, into a deep sleep.

"Whoosh!"

! ”

After Ai Haibara became completely absorbed in Yumemi, Seimei Suzuki used the Time Gate to reopen the passage to another world.

"Zizzi"

The moment Suzuki Seimei stepped into the spatial passage, the pitch-black passage began to close rapidly and disappeared back into the void.

"Whoosh!"

! ”

In a magnificent, lavishly decorated hall, a black passageway about two meters in diameter appeared out of thin air.

"Whoosh!"

A short figure flew out from the spatial passage, as light as a willow catkin, and landed silently on the bluestone floor.

"Where is this place?"

After regaining his balance, Suzuki Seimei first looked around curiously, and then cautiously began to explore the main hall.

"crash"

As soon as he reached the entrance to the inner hall of the main hall, Suzuki Seimei heard the sound of running water coming from inside. He subconsciously slowed his breathing and tiptoed in.

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When Suzuki Seimei stepped over the screen blocking his way and saw the scene behind it, his eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly: "Holy crap! What a conscience!"

Behind the screen was a huge wooden barrel, steaming from it. Inside sat a woman with snow-white skin, cascading black hair, and an exceptionally alluring appearance.

Beside the wooden tub stood two maids in purple robes, holding towels and water ladles, carefully cleaning every inch of the black-haired beauty's skin.

"Shh!"

A glint flashed in Suzuki Seimei's eyes, and he instantly activated his Eye Concealment skill, piercing through the obstructing mist to take in the alluring figure of the black-haired beauty.

Don't misunderstand!

Suzuki Seimei wasn't spying; he simply wanted to use his Eye Concealment skill to assess the black-haired beauty's strength.

With the aid of the Eye Concealment skill, Suzuki Seimei could clearly see the strength of each person's aura.

The stronger a person is, the stronger the aura emanating from their body.

Judging from the aura emanating from the black-haired beauty, her strength should not be weaker than Shinobu Kocho's; she can definitely be called a master.

Furthermore, with the words "Check-in Available" floating above the black-haired beauty's head, Suzuki Seimei could basically conclude that she was a relatively important character in this world's plot.

After staring at the black-haired beauty's conscience for a while, Suzuki Seimei suddenly whispered, "Sleep."

Nightmare Technique activated!

"Bang! Bang!"

The two purple-clad maids who were serving the black-haired beauty during her bath were pulled into the dream without any resistance and collapsed in unison.

The black-haired beauty also rolled her eyes and collapsed into the wooden tub, resting her head on the edge of the tub.

After pulling the three women into a dream, Suzuki Seimei stepped out from behind the screen, walked to the front of the wooden barrel, and measured the conscience of the black-haired beauty with both hands.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Madam Mingzhu. You are rewarded with five years of innate true qi, which you can claim at any time."

Upon hearing the system notification in his ear, Suzuki Seimei was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but exclaim with excitement, "So this is the world!"

If Suzuki Seimei is not mistaken, the world he is in now should be the world where The Legend of Qin is set.

The Lady Mingzhu before them was none other than the current King of Han's favorite concubine, and also one of the Four Fiends of the Night, known as the "Tide Demoness".

It is indeed very fierce!

Even if Suzuki Seimei used both hands, he couldn't grasp even one of Lady Mingzhu's consciences.

As for the innate true qi reward from Madam Mingzhu, it is actually an upgraded version of pure internal energy.

Martial arts realms can be divided into: Acquired Realm and Innate Realm!

The energy refined by martial artists during their internal cultivation is called internal force.

The energy refined by innate martial artists during their internal cultivation is called innate true qi.

Compared to internal energy, innate true qi not only contains a much larger amount of energy, but can also mobilize the power of heaven and earth within a certain range.

Therefore, the noise generated by innate martial artists during battle far exceeds that of acquired martial artists, and the outward release of true energy is also a hallmark of innate martial artists.

In the original story, Yan Lingji was able to unleash raging fire with a wave of her hand, and Wei Zhuang was able to unleash sword energy several feet long, because their innate true energy could mobilize the power of heaven and earth.

Although Suzuki Seimei's internal energy was over two hundred years old, in a simple contest of internal energy, he might not even be able to match a martial artist with twenty or thirty years of innate true energy.

If we compare pure internal energy to mist, then innate true energy is equivalent to water condensed into liquid.

Although the fog is enormous, it cannot stop the water from penetrating it.

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Suzuki Seimei muttered to himself, "Since this world is the world of Tianxing Jiuge, then the Star Absorbing Technique should be useless. It seems I need to find a way to get an internal cultivation technique that can refine innate true energy."