Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Needless to say, there's not much to say about the physical aspects.

As for the spiritual aspect...

After all, this was someone who had killed someone with his own hands. Even an outsider like Conan would feel uncomfortable, let alone Sano himself.

Even among veterans, how many have developed PTSD after killing someone?

In particular, Kazato Kyosuke is not an unfamiliar figure; he is Sano's doctor.

Not to mention that Sano has mental health issues, and it's unknown whether this incident will have any adverse effects.

Looking back now, Kyosuke Kazato was not only unprofessional, but also problematic in his own right. His assessment of Sano's condition was actually questionable...

Recalling his earlier experience accompanying someone to the hospital, Conan dismissed the idea.

Regardless of whether Kyosuke Kazato is credible or not, Sano himself definitely has problems.

This is so obvious that even a complete novice can see it.

This is troublesome...

Just as Conan was lost in thought, Sonoko Suzuki suddenly moved closer to Sano, running her fingers along Sano's right arm, which was covered in a cast, while giving him a particularly lewd smile and deliberately sighing.

"Sigh, senior, I heard that yesterday at the train station, you almost fell onto the tracks yourself while trying to save Ran from falling on them. You even got angry at Officer Takagi for being distracted. It was really touching."

"And when Xiaolan lost her memory before, you seemed to lie to her and say that you were engaged to her. Hey, senior, you wouldn't actually have feelings for Xiaolan, would you?"

Hearing Sonoko Suzuki's teasing, Ran Mouri's face immediately turned a little red: "Sonoko!!"

Conan, who was standing to the side, also turned his head back and stared at Sano.

Sano stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Compared to Ran, I seem to have more feelings for Attorney Kisaki."

"……senior!!"

Ran Mouri angrily shouted again in a low voice.

Ran Mouri couldn't help but feel a little depressed when she recalled how Sano had initially lied to her about being her biological father, and how he had teased Eri Kisaki at the train station.

Sano is young and handsome, and his temperament and abilities are also superior.

...If Sano Makoto has any feelings for his mother, then it feels like his father has absolutely no hope of winning.

"Oh dear, this won't work, that won't work, what do you want me to do?"

Sano pursed his lips and said, "But if Ran could have kept her amnesia, I wouldn't have minded. It's a pity she recovered."

Amnesia?

Sonoko Suzuki frowned in confusion: "Is there some explanation for this?"

"Because I am a warrior of pure love."

Sano casually grabbed a banana: "Crush all minotaurs, understand?"

"……ha???"

Not to mention Sonoko Suzuki, Ran Mouri and Conan also failed to understand what Sano meant, both tilting their heads in confusion.

"Alright, you don't need to come see me every day. My injury will probably take another month or so to heal. Let me rest here for a while."

Sano interrupted the three's train of thought, and without explaining the meaning of his words, he began to shoo them away.

Sonoko Suzuki raised an eyebrow and snorted, "Senpai, you get annoyed when we look at you, but you get angry when we don't. You're really hard to please."

When did I get angry?

Sano asked in confusion.

"Alright, senior really needs to rest now, let's not disturb him."

Before Sonoko Suzuki could say anything more, the trio, under the persuasive insistence of Ran Mouri, took their leave.

Sano lay in bed until it got dark and the hospital gradually quieted down. The night nurse opened the door and then closed it again.

Sano, who had been pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, opened them, quickly changed his clothes, put on a passerby hat, left the hospital, and returned home.

Sano was in such a hurry to go home not because of anything urgent, but because he was a little...

They just can't wait.

With the reward from this double-yolk egg, Sano has enough enhancement points to enhance his character once again.

So, right after completing the hospitalization procedures last night, Sano had already undergone random enhancement.

...This time, putting everything else aside, at least the original body of the enhanced item is a bit outrageous.

It was one of the many accessories that Sano bought earlier to experiment with the versatile effects of the vest.

After rummaging around in the corner, Sano pulled out a... headband, or you could say a hairband.

It's the thing that Sonoko Suzuki wears 24/7.

Unlike Sonoko Suzuki's headband, Sano's headband is a rounded arc shape and is pure black.

Of course, color is secondary; the main thing is that this headband has two triangular, fluffy...black cat ears.

Enhancement item name: Cat Demon Headwear.

Grade: B.

effect:

1. Black Cat Form (After wearing this headdress, one can transform into a black cat with average size and attributes).

2. Cat Demon Form (After wearing this headdress, one can transform into a half-human, half-cat cat demon form. Upon entering this state, the agility attribute is increased by 30).

Limitation: The Black Cat form cannot transform into other forms under any circumstances where it is not observed.

Note: The Holy Fire Meow Meow Cult is invincible!

After seeing the attributes of the cat demon headdress, Sano breathed a slight sigh of relief.

To be honest, although this cat demon headband is called a headband, in reality... apart from a portion of the users, the rest of the users don't use it for anything important.

...Sano didn't know how he bought this thing. At the time, he was too lazy to pick them out one by one, so he just grabbed them from the counter with a bag.

That pirated Kamen Rider keychain also originated from this.

Wearing this out in public, putting aside the possibility of being misunderstood, just the fact that it has a cute attribute that is not suitable for men is enough to make one feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, the results weren't too bad.

Even if it's embarrassing, I can bear it. Besides, the only purpose of this thing is in those two forms; it doesn't necessarily have to be worn all the time.

Sano put on the cat demon headdress, looked at himself in the mirror, and then a thought struck him.

Because of Sano's black hair, the headband didn't disappear as noticeably, leaving only his two ears, which looked as if they were growing out of his head.

His black eyes turned dark green, especially since Sano hadn't turned on the lights, they faintly emitted a green glow. His round pupils became diamond-shaped, expanding or shrinking as Sano's gaze focused on them. Apart from the color, they were no different from the eyes of a beast.

I feel a dull discomfort in my tailbone area.

Sano pulled down his pants at the back, and a black tail longer than his arm immediately emerged, swaying back and forth.

This is the cat demon form.

The ears, eyes, and tail—were only these three things changed?

Sano's cat ears on his head fluttered unconsciously.

It seems there's more than that.

Sano followed his instincts and looked at his hands.

Her already slender fingers seemed to have become even thinner, with clearly defined knuckles.

Logically speaking, it should look better.

But Sano felt a strange sense of unease looking at it.

It feels like a ghost's claw.

In addition, the color of those nails also turned... gray.

Just by looking at it, it gives people a sense of "hardness" and luster.

It's not so rounded; it has sharp edges, especially at the top, where it subtly forms a triangle.

But that doesn't seem to be enough.

Sano bent his palm, hooked his five fingers, and as the veins on the back of his hand bulged, his five fingernails suddenly extended by two or three centimeters and seemed to have become thicker.

It looks more like a feline's paw.

Sano waved his claws, then aimed at the wall next to him and plunged them in. With a little force, he left three clearly visible "grooves".

Well, with this level of sharpness, it's already comparable to a regular knife.

Sano played with the magical claw for a while, repeatedly retracting and extending it until he got a little tired of it, and then he turned his attention elsewhere.

Aside from the pair of claws that can be used as weapons, the 30-point agility bonus in this cat demon form is practically negligible for Sano.

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Most importantly, the shape and features of this form are really... too eye-catching.

While Sano's special attack suit and masked form are also eye-catching, they are still within the realm of normal people, and others just find them strange.

But if it were in the form of a cat demon, it would probably cause an even bigger sensation than the rampaging electric scooter.

Thankfully, this is the world of Detective Conan, otherwise this being turned into a spirit might have attracted the suppression of some great god.

After regaining his composure, Sano immediately switched to his so-called "black cat form".

Then, Sano, a person who was so big, shrank to a lump of coal in an instant.

Sano looked at the trash can next to him, which was taller than him... a person, and curiously raised his paw. Then he turned around and looked at his current state.

Seemingly finding it too troublesome to look at it this way, Sano immediately jumped up and onto the table in front of the mirror, so that he could see the whole picture clearly.

Similar to the cat demon form, the black cat form is also entirely black with a pair of green eyes.

It's a normal adult cat in size, but as for breed and lineage... Sano doesn't really know, but it's about the same size as the black cat he kept in his hometown in his previous life.

...It's just that it's rather round in shape, and its arms and legs seem a bit short.