Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The four children who had been placed in a room by Sano had been found by others under his command. Ai Haibara even left ahead of Inspector Megure and the others who were escorting Aoran Ura to the hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, police reinforcements, along with several helicopters, finally arrived at the ship, just like in the movies, to escort it on its way to Tokyo. This put the still somewhat uneasy passengers at ease.

Then, some of the details of tonight's crisis gradually came to light.

After all, apart from those who hid from the beginning, the rest of the people on the ship tonight were basically moving along two lines, so they didn't know the whole picture.

People without curiosity are one thing, but people like Conan and Amuro Tooru are already eager to know the whole story.

In addition, there are some points that are not touched by either side line.

For example, during the last sudden power outage, it was actually Suzuki Shiro who was worried about his daughter and secretly searched for her on the ship. However, he ran into an assassin and was rescued by Kokushi. After receiving the assassin's instructions, he went to turn off the power.

"Xiao Lan, you have no idea, that guy jumped straight from the first floor to the second floor and knocked that despicable assassin down with one punch. It was like a god descending to earth, so damn cool!"

Once she was certain there was no further danger, Sonoko Suzuki immediately reverted to her true nature.

He dragged Ran Mouri along like a complete idiot, constantly describing the scene when Sano, wearing a black cloak, went to save Sonoko Suzuki and Kogoro Mouri.

...In Sonoko Suzuki's eyes, she may have already overlooked the existence of Kogoro Mouri.

Sano, on the other hand, had just been forcibly examined by Amuro Tooru, but no injuries were found.

"So you were worried about me that much."

Sano looked at Toru Amuro.

Amuro Tooru smiled and nodded matter-of-factly, saying, "Of course, after all, I'm your boss."

"Oh."

Conan, standing to the side with deadpan eyes, knew perfectly well what Amuro Tooru was thinking, given how obvious his previous direct approach had been and his subsequent actions.

Unfortunately, he had already refuted that guess. He was still too young, lad... Ouch, thinking back to that kick, it really hurt.

Sano didn't say much, as if he didn't know that Amuro Tooru had been suspicious of him.

As for the two righteous individuals who "jumped into the sea," the police tried to search for them, but the ocean was too vast, and they couldn't find anything at all.

...Because when Sano jumped off the ship, he immediately deactivated the masked form on the clone and instead used the claws of his cat demon form to hang on the surface of the ship's hull.

Then, he immediately took his original body, now wearing the Black Death vest, and moved to the stern of the ship. He entered the ship from another location and made his way to the two assassins who had been knocked unconscious by Sano and were responsible for planting the bomb. He then switched back to his original body vest, picked up the box containing the bomb, and met Amuro Tooru and his group.

...In fact, Sano did not originally intend to "retreat" like this, after all, he still needed to create a situation where Amuro Tooru could find "clues".

But then the accident of being "shot" happened, and Sano no longer needed to do anything.

One's own perfectly healthy body is the most powerful and least effortless proof, isn't it?

"We've arrived in Tokyo."

Many people were still in shock when they disembarked from the ship.

The feeling of surviving a disaster is certainly not pleasant.

...But Sano noticed a guy in the crowd who looked indifferent and was just typing away on his phone, doing something incomprehensible.

Sano squinted, sizing up the man, who was probably in his early twenties, dressed in a waiter's uniform, and was likely a temporary worker recruited by the Suzuki family from Osaka.

Seemingly noticing Sano's gaze, the man stopped operating his phone, turned around, and nodded after making eye contact with Sano for a few seconds.

Is it greeting itself?

Sano watched the man leave quickly, then thoughtfully rubbed his fingers together.

"What's wrong."

Amuro Tooru turned around and asked.

"Ah, it's nothing."

Sano shook his head in response.

Amuro Tooru glanced down at Sano's hand gripping his clothes and said helplessly, "Since everything's alright, let's go. Otherwise, I can't move if you keep pulling me like this."

Sano: "...Oh."

……

Unsurprisingly, this incident, which occurred on the Suzuki family's ship, made headlines the following day and caused a great sensation.

After all, the fact that two foreign assassin groups with strong firepower were causing trouble in the country naturally attracted a lot of attention.

In this incident, Scorpion, Kaito Kid, Black Mask, Kokushi, and Shinichiro Sano became the five most eye-catching names.

Among them, the latter two received the most discussion.

Putting aside Kokushi, although Sano's true identity didn't seem to have a strong presence in last night's incident, a closer examination reveals...

You'll find that's not the case.

First, it was Sano who revealed Scrooge's true identity, which led to the first wave of assassins. Then, the first wave of assassins brought out Black Mask, who in turn brought out Kaito Kid, which led to the second wave of assassins... At least in the eyes of outsiders, there would be no second wave of assassins if Kaito Kid hadn't appeared.

So it can be said that the whole thing started with Sano.

In the end, Sano also solved the most troublesome part of the whole thing—the two assassins who went to plant the bomb.

Although aside from the two assassins who were chasing Sano, he seemed to have only done this one thing, which was far less impressive than the Black Mask who shone throughout, and the Phantom Thief Kid and Black Death who cooperated with him one after another.

But if we disregard these three individuals, even without their efforts, is it possible that this crisis couldn't be resolved?

No, because the bomb is gone.

With the core element causing the time issue gone, how could the assassins possibly achieve their goal before police reinforcements arrive?

After that, as soon as police reinforcements arrived, the group of assassins were either forced to retreat or wiped out. What else is there to say?

Sano is the biggest contributor hidden behind the whole thing!

...Of course, if no one else is present, the assassin gang will not choose the tactic of stalling for time, and the people being chased on the other side will most likely suffer considerable casualties.

Therefore, this situation of "no casualties" should be attributed to the collective efforts of everyone.

Even so, it did not prevent Sano's contributions from being widely publicized.

As for why Black Death generated so much discussion, it's purely due to the contrast.

...The strongest delinquent in Tokyo.

This title may be considered quite intimidating by most people, but compared to the other four names, even Sano himself, it is still quite powerful.

They all seemed a bit lackluster.

After all, the term "delinquent youth" sounds rather childish.

As fellow champions of justice, Black Mask seems to be on a completely different level than Black Death.

However, in this incident, Kokushi's performance was in sync with Black Mask, and there were also...Kaito Kuroba and the second wave of assassins as foils.

Then things started to change.

A delinquent who can rival the Yakuza might not be anything special.

However, if a delinquent teenager is capable of killing multiple armed criminals, then he can be described as "terrifying".

...Of course, none of this matters to Sano personally; what matters is the person sitting opposite him.

"Before you went to Osaka, Black Death had already arrived in Osaka, and then Black Mask followed you to Osaka. You boarded the Suzuki family's ship, and Black Mask and Black Death appeared on the Suzuki family's ship one after the other. Now that things have come to this."

"You're not going to give me an explanation yet."

"Or are you trying to fool me again with some kind of coincidence, Rye?"

Inside the cocktail, Sano, now dressed in a rye vest, glanced up at Gin, whose gun, pointed at him, was pitch black.

...Seriously, how many times has this happened already? Don't you get tired of it?

If I weren't a very proper person and kept a diary, the contents would probably be...

On [date], Gin pointed a gun at me.

On [date], Gin pointed a gun at me again.

On [date], Gin still pointed a gun at me.

On [date], Gin's gun started to develop a patina from being pulled out so many times.

...Why not just publish a book called "My Daily Life at the Distillery with Gin Pointing a Gun at Me"?

Sano sighed, then folded the newspaper in his hand and pushed it in front of Gin.

What does it mean?

Gin frowned slightly and glanced at the newspaper... Tokyo Ghost Stories?

[A Bloody Night on the Suzuki Family Ship - A Tragedy Triggered by a Black Cat].

...What is all this nonsense?

Gin then looked at Sano.

Sano gestured towards the newspaper with his lip, and Gin, roughly understanding what he meant, hesitantly picked up the newspaper with his other hand.

...Unlike other reports about the incident on the Suzuki family's ship last night, this report, while focusing on a peculiar point of view, also has an even more peculiar line of thought. Not only does it attribute the whole incident to a cat, but it also embellishes the deeds of the people on the ship at the time.

However, this report is the only one among all the reports that includes photos taken at the scene.

And there are quite a few pictures attached.

Such as Scrooge with his face covered, Kaito Kid without needing to cover his face, Black Mask, Black Death, and even scenes of the three of them fighting against a group of assassins.

It looks like it was filmed in real time.

...This must be a ghost story reporter, not a war correspondent, right?

Gin frowned even more deeply. The black mask in the photo made his already bad mood even worse.

What exactly did Sano want him to see?

Suddenly, Gin's gaze fell on the corner of one of the photos.

This is……

"Bourbon?"

Gin finally discovered the key point and understood Sano's intention in showing him the report.

"You mean, Bourbon, who was there at the time, can prove that you are not Black Mask or Black Death?"