Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Damn it, Gin's vacation is already over?

But I haven't felt like I've had enough of lying down... Should I repeat the crazy thing I did last time?

After sighing, Sano turned around and went to do his mission.

……

This mission was just a low-level one, so Gin didn't assign Vodka to Sano, but just let him grab a few peripheral members on his own.

"Hurry up and get to work, do you even want to get off work?"

At the back door of a bar, Sano was directing his associates to move boxes.

The contents of the box were all firearms and ammunition.

...I never expected there would be such powerful arms dealers in Tokyo. They have the connections to get so many firearms. They're quite capable.

Sano originally thought that the organization's weapons were all transported in from outside through its own channels, or that they were simply manufactured by itself.

While he was lost in thought, a figure walked out of the back door and bumped into Sano, who was leaning against the door.

Ok?

Sano turned his head and saw a tall man wearing a hat and a mask.

Generally speaking, no one would bother with something as trivial as bumping into someone while walking.

You apologize, I say it's okay, and it's over.

Given this situation, the one who should apologize is the "proactive" other party, not the "passive" Sano.

So Sano naturally waited for the other party to apologize.

Unexpectedly, after the other person stopped, they just looked at Sano, and their eyes were unusually...provocative, as if to say—what are you looking at?

Good grief, this guy not only hit someone and didn't apologize, but he also dared to be so arrogant?

How can anyone tolerate this?

With his hands in his pockets, Sano stepped forward without hesitation, raised his head, and glared at the other person.

Look how you are!

Faced with Sano's glaring attack, Shuichi Akai felt a little confused and annoyed—was this guy crazy? He blocked the doorway and made me bump into him, and I even apologized to him with my eyes. What did he want from me?

Shuichi Akai then raised an eyebrow again—Excuse me, I bumped into you earlier. Could you please move aside?

...If Sano knew what Shuichi Akai was thinking, he would most likely give him a disdainful look—are you mute? Can't you just apologize by saying it directly? What are you doing, making faces at me?

Of course, Sano didn't know this, so the situation became—hey, this guy actually dares to tell me to try looking at another one if I have the ability?

Chapter 309, Inspector Megure: Isn't this bullying an honest person?!

Feeling provoked again, Sano raised an eyebrow, stretched his neck like a rooster, and held his head even higher, as if he wanted to press his face against the arrogant guy in front of him.

...It's just that this guy is really tall, which makes Sano feel inexplicably shorter than him...although he is indeed quite a bit shorter.

But that makes it even more important not to be inferior in terms of momentum!

Sano tightened his face, trying to make his eyes look as fierce as possible—let's give it a try!

...This guy is definitely sick.

Shuichi Akai sighed inwardly, feeling a slight disdain for the person in front of him.

Considering his identity and current situation, Shuichi Akai was unwilling to cause unnecessary trouble and finally spoke up, "Excuse me, I bumped into you just now. I have something to do, could you please move aside?"

So you're admitting defeat already?

Sano, somewhat surprised, put his heel, which he had been struggling to lift, back on the ground and pulled his neck back.

However, since the other party had already apologized, Sano didn't want to appear too narrow-minded.

So he gave a soft snort and made way for the other person.

...This guy who likes to provoke others for no reason in the underworld will eventually mess with someone he shouldn't have and get killed.

Akai Hideaki took one last look at Sano before turning and leaving.

Just a few steps later, Shuichi Akai suddenly heard a sound behind him again.

"Lord Rye, everything's taken care of. It's time to go."

"Ah."

……rye?

Upon noticing the keyword, Hideaki Akai turned around, only to see Sano climb onto the passenger side of the truck and then drive away.

As the truck gradually disappeared from his sight, the surprise and doubt in Hideaki Akai's eyes slowly subsided.

...It's really unexpected that I ran into someone from the organization here, and he was even an officer who had inherited my original code name.

So, it turns out that organization codenames can be reused?

After narrowing his eyes, Shuichi Akai snapped out of his reverie and turned to leave.

……

When a person is either extremely free or extremely busy, time always seems to pass by surprisingly quickly.

Sano felt like Gin's vacation ended just yesterday, but today is already the day of the carnival.

Sano originally had no intention of getting involved in such troublesome activities, no matter how many times Sonoko Suzuki called him.

But then I remembered the phone call Conan made to me that night when Heiji Hattori came over.

Sano felt that he would most likely have to go again, and then just before leaving, he was given a task that required him to watch Ran Mouri's play for ten minutes.

This further proves that today's carnival will not end peacefully, at least 99.99 percent.

"...Sano, here!"

When Sano arrived at the gymnasium stage at Teitan High School, the play seemed to be about to start, and there were quite a few audience members present.

While it wasn't exactly packed, there were certainly quite a few empty seats.

Kazuha Toyama, who came all the way from Osaka to see the play, perhaps because she received instructions from Sonoko Suzuki, even saved a seat for Sano next to her.

On the left are Kazuha Toyama and Kogoro Mouri, and on the right is... Conan wearing a mask. As for Sonoko Suzuki, as the screenwriter, she has to watch from backstage.

"Honestly, you're way too slow. I thought you weren't coming."

Kazuha Toyama took the bag from the seat next to him so that Sano could sit down, while muttering to himself, clearly treating him like family.

...We've barely met each other. Speaking of which, it seems that apart from this guy, the others around me aren't much better. Although it's not like we started opening our hearts to each other after only knowing each other for a short time, they all do tend to be a bit too familiar with each other.

Suzuki Sonoko is a particularly important example here.

Thanks.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Kazuha Toyama, Sano turned his gaze to Conan, who stood beside him with a cold expression, and began to rub his head.

"..."

Conan gave Sano an impatient look, but didn't say anything more.

Then the play started, and Ran Mouri, dressed in a princess dress... which looked more like a wedding dress in Sano's eyes, began to adopt a theatrical tone, babbling on and on.

...Unlike most other plays, this play was designed by Sonoko Suzuki herself. To put it simply, it's just a princess and a knight, but with some fancy and unrealistic elements added on.

The title of the show seems to be... Lukewarm Love?

What kind of weird name is this?

Sano rested his chin on his hand and stared blankly for a while, while Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting one seat away from him, was shouting and bragging about his daughter.

This caused Yuanshan and Ye to cover their faces in surprise.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Sano noticed a slight movement from Conan to his right. Looking over, he saw a guy wearing a baseball cap sitting down to Conan's right.

Despite the dim lighting on stage, Sano was still able to make out the person's profile thanks to his exceptional eyesight.

...Hattori Heiji?

Didn't Toyama Kazuha just say that this guy refused to come? Why is he here now?

Also... has this guy gotten whiter?

Is it the environment that makes it so?

Sano was stroking his chin, lost in thought, when the male lead of the play appeared and pulled Ran Mouri into his arms. This instantly made Kogoro Mouri furious, and his subsequent gesture of preparing to kiss her made the old father want to rush onto the stage, but he was held back by Kazuha Toyama.

Then, just as Ran Mouri and the knight wearing a hood that only revealed his mouth and nose were about to kiss, a piercing scream rang out.

Oh wow, it's finally here.

Sano, who had expected this, showed no change in expression.

Soon, Inspector Megure arrived with his team.

"The deceased was named Kohei Urata, 27 years old, and was a doctor working at Beika General Hospital."

Inspector Megure first conducted a cursory investigation at the scene. While inquiring about the time of the incident, he unexpectedly discovered Ran Mouri's presence and looked around in surprise: "Since this is Ran's high school, then those two guys should also be here..."

"What are you looking for, Inspector Megure?"

Kogoro Mouri moved closer, immediately causing Inspector Megure to give him a deadpan look.

It really is that jinx; he's even wreaked havoc on his daughter's school. Wait a minute, besides this guy, there should be...

Upon closer inspection, Inspector Megure spotted Sano among the onlookers, whose deadpan expression was even more pronounced.

"Brother Sano, you're here too."

One jinx is bad enough, but two jinxes have to come together. It's no wonder this play won't end peacefully today. But speaking of which, it seems like it's been quite a while since I've run into Sano at a crime scene...

Suddenly, Inspector Megure's thoughts paused, and he quickly walked up to Sano, revealing a twisted smile: "Brother Sano, I suddenly remembered, last time you came to my place to give a statement, I think you had Brother Takagi treat you to dinner that night?"

Oh my, you still remember? I almost forgot.

Sano replied calmly, "Yeah, it seems like that's true."

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