Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

This unconsciously reminded Sano of his junior and senior high school days in his previous life.

Back then, whenever there was a school event, or when a class or an individual in the class achieved a good ranking, this phenomenon would occur.

A sense of honor, or rather, a sense of belonging to the group?

This is probably what they call youth.

Sano, who was feeling quite emotional, suddenly had a change of heart. What was the point of bringing up this dark-skinned guy all the time?

Blackie cried even harder!

“…Oh, right, Kudo.”

The male student who had started the commotion quickly changed the subject: "You know what? We have a new English teacher in our class, a stunningly beautiful foreign woman!"

"is it?"

Shinichi Kudo was immediately drawn to the scene.

...Sure enough, among the male students, it's all about cheating on the school beauty. Although we're not talking about school beauties here, the same applies to beautiful teachers.

The Lüshi Chunqiu is truly accurate!

Sano had no intention of joining the conversation. If he really had to say something... he just hoped his classmates would praise him more. He was thick-skinned and not good at being modest.

"Sano, who gave you permission to smoke in class?!"

Suddenly, a furious roar from the homeroom teacher erupted at the classroom door. Sano instinctively shrank back, his lips twitching.

Haha, this is youth, isn't it?

……

After receiving a severe scolding from his homeroom teacher, Sano finished one class and then, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, slipped away.

Just as he was about to leave the teaching building, Sano bumped into a young man wearing glasses.

...Shinichi, the school doctor, is a very gentle-looking person.

Sano had long heard of the other party's... surname, the man who dared to steal the girl from the Grim Reaper Elementary School, although whether the other party intended to do so was unclear.

It remains to be seen.

When Shinichi saw Sano, he smiled and nodded, which was considered a greeting.

...Yesterday, Shinichi Kudo collapsed and was taken to the infirmary, where he was treated by Tomoaki Niide. Although the two hadn't even spoken to each other, they had at least met, so there was nothing strange about them exchanging greetings.

Sano nodded in response, and then brushed past the other person.

As a result, just as Sano turned the corner at the school gate, he bumped into another person head-on.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry for bumping into you. I'm really sorry."

Hearing the awkward Japanese spoken by the other person, Sano raised an eyebrow and looked over.

With short blond hair and glasses, he has the typical features of a Western Caucasian and looks quite good.

...Is it the new English teacher?

"Hello, my name is Judy. I just arrived here from abroad, so my Japanese isn't very good. If it's alright, would you like me to treat you to a meal as an apology and compensation for accidentally bumping into you?"

You can get a free meal just by bumping into someone?

Is it still possible for such a good thing to happen now?

Facing the enthusiastic Judy, Sano narrowed his eyes. Was this foreign girl trying to flirt with him?

I've heard that Western women are indeed more proactive.

Sigh, it's all because I'm too handsome; it's inevitable that I'll run into this kind of trouble.

"Excuse me, I have something to do, please don't block the way."

Sano pushed Judy away without hesitation, coldly uttered a sentence, and left.

"Hey?"

Judy watched Sano's departing figure, scratched her head helplessly, and muttered, "It's so strange, do young boys these days not like my type anymore?"

Turning her head to look at the gates of Teitan High School, Judy narrowed her eyes.

“Vermouth…”

Sano was unaware that Judy's approach earlier wasn't actually to flirt with him, but rather had ulterior motives.

When he got back to his building, Amuro Tooru was already waiting for Sano.

...When Sano said he had something to do earlier, it wasn't just to appease Judy; he really did have something to do.

Amuro Tooru's driving lessons certainly can't be finished in just one afternoon.

According to the other party, it would take at least a week to be considered "completed".

After that, it didn't matter whether Amuro taught him or not; the main thing was for Sano to "practice" on his own, to practice over time, and to grow slowly.

...It's roughly the same principle as when Gin taught Sano close combat techniques.

Sano was quite interested in learning this new course.

After all, this is a completely different experience from the rigid and slow learning in driving school. Rather than saying that Amuro Tooru is teaching Sano how to drive, it is a completely different experience.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Amuro Tooru was teaching Sano how to speed.

That was so exciting! It was a completely different feeling from the bumper cars I went with last time.

Anyway, Sano became more and more addicted to speeding.

Yesterday it was Amuro Tooru dragging Sano to practice, but today it's Sano dragging Amuro Tooru to practice.

It wasn't until Gin sent Sano a message asking him to do a new mission that he reluctantly let Amuro Tooru go.

...This guy is a bit scary.

As he watched Sano's figure disappear from sight, Amuro Tooru's mood was not as pleasant as hers.

It's not that being dragged along by Sano to practice driving would make Amuro Tooru feel impatient.

Sano's driving was just too reckless.

Who the hell does drifting without using the brakes and only pressing the accelerator?

That was so exciting!

Even Amuro Tooru, the "teacher," had his heart pounding wildly the entire time while sitting in the passenger seat.

In other words, Sano has a strong learning ability. He can learn many skills very quickly after being taught by Amuro Tooru. He reacts very quickly and can correct even minor mistakes in time.

Otherwise, Amuro Tooru would doubt whether he could still be, or should even continue, this teacher position.

After all, strictly speaking, Sano is a factor that causes social instability.

If Amuro Tooru were to actually train the other party into a "black sheep," then his sins would be enormous.

However, Amuro Tooru later changed his mind.

Since it's impossible for me to lock Sano up, if any "instability" related to driving really occurs, teaching him a lesson now will minimize the losses caused by the "instability," or even bring it close to zero.

This should be considered a good thing.

In order to prevent ordinary people from being affected, he had no choice but to sacrifice himself and accompany Sano on his training.

This is what it means to sacrifice the individual for the greater good!

Chapter 320, page 319: Shuichi Akai's "pickup line"

Amuro Tooru lit a cigarette with a righteous expression on his face.

Don't ask Amuro Tooru why he didn't start the car and leave immediately. He just wanted to rest, and it definitely wasn't because his legs were weak.

……

It was night, and Sano was walking home after completing his mission.

It's not that Sano didn't want to take a taxi.

Sometimes it's really hard to find a taxi, especially in sparsely populated areas.

Therefore, the only option is to walk.

This is why Sano took out that Harley, but he can only use the vehicle when he is in his true form.

Otherwise, he might get into unnecessary trouble. The reason why Sano gave up using the electric scooter as his real identity and instead took taxis all the time was not only because the fares could be reimbursed, but also because of this factor.

However, it would be inconvenient to provide transportation for each of the alternate accounts.

Indeed, every advantage has its disadvantage.

Annoying.

Just as Sano was turning the corner, grumbling to himself, he bumped into another figure.

...What the hell is going on these past few days? Why do I keep hitting people?

Looking up again, he saw that the person he had bumped into was a tall man wearing a black coat and a knitted hat.

Ok?

Why does this guy look so familiar?

Just as Sano was pondering this in his mind, a line of dots appeared in Akai Shuichi's mind.

How the hell did we run into each other again?

Or is it a real, tangible "collision"?

...Although Shuichi Akai thought to himself yesterday that he and the other person were quite destined to meet, it was more of a self-amusing joke, and it was based on the premise that he would inevitably clash with the organization in the future, and that he would naturally come into contact with the other person.

Who the hell would have thought we'd run into each other again the very next day?

Especially since this is different from the two previous encounters with the other party. The first time, Shuichi Akai was wearing a mask, and the second time, they didn't collide head-on. But now, he's not wearing a mask and there's absolutely no room for maneuver.

It's highly unlikely that someone who inherited their code name, even a newcomer, would have never heard of themselves or seen their own picture.

Shuichi Akai quickly became alert, grabbed his gun, and prepared for battle.

However, to Shuichi Akai's surprise, after "New Rye" glanced at him up and down, it didn't seem to do anything wrong.