Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The next day, Sano saw Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, and the Conan trio at the train station... as well as a certain fake little girl.

"...What are you doing following me here?"

Faced with Sano's somewhat speechless question, Ai Haibara calmly retorted with her hands behind her back, "Why can't I come if there's a free tour group?"

"free?"

Now, not only Sano, but even Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki looked puzzled.

Conan quickly exclaimed, "Ahhh, we're running out of time! Let's get going!"

...It seems like this kid has some kind of leverage that the fake loli has over him.

Sano remained silent, and the group immediately boarded the train and set off for Izu.

As soon as they boarded the train, Sano, Ran Mouri, and Conan all turned their attention to the next carriage almost simultaneously.

Several figures dressed in black Grim Reaper special attack suits were clearly visible.

"..."

What a coincidence that we happened to be on the same train!

Sano raised an eyebrow, feeling both surprised and speechless.

What's wrong with these guys?

What's the deal with putting on "equipment" while riding in a car?

Putting aside whether this will cause unnecessary trouble, don't you feel embarrassed?

"...Why are the Black Reaper's men here?"

Ai Haibara also noticed the presence of these people and exclaimed in surprise. Conan did not respond, but instead jogged to the carriage door, secretly observed for a while, and then ran back.

"Black Death doesn't seem to be inside."

Ran Mouri craned her neck and said, "That should just be a regular gathering, right? Don't we often see groups of ten or so people huddled together like this?"

"No, no, no, that's not right."

Just then, Sonoko Suzuki wagged her finger with a mysterious expression: "While it's not unusual for members of the Black Reaper to gather in groups, that's usually at places where they've already started assembling. If they were on the road, they would be riding their signature mounts instead of taking the train."

"The most crucial thing is still that person."

The group looked in the direction Sonoko Suzuki was pointing.

Chapter 332, page 331: The third dark-skinned person has appeared!

Then the group saw a guy with dyed yellow hair who looked a bit out of place among the other members of the Grim Reaper group, who all had slicked-back black hair.

"The second-in-command of the Black Reaper, the only guy in an organization where everyone has black slicked-back hair who dares to dye his hair yellow, and you still think this is just a simple little gathering?"

Upon hearing that he was the second-in-command of the Black Reaper, the expressions of the group immediately turned serious.

After all, the Black Reaper is no longer just an ordinary delinquent organization, but... a terrifying existence whose deterrent power is no less than that of the top yakuza organizations, or even criminal organizations. Its second-in-command is certainly not just a simple delinquent youth.

only……

"Sonoko, how did you know he was the Black Reaper's second-in-command?"

Ran Mouri couldn't help but ask curiously.

"hey-hey."

Sonoko Suzuki raised her head, her face full of pride: "After all, I'm a die-hard fan of Kuroshi, so of course I know about his special talents!"

"..."

Suddenly things made sense.

Sano watched from the side, speechless once again.

...As the second-in-command of the Black Reaper, Huang Mao already holds a high position. Coupled with his "distinctive" appearance, it's not surprising that he receives special attention without deliberately concealing it.

Sano had initially treated these people as mere cannon fodder, so he hadn't paid them any attention. Even after they were "upgraded," he had forgotten about them again. Now, thanks to Sonoko Suzuki's reminder...

Yeah, I'll get that blond bastard to dye his fur back to normal later.

The blond-haired man in the next carriage suddenly shivered, drawing puzzled glances from the special forces members nearby.

"what happened?"

Yellow Hair looked around warily, and after finding nothing amiss, tightened his clothes.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a murderous aura."

"..."

Meanwhile, in the next carriage, the conversation quickly shifted away from the Black Death.

...After all, the group didn't really know what these guys were up to. Even though "Black Death" was a special entity that they couldn't judge as good or bad, it didn't really concern his underlings.

As for the Armed Detective Agency's "special commission".

Although it has indeed spread quite widely, it does not include the general public.

...The "outside world" that Fujiwara no Yoshiji Saburo initially envisioned was just the group of people who knew about the existence of the "special commission," as well as the lower-level people in the official system who were aware of the clue that "a suspected murder by a staff member of Natoto."

Otherwise, putting everything else aside, the fact that "Nadoto's temporary workers are dangerous elements" could have such a significant impact on Nadoto once the general public learned about it that it would be enough to make Sano avoid this path.

In short, the issue now is not whether Conan wants to do something or not, but that he simply cannot do anything and has no reason to do anything.

"Sano...brother, I heard from Sonoko-neechan that you might have other things to take care of this time. What are they? Is it a request from the agency?"

Conan turned his curiosity to Sano.

...This guy, all he thinks about is events.

Sano clicked his tongue and nodded, saying, "Well, you could call it a request."

Upon hearing about the request, Conan's eyes immediately lit up: "Really? What kind of request is it?"

"What, you want to get involved too?"

Sano raised an eyebrow and asked.

"miss you!"

Conan nodded repeatedly.

Sano smiled mysteriously: "Alright, since you're so interested, then you can participate. But I won't reveal the details of the commission yet. I'll keep it a secret until we get there."

"Got it!"

Seeing Conan's silly and smug look, Ai Haibara stood to the side with dead fish eyes.

Ai Haibara's intuition tells her that Conan has been tricked.

Moreover, it's the kind of scam where you get sold out and then help the seller count the money.

However, the kid was only focused on the case and didn't notice anything amiss.

...Ai Haibara certainly didn't intend to remind Conan.

Let this kid learn his lesson. Maybe he'll remember it after this experience. That's good.

……

Wawu Hotel.

It was a hotel that, while not luxurious, was certainly not dilapidated either.

...Although, according to Sonoko Suzuki, this was already the poorest hotel imaginable.

As expected, a young lady is a young lady. No matter how ordinary she acts on a daily basis, there is still a huge gap in her understanding between the two worlds.

According to Sonoko Suzuki, this three-day, two-night trip to Izu was her journey to find love. However, based on her past failed experiences in "finding love," she felt that the reason she couldn't find love was because she had always stayed in high-end hotels or guesthouses.

This gave those boys a feeling of being "unattainable".

Therefore, Sonoko Suzuki wanted to stay in a small hotel to create a "commoner" image, giving the boys who wanted to get close to her a chance.

...Although on their way to Izu, quite a few people had tried to strike up a conversation with Sano and his group.

Furthermore, most of them were not trying to chat up Sonoko Suzuki, but Ran Mouri.

"...I didn't expect that the location of your request would happen to be the hotel we booked. What a coincidence!"

Looking at the cheerful Suzuki Sonoko, Sano became even more certain that "Kyogoku Makoto" was probably not a simple person.

Upon opening the door, a dark-skinned man wearing glasses immediately came to greet them.

Appeared!

The third one is dark-skinned!

Sano raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling somewhat surprised. However, what the dark-skinned man said next surprised him even more.

"Welcome... Sano-senpai?"

When Kyogoku Makoto saw Sano, he was slightly taken aback at first, but then turned his gaze to Suzuki Sonoko.

He was clearly lost in thought for a moment.

What's going on?

So this third dark-skinned person is the so-called Makoto Kyogoku?

But judging from the other person's appearance, how come they know Sonoko Suzuki?

The four people next to him were clearly surprised that Makoto Kyogoku would directly mention Sano's name. After a brief moment of surprise, they immediately realized what was going on: "Could it be that your client is this person, senpai?"

Sano didn't speak hastily, but instead probed first: "Kyogoku?"

"Ah, sorry, senior, did you bring a friend along to help?"

After regaining his senses, Makoto Kyogoku asked Sano.

Having received the answer, Sano was certain that the dark-skinned man was Kyogoku Makoto, and shook his head, saying, "No, they're just tourists traveling here, but..."

Sano grabbed Conan's large head and pulled him in front of him: "This kid really did come to help."

Conan: "?"

Ran Mouri: "?"