Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Oh! I'm sorry."

As soon as Sano spoke, Conan, who had noticed him, immediately lit up and almost stood up: "Uncle... Uncle Kurosawa!"

"I never expected to run into you here."

Black, Kurosawa?

Shinichiro Tomoaki, who was about to find a seat to make way for Sano... or rather, Vermouth paused and couldn't help but look over.

It's really unsettling that he shares the same surname as Gin.

Sano nodded to Conan as a greeting, then turned and found a seat.

Seeing this, Conan decided not to disturb them any further... mainly because the current situation was a bit off.

Before arriving at Beika Park Station, Conan was still chatting with Ai Haibara.

After jokingly asking Conan if he wanted to run into the organization, Ai Haibara explained to him that she could sense the organization's presence...

Radar mechanism?

Conan was initially somewhat skeptical, wondering if the other party was trying to fool him, but unexpectedly, Ai Haibara's radar mechanism was triggered the next second.

Driven by fear, Ai Haibara put on a hat and begged Conan to switch places with her.

Then she huddled to the side and became the Sieve Princess.

...Although I'm reluctant to believe it, considering the worst-case scenario, it's very likely that there are organized groups of people on the bus right now.

Among the people who just got on the bus, besides Kurosawa, who wore the black mask, there was Shinichi Araide, who had just had an internal medicine check-up at Teitan Elementary School yesterday... and Ai Haibara happened to be absent yesterday, and Jodie, the high school English teacher who happened to meet him at the arcade after school last night and they were involved in a murder case together, making a total of three people.

That leaves only the guy wearing the hat.

Conan couldn't help but turn around and glance at Shuichi Akai.

Then suddenly, I noticed that Professor Agasa was sitting in the seat next to me, across the aisle.

Something's not quite right.

That guy, like a perverted voyeur, kept turning around, looking at Kurosawa with a cautious yet unusually intense gaze.

...I almost forgot, Professor Agasa also knew about Kurosawa's hidden identity.

On that day, Kurosawa was like a summer thunderstorm, suddenly transforming into a black mask, dealing with the men in trench coats, and then suddenly disappearing.

This left Conan, who had just made a huge "gain," feeling inexplicably lost.

So Conan quickly approached Professor Agasa.

It's also about satisfying one's inflated desire to share.

I also wanted to discuss with the other party the "equipment" of Black Mask.

In Conan and Professor Agasa's view, Kurosawa himself, or rather, the person behind him, must have a highly skilled scientific inventor.

This is where Kurosawa's "black mask" outfit comes from.

That's why the other side was able to make such an "unreasonable change of clothes" so quickly.

In addition, there are the three strongest attacks that Black Mask has shown so far—all using his legs and feet, and employing power far exceeding his normal level.

This is very similar to Conan's leg-strengthening shoes!

Even the seemingly random "transformation" shouted by the other party was analyzed as possibly being the switch on some kind of password program.

After all, Black Mask is always facing dangerous criminals head-on, and sometimes there may not be enough time to act, so relying on passwords is more convenient.

...That concludes Dr. Agasa's analysis.

After listening to Professor Agasa's "science explanation," Conan couldn't help but shout out.

"Professor Agasa, I want that too!!"

As a result, Professor Agasa, naturally embarrassed, said that with his skill level, he was not capable of making something of that caliber and was powerless to help.

Conan was greatly disappointed... He really wanted to shout "Transform!" to see what would happen, cough cough.

The topic has gone off track.

all in all.

Dr. Agasa knew that Kurosawa was the Black Mask, and that the existence of "Kurosawa" was due to the fact that the other party possessed a super-technological creation that was completely beyond the reach of his current scientific research level.

It holds a great attraction for Professor Agasa.

...Although Professor Agasa had never seen Kurosawa's face, Conan's earlier remark of "Kuro, Kurosawa" was enough for him to realize the man's identity.

Under normal circumstances, this would definitely not be a problem.

But ironically, there are people from that organization on the bus right now.

If Professor Agasa inadvertently reveals Kurosawa's true identity, regardless of whether Kurosawa will be angry, the key issue is that it will drag Kurosawa into danger.

Conan hadn't forgotten that when Ai Haibara was almost killed by Gin at the Beika Hotel, it was Kurosawa who saved her, although, judging from the description, it seemed that Kurosawa had a connection with that organization, or rather, with Gin...

The grudge had been brewing for a long time.

Strictly speaking, the grudge lies with Black Mask, not Kurozawa.

In Conan's view, Kurosawa's situation is similar to his own.

The true identity hidden beneath the other identity must never be revealed.

Otherwise, they will be in dire straits.

Thinking of this, Conan immediately winked at Professor Agasa.

Trying to warn the other party not to do anything reckless.

Professor Agasa, however, looked completely bewildered.

What's wrong with this kid? Is his face twitching?

Chapter 370, page 369: The robber: Join me!

"Oh~ Is Dr. Araide going on a date with Ms. Jodie?"

From Conan's mental journey to his final little act, it seems like a long time has passed, but in reality, it only took a few seconds.

The trio of real kids on the other side, after Sano condemned Jodie and "Shin-ide Tomoaki" from a moral high ground, seemed a little guilty and shrank back for a moment, but then immediately recovered and began to tease the relationship between the two.

"Haha, oh right, we're going on a date to the Ueno Museum today."

Judy said without any embarrassment.

Vermouth, however, pretended that the two were not going on a date.

It was just a coincidence that we ran into each other.

This prompted Judy to grumble, saying that it embarrassed her.

Vermouth then feigned panic, saying she was afraid of rumors spreading through the school, which finally convinced Judy to accept her reason.

Just then, two more people got into the car... The two were wearing heavy clothes, which made the trio of real children sigh strangely.

"They're already wearing their ski suits so early, these two are in such a hurry!"

Conan and his friends had originally planned to go skiing, so they quickly noticed the anomaly. Sano, who was sitting in the back row with his eyes closed, slightly opened them.

...Is that a ski suit?

It looks like an ordinary cotton-padded jacket.

Sano, who had never skied before, closed his eyes again, showing no interest in it.

However, just as Genta was excitedly asking if he should put on his ski suit right now, he was reminded that his luggage had already been sent over, which caused a burst of laughter.

The two men had already pulled out pistols from their ski bags.

"Don't move!"

"I'll kill anyone who dares to touch me!"

"What!?"

The sight of the two men pointing their black gun barrels at the surrounding passengers made Conan, whose face was about to twitch and who was about to speak, freeze.

...This time it's a real cramp.

A commotion broke out among the passengers on the bus.

Despite the threat to their lives, the commotion quickly subsided, leaving only a deathly silence. Two robbers walked around the vehicle, collecting passengers' cell phones one by one, presumably to prevent them from calling the police.

...I never expected that Conan, that jinx, would cause a robbery this time instead of a murder case. No, to be more precise, should it be called a hostage situation?

Sano glanced at the two robbers. His mission of getting a ride had been completed when the car started, and it seemed there was no follow-up mission.

Then let's hurry up and get this done so we can leave work.

Just when Sano was about to take direct action and close the case, two unexpected missions gave him a pleasant surprise.

Double-yolk egg.

If we include the one from before, that makes three yellow ones.

Damn it, it all comes down to Conan, that plague god. Even that bastard Foppert only triggered one mission, but this guy comes with three right away.

That's awesome.

Sano glanced at the two tasks.

[Please capture them and ensure that all three robbers in the car are imprisoned. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 00:29:59]

[Please ensure that no one on the bus is killed by the bomb. You will receive 100 enhancement points upon completion. Time remaining for the mission: 00:29:59.]

...What the heck?

Three robbers?

There are more bombs?

Sano was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, the robber was already in front of him.

"Hey, where's your phone?"

Looking at the bag in the robber's hand, Sano blinked and shrugged.