Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

It's dark-skinned.

Yeah, that dark-skinned guy from Osaka.

Sano narrowed his eyes as he read the text message.

The flavor is getting stronger and stronger, so strong that it makes you look forward to it.

Sano looked up at the black dot standing atop the building not far away.

The black crow then spread its wings and flew away, gradually disappearing into the distance.

After watching the big black figure disappear, Sano looked at the little girl next to him and asked her a question that had been sitting there for a while.

"Why do you always run into these kinds of troubles?"

"what?"

The little girl looked up, bewildered.

Sano opened his mouth, swallowed his original words, and said instead, "Never mind, none of that matters. Do you want to learn some self-defense techniques? It will be much easier if you encounter someone bullying you like today again."

"Self-defense techniques?"

The little girl tilted her head, clearly not quite understanding what Sano was saying.

"Yes, karate, it's the martial art that the lady just learned."

The little girl remembered the tip of the iceberg of Ran Mouri's skills that she had witnessed when she went to freeload a meal last time.

"Uncle, who do you think is more powerful, that older sister or the chubby guy?"

Sano stroked his chin, pondered for a few seconds, and then gave his answer: "Although she is not as strong, if it really comes down to a fight, that older sister should be able to win."

The little girl was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "Wow, is that amazing? I want to learn! I want to learn!"

"Okay, I'll ask her later if she's willing to teach you. It should be fine."

"it is good!"

The little girl jumped around excitedly, waving her arms and legs, and kept shouting that she would be the new Black Mask from now on, blah blah blah.

Sano watched from the side, neither commenting nor refuting.

As the saying goes, a child's education must start from a young age. Sano doesn't expect the little girl to actually reach the level of Ran Mouri; that kind of thing requires some talent.

Hard work alone is not enough.

Maybe it's just a little bit stronger.

At least if I encounter something like this again, and there's no one else around, I won't be helpless and doomed.

Even improving one's mental fortitude is a good thing.

Besides, who knows, this little girl might actually be very talented.

If that's the case, then while he's still young, it's not impossible for him to inherit Ran Mouri's mantle and become the Ran Mouri of the next decade or so.

"Oh, right."

Sano suddenly stopped the little girl and warned her seriously, "Remember that kid with glasses when we ate together last time? That guy is a jinx. If you run into him in the future, try to stay away from him. You can only get close if I'm nearby, otherwise you'll be in big trouble."

"Hey?"

The little girl paused, then asked, puzzled, "Why?"

There's no reason why, just do as I say.

"All right……"

……

Soon, it was evening.

A dock in Tokyo, filled with containers... reminded Sano of something.

The location where Akemi Miyano faked her death earlier.

Is it necessary to limit the setting for this crucial plot point?

Sano, in his black cat form, lay on the back of the giant black cat, looking down from high above.

...Well, it's not that tall, only about three or four stories high.

It's not that the enhanced black cat couldn't even support the weight of a single cat.

Sano is just a little bit afraid of heights.

From the moment he met Ran Mouri in the evening, Sano arranged for Daikoku to keep an eye on Vermouth.

Although Vermouth had seen Big Black and knew that Rye had a crow that could stalk people.

However, as a bird, the black-headed goat has the advantage of being small in size and tall.

Naturally, it is very difficult to detect.

In particular, Sano's intuition told him that the breaking point was likely to be today.

Therefore, the monitoring time is short enough.

The chances of being discovered are even closer to zero.

The reason Sano believes the tipping point might be today is...

Besides Judy, who suddenly ran away, there was also a text message from Heiji Hattori on the other side.

According to Heiji Hattori, Kogoro Mouri received an invitation to a Halloween event, and Conan received one at the same time. To be precise...

It's Shinichi Kudo.

The sender was Vermouth.

Conan's true identity has been discovered, and he has no choice but to go.

But Conan also knew very well that this was most likely a ploy to lure the enemy away from their base.

Therefore, Conan asked Heiji Hattori for help.

Coincidentally, Conan's mother just happened to be back, so there wouldn't be any problems with his disguise.

Not to mention that with the experience of his previous failure, Hattori Heiji's proficiency will undoubtedly be greatly improved this time.

Conan did not contact Sano to ask for help in getting him involved in the operation.

It might be because they're still arguing about the previous blocking incident, or it might be because they think Sano hasn't removed Conan's number from the blacklist yet.

It's also possible that Conan is confident enough to feel he doesn't need Sano's help.

Sano didn't want to investigate, and was too lazy to investigate.

Heiji Hattori simply sent a message to Sano, roughly saying that he felt that having more people meant having more strength, so he contacted him privately.

This actually gave Sano a bit of a headache.

Because although Sano did intend to get involved in this matter, his true identity...

It is definitely not appropriate for them to get involved.

It would have been better if Hattori Heiji hadn't been mentioned at all, because even after he was, Sano never showed up.

Wouldn't that make Sano seem cold-blooded and heartless?

...Wait a minute, why do I need to stop being cold-blooded and ruthless?

Sano realized he had fallen into a mental dead end.

Actually, Sano had already started intentionally or unintentionally a long time ago.

She tried to minimize her presence around Conan by revealing her true identity.

Most of the time, the reason I let the alias Kurosawa appear is either because my true identity shouldn't or is unsuitable for such an appearance, or simply because I don't want to.

Chapter 421, 420: Chickens Fighting Each Other

But let's be reasonable.

For Sano now, his true identity remains unchanged.

In fact, it can already be considered dispensable.

Sometimes Sano would think about what would happen when things got so bad they couldn't get any worse.

They can simply create a fake identity, change their location, and transform themselves into ordinary people.

Since there's a cheat code, it won't reveal any real flaws.

Even if I don't create a new alias, I can still live my life using my current alias.

Creating a new identity isn't out of the question, is it?

Sano initially knew that Conan was the protagonist, and subconsciously felt that staying by his side would bring certain benefits, which is why he did not refuse to approach him.

This eventually led to the development of the original identity to a certain extent, giving it certain advantages.

Looking back now, this advantage is also negligible.

Furthermore, and most importantly, although Sano and Conan's relationship wasn't bad, it wasn't particularly good either, and he wasn't so reluctant to part with this troublesome person.

As for why this is the case.

Sano still wants to retain his original identity as much as possible.

To be honest, Sano wasn't too sure either.

Perhaps it's because this identity was the earliest one established.

Just like that dilapidated house, it has a unique...

A sense of belonging?

Sano licked his paws, realizing he was still quite sentimental... Damn, how disgusting.

Realizing once again that his behavior was abnormal, Sano stuck out his tongue and spat a few times.

Meanwhile, the battle had already begun below.

Because Big Black was watching Vermouth, this woman was able to act while...