Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Is there some obvious flaw? And what does it mean that Judy contacted me...? Suddenly.

Sano understood.

What Conan was referring to wasn't actually Jodie.

It was Hattori Heiji.

Heiji Hattori texted Sano, asking him to help Conan.

Sano didn't reply, nor did he show up, but Kurosawa did appear and did indeed speak.

Entrusted by someone.

In that case, it's understandable that it would be interpreted that way.

...Detectives really do have some really unique ways of thinking.

After a strange feeling in his heart, Sano neither accepted the credit nor denied anything, but simply quickened his pace. Ran Mouri came to her senses.

They quickly followed.

to be frank.

Ran Mouri felt a little wronged after being criticized by Sano.

But now we know that Sano played a crucial role last night, which is an important turning point.

The feeling is completely different.

To give a somewhat inappropriate example, it might be failing an exam.

First, I was scolded by my homeroom teacher, who unleashed a torrent of profanities. Later, I learned that my homeroom teacher simply wanted me to do well on the exam.

Behind the scenes, he even shamelessly begged and pleaded with everyone to apply for scholarships for himself.

...In short, Ran Mouri's mood improved considerably.

"Senior, are you hungry? My treat, come along..."

Watching Ran Mouri's retreating figure, Conan let out a long sigh.

To be honest, Conan should thank Sano.

Judging from last night's situation... although Conan didn't see it with his own eyes, according to Jodie's explanation, if it weren't for Kurosawa's sudden appearance...

Then Conan's side is likely to suffer heavy losses.

Especially the fact that Ran Mouri, someone Conan didn't even see before he lost consciousness, was there is something else. Just thinking about it now...

It all left people with lingering fear.

Because he lost consciousness, Conan was unable to see either Rye or Kurosawa.

The game was left running in the background the entire time.

But none of that matters to Conan.

The important thing is that he was actually sleeping right next to Ran Mouri when she was in danger.

That's absolutely outrageous!

Although Conan trusts Sano and Kurosawa.

If Conan had known about this beforehand, he could have entrusted many things to others with peace of mind.

But the only thing that matters is Ran Mouri.

No matter who you entrust it to, it's not as reassuring as having Conan do it himself.

Therefore, Conan's feelings were somewhat complicated.

Oh well, it's all in the past now. I'll just be more careful about this in the future.

Just like what Sano said to Ran Mouri.

Learn from our mistakes, strive for improvement, and do better next time.

After making up his mind, Conan told James, "No need to see him off anymore," and then quickened his pace.

They caught up with Sano and a few others.

"Na na".

While the two best friends were whispering to each other, Conan tugged at Sano's sleeve.

They were trying to whisper to each other.

Sano raised an eyebrow and looked down: "Spit it out if you have something to say."

"...Can you remove me from the blacklist?"

Conan looked at Sano with a mix of embarrassment and pitifulness: "I know I was wrong about what happened last time, and I promise I won't do it again. Please forgive me just this once, okay? I'll treat you to dinner later!"

"Eat whatever you want!"

Sano glanced at Conan, stared at him for a while, and then calmly replied, "Deal."

Upon seeing this, Conan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a silly smile.

...Although Sano had already made a deal with Ai Haibara.

Conan was removed from the blacklist, but does that stop Sano from having an extra serving?

It doesn't cause any problems.

"Oh, right."

Conan suddenly said with a smug grin, "Hey, could you ask Kurosawa to remove me from his blacklist too? I won't bother him. I'll only contact him in crucial moments. Otherwise, it's such a hassle to have you contact him every time something happens. It'll save you the trouble, won't it?"

Oh, so that's the real purpose.

...Sano once called Hattori Heiji under the guise of Kurosawa.

Therefore, Hattori Heiji has the alias Kurosawa.

Heiji Hattori already has one, so how could Conan not ask for one as well?

So, the two of them sent Sano tentative messages one after the other.

Including last night's actions, Hattori Heiji also sent messages to Kurosawa in addition to Sano.

The result was that Sano never received it.

It's not that Sano actually blocked Conan and even Hattori Heiji from the phone number associated with Kurosawa's pseudonym.

Sano simply set up a feature that blocks emails and calls from numbers that are not his contacts.

After all, compared to his other identities, including Sano's real identity, Kurosawa has relatively few contacts, only Asai Narumi.

Of course, there are even fewer assassins disguised as black cats.

One duck egg.

In short, Sano doesn't want to receive spam.

What? What does spam have to do with Conan?

……Oh.

This thing can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.

In conclusion, Sano's answer was—what's the point of telling Kurosawa if you want to find him?

Conan then typed a row of dots and clicked his tongue.

……

One phase has ended.

Sano finally took a look at his inventory.

And so came the exciting and fun lottery draw.

Excluding the savings I habitually set aside, I have exactly two opportunities.

To be responsible, the last time a counterfeit item appeared was the thug suit from the lottery two years ago.

There was only one break in between, and the items that time were also quite authentic.

Therefore, the chances of this being a counterfeit are slim, even very small.

Chapter 426, 425: Rice Flower's Good Neighbor - Aunt Sibai!

The key is whether it's authentic enough this time.

I'm not afraid of not producing "fake" goods, I'm afraid of things being neither genuine nor authentic, which will mess with Sano's brain.

Two chances.

Shouldn't it be corrected at least once?

With that in mind, Sano immediately went for a session.

Hesitation will defeat.

Sano would trade twenty years of Conan's lifespan for a single lottery win!

"Random enhancement in progress. Congratulations, host, your spider has been enhanced. Enhancement successful..."

……spider??

Sano was stunned for a moment, and then goosebumps instantly appeared on his skin.

Another living enhancer.

This is the third one already. Is this the path to becoming a Grand Summoner?

But isn't this target a bit outrageous?

Spiders.

If that thing were to climb onto him... just imagining it makes Sano feel like he'd immediately unleash a laser rain and become the madman of Tokyo.

Coming to his senses, Sano's lips twitched, and he pulled out the map with an indescribable expression.

Finally, they focused their attention on the area behind their own house.