Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

To put it simply, it's the material on this wall that Sano "corroded" away with a handprint.

This is the same poison used to destroy evidence in martial arts dramas, a memory deep within Sano's mind.

Destroys matter.

Should we attack from both inside and outside?

However, working internally is definitely more convenient than working externally.

Looking at the black spider venom flowing within the palm print that was still faintly expanding outwards, Sano pondered for a long time before creating a clone. Then, he touched his arm with his pitch-black palm... and a piercing pain quickly followed.

Watching the thin layer of spider venom on the skin quickly "dry" in just two or three seconds, revealing a finger-sized mark that looked like it had been burned, Sano pulled out a map. The screen, which should have only shown 3D models of buildings, now had an additional 3D perspective view of a human body structure, with a red patch gradually spreading inwards from the arm.

That's spider venom.

Because it's inside the body, Sano is able to control the "movement" and "on/off" of this thing.

The latter, unlike the externally located production switch, is an activation switch.

To put it bluntly, once the spider venom enters the human body... or more precisely, the biological body, Sano can control the timing and duration of its onset.

The first point is relatively easy to understand, but the second point is that Sano can control the flow of spider venom to choose the source of the poison, such as the heart or brain.

In this way, even if it's just a drop, or even less than a drop, just a little foam.

They can all die instantly when the poison takes effect.

As for the appearance of this 3D human figure on the map, whether it was due to the perception of poison or the control of spider venom, Sano was not quite sure.

Back when they were experimenting on that chicken.

Sano could already see this thing on the map.

There were just too many things to try at the beginning, so Sano didn't bother with them for the time being.

It wasn't until he used that duck for the experiment that Sano couldn't tell whether the duck had been poisoned or had its neck broken by corrosion, so he decided to experience it for himself.

This also taught Sano that spider venom could penetrate the skin.

This is a good thing.

But if it hurts so much just from a touch, it doesn't quite fit the assassination characteristics of poisonous creatures.

It could be considered for use in close combat.

Touching it would mean certain death... Hmm?

Wow, does saying it like that instantly elevate the level of sophistication?

Sano tilted his head and then controlled the spider venom in his body to seep out from the surface of his skin again.

Finally, there is the most crucial part regarding the experiments on the effects of spider venom.

Sano took out a white mouse, a small bottle, and an empty syringe.

After removing the contents of the bottle, Sano gave the hamster an injection.

The hamster immediately started convulsing.

Then he pried open the mouth and dripped in a very small amount of spider venom.

As soon as the spider venom entered the hamster's body, a 3D perspective view of the hamster appeared on the map in front of Sano, with two different red patches, one large and one small.

There is a sharp contrast.

It seems that this thing did indeed appear because it sensed poison.

Sano then controlled the spider venom to attack the red figure on the other side.

The moment the two made contact, the large red color immediately began to melt away rapidly.

Until the other red patch on the map completely disappeared, Sano looked down and saw that although the hamster was still struggling, it was at least still alive.

Fight poison with poison.

It really does detoxify.

Sano narrowed his eyes, and the clone next to him picked up a small bottle.

Just like Sano had done with that hamster before, he gave the main body an injection.

Then Sano repeated the combination of poisoning himself and fighting poison with poison, and everything went smoothly... It seems to have worked.

Sano wiped the fine sweat from his brow, stood up, and let out a long sigh.

The effects of spider venom can be summarized in two aspects.

One inside and one outside.

It mainly works within the body, is only effective on living organisms, and will kill them.

When the spider venom is inside the human body, Sano can control it; the venom that cannot be controlled is outside the body.

That is, corrosion.

Furthermore, because it can destroy all matter, it can also enter living organisms and help kill some toxins without causing poisoning...

Perhaps we could try to see if we can kill the cancer cells?

Sano stroked his chin. This line of thinking was quite unique. If someone got shot in the future, would they no longer need to painstakingly try to remove it, but could they just melt it away?

This seems a bit difficult.

Because spider venom is corrosive, even if Sano controls it to prevent the venom from taking effect, it will still cause some damage inside the body.

Only a tiny amount can be used for "detoxification".

If there's too much, the person might die before even being poisoned.

Therefore, it removes toxins and other substances that are difficult to dissolve.

It's highly unlikely that this approach will solve the problem... otherwise, we could probably address the root cause by targeting the individuals with the problem.

Finally, it is indeed more difficult to kill a person solely through the corrosive properties of spider venom, i.e., through external means, than through internal means.

After all, to corrode a living person alive... that little bit of spider venom is definitely impossible to do; it would be exhausting.

However, considering that spider venom can penetrate directly through the skin.

That's no longer important; there's no need to worry about it anymore.

After getting up and stretching, Sano retracted the clone and cleaned up the traces.

She raised her hand and pressed down on the little spider's head, which was hanging around her neck like a necklace and peering out from her collar.

Sano began trying to feed it experience.

"From now on, I'll call you Erhei."

"Gah."

...Of course, a spider's cry cannot be a "ga".

Whether spiders even make any sounds is another matter entirely.

Sano turned his head and glanced at the big black dog that had landed on the windowsill, remembering the sound it had just made.

They were asking Sano if this spider was a new companion.

"Yes, it will be your junior from now on... When you have free time, you can talk to it more and pass on your experience to help it grow faster."

Sano suddenly wanted to become a hands-off manager again.

Big Black chuckled and agreed, "Alright, leave it to me!"

……

The next day, Sano, still half asleep, got up and went out to have a smoke.

When you can't sleep, you often can't keep your eyes open.

Humans are such strange creatures; when they can sleep, they open their eyes but can't close them again.

Pushing open the door, Sano heard a series of "hoho hahey" sounds.

It sounds familiar.

I took two steps to the railing in the corridor and peeked out to look down.

Two white figures, one tall and one short, were standing in a horse stance, occasionally throwing a punch or kicking.

It was Ran Mouri and that little girl.

Did they arrive so quickly?

Sano raised an eyebrow, slumped his back, propped his elbows on the railing, and rested his chin on his hand, lazily watching the two practice karate while puffing out smoke.

When we had dinner together after leaving the hospital yesterday, Sano brought up the matter of teaching karate to Ran Mouri, and she readily agreed.

I never expected them to be so enthusiastic.

"Hey!"

Seeing Ran Mouri unleash a beautiful high kick, the little girl immediately imitated her.

Then... he lost his balance and sat down hard on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"what."

Sano couldn't help but chuckle, which also drew Ran Mouri's attention.

Chapter 428, Chapter 427: Respecting Huang Mao is a real man.

"Ah, senior, so you're home. Did you just wake up?"

"Ah."

Sano responded casually, then pointed to the little girl's karate uniform: "I mean, we're not even sure if she can keep training, and you've already prepared all the equipment for her... or is it your old clothes from when you were a kid?"

"Hey?"

Ran Mouri was taken aback and glanced at the karate uniform on the little girl: "This isn't something I gave her... I thought it was something you prepared for her, senpai."

Sano raised an eyebrow again. If it wasn't Ran Mouri, then it must have been prepared by the little girl herself, or perhaps her mother bought it for her?

...Are you really that supportive of your child's interests?