Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Ok?"

Judy turned her head in a daze and saw Sano's face, which had been turned off (he had his passerby face mask turned off), and a scar on his face under his hat... What the hell is that?!

rye!!?

Why is this guy here?!?!

If it were someone else, like Conan, they might not be able to immediately confirm that this face is Rye's, given the iconic white hair, baseball cap, and the well-known scar on his face.

The most distinctive feature of rye is actually its indistinct face.

But Judy was different; she had seen this face before, together with Shuichi Akai.

Before Judy could even react...

Sano, with a gun pointed at him, looked like a frightened child.

Some cowered and hid behind the scarred Akai.

She was still clutching the scarf around Akai's neck, revealing her vulnerable nature.

...This left Amuro Tooru, who was hiding behind the mask, both stunned and bewildered.

"Oh, they were originally one piece. Why didn't you say so earlier?"

The robber was the least frightened and recovered the fastest. He muttered to himself as he forcibly made Amuro Tooru and Sano sit on the ground together.

Judy, who was standing next to her, was also drawn back to the spotlight.

It was a state of wanting to speak but holding back, and holding back but wanting to speak again.

Judy really wanted to tell the robber that the guy wasn't one of them.

Moreover, that person is dangerous, so that your robbery plan can proceed smoothly.

It would be best to shoot that guy dead.

But considering the fighting prowess of "Rye"... Judy thought that if a real fight broke out...

The five robbers were taken down.

It might only take a few seconds.

While the robbers certainly deserved to die, what about Judy and her companion, and the innocent bystanders? Would they be affected afterward?

It's hard to say.

Let's play it safe for now.

So the three of them sat down side by side.

On the right is Jodie, in the middle is the scarred Akai (also known as Amuro Tooru), and on the left is Sano wearing a rye husk.

Because it was a robbery, the bank was already eerily quiet, and the three people on this side became even more silent.

Sano was fine, relaxed and happy, with no extraneous thoughts in his mind.

But the two people next to them were a bit confused.

Especially Amuro Tooru—he only wanted to test the FBI and maybe catch some fish, but not only did he not catch any fish, he also caught a poisonous giant python.

...In the organization's eyes, Shuichi Akai was dead.

Amuro Tooru sought out Vermouth to impersonate Akai Shuichi in order to test Jodie's reaction because he didn't believe her.

To put it bluntly, Amuro Tooru appeared in front of Rye in his current state.

It can easily trigger a chain reaction.

Whether it will disrupt Amuro Tooru's original plan is another matter.

Amuro Tooru's biggest worry right now is whether this guy will directly attack him.

To be honest...

Amuro Tooru lacked the confidence to survive this monster.

Although Amuro Tooru had been traveling abroad for some time, he had never stopped receiving all sorts of gossip related to rye.

...For example, this guy actually managed to fall into a trap and get tricked.

This resulted in this scar on my face.

Chapter 491, 494: Amuro Tooru is starting to feel uneasy again.

Amuro Tooru was initially skeptical about the veracity of this news, but now he sees it differently.

It is indeed true.

...Well, of course, that's not important.

The important thing is the other news.

For example, the Mudsin Conference and the Battle of Kiel.

Big things, small things, surface appearances, details—every aspect reveals something.

The person in front of me has almost inhuman combat abilities.

It was created entirely for fighting, or even for war.

monster.

It's not that Amuro Tooru is being self-deprecating.

This should be described as having self-awareness.

Shuichi Akai is highly regarded within the organization.

Amuro Tooru, however, was confident that he could go toe-to-toe with Akai Shuichi on his own.

But look at how badly Shuichi Akai has been tortured!

Even if Amuro Tooru himself took over, how much better would it have been?

Amuro Tooru isn't afraid of death, but if he were to die here without knowing why, in a muddled and confused way, by some twist of fate... that would be incredibly stupid.

Just as Amuro Tooru was hesitating about whether he should reveal his secrets first to avoid any irreversible consequences, those individual groups of guests...

However, they had already come over and kidnapped the person under the command of the robbers.

Sano and the others had their wrists, mouths, and eyes wrapped around the feet.

Now he can't even open his mouth.

Seeing that Sano hadn't made any move, Judy, who was standing nearby, decided to take the initiative and deal with the minor trouble first, since she couldn't just sit and wait for her fate.

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom, I really can't hold it in anymore..."

Under Judy's usual unreasonable and tantrum-like behavior.

A chubby robber could only drag Judy to the toilet.

Good opportunity, let's take this chance to briefly switch channels with Rye.

Just as Amuro Tooru was about to reach to the side, his ear suddenly twitched.

Wait a minute, the breathing sound next to me.

What happened?

...Did the rye run away?

Amuro Tooru was instantly dumbfounded, and to make matters worse, in addition to his hearing, his vision was also... well.

It's sealed.

The wrists were also bound, making it impossible to explore very far using only touch.

This is bad... Under Amuro Tooru's mask, cold sweat instantly poured down his back.

Amuro Tooru is like someone speeding down a highway, and in a moment of distraction, he looks back and finds the steering wheel gone!

It has to be admitted that Amuro Tooru is a little panicked.

However, under such circumstances, Amuro Tooru could not act rashly.

That damn thing, of all times it had to come, now or no later.

But just as Amuro Tooru was becoming increasingly anxious and uneasy.

Sano suddenly leaned against him again.

...It's nothing special, just a subjective "relying" or "relying".

It's like on a bus, a passenger who just got on sits next to you, and there's bound to be some contact between you.

The message conveyed, "I left for a moment and I'm back now," is unacceptable no matter how you look at it.

But Amuro Tooru actually felt a sense of relief... cough, the steering wheel he lost came back on its own, how could that not make him feel at ease?

I just don't know what that guy went to do when he left.

Even if we can't be sure when Sano disappeared, considering the length of time from when he and Amuro Tooru were suppressed together until now.

They shouldn't be able to do anything... No, that's not right.

This guy absolutely cannot be judged by common sense.

Hmm... Could it be that they secretly planted a huge bomb here?

It's often mentioned in movies.

When one of a person's sensory organs is shut down, other aspects of their senses are affected.

They will become extremely perceptive.

For example, hearing, smell, touch, intuition, etc.

The last one was even given such a childish name as "Mind's Eye"... Amuro Tooru felt that this was his current situation.

In short, Amuro Tooru is starting to feel uneasy again.

Sano, standing nearby, naturally wouldn't notice this small detail.

Sano did leave briefly just now, and without the robbers noticing, he took the bomb from the box they brought.