Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Sano was a little confused: "It's not like there are any official rules or regulations that say we have to do certain things. We can just wear ordinary clothes and do our own thing."

"Um……"

The little girl nodded.

But children are children after all; they can't hide anything on their faces.

That hesitation was all too obvious.

Sano frowned... He remembered those summer festival scenes from anime.

It seems that the women were indeed all wearing kimonos.

Even those wearing casual clothes are almost always men.

There are no rules about what clothes you must wear, which may indeed be true.

It's like being at a high-society gathering, where everyone is dressed in a suit and tie.

You're wearing big shorts and flip-flops.

There will undoubtedly be no shortage of strange looks—the two are different, but they also have something in common.

Sano snapped out of his thoughts and gave the little girl a light kick on the bottom.

"Let's go, I'll take you to buy a kimono."

"Hey?"

The little girl was taken aback, and whispered, "But kimonos are very expensive..."

"What, do I look like I'm short of money?"

Chapter 503, Question 506: Do insects have brains?

Sano glared at him: "Just leave when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much? Kuro, you stay here and watch the house. I'll go buy you some food and pile it up."

"Okay, boss."

...If it were Sano himself, he would naturally scoff at the way others looked at him.

But children are different.

Especially for a young girl like her, her mind is bound to be a little more sensitive.

Furthermore...

How much could a kimono cost?

...Well, of course, luxury goods with brand names have to be excluded.

As for Xiao Hei...

The explanation given to Ran Mouri was obviously just to fool her.

Of course, it wasn't all just a ploy—in order to make it reasonable for Kuro to stay, Sano did have him pester the little girl, but she was genuinely happy.

It's a two-way street where one party is willing to give and the other is willing to receive.

As for why Sano kept Kuro in his "base camp".

There was no particular reason.

Xiao Hei has already abused all the stray animals at the rescue center.

But Sano didn't intend to limit Kuro to that.

...The leader of the stray animals sounds impressive, but he's just so-so.

If it were before Sano took in stray animals, it might have been somewhat interesting, but now—at best, the Black Reaper has a dog with him, which might give them a bit more momentum when they fight.

Even if I were assigned to a Chihuahua... cough.

all in all.

Relying solely on stray animals is not enough.

Or.

Using animals as fighting force is not an option.

Because at the top of the food chain is the terrifying upright ape, even the Black Reaper members, who are also terrifying upright apes, are used by Sano as support.

Not to mention the cats and dogs.

Therefore, just like with Daikoku, Sano plans to have Kokoku develop in this direction as well.

However, as mentioned above, the role of stray animals has been limited.

It's not advisable to release them in large quantities unless there are special circumstances.

Therefore, Sano set his sights on pet cats and dogs that already had owners.

Xiao Hei can't just be the boss of Tokyo's stray dog ​​scene; he has to be the boss of Tokyo's cat and dog scene.

Those pets are usually cared for by someone.

Firstly, it doesn't cost any money.

Secondly, compared to stray animals, pets have received more training.

Black Reaper, or the all-encompassing rider intelligence network, mainly operates on the ground, taking a mobile approach to collect a large amount of information.

Of course, targeted solutions can also be provided.

Big Black's crow intelligence network flies in the sky. Due to the nature of animals, it can probably only be used for targeted surveillance. Of course, something like "All-Knowing" might work, but this hasn't been fully implemented yet.

It's hard to say.

If Xiao Hei succeeds, then it should be a targeted and extensive collection of intelligence... although Sano feels that this might be very difficult.

More likely, they will use the keen sense of smell of cats and dogs to find people when needed, and, like Dahei, adopt targeted surveillance.

Whether it succeeds or not, each of the three has its own advantages and disadvantages.

In conclusion.

Xiao Hei continued to stay at the homeless shelter, traveling to and from the city every day to find other homeless people.

That would be a huge waste of time.

So Sano simply dragged it here.

"...Master, shouldn't I also learn about this?"

Just as Sano was lost in thought, Erhei, the only one who was always glued to him, was there.

This question was raised.

Sano snapped out of his daze and fired a row of dots.

Make sense.

It's not that Sano looks down on Erhei.

However, this is only in comparison to cats, dogs, and crows that have the intelligence level of an average child.

Insects...aren't they basically no different from people without brains?

As for the big black and small black pieces, while it's not a sure thing, there's at least some hope.

Ke Erhei... um.

"Haha, whatever makes you happy."

Sano gave a perfunctory reply.

then.

The next day arrived.

Sano was standing at his own front door, leaning against the railing, smoking and staring blankly.

Coming to my senses—it's been half an hour already, how come changing clothes takes so long?

Sano was somewhat puzzled.

Why is this a child who doesn't need to wear makeup?

Sano turned around and knocked on the little girl's door: "Are you done yet?"

After a moment of silence in the room, the door was opened a crack, revealing the little girl's big eyes: "I...I can't put this dress on..."

"what?"

Sano tilted his head and reached out to push open the door.

The kimono in Japan is somewhat similar to the "yukata".

The difference lies in the fact that kimonos are more elaborate and colorful, while yukatas are simple and casual.

Generally speaking, women wear more kimonos and yukatas, while men wear more yukatas and less kimonos.

There are also significant differences between men's and women's kimonos.

In summary, women's kimonos are the most complex... and relatively expensive.

It just goes to show that women's money is indeed the easiest to earn.

But it's just children's clothes, how complicated can it be?

With this in mind, Sano pulled the little girl over.

"Come here, I'll help you put it on."

Actually, there are quite a few types of kimonos, but they are all different in terms of details.

They are roughly the same.

It's nothing more than those few things.

The little girl had already put on her inner lining and outer clothes herself, but the main thing was that.

belt.

A belt longer than Sano's was tied around the little girl's waist.