Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

They're not old men or women... old men and women probably don't even know what the Black Mask is.

A petty thug, huh?

Seeing that guy cracking sunflower seeds and grinning like an idiot, Sano snorted inwardly.

It's annoying.

However, before Sano could speak, a familiar yellow color came into view.

"Hey, it's you guys."

Ran Mouri looked at the blond man in an apron and was also taken aback: "Your attire..."

"Hey, this is a rare event, I'm just here to earn some extra money."

The blond-haired man scratched the back of his head and laughed, "My spot is over there, I sell fried noodles... but this whole area is actually ours. If you want to buy something, I can give you a 20% discount!"

"It would be better to just break the bone."

Sano chimed in—"I initially thought it was some blind bastard looking for trouble, but it turns out it was one of our own making a scene. We're the ones making our own money, so it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it."

But upon closer inspection, something seems a little off.

Perhaps in the eyes of the blond-haired man, Kurosawa is the same as Black Mask and Black Death.

It's okay to gain a little advantage.

It's outrageous that they didn't even ask me a question.

...It's not a good time to talk about it now, but we'll settle the score with that bastard later.

The next second, Sano's attention suddenly shifted.

It landed on a pure black mask hanging on the stall in front of it.

The target customer group for masks is mostly children and young people.

The colors are mostly vibrant and eye-catching.

Among these masks, the only pure black mask, besides the Black Mask, is this one.

Of course, none of this matters.

Importantly, this thing gave Sano the same feeling he had when he first saw the replica doll.

...It smells like new equipment.

Sano glanced at Conan and the other two beside him, thought for a moment, and then refrained from making any rash moves.

After saying goodbye to the blond-haired guy and wandering around for a while, Sano made an excuse to leave the group temporarily. He then changed his vest and put on a casual hat.

They returned to the mask stall.

"I'll take this one. How much?"

Sano reached out and picked up the mask, asking a question.

After handing the money to the delinquent at the mask stall, Sano asked again, "Is there only one of these masks? Where did you get this mask from?"

The delinquent glanced at Sano, but didn't seem impatient.

"I don't know. I found it at home. It looked pretty, so I decided to sell it."

Sano nodded, stopped asking questions, turned around and blended into the crowd, returning to the group.

"...Ah, senior, you're done using the restroom? I'm amazed you found us so quickly."

"Hmm, I should have told you to wait for me where you were."

Seeing Ran Mouri's surprise, Sano casually brushed it off.

"Waaaaah!"

Not long after they started walking around, the little girl suddenly grabbed Sano's sleeve and started pulling on it.

He was still slurring his words and making incomprehensible sounds.

Sano looked down in confusion.

All I saw was the little girl stuffing the whole apple into her mouth.

The two sides of her mouth were bulging out like a round ball.

...Is she trying to show off how big her mouth is?

Kids really are just kids; they're so childish.

Sano was speechless.

But in the next second, he realized something was wrong.

The scene before him reminded Sano of something he had seen in his past life.

Those idiots who stuff light bulbs in their mouths.

"...Holy crap, are you an idiot?!"

Amused and exasperated, Sano started helping the little girl peel the apples again.

……

dusk.

Outside an abandoned building.

Wearing a hat and mask, Ireland is hiding in a corner, observing his surroundings.

Chapter 505, Sorry, I kicked the wrong person.

"despair."

Suddenly, footsteps approached, and Ireland quickly turned his head to look.

A white man in a suit was already standing behind him.

"What's going on?"

Hearing Sano's question.

Ireland quickly explained, "In the afternoon, Black Reaper said they had found the target, so I came straight here. I didn't expect that when I got here, I found out that those two guys seemed to have carried out another kidnapping, and they were accidentally caught by... Shinichi Kudo and a few kids."

"Those two guys locked the building doors, probably trying to trap us and kill us to cover their tracks. Because you told me not to make any rash moves, I didn't go in, and I don't know much about what happened afterward."

"Ah."

Sano nodded.

Right after the summer festival, Sano received a mission to complete a task assigned by the assassin platform.

The mission objective is to eliminate two professional kidnappers.

According to the employer, these two men had kidnapped his daughter, extorted a large sum of money, and ultimately chose to kill her.

After much effort, the employer successfully obtained information about the two kidnappers.

However, because there is no evidence, even if the police are contacted, it is very likely that a conviction will be difficult to obtain.

Therefore, the employer chose to contact Sano directly.

The requirement is simple—find these two guys and kill them.

Sano originally intended to leave this matter to the Black Reaper, letting him find the person and then handing the job over to someone in the zoo to collect the head.

Unexpectedly, Conan was spotted next to the mission objective in Ireland.

...But it wasn't too surprising.

Considering the powerful influence of the plague god aura, Sano still chose to leave Ireland to stand by.

Since he wasn't too busy, Sano came over to take a look.

"How to say?"

Ireland asked.

Before Sano could speak, a car pulled up in front of the abandoned building.

Shuichi Akai, dressed as Subaru Okiya, got out of the car and grabbed the roller shutter door with a forceful tug.

They forcefully opened the door.

"...You can go back now, I'll take care of things here."

"alright."

Ireland glanced at Shuichi Akai's retreating figure, then turned and left.

Sano, on the other hand, went through the door that Shuichi Akai had opened for him.

Then, at the top of the stairs, they saw a fat man in work clothes who had already passed out... He was one of Sano's two mission targets.

It feels pretty good to pick up kills, doesn't it?

Sano tilted his head, bent down, and grabbed the fat man's neck.

With a loud "crack," the fat man's neck snapped completely to the side.

Sano took out his phone, snapped a photo, and went upstairs.

Meanwhile, in a room on the top floor.

Shuichi Akai was beating up another skinny guy who was also wearing work clothes, while Conan and his plague squad watched as spectators.

...Today's disaster is truly an undeserved one.

Genta accidentally discovered this abandoned building that was about to be demolished and thought it would be perfect for playing games, so after school he dragged a bunch of troublemakers over.

During the game, Genta heard what sounded like a distress call.

Following the sound, Conan and his friends ran into two kidnappers.

The two kidnappers, not wanting to cause trouble, tried to fool Conan and his friends.

However, after testing the waters, Conan still noticed something was off between the two.

Before Conan could calmly call the police, the two kidnappers following behind noticed that he had sensed something was wrong and quickly gave chase.