Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

It's not impossible to find DNA evidence, but that's not entirely out of the question.

It's just that the probability is extremely small, almost zero.

The best way to deal with it would be to bury it and pray that no unlucky person digs it up, or simply throw it into the sea—but all of these are too troublesome.

It's just a risk.

You might get hit by a car while walking, and you might choke to death while drinking water.

It's not a big problem.

……

Two or three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Sano was given a rare assignment to go to school, so he went to the school.

This is also the first time that Sano's true identity has seen Sera Masumi again since the last intimidation. He had already seen the tomboy's school uniform when the Mouri Detective Agency and his coffee shop were almost blown up together, so he saw this guy in class now.

It's not surprising at all.

On the contrary, Sera Masumi almost smashed her teeth when she saw Sano.

...Sera Masumi had certainly considered getting revenge on Sano, but based on the information she gathered after calming down that day...

Chapter 548, 551, You feel bad if I kick him?

Sano knew Conan's true identity, knew that Sera Masumi knew this, and knew what her purpose was... or more accurately, her goal.

However, Sano did not tell Conan.

Sera Masumi didn't know why Sano did this.

But this is a good thing for her... because Sera Masumi doesn't want Conan to know that she knows about him yet.

In fact, he came to Japan specifically for Conan.

Therefore, Sera Masumi had no choice but to reach another tacit understanding with Sano.

That is—forget about that day.

Sera Masumi wouldn't go to Sano to demand an explanation or seek revenge.

Consequently, Sano wouldn't mention this to Conan.

And if Sera Masumi did something... what would Sano do in return?

That's hard to say.

After exchanging a glance with Sera Masumi, whose eyes were filled with resentment, Sano suddenly turned his head away.

Then I saw it.

Sonoko Suzuki, with a medical eye patch over one eye, walked into the classroom from the doorway.

"The garden!"

Ran Mouri immediately exclaimed in surprise, "What's wrong with you?!"

Thinking that Sonoko Suzuki was injured or that something else had happened, Ran Mouri rushed over, flustered and full of worry.

"Hey, hey, I'm fine, don't be so nervous."

Startled by Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki quickly pulled off her blindfold to show Ran her perfectly intact eyes before covering them with one hand and pretending to be in pain.

"Ah...the eyes...the eyes are resonating..."

This made Ran Mouri's expression turn worried again: "Sonoko, are you alright...?"

"She's fine, she's just having a fit of teenage angst."

Sano quickly realized the meaning behind Sonoko Suzuki's eye patch.

This immediately made Sonoko Suzuki's eyes light up.

"Ah, senpai, you're into chuunibyou too?"

As if she had found her people, Sonoko Suzuki sidled up to Sano, muttering to herself, "It's so good, it's a shame that a lot of people only watched the beginning and thought it wasn't good, or that it was too awkward..."

Sano's second novel has been completed.

Surprisingly, the results were relatively poor... Of course, Sano personally felt that it might be because his writing was really bad.

After all, this kind of romance novel is different from Naruto, which has a novel setting and an exciting plot.

The difference is quite significant.

Of course, it's a foundation that has stood the test of time, so even if it's not great, it won't be too bad.

It's only relatively speaking.

As for those readers who were extremely disappointed with this book because of the brilliance of Sano's previous work, or even who directly cursed it... well, let them be.

As long as they don't jump in front of Sano, it's all a trivial matter.

Ran Mouri curiously asked Sonoko Suzuki what chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) was.

Sonoko Suzuki also followed suit and began promoting it.

Sano silently began to think about which novel he should copy for the third book.

After school.

The group left together.

On the way, they ran into the Plague God Squad, who had also just finished school and were traveling together.

After receiving the neat greetings, Ran Mouri suddenly asked, "By the way, senpai, Hattori and Kazuha came to Tokyo a couple of days ago. Did they contact you?"

"Ok?"

Sano raised an eyebrow: "Has Blackie come by? He didn't mention it to me."

"Ha, would he dare mention it to you? Doesn't he think his own backside is hurting enough?"

After giving a sarcastic remark with a deadpan expression, Conan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Seriously, do you have a grudge against his butt? Why do you keep kicking it?"

"What, you feel sorry for him because I kicked him?"

Sano grabbed Conan's big head and squeezed hard with his five fingers: "There's no special reason, I just want to kick it when I see it, just like your big head, round and chubby, it makes people want to punch it when they see it."

Conan's facial features contorted in a grimace for a moment.

Only after Sano let go did he cover his head and retreat a few meters away.

Damn, this guy really goes all out.

No wonder Heiji Hattori didn't want to hang out with this guy!

"Heh, you say it's because of that dark-skinned guy that you're worried about getting kicked, but isn't it really because of the two of you that you're afraid Sano will steal the spotlight with a crushing defeat?"

Ai Haibara opened the team's in-game chat and teased Conan in a low voice.

Others may not know, but Ai Haibara does.

During his two or three days in Tokyo, Heiji Hattori had quite a few clashes with Conan.

The two sides went back and forth, competing to see who had the better reasoning ability, and in the end they were evenly matched... But what if Sano were to get involved as well?

At least in Ai Haibara's view, the final outcome was beyond doubt.

Conan obviously thought that if that were the case, then it would probably be... well, so he just awkwardly touched his nose. But then, as if remembering something, his expression suddenly turned serious, and he caught up with Sano ahead.

"Hey, Sano-nii, do you know anything about that new employee at your detective agency?"

"A new employee at our detective agency?"

Sano was taken aback at first, then asked in confusion, "What new employee?"

"Don't you know?"

Conan was also puzzled: "He's just a guy who always wears a kimono, has a mask on his head, and always has a smile on his face. He looks really strange. I heard from Inspector Megure that your boss said he's an employee of the Detective Agency?"

This kid is really quick at gossiping.

"Yeah."

Sano showed no sign of concern and said, "Anyway, I've never seen it before."

"Ok."

Conan nodded with some regret, then wagged his little tail.

"But Sano-nii, I've heard your new colleague's deductions twice, and for some reason, I feel... his deduction ability is a tiny bit better than yours?"

Provocation tactic.

...Of course, to outsiders, Conan's actions were more akin to provocation and mockery.

This caused the two best friends, especially the trio of real kids, to twitch in surprise.

If we had to find an adjective to describe how they feel right now, it would probably be this:

Has this guy always been this brave?

Even Conan himself was actually a tiny bit nervous.

If Sano shows any sign of raising his hand, then run!

Fortunately, Sano didn't react much, only giving a flat "oh".

Conan felt utterly helpless... Doesn't this guy have any competitive spirit at all?

"Oh, right."

Ai Haibara interjected, speaking amidst the horrified gazes of the three real children beside her.

"We're planning to cook curry at the doctor's house tomorrow. Do you guys want to come and have some?"

"Curry?"

Sonoko Suzuki stroked her chin and said regretfully, "But we have an exam tomorrow."

"Do we have to take exams on our days off? High school students are really suffering."

Genta muttered something to himself, while Ai Haibara looked at Sano and asked, "And what about you?"