Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Ran and the others, who arrived right after Conan and the other two, were taken aback when they saw Black Fox, and then subconsciously nodded and politely greeted him.

"Ah."

After nodding to Ran with a smile, Black Fox turned his gaze to the monk who arrived last: "Oh, so you're together."

"Yes, Mr. Kurosawa, so you two know each other."

The monk smiled and responded with "Mr. Kurosawa," leaving Conan and the others stunned.

"Kuro, Mr. Kurosawa???"

Ran Mouri couldn't help but ask directly, "Master, did you hear me wrong? It should be Mr. Black Fox, right? Hey, by the way, how did you two meet?"

"It is indeed Mr. Kurosawa."

The monk, puzzled, said, "These two are new worshippers at our temple. They said they plan to stay in Kyoto for a couple of days. This Mr. Kurosawa Gin seems to be a detective as well, so we were thinking of getting to know Detective Mouri. Maybe we can help each other out in the future, and we can also discuss this case with each other."

"..."

Kurosawa Gin?

Conan and the others stared blankly at Black Fox... What the hell?

Black Fox, who roughly understood what was going on, smiled and nodded.

"This is my new name, which I changed to follow the one next to me."

As he spoke, Black Fox raised his hand and introduced, "This is Kurosawa Ren."

...Kurosawa, Blade? ??

Conan's brain completely shut down. Putting aside whether names can be changed casually, even disregarding the fact that Kurosawa Gin was renamed Kurosawa, Kurosawa Blade simply shares the same surname as Kurosawa.

At least Conan doesn't believe it.

What is going on here?

Could it be some kind of traditional rule of that black-clad organization?

Just like how executives at a brewery always have a code name for a particular liquor, joining this black-clad organization requires changing one's surname to Kurosawa... If that's the case, why call it the black-clad organization? Wouldn't it be better to just call it the Kurosawa family?

Lost in thought, Kurosawa nodded to the person opposite him as a greeting.

Ran Mouri and the others instinctively returned the greeting, but then realized something was wrong a second later.

The person in front of me was blindfolded and couldn't see my nods at all.

"Hello, Mr. Black Blade."

Ran Mouri and the others could only offer their greetings.

Considering there are two Mr. Kurosawas in front of me, I will address them by their given names.

"Alright, let's stop standing and chatting and come into the private room. We've been waiting for you two."

Led by the monk, the group returned to the private room.

Conan, trailing at the very back of the group, was frantically scratching his head... He couldn't take it anymore.

My brain is receiving too much unprocessed information; it feels like it's about to explode.

"...Mr. Black Fox, won't your friend be alright walking around blindfolded?"

Ahead, Kurosawa Blade followed behind the monk, his steps never faltering or hesitating, yet he always managed to precisely avoid obstacles.

It can even turn corners just like a normal person.

Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but ask the black fox with some curiosity.

...Perhaps it was because Black Fox came first, or perhaps it was because Kurosawa came first.

Sonoko Suzuki addressed him as "Black Fox" instead of "Kurosawa."

"Ah, it's alright, he's blind, he's used to it."

The moment these words were spoken without any deliberate attempt to lower one's voice, everyone in the group was taken aback.

The air suddenly became quiet.

...It's as if they're afraid that even their own breath might become a weapon to mock others.

Was he blind?

Conan looked at Kurosawa's back with some confusion. Could such a person really be a member of the Black Organization? The only criterion that his side believed could be a member of the Black Organization was that his eyes could glow red.

But this person is blindfolded, so it probably won't work, right?

Wait a minute, if that's the case, then why is this guy carrying a knife?

Wait a little longer.

This guy is carrying a knife; isn't that a bad sign?

Aren't you afraid of being arrested and imprisoned for carrying a controlled knife?

Furthermore, even if someone is truly blind, it would be impossible for them to perfectly determine the path based solely on sound when they arrive in a completely unfamiliar environment... This guy is definitely not a simple character.

Conan frowned.

After we sat down in the private room...

Conan immediately moved closer to Kurosawa, reaching for the sword at his waist while deliberately acting cute and saying, "Hey, Uncle, that sword of yours looks really strange. Can I take a look?"

"Snapped!"

Conan's hand was grabbed.

Then he looked up and met the gaze of the person who was turning towards him, their eyes covered by a black cloth.

Conan waited intently for the answer to his probing question.

However, before Ran Mouri, who was startled, could speak, Black Fox laughed first and said, "Don't wait, that guy is mute, he won't pay attention to you."

"dumb……"

Conan and the others were shocked once again.

After regaining her senses, Ran Mouri immediately patted Conan's hand, and then, without caring whether Kurosawa could see it or not, she pressed her child's head and began to bow and apologize frantically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Kurosawa, Conan is usually unruly and very curious. He often likes to touch things. I will definitely discipline him properly when we get back!"

Kurosawa simply raised his hand in response.

Although she didn't say anything, Ran Mouri probably understood that this meant "no problem," which relieved her and prompted her to quickly thank her.

Then she grabbed Conan by the ear and forcibly dragged him to a corner to sit down.

"...Her hair is cherry blossom colored! Is it dyed, or is it natural?"

Hattori Heiji's muttering reached his ears.

This caused the corners of Black Fox's and Black Ze Ren's mouths to twitch almost imperceptibly... The latter was naturally a new alias that Sano had just created today. It was an unwritten rule that he had to create a new account after leaving the game.

One gold item corresponds to one vest.

...Rye is rather special; if I had to say, it would correspond to a pseudonym.

Anyway, the ability to disguise is indeed part of its design, isn't it?

As for the design of this new outfit, it's mainly to match that core equipment.

Black knife.

It happens to be a replica of the original Tang sword.

If it were just a regular neon samurai sword, Sano wouldn't mind simply wearing a pure black kendo uniform. But doing it the way he always did would feel too strange, so he opted for a simplified version of Hanfu.

And the blindfold part.

It's purely for showing off.

...He gave himself a trick, wasn't it just so that others could use him as a blind swordsman?

It would be a complete waste not to use it.

As for the hairstyle of the new vest, Hanfu and long hair tied up are the standard, which is different from the hairstyle of other vests. The only problem is the hair color.

Five vests: two black, one gold, one white, and one light purple.

Adding another black one wouldn't really be a big deal.

But Sano wanted to make the swordsman's character even wilder.

So he chose red... That's right, Sano originally sculpted red hair.

After I finished kneading it, it somehow turned into pink.

Looking back, in terms of hair color adjustment, red and pink are very close together.

It might have been a slip of the hand.

It's too late to change it anyway.

...Sano was in such a hurry to create this alias because, according to Conan, the culprit in the Genji Hotaru case was skilled in swordsmanship and archery.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, this trip to Kyoto was all about resolving the Genji Hotaru incident.

Then Sano has no choice but to pull out his new identity and show it off, and maybe even get a chance to test his skills.

The result was this ridiculous mix-up... Since it's already been pinched, it'll have to be taken out sooner or later anyway, and it's impossible to pinch it again. Temporarily spraying hair dye or wearing a wig wouldn't make much difference either.

As for why they brought out the Black Fox alias again, and even changed its name.

The former, aside from being similar to Kurosawa's vest, having a sword that matches Kyoto, and a kimono that also matches Kyoto, simply intended to control the situation with the fox demon mask; the latter, on the other hand, was simply acting out of interest.

A new account needs a name.

Sano could come up with his own nickname, but he didn't have the ability to do so, and it felt a bit awkward.

Even if they manage to take it, it will most likely be a black dagger.

It's better to just use the names we use regularly, or simply change them all.

Sano was too lazy to act anymore.

They confronted Conan directly—"That's right, we are the Black Organization, what are you going to do about it?"

Sano wanted to see what this kid was capable of.

Unfortunately, Conan did nothing for the next ten minutes or so.