Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Is it really necessary to be so meticulous about the setting where the police always arrive late?

Sano raised his cat paw to cover his face.

I can't take it anymore, I feel like my intelligence has been greatly insulted tonight.

After a few pleasantries, the battle resumed.

It seems that the effects of the growth-enlarging drug on Shinichi Kudo are almost over.

To conceal his true identity, Hattori Heiji chose to cover the retreat, holding off all the Yoshitsune-ryu members alone, allowing Kudo Shinichi to escape successfully...

Yes, dozens or hundreds of people.

Are we just going to watch Shinichi Kudo run away?

If Shinichi Kudo can run, why doesn't Kazuha Toyama run with him?

What are we going to do, share life and death, and go to the Yellow Springs together?

Sano scratched his head frantically, "Ah, my head is so itchy, I feel like my brain is about to grow out of it."

Well, at least in this critical moment, I should...

"what!"

Just as Sano straightened his back again, ready to make a heroic entrance, two screams brought out two new figures—a man and a woman in white kendo uniforms and white business attire, one wielding a sword and the other drawing lines.

Although, compared to last time, both of them were wearing masks this time.

But Sano still recognized him.

Yuji Suwa, and Maya Tachibana.

...Why did the person in white get involved? Are these just the two of them? Where are the others?

Sano waited for half a minute, but the other members in white did not appear.

However, it was clear that the two people in white were not enough to deal with this group of novice swordsmen. They were able to gain a slight advantage at the beginning, but they were quickly forced to retreat and ended up in a desperate situation with Hattori Heiji. So why did these two people jump out?

So that he and Hattori Heiji would die together, buried alive with them?

Sano grimaced... No, if he waited any longer, who knew what other monsters would show up and cause trouble, and who knew what stupid things they would do next. He should just finish this quickly and go home.

Without waiting any longer, Sano jumped off the roof, deactivated his black cat form, quickly put the cat demon earrings back into his backpack, and then drew his black sword.

It's time to bring this trip to Kyoto to a close.

Chapter 631 Chapter 634, hurry up and get the demon sword Muramasa!

"What are you doing? Kill them right now!"

Saijo, wielding a long sword, confronted Suwa Yuuji, whom he considered the most troublesome.

The two engaged in a back-and-forth duel.

Sparks flew as the blades clashed.

Meanwhile, Hattori Heiji and his companion were shielded behind Tachibana Maya, who used the wire to continuously block the slashes and constantly looked for opportunities to strangle the enemy.

One person's defense is limited, let alone having to protect two people.

...Toyama Kazuha, relying on his Aikido, could occasionally launch a sneak attack, but this method was only effective against ordinary people. Against swordsmen like Yoshitsune, who were all minor masters, it was too weak to be effective. Making a rash move would be too risky and not worth it. Hattori Heiji was even weaker because his long sword had been cut in half by Saijo earlier.

"call out!"

A dozen or so arrows flew in.

In the rush, Tachibana Maya had no time to dodge and was hit in the shoulder by an arrow.

Upon seeing this, the Yoshitsune disciples on both sides immediately seized the opportunity to simultaneously slash at his neck with their swords.

Oh no!

Hattori Heiji's eyes flickered, and he was about to forcefully step forward and use his body to block the two knives for the woman in front of him, whose identity he did not know and who had suddenly appeared to save him.

Then a whooshing sound was heard.

"Clang!"

Two long swords flew into the sky.

The long, black sword flashed like a shadow and struck the necks of two Yoshitsune-ryu disciples.

Yes, that's right, it's "draw," not "cut."

When the bullet hit the two men's necks, Hattori Heiji heard only a muffled thud.

This is a wooden knife.

...But when it clashed with those two knives just now, there was clearly a sound of metal colliding, and how come the wooden knife didn't break when it collided with the real knife?

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered, but it didn't gush from their necks; instead, it gushed from the mouths and noses of the two Yoshitsune-ryu disciples... Look at the twisted angle of their necks.

This person snapped their neck with just a wooden knife!

Amidst shocked gazes.

A black figure came into everyone's view, with a cherry blossom-colored high ponytail that stood out.

"...Kurosawa Blade?"

After running away, Conan, who had reverted to his original form... no, I mean, transformed into an elementary school student, quickly returned after changing back into his original clothes.

I just happened to see this scene.

The entire room fell silent; everyone stopped moving abruptly.

After exchanging glances, the four Yoshitsune-ryu disciples rushed out to deal with Sano, who was disguised as Kurosawa, but... a shadow flashed by.

The knives in the hands of the four men had all fallen to the ground.

Then they all knelt down and wailed, clutching the arms that had been holding the knives.

"Shh!"

Sano retaliated with four more slashes, sending the four men packing.

He casually swung the black knife in the air, then shook off non-existent blood.

Sano turned around and "looked" at the Yoshitsune-ryu group.

"The Yoshitsune school is truly weak."

A cold, sarcastic remark made the faces of the Yoshitsune-ryu members, hidden behind their masks, turn ashen, as if they'd just eaten shit. Conan and the others were momentarily stunned.

Isn't this guy mute?

How can someone be so sarcastic and mocking?

...Although I don't quite understand why Kurosawa would be here.

But deep down, Conan's most primal and genuine thought immediately surfaced: that liar!

You big liar!

Black Fox, that damned, super-liar!

What's wrong with being mute? Everyone's a good person. And what's wrong with persistent pursuit? You'll definitely get something out of it.

Thank goodness I didn't believe it!

"...Who exactly are you?!"

Saijo asked angrily towards Sano.

"Just a challenger, here to make a fuss, but the stakes aren't your Yoshitsune-ryu's reputation, but the lives of all your Yoshitsune-ryu disciples."

Sano swung his longsword horizontally, bringing it down in front of Suwa Yuji's throat as he retreated to his side: "Those who are not involved should not interfere, or they will become enemies."

Suwa Yuji felt a chill run down his spine. He swallowed hard, then carefully gripped the tip of the black sword, pushing the wooden sword away while taking a step back.

"Of course, this is your battle."

Sano walked forward, Hattori Heiji glanced at Suwa Yuji and the other person who hadn't moved, then looked at Conan who was approaching and raised an eyebrow.

Conan shook his head, indicating that he would wait and see for the time being.

So the originally tense melee... or more accurately, the chase ensued.

And just like that, it turned into a one-on-one fight.

It was just Sano alone, taking on all of Yoshitsune's entire school by himself.

In the spacious courtyard of the temple, Sano stood alone, holding a knife in one hand, while opposite him was a group of forty or fifty people led by Saijo.

Further away, twenty or thirty other Yoshitsune-ryu disciples, each holding a bow and arrow, were scattered in a semi-encircling formation. There was no electricity in this temple.

There's even less chance of having lights.

Under the light of the moon and fire, only the flickering of the campfire and the howling of the night wind could be heard.

"...What's wrong with this guy?"

Tachibana Maya couldn't help but whisper to Suwa Yuuji, "He's so strong even with his eyes covered... No, this isn't just about being strong or not, it's about how he can fight so well with his eyes covered. This doesn't make sense. Is this some kind of sound-based positioning technique used by you swordsmen?"

"I've never heard of anyone being able to pinpoint the location of a sound to this extent."

Yuji Suwa straightened the eagle-face mask on his face: "This is probably a trick of the trade."

"Shrewdness?"

"Yes, a legendary realm, even more mysterious than intuition."

Amidst the earnest expressions of the people around him, who seemed to be listening to some kind of scientific explanation, Suwa Yuji suddenly paused, saying helplessly, "Don't count on me. To a normal swordsman, this thing is like God in the public's mind. I've only heard of it, but I've never heard of it in detail, so I can't explain it clearly. If I had to say something, I could only say it's awesome. Whether it's genuine or not, it's just awesome, that's all."

Conan: "..."

Tachibana Maya: "..."

Hattori and his wife: "..."

...This person looks very serious, but as soon as he opens his mouth, he sounds like a goofball.

"The fight is about to begin."