Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Toru Amuro: "..."

So, what exactly was taught, and how was it taught?

"Alright, now I have dinner. What are you planning to do for dinner? Order takeout? I don't have any ingredients to cook for you, only instant noodles."

"Hey?"

Amuro Tooru grumbled as he walked toward the refrigerator, "Seriously, do you and your daughter eat takeout and instant noodles all the time? You don't even stock up on any ingredients?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Oh, by the way, blondie will be bringing the guy back later. Are you going to sleep on the floor?"

"No way..."

……

The next day

Following the address in the text message he received, Sano arrived at an underground base of a brewery... although in terms of size, he felt it was more like a safe house.

On the surface.

This is just an ordinary little villa.

You can pry open a hidden door in the basement, enter a string of gibberish that is likely randomly generated, and then Sano will step onto a spiral staircase leading downwards. After walking down for about twenty or thirty meters,

Another password-protected door.

Once opened, it becomes a straight passage, and then you go forward another twenty or thirty meters.

Sano finally arrived at his true destination and saw the person's true face.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Sano."

A cold, mechanical voice rang out: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Karasuma Renya."

Sano's eyes flickered slightly.

He looked at the person on the bed next to the Stand user, whose body was covered in tubes.

...that evening.

A sudden piece of news spread throughout the distillery.

The distillery boss passed away and stepped down, and the new boss is the head of the intelligence team.

rye.

...Just two days after the intelligence team leader Rum passed away, the boss also died.

Rye was promoted to head of the intelligence team, and within two days, he became the boss.

One can only imagine how chaotic the distillery must have been.

"Hello, what's going on? Answer the phone!"

"Rye, where have you been?"

"Sano!"

"..."

Looking at the numerous text messages from Gin on his phone, not to mention the countless missed calls, and the fact that Vermouth had also tried to contact him but unfortunately had her phone on silent, Sano still didn't respond. She simply put her phone back in her pocket and turned to Sonoko Suzuki: "Which way do we go now?"

"Come on, don't rush. Zhen said we'd meet here, so let's enjoy the scenery for a while."

Sonoko Suzuki said with a grin.

Just then, Ran Mouri, who was leaning on the railing watching the fountain, suddenly turned around, waved towards the distance, and flashed a bright smile: "Shinichi, over here!"

Sano looked over as well, and then saw a black-haired guy in the crowd—that is, Hattori Heiji's version of Conan—looking completely bewildered.

Meanwhile, Shinichi Kudo ran past Conan and started chatting and laughing with Ran Mouri.

Conan's stiff gaze shifted slightly, and upon realizing that Sano was looking at him, he immediately calmed down and waved to him.

However, Sano turned his attention away from this.

...Don't you dare pretend you didn't see that, you bastard!

Conan was furious, but he couldn't get close to him, so he could only hide for the time being. It wasn't until Sano and the other three turned to look for Kogoro Mouri, who was resting in the shade of a tree, that he felt he had a chance and quickly went over.

After deliberately making some noise while hiding in the bushes.

Kaito Kuroba knew that Conan, who had woken up, was about to burst out, considering his purpose for this trip and the stability of the situation.

Kaito Kuroba decided to go and appease the famous detective.

"...You really dare to do this, stealing my identity again."

Conan first expressed his dissatisfaction to Kaito Kuroba... Although there had been no prior communication, he could probably understand what was going on.

On his way home last night, Conan felt like he was being followed. Just as he was getting ready, he realized it was Ran Mouri. He immediately let his guard down and then... ended up here.

She can impersonate both Ran Mouri and herself.

Conan felt there was no need to ask who this person was.

Kaito Kuroba said with a smile, "Oh, since you can't come anyway, what's wrong with lending me your identity? I can even bring you along."

Conan curled his lip: "So, what exactly are you trying to do by impersonating me?"

Kaito Kuroba provided an explanation.

...As the Phantom Thief Kid, the purpose of all his actions is naturally only the jewels.

This is Singapore, yes, overseas.

Soon, an international martial arts tournament will be held here, and Makoto Kyogoku, who is already a well-known master, has been invited.

Sano and his group came here to watch Makoto Kyogoku's match.

Of course, this is not the main point for Kaito Kuroba. The main point is that a famous tycoon from Singapore recently retrieved a large gemstone from the nearby sea, and as a martial arts enthusiast...

The wealthy man decided to give the gem as a prize to the winner of the martial arts tournament, thus bringing Conan and Kaito Kuroba's storylines together.

"...But if your goal is the gemstone, there's no need to bring me along, is there?"

Conan raised a question.

Kaito Kuroba simply smiled mysteriously, avoiding the question: "Then there's another reason, but that's too complicated, so let's put it aside for now."

Conan gave him a deadpan look.

"Why should I help you if you won't say anything?"

"What else can you do if you don't help me?"

Kaito Kuroba smiled and said, "Don't forget you were smuggled in here by me, stuffed into a suitcase. You don't even have a passport. If you were discovered..."

Conan's lips twitched: "Are you threatening me?"

"Oh, I didn't. It's entirely up to you."

Faced with Kaito Kuroba's confidence, Conan pondered for a moment and could only accept reality, but a few seconds later he suddenly seemed to remember something.

"Hey, wait, you stole my identity, didn't Sano react at all? Or did you already inform him beforehand?"

Kaito Kuroba blinked: "No."

"……without???"

Conan immediately looked puzzled, while Kaito Kuroba maintained his smile: "Actually, I did think about how I would persuade Sano if he came over, but who knew that he didn't even ask me a single question when he saw me. So, it's better to avoid trouble, and I naturally didn't want to waste my breath."

Conan: "..."

Without a doubt.

Just as Kaito Kuroba knew without much thought that Sano must have known Conan's true identity long ago and knew he was an imposter.

Sano must have known about the current situation all along.

However, both sides relied on a strange tacit understanding and refrained from saying anything unnecessary... Only Conan, the victim, harbored even greater resentment.

OK OK.

These two are playing by the rules of society, but they don't consider themselves human, do they?

"Shinichi?"

Just as Conan was trembling with anger, Ran Mouri suddenly intervened.

Conan was startled and, without thinking, quickly hid behind Kaito Kuroba, but unfortunately, Ran Mouri still saw his face.

“Oh, this child…”

"Ah ha, looks familiar, doesn't it? It startled me too."

Kaito Kuroba, however, wasn't nervous at all, and casually started making things up: "He's a local kid I just met, I think his name is..."

Kaito Kuroba looked at Conan and blinked.

Conan understood immediately and his brain worked quickly as he said, "My name is Arthur Hirai. I am of mixed race. My mother is Japanese, so I can speak Japanese."

"I see……"

Perhaps because the face was so familiar, Ran Mouri felt a very high level of affection for it and immediately introduced the people in the group to Conan.

When Ran Mouri asked Conan where his parents were...

Conan then immediately explained that his parents had gone on vacation to Japan, leaving him to look after the house alone, thus naturally joining the group.

Since she hadn't seen anyone, Sonoko Suzuki took her phone to meet Makoto Kyogoku, while Ran Mouri went back to check on her father.

After all, the weather was very hot, and Ran Mouri was worried that Kogoro Mouri might actually suffer from heatstroke.

Conan finally had a chance to complain to Sano.

"Hey, Sano, what's wrong with you? Aren't you afraid something might happen to me?"

...Leaving aside the facts.

Could this "Shinichi Kudo" be another criminal who knows how to disguise himself, and who has already been murdered or suffocated in his suitcase?

What if Kaito Kid has already turned to the dark side and doesn't care about his own life or death at all?

Compared to your own safety, don't trust this thief any more!

"Whether you get tested or not is none of my business. Anyway, it seems like they're about to stop testing over there."