Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Then, without prior arrangement, they embraced each other.

"Sonoko, we'll be best friends from now on... right?"

"Of course! No matter what happens, Xiaolan, no one can replace you in my heart."

"Sonoko, what you're saying sounds so cheesy..."

"Xiao Lan, isn't what you said cheesy?"

Then came a burst of playful laughter.

Chu Zhong, who was eavesdropping in the next cubicle, breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the friendship between these two best friends was even closer than he had expected.

Seeing Xiaolan storm into the bathroom, and considering the two best friends had been arguing before the movie started, Chu Zhong was really worried.

At first, Chu Zhong could still faintly hear Xiao Lan's voice, but then he couldn't hear it anymore. Seeing that no one was around, he sneaked in.

Seeing that everything was alright, Chu Zhong felt relieved and secretly slipped out of the restroom, heading straight back to the movie theater.

Before I started eavesdropping, there was a commotion and shouts coming from the screening room, as if something had happened.

Chu Zhong was more concerned about Xiao Lan and Yuan Zi, so he didn't go to check on them immediately.

Upon returning to the entrance of the screening room, Chu Zhong learned that a murder had occurred, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "As expected."

He knew that wherever Conan was, there would definitely be murders!

Before the body gets cold,

Chu Zhong silently took out the old gourd and aimed it at it from a distance:

With a 'whoosh,' the invisible white light emanating from the corpse was absorbed by the gourd.

[Experience gained: 200, Spiritual Energy: 220]

【Old Gourd (Sake, remaining sake: 3)】

This wine is definitely a good thing, a strategic reserve resource, but unfortunately the wine is too ordinary, and it can only restore 10% of health.

Moreover, the old gourd's maximum capacity for holding wine is only four...

Then came the classic Conan scene, with Inspector Megure leading a team to the scene.

Kogoro appeared out of nowhere, 'just happened to be passing by,' and joined in to help solve the case.

During this time, Sonoko changed her clothes and returned hand in hand with Ran, looking as if they had made up.

It was lunchtime, so Chu Zhong stopped the two women at the entrance of the crime scene to avoid spoiling their appetite.

The murder occurred in the movie theater where the three people had just been, but since they didn't know the deceased, they had no motive.

Secondly, they were in prominent front-row seats and did not leave alone during the movie, so the three were immediately ruled out as suspects.

After the three of them had lunch at a nearby restaurant, Ran packed a few takeout meals for Kogoro, Conan, and Inspector Megure.

At this point, most of the suspects had just been ruled out, and the scene was in the initial investigation stage.

There was a break to eat while waiting for the police to report their findings.

"Thank you." Inspector Megure took the lunchbox, thanked him, and glanced at the three bright young men.

"Brother Mori, aren't your Ran and that young man... a little too close?"

Kogoro nodded as he ate his rice, "It's nothing, they're dating (chewing)... That guy's name is Chu Zhong, he's really good at fighting, and he's rich too (chewing)..."

Inspector Megure asked in surprise, "Huh? Shinichi doesn't have any objections?"

"That brat hasn't shown up, so let's just assume he has no objections." Kogoro snorted. "Nothing's happened all these years, serves him right for not being able to win my daughter's heart."

Kogoro then steered the conversation back to the case.

Inspector Megure didn't ask any more questions.

Only Conan, who was listening in, had a bitter expression on his face.

Thinking of the scene where Ran Mouri almost kissed Chu Zhong, the boxed lunch in her hand tasted even worse.

At the entrance of the screening room,

"I'm sorry, Chu-kun~" Ran Mouri clasped her hands together and pleaded, "It's rare for Dad to be so focused on his work, I really want to see... Could we postpone our date?"

"When...when the time comes...I can spend the whole day on a date with you~" Ran Mouri said, a blush flashing across her face.

Sonoko immediately protested, "Ran is so cunning! We already went on a date today!"

Chu Zhong was stunned by the overwhelming and visibly powerful sense of oppression emanating from Xiao Lan's arms clasped together, and couldn't help but nod.

Then, somewhat uncertainly, he asked, "Lord Chu... are you addressing me?"

Chapter 44 Naming is equivalent to declaring ownership

In Japan, people who are close friends or acquaintances usually add "-kun," "-san," or "-chan" after each other's names when addressing each other.

For example, Inspector Megure would address Kogoro Mouri as "Mouri-kun", "Mouri-san", or "Kogoro-san".

'Jiang' is generally used as a term of address between close female friends, such as Sonoko and Ran, who would call each other 'Ran-chan'.

Although Chu Zhong knew all this, he was still a little uncomfortable with Xiao Lan suddenly changing his address, as if his name had been changed.

Yuanzi said, "Since Lord Chu calls us by our names directly, we should naturally address him in a more intimate way!"

This nickname was the result of a discussion between the two best friends in the restroom.

Using '酱' is definitely not suitable, and '桑' sounds a bit old-fashioned, so '君' is more appropriate.

The term "Chu Zhong" only has two characters, and "Zhong Jun" doesn't sound quite right, so "Chu Jun" is the only option.

"Can we go back to the original way of addressing each other?"

Chu Zhong felt that this title was somewhat unfamiliar.

"No way!" the two best friends said in unison, giving them no chance to discuss it.

This suddenly reminded Chu Zhong of a term: naming rights.

That is, the right to name something.

Naming rights are a form of ownership.

A traditional and common example is that in Japan, after marriage, the wife will change her surname to her husband's.

The two women started using new nicknames for him, which was somewhat implied...

With the protests proving ineffective, Chu Zhong had no choice but to accept.

“Since Xiaolan wants to watch Uncle work…” Sonoko chuckled, “Then Chu-kun… how about we…”

Then Ran Mouri pulled her to her side, saying, "Sonoko, don't disturb Chu-kun's afternoon nap."

Because Chu Zhong often sleeps whenever he has free time, it has become a habit for Ran Mouri.

Chu Zhong yawned. "Then I'll go to the next screening room to rest for a while."

I felt a bit sleepy after the meal, and the mental exertion from just completing the dungeon was also a little bit depleted.

A murder occurred inside the movie theater, so it was temporarily closed. The adjacent screening room was very quiet; it was a good place to sleep.

However, before the afternoon nap...

[Deduct 500 Spirit Essence, Boss-level Kogoro Mouri dungeon activated]

Current Spiritual Energy: 53020

Having learned from his previous experience, Chu Zhong immediately used his summoned creatures to dispel all the obstacles thrown at him and continued forward.

Once they got close to the immobilization spell's range, they completely restrained Kogoro's movements and unleashed a barrage of Ora attacks...

-2700!

In burst mode, it directly deals a critical hit to the heart's weak point, inflicting the 'vulnerable' status.

Previously, my mana was almost completely depleted in the Garden dungeon, but now it recovers over time to just enough for one Immobilize spell.

Fortunately, there were summoned creatures to help.

Kogoro, the dungeon boss, is only a leader with limited combat power. Furthermore, he is separated from his summoned creatures and has no way to break free.

Chu Zhong was essentially hitting a sandbag.

Two punches per second, that's 120 punches per minute.

Each punch targets the heart's weak point, dealing at least 20 damage, resulting in at least 2400 damage per minute, plus occasional critical hits...

[Cleared the dungeon within three minutes, dungeon rating: S]

[Experience gained: 2000, Spiritual Essence gained: 2200]

Current Spiritual Energy: 55220

[Level Up! Current Level: 17 → 18]

[1 skill point gained upon level up]

After accumulating nearly two days of experience, I finally upgraded again.

Skill points are still used to increase maximum mana.

[Costs 1 skill point, increases maximum mana: 130 → 140]

With one more enhancement, the number of consecutive uses of the Immobilization Spell can be increased!

[Materials obtained: Cotton yarn *3]

[Items obtained: 30 Old Drunkard Beer, 30 Old Drunkard Squid Strips, 10 Fried Lung Cigarettes, 30 Lucky Steel Balls]

The rewards are similar to those from the last time you cleared the dungeon.

This time, however, no Cold Iron Leaf material dropped.

'It seems that low-difficulty dungeons only have a chance to drop high-level materials...'

Chu Zhong muttered to himself.

However, with experience, spiritual energy, and numerous item rewards, those three minutes are a huge win.

Moreover, Chu Zhong's hamster-like tendencies have flared up a bit.

Each dungeon can only be run once a day; not running it is a waste.

Kogoro's dungeon drops the most items.

Although these are all items with limited effects, it's never a bad thing to stock up on more.

If we ever encounter difficulties, it can serve as a reserve food...

Chu Zhong, holding the flowers he had given to Xiao Lan earlier, lay down on the chair and fell asleep.

In that half-dreaming, half-awake state, it seemed as if someone was stealthily approaching.

Silently opening the dungeon list in my mind, a line of text immediately appeared in my head:

[Boss-level character - Sonoko Suzuki, available for 0 attempts today]

It turned out to be a garden. Chu Zhong continued to sleep with his eyes closed.

As the footsteps drew closer, Chu Zhong could faintly smell the perfume from the garden.

The scent of perfume grew clearer, and at the same time, Sonoko's slightly rapid breathing could be heard...

[Demon King Level - Ran Mouri, Number of attempts available today: 0]

Unfortunately, as soon as a new line of text appeared in the copy list, the scent of perfume and the sound of breathing quickly dissipated.

Only the wailing protests faded into the distance, and the hall returned to silence...

Doorway.

"Sonoko! You're going too far! You're secretly doing something naughty!"

Ran Mouri angrily rebuked her best friend for sneaking away unnoticed and trying to take advantage of someone.