People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 1025 The Witch's Allure

—————June 20th, 8:35 PM—————

—————Tokyo area, detention center——————

Ito Tamanosuke sat in the visiting room.

He was a little nervous, wondering which lawyer would be willing to see him next, although he was hoping that the best criminal defense lawyer in Tokyo would come.

However, Ito Tamanosuke himself was also aware of this.

The fees charged by lawyers of that caliber are substantial, and compared to that, the current budget of the period drama troupe is visibly stretched thin, especially for top-tier lawyers of that caliber.

Taking his case on his behalf is no different from taking a pro bono case.

However, the person who appeared before him was still beyond his expectations.

Xiang Yuanguang has arrived.

He sat in front of Ito Tamanosuke, his gaze falling on the seemingly weak-looking boy, but he could vaguely sense the resilience in him.

However, without resilience, the period drama travel troupe could not have persisted until now.

"I have already looked into the members of the period drama travel troupe."

Xiang Yuanguang said.

Some of this information was given to him by Ito Megumi, while the rest he obtained through his own investigation.

First is the leader, Ito Tamanosuke, 17 years old, a second-year student at Teitan High School, a former period drama actor, and a martial arts master who has been practicing since childhood.

Actor Ryuichi Muraki, 26, is also a period drama actor with considerable skill. If he had fallen into the Naraku that Ogiwara Itoe fell into, he might not have died.

Actress Yuri Shirai, 22 years old, is a period drama actress and a member of a university sports club. Her skills are slightly inferior to those of Ryuichi Muraki, and she is probably not related to this case.

Kenzo Tajima, 45, is a period drama actor and a core member of the old-generation period drama traveling theater troupe. He suffered a back injury and can no longer perform the special effects of period dramas, but he is equivalent to the teacher of Ryuichi Muraki and Yuri Shirai.

"The culprit who framed you is most likely one of Muraki Ryuichi, Shirai Yuri, or Tajima Kenzo. The reason for this is that you insisted on saying that Edo Boy was inside the traveling theater troupe."

"...I think it's Kenzo Tajima."

Xiang Yuanguang's words startled Ito Tamanosuke, who was opposite him.

The youth group leader said with some surprise,
"Why? Attorney Xiang Yuan, why do you think Kenzo Tajima is an Edo boy?"

"Does this mean you've already obtained some important information?"

Xiang Yuanguang simply shook his head slightly at this.

He said this without denying it.

"Of course not. I haven't even met Kenzo Tajima, how could I possibly have important information?"

"I just think that compared to Muraki Ryuichi and Shirai Yuri, Tajima Kenzo is more like an Edo boy. Besides, the Edo boy has been confirmed to be male, and has nothing to do with Shirai Yuri."

"Ryuichi Muraki was called away multiple times during your previous tour to verify his identity. The possibility that he is Edo Kid is extremely small. If we follow your guess, Edo Kid is indeed in the theater troupe."

"Then, there is no one else but Kenzo Tajima."

Ito Tamanosuke frowned.

He was about to say something when he heard Xiang Yuanguang calmly ask,
"Mr. Ito Tamanosuke, there is another possibility."

“Ryuichi Muraki is not an Edo boy, Yuri Shirai is not an Edo boy, Kenzo Tajima is not either. The real Edo boy is yourself. You are crying wolf.”

The sudden change in the question surprised everyone in the interrogation room.

The next moment, Xiang Yuanguang asked again,
"Are you the Edo boy, Mr. Ito Tamanosuke?"

The mind-lock ability had already been activated at that moment. However, unexpectedly...

Just as he was asking Minamoto Mitsuko about Ito Tamanosuke's ability to verify the Mind Lock, he was about to ask him for help.

The door to the visiting room was pushed open.

An unexpected figure appeared in the visiting room.

It's Koizumi Akiko.

This is a true sorceress, the Scarlet Witch.

With just a glance at the other officers, she used her witch-like charm to move freely throughout the detention center and easily made her way to the visiting room.

"Seriously, didn't I say I'd be called to the next court hearing?"

"If I hadn't used magic to divine, I wouldn't have known you had already accepted a new commission."

Koizumi Akako said with a hint of resentment.

She glanced at the two children in the visiting room, gave them a quick look, and then her gaze fell on Conan. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she showed a look of disbelief.

—She recognized him; it was Shinichi Kudo.

From a magician's perspective, many things are different from ordinary things.

Just as in Koizumi Akako's prophecy, the spider she saw through the crystal ball turned into a real eight-eyed giant spider, she saw Shinichi Kudo through the crystal ball as a person of light.

However, she called it the Demon of Light.

Now, when looking at Conan, even though his appearance hasn't changed, Koizumi Akako feels exactly the same way she did with Kudo Shinichi back then.

Without a doubt, this person's identity is Shinichi Kudo.

But why does it get smaller?
Koizumi Akako crouched down, staring at the elementary school student in the blue suit in front of her.

This is really strange.

If even a great magician like her couldn't develop a drug that could reverse aging, does that mean that scientific methods can achieve things that even a great magician like her can't?

On the other side, after Koizumi Akako disappeared from sight.

Ito Tamanosuke's eyes finally returned to normal.

He answered seriously.
"Of course, I can't be an Edo boy."

"Moreover, I did not kill anyone, I did not kill anyone in any way or in any form."

“I know that you, Attorney Xiang Yuan, have a method to verify whether someone is telling the truth. So, I ask you to use this method on me. I can assure you that I am telling the truth.”

—The heart lock did not activate.

In fact, before coming here...

Hikaru Mugen had already ruled out Tamanosuke Ito as the culprit.

He glanced at Conan, who was being poked like a toy by Koizumi Akako, and at Ito Megumi, who was bristling and breathing on Koizumi Akako because of Conan's poke, and then asked,

"Now, let's talk about the case."

"Why did you insist that Chikashi Tetsufu write about Edo Boy being inside the traveling theater troupe? Have you already realized that Edo Boy is in the troupe? How did you realize that?"

"Why did Chikaishi Tetsuo refuse you? Why did he do that?"

"Are you aware that Ito Ogiwara embezzled funds from the traveling theater troupe? What are your feelings towards Ito Ogiwara? And what is Ito Ogiwara's attitude towards you?"

(End of this chapter)