Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 762 The Mysterious Monk, the Kappa Attack Incident [Happy National Day!]

At some point, a wisp of mist began to rise around the riverbank, and the sky darkened.

A cold, eerie, and extremely uncomfortable atmosphere spread out, and an inexplicable sense of fear gradually enveloped Conan and his friends.

Before they could react, a strange figure emerged from the river without warning and climbed ashore, dripping wet.

The group looked closely.

Dark green skin, a disc-shaped object on its head, webbed hands and feet... This familiar appearance is none other than...

"Kappa!"

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki both gasped in surprise.

Conan couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring incredulously at the "creature" before him.

How could there really be a kappa? But the creature before my eyes looks exactly like the legendary kappa!
Numayama Banzo and Tokubi Rokuro were stunned, their minds blank, and they subconsciously thought that Numayama Tatsuhiko had come back to life.

"Chen Yan, is that you...?"

Numayama Banzo murmured, his voice filled with anticipation, longing, and barely suppressed joy, as he unconsciously walked towards the kappa.

"Don't go there!"

Conan pulled him back.

The idea of ​​spirits returning from the dead is utter nonsense, but this thing in front of me...

Conan was unsure for a moment.

Just as everyone was stunned, the creature opposite them, which resembled a kappa, suddenly turned its head, its scarlet eyes gleaming with greed and bloodlust, and began to move closer to them.

The rushing water sounded like a death knell.

Conan and the others suddenly felt a sense of threat, as if they were being watched by a wild beast, and a chill ran down their spines.

The eerie scene made Conan's mind go a beat slow, and he didn't even think of running away.

At this moment——

"grumble!!"

The kappa suddenly stopped and let out a roar that was neither human nor inhuman. Conan seemed to detect a hint of fear in its voice.

The next second, the kappa stopped approaching the group, as if sensing a huge threat. It turned around and left, its figure quickly disappearing into the river.

If it weren't for the ripples still spreading across the water, everyone would have thought it was all an illusion.

Faintly, they heard a Buddhist chant coming from behind them:
"Amitabha."

Conan quickly turned around and saw a white shadow flash past his eyes.

It looks like... a monk?
Upon closer inspection, however, the other person had completely vanished.

Conan wasn't sure if he was seeing things, but he vaguely thought he saw a shiny bald head.

As the kappa left, the chilling aura that had permeated the area quickly dissipated, and the fog slowly dissipated as well.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

"What was that just now?"

After a long silence, Sonoko Suzuki finally spoke, her voice hoarse, her face filled with undisguised surprise and disbelief.

Ran Mouri's face had turned pale, and her gaze was somewhat vacant. The scene she had just witnessed was quite a shock to someone like her who was most afraid of paranormal events.

However, no one could answer Sonoko Suzuki's question, including Conan.

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Everything that just happened seems like a dream. Was it an illusion or reality?
No one had an answer.

Or was it someone in disguise?

They wanted to raise questions, but the indescribable sense of reality made it seem unreal.

How can this be explained?
At this moment, even Conan, who is a firm believer in science, frowned.

After half an hour.

Upon hearing the news, Ono Takeshi rushed over and surveyed the surroundings before turning to the others and asking, "Are you sure you just saw a kappa?"

Still, no one could answer.

They had previously found footprints resembling webbed feet and a puddle of water on the riverbank where the kappa was known to roam, proving that what they had just seen was not an illusion.

Could it be that the legendary kappa really exists?
Upon realizing this, Ran Mouri and the others felt a chill run down their spines, and their worldviews were severely shaken.

Only Numayama Banzo remained convinced that it was his son's soul transformed into a kappa, returning to visit his father. After understanding the situation, Onino Takeshi stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Their reactions didn't seem fake. Could it be that they really encountered a kappa just now?

But isn't this the world of Detective Conan? Where did this thing come from?

"No, that's not a manifestation of Numayama Tatsuhiko's soul!" Conan suddenly spoke up, directly denying everyone's guess, and then raised his voice, "Of course, it can't be a kappa either!"

His resolute tone immediately drew everyone's attention.

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri regained her color, and her trust in her boyfriend instinctively put her at ease.

Has Shinichi figured out the truth?

However, Conan did not continue speaking, his eyes still filled with unresolved questions.

What just happened was indeed strange, and even he couldn't figure it out for a moment. But Conan firmly believed that there were absolutely no supernatural creatures in this world, and everything could be explained by science.

He just hasn't figured out the truth yet.

What was the purpose of the person dressed as a kappa appearing before them? Was it simply to frighten them, or did they have some other motive?

And who is that monk...?

A series of questions made Conan's brows furrow deeply, but he was confident that he could solve the mystery.

Unlike Conan, who attributed the recent events to human intervention, Oni Takeshi's expression unconsciously became more serious.

He immediately sensed something was wrong as soon as he arrived here.

His powerful spiritual senses allowed him to detect a trace of eerie aura that had not completely dissipated, which seemed... not to belong to a living person.

What is going on?

Oni Takeshi's brows furrowed tightly, and he suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity with this world.

With his questions unanswered for the time being, Conan insisted on staying at the scene to investigate. Although Ran Mouri was still a little scared, she gritted her teeth and stayed with him.

Sonoko Suzuki, being her best friend, naturally had no choice but to accompany him, even at the cost of her own life.

Since the three refused to leave, Oni no Takeshi had no choice but to stay as well.

Seeing this, the two girls breathed a sigh of relief; with Oni Takeshi around, they felt confident and safe.

Conan didn't return until the afternoon, having spent the whole time there. Judging from his furrowed brows, he didn't seem to have gotten many clues.

I thought that was the end of it and that the suspected kappa would never appear again.

However, the next morning, they received devastating news from Namayama Banzo—

Villagers found an unconscious fisherman by the river. He was soaking wet, had a strange scratch on his arm, and old fishing nets were scattered around him.

The fisherman's answer to the cause of his coma, given after he awoke, stunned everyone:

"It's a kappa! I ran into a kappa, and it dragged me into the water!"

His words astonished everyone present!

The sudden attack by a kappa caused a huge uproar, plunging the entire village of Kuchihashi into panic.

The persistent rumors about kappa have led most people to believe in this story.

But the one who was most shocked was Numayama Banzo, who once thought that this was the evil he had committed after his son's soul had fallen.

In a state of anxiety and panic, he hurriedly ran to seek help from Kogoro Mouri, the renowned detective.

—Eri Kisaki, as an actress, naturally received an invitation, but she happened to be busy with a case and couldn't attend. Kogoro Mouri used taking care of his daughter as an excuse to freeload, but as soon as he arrived at the villa, he got completely drunk and knew nothing about what was happening.

The person who heard Numayama Banzo's plea for help was still in a daze.

Conan rushed out immediately, and the others, though shocked, quickly followed.

Led by Banzo Numayama, the group arrived at the scene of the crime.

At this time, the police from Gunma Prefecture had also arrived, and as expected, the leader was Yamamura Misao, who had been promoted to police inspector.

Ran Mouri and the others were disappointed, realizing that the police were unreliable this time.

Conan, as always, ran around searching for clues right under everyone's noses.

Before long, he squatted down and stared at what was in front of him, a confident smile returning to his lips.

So this is ah……

The truth behind the so-called kappa attacks is actually this!
As expected, kappa do not exist in this world; everything is man-made!
He got it!
(End of this chapter)