Conan: I don't do anything? If I really do it, you won't be happy.

Chapter 113 Asking for Signs
Osaka, Namba Hotei Shrine.

After leaving the Suzuki Museum of Contemporary Art, at Kazuha's suggestion, Teruyuki and his group went to a shrine that was said to be very accurate to draw fortune slips before making a decision.

Ran looked at Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, who had only prayed at the shrine but hadn't drawn fortune slips, and asked in confusion, "Kazuha? Aren't you and Hattori going to draw fortune slips?"

Kazuha shook her head and explained to Ran, "We can't draw fortune slips here too often! Hattori and I won't draw any more. Go take a look at the fortune slips you got!"

"I see!" Xiaolan nodded, opened the fortune slip she had just drawn, paused for a moment, then pointed the slip at the curious Kazuha and Sonoko, and said with a smile: "The one who is waiting will be reunited with their lover."

Looking at Ran's fortune slip, Sonoko said thoughtfully, "This must be talking about Kudo! Could it be that he's coming back?"

"That's wonderful!" Kazuha clapped her hands upon seeing this, her face full of blessings. She then glanced in Hattori Heiji's direction and continued, "I've been curious about him for a while now, and I absolutely have to meet him this time."

"Where's Sonoko? What are you smoking?"

"Hmph," Sonoko hummed twice, and said happily, "Mine is Kichi. Although it's not as good as Ran, it's still pretty good!"

"When dealing with matters, one can obtain assistance from others; when dealing with objects, one should return them to their rightful owner."

Sonoko suddenly covered her face with her hands, revealing a shy expression, and said with her eyes full of anticipation, "I think I will probably find Lord Kid with the help of others, and then because he falls in love with me, he will give me the Easter Egg he just got!"

Looking at Sonoko, who was acting crazy, Conan couldn't help but feel a few black lines appear on his forehead. Let alone this little one, even if it were a big one, it would be difficult to fulfill Sonoko's fantasy!
"I hope it goes as you wish!" Ran smiled awkwardly at her friend, who was full of fantasies, then looked at Keisuke and the others and asked curiously, "What about the fortunes that Conan, Ai, and Keisuke drew? What did you draw?"

Hearing Ran's words, Huijie smiled and said, "It hasn't started yet. I'm going to borrow your luck, sister."

After giving Ran a high five, Huijie opened the slip of paper, glanced at it, then waved it at the people in front of him, smiled, and said, "Great fortune, which roughly means that I will make progress."

"Why didn't I think of that method back then?" Sonoko said with a regretful expression, thinking of Ran's luck. "I should have borrowed Ran's luck too!"

Ran looked at Sonoko, who seemed to have lost a fortune, and helplessly comforted her, "It's all thanks to Keisuke's good luck. After all, the odds don't change all the time!"

"Please, Ran-neechan, open this for me!" Ai looked at the fortune slip she had just received with some hesitation. Ai, who had never been very confident in her luck, decided to ask Ran to open it for her.

Ran smiled gently at Ai's worried expression, patted Ai's head, and said, "These things only work if you do it yourself. But since Ai trusts me, let's do it together!"

At the same time, Ran prayed in her heart: I hope that I can really open another Daikichi, just like Teruyuki said, and bring good luck to Ai!
As the two of them took out the fortune slips, Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, she hadn't disappointed Ai!
The message above read: "Great fortune; you will be safe and sound with the person you love."

"Phew!" Ai breathed a sigh of relief, then returned to Keisuke's side with a calm smile.

Ai didn't really care what was written on it. As a scientist, she certainly wouldn't believe in such mystical things.

She was just worried that giving a "fierce" answer in front of so many people might spoil everyone else's fun.
Seeing that Ai's expression had relaxed considerably, Huijie couldn't help but tease, "Great, it seems I've received Ai's blessing!" "You should thank your lucky charm sister. If you really relied on me, this unlucky guy, for your blessing, then you've truly had a blessed life."

"In the end, only Conan is left, you little brat." Sonoko grinned mischievously and said to Conan, "We haven't even unleashed a single 'evil' yet, are you feeling the pressure?"

Conan rolled his eyes and calmly said after Sonoko finished speaking, "Then if I ask Ran-neechan for help and get another Daikichi, wouldn't you, Sonoko-neechan, become the only 'Small Kichi'?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko's smile froze. She quickly pulled Ran behind her and declared righteously, "I absolutely cannot tolerate this happening a third time at this shrine!"

Seeing Sonoko's actions, Conan's lips twitched. As a materialist, he didn't believe in the prophecies here. He then opened his own fortune slip and slowly said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, little one!"

Suddenly, Conan's expression changed, and he looked at the fortune slip in his hand in shock.

"What's wrong?" Heiji Hattori looked at Conan with a puzzled expression, followed Conan's gaze to the fortune slip in his hand, and slowly read it aloud: "Your secret will be discovered during your travels. I don't mind going."

"Could it be that Ran will discover your identity on this trip?" Heiji Hattori stroked his chin and boldly guessed.

"No, no way!" Conan forced a smile as he looked at Hattori Heiji in front of him.

"I'm sorry, do you remember what I told you before we came? The fortune slips at this shrine are very accurate!" Hattori Heiji shook his head, then thought for a moment, looked at Keisuke and said with a smile:

"Since that's the case, and we were going to think about Kidd's advance notice anyway, why don't we just not act with them? It'll be a convenient excuse."

After confirming Conan's result, Ran clapped her hands happily and said, "Great! It seems we're both very lucky!"

Looking at the still bright sky, he slowly asked Kazuha, "It's still so early. Where should we go before Kid arrives at 3 a.m.?"

Kazuha held up one finger and suggested to everyone, "Let's go get something to eat first. I know a super delicious place!"

Heiji Hattori put one hand in his pocket, waved his hand, and looked at Keisuke, saying, "Conan and I won't go. We have a detective competition with Keisuke to see who can get more information from the notice, so it's better to avoid going with him."

Kazuha looked at Hattori Heiji with a puzzled expression and asked, "Huh? Wasn't Kaito Kid's announcement already completely deciphered by Ran's father?"

"Besides, you're competing against a detective like Keisuke, Heiji, aren't you just bullying a child?"

"Then you can go help him! Okay, let's contact each other again after we find something!" With that, Hattori Heiji waved his hand, picked up Conan, and walked out of the shrine.

(End of this chapter)