Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 214 Conan, look, this is the Snow Woman!

Conan wiped away his cold sweat, realizing he had been too high-profile again.

Fortunately, Koizumi Akako and Kuroba Kaito both know Natsukawa, so they shouldn't be bad people. I guess there's not much to worry about.

In addition, since he had little interaction with these two people, they probably just thought he was a little smarter than the average kid and wouldn't investigate further.

But what were they talking about outside? Did they miss something while they were investigating?
After thinking for a few seconds, Conan's lips twitched. He was probably overthinking it!
It seems that Koizumi Akako is simply "popularizing" the Yuki-onna (snow woman) story again, rather than discovering any clues related to the case.

What era are we living in? Still doing this kind of thing? -1 point for me.

However, considering that the other person bravely wore a cool summer party outfit in this weather, I'd give them +100 points for good impression.

Whether there's any substance to it or not is another matter; the main thing is that his legs are longer than his life.

In summary, aside from being a bit superstitious, Koizumi Akako was probably a pretty good person.

"Alright, let's go to the snow mountain now. Before the Snow Woman digests these people's souls, I should be able to reseal them."

If I wait until it has completely absorbed several souls, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch it then.

Koizumi Akako was confident she could defeat the Yuki-onna, but if the Yuki-onna tried to escape after recovering, she couldn't stop her. To prevent future trouble, she had to interrupt the Yuki-onna's soul-devouring at this moment.

"That's all we can do." Kaito glanced outside and nodded.

No matter how heavy the snowstorm, he had to go with Koizumi Akako.

Aoko is right here; he must deal with the Yuki-onna and ensure her safety.

Xia Chuan didn't care. In fact, he was also very interested in seeing the legendary monsters; it would be very interesting.

As for his safety, he was quite confident in his fighting skills; he was definitely much faster than Kaito when he ran!
If possible, it would be important to also confirm whether the Snow Woman can be hit by physical attacks.

If that didn't work, then he planned to have Frank find some temples to get some religious artifacts or similar items.

Or let Professor Agasa do some research. Anyway, this world is already so unscientific, researching something that can target monsters shouldn't be a big problem.

Things like demon-subduing bombs and silver-plated bullets are worth trying.

Speaking of which, the Demon Sealing Wave is a good idea.

All you need is a rice cooker to defeat all demons and monsters in the world.

"I want to go too!" Conan raised his hand to sign up.

"Didn't you say you didn't believe in this kind of thing?" Koizumi Akako glanced down at Conan, whose constant aura of death was quite irritating.

The reason why the Snow Woman still attacked the Kitamura couple might be because she sensed the strong death aura nearby and wanted to devour more things to restore her strength in order to fight against the potential danger.

"But I really want to see it! Yuki-onna, she sounds amazing!"

Conan is preparing to go to the scene to expose Koizumi Akako's feudal superstitions.

According to Nakamori Aoko, Koizumi Akako was her classmate and also a high school student.

How can high school students learn such feudal superstitions? Newton and Einstein must be crying.

At Conan's insistence, Natsukawa agreed.

After all, it's Conan, so having him around isn't a bad thing. If we really run into a Yuki-onna, we can throw Conan at her like a bomb, which might have a good effect.

Kaito was clearly unaware of Natsukawa's thoughts and was somewhat puzzled by this decision.

"It's so cold, why don't you wrap Conan in some warm magic too, Akako?"

For some reason, even though this child wasn't very likable, Kaito genuinely wanted to care about him.

After all, he's just a kid. Kaito convinced himself that he was a kind-hearted high school phantom thief.

Koizumi Akako rolled her eyes: "I'd like to."

It wasn't that she didn't want to, but Conan's indiscriminate magic resistance was too high, making it impossible for him to be enchanted.

"No need, this outfit was invented by Professor Agasa. It can automatically maintain a constant temperature, so I won't feel cold at all."

Conan wasn't dressed in a suit and shorts today; he was wearing long pants and a padded jacket.

"Professor Agasa?" Kaito pondered, as if many of the gadgets that Grandpa Terai had prepared for him were made by this inventor.

"A very impressive inventor, Kaito should have heard of him."

Natsukawa's smile held a deeper meaning, but only Kaito understood what she meant.

This guy actually knows about my equipment sources? Kaito gritted his teeth. It seemed he had to continue investigating Natsukawa, otherwise he would appear ignorant at a time like this.

The group chatted casually for a while, and soon arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, where they began their ascent.

This snow mountain is not very high, only about 700 or 800 meters high, but the slope is relatively gentle, so it still takes a long time to walk up.

Especially now with such a heavy blizzard, it greatly affects our travel speed.

As Conan walked, he suddenly noticed a problem.

The higher he went up the mountain, the worse his visibility became, even when following the footprints of Xia Chuan and the other two. The snow was almost up to his waist.

"Uncle Xia Chuan, can you carry me up? The snow is too deep due to the blizzard and avalanche."

As he spoke, Conan sank so deep that only a small tuft of hair on the top of his head remained above the snow.

"it is good."

Seeing that the other person was covered in sweat, Xia Chuan nodded and picked him up.

Holding Conan in his arms, he trudged forward through the snow.

Being tall has the advantage of long legs, which makes things easier in situations like this.

"Speaking of which, will there be another avalanche?" Kaito muttered, a little scared.

The events of the evening are still vivid in my mind. I survived, but the way I descended the mountain like a clown was too unsightly, and I don't want to go through it again.

Fortunately, the avalanche was too chaotic and no one saw his situation, otherwise he would have been killed.

"Who knows, maybe the Snow Woman has already discovered our presence by now."

As she spoke, Koizumi Akako glanced at Conan discreetly.

There's another reason why they agreed to let the other side come up: their indiscriminate magic resistance and death aura might be able to conceal their presence, and they might not be discovered by the Snow Woman.

A certain elementary school student, unaware that he was being used as a tool by Natsukawa and Koizumi Akako, suddenly felt a chill.

Even though Professor Agasa's heated cotton-padded jacket still has power, why does it suddenly feel so cold?

We should go back and have Professor Agasa make some more adjustments. After all, it's the first-generation prototype, so it's bound to have some problems.

"That should be it." Koizumi Akako put away the leather map in her hand and locked her gaze on a cave with only a crack in the top remaining.

This location is not far from where I met Yoko Asanuma in the evening, about 100 meters diagonally opposite.

The group slowly approached, cleared away the snow, and revealed the entrance to the cave.

Koizumi Akako was the first to enter, followed by Natsukawa carrying a "talisman," and finally Kaito.

Kaito isn't ashamed at all. Koizumi Akako is a magician, and Natsukawa is probably one too. As a magician himself, he shouldn't be meddling in other people's business.

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise; if it's not your area of ​​expertise, it's best to be humble.

If it were Inspector Nakamori, he would be at the very front.

"Uncle Natsukawa, it's okay, I can walk by myself." Conan immediately wanted to get down after discovering that there was no snow inside. As a seventeen-year-old teenager, he still had a lot of shame.

Being held by an adult is something only Anya would do; he was forced to do it.

"No, it's too dangerous here. What if you get so scared by the snow woman that you can't run away?"

"How could that be? I'm not a child anymore."

"Isn't it?"

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ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

Conan sighed inwardly, thinking he hated children the most.

The further you go into the cave, the lower the temperature gets. Near the end, the walls are covered with dense icicles, which looks quite dangerous.

The group carefully stepped over the icicles and walked out of the cave.

What comes into view is a vast cave.

The cave seemed to be made entirely of ice, like a masterpiece of nature, its shape unfathomable. At this moment, it was extremely desolate, with only the "chirping" sound of a few people stepping on the ground.

Is there really a Yuki-onna (snow woman) here?

Conan initially didn't believe it, but now, seeing this amazing sight, although he still didn't believe it, he felt a sense of admiration for Koizumi Akako.

Koizumi Akako is one of a kind among con artists; she actually found a place like this to convince Natsukawa and Kaito of the existence of the Snow Woman.

In some tourist attractions, you have to buy a ticket to get in.

"of course."

Koizumi Akako snatched Kaito's flashlight and shone it precisely into the middle of the cave.

"Isn't that it?"

Xia Chuan turned his head and saw that it was an ice block with a rather strange shape.

It looks somewhat human-like.

Upon closer inspection, damn it, isn't that Kinoshita Akiko? She's dressed in a white robe, similar to what the other person wore when taking a bath last night, except that she's now completely encased in ice, like an ice mummy.

"It's Akiko Kinoshita!"

Conan glanced at it and immediately struggled to check the situation.

Xia Chuan gripped Conan tightly and said, "It's been half a day, there's no way she could still be alive. Do you think she's Captain America?"

Koizumi Akako gently waved her hand, signaling Conan and Kaito to wait aside.

Then he nodded to Xia Chuan, as if to say, "Let's go up and take a look first."

Natsukawa hummed in agreement, glanced at Conan, and decided that since Koizumi Akako had told him to stay put, he would temporarily refrain from using him as a shield.

After giving Kaito a few words of advice, Conan put down his bag and the two slowly approached each other. It was only about twenty meters away, but it took them several minutes to walk, making Conan feel incredibly embarrassed.

The Snow Woman is merely a folk tale. Its existence is mainly due to the ignorance of the ancients, coupled with the moral shackles planted in the hearts of the people by the ruling ideology of the divine right of kings.

As long as one doesn't steal, cheat, or commit crimes, one won't be haunted by ghosts or monsters. Some more terrifying epidemics can also be attributed to ghosts and monsters. All of this is just to consolidate the ruling position of the upper class.

What era are we living in now?

It's a bit incongruous for Tianhuang to be doing this when he has no real power.

"This is the doll from the guesthouse."

Upon getting closer, Natsukawa discovered that Kinoshita Akiko, frozen in ice, was still holding a doll.

The doll's wide eyes seemed to be staring at him, and although it was a wooden carving, the corners of its mouth were curved up in a smile, as if it were looking at him and Koizumi Akako with a beaming smile.

Xia Chuan suddenly shivered.

I didn't see the so-called Snow Woman, but this puppet was indeed a bit strange.

I wonder if physical attacks are effective against a demon like the Snow Woman.

Now, if he wanted to, he believed that with his strength, he could shatter this thin layer of ice with a single punch.

"It seems that the Snow Woman first entrusted herself to the doll, and now she is probably transferring her soul."

The term "soul transfer" seems somewhat unfamiliar in the world of Detective Conan, but after watching so many anime movies and TV series, Natsukawa still understood what Koizumi Akako meant.

"Is it planning to take over Akiko Kinoshita's body?"

"Hmm, but it seems he hasn't succeeded yet. We've come at just the right time; we absolutely cannot let him take over this woman's body."

What will happen if I succeed?

The sudden sound startled Koizumi Akako. When she turned around, she found that Conan and Kaito had already walked over at some point.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for us there?"

Kaito used Conan as a shield, saying, "Conan wanted to come over, and I couldn't stop him."

"Yes, yes, I really want to see it!"

Conan sighed. He was so young, yet he had taken on too many burdens that he shouldn't have had to bear at his age.

It was at this moment that the entire cave began to tremble slightly, and the icicles overhead swayed precariously, as if they would fall at any moment.

Then, cracks appeared on the human-shaped ice block in front of them.

Xia Chuan noticed that the smile on the face of the doll being held had disappeared, and its eyes were filled with human-like fear.

Everything was normal just now, but suddenly it turned into this. Could it be Conan? This guy really can have strange effects on monsters and the like.

next moment!
The humanoid ice block shattered completely, and Akiko Kinoshita's body suddenly rolled to the ground.

Her body was incredibly stiff, and the moment she landed, she shattered the ice on the ground.

"Not good!" Koizumi Akako's eyes narrowed, and she was about to grab the doll that was about to hit the ground.

However, the doll landed incredibly fast, and Natsukawa even saw it twist in mid-air to avoid Koizumi Akako's clutches.

The doll landed and ice shards flew everywhere. It bounced a few times to straighten itself, then made a series of clicking sounds before disappearing in a flash.

This speed is many times faster than the speed at which tea and water were served before.

"Conan, look, this is the Snow Woman."

Xia Chuan pointed to the doll's last remaining image, wanting to hear Conan's Conan-style reasoning.

In this situation, Conan is somewhat looking forward to the other party's explanation on how he plans to attribute it to "Conanology phenomenon".

“That’s Kitamura’s doll. I can see it. How could it be a snow woman?”

Having just watched "The Snow Woman's Love," Conan naturally knows what a snow woman should look like. If Kinoshita Akiko were to revive at this moment, he could barely believe in the existence of a snow woman—a doll.
It's obvious that the doll was wound up, and the slippery ice surface allowed it to slide so fast.

"But this isn't the time to think about these things, is it?"

The sword hanging overhead was about to fall; Conan and the Black Organization hadn't been taken down yet, and he didn't want to die here.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)