I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 228 The Man Who Protects His Hometown

"Hey, Sonoko, what are you doing out here?"

Jirokichi Suzuki looked at Sonoko Suzuki as she came out of the room and asked her with some curiosity,

"Didn't you go in with Brother Chen En?"

"What, this matter can only be discussed with Brother Chen En, and even you can't be present?"

Sonoko Suzuki rubbed her forehead and replied helplessly.

"Who knows?"

"They're probably going to talk about something boys talk about...?"

However, inside the room.

Kyogoku Makoto simply asked with a serious expression,

"Mr. Chen En, you must be Kaito Kid."

“From the moment you entered the exhibition hall, to the moment you put on that outfit and fought, and now to the moment you reappear in front of me, it has always been just you. Either you are Kaito Kid, or Kaito Kid never came in the first place.”

"Inspector Nakamori told me that you are the Phantom Thief Kid. I thought about it and it makes a lot of sense."

"so……"

Kyogoku Makoto leaned forward and asked earnestly.

Where did you learn your martial arts skills?

"I have never seen anyone who can integrate so many martial arts styles. Even Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do cannot combine so many martial arts techniques at the same time. How did you do it?"

—I thought you were going to ask something else, but it turns out you just asked this?

Chen En raised an eyebrow and answered Kyogoku Makoto's question sincerely.

"I learned from the older generation of Batman."

"You know, right? Batman has mastered the techniques of hundreds of martial arts from around the world and has integrated them all. He is a martial arts master second only to Cassandra, Ms. Shiva, and other people who have reached the limits of human martial arts."

"To my shame, I haven't yet reached the level of the older generation of Batman."

"So, I'm just a little Batman from Beika Town, and I still have a long way to go to become Batman."

Kyogoku Makoto:?

What are you talking about?

What's the difference between this and telling me that you need to mix No. 42 reinforced concrete with pasta? Even if I'm completely ignorant about these trendy things, I still know that Batman is a comic book character. How did you learn martial arts from a comic book character?
Did you travel into the world of comics to train with Batman?

Upon hearing Chen En's answer, even Kyogoku Makoto was rendered speechless.
He remained silent for a long while before speaking.
"Since you're unwilling to tell me, then forget it, which master you learned martial arts from."

"I will keep your secret that you are Kaito Kid."

Makoto Kyogoku finally said,
"However, I hope that when I come to Tokyo again, I will be able to exchange some skills with you."

"The more I practice karate, the more I realize that karate has its limits. To surpass these limits, one must transcend the boundaries of karate... At that time, I look forward to your guidance, Mr. Chen En."

Upon seeing the possibility of becoming stronger and further improving their fighting skills.

Makoto Kyogoku temporarily put aside his previous idea of ​​competing with Chen En.

He had just checked, and the gas mask that Jirokichi Suzuki gave him seemed to have a problem. It seemed that Jirokichi Suzuki knew what methods Kaito Kid would use, which was why he deliberately sabotaged the guards' protective gear.

This kind of behavior—using a double act to generate hype and make money for oneself—is unacceptable.

Makoto Kyogoku will not criticize too much, but he will also not continue to participate.

He hoped to spar with Chen En as a pure martial artist and improve his own skills.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm not a riddle teller." "Secondly, if you've come to see me purely for the sake of sparring later..."

Chen En reached out and said in a low voice,
"If I have the time, I'd be happy to keep you company."

If we encounter any tricky troubles, we can even persuade Makoto Kyogoku to come and help us out.

Anyway, Makoto Kyogoku's reputation with Sonoko has already plummeted, so there's not much to say about it.

"By the way, you just said 'I'll come to Tokyo afterwards'? What does that mean? Are you going abroad to continue fighting in the karate ring? Are you going to take on the 400-win streak challenge next?"

Skipping over that topic, Chen En turned to other matters.

However, upon hearing this, Kyogoku Makoto looked at Chen En with some curiosity and said,
"I just returned from abroad and have achieved a 399-game winning streak. I originally planned to use Kaito Kid as my goal for a 400-game winning streak, but now my winning streak has been interrupted, and I don't plan to continue doing such meaningless things."

"This trip is to go back to my hometown, the Izu Islands."

“A classmate of mine told me that there seems to be a legend about slaying demons with a knife in the Izu Islands, and many buildings, trees, vehicles, and pedestrians have suffered damage as a result. I want to go and see what’s going on.”

—You've already achieved a 399-win streak? Didn't you continue your challenge abroad after you and Sonoko became a couple, and only stopped the competition when you were about to reach 400 wins because Sonoko was in danger?

Chen En raised an eyebrow.

No wonder Ran Mouri's eyes looked a little strange when I mentioned Makoto Kyogoku in front of her before. So it turns out that Makoto Kyogoku in this timeline debuted earlier and achieved a winning streak earlier than Makoto Kyogoku in the normal timeline?

But the Izu Islands? Isn't that where Lupin III and the Bermuda Triangle fought?
After a moment's thought, Chen En looked up at Makoto Kyogoku.
"I also know a little about this inside story."

"Mr. Kyogoku, please listen to me..."

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"Huh? Mr. Kyogoku is going back to the Izu Islands today?"

"Didn't you say you were going to stay in Tokyo for a couple more days before leaving?"

He watched as Makoto Kyogoku, carrying his luggage, boarded the car, and prepared to leave.

Sonoko Suzuki asked with some curiosity,
To this, Chen En merely frowned and said,

"Because Makoto Kyogoku knew that the people in his hometown might be in danger."

"It's only natural that he wants to rush back to check on the situation. However, I'm a little worried that Makoto Kyogoku might encounter danger on his way back... There's a high wall between unarmed and armed combat, even when both are of equal skill and ability."

"The side that possesses sufficiently sharp weapons often has a significant advantage."

Sonoko Suzuki, who was standing next to her, became more and more confused as she listened.

She smoothed her hair, looking puzzled, and asked, even more confused,
"It sounds like you're saying that Mr. Kyogoku will encounter some life-threatening danger if he goes back to his hometown?"

"Isn't part of the Izu Islands also within the Tokyo metropolitan area?"

"There shouldn't be any danger within the Tokyo metropolitan area, right?"

Not always.

Chen En knew the level of the police officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

The Bermuda Triangle's ghosts were able to chase after Lupin III, fighting and changing locations along the way, so their fighting power should not be underestimated. If Makoto Kyogoku really encounters the Bermuda Triangle's ghosts on his trip back to the Izu Islands.

It's really hard to say what the final outcome will be...

Hopefully, what he told Kyogoku Makoto will ensure that Kyogoku Makoto returns unharmed.

Otherwise, if such a valuable asset of the Red Team were to be defeated so inexplicably,

That would be hilarious.

(End of this chapter)