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Then I'm not one of your own people either... Suzuki Yusuke scratched his head. Does his participation count as being an outsider?

Soon, it was time for the match to start. Yusuke Suzuki was scheduled to go on third, so that he could watch the live match, get a feel for the atmosphere, and familiarize himself with the scoring format.

"Yay! We got a point!"

Kazuha Toyama was cheering from the sidelines, saying, "We can win even without Heiji!"

At that moment, in the adjacent arena, a person was directly knocked away by a bamboo sword.

"Hit the vital point! Victory!"

"Kyoto Izumi High School advances smoothly with a score of 4 to 1!"

Yusuke Suzuki looked over and thought, "Wow, that was a really hard hit. He sent the guy flying. He must be a formidable opponent!"

When the other person took off their protective gear, he was completely dumbfounded.

Isn't that Shinichi Kudo?

I can't say they are very similar, I can only say they are exactly the same.

So, it turns out that Kaito Kuroba isn't the only one who looks like Shinichi Kudo?

"Kazuha, who is that person?"

Yusuke Suzuki noticed that Kazuha Toyama was also looking at him, so they must know each other.

"His name seems to be Okita Souji," Toyama Kazuha said warily. "Heiji lost to him last year; he's a very strong person!"

“The situation is not good. I should go and find Heiji to be on the safe side. Yusuke, you hold on for now.”

After saying that, Toyama Kazuha ran away.

After leaving the stadium, Kazuha searched around but couldn't find any trace of Kuroko. Instead, she ran into Kogoro Mouri and his group.

"Kazuha, we're here to cheer you on!"

Ran Mouri waved from afar, "Did your kendo club make it to the finals?"

"Actually, the finals are about to start," Toyama Kazuha said, still catching his breath, "but I can't find Heiji. I think he must be investigating the murder that just happened."

"A murder!?"

Kogoro Mouri frowned slightly. He had just gotten off the car and was already going to work?

The group went to the police station; they were all old friends, and they quickly learned the details of the case.

Conan looked around and asked in confusion, "Where's Yusuke-nii?"

"He's in a match right now," Kazuha Toyama said with a serious expression, describing Yusuke Suzuki's performance. "Do you think Yusuke-nii might be an alien?"

Conan: "..."

That's quite an imagination, but isn't it against the rules for the kendo club to do that?

After eavesdropping for a while, Conan suddenly realized something was wrong. "You said a strange person called them to the changing room? Is that true!?"

The fact that the murderer deliberately called to inform the location of the body suggests that he did not want anyone to search the warehouse. There were probably things there that could not be discovered. Heiji had probably already gone there.

Conan quickly asked for directions to the warehouse and had Kazuha Toyama take him there.

When the group arrived, Hattori Heiji had already taken down the culprit.

After putting the murderer in the police car, Toyama and Kazuha remembered that they still had a competition, so they immediately pulled Kuropi back to the battlefield.

"It's too late, Kazuha."

"How would you know if you don't go and see? Yusuke-nii is playing in your place!"

......

Arena.

Yusuke Suzuki and Souji Okita were facing off. They had already exchanged a few blows, and it turned out that Okita's strength and reaction were not much weaker than his.

Another monster like Makoto Kyogoku?

However, he had not yet reached Kyogoku Makoto's level. When Suzuki Yusuke first met Kyogoku Makoto, he could tell the difference between the two just by their auras.

Now that so much time has passed, his growth has been incredibly rapid, and he's already stronger than Kyogoku Makoto was in my memory.

However, it's impossible that he's the only one growing, so he deduced that he and Makoto Kyogoku are probably on par right now.

However, this is a competition, not a brawl. Being constrained by the rules will actually make Suzuki Yusuke unable to fight.

"Heiji! Do your best!"

At this moment, Kazuha Toyama returned and cheered loudly with Ran Mouri. Even Kogoro Mouri joined in the cheering. Conan was also with them, but Kuroko was nowhere to be seen.

Since Conan has come, it means the case has been solved. Heiji Hattori probably didn't show up because he was afraid of giving himself away.

Holy crap, this is on fire!

This was the first time Yusuke Suzuki had ever felt this emotion, as if he had taken on a responsibility and had received support from behind.

He held his sword in both hands, stepped forward, and quickly exchanged a few blows with Okita Souji, only to be caught off guard and counterattacked by his opponent.

Although he was a novice, he was quite good at both ends.

Chapter 178 Finally, we got to eat at the Hattori family's dinner party.

The two exchanged several more blows. Suzuki Yusuke, somewhat hot-blooded, raised his hand and delivered another powerful strike. Okita Souji blocked with his sword, but was clearly struggling to withstand it.

However, he took the opportunity to draw his sword, flicked it diagonally, stepped forward, and thrust the sword out, aiming directly at Suzuki Yusuke's throat.

We can't delay any longer; the five-minute deadline is almost here.

Yusuke Suzuki turned slightly to the side, and before he was hit, he touched the other's shoulder with the blade of his sword, while the tip of the other's sword almost touched his throat.

"Score!"

The referee's eyes were like those of a high-speed camera; even in this situation, he managed to determine that Suzuki Yusuke had hit the opponent first.

However, Okita Souji was also arrogant. He could have easily scored by pretending not to stop and moving forward slightly.

The exchange just now lasted only a moment, and it's impossible to explain it clearly if you really want to analyze it.

At this point, the two teams are only one point apart in total score.

Yusuke Suzuki thought it would be better to let the dark-skinned guy handle it, so he made an excuse to go to the bathroom and left briefly. When he saw Heiji Hattori, he immediately took off his protective gear and put it on the other guy's head.

"You can go next. Go change your clothes."

Blackie was still in a daze, and by the time he realized what was happening, he was already standing on the stage.

Yusuke Suzuki went to the dressing room to change back into his own clothes, and then went directly to the audience to find Shizuka Hattori.

He and the dark-skinned man were already of different heights, and if he went down there, he might be recognized, so he decided against it.

"So it was you competing just now."

Hattori Shizuka gestured for him to sit down. "You probably just got acquainted with him a little, right? How dare you go straight to the stage to compete?"

“There was a murder just now. Heiji couldn’t concentrate on the competition because he didn’t understand the case. I also suddenly got interested myself, so I took the liberty of filling in.”

After explaining, Yusuke Suzuki continued, "However, the kind of kendo I want to learn is different from this."

"The way of the sword lies in its meaning, not its form; the key is to cultivate one's spirit and mind."

Below, Heiji Hattori's performance after taking the stage was completely different from his usual self; the two of them engaged in a flashy and entertaining contest.

While watching, Hattori Shizuka tried to persuade Suzuki Yusuke. In her opinion, Suzuki Yusuke was not the type of person who liked to fight, but now he had this tendency, so she naturally needed to correct him.

After listening for a while, Suzuki Yusuke did gain some insights, but this did not change his original intention that learning swordsmanship was for the purpose of killing people.

He doesn't just kill anyone he sees; he just wants to have another way to deal with enemies and satisfy his suddenly intense interest, that's all.

Soon, five minutes passed without either side scoring, forcing them to go into overtime.

Heiji Hattori's school is currently one point behind. If they catch up, they can play a tiebreaker and have a chance to decide the winner.

In overtime, the two players pressed their attack even harder, and the sound of bamboo swords clashing echoed throughout the arena.

"Score!"

As the referee raised his flag, the crowd fell silent. Heiji scored!

As expected, the tiebreaker was still a duel between Hattori Heiji and Okita Souji.

This time it was quick and decisive; the two only needed less than a minute to determine the winner, with Okita Soujiki proving to be the better player.

"We still lost..."

On the way out, Toyama and Kazuha were somewhat sullen.

Yusuke Suzuki's earlier score revived her previously calmed mind, and Heiji Hattori's score made her ecstatic.

The final result was like a bucket of cold water being poured over her; the energetic girl remained depressed.

"What does it matter? We're still evenly matched."

Heiji Hattori quickly regained his composure; if it weren't for Yusuke Suzuki's help, they would have lost before he even got a chance to play.

It was already unexpected that he was able to go up and do a couple more things at the end.

Upon arriving at the Hattori residence, Suzuki Yusuke felt an intense sense of dread, even more so than entering a police station. At least, he felt nothing when entering the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department; it felt like coming home.

The meeting, the greetings, and then the meal.

I have to admit that Shizuka's cooking skills are indeed excellent; compared to Eri, it's like a game-changer.

"This hot pot is so delicious!" Ran Mouri couldn't help but exclaim.

The bumbling detective, unusually, wasn't just flattering; he genuinely agreed, saying, "It's absolutely delicious."

After saying that, he continued to wield his chopsticks with incredible speed, eating like a glutton.

“Of course,” Hattori Heiji said smugly, “My mom’s pufferfish hot pot is the best in the world.”

At this moment, Toyama and Kazuha gently leaned towards the black skin.

"What's wrong with her... she fell asleep without even touching her chopsticks."

"This is all your fault," Hattori Shizuka scolded. "Kazuha is exhausted from running around looking for you all day."

“What can I do?” Blackie continued to argue. “When a murder occurs, the case always has to be solved.”