Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Except for Elena.

After the trip, Elena, who was originally only interested in travel and food, seemed to have activated some new attribute, especially after seeing the Miracle of the Sea, a huge sapphire held in the palm of a pure gold goddess, her eyes couldn't help but light up.

Wow! What a beautiful sapphire! And it's so big!

"Wipe your drool and stop thinking about it~ Not counting the pure gold statue base, the gemstones alone are worth nearly 10 billion yen~"

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Elena subconsciously wiped her mouth, and after realizing she had been tricked, she glared angrily at Kitagawa Yu.

"Do you know what the price is for deceiving this witch?"

"Two ice cream cones?"

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"Not satisfied? Those three?"

"Go to hell! I'm not Anya!"

Not far away, Anya, who was sitting on the sofa reading comics and eating ice cream, was completely oblivious to these gems and famous paintings because she was too young to appreciate them. She looked up, blinked, and a big question mark appeared above her head.

"I really think I heard someone call my name just now?"

Over the next three days, the group explored all of Osaka, visiting attractions such as Osaka Castle, Shinsaibashi, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, and Tennoji Zoo.

However, perhaps because they had just recently explored all of Tokyo, to be honest, the attractions here didn't offer them much novelty; they were merely passable.

Meanwhile, the day finally arrived: the 22nd, the day Kaito was going to steal the Egg of Memories.

"Yu, are we going to Kyoto tomorrow?"

"Yes, we'll leave early tomorrow morning. We can take the JR line directly to Fushimi Inari Shrine."

"Is that the shrine with the thousand torii gates?"

"Yes."

Wow! That's amazing!

On the way to Sonoko's house in the luxury car, everyone chatted about tomorrow's itinerary. Upon hearing that their first stop was Fushimi Inari Shrine to see the Thousand Torii Gates, everyone showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.

Unfortunately, if Senso-ji Temple is the most prominent symbol of Japanese Buddhism, then Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto is the most famous Shinto shrine in Japan.

In particular, the thousands of torii gates that stretch for several kilometers across the mountainside have appeared in many films and television shows and are even more famous than the iconic Kaminarimon Gate of Senso-ji Temple.

Not to mention Elena and the others, even Kitagawa Yu, a transmigrator, was quite looking forward to the Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates).

The most interesting thing is that, including Sonoko, the young lady, none of them have ever been to Fushimi Inari Shrine.

"They're both shrines, but yours doesn't seem to be doing so well, Yu~" Elena teased, chuckling as she approached.

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Yu's face immediately showed a speechless expression.

His little, run-down shrine wants to compare to Fushimi Inari Shrine? Unless he really becomes a god and manifests himself in public, there's no way he can.

Of course, even if someone truly performed a miracle in front of others, in this era, the most likely outcome would be that they would be targeted by the authorities, who would try to capture them and dissect them for research.

Moreover, given his lazy and easygoing personality, even if he had the ability, he certainly wouldn't intend to show off in public, since becoming famous is just too much trouble.

However, not wanting to lose face, Kitagawa Yu still snorted coldly:

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'A mountain is not famous because of its height, but because of the immortals dwelling there's fame'? So what if our family's shrine is a little small? With me around, it's definitely more efficacious than that Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, okay?"

Now Elena couldn't refute it, since Kitagawa Yu really could grant the wishes of his 'believers'.

On the other side, Sonoko, upon hearing this, immediately came over out of curiosity.

"Does Yu's family still run a shrine?"

"It's just a small shrine."

Kitagawa Yu glared at Elena in annoyance, then awkwardly explained.

Fortunately, Sonoko probably figured something out, so she didn't ask him where his family's shrine was or what its name was.

This made Kitagawa Yu breathe a sigh of relief; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to make up a story.

Half an hour later, the car arrived at Sonoko's manor.

Since Kogoro Mouri went with Ginzo Nakamori to guard the Egg of Memories, and Conan and Heiji Hattori teamed up to stake out Kaito Kid at Tsutenkaku Tower, the reception room still contained the same six guests as last time, plus one more.

"Washing machine?! What are you doing here?!"

When Ran saw 'Shinichi Kudo' chatting away with Aoran Pusi, she was so surprised that she covered her mouth and stared blankly for several seconds before she reacted and quickly ran over.

"Ah~ it's Ran! I heard from Conan that Uncle took on a request to stop Kaito Kid, so I came to help out~"

Shinichi Kudo smiled naturally and explained to Ran.

Meanwhile, Kitagawa Yu and Ai subconsciously exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing strange expressions.

At this point, Conan had never tried drinking strong liquor while having a cold or fever, so the 'Shinichi Kudo' in front of him could only be an imposter.

Furthermore, to enter this place openly, one would definitely be checked to see if there was any disguise on their face, so the true identity of the Shinichi Kudo in front of them is obvious.

"Tsk tsk, Kaito's pretty savvy. Conan was trying to ambush him, but Kaito just raided his place!"

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Chapter 79 Conan's Furious Outburst

"Ah sneeze~!"

On Tsutenkaku Tower, one of Osaka's landmark buildings, Conan, who was searching for Kaito's whereabouts with Heiji Hattori using binoculars, suddenly sneezed loudly.

"Strange. Why did I suddenly sneeze? Could it be that someone is thinking of me?"

"Ugh~~ Looking like this, who would want to see you? I bet you've caught a cold! It's summer, only an idiot would catch a cold~"

"Haha~!"

Conan glared at Hattori Heiji, who had been teasing him, with dead fish eyes.

He's the famous detective Edogawa... no, I mean Shinichi Kudo! How could he possibly catch a cold in the middle of summer!

"Hmm, someone must be thinking of me. It must be Xiaolan, right?"

"It's not the time specified in the notice yet, should we call Xiaolan first?"

"Come to think of it, it's been a week since I last called her."

Conan lowered his head, a conflicted look flashing in his eyes, much like his attitude towards his relationship with Ran.

Ever since he was scared by Kitagawa Yu and Chizuka working together, and then learned that he had almost been exposed and that Ai had saved his life, he was genuinely frightened.

He himself is not afraid of death and will never bow to evil forces, but what about Ran and Uncle Mori?

He had already learned about the Black Organization's modus operandi from Ai, which could be described in eight words as "ruthless and unscrupulous." They were capable of blowing up a building or a subway train to silence witnesses. If this were to involve Ran and Kogoro Mouri, it would be extremely dangerous.

Even with careful planning, a single bomb can send the entire Mouri Detective Agency to its knees; Ran's karate skills are useless against it.

So ever since that incident, he has been determined to disappear from Ran's world as much as possible until he completely defeats the Black Organization before returning.

He even considered breaking up with Xiaolan.

Unfortunately, thinking and doing are two different things.

Several months have passed, and despite more than twenty opportunities to make phone calls, I still couldn't bring myself to speak up.

The result is that I'm incredibly conflicted every time I make a phone call.

"Forget it, let's wait a few days and adjust the cycle to ten days this time."

Conan looked at his phone, picked it up and put it down, then picked it up again, and finally gave up the idea of ​​calling Ran right now.

But just as he was about to put his phone back in his pocket, it suddenly rang.

Conan glanced quickly at the caller ID on the screen, then looked puzzled.

"Kitagawa Yu? Why is that guy calling me?"

That's right, the call was from Kitagawa Yu.

Seeing that Kaito and Ran were getting more and more into their conversation, he naturally had to share this fun with Conan, the little devil.

"Hey, what do you want?"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to tell you that Kaito disguised himself as you and infiltrated Sonoko's house. He's currently harassing Ran, and they were just hugging. Tsk tsk..."

"?????"

Conan's eyes widened in surprise.

Upon hearing that Kaito had impersonated him, he felt a sense of unease. When he heard Ran apologize and 'hug' Kaito, his mind went blank, and he almost exploded.

"Quick! Fight! I'll @#￥%——!"

Noticing Conan's unusual expression, Heiji Hattori, who was about to ask him a question, was startled by Conan's sudden outburst of profanity. In all the time he had known Conan, this was the first time he had ever seen Conan so out of control.

"Kudo, what's wrong?"

Conan's face darkened, and he remained silent, his mind racing.

"Inspector Nakamori is now pinching everyone's face hard to check for disguises in order to prevent Kaito from infiltrating, so it's highly likely that Kaito is really impersonating me. After all, he looks exactly like me."

"It's not surprising that Xiaolan, that idiot, would admit her mistake."

"As for hugging him... that idiot hasn't seen me in so long, what outrageous things he might do in his excitement when we finally meet?"

Not daring to think any further, Conan, his face dark, turned to Hattori Heiji and shouted, "I need to get back to Suzuki Manor! Kid is impersonating me!"

"Then I-"

"You're staying here! The notice is indeed at 7:20 at Tongtian Pavilion! I suspect Kidd is trying to use a diversionary tactic!"

After saying that, he ran quickly toward the elevator, changing his voice-changing bowtie to Shinichi Kudo's voice as he ran, and then picked up the phone and dialed Ran's number.

"Dududu~~"

"Hey--"

"Ran, it's me! I'm Shinichi! The guy next to you is Kaito Kid in disguise!"

"what???"