Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Chapter 229 Conversation: Conan begins again, this time with punishment from Ai Haibara.

Not only Conan, but Ran Mouri was also curious about the sudden appearance of Nursery Rhyme and the others. She asked Fujimaru Ritsuka curiously:

"Ritsuka, how come you suddenly have so many children around you? Where did they come from?"

She smiled and replied upon hearing this:

“They are all my children. They just happened to come to see me recently, so I brought them here to visit.”

"That's it."

Ran Mouri nodded in realization and smiled:

"Your children are all so cute, I'm so envious."

Conan was simply staying quietly beside Ran Mouri, observing Tong Yao and the others with some curiosity, without deliberately eavesdropping on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Ran Mouri's conversation.

But at that moment, he suddenly frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

For a time, he was determined to find out the true identity of Fujimaru Ritsuka, but for various reasons, he did not make much progress.

Later, after receiving a warning from Professor Agasa, he realized his problem and reflected on himself. He was no longer as persistent as before, and his investigation into Fujimaru Ritsuka came to an end.

Therefore, his understanding of Fujimaru Ritsuka was stuck at that time, including—

1. Fujimaru Ritsuka learned martial arts in her family and is extremely skilled.

Second, the Fujimaru Ritsuka family is very wealthy, but also very mysterious;

3. Fujimaru Ritsuka is suspected of having a conflict with her family, which is why she ran away from home and came to Beika Town;

Fourth, Fujimaru Ritsuka needs to handle family affairs, which may be very important and closely related to her identity, so Haibara Ai knows this but chooses to keep it a secret.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's words had suddenly stirred up his memories and drawn his attention once again.

Based on Fujimaru Ritsuka's statement that "although there are many children in the family, very few call her 'older sister'," he and Ai Haibara deduced that Fujimaru Ritsuka might have been ostracized within the family, which is why she chose to run away from home.

But now, not only is James the butler by her side, but now Mash and so many other children are also coming out to play with her. She doesn't seem to be ostracized at home at all.

Therefore, the original third inference is also refuted.

At the same time, looking at these children who suddenly appeared in front of him, who might be from the same family as Fujimaru Ritsuka, Conan suddenly felt that maybe this time he could really find out Fujimaru Ritsuka's background, so he suddenly felt a little itchy.

……no!

Thinking of this, Conan suddenly snapped out of his daze and quickly reminded himself:

Shinichi, Shinichi, why are you so indecisive? Didn't you agree not to investigate anymore? Why are you making the same old mistake again?

While Conan struggled with the demon of curiosity within him, Fujimaru Ritsuka continued to compliment Ran Mouri, and she smiled:

"Thank you for the compliment. Your Conan is cute too."

"Conan doesn't actually belong to our family..."

Ran Mouri smiled somewhat embarrassedly, then said with a troubled expression:

"And as cute as it is, it would be better if it were more stable."

“He likes to run around the scene of every case. I really don’t know why he is so curious and bold.”

"..."

Ran's words immediately made Conan feel guilty, so he turned his head away and pretended that he hadn't heard anything.

On the other hand, through the connection of rice, Tong Yao and the others got to know the three members of the Junior Detective League and got along quite well.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri, standing next to Ran Mouri, asked Ritsuka Fujimaru with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, where did you get this invitation, young lady? It couldn't be from your firm that hasn't even had a single case yet, could it?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Uncle Mori, you were right this time. My invitation was indeed obtained through the services of the Mysterious Detective Agency."

"Huh—really?"

Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened in surprise, and he said in disbelief:

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Conan looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with some surprise. He had originally thought that she had obtained the invitation through family connections, but he did not expect that it was through the Mystery Agency.

It's worth noting that this press conference invited elites and leaders from all walks of life in Japanese society, and Kogoro Mouri was invited as a very famous detective.

If Fujimaru Ritsuka really received the invitation because of her secret agency, wouldn't that mean that her secret agency is actually very famous?

But considering that the other party's firm has hardly ever opened its doors, it just doesn't seem quite right.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and explained:

"The firm received a commission, and after the event was over, the client gave us the invitation letter that had been given to her."

"So this is ah."

Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized.

However, the person who received the invitation must be a formidable figure. For someone like that to commission Fujimaru Ritsuka's mysterious agency... Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin and said...

"Tsk, I can't believe that people actually believe in this kind of superstitious stuff..."

At that moment, Ai Haibara walked calmly to Conan's side and said to him with interest:

"You might know the client that Ritsuka-neechan mentioned?"

"Eh?"

Conan looked at her, a surprised expression on his face, and asked with some confusion:

"Who?"

Then, he said with some suspicion:

"You don't mean to say it's Professor Agasa, do you?"

"of course not."

Ai Haibara chuckled softly and quickly revealed the answer:

"He is a mystery novelist named Ryunosuke Nagumo."

"What?! Ryunosuke Nagumo-sensei?!"

This time, it was his turn to stare in surprise, his eyes wide, and ask incredulously:

"real or fake?!"

Having grown up reading Sherlock Holmes and becoming a detective himself, he naturally loves detective novels, so he is certainly familiar with the name Ryunosuke Nagumo.

As a leading young writer in the Japanese mystery novel scene, although his international fame is far less than that of his father, he is now highly regarded by mystery novel fans in China.

He has read all the novels published by the other party so far, and he has also pre-ordered a copy of "Summer Returns", which is currently on pre-sale, so he can be considered a loyal fan of the other party.

For fans of Ryunosuke Nagumo's books, one of the most talked-about aspects is that the author's true identity has never been revealed, making him a completely mysterious figure.

Conan then quickly pressed Ai Haibara for an answer:

"You got involved in Ritsuka and the others' request too? Did you meet Ryunosuke Nagumo? What kind of person is he?"

Seeing Conan's impatient look, Ai Haibara revealed a wicked smile, then uttered two words that filled him with despair—

"you guess?"

After saying that, she turned and left with light steps, leaving Conan standing alone with a dark expression.

"...Haibara...!"

Watching Ai Haibara's departing figure, Conan was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

He should have known better; this despicable woman, full of wicked humor, was only meant to tease him and would never give him an answer so easily.

"Damn it, that's so despicable!"

He gritted his teeth in resentment.

Come on, let's get spicy!

I should be home by noon tomorrow, then I can finally update properly on my computer, yay!

Typing on a phone is really too difficult for me.

(End of this chapter)

Just got home, need to ask for leave.

Just got home, need to ask for leave.

I just got home, so I might not have time to update yet. I'll try to catch up on the previous updates starting tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 230: Yui's Show, the Children's Team Takes Action, Conan's New Discovery

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the group walked together toward the party hall.

The press conference was divided into two parts. The first part was held in the party hall, which was no different from a regular high-end gathering, except that there would be some speeches and performances, as well as a detailed introduction to the 'cocoon' and so on.

After this part is finished, everyone will move to the game experience exhibition hall, where fifty lucky people will be selected to experience the game, while the others can only sit in the audience seats and watch the projected game screen.

"Seriously, it's just a game launch event, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?"

A casual glance revealed that almost everyone in sight was a prominent figure in Japanese society, prompting Kogoro Mouri to gasp in astonishment.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya enthusiastically stated:

"Because of the emergence of 'Cocoon,' which is said to have changed the landscape of the entire gaming industry, this is a truly remarkable event!"

As people walked through the corridor of the party hall, they could see the game exhibition hall located below the corridor through a large transparent window on one side.

The tiered seating partially encloses the booth, and behind the booth is a full-wall screen that will project in-game footage.

On the exhibition stand, there were fifty egg-shaped capsules, which was the highlight of this press conference and was touted as the groundbreaking gaming pod, 'Cocoon'.

"Could that be the 'cocoon'?"