Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

...I think you don't actually like detectives, you just like handsome guys, right?

Hodaka Morishima, looking exasperated, said:

"So what are you getting excited about? And it has nothing to do with our work, does it?"

"Well,"

Suga Natsumi laughed dismissively:

"After all, he is a celebrity to some extent."

Then, she suddenly had a suggestion:

"Since the Chaldea Mystery Agency isn't here, how about we take this opportunity to interview [Sleeping Kogoro]?"

"Maybe we can even publish a detective-themed article!"

Faced with Suga Natsumi's sudden suggestion, Morishima Hodaka wanted to firmly refuse, but since she was both his senior and one of his superiors, he could only reply helplessly:

"However, our editorial office mainly submits articles to publications on the supernatural. Detective stories? Nobody would want them, would they?"

At this point, he couldn't help but glance at the billboard for the Chaldea Mystery Agency again.

A mysterious agency located opposite a detective agency does indeed look quite strange.

"Okay, that's true."

Suga Natsumi could only shrug regretfully, turn around, and prepare to leave for her next destination.

But just then, a voice called out to them from not far away—

"Excuse me, are you here to see the Chaldea Mystery Agency?"

Hearing the question, the two turned to look in the direction of the voice, and saw Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other two coming down the stairs of the Mori Agency.

The moment he recognized the other person, Hodaka Morishima froze on the spot—

The first thing that catches the eye is two beautiful girls.

One had short, orange-dyed hair tied in a side ponytail, looking sunny, cheerful, and full of energy; the other had short, cherry-colored hair, with one side of her hair just covering her eyes, and looked very quiet and gentle while wearing glasses.

Despite their different styles, the two girls' delicate and lovely faces are like dreamy beauties who stepped out of a comic book.

"Yes, I work at K&A Editorial Office. Just call me Xia Mei. Our office mainly writes supernatural stories..."

Suga Natsumi's self-introduction finally brought him back to his senses. He quickly looked away, held the umbrella between his neck and shoulder, and took out a pen, ready to start recording material at any time.

Then, his gaze fell on the two beautiful girls, and beside them was a cute little girl, which made him thoughtful and also a little puzzled.

The three people in front of them looked somewhat like the targets they had come to find, but according to the information provided online, the number of them didn't seem to match up.

Could it be that they were just ordinary passersby?

"K&A Planning Company? Editorial Office?..."

On the other side, while looking at the business card handed to her and listening to the person's self-introduction, Fujimaru Ritsuka roughly understood the other person's identity, but also had some doubts in her heart.

"Hello, I am the president of the Chaldea Mystery Agency, Fujimaru Ritsuka. You can call me Ritsuka if you don't mind."

After the other party finished introducing themselves, Fujimaru Ritsuka also introduced herself, then asked with some doubt:

"Miss Xia Mei, why did you come to us?"

The other party mentioned in their introduction that they hoped to interview them and, if possible, edit the interview content for publication in a magazine.

She just didn't understand when the Chaldea Mystery Agency had become so famous that people would actively seek them out for interviews and research.

"You're the president of the agency?!"

Upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, Suga Natsumi couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise and exclaimed:

"So young, and so cute! Just like the legends say!"

But then she looked at Mash and Ai Haibara, and said with a puzzled expression, resting her chin on her hand:

"The numbers don't seem to match up a bit..."

"legend?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment, a question mark appearing above her head.

What legend? Where did this legend come from?

She subconsciously looked at Mash and Ai Haibara beside her, wanting to find out the answer to the question, but the two of them shook their heads in confusion, indicating that they were not sure either.

"Don't you know?"

Seeing the bewildered expressions on the faces of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other two, Suga Natsumi was also somewhat surprised.

She quickly realized what was happening, took out her phone, quickly operated it a few times, and then showed them the phone screen with a smile.

Fujimaru Ritsuka carefully examined the contents and muttered to herself:

"[An absolutely beautiful urban legend!]"

Ghost or illusion? Surreal, beautiful sisters walking in the rain.

[A true exorcist hidden in the city, and also a beautiful girl seen only once every four thousand years!]...

"Forehead……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was completely bewildered and once again fixed her gaze on Mash and Ai Haibara.

This time, Ai Haibara remained silent for a moment before answering:

"I think I roughly understand."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 324 The Chaldea Mystery Agency Becomes an Urban Legend

In any case, since the other party came to find them, they couldn't just stand there on the road, especially since it was raining outside.

Before they began their detailed discussion, Fujimaru Ritsuka led them to the office and arranged for them to sit down.

During this time, Hodaka Morishima and Natsumi Suga learned that Ritsuka Fujimaru was indeed the president of the Chaldea Mystery Agency, but she had been away on a business trip for some time, and Ai Haibara and Mashu had been the ones carrying out the work, which was why she hadn't appeared in the urban legends they knew about.

Hodaka Morishima sat somewhat awkwardly on the reception sofa, curiously looking around the office, and couldn't help but marvel inwardly:

How magnificent!

He came from an ordinary family and didn't know much about expensive brand-name furniture, but just by looking at the quality of the furniture in the Chaldea Mystery Agency, he knew that these things were definitely worth a lot of money.

The interior of the firm is decorated in the style of a Western aristocracy, the kind that you only see in movies.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little reserved.

"Eh--"

Beside him, Suga Natsumi made no attempt to hide her curiosity, looking around with astonishment and exclaiming:

"It's much more impressive than our firm; it's definitely not a small-scale operation!"

"Could it be that Ritsuka is an extremely wealthy young lady?"

"Well……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka sat opposite the two, scratching her head and smiling somewhat embarrassedly, neither confirming nor denying the question.

At least in the world of Detective Conan, that's definitely her character design.

At this moment, Mashu smiled and asked the group:

"Senior, Ai, and the other two, what would you like to drink? Tea, coffee, juice, milk, or soda are all fine."

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately raised her hand and said:

"I'd like an iced Coke, please!"

Seeing this, Suga Natsumi quickly raised her hand and said:

"Then I'll have an iced cola too, thank you!"

Ai Haibara said, "I'll have coffee then."

Seeing Mashu's questioning gaze fall upon him, Hodaka Morishima, without time to choose, nervously replied:

"Um, I'll just have coffee, thank you."

"I understand, please wait."

Mashu smiled kindly and turned to prepare drinks.

Ai Haibara took out her laptop and worked on it for a while. After reading through the urban legends on the internet and searching for some information, she finally figured out the current situation.

"it is as expected……"

"Alright, here's your iced cola, senior, and our guests..."

At this moment, Mashu brought over the drinks for everyone and then obediently sat down next to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Then, Ai Haibara began to explain the whole story to Ritsuka Fujimaru.

"Is such that……"

In fact, the whole thing unfolded very simply.

Firstly, during this period, she and Mash were investigating information about the unusually heavy rain. If they happened to encounter curses or vengeful spirits during the investigation, Mash would take the opportunity to eliminate them.

As someone with genuine talent and skills, Mashu's exorcism abilities are naturally beyond question.

Those who accidentally became tainted by the curse were successfully freed with Mashu's help. After confirming its effectiveness, the two of them and the Chaldea Mystery Agency gained a little fame within the small circle related to exorcism.

That's all, and it's far from escalating to the level of an urban legend.

However, perhaps it was because the combination of her and Mashu, a child and a young girl, was too strange, or perhaps it was because their cute appearances were too attractive.

In short, some busybodies who knew about the two of them seemed to think their existence was very interesting, so they posted some of their behaviors online and embellished the story.

For example, they are ghosts wandering in the rain, but unlike other ghosts, they have cute appearances, and seeing them may bring good luck;

For example, they are descendants of true exorcists who have been passed down from ancient times. Due to the continuous heavy rains that have brought evil spirits, they are responsible for exorcising them, and so on...

Ultimately, these topics did indeed attract a small amount of attention from netizens.

Thus, Ai Haibara and Mashu, along with the Chaldea Mystery Agency, have become one of the urban legends that have recently emerged in Tokyo.