Detective Conan: I, with my magical powers, am going to destroy the world!

Chapter 396 The Mermaid That Vibrates

Above Mermaid Falls.

Toshimi Ebihara gripped a number plate tightly.

Her face was filled with excitement!

I have a feeling of disbelief.

Just before the lottery ceremony began, Kimie Shimabukuro approached her and made a promise.

If she can draw the Dugong Arrow, she can use it to exchange for the specific location of the Mermaid's Tomb!

Upon hearing this news, Toshimi Ebihara was naturally extremely excited!

She was one of the culprits behind that fire, and she was the one who witnessed the old woman entering the shrine's storeroom before starting the fire!

The next day, however, she saw the Longevity Granny appear before everyone unharmed, just like always!

From that moment on, Toshimi Ebihara, like the other two, completely believed in the legend of mermaids!

Especially after learning that the Longevity Granny took out a strange skeleton without a lower body from the warehouse and secretly buried it in an unknown place.

She became even more convinced that it was the skeleton of a mermaid that could grant immortality!

The thought of obtaining the mermaid skeleton and the power of immortality filled Toshimi Ebihara with excitement.

Lost in her excitement, she didn't notice the figure slowly approaching.

Behind Toshimi Ebihara, Kimie Shimabukuro quietly approached.

She took off her coat, revealing her fair body, and then put the rope she had prepared around Ebihara Toshimi's neck.

Sensing the threat of suffocation, Toshimi Ebihara immediately regained consciousness!

His hands instinctively gripped the rope around his neck, struggling desperately, and the number plate in his hand fell to the ground!

Shimabukuro Kimie grabbed her and jumped into the water.

Crash.

A huge fish tail rose from the water and slapped the surface.

Chi Chufeng, who was watching, couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Kimie Shimabukuro's legs have turned into a fishtail!

She's a mermaid?!

After developing a fish tail, Kimie Shimabukuro moved freely in the water.

She tightly gripped Ebihara Tomi's neck and pushed her into the water.

Toshimi Ebihara, however, revealed a crazed expression.

Ignoring the rope around her neck, she greedily scratched at Ebihara Hisashi's fish tail, and even opened her mouth to take a big bite.

However, Shimabukuro Kimie's tail was very hard, and this bite only yielded a few small pieces of scale.

In this frenzy, Toshimi Ebihara gradually lost her strength and finally fell silent completely!

Kimie Shimabukuro pulled out a wooden stake from the riverbank, put the rope around Tomi Ebihara's neck, and dragged her to the middle of the river, letting her drift downstream.

They created the illusion that Ebihara Sumi accidentally fell into the water and was strangled to death by a rope while struggling!

After finishing these tasks, Shimabukuro Kimie swam to the shore, her slender arms dragging her fish tail as she laboriously climbed ashore.

She lay on the shore, her fish tail raised.

The enormous fish tail began to tremble as if it had been plugged in with electricity.

As it trembled, the fish tail gradually separated, eventually magically transforming back into two slender, fair, long legs.

Seeing this, Chi Chufeng fell into deep thought.

A living mermaid, or a beautiful mermaid.

What should we do with her?

Is it sliced, braised, or something else?

That's an exciting choice!

An hour later, at Mermaid Falls.

The rushing water cascaded down from the sky and landed in the pool, splashing up countless droplets.

In front of the waterfall, the ceremony of awarding the dugong arrows is about to begin.

The villagers on the island have set up a simple ceremony site, with two bonfire stands in the center, the bright firelight illuminating the surroundings.

Beside the ceremony site, Shimabukuro Kimie, still dressed as a shrine maiden, stood with several other shrine maidens, confirming the Dugong Arrow.

The villagers held torches to maintain order at the scene.

At the very front of the crowd, Conan curled his lip.

"Thinking about it carefully, this dugong festival isn't really that interesting. If it weren't for waiting for Miss Kimi to take us to Miss Saori's house, I would really like to go back to the hotel now, take a bath, and get some rest."

Hattori Heiji pointed to the ceremony area directly in front of the waterfall and said, "Wait a little longer, Miss Kimie is about to appear, and the Dugong Arrows will be awarded soon."

At the same time, Kimie Shimabukuro, standing in front of the ceremony area, spoke:

"Welcome everyone to Mermaid Falls to witness the awarding of the Dugong Arrow! Now, please come forward and receive your Dugong Arrow if you have drawn it!"

Hattori Heiji pursed his lips, took the number tag, crawled through the rope barrier, and walked to Shimabukuro Kimie.

Immediately afterwards, Naoko Kuroe and a drunk man carrying a bottle of liquor also stepped forward.

Conan was taken aback when he saw the drunkard, then muttered to himself in surprise, "That's strange. Who is that man? Did he also draw the Dugong 0.2 arrow? Did I see wrong just now?"

Conan turned his head and looked around.

It seems I haven't seen Ms. Kotobuki.

Shimabukuro Kimie presented the Dugong Arrows to the three recipients, then said, "Now, please, the three recipients of the Dugong Arrows, receive the Light of Elysium!"

Meanwhile, villagers nearby lit their fireworks, and a string of fireworks soared into the air, exploding in the night sky and illuminating the dark waterfall.

At that moment, Conan, Heiji Hattori, and everyone nearby were stunned.

"Th-who is that...?"

"How is that possible? Someone's hanging inside the waterfall!"

Chapter 397 How come there's this thing in her mouth?

Heiji Hattori, who was on the stage, hurriedly said, "Miss Kimie! Please stop the ceremony immediately! Someone is hanging in the waterfall!"

"Ah, okay!" Shimabukuro Kimie also turned to look at the waterfall, quickly told the villagers to put out the fireworks, and ran upstream to check the situation.

In front of the waterfall, the crowd of onlookers became noisy due to this sudden turn of events, whispering among themselves.

A dozen minutes later, with the help of the villagers, the victim's body was finally laid down and placed next to the pond.

The crowds who came to watch the ceremony around the waterfall have been dispersed.

Only Hattori Heiji, Conan, and others remained at the scene, along with shrine maidens such as Shimabukuro Kimie and villagers who had helped with the dugong festival.

Conan and Heiji Hattori begin examining the body.

Hattori Heiji muttered to himself as he inspected the items.

"As Chi Chufeng predicted, someone really did die."

"Conan, you really are the Grim Reaper."

Conan was exasperated. "Hey, he's talking about both of us!"

Hattori Heiji chuckled and said, "You know what, I haven't encountered this many murder cases when I'm on my own. But every time I'm with you, we basically come across cases of people dying."

"Conan, have you ever encountered a case on your own where no one died?"

Conan stared wide-eyed, speechless at the retort.

It seems that every case he encountered involved someone dying.

If you're lucky, several people might die in one case.

Could it be that I really am the Grim Reaper?

Conan couldn't help but become suspicious.

"The deceased is Ms. Ebihara Tomi, whom we've met before. Huh? What's this?"

Hattori Heiji looked into the deceased's mouth.

"That's strange. How come there's a fish scale on the deceased's mouth? Could it be that she accidentally swallowed it in the water?"

Conan frowned and looked over, his heart skipping a beat.

"Hattori, take a close look at the deceased's hands."

"Before he died, the deceased's hands made obvious scratching motions. His right index finger was even scratched, leaving a mark that looked like it had been cut by a sharp weapon, and the mark was not shallow."

"Let's assume that what she was scratching at was a fish, then what does that fish scale mean?"