After the simulation, the female characters in Detective Conan break down.

She watched as Ai Haibara retreated, clutching the hair in her hand.

"Sigh! Instead of making wild guesses here and getting upset, I should just wait for him to come back and ask him directly!"

Ai Haibara put the short, golden hair into the plastic bag.

Then she placed the plastic bag on Miyano Akemi's bedside table.

"Sis, I'll leave this with you for now, just so you don't lose it again. I'm going back to my room to sleep now."

Ai Haibara said to Akemi Miyano with a serious expression.

"Uh-huh!"

After receiving a nod of approval from Akemi Miyano.

Ai Haibara walked out of her room.

...

Hoshino, sitting in the driver's seat, had just started the car.

"Buzzing..."

A text message notification sounded.

Hoshino had one hand on the steering wheel.

He reached into his pocket with his other hand and pulled out his phone.

[Unknown number: Summoned by the organization! Location: ***!]

Hoshino paused slightly.

The hand on the steering wheel tightened involuntarily.

Has the 14th day finally arrived?

I had heard Vermouth mention it before.

The BOSS will summon him soon.

I thought it would take a long time.

But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

And it's almost midnight now.

Do the Black Organization members never sleep at night?

Is it possible that they only work at night?

Hoshino searched through his contacts and found Miyano Akemi's number.

Send her a message with a tap of your finger:

"The organization has summoned you; don't wait for me!"

After clicking send.

Hoshino put his phone into his pocket.

"Buzz~buzz!"

The accelerator under his foot roared loudly.

Hoshino twisted the steering wheel with both hands.

With a "buzz".

The car sped up and drove away from where it started in the blink of an eye.

......

Dark night.

The moon hangs high in the sky.

The end of the road.

A car with its headlights on sped closer.

It was Hoshino Ki who was driving on this winding road.

This avenue is like a long rope with no end.

It winds around the mountainside and crosses the hills.

They crawled into the muddy swamp and disappeared into the distant horizon.

"squeak!"

Brakes sounded.

They have clearly reached the vicinity of their destination.

Hoshinoki opened the door and got out of the car.

Look up.

Before him lay a rugged stone path.

The stone steps wind their way up.

Pine and cypress trees stand tall on both sides of the stone steps, their branches and leaves so thick that they block out the sun.

This forms a natural green corridor.

Hoshino took out his phone and opened the map.

The location shown on the map is indeed here.

"You finally came!"

Just as Hoshino was about to step up the stairs.

An old voice interrupted him.

"!!!"

Hoshinoki turned around and looked behind him.

A hunched old man emerged from the dark corner.

He seemed very mysterious.

He was dressed in a black robe and was bent over.

His head was completely covered by a hood.

Upon closer inspection, the hood looked somewhat familiar.

It has a similar effect to the hood on his clothes.

The only difference is that the styles are slightly different.

I know what you want to ask...

"Does this outfit look familiar to you?"

The old man was quite outgoing.

He quickly walked up to Hoshinoki.

She touched his clothes without any sense of distance.

"Yes! The fabric is a bit old."

"But it suits you quite well!"

"Mmm! Not bad!"

The old man nodded in satisfaction.

Hoshinogi had changed into a cool black outfit before arriving.

Since there's a possibility of meeting the BOSS, it's only natural to dress more formally.

This is based on the information gleaned from the old man in front of us.

He might be the designer of this outfit.

What was the boss's purpose in summoning him?

"Yes, he has a good temperament, very calm and composed!"

"Come on! Follow me."

The old man looked Hoshinogi up and down.

Then he walked up the steps with his hands behind his back.

Hoshino followed behind him without saying a word.

The two walked step by step along the rugged mountain steps.

It took us almost an hour and a half to reach our destination.

It was a pitch-black city.