The Detective Conan's Luck-Changer: Ran Begs for Mercy at the Start

It seems that they have slowly come to accept this wonderful journey.

Before long, the two arrived at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain.

The snow-capped mountains blocked the way; there was no shortcut, only the option of climbing.

The mountain path was covered in deep snow, and although it was warm and cozy, there was nowhere to step, let alone climb.

Fortunately, Izuki Karita has some understanding of mental illusions, so there won't be any levels without a solution.

We circled around the foot of the snow-capped mountain.

With exceptional eyesight, they found a transparent staircase hidden among the snowflakes in a vast expanse of white.

The snow-capped mountains were covered in white snow, but there was no snow on these steps.

The two climbed the stairs step by step.

"How long will this take?"

Eri Kisaki estimated her current walking speed.

And then there are those countless steps.

I was already panting before I'd even reached a third of the way.

"Don't make mountain climbing your goal."

"Enjoy the process of climbing the mountain."

Izuki Karuta reminded her, "Think about what I said at the beginning: enjoy the journey, don't be defensive or resistant."

Even though Eri Kisaki was already panting heavily,

Izuki Karita still pulled her along to continue.

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't."

"I don't have the strength to continue..."

Eri Kisaki was so tired that she didn't want to move at all.

Izuki Karuta smiled:

"Attorney Fei, you're creating trouble for yourself again."

"You're in charge here, so you won't get tired."

With that, Izuki Karita picked up Eri Kisaki.

"If you really can't figure it out, then let me hold you."

"Try closing your eyes and feeling it slowly; you might have a different experience."

Eri Kisaki was already exhausted and could only let Izuki Karita carry her.

I closed my eyes, half believing and half doubting.

After closing her eyes, Eri Kisaki felt no sense of being in a snow-capped mountain.

After all, the snow here is warm.

She couldn't even feel that Izuki Karuta was carrying her up the mountain.

It felt more like taking an elevator than climbing a mountain.

There is a feeling of weightlessness, as if one is freed from gravity.

It's as if it's about to break free from its constraints and soar freely into the sky.

Without realizing it, Eri Kisaki felt her body become much lighter.

I was so tired and exhausted, but I don't know when it all disappeared.

So what this guy said is true.

Once you accept this...

Just as Eri Kisaki was muttering to herself,

"Here we are."

Izuki Karuta's voice rang out.

The two had reached the summit of the snow-capped mountain.

Eri Kisaki was incredibly surprised; they had only reached a third of the way there just now.

How come we reached the mountaintop after only closing our eyes for a short while?

The summit of an ordinary snow-capped mountain, being the highest point, is the coldest place on the mountain.

The snow-capped mountain peaks in the dreamlike realm are just as white, but they are much warmer, even scorching hot.

Because there was a snow volcano on the mountaintop.

The surface of the snow volcano is light brown with a hint of red, a warm hue that stands out exceptionally against the pure white snowflakes.

It's called a snow volcano because what it erupts from isn't lava, but warm snowflakes.

Izuki Karuta admired this wondrous sight for a while.

Then we continued searching for the next path.

But on the other side of the snow-capped mountain, there were no steps leading down.

We couldn't see the road behind us; there was only a vast expanse of white.

"What's next?"

Eri Kisaki showed no signs of nervousness at this point.

Instead, her eyes held a hint of anticipation, as if she were waiting to see what Izuki Shigeta would do next.

"Perhaps... the path is hidden within this snow-capped volcano."

Izuki Karuta and Eri Kisaki arrived at the foot of the snow volcano.

Compared to snow-capped mountains, snow volcanoes are not very large.

After going around in circles for quite a while, Izuki Shizuta still couldn't find anything special about it.

Eri Kisaki was sweating profusely and panting heavily because she was too close to the snow-free volcano.

Izuki Karuta, on the other hand, didn't break a sweat.

The reason for this contrast is that Eri Kisaki is too immersed in her mental illusions and her senses are deceived by the illusions.

Unlike Izuki Karuta, who saw through the true nature behind these illusions long ago and was not easily influenced.

Since no clues were found under the snow volcano,

Izuki Karuta simply went to the edge of the snow volcano's crater.

"Could it be that you want to..."

Eri Kisaki already had a premonition and roughly guessed what Itsuki Shigeda would do next.

Izuki Shizuta smiled slightly and, with Eri Kisaki, jumped directly into the crater of the snow volcano.

The snow volcano spews out warm snowflakes.

The two were instantly enveloped by the warm snowflakes inside.

Eri Kisaki was getting hotter and hotter, and she was almost fainting.

Fortunately, the two were able to leave the warm snowflakes not long afterward.

Upon closer inspection, they found themselves high in the sky.

The snowflakes from before have now turned into white clouds overhead.

It turns out the next step wasn't on the other side of the snow-capped mountain.

It is located at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain.

Having experienced being thrown by tentacles last time,

This time, Eri Kisaki was no longer flustered.

The two landed quickly on the ground, in a wide basin.

The basin was quite large, and it would take a considerable amount of time to get out.

But perhaps Eri Kisaki was starting to get into the swing of things and gradually began to enjoy the trip.

The two of them took the shortest time to leave the basin, only a few minutes.

Having left the basin, the two had arrived near their target:

—At the edge of a towering cliff.

Beside the cliff is a waterfall, with its water flowing gently.

But now the water flow is limited, so what falls is more like a curtain of water than a waterfall.

There is also a locked cabin on the edge of the cliff.

The two arrived at the door of the cottage.