The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

For Miyano Akemi, the best option was to obey Gin's request and diligently carry out the surveillance work under Aragaki Yu's command.

But looking at Aragaki Yu beside her, she couldn't help but blurt out those words as if possessed.

Chapter 105 Chance Encounter

The ship heading to Shikishima from the pier.

"The sea, it's the sea!"

The little tengu climbed onto the railing at the bow of the ship, looked at the boundless sea, and excitedly began to jump and hop around.

The Demon Blade Princess also gazed at the unfathomable sea with curiosity. She couldn't help but take out her demon blade, as if she wanted to jump off the boat and use the blade to test how deep the water was.

"Tch, it's just the ocean! Look at you all, so pathetic!"

Only Yuki-onna, who had been with Aragaki Yu since the very beginning, looked at Yoto-hime and Tengu with the eyes of someone looking at country bumpkins because she had seen the sea long ago, and began to talk at length about the various things Aragaki Yu had introduced to her when she first saw the sea.

The result was naturally that he received adoring stares from Yaodao-hime and Xiaotiangou.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ship...

Yuu Aragaki, Akemi Miyano, and the Mori family, whom they happened to meet, were chatting and enjoying the scenery on the deck.

Conan and Ran were very surprised to meet Aragaki Yu here.

Ran, in particular, had specifically asked Sonoko Suzuki and Yuu Aragaki if they were free these past few days before the trip began.

She also remembered that Yuu Aragaki said he had received a commission from the Yin-Yang House and was sorry he couldn't travel together.

Sonoko, after inquiring about the travel destination, learning about the ghost ship, and that Aragaki Yuu wouldn't be joining them, decisively declined Ran's invitation.

"Ha, Sonoko, that womanizer!" Ran clenched her fists as she thought of this.

What Ran never expected was that Aragaki Yu's so-called work destination was actually the same place as theirs.

However, when she thought about the destination of this trip, Shikijima...

When the news reported that a legendary ghost ship had appeared in that place, I roughly understood why Yuu Aragaki would be there.

Even in broad daylight, the thought of such a thing still made Xiaolan shudder.

I don't know why Aragaki Yu would take on this kind of job.

……

"Hey, Yami-neechan, why are you showing up with Aragaki-nii-san?"

Conan asked Miyano Akemi with some curiosity.

Conan also had a very deep impression of the warm and beautiful older sister he had met at the bank.

“Conan, because he’s my boss now!” Akemi Miyano smiled and patted Conan’s head.

Ran also looked at Miyano Akemi and Aragaki Yu with suspicion, and a strange thought began to pop into her mind: "Could it be that the reason why Aragaki Yu doesn't accept any girls' confessions at school is because he likes older sisters' type?!"

Ran, feeling she had discovered the truth, would have immediately taken out her phone to share this gossip with Sonoko if Aragaki Yu himself hadn't been standing right in front of her.

"Boss!?" Conan and Ran exclaimed at the same time, and even Kogoro Mouri looked over in surprise.

Akemi Miyano squinted and pulled out the story she and Yuu Aragaki had prepared beforehand: "Yes, for some personal reasons, I no longer work at the bank. When I was looking for a job, I happened to run into Yuu's younger brother, Yuu Aragaki, who was hiring."

Looking at the gentle and beautiful Akemi Miyano in front of him, Kogoro Mouri was extremely envious.

"I say, isn't it good to work for the famous detective Kogoro Mouri? Why do you have to go to this brat's place!" Kogoro Mouri glanced at Yuu Aragaki with some displeasure.

The Mori family members were all more or less aware that Aragaki Yu had inherited his parents' Yin-Yang House, so none of them were particularly surprised or suspicious of this.

Ran seemed a little angry at Kogoro Mouri's lecherous gaze towards Akemi Miyano.

"Dad! That's incredibly rude of you!"

Conan chimed in with a straight face, "Besides, Uncle Mori, you don't have the money to hire employees for your agency, do you?"

Boom!

"Damn it! Kid, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Not daring to talk back to his daughter, Kogoro Mouri punched Conan on the head.

"Ouch!" Conan, who had just been hit, immediately covered the large bump on his head and hid behind Ran.

"Dad!" Ran glared angrily at Kogoro Mouri, who was bullying Conan.

Watching the family bicker, Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi both wore awkward but polite smiles.

As the group chatted, a tall, thin man, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties and was wearing an old-fashioned suit, walked toward them.

"Mr. Mori, I'm counting on you for this!"

He was none other than Mr. Kinoshita Goro, who had invited Kogoro Mouri and his entourage to visit Shikishima.

"Oh, it's Mr. Kinoshita! Hello! Thank you for inviting us here!" Ran looked at Mr. Kinoshita as he approached and expressed her gratitude.

"Not at all! We are so grateful that Mr. Mori agreed to give a lecture for us and traveled all the way to such a remote place. We don't know how to thank you enough!" Kinoshita Goro said politely to Mori Kogoro.

"Hahaha! But your place is really far away... Ouch, that hurts!"

Kogoro Mouri, who was laughing and scratching his head, suddenly felt a pain in his back and jumped up.

It turned out that Xiaolan couldn't stand her father's impolite manner, so she pinched him hard on the back with a gloomy expression.

On the contrary, Yuu Aragaki looked at Kogoro Mouri with the same feeling.

Shikijima is indeed a remote place with underdeveloped transportation.

"Hey, Uncle Kinoshita, seven years ago, a ship that went missing with a huge pile of gold on board was recently discovered again, right?" While Kogoro Mouri was screaming in pain, Conan asked Kinoshita Goro curiously.

"Yes, the island's residents all say it was a ghost ship that suddenly appeared! It caused quite a stir! However, unfortunately, there was no gold worth ten billion yen on board as rumored."

“Maybe it really was taken by the ghosts on the ship!” Yuu Aragaki suddenly said from the side.

Xiaolan: !!!

"May I ask who you are?" Only then did Kinoshita Goro notice the young man next to Mori Kogoro.

"Me? I'm a classmate of Mr. Mori's daughter. I came to Shikishima specifically for tourism."

Of course, Aragaki Yuu wouldn't reveal his purpose.

"Well, welcome! But who can say for sure about ghosts! Hahaha." Kinoshita Goro smiled at Aragaki Yu.

"But Mr. Kinoshita, why did you invite my father to give a speech on the island?" At this moment, Ran, who felt a chill all over her body, didn't want to talk about the ghost ship anymore and quickly changed the subject.

She couldn't understand how Shikishima could be related to her father, a detective.

Kinoshita Goro explained with a smile, "Recently, Shikishima's tourism industry has been booming due to the discovery of the ghost ship. Therefore, we want to invite some celebrities to the island to give lectures in order to attract more tourists. This is also an important part of revitalizing the island's economy."

Upon hearing Kinoshita Goro's words, Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I never imagined that I, Mouri Kogoro, would become so famous!"

Seeing the excited Kogoro Mouri, Kinoshita Goro naturally flattered him, saying, "Of course! When it comes to famous detectives, I believe there's no one in the whole country who hasn't heard of Kogoro Mouri!"

Chapter 106 Tongyanwuji

Snapped!

Suddenly, a loud thud as something heavy fell to the ground interrupted their conversation.

The group looked in the direction from which the sound came, puzzled.

It turned out that a telescope had fallen to the ground.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses picked up the binoculars, then turned and walked back into the cabin without a word.

"Uncle, who is that person?" Conan asked curiously.

Kinoshita Goro clearly recognized the middle-aged man, so he introduced him to everyone: "He is Uehara Yasuo, an employee of Tokyo Toto Travel Agency. Because of the recent ghost ship disturbance, they plan to use the ghost ship on the island as a selling point to organize tours here."

"Oh~"

Conan watched Yasuo Uehara walk back to his cabin, a hint of doubt in his mind: "What was with his reaction just now? Was it because he heard Uncle Mori's name?"

"What's wrong? Conan, is there something wrong with him?"

Seeing Conan's furrowed brows, Aragaki Yu walked over to Conan and patted his head with a smile.

Conan, who was deep in thought, was startled when Aragaki Yu suddenly walked up to him. He said in a flustered manner, "No, nothing's wrong, Aragaki-nii-san!"

"Well, that's good. Seeing you staring blankly, I thought you'd been knocked senseless by Mr. Mori!"

Following Conan's gaze, Aragaki Yu looked towards the spot where Uehara Yasuo had disappeared, and narrowed his eyes.

Conan: ...

Hearing Aragaki Yu's seemingly caring words, Conan felt a strange sense of unease.

You're the one who got knocked out!

Conan, enraged by Aragaki Yu's words, failed to notice his thoughtful gaze.

……

After sailing on the sea for about two hours, the passenger ship finally arrived at its destination – Shikijima.

Under the crew's guidance, the passengers disembarked one by one.