The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Or, you could even say it's extremely bad.

It turns out that Yoko Okino had started having nightmares not long ago.

The content of her nightmare was related to her boyfriend, Teng Jiangming, who committed suicide.

In her dreams, Yoko Okino always sees Akiyoshi Fujie lying on the floor with a knife stuck in his back, and then getting up from the ground.

Then, in the darkness, Teng Jiangmingyi chased after her, shouting at her with a ferocious expression, "Why? Why did you kill me?"

Finally, when Yoko Okino was cornered, the blood-covered Akiyoshi Fujie opened his gaping maw and pounced on her, waking her from her nightmare.

Still shaken.

At first, Yoko Okino thought it was just that she had accidentally thought of her ex-boyfriend during the day, and that's why she had a nightmare that night.

However, the situation worsened, and the same scenes began to appear frequently in Yoko Okino's dreams.

Starting a few days ago, whenever Yoko Okino falls asleep, she enters this dream, and there's nothing she can do to avoid it.

Even in the last two days, whenever Yoko Okino closes her eyes, the same image appears in her mind.

Yoko Okino became listless and mentally confused because of these things.

It was only then that Eiichi Yamagishi noticed something was wrong with her.

At first, Eiichi Yamagishi thought that this was just a mental illness caused by Yoko Okino's excessive grief and tension over her ex-boyfriend's death.

However, after secretly taking Yoko Okino to the hospital for treatment the day before yesterday, and receiving psychiatric therapy and medication to stabilize her emotions, Yoko Okino's condition did not improve at all.

Yoko Okino's mental state became increasingly depressed, and she even began to experience hallucinations.

When Yoko Okino was alone, she said she could always hear Akira Fujie's cold voice and see his creepy face.

Suspecting that Yoko Okino was possessed, Eiichi Yamagishi, after making several inquiries, reluctantly sought help from the Aragaki Yin-Yang House.

"Mr. Aragaki, Ms. Yoko really can't hold on much longer! Please, you must help Ms. Yoko!" Eiichi Yamagishi pleaded sincerely.

After listening to Eiichi Yamagishi's account, Yuu Aragaki picked up his cup of red tea, took a sip, and after a moment's thought, asked, "So, Mr. Yamagishi, you suspect that Akira Fujie's ghost is causing this?"

"That's right! That must be it!" Yamagishi Eiichi said angrily. "This guy, it was bad enough that he harmed Miss Yoko when he was alive! I didn't expect him to torture her even after she's dead!"

“But there’s no such thing as a ghost in this world!” Aragaki Yu said with a hint of helplessness. “We should believe in science.”

(Yuki-onna and Yoto-hime: Heh...)

Yamagishi Eiichi:...

He listened to what Aragaki Yu said with some surprise.

Eiichi Yamagishi couldn't help but stand up and, under Yuu Aragaki's puzzled gaze, walked outside to check the sign hanging there.

Although the sign is displayed rather discreetly, it is indeed "Aragaki Family Yin-Yang House," not some kind of detective agency.

Back in the reception room, Yamagishi Eiichi couldn't help but look at Aragaki Yuu with a questioning gaze, thinking to himself, "You're an Onmyoji, and you're telling me to talk about science? Am I the one who's sick, or are you the one who's sick?"

"Ahem..." Realizing he had said the wrong thing, Aragaki Yu quickly coughed twice to ease the awkwardness. "Mr. Yamagishi, I have a general understanding of what happened."

Yamagishi Eiichi nodded and sat up straight, waiting for Aragaki Yu to continue.

"Let me see Ms. Yoko's condition before making a decision on the specifics," Aragaki Yu suggested after a moment's consideration.

“This… alright!” After a moment’s hesitation, Yamagishi Eiichi immediately agreed to Aragaki Yu’s suggestion. “Then when would be a convenient time for you to go…”

“Tomorrow!” Aragaki Yu explained, “I also have some things I need to prepare.”

Eiichi Yamagishi hesitated for a moment. He had originally hoped that Yuu Aragaki could help Ms. Yoko resolve this matter tonight.

After all, he was very worried about Ms. Yoko's current condition.

However, since Aragaki Yu had already said so, Yamagishi Eiichi, fearing that it would displease him, had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree after checking his phone.

"Okay, Ms. Yoko has no plans for tomorrow morning. I hope Mr. Aragaki can help you out then."

Chapter 76 They're afraid of ghosts

After Yamagishi Eiichi took his leave.

In Aragaki Yu's room, Aragaki Yu, Yuki Onna, and Yoto Hime were sitting cross-legged on the bed.

The three of them stared at each other, but no one said a word.

The atmosphere was somewhat serious.

"Yuki-onna, Yoto-hime, don't all stay silent, tell us your thoughts!"

In the end, it was Yuu Aragaki who broke the silence.

"What...what opinion?" The snow woman's face was pale, and she even stammered as she spoke.

"Yuki-onna, of course, is about how to resolve the matter entrusted to her by Yoko!" Aragaki Yu reminded the three of the topic they were discussing.

"Solve it? How can you solve it! It's a demon!" Upon hearing Aragaki Yuu bring up this matter, the Yuki-onna immediately became agitated. "Onmyoji-sama, how could you accept such a dangerous request!"

Seeing the Snow Woman's flustered appearance, Aragaki Yu was speechless.

"Don't be nervous, Yuki-onna. We don't know what she is yet! Can't you learn from Yoto-hime? Look at her, she doesn't even flinch." Aragaki Yu said, pointing to Yoto-hime sitting upright to the side.

"Humph!"

Yuki-onna snorted, but still followed Aragaki Yu's gaze to look at Yoto-hime beside her.

However, the Demon Blade Princess, who was praised by Aragaki Yu, remained silent and sat motionless on the bed.

He didn't even change his expression.

A slightly surprised not to receive a response from Yaodao-hime, Yuu called out to her again, "Yaodao-hime?"

Suddenly, the snow woman realized something. She floated to the side of the demon sword princess and poked her cheek, but there was still no reaction.

"Onmyoji, it seems that Yaodao-hime has fainted from fright..."

Aragaki Yu:......

He rubbed his temples, feeling a little tired.

What kind of situation is this?!

Looking at the Yuki-onna who was constantly shaking the Demon Sword Princess in front of him, Aragaki Yu felt a little amused and exasperated.

Why are all my shikigami so afraid of ghosts?

I can't even be considered a human being.

"Sigh~" Aragaki Yu sighed, ignoring the Yuki-onna and Yaodao-hime beside him.

He lay down helplessly, staring intently at the ceiling, and began to think.

As this was the first request the Yin-Yang House had received since its opening, Aragaki Yu was quite excited.

But then, something so incredibly bizarre happened.

While it's true that you could do what Gin said, pretend to be like the characters on TV, perform a ritual, and just go through the motions.

Maybe if we give Yoko Okino a psychological suggestion, nothing will happen.

But this time, Yuu Aragaki didn't want to just get by like that.

Moreover, he felt that what Yoko Okino encountered was not so simple.

Do ghosts really exist in the world of Detective Conan?

Although he had already witnessed the existence of witches, Aragaki Yu still had some doubts about this.

Wait, a witch?

Suddenly, Yuu Aragaki thought of someone he could consult.

Although it was already late, Aragaki Yuu, eager to find the answer to his question, still managed to locate the communication crystal within his Yin-Yang Domain.

As a witch, she shouldn't need to rest this early.

Aragaki Yu glanced at the time on his phone.

Okay, no problem, it's only 11:30 pm.

……

"So, you contacted me so urgently late at night just for this kind of thing?"

After Aragaki Yu recounted the entire incident, Koizumi Akako's slightly impatient voice came from the other end of the communication crystal.

"Miss Akako, do ghosts really exist in this world?" Yuu Aragaki ignored Akako Koizumi's complaints and quickly voiced his doubts.

"Oops~ I don't know either..."

Koizumi Akako's voice was somewhat languid, and Aragaki Yu could tell that she had just been woken from her sleep.

But Yuu Aragaki couldn't care less about that now, and could only apologize to Akako Koizumi in his heart.

"What? You don't know?! How could you not even know this?" Aragaki Yu was somewhat surprised by Koizumi Akako's answer.

"Huh? No! You, an Onmyoji, don't even know the professional questions you're asking a witch? What do you mean by asking me? I play with magic! Unlike you, who plays with demons!"

At this moment, Koizumi Akako, who was originally very sleepy, was suddenly amused by Aragaki Yu.

"I've never seen a ghost before!" Aragaki Yu said matter-of-factly.