Temperature Control in Academy City

Listening to the discussion around him, Conan put down the goldfish net in his hand, stood up and looked up at the air, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

"Do these patterns and symbols have any special meaning?"

Conan stared at it for a long time, and when he was looking at the patterns, his vision suddenly became blurred and he froze in place.

"The magic ritual has been completed. Now we will proceed according to the plan."

Just as she received a corn cob from a stall owner, Natsume Sonoko received a call from Kanzaki Kaori.

"I understand." Natsume Sonoko showed a serious look, indicating that she would definitely not mess things up.

"Conan, what do you think these patterns mean?" Mitsuhiko asked, pointing at the fireworks still setting off in the sky.

After not hearing Conan's answer for a long time, Mitsuhiko turned around with some dissatisfaction, but saw a figure with a bun walking towards him.

"So you're here, Conan. It's late and we need to go back. You are Conan's friends, so hurry up and go back with your parents."

Natsume Sonoko said with a hint of dignity. Although she was only a junior high school student, she was a well-deserved senior among a group of elementary school students whose average age was no more than seven years old.

"Then we'll take our leave."

"Goodbye, Conan." Mitsuhiko waved at Conan and said, but when he saw that Conan still ignored him, he left angrily.

The fireworks began to die down and everything around gradually became quiet.

Conan looks a little drowsy now, as he is temporarily hypnotized by Kamijou Kaori's technique.

Moreover, the effect of hypnosis on Conan is not very ideal, and he can easily break free, so Kamijou Kaori needs to keep it up all the time.

"The next step is to have Conan perform a magic ritual himself."

Natsume Sonoko carefully recalled what Kamijou Kaori had told her, and took out a pile of strange things from a nearby corner.

These were obtained by Kamisaki Kaori from a sect called Amakusa-style Cross during the occasional restoration of normal time.

According to her, these special objects, combined with certain arrangements, can create magic.

However, the Amakusa-style Cross Teaching also reminded Natsume Sonoko of senior Amakusa You in Tokiwadai, and she wondered if there would be any connection.

Natsume Sonoko manipulated the air currents and carefully controlled Conan's route and movements.

Conan placed specific artifacts in various directions and drew magic patterns on the ground. After a few minutes, a strange ritual pattern gradually formed on the ground.

For some magic rituals, the caster does not need any special abilities. Even ordinary people can complete them. At the highest level, they can even bring angels down to earth.

"That's it."

Natsume Sonoko looked around curiously. The ceremony on the ground had been arranged as required, but nothing seemed to have changed.

"I almost forgot. We also need Conan to smash the clay doll at point three."

At the moment Conan pressed his palm hard on the clay doll, the surrounding scenery faded away like the tide and turned into a void gray scene.

Gray began to spread gradually, as if cutting out a piece from the entire world.

"Success?"

Natsume Sonoko looked a little excited. She was fed up with her life where her cognition was constantly being changed.

At this time, Kamijou Kaori also appeared not far from Natsume Sonoko, indicating that she had given up on hypnotizing Conan.

However, Conan's condition at this time was a bit strange. He was floating in the air as if he had lost gravity. An illusory figure holding a shield appeared beside him. This illusory figure only appeared for a few seconds and then attached itself to Conan.

"This ritual can summon a shield angel that represents protection. Even if it didn't receive an attack, it can block the influence of other magic." Kamijou Kaori explained.

The world around me began to gradually collapse, and the gray world slowly turned into countless visible fragments scattered in the air.

"But if this shield angel disappears, will we be trapped in abnormal time again?" Natsume Sonoko asked with concern.

"No. The angel's shield also cuts off our connection with the ancient magic circle."

The world before their eyes had completely collapsed, and everyone was in a state of mental stagnation. Before they had time to think about anything, their vision became pitch black.

When she came to her senses, Natsume Sonoko found herself sleeping on the floor, covered with a quilt.

"I'm back?"

She quickly stood up and looked at her cell phone. Seeing that the time had returned to normal, Natsume Sonoko immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 91: Surprise! Night Attack

It is now three or four o'clock in the morning, and there is still some time before the first rays of sunlight rise.

Someone secretly opened the door of the room and walked out quietly.

Natsume Sonoko saw Kogoro Mouri sleeping soundly on the sofa in the office, and the sound of his snoring filled the entire office.

As for Conan, he squeezed into the corner of the sofa with difficulty, closed his eyes and fell asleep, but looking at the constantly changing expressions on his face, it seemed that he was having a nightmare.

"Based on the situation, no one is in trouble."

Natsume Sonoko felt a little happy. She hesitated for a while and then quietly returned to her room.

In a house not far from the Maori Detective Agency, two figures were leaning against the low wall at the edge of the rooftop in a somewhat listless manner, as if they had been attacked by someone.

"Is this the world's top combat power?" He covered his chest and seemed to have difficulty breathing. Even leaning against the wall did not give him much sense of security.

"There are less than twenty saints in the world. We didn't expect that today we would have the honor of seeing one of them." The two men in suits looked at each other, seeming to find it a little unbelievable.

They recognized the other party's identity at the first moment, the Saint Kamijou Kaori, the former female pope of the Amakusa-shiki Cross Cult, a powerful existence who could pacify an entire city by herself.

"So, you two are actually from the police department?"

Slowly emerging from the dark background, the first thing you see is her waist-length black hair, which is very impressive.

Kamiya Kaori, holding a command sword, stood at the highest point of the roof, looking down at the two weak men in suits.

"Yes, this is my ID. We are on a mission."

A man in a suit with scars on his face and looking extremely ferocious stood up with the help of the wall and took out an ID from his pocket.

"We have many aspects of cooperation with the Amakusa Cross Cult and are not enemies. And please don't misunderstand, Miss Kanzaki, we are actually here to act as bodyguards." Another person also spoke up, and in order to show that he was not a threat, he threw a peculiarly shaped weapon in his hand to the ground.

After taking a glance out of the corner of her eye, Kamiya Kaori retracted the sword in her hand and nodded slightly, as if agreeing with what they said.

Then the figure walked into the darkness and disappeared in the vast moonlight.

"Finally he left. Although he looked like a high school student, the pressure was like facing a full-grown dinosaur."

"How rude! They beat us up like this without even saying an apology."

"Keep your voice down, but it's been five or six minutes, he should really be gone."

Just when the two of them were complaining, their eyes suddenly turned to the Maori Detective Agency.

As their eyes met, several strange figures appeared around the office, and conspicuous alien organs began to grow on their bodies.

As for the leader, these alienated organs covered almost half of his body, like armor. His twisted body looked like a monster in a horror movie.

"Oh no, I almost forgot that Miss Sonoko has already left the magic circle."

The magic circle from thousands of years ago not only created a different dimension, but also could drive away nearby people who were not under the control of magic.

The more people controlled by the magic, the stronger the repulsion becomes, and it can act as a covert effect, like a well-known Muggle-Repelling Charm.

The reason why this magic circle was rarely known to outsiders when it was activated was that, despite the official deliberate cover-up, the mechanism of the magic circle itself was also the key.

"Now we're in big trouble."

There was no time to talk. The two men acted decisively, enduring the injuries on their bodies and jumped down from a great height.

The weapon in his hand was like a suction cup, sticking to the glass wall like a gecko. With the help of the earth's gravity, it took only more than ten seconds to quickly land on the surface.

"Saito, you take care of the small ones, and I'll deal with the big one." Scarface seemed to be the responsible one of the two, and he assigned the tasks within a dozen seconds of the forced landing.

His expression became extremely solemn, and he was running like a wild horse at a speed close to the world sprint record.

"Understood." The man named Saito gritted his teeth and followed behind with a determined look.

The scarred man in a suit waved the weapon in his hand. After just three or two steps, the weapon instantly turned into a long blood-red dragon, crossing a distance of dozens of meters and hitting the leader whose half body was covered with alienated organs.

At this moment, the figure climbing along the outer wall of the Maori Detective Agency suddenly stopped moving, a dagger scratched across the neck, and in front of the other party's extremely horrified eyes, he was kicked down from mid-air.

After returning to the room in a clumsy manner, Natsume Sonoko sat on her bedding, feeling somewhat bored.

Now she felt a little alert and not sleepy at all.

Today is the twelfth day since I left Academy City, but in reality, more than two months have passed, almost three months. And there are only three days left until I return to Academy City.

Natsume Sonoko was becoming a little anxious at this moment, and was staring out the window in a daze.

At this moment, it suddenly became lively outside, with crackling sounds as if someone was fighting.

Natsume Sonoko slowly got up and wanted to look outside to see what was going on, and a figure appeared at the window.

"what is this?"

He looked up blankly and saw a strange-looking guy climbing past his window. Their eyes met.

"Found"

Before this guy could finish his words, a leather shoe appeared on his head and stepped on him to the ground.

Through the window glass, Natsume Sonoko looked at the man in a suit who suddenly appeared in a daze, but she seemed to have seen this kind of suit somewhere before.

Someone hurried to the window and found that there was a fight outside.

The noise was so loud that Uncle Kogoro Mouri and Conan were woken up, and the lights in the nearby rooms began to light up.

"What happened? Who is fighting outside so early in the morning?" The sound of Kogoro Mouri waking up could be heard in the office.

Hearing the sound of glass being broken by a heavy object, Conan, who had just changed his clothes, narrowed his eyes, straightened his body, and ran straight towards Natsume Sonoko's room.

"It's Sister Sonoko's room." Conan loudly reminded Kogoro Mouri who was still angry.

Kogoro Mouri was also startled. He didn't even bother to change his clothes and hurriedly followed Conan in his pajamas.

I promised to escort Natsume Sonoko back to Academy City safely, so I must not let her get hurt.

At this time, Mao Lilan also walked out of the room and met Conan at the door.

Natsume Sonoko's room was not locked, and the door opened immediately. As soon as she entered the room, she saw broken glass all over the floor.

"Oh no, where's Sonoko?"

Kogoro Mouri showed an anxious look. He ignored the glass shards on the ground and hurried to the window to check. As a result, his feet were pierced by glass and bleeding.

"Sister Sonoko seems to be there."

Conan's observation skills have always been sharp. He carefully avoided the glass on the ground and pointed to a direction not far away and said.

"What a joke! That's mid-air." Kogoro Mouri said somewhat dissatisfiedly, but still turned his head to the direction Conan pointed.

"Dad, the flashlight is here." Mao Lilan found a high-intensity flashlight from the corner and illuminated the darkness outside.

The strong light tore through the black night sky, and a ray of light shone on Natsume Sonoko's face. There was a hint of anger on her face at this moment, and her brows were squeezed together, making her look extremely majestic.

Someone was posing in the air for no apparent purpose, and at this moment he noticed the light of the flashlight. He turned around and saw Uncle Kogoro Mouri and others standing by the window. His originally dignified face suddenly turned red.

There was a grinning monster floating beside him, his back was completely sealed by ice. This monster was very dangerous, so Natsume Sonoko had to take some extra measures.

This person will suddenly grow something like tentacle on his body, and easily make two holes in his small room. This will not have much impact on Natsume Sonoko, but Conan may encounter the problem of water leaks in the room in the future.

Fortunately, Natsume Sonoko's instant reaction speed was much faster than his attack speed, otherwise this attack could directly kill an ordinary person.

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Chapter 92 The Correct Way to Leave

With a wave of his hand, a nearby broken alien tissue fell into Natsume Sonoko's hands.

I've seen giant tentacle monsters in Academy City, but the thing in my hand feels a little different from a tentacle. It's like an organ growing out of the human body, and it's still active even if it's cut off.

The night was beautiful, but the dim environment made it difficult to see what was happening below. All one could know was that the fight on the ground was very lively.

However, whether it is day or night, it makes no difference to Natsume Sonoko. Sensing the heat source below, a clear image immediately appears in her brain.

They are all extremely high heat sources, much higher than the normal heat dissipated by humans.

Moreover, the movements of both parties were almost reaching the limit of the human body, and the difficult movements even made people doubt whether they were human. Those weirdos were okay, but the two men in suits could keep up with the speed of these weirdos.

"Is this the one with special abilities? Sonoko is so amazing, she can even fly."

Standing at the window and looking out, Mao Li Ran opened her mouth in surprise. Although she had been with Sonoko for such a long time, she had never seen her use any abilities before. She almost treated Sonoko as an ordinary little girl living there.