Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Don't you have class tomorrow?"

"That's easy, I'll just call the homeroom teacher to ask for leave in a bit."

The other teachers in Sonoko's class were unaware of her identity as the heiress of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, but her homeroom teacher knew perfectly well, so asking for leave was a trivial matter.

"Hmm, that works too."

……

late at night.

After everyone else went to sleep, Kitagawa Taki and Koizumi Akako went out.

It was still snowing outside, but thankfully it stopped during the day, otherwise Kitagawa Taki and the others wouldn't be able to drive down the mountain tomorrow.

Soon, the two rode brooms into a valley.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Don't you feel that the snow here has gotten heavier?"

Koizumi Akako nodded. "Yes."

The snow in the valley was even heavier, and a biting, icy wind was blowing.

Kitagawa Taki whispered in Koizumi Akako's ear, "Be careful."

Kitagawa Taki secretly unleashed his divine sense.

Koizumi Akako slowed down her flight speed, and just a few dozen meters after they flew, a strong chill came from their left side.

Koizumi Akako sneered. She was prepared and suddenly accelerated to dodge the attack.

Several large trees by the roadside were instantly frozen in the cold air and then shattered.

This convinced the two that the Snow Woman had appeared.

The two got off the broom and looked around warily, but Kitagawa Taki did not find the Yuki-onna within his spiritual sense range.

Kitagawa Taki asked in a low voice, "Can you see where she is?"

Koizumi Akako replied, "No."

The next second, a visible chill swept over them again, but this time it enveloped them, leaving them no room to dodge.

Kitagawa Taki unleashed several fireballs that exploded in the air, the flames blocking out the cold air. Koizumi Akako cast a burning spell, and flames radiating purple light surged forth.

Countless ice spikes were condensing in the air around the two people in their divine sense.

"careful!"

As soon as Kitagawa Taki finished speaking, countless ice spikes came from all directions towards the two of them.

He formed the "Fight" hand seal, drawing spiritual energy to his palm and releasing a large amount of lightning that shattered the ice spikes that filled the sky.

Kitagawa Taki's expression was grim. The Yuki-onna's moves weren't difficult to deal with, but it was annoying that she wouldn't show herself. His divine sense range wasn't enough to detect the Yuki-onna.

Kitagawa Taki wasn't the only one annoyed. Koizumi Akako said, "Help me hold her off for a bit, I'll set up a magic circle to find her."

Whether it was because she heard what the two were saying or not, before Koizumi Akako could act, a long, piercing scream suddenly came from above them.

That wasn't the end of it. The next moment, a huge roar came from the hillsides on both sides, as if an earthquake had struck, and a white wave surged toward the two people in the valley.

Holy crap!

Kitagawa Taki never expected this avalanche.

Koizumi Akako's expression changed, and she flew into the sky with Kitagawa Taki in her arms.

But the Snow Woman's attacks did not stop. The snowflakes dancing in the sky seemed to come alive, no longer falling slowly, but flying towards the two like sharp blades.

A pale golden barrier unfolded around the two of them, shielding them from the snowflakes.

After the avalanche, the entire valley was buried in snow.

“She’s there!” Koizumi Akako said, pointing to the top of a large tree below.

At the same time, they flew over quickly with Kitagawa Taki in tow.

It was a figure in pure white, with white hair, white clothes, and white skin, but its appearance was really not flattering.

Legends are just legends; there's no such thing as a beautiful appearance. Perhaps what people see is just an illusion.

Seeing that her location had been exposed, the Snow Woman quickly flew towards the depths of the valley.

"Heh, trying to escape?"

Koizumi Akako quickened her pace, holding Kitagawa Taki in one arm and using the other to manipulate the tree trunks broken by the avalanche on both sides of the valley to block the snow woman.

Kitagawa Taki unleashed a barrage of water arrows at the Yuki-onna.

With her retreat blocked, the Snow Woman turned and unleashed a torrent of icy air at the water arrows in the air. However, this only froze the water arrows into ice arrows, but their power remained undiminished. Some of the ice arrows pierced the Snow Woman's body, and she immediately let out a piercing scream.

The two landed in front of the Snow Woman, who screamed at them, seemingly very angry.

"You're so noisy!"

Koizumi Akako raised her finger, and a bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, striking the Snow Woman.

The snow woman stopped screaming and collapsed to the ground.

Kitagawa Taki, stroking his chin, said, "This Yuki-onna doesn't seem to be able to talk!"

"It's normal for a mere little monster to not be able to speak."

"Oh ho ho ho!"

Koizumi Akako returned to her normal state.

"Kill him." Kitagawa Taki said, somewhat disappointed.

He had thought he could still communicate with the Snow Woman, but she couldn't even speak.

Koizumi Akako nodded. If it weren't for the fact that this was the Snow Woman's home turf, the two of them would have already taken her down.

Kitagawa Taki stepped forward, took out his phone, and said, "Akako, turn on the light for me, I need to take some pictures."

Koizumi Akako took out a flashlight and shone it on Kitagawa Taki, asking, "What are you taking pictures for?"

"Let Sonoko and the others see it, to satisfy their curiosity!"

Kitagawa Taki snapped a few photos, but the phone was really no good; the pictures were too blurry.

"We'll just have to make do with it."

After saying that, Kitagawa Taki unleashed a fireball spell, burning the Yuki-onna to ashes.

Koizumi Akako waved her hand, and the wooden wall made of tree trunks collapsed with a crash.

Just as the two were about to go back, Koizumi Akako suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed.

Kitagawa Taki quickly reached out and caught it. "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing... I think I overexerted myself."

The main problem was that the final act of intercepting the Snow Woman consumed too much of Koizumi Akako's mental energy.

Kitagawa Taki felt relieved and put Koizumi Akako on his back.

Koizumi Akako had been carrying him the whole time, but now it was his turn to carry her back.

Koizumi Akako lay on Kitagawa Taki's back, a warm feeling welling up inside her, and she unknowingly fell asleep.

Chapter 89 It's no fun if I don't go.

The next day.

"Good morning, Taki. Did you have any luck last night?" Sonoko yawned. "I think I dreamt about an earthquake in the mountains."

An earthquake? More likely, an avalanche.

Kitagawa Taki took out his phone, opened the photo album, and handed it to Sonoko. "This is the Snow Woman."

Sonoko instantly perked up, "Let me see!"

Upon seeing the photo, Sonoko was disappointed again. "Is this what the Snow Woman looks like? The legend is a lie. I thought she was a great beauty!"

Akemi Miyano was also very curious. "Sonoko, let me see."

Sonoko handed her the phone, and she squatted down to look at it with Ai Haibara.

"It does look...not good."

Xiaolan was hesitant to look and asked, "Is Sonoko scary?"

Sonoko sat down and said, "It's not scary, it's just a little ugly."

Then Xiaolan mustered up her courage and took a look as well. She felt that Yuanzi was right.

Sonoko stretched lazily. "Taki, did you take down the Yuki-onna?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Koizumi Akako, who was still fast asleep, and replied, "Yes, she ambushed me, so I had no choice but to kill her."

Sonoko laughed and said, "Haha, this can be considered as ridding the people of a scourge!"

Kitagawa Taki nodded. "Let's go back once Akako wakes up!"

……

Koizumi Akako slept until 10 a.m., after which the group set off back to Beika Town.

The Miyano sisters were sitting in Kitagawa Taki's car.

"Was that huge commotion last night all you were doing to deal with the Snow Woman?"

Ai Haibara crossed her arms and asked curiously.

"You guys?" Miyano Akemi grasped the key point in Haibara Ai's words.

"Sister, you don't know yet, do you? That Koizumi Akako is a witch, she knows magic. She must have gone with her last night." As she spoke, Ai Haibara gave Kitagawa Taki a teasing look.

She added, "She got up so late this morning, it must be related to what happened last night."

"Awesome." Kitagawa Taki gave Haibara Ai a thumbs up.

"A witch?" Miyano Akemi murmured.

Akemi Miyano felt her worldview was being shaken. First it was Taki Kitagawa, then the Yuki-onna, and now a witch. What else will appear in the future?