My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

Upon seeing the familiar silver-haired man dressed in black, Conan immediately realized he was in trouble.

Why did Gin return to this cruise ship? What is their purpose? And what is the relationship between the person disguised as Kogoro Mouri and them?

A series of questions kept popping up in Conan's mind, but after seeing this scene, Conan knew that this was not a place to stay for long.

Having secretly left a listening device, Conan cautiously returned to his original room.

Now all I can do is wait and see if the listener over there can pick up any useful information.

"That was close."

Conan, who had already returned to his room, couldn't help but sigh. Not long after he left, the person in disguise had actually returned.

Meanwhile, back at the same time, Kaito Kuroba opened the door and frowned slightly as he looked at the room. Had someone been here?

Conan left no footprints under the cover of the carpet. Although he had put most of the items back in their places, he still left quite a few clues in his haste.

If Kaito Kid were to become a detective, he would definitely be a famous detective. Looking at his room, Kaito Kuroba always feels that something seems to have been disturbed.

"Could it be that someone from the organization came in?"

After muttering to himself, Kaito Kuroba had finally put an end to the question of whether he had been deceived.

He had just left when someone broke into his room to collect information. Heh, Kaito Kuroba didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

"They chose to attack as soon as I left... Could it be that they saw through my disguise and have been monitoring me all along?"

Conan heard Kaito Kuroba's mutterings clearly and immediately began to make some guesses.

Meanwhile, on the other side, some distance from Conan and Kogoro's room, in Ran's room, a woman who had been invited by Ran looked on with a suspicious expression.

"You mean he deliberately dressed up quite smartly after knowing I was coming?"

When she said that, the woman clearly didn't believe her, while Xiaolan, hoping her parents would reconcile, continued her charade:

"Mom~ Dad dressed up because he really wanted to come."

Looking at the woman in front of her, Xiaolan revealed her true identity.

The woman in front of him was none other than Eri Kisaki, known as the undefeated queen of the legal world, and also Ran Mouri's mother.

"Um, Mom, let's go visit Dad!"

Ran said this to Eri across from her, and Eri hesitated upon hearing her daughter's words.

However, under Ran's relentless pursuit, Eri Kisaki finally decided to go see her husband, whom she felt was beyond saving and was currently separated from.

As Ran and Eri walked toward Kaito Kuroba's room, who was disguised as Kogoro Mouri, they took out a device and scanned the room. A smile suddenly appeared on Kaito Kuroba's lips.

"Hmm~ It seems there's something impolite left by a guest."

Looking at the results on the instrument, Kaito Kuroba lifted the carpet and took out a small listening device.

Oh no, we've been discovered!

Next door to Kaito Kuroba's room, Conan was somewhat disappointed, not expecting this imposter to be so cautious.

"I don't know which faction you belong to, but there's one thing I must make clear first: in this battle for the Serpent's Blood Eye, I only want to be a spectator."

I have no interest in who ends up with that gem or what use it is, so it's best not to bother me.

I'm not a member of NESTS now, I'm just an ordinary passerby~

After saying these words to the person who had set up the listening device, Kaito Kuroba crushed it with force.

Chapter 397: Eri Kisaki: I haven't seen you for a while and you've turned into a scumbag playboy!

Hearing these words, Conan quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the person disguised as Uncle Mori had mistaken him for one of those organizations.

"Does this involve multiple organizations...? This seems like a lot of trouble. Wait, if I remember correctly, I also saw Inspector Megure on this cruise ship."

Conan suddenly saw the image of a reinforcement. In fact, many people connected to them had been given boat tickets by Xia Qing through various means.

As Conan began to think about how to break the deadlock and obtain more information, Kaito Kuroba had already started playing the video he had recorded during his absence.

"Hmm, these guys' clothes..."

Upon seeing the duo, Kuroba Kaito, whose aura was clearly extraordinary and who was dressed in black, his pupils contracted slightly.

Just as he was about to search for more information about the video files of these two groups, a voice suddenly rang out from the doorway: "Dad, open the door."

Upon hearing the voice, Kaito Kuroba immediately recalled its owner: "Ran, wait a moment, I'll be right there to open the door for you."

After speaking, Kaito Kuroba glanced at the room, grabbed a sheet to cover up the traces of the instrument, and then opened the door.

"You...didn't take your medicine today?"

As soon as Kaito Kuroba opened the door, he heard a questioning voice. He looked at the source of the voice with a puzzled expression, while Eri Kisaki was looking at him with a rather strange expression.

Looking at the "Kogoro Mouri" opposite her, Eri Kisaki instantly felt that something was off about him. This Kogoro in front of her was too neat and too energetic.

"Eri, I didn't expect you to come too."

Looking at the woman in front of him, Kaito Kuroba's lips curled slightly, and he spoke in a steady voice similar to Kogoro's when he was making deductions in Conan.

Dangerous!

At this moment, Kaito Kuroba sensed something was wrong. Why was Eri Kisaki on this ship? It seemed she hadn't come with Kogoro Mouri.

Damn it, I should have known better than to be in such a rush and not check the passenger list.

"What... what's going on here?"

Looking at the elegant and refined Kaito Kuroba in front of her, Eri Kisaki looked somewhat puzzled. At that moment, Kaito Kuroba reached behind his back with his right hand and pulled out one of the magic tools he had hidden on his person.

"We've been together for so long, it's just a matter of wanting to be elegant once in a while."

As he spoke, Kaito Kuroba handed her a rose, and Ran, seeing this scene, began to wonder if she had brought her mother to the wrong place.

Is this elegant and gentlemanly uncle really my unkempt father?

As Ran was filled with doubt, Kaito Kuroba immediately showered her with sweet words. Don't ask, it's just the quality a qualified magician should have.

"I didn't expect that while I was away... you've really improved your skills at charming women, Mori!"

However, aside from blushing for a moment at the beginning, Eri Kisaki clearly wasn't buying it. Looking at Kaito Kuroba in front of her, Eri Kisaki said in a somewhat angry tone.

Look at those skillful methods; he must have ruined quite a few girls.

Eri Kisaki's dissatisfaction with her husband has reached a new level.

Ah this...

Looking at Eri Kisaki in front of him, Kaito Kuroba felt a little flustered. Judging from the tone of this lady in front of him, the true situation of that famous detective was somewhat different from the information he had collected.

He casually made up an excuse to gloss over the matter, and seeing that Eri Kisaki and Kaito Kuroba seemed ready to settle scores later, he quietly changed the subject:

"Ran, why don't you talk to Eri first? I'm going to the deck to get some fresh air."

After finding an excuse, Kaito Kuroba fled the room somewhat disheveled. He planned to search for information about Kogoro Mouri again, as the information he had obtained was definitely problematic.

With a heavy heart, Kaito Kuroba walked towards the deck when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

That's... Aoko's father?

In the instant he turned his head, Kaito Kuroba saw a familiar man, and as he looked in that direction, he was also seen by that man.

"Brother Mori, you're here too."

Upon seeing Kaito Kuroba, Aoko's father, Ginzo Nakamori, turned to Inspector Murakami and greeted him.

Kaito skillfully pretended to be Kogoro Mouri and went up to him to say a few words, but before long, he saw a familiar figure again.

Qing... Qingzi?

What's Aoko doing here?

Although he was very puzzled, Kaito did not show his confusion on his face.

Strolling slowly on the cruise ship's platform, Kaito Kuroba felt a headache coming on just thinking about that mysterious organization.

What I'm about to do is quite dangerous, so it's best to avoid contact with Aoko as much as possible.

As Kaito Kuroba was thinking this, he had already walked to the other end of the deck when he suddenly saw two figures that he had seen on the screen before.

Seeing the two people dressed in black, Kaito Kuroba slowly followed.

Gin left the deck and entered the cruise ship's corridor. Conan, who had just run out, saw Kaito about to go in.

"What is Uncle Maori doing there?"

With a puzzled look on his face, Conan cleverly followed.

"How's the preparation for that thing going?"

Looking around at the deserted corridor, Gin spoke to Vodka beside him, and Vodka quickly replied:

"That lord has already sent someone to deliver that thing to the Saint Diana. We just need to wait for the right time to hand it over to the members of that organization."

Upon hearing this, Gin nodded: "Without that box, there's no way to contain the Serpent's Blood Eye. By the way, how much longer until the estimated condensation time?"

"According to the time given by that person, it should be around 1 a.m. tonight, and the location should be roughly on the deck of the Saint Diana."

Vodka answered immediately, while Gin thought for a moment and asked, "Has the retreat been resolved?"

"Bourbon, who was in charge of picking us up, was already waiting on an island near the location where the Saint Diana would be at that time."

Brother, if we're exposed, we can only continue operating on this ship for a very short time. The Saint Diana is ostensibly a cruise ship, but according to the information that person gave me...

The cruise ship is essentially a weapon, a restraint device. Whenever it enters the area where the Serpent's Blood Eye is focused, the Serpent's Blood Eye will be transferred to the cruise ship's deck.

Upon hearing this, Gin nodded in understanding, while Kaito Kuroba, having listened to everything quietly, remained silent thanks to his excellent stealth skills.

Chapter 398: This world should be safe

As night fell and the wind howled, the Saint Diana had already issued an alert that the weather was bad and that all passengers should stay in their rooms and not go out on the deck.

Just as the Serpent Blood Eye was about to condense, Kaito Kuroba, disguised as Kogoro Mouri, quietly walked towards the deck.

Not long after he opened the door, Conan, who was already prepared to follow him, quietly followed.

The yacht passageway and restaurant were packed with people; there were quite a few night owls on this yacht.

"That's... Dad?"