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

Chapter 424: This place is already full.

Because he left in such a hurry, he caught Xiaolan's attention, which led her to follow him.

Conan felt that if he had the chance, he could go back to Hawaii again, since he hadn't learned enough before.

As Conan thought this, Kaito Kuroba's lips curled up slightly as he walked to the edge of the rooftop, pressed his right foot on the ground, and slid backward sharply.

The carpet was kicked away at that moment, revealing the passage that had been prepared beforehand.

Above the passage, something resembling a manhole cover was now covering it. This thickened manhole cover was prepared by Kaito Kuroba so that the difference wouldn't be too noticeable when others stepped on it.

"You actually dug through the entire building?!"

Conan seemed to be conjuring up some obviously unscientific ideas in his mind, looking at Kaito Kuroba with an astonished expression.

"The phantom thief isn't omnipotent, little friend."

Kaito Kuroba casually remarked and moved the manhole cover, preparing to slip away. Conan glanced at the surroundings, his brow furrowing slightly, but his tone remained confident: "I won't let you get away!"

Just as Conan was trying to figure out a way to keep Kaito Kid away, Kaito Kuroba, who had just removed the manhole cover, looked like he had seen a ghost.

"This place is already full!"

Beneath the manhole cover, Snake's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Looking at Snake hiding inside the pipe, Kaito Kuroba subconsciously took a few steps back.

Kaito Kuroba, who had taken a few steps back, saw Snake climb up using the ladder he had prepared earlier. He had no idea that Snake would be lying in ambush here.

After he climbed up, one by one, the zoo staff members dressed in black also began to climb up.

???

Half a minute later, Conan and Kaito Kuroba were filled with countless questions.

How did you manage to hide so many people?

In just 30 seconds, zoo staff members climbed out of the manhole cover one after another, and by then the edge of the rooftop was already full of them.

After a rough estimate, Kaito Kuroba swore that there were at least thirty of these guys in front of him who didn't seem to have any good intentions.

“Kaito Kid, although we may not be able to deal with Shinichi Kudo, the savior of villains, in the short term, dealing with you will be a piece of cake for us.”

Raising his pistol, Snake aimed at Kaito Kid, the guy who had been hindering the organization's operations. Seeing this scene in front of him, Kaito Kuroba felt a little flustered, but his expression remained calm and composed.

This guy... did he have some kind of backup plan?

Looking at Kaito Kuroba's calm expression, Snake was a little puzzled. Just then, Kaito Kuroba turned around and looked at Conan and Ran without caring.

"For your safety, please leave here now."

After speaking, Phantom Thief Kid pulled out a playing card gun and fired a shot. The Queen of Hearts card landed directly in front of Conan not far away.

"Sister Xiaolan, let's go quickly."

Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. Faced with a group of criminals armed with dangerous weapons, Conan decisively chose to back down first.

He grabbed Xiaolan and turned to run. Before Snake could react and kill them, the two had already left the doorway and were hiding in the stairwell.

"Now that they've left, let's begin our battle... or rather, the judgment of your lives."

After doing it a few times, Kaito Kuroba said he was already familiar with it, and the first feeling he needed in this situation was that he was not afraid of anything.

At this point, Kaito Kuroba began to try to embody the mindset of a powerful figure who could solve all the problems on the scene single-handedly. Kaito Kuroba's acting skills, which involved repeatedly leaving the scene by disguising himself, were not weak.

A formidable opponent...

Snake frowned slightly as he looked at the Phantom Thief Kid not far away, but he soon breathed a sigh of relief.

I wasn't in charge of the fighting in this operation; all I needed to do was create an atmosphere to complement the illusionist's illusion performance.

Snake stared quietly at the Phantom Thief Kid not far away, as if asking him what other tricks he had up his sleeve, and if so, to bring them on.

Faced with Snake's silent gaze, Kaito Kuroba, who was still putting on a facade, started to panic.

Recalling the way that the being who claimed to have been born because of him had described, Kaito Kuroba silently reached for his monocle.

"Come on... Amon!"

With his left hand, Kaito Kuroba removed his top hat and lightly taped it to his chest. With his right hand, he quickly took it off, revealing himself to everyone present in a disguise resembling Shinichi Kudo.

His appearance is not that different from Shinichi Kudo's, and he deliberately disguises himself in the style of Shinichi Kudo.

If they were to meet in broad daylight, even Shinichi Kudo's acquaintances would probably be unable to discern Kaito Kuroba's true identity.

Seeing Kaito Kuroba strike a cool pose, Snake instantly stood up straight, ready to escape through the passage that Kaito Kuroba had arranged earlier.

This isn't your Phantom Thief Kid's escape route, it's my Snake's escape route!

"Huh?"

A gentle evening breeze swept by, and Kaito Kuroba awkwardly held up his monocle.

This is different from what that self-proclaimed Amon said. He said that all you had to do at the crucial moment was make this gesture.

At that moment, eyes suddenly appeared from the rooftop entrance, trying to observe the current situation inside the rooftop.

"Wait... this."

Conan looked at Kaito Kid's profile with a look of utter disbelief. What was going on? Why was his own face hidden under Kaito Kid's mask?

The real-world Phantom Thief Kid should be different from that absurd group hypnosis plot, right? When Conan was extremely surprised to see Phantom Thief Kid using his own image, Ran also stuck her head out.

Hearing Conan's surprised tone, Ran, who had already contacted the police, was curious about what had happened outside. However, when she saw the familiar business under the moonlight, Ran froze.

"Shin...Shinichi?"

Clearly, he hadn't anticipated that the scenario he envisioned during hypnosis would actually become real.

How is that possible? Why is Shinichi Kaito Kid?!

I can't figure it out, no matter how hard I try.

Upon hearing Ran's voice, Kaito Kuroba remained calm. Well, it seems he's been mistaken for someone else again. Come to think of it... that girl's voice sounds familiar.

I've heard this sound before, but never mind, I shouldn't think about it anymore. I should focus on how to leave.

Those people in that organization undoubtedly had real guns; if he just used a hang glider to escape...

So if I were to die today, I'd become an easy target, and tomorrow's headline would be "The Death of Phantom Thief Kid."

Chapter 425: How many people are still hiding here?!

It turns out that part of that illusion was real. Shinichi, Shinichi really is Kaito Kid!

Ran looked somewhat lost, while Conan stared palely at the leader emerging from the shadows.

Gin, what's Gin doing here?!

"New Master, the infiltration plan is complete. Next... it's time to clean up these bugs."

Xia Qing, who was impersonating Gin, glanced at Kaito Kuroba and said this, and Conan was stunned when he heard Gin's words.

Could it be that I... have I traveled through time or am still asleep?

Gin's name is Kaito Kid or something like that.

New, new adult?!

Wait a minute, is there some misunderstanding?

At this point, Conan began to wonder if he was dreaming. How did he, a perfectly normal high school detective, become the boss of some mysterious organization?

"Shin, Shinichi."

Ran's expression was complicated upon hearing Gin's words; she hadn't expected Shinichi to go down such a wicked path.

I had seen that silver-haired man on the cruise ship before; he was a truly ruthless killer.

Judging from the tone of the man who sounded like an assassin when he spoke to Shinichi, Shinichi seemed to be this man's superior.

Shinichi, what terrible things have you been doing behind my back?!

Xiaolan was already thinking that Shinichi would spend several years in jail and become a high-ranking member of an organization like those in stories. It seemed impossible for him to do such a thing without being tainted by the dark side.

Gin's attention was now focused on someone else, rather than on Ran, who was expected to be sentenced to a certain number of years.

"Shinichi, is that kid the Conan you mentioned before?"

Gin glanced at Conan's position with a thoughtful expression, while Snake's expression turned serious.

Unexpectedly, the villainous savior also has the identity of the boss of another organization. However, as long as he doesn't encounter his completely incomprehensible illusion magic Snake, he is confident that he can bring Shinichi Kudo here.

"Wait a minute, can someone... explain to me what's going on?"

Why did Shinichi Kudo become the boss of the black market?!

A voice filled with confusion rang out, and the owner of the voice stepped out from the shadows to the north. It was the craftsman.

???

Conan looked at the craftsman who had suddenly appeared with a look of disbelief. Where had this guy been hiding?

I just checked there and there was no one there. Also, the way the members of that organization left the factory seemed very strange.

I have absolutely no idea how they did it.

More than thirty people crawled out of the passage near the western edge of the middle, a group of people from the winery suddenly appeared in the southern corner, and this man hiding in the north.

Good heavens, we've blocked off the entrance ourselves, barely managing to call it the east corner, and now the rooftop is so crowded we can barely stand up.

"Master craftsman, is there... a problem?"

When Conan was puzzled as to where those people had come from, Snake wore a puzzled expression, as if he didn't understand why the craftsman was puzzled.

"There's a big problem. Isn't Shinichi Kudo the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, the nemesis of the brewery?"

The reincarnated craftsman who emerged from the shadows expressed his panic, as the plot of this world seemed to be going a little wrong.

"Holmes? Rival? Mr. Craftsman's information network is really poor."

Snake's tone was somewhat sarcastic, clearly indicating his displeasure with this newcomer who had been inexplicably promoted to the same level as him by the BOSS.

"Indeed, have you considered purifying the full bottle?"

At that moment, a voice rang out from the east corner.