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

Can something that happens within the system be called being kept?

Besides, five million is just a fraction of the value of a human civilization. He could easily earn that by conjuring up anything, so Xia Qing didn't feel that five million was particularly precious.

Having experienced multiple worlds and almost becoming the behind-the-scenes ruler of Earth in the Conan world, Xia Qing has now become somewhat indifferent to the concept of money in human society.

After slacking off for two hours, Xia Qing headed towards the screening room.

Meanwhile, in the movie theater, the two groups had already arrived.

"Hehe, I do have a pretty good talent for business, Xiaolan. After I saw my connection to this record of destiny being shown, I guessed it was a record of our world."

Maybe... you can still find the whereabouts of that bumbling detective during this movie viewing.

In the northern VIP box on the second level, looking at Sonoko Suzuki beside him, he said this.

Meanwhile, cold sweat slowly seeped down Conan's back. Oh no, someone might die.

What if my identity as Shinichi Kudo is discovered...?

Despite his deep worries, Conan was quite curious about what his future held.

There was no future version of my strongest detective system for sale there. Well, assuming I hadn't encountered that system, I would probably be an ordinary detective in the future.

Conan, who runs a detective agency in a place where information gathers, thought to himself that although he is now a detective, the things that detectives look for have clearly gone beyond what ordinary detectives should look for.

Is finding a way to break a curse really something a detective should be looking for? No!

Conan was clearly not happy about his inexplicable transformation from a detective to a master of breaking curses; he felt that going into business, like Sonoko, would be better than this industry.

Meanwhile, in another private room not far from this one, Kaito Kuroba, looking at Aoko with a scrutinizing expression and Akako with a surprised look, explained:

"Actually, I'm just an ordinary high school student on the surface, but I'm actually a world-renowned magician."

Kaito Kuroba explained that he was curious about the movie that was connected to him and didn't know what it was about.

He had inquired about it before, and it was only after learning that his identity as Phantom Thief Kid would not be exposed that Kuroba Kaito chose to confront Aoko and the others.

Koizumi Akako and Hakuba Saguru simply came along because they were discovered after they confessed, and the movie tickets weren't expensive anyway.

"Tsk, I never expected you to have this side to you. This is really... hard to imagine."

Looking around at the private room, Hakuba Saguru sounded somewhat surprised, after all, it was a bit absurd that his classmate had suddenly become a magician whose fame had spread to the ears of countless aliens.

"Ahem, it was all due to a small accident. By the way, the movie is about to start."

Looking at the screen, Kaito Kuroba changed the subject, and just as the game was about to start, Xia Qing arrived at the reserved private room.

Chapter 498: Conan: That's right, I am the savior of villains!

"My name is Conan Edogawa. On the surface, I'm just an ordinary elementary school student, but actually..."

Lightning strikes at the opening ceremony.

Upon hearing the words of his other self on the screen, Conan's face instantly turned deathly pale.

I'm familiar with these lines. Won't this expose Shinichi Kudo's identity?

No, this is bad, I'm going to die, I'm definitely going to die, after all, I often take baths with Xiaolan these days!

"Hey, Conan-kun~"

At that moment, Conan felt a little heat next to his ear. Ran's sudden intimate voice made Conan's heart beat faster.

"Actually, I've always been curious about something: why are you and Shinichi so similar, Conan? Why do you have such superb reasoning skills at such a young age?"

That's strange, really strange. Good children don't lie, you know. So, Conan, did you have another name in the past?

Faced with Ran's interrogation, Conan, feeling certain he was doomed, took a deep breath, knowing he couldn't just sit and wait to die. He stood up and shouted, "That's right, I am..."

"I am the savior of evil!"

???

Just as Conan was about to confess and receive leniency, he suddenly heard a voice that sounded exactly like his own. Being the quick-witted person he is, he immediately thought of a way to survive a little longer.

"I, Conan Edogawa, am the savior of villains!"

Conan covered his left eye with one hand and said to Ran, "Although I don't know what's going on with the person on the screen, at least I haven't been exposed."

Although I had a frank idea before, making a decision isn't something you can do so easily.

"Uh, Conan, what's going on?"

Looking at Conan and Ran Mouri in front of her, she wondered if something was wrong. This guy who suddenly claimed to be the savior of villains... was he really Conan or Shinichi, who was like a detective?

Speaking of which, Shinichi's parents should be arriving soon. I was planning to call them over today to confront Conan directly.

"Ran-chan, we're here~"

Yukiko's voice rang out at that moment, and she, who had just arrived in the private room with Yusaku Kudo, immediately realized that something was amiss.

Why is Shinichi covering his left eye?

Her doubts were quickly answered. Conan quickly recalled things related to chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) from his memories and then deliberately spoke in a gloomy tone:

"Hmph, you mere humans dare not even bow before me, the savior of villains, Edogawa Conan? Aren't you afraid that I, Conan, will use my profound demonic flames, darker than darkness itself, to wipe you all from this world!"

When Conan said this, a look of utter despair appeared in his eyes. If his identity were really exposed, his image in front of Ran would probably be completely ruined.

Fortunately, apart from the familiar Ai Haibara, no one in the private room knows that I am Shinichi Kudo. I can just make up an excuse to keep them from telling my parents.

But why did I feel like I heard a very familiar voice just now?

Conan was puzzled, when a somewhat bewildered voice rang out: "Conan, what are you doing?"

"Hmph, how dare a mere human be arrogant in front of Edogawa Conan, the master of my dark demonic flames and the villainous savior? How arrogant, how presumptuous!"

As Conan finished speaking, his voice trailed off. "That voice... isn't that my mom's voice?"

Somewhat stiffly, he turned his head to look to his side, and at that moment, Yukiko and Yuzuru Kudo appeared in front of Conan.

"Ahem, did we come at the wrong time?"

Kudo Yusaku coughed twice to break the tense atmosphere and spoke, while Conan's feigned arrogance had vanished.

"No, I didn't! Please listen to my explanation first!"

Conan tried to salvage his image in his parents' eyes, since they knew his true identity, and he couldn't change that even if he transformed into Shinichi Kudo in the future.

At this moment, Yukiko looked at Conan with a deeply amused expression. This was that... that chuunibyou, right? The one her best friend used to talk about with her.

"Yeah, everyone goes through that phase. Conan, your chuunibyou phase was just a little... a little early."

Kudo Yusaku replied, having initially intended to say it was late, but then realized that late was not suitable for Conan at this moment.

"No, I really didn't..."

Conan tried his best to explain, while also thinking about how to clear himself of suspicion.

Before I could even finish saying "I'm really not a chuunibyou," Xiaolan said in a gentle voice, "Okay, okay, we all know you're the savior of real villains."

However, Conan, being a villainous savior isn't actually a very good job. Have you ever considered becoming the leader of the Phantom Thieves and going head-to-head with the second-generation Detective Prince?

Ran learned a lot from being friends with Sonoko, who is obsessed with high-tech networks all day long. Ran recalled a sentence structure she had seen before, but was not clear about its implied meaning, and said this.

She believed that Conan, being of a chuunibyou age, would like characters who deviate from the right path, so she chose a character in the story who at least appeared to be a good guy on the surface.

Sonoko seems to have said before that men like darkness, so maybe Conan is similar.

But now we can finally confirm one thing: Conan really isn't Shinichi. Shinichi would never say something so embarrassing.

Yes, that's right. Shinichi could never be a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer.

While Ran's belief that Conan is Shinichi has greatly diminished, the Junior Detective League is now quite lively.

"Oh, the Phantom Thieves concept sounds pretty good! Robin Hood-like thieves who rob the rich to help the poor!"

Mitsuhiko's eyes lit up, and Genta decisively said, "Ahem. Conan, I've made up my mind. From today onwards, the Shadow of the Detective Boys, the Phantom Thieves, are formed!"

From this day forward, Conan, you are the leader of the Phantom Thieves, codenamed Joker.

Upon hearing Genta's words, Ayumi's eyes lit up: "Oh, is that even possible? I want to be a leader too."

"No, the Detective Boys and the Phantom Thieves are light and shadow; we don't need any other groups."

Genta decisively rejected Ayumi's idea. At this moment, Mitsuhiko, who thought Ayumi was right, coughed twice to attract the attention of the other members and said, "You may disagree, but we may agree."

Okay, how about this? Genta is leaving the new group, so it will be me, Conan, Ayumi, and Haibara.

What should we call it...? Hmm, how about "The Young Four Great Constables"?

We are above detectives, the absolute light of justice; we will become the symbol of light!

Chapter 499: Bronya, why are you so skilled at this?!

Ai Haibara did not offer any opinion at the moment, but she found it somewhat amusing that Conan was being misunderstood as having a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Meanwhile, Conan, who was pondering how to defend himself, was also thinking about how to get rid of the label of "chuunibyou" (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur).

"The leader of the Phantom Thieves, you mean the character Sonoko-neechan saw in the movie before? Ran-neechan, please stop joking. How could I possibly become the leader of the Phantom Thieves!"

While overcoming one's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is important, the detective's perseverance is equally important, Conan said with certainty, having not yet come up with a good solution.

A phantom thief? Ha, how could that be possible? No matter how hard I think about it, I would never become a phantom thief.

As Conan made this conclusion, the silver-haired man on the screen had already arrived behind Conan without anyone noticing, and most of the audience in the theater did not notice him due to the perspective distortion.

That guy is... Gin!

Conan's pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the figure on the screen. That guy was... Gin!

Conan, turning to look at the screen, instinctively became serious. Ran and the others, seeing the menacing figure, sensed that Conan was in some danger.

"Heh, looks like you've really forgotten everything. You actually mistook me for that guy Gin."

As the girl's voice, "Gin," faded from the screen, her appearance subtly changed. Gin's appearance was erased, and a green-haired girl appeared on the screen.

"Wendy?"

Theresa stared blankly at the girl on the screen, wondering why Wendy was on the screen.

Hearing the exclamation of surprise from the headmaster beside her, Wendy shook her head, clearly unaware of the matter.

On the screen, Conan frowned as he looked at Wendy and asked, "Who are you?"