I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

"A magical fluctuation has appeared."

"Alright, let me, as a mage, see what kind of magic this guy is going to use to help these two escape, whether it's illusion, blessing, or some kind of rescue magic."

"Watch me intercept them all at once."

Koizumi Akako's voice carried a hint of confidence, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

The next moment, Chen En and Koizumi Akako both clearly heard Pisco pronounce that number as well.

"42."

What does this number actually represent?

Not only Pisco and Ireland were unaware, but Chen En was also unaware.

Only Koizumi Akako believed that this should be some kind of niche magic that uses specific numbers as incantations, and that strict prerequisites must be met for its realization.

But she couldn't decipher what magic these numbers, which resembled encrypted spells, actually represented.

Perhaps it's a detection magic.

Ireland once used this number to determine the location of Pisker.

But is this magic really just as simple as detection magic?

the answer is negative.

In Ireland and Pisco, the two were informed of this number by the mysterious person, and at that very moment, they memorized it firmly as the mysterious person had instructed.

The magic worked.

But this magic was not for rescue.

It was for the purpose of killing.

In a mere instant, this magic, imbued with special encryption and imbued with immense risk, produced the effect the giver had hoped for.

death.

Chapter 1290 Curse

Magic is an extremely idealistic power.

Their existence transcends physical principles; they are activated solely based on their own rules.

Just like fairy tales contain childish limitations such as a kiss nullifying a sleeping spell or a demon losing all its magic when it sheds tears.

Such magical limitations also exist for all magicians.

Even when Koizumi Akako uses magic, she is bound by the limitation that she will lose her magic as the Scarlet Witch if she sheds tears for her beloved. The same applies to the magician who helped Ireland and Piske.

At that moment, the magician was standing in front of a mirror.

This mirror is the so-called magic mirror.

As a magical prop that once appeared in the popular fairy tale "Snow White", the magic mirror is naturally a magical prop that almost all magicians will try to make, and each has its own style of creation.

Koizumi Akako once had a magic mirror as well.

However, because she became completely infatuated after a failed operation, she smashed the magic mirror. Otherwise, this traditional fairy tale witch wouldn't be using a magic crystal ball as a medium for casting spells now.

However, unlike magicians like Koizumi Akako who came from wealthy and powerful families.

The magician who followed the mysterious man clearly didn't have such a large fortune, so he wouldn't casually smash his magical artifacts. These magical artifacts were something he had put a lot of effort into making.

Now, however, it is being used by his sugar daddy.

He was the magician Chen En had been searching for, the one who could create magical items that could confuse others' presence.

Beside the magician was his sugar daddy.

The magician's sugar daddy was wearing a black coat.

He was wearing a conspicuous mask on his face.

To most people, it would just look like a prank mask that's common at Halloween.

However, people like Ireland and Chen En, who had dealt with the Steel Society before, could tell at a glance that this was a special magical item worn by the Steel Society's executives and even the president of the Steel Society.

Black mask.

Previously, after Takeo Miura, the chairman of the Steel Association, was killed in the hospital by the Death God Gun.

The true identity of the Black Mask has remained unknown.

Whether it was the remnants of the Steel Society, the Black Organization, the Japanese Public Security Bureau, or any other forces searching for it, they had never been able to find its exact whereabouts and could only regard it as lost.

Only Chen En believed that the main face of the Black Mask was definitely hidden somewhere by Takeo Miura.

Even though Takeo Miura is now confirmed dead, he could very well return using the main face of that black mask.

As it turned out, Takeo Miura's duel with Batman at the Tokyo National Stadium was a complete failure, and what he said to Chen En before being sent to the hospital was not a lie.

The head of the Steel Society, one of the three major yakuza organizations in Tokyo.

They have indeed returned at this time.

He was still wearing that black skull-shaped mask.

"...The magic worked, didn't it?"

"That's what the black-masked man said."

His eyes held a cruel smile, as if all of this was within his expectations.

And that is indeed the case.

The current situation in Tokyo is indeed within his expectations.

Because he believed in Batman's abilities more than anyone else.

He knew very well that if it were Batman, he could definitely corner the Irishman who had once sent someone to kill him, and the person most important to Ireland, forcing them to utter those numbers.

It's also clear that this applies to Batman, who prefers a one-and-done approach.

They will definitely use this bait tactic to try and find out the whereabouts of him and the magician next to him so they can catch them all in one fell swoop.

So the plan proceeded as he had anticipated.

This magic.

It's not some kind of detection magic.

It wasn't some kind of rescue magic.

It is a curse magic.

Just like the fables of Greek mythology or the terrible black magic in fairy tales, he made the magician put a lot of effort into setting up this encrypted magic spell and setting extremely strict triggering conditions.

The numbers have no inherent meaning; they must be memorized by two extremely close individuals, along with the specific context in which they are acquired.

It also has the ability to sense the location of two people.

The latter is not a blessing, but a constraint.

Because the full picture of this curse is

"As long as both parties meet, and both remember this meaningless number and the circumstances under which they know this number, and their relationship is extremely close... the curse will be triggered."

"The strong will cause the weak to die."

The man in the black mask spoke casually.

The magician beside him remained silent.

Normally, as long as you know the full picture of this curse...

Then they would naturally realize that the ability to know the location of others that the binding granted them was not a blessing, but a death warrant. They would then avoid meeting the two and seek other magicians to break the spell.

Even if it's just a matter of spending a little more time to have a skilled magician help confirm it, the problem can be easily solved.

This is actually not difficult.

However, if one is unaware of the full extent of this curse and mistakenly believes it to be a location-detecting spell, and thus encounters it...

Death arrived as expected.

Chen En's gaze was fixed on Pisco and Ireland in front of him.

He heard a somewhat confused sound coming from Koizumi Akako in his earphones.

"Strange, I clearly sensed a magical fluctuation."

"But I didn't detect any positive magic... Isn't that a bit strange? Wasn't this number meant to help them leave?"

...Weren't they supposed to help them leave?

Upon hearing this, Chen En's eyes widened instantly.

He knew very well that the person cooperating with the Black Organization was most likely Takeo Miura or his successor.

Takeo Miura could be said to have died indirectly at the hands of Ireland.

Both Takeo Miura and his successor should hate Ireland to the core, and under normal circumstances, they should not help Ireland. The current situation is clearly abnormal.

However, it turned out that Takeo Miura would not help Ireland.

This is not help, it's a death sentence.

This is a revenge magic with some harsh conditions set.

Ireland, seeing that nothing was happening around him, immediately felt that he must be being deceived.

Feeling deeply deceived, and being a man of strong emotions, he angrily slammed his fist into the ground. This barely perceptible movement triggered a chain reaction, causing Pisk's body to sway involuntarily.

He had previously pulled the safety off his spare Irish pistol in preparation for dealing with Batman.

The moment Pisk was hit by the fear gas smoke grenade, he had already fallen to the side. In the instant Pisk's body swayed, the pistol was quietly flicked, pointing precisely at Pisk and firing off without hesitation.

Just like the curse magic that Koizumi Akako used to deal with the spider before.

The continuous curses instantly triggered fatal consequences.