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

Does that mean the Mori Detective Agency is really going to have to take off its sign and disband?

After thinking for a moment, Ran Mouri tapped on her mother's name in her contacts.

She quietly edited a message and sent it.

However, Eri Kisaki did not reply to her, and the text message did not show as read.

This surprised Ran Mouri.

Is Mom busy with something else at this time?

"I heard there's a new transfer student today."

Ito Tamanosuke's voice rang out.

This transfer student, who was often busy with theatrical performances in traveling theater troupes, now rarely attends school.

As for Hondo Eisuke's matter, Ito Tamanosuke, who basically doesn't participate in the matchmaking events, should not know about it.

Ran Mouri looked up at Tamanosuke Ito.

Meanwhile, Sonoko Suzuki was already whispering to Tamanosuke Ito.

"We already knew! The transfer student is a boy who looks a lot like a girl."

"Ito-kun, we even held a welcome party for you earlier."

“If you had come then, you would definitely know about this.”

Ito Tamanosuke:?

Oh? You even held a social gathering?

A boy who looks like a girl? He seems like the type who could cross-dress and act.

Ito Tamanosuke stroked his chin.

He used to cross-dress and perform on stage when he was young.

Someone even took a picture back then—the one his sister, Ito Megumi, showed to Conan. Now, whenever I hear that, I instinctively think of acting.

However, at this point, Ito Tamanosuke suddenly said something rather strange.

"By the way, isn't the school schedule in Beika Town a bit strange?"

"I always feel that school days in Beika Town are much more chaotic and have much more breaks than school days in other places. Is that just my imagination?"

When asked about this topic, Sonoko Suzuki stroked her chin, thought hard for a moment, and then answered.

"No, I think it's perfectly normal."

Ito Tamanosuke:?

Is that so?

Well, that's what the locals say, so it must be true...

"Class is about to begin."

The homeroom teacher's voice came from outside the classroom.

The homeroom teacher's expression was so serious that all the other students in the class returned to their seats, waiting for the teacher to speak. After arriving at the podium, the teacher began earnestly...

"As you all know, we have a transfer student in our class."

"Now, let's welcome the transfer student."

They're all old acquaintances.

The students of Class 2-B at Teitan High School thought to themselves.

They've basically all met Hondo Eisuke already, so there's really no need to go through the formalities again.

Ran Mouri, also absentmindedly, rested her chin on her hand and looked out the window.

The next moment, a commotion erupted in the classroom.

Sonoko Suzuki, who was standing nearby, also exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh no, really..."

Ran Mouri looked up at the podium with some confusion.

The next moment, a figure wearing a Teitan High School girls' uniform appeared on the podium.

She said with a grin,

"I am a student who recently transferred to Teitan High School in Class 2-B."

"My name is Sera Masumi, and I'm a detective. Nice to meet you!"

Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki: ?

Shouldn't the transfer student introduction be for Hondo Eisuke?

Who are you?

Ito Tamanosuke, who was sitting behind Suzuki Sonoko, looked up and glanced at her.

He said in surprise,

"Wow, is this the transfer student who looks like a girl but is actually a boy?"

"She really does look like a girl, a natural-born cross-dresser!"

Sera Masumi:?

Do I look that much like a boy?

Chapter 549 Sonoko Suzuki's Girl Band Project

Sera Masumi, the second transfer student.

Hondou Eisuke entered the classroom after Sera Masumi, introduced himself as usual, and then found a seat, but kept observing the transfer student out of the corner of his eye.

For some reason, he felt that this transfer student named Sera Masumi was very strange.

How should I put it? It gave him a strange sense of déjà vu.

Just like him, the purpose of transferring to Teitan High School was not actually to register her household in Beika Town (would anyone really come to Beika Town to study for that reason?), but rather she had other ideas!

Hondo Eisuke knows his own family affairs well.

The reason he transferred to Teitan High School and became friends with Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki was ultimately to get in touch with Kogoro Mouri and use him as a stepping stone to find his sister, Hidemi Hondo.

And this girl with fangs named Sera Masumi seems to have similar goals to him.

However, he was looking for his older sister, Hondo Hidemi, while Sera Masumi's purpose might be to use Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki as stepping stones to find someone else.

The teacher is giving a lesson on the platform.

Hondo Eisuke's attention was completely focused on what his teacher was teaching.

He's now completely focused on Sera Masumi, the mysterious transfer student.

With just a little thought, he could easily pinpoint Sera Masumi's target as these few people.

Shinichi Kudo, Kogoro Mouri, and Chen En.

Based on the results obtained by Hondo Eisuke through personal contact.

Kogoro Mouri and Chen En are both top-notch detectives, and Shinichi Kudo, as the former strongest detective in Tokyo, is probably not much less skilled than Kogoro Mouri and Chen En.

Perhaps Sera Masumi used these three famous detectives as a stepping stone to find someone to transfer into her school.

"It's a Stand with the same abilities, isn't it?"

"...You may be able to fool others, but you certainly can't fool me."

Hondo Eisuke squinted his eyes.

However, Hondo Eisuke is observing Sera Masumi, and Sera Masumi's attention is also focused on Hondo Eisuke.

She only came to Beika Town a few days ago and had no idea of ​​Hondo Eisuke's existence before that.

It wasn't until she followed the homeroom teacher outside the classroom, preparing to introduce herself as a transfer student, that she discovered there was another transfer student besides her.

As a self-proclaimed detective.

Sera Masumi's keen observation skills go without saying.

She only observed Hondo Eisuke for a short while before she could tell that Hondo Eisuke's recklessness and timidity were just a deliberate facade, which was extremely suspicious.

In addition, she and someone who had ulterior motives for getting close to Ran Mouri entered Teitan High School on the same day as her, doing the same thing.

Sera Masumi has to consider what Hondou Eisuke's true identity really is.

She subtly observed Hondou Eisuke out of the corner of her eye, completely forgetting the knowledge the teacher was imparting on stage, and subconsciously judged whether this person was a member of some special organization.

Since both she and her mother suspected that Shinichi Kudo might be rejuvenating after seeing Conan's appearance, it's understandable.

If other special organizations were to notice this, it wouldn't be impossible for them to use Ran Mouri as a springboard to get close to Conan Edogawa, who is currently staying at the Mouri Detective Agency.

So, does that mean Hondo Eisuke is actually her rival?

Sera Masumi and Hondou Eisuke, the two transfer students, seem to be getting along rather poorly.

Not to mention Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who had previously interacted with Eisuke Hondo, even Tamanosuke Ito, who had never interacted with Eisuke Hondo before, could see that something was wrong at this moment.

And for some reason, these two were especially popular with their classmates.

Sera Masumi mainly attracts her classmates' attention with her own stories.

Hondo Eisuke, on the other hand, used tactics like feigning a fall on flat ground to gain the attention of his classmates.

I only saw the two people's dazzling performance.

Ito Tamanosuke couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Although he was a transfer student like Sera Masumi and Hondo Eisuke, he didn't cause any trouble when he transferred, which made him realize how big the gap was between transfer students.