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

"Oh, right, Miss Magical Girl, and Mr. Chen En."

"Didn't you say that the mermaid arrows are cursed? Why are you returning them to me?"

The mermaid's arrow is certainly cursed, but it's not just a curse.

Chen En looked up at the distant mountains and leaves, and then spoke.

"You must have heard of the legend of the mermaid's arrow, right?"

"The Cursed Arrow was originally an arrow for slaying demons and monsters. If it leaves one's side, demons will build their nests, men will return to dust and become heartless evil spirits, and women will return to water and become speechless mermaids."

"This thing can ward off evil spirits if you keep it on you, especially since you're the one who actually drew it."

"So this effect only works on you... Of course, if you don't care, just go to a temple, throw this thing into the donation box, and let Buddha fight it with his sword."

Kazuha Toyama: ?

Isn't this a bit too much of a blow to Buddha?

Chapter 849 The Longevity Granny

"You just said that mermaids already exist, what do you mean...?"

Hattori Heiji steered the conversation back on track and asked.

He was somewhat surprised by the girl next to Chen En, who was dressed like a magical girl.

Although he had never met Sonoko Suzuki, he knew what her hair color was, and it was obviously not the long-haired, black-haired magical girl next to him. Had he eloped with a magical girl?

However, Koizumi Akako was unaware of what Hattori Heiji was thinking, and simply said...

"It means exactly what it says."

"The mermaids that everyone thought were dead have actually been created. As for the details, why don't you go back to the shrine and take a look? You went into the forest to look for someone, right?"

How did you know we went into the forest to look for someone?

Could it be that some kind of prophetic magic was used?

Hattori Heiji was somewhat surprised.

Then he shook his head violently, banishing the possibility from his mind.

Although the person in front of me is dressed like a magical girl and looks somewhat like one, she is clearly not a real magical girl.

Because magic does not exist in this world.

It's the end of the 20th century, shouldn't we be talking about science a little more?

However, he glanced at Chen En's expression beside him and found that Chen En's expression did not change at all.

It was immediately confirmed that Chen En had most likely grasped the entire course of the case in a mysterious and cunning manner.

They are now preparing to conclude the case through a deus ex machina.

Based on what the magical girl just said.

Hattori Heiji suspects that Kadowaki Saori or the real Shimabukuro Kimie has returned to the shrine.

Perhaps she'll be known as a long-lived woman...

But in any case, it's definitely time to go back.

If nothing unexpected happens.

Kudo's side has probably ruled out the possibility that Shimabukuro Kimie is the murderer.

And they're already planning to use a tranquilizer dart on that gullible Kogoro Mouri, and then use Kogoro Mouri's identity to deduce the truth, right?

If we don't hurry back, we might miss the very end.

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji immediately turned around, preparing to pull Toyama Kazuha back to the shrine.

However, after taking only a few steps, he turned back to look at Chen En and Koizumi Akako.

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes, and then he asked.

Aren't you coming back with us?

"By the way, how did you guys get here?"

Upon hearing this, Chen En simply pointed to the sky.

Koizumi Akako, standing nearby, said impatiently.

"Go about your business. What business is it of yours where we go?"

...That's so rude.

What if there are black bears in these deep forests?

Hattori Heiji thought to himself.

But he himself knew that it was impossible for black bears to inhabit such an island unless they could swim as far as the ferry. Otherwise, they would not be able to appear in the deep forests of the island.

Therefore, Hattori Heiji did not hesitate any longer and immediately pulled Toyama Kazuha back.

He watched the two disappear from sight.

Koizumi Akako looked at Chen En with some curiosity and asked.

"I'm waiting for the spell to end, what are you waiting for?"

Upon hearing this, Chen En simply took out his coffee, sipped it, and then replied.

"I just don't want to see it."

He has always chosen to neither interfere with nor prevent such revenge-driven heinous killings.

Although he would not take the initiative to arrest Kimie Shimabukuro.

But don't expect him to help Shimabukuro Kimie get away with it.

He had no real relationship with Shimabukuro Kimie. Sending the mermaid back to the shrine to help Shimabukuro Kimie was already a way of repaying the kindness of the mermaid's tears, and he didn't plan to do anything more.

Koizumi Akako, who was standing next to her, frowned slightly and then spoke.

"You inherently evil bat, just keep being hypocritical."

"If you want to help, then help; if you don't want to help, then don't."

"In my opinion, as a superhero, shouldn't he have eliminated all the people Shimabukuro wanted revenge on before he could even take his own, to prevent Shimabukuro from killing anyone? Wouldn't that have been much easier?"

The lawlessness unique to those who are extraordinary.

Chen En glanced at Koizumi Akako beside him.

Little sister, your idea is dangerous.

Next time, ask the Punisher how to deal with it; that guy is an expert in this area.

At this very moment, at the Mermaid Shrine.

Since Conan has already locked down the culprit's true identity, he naturally doesn't have too many concerns.

He immediately summoned everyone to the Mermaid Shrine in the name of Kogoro Mouri.

Then, without hesitation, he gave Kogoro Mouri a shot.

Kogoro Mouri only had time to mutter "It feels so familiar" before he fell into a deep sleep.

Adjusting the voice changer.

Conan, hiding behind Kogoro Mouri, glanced at everyone in the shrine out of the corner of his eye and noticed that the old woman had not yet appeared in the shrine. He then narrowed his eyes slightly.

The longevity grandmother's true identity is most likely Kimie Shimabukuro.

Because Fukuyama Rokuro just revealed some very important information.

He, Kimie Shimabukuro, Naoko Kuroe, Toshimi Ebihara, and Saori Kadowaki were university classmates and even co-starred in a movie called "The Tale of the Bhikkhuni" during their university years.

Leaving aside the awards this film received, let's just talk about the main characters.

The protagonist of the Tale of the Bhikkhuni is a legendary figure known as the Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni. She once ate mermaid flesh and gained a lifespan of a thousand years. After giving two hundred years of her lifespan to others, she died at the age of eight hundred.

Therefore, she was known as Yaobikuni.

According to Fukuyama Rokuro's description.

When filming that movie, Kimie Shimabukuro had already demonstrated outstanding special disguise skills, making herself look exactly like an old woman.

Therefore, despite being a university student, she perfectly fulfilled the role of Yaobikuni.

In other words, Kimie Shimabukuro possesses the skill to disguise herself as the elderly and long-lived Mikoto Shimabukuro.

Therefore, the final piece of the puzzle regarding Kimie Shimabukuro as the murderer was finally completed.

Now all that's left is for the longevity granny, the main character, to arrive, and then everything can be over.

However, just as Conan was waiting for the old woman to arrive at the scene.

The Fukui Prefectural Police Inspector, who had been waiting at the scene for a long time, said somewhat impatiently.

"Detective Mori, didn't you say you were going to reveal the real culprit here?"

"Why haven't you pointed out who the real murderer is yet?"

Are you waiting for some opportunity, or for someone?

Instead of waiting, he might as well go back into the mountains to look for traces of Kadowaki Saori.

The sooner the case is solved, the sooner we can return to the city.

While the food on American Island is decent, there's not much else worth staying for.

Why stay here and enjoy the sea breeze?

However, just as Conan was about to answer in Kogoro Mouri's voice...

Footsteps came from outside the shrine.