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

Conan: ?

You're shaking like this, who's going to protect you?

He slightly raised his head to look at Ran Mouri, then reached into his Robin belt and pulled out a wooden cross, handing it to Ran Mouri.

"Sister Xiaolan, you can take this to boost your courage."

Ran Mouri: ?

Where did you get such a long cross from?

Wait, why do you have a cross on your body?

And why does this cross look so familiar? It's like I've seen it somewhere before... Isn't this the cross that Chen En took out in Daisuke Torakura's Dracula villa back then?

Why did you keep this with you?

Ran Mouri reached out and took the wooden cross that Conan handed her.

Looking at the cross, then at Conan, I didn't know what to say for a moment.

I don't know whether to criticize Conan for trusting Chen En so much, or for keeping these things with him.

Conan, however, didn't care about any of that.

Upon seeing the red six-pointed star magic circle in front of me...

Thinking that Shimabukuro Ruri might actually be a mermaid, his curiosity as a detective was instantly piqued, and he was determined to find out what was going on in front of him.

Moreover, Chen En was on this island, yet he wouldn't answer his calls.

There must be something fishy going on!

Conan bent down and began to study the six-pointed star magic circle, trying to figure out what was going on.

Seeing that there was still some powder left, he subconsciously dipped his finger in it and sniffed it under his nose.

I didn't figure out what it was, and then I licked it again.

Ninety-nine floors, a rare find!

It tastes a bit like a mixture of strawberry and mango...

Then, Conan collapsed.

Ran Mouri, who was nervously looking around while holding the cross with both hands, turned her head and saw Conan suddenly collapse to the ground. Her face turned pale with fright.

What happened?

Conan was fine just now, how did he suddenly collapse?

Ran Mouri screamed in fright, then rushed to Conan's side and shook him violently.

"Conan, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

"Conan, how did you suddenly die? What happened?"

Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, who were helping to erect the tombstone at the Mermaid's Grave, immediately sensed something was wrong when they heard the scream and rushed over.

Then you see Ran Mouri kneeling on the ground, holding Conan's arm.

Hattori Heiji, Toyama Kazuha: ?

Why did Conan suddenly fall over?

Were there any hidden weapons? It doesn't seem likely. Did Chen En leave some hidden weapons at the scene before he left?

Isn't that a bit too unfair?

They only target their own teammates.

When Conan opened his eyes...

He was already lying on the ship returning home.

He still feels a little dizzy.

However, there did not seem to be any physical weakness or other adverse reactions.

Conan sat up abruptly from the bed and stroked his chin.

"What exactly is that thing? Why can't I taste it at all?"

"Could it be that I tasted too little?"

He pondered this.

He caught a glimpse of Ran Mouri sleeping by the bedside, and then glanced at the sea view outside the window.

He was completely stunned.

Did something go wrong?

He was just in the Mermaid Forest, searching for Shimabukuro Kimie and Chen En, how did he end up on the ship in the blink of an eye? And why is the sea so calm? Wasn't there a huge storm last night?

So, the moment I fainted, the storm immediately stopped, and they sent me away as quickly as possible?

Conan was at a loss for words.

Then his gaze fell on Kogoro Mouri, who was still sleeping beside him.

Uncle Mori has such good sleep quality.

They've been sleeping soundly and haven't woken up yet.

I really envy Uncle Mori's sleep quality.

He then looked up at the clock.

The clock is pointing to 4 a.m.

It seems unlikely that we can return to American Island to continue the investigation now. The ferry is probably about to arrive at the port in Fukui Prefecture, and the round trip might mean we won't be able to reach American Island until tomorrow.

By then, the daylily will be too cold.

Thinking of this, Conan took out his detective badge again and pressed it.

However, this time they were unable to contact any other detective medals.

This indicates that a second detective medal does not exist within the signal range.

Chen En was not on the returning ferry.

It seems they are still on the American island.

Judging from the sound of airplane engines heard on the beach earlier, this guy probably ran away with Shimabukuro Kimie in a private plane, but that's not necessarily true.

Maybe they fled on a private ferry?

In any case, that person would never stay on the island and wait to die.

"Once I get back to Tokyo, I'm going to get to the bottom of this..."

Conan muttered to himself.

Then he yawned, lay back, pulled the blanket up, and closed his eyes.

Now that things have come to this, I should just go to sleep.

Goodnight, Makka Pakka.

Chapter 856 If the ferryman on the Sanzu River had rowed fast enough, Saori should be doing quite well.

"Hey, can you give us a heads-up?"

"Did you draw that six-pointed star magic circle? Why did Conan fall asleep immediately after sitting next to it for a while? Does that magic circle have some kind of offensive effect?"

Let's rewind a little bit and look at the ferry deck.

Hattori Heiji asked with some curiosity.

He was curious about why Conan suddenly fainted, because he checked the scene and found no other traps, unless Conan had been hit by a special tranquilizer dart that automatically degrades.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to sleep so peacefully.

But that's not quite right either.

If it's an anesthetic needle, there must be a transmitter, but there aren't any transmitters nearby.

This basically rules out the possibility that Conan was instantly anesthetized by a tranquilizer dart.

But what other possibilities are there?

According to Heiji Hattori, it must be magic at work.

So Hattori Heiji curiously came over to ask Koizumi Akako.

Yes, it was Koizumi Akako.

Unlike Chen En, Koizumi Akako did not board the plane.

She's not the kind of Batman who's always in a rush, nor is she particularly interested in experiencing Batman's hang gliding package. Why take a plane when she can take a boat back? Doesn't she get seasick?

That guy is reckless enough to speed on the ground, let alone fly a plane.

However, her good mood didn't last long.

Although Hattori Heiji's appearance was very similar to Kuroba Kaito's, which initially made her feel somewhat favorable towards him, she still felt a bit annoyed when Hattori Heiji kept asking these meaningless questions.

So Koizumi Akako replied rather irritably.

"You think too much."

"I couldn't be bothered to waste my spellcasting materials or traps on that guy. He got food poisoning because he licked the leftover magical material residue next to my magic circle."

"As for whether that's true or not, you can just ask him directly when he wakes up tomorrow morning."

"Stop asking me all this time. Didn't you see the strange look in your girlfriend's eyes?"

Huh? I licked it and got food poisoning?