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

"You'll have to wait until Chen En drives back later to get your share."

Conan: ?

Why would a witch like Koizumi Akako make her amulet in the shape of a cross?

If he remembers correctly.

It seems that Koizumi Akako migrated from Europe to Japan because the church liked to tie witches to crosses and burn them at the stake, and to hunt witches.

You might say that Jesus used the cross as a symbol because the cross has a special symbolic meaning.

So it makes no sense that Koizumi Akako would also use a cross as a talisman, right?

Just as Kennedy wouldn't use a sniper rifle as his talisman.

From this perspective, the reason why Chen En appeared on the American island with Koizumi Akako is...

So it seems they wanted to obtain the mermaid's tears in order to craft these amulets?

Thinking of this, Conan frowned slightly.

He suddenly remembered.

It seems he specifically sought out Chen En to inquire about the events surrounding Shimabukuro Kimie and the others on the American island, intending to interrogate them. However, various other matters combined caused him to forget about the incident.

It seems this matter can only be asked later, since Chen En certainly won't answer his calls at this time.

"Oh, right, right."

"When Chen En and I first met, he said he found out who my first love was from a comic book. Since it's a comic book, there must be a main character, right? Who is the main character?"

Hattori Heiji changed the subject, not intending to delve into that topic, but instead asked out of curiosity.

"Could it be that I'm the protagonist of that comic book?"

Everyone turned their heads to look at Hattori Heiji.

Generally speaking, aside from Assassin's Creed and Gundam, no one would choose someone with such dark skin as the protagonist in the Japanese market, because that would be quite out of place with the vast majority of characters in comics.

Ai Haibara turned her head to look at Conan, and then said calmly.

"He said the name of this manga is Detective Conan, so the main character is naturally Conan Edogawa."

Heiji Hattori turned his head to look at Conan and touched his chin.

"I see, then it's not surprising."

"Otherwise, why would these 1000-plus cases happen around you but not around me? Those who are capable should do more work."

Conan: ?

Is this how the saying "the capable should do more" is used?

Before Conan could say anything, Ye Caisan appeared beside him again. He put down a tray with two cups of coffee on it. Conan subconsciously took the coffee, while Hattori Heiji also reached out and took a cup, adding some sugar as he did so.

The two detectives had just subconsciously thanked Ye Caisan and turned to look at Ai Haibara, preparing to continue talking about the manga's protagonist, when they suddenly turned to look at Ye Caisan at the same time.

Conan, Heiji Hattori: ?

To be honest, who exactly is this person?

This was the first time Hattori Heiji had met Ye Caisan.

Although Conan had met Ye Caisan once that morning, he only thought that Ye Caisan was a butler specially hired by Chen En to maintain the superficial order of the manor, and did not think that Ye Caisan really knew the location of the Bat Cave.

When he first entered the Bat Cave, Ye Caisan was not in the main hall of the Bat Cave.

Therefore, it was only now that I realized Ye Caisan's existence.

"Old man, who are you?"

Conan and Heiji Hattori asked in unison.

Hearing this, Ai Haibara casually replied without even looking up.

"This is Ye Caisan, who currently serves as the housekeeper."

"He was also a notorious criminal mastermind in Tokyo 20 years ago, known as the Shadow Mastermind."

Conan, Heiji Hattori: ?

Hattori Heiji exclaimed in surprise.

"What?! The Shadow Planner?! Isn't the Shadow Planner...who is it again?"

He scratched the back of his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

But Conan remembered the name, and he squinted.

"I thought you were killed by your comrade 20 years ago during that backstabbing incident."

"So it seems that the arrest and confession of all the robbers on the Saint-Foni who participated in the robbery 20 years ago and killed a bank employee was your doing, as a token of your loyalty..."

His gaze shifted to Curaçao, who was trying to approach Ai Haibara from behind, and he asked again.

"And who is this young lady?"

Without turning her head, Ai Haibara reached out and slapped away Curaçao's hand that was trying to place on her head, and then said.

"Curaçao, a codename member of the Black Organization."

"The second-in-command of the Black Organization, Rum, is probably the fourth or fifth person in the Black Organization."

Conan: ?

Damn it, when did my Bat Cave become a den of iniquity?!

Chapter 911 Bats...?

Inside the bat cave, Conan was still breathing on the suddenly appearing Curaçao and Ye Caisan.

However, those were all things that Chen En would have to deal with later.

Chen En is currently driving with Koizumi Akako to the high-rise restaurant he went to with Suzuki Sonoko earlier, intending to find Furuya Rei and get to the bottom of things, since there are indeed some strange things about Furuya Rei.

Normally, if Furuya Rei had regained his sanity, he shouldn't still be inside the mysterious organization.

Or perhaps this guy has some other ulterior motive and wants to rely on a mysterious organization to achieve it.

Or it could mean that the person's brain was damaged by the previous explosion.

The former is a bit more difficult to handle, but if it's the latter, he only needs to beat up Furuya Rei to bring him back to his senses, which is simple, straightforward, and quick.

Sitting in the car on the way to the high-rise restaurant, Koizumi Akako displayed her unique adaptability as a magician.

Her physical abilities are indeed inferior to Hattori Heiji's; she cannot, like Hattori Heiji, directly adapt to Chen En's speed simply by relying on her physical abilities.

But magicians naturally have their own ways of dealing with things.

Why doesn't she just add a suitable constant spell to her clothes?

If everything could be solved by physical strength, then what would be the difference between a magician and an ordinary person?

Therefore, even though Chen En was driving very fast, Koizumi Akako remained completely unaffected.

She even had the leisure to touch her chin and ask curiously.

"Actually, I'm quite curious about whether you can actually use that cross to make a pact with the devil."

"Because from the perspective of mysticism, everyone else is a normal person, but you are not human at all... Generally speaking, the minimum requirement for making a pact with a demon is to be human, right?"

Chen En, who was driving: ?

What do you mean by saying I'm not even human?

If Chen En hadn't been driving, he might have already turned around and given Koizumi Akako a disapproving look, trying to persuade her to change her mind.

His gaze fell on the condition of the car in front of him, and he asked without turning his head.

"I know that from your perspective as witches, you usually only see the fates of other people, right?"

"Since you saw that Ai Haibara and the others' fates weren't the same as ordinary people's, my fate should be the same too. Why are they human, but I'm not? What is this? Is it a metaphor?"

Upon hearing this, Koizumi Akako corrected her.

"No, no, no, what I see is not your destiny."

"It is your true self."

"Others who play superheroes may just be someone wearing a superhero suit, but you are the superhero yourself. Humanity is your disguise. In other words, your race is not human, but Batman."

Chen En: ?

If you have any opinions about me, you can say them directly; you don't need to say things like this.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and then said.

"You mean there's a race called Batman, right?"

Even so.

"In my understanding, there should be other creatures that can use magic. Why do you think I can't make a pact with a demon? Is there such a big difference between races?"

Upon hearing this, Koizumi Akako simply lay down on the back of the seat in front of her, feeling rather bored.

Her gaze fell on Chen En, and she said with interest.

"That's not really normal."

"Although in my eyes, your race should be Batman rather than human, we all know that Batman is a human wearing a superhero suit, and theoretically, it is impossible for him to become a real race."

"So if this is the case, it means that someone has altered your race through mysticism."

"So in my opinion, the race isn't human, but rather a giant bat disguised as a human, Batman. So have you ever made a contract with any other demons or whatever to obtain magic?"

To acquire magic by making contracts with other random things?

I came into contact with the magic of this world through you. Before that, I had never been exposed to any other magic, let alone made a contract with anything else to obtain magical power.

Are there really people who have nothing better to do than target Batman?

Chen En thought to himself, about to directly refute Koizumi Akako's words.