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

"Originally, I wanted to let the body go to Tokyo Bay and find a place to be stored there."

"But I didn't expect Batman to be so powerful that he was able to break my magic and chase the corpse all the way up to the Rainbow Bridge. In desperation, I made the corpse disfigure its face and then drove the motorcycle into Tokyo Bay."

"Although I could simply abandon that corpse."

“But I knew that Batman, as one of the city’s protectors, would not stand by and watch me complete my revenge. Therefore, I deliberately used that corpse to ruin Batman’s reputation.”

"Unfortunately, I didn't expect Batman's car to be able to fly..."

According to Kazumasa Nakaoka's description.

The so-called mastermind simply does not exist.

From the very beginning, the sorcerer was himself, the bomb dealer was himself, and everything was a grand drama he orchestrated himself, misleading the police and even Batman.

These words made Chen En's heart skip a beat.

He suddenly realized something, and his face, hidden under the Batman helmet, instantly darkened, because he had already thought of a very, very bad possibility.

The two physics-savvy detectives, however, hadn't yet reacted.

Instead, the members of the gold watch group frowned and turned to look at the Ashiya Onmyoji next to them.

The Onmyoji, wearing the Kikyo mark that Lorenzo had swapped out, had a serious expression on his face. He then took out several paper figures from his hunting robe pocket, quickly pinched and folded them into special shapes, and then scattered them into the sky.

The original paper figure had now shattered into pieces, and it was muttering to itself.

"The true form is already there."

Accompanied by the appearance of incantations.

The previously empty space was covered by paper, revealing a monster that resembled an ape but had no tail, was covered in black fur, and walked upright. It stared at Nakaoka Kazuya in front of it, and then made a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

"Monster, monster!"

"Am I not a magician? Why can't I use magic right now?"

What it said was completely unlike what it should be saying.

But this made Nakaoka Kazuya break out in a cold sweat.

Ashiya Onmyoji frowned and said.

"I'm not asking you to create panic. Tell me... what's going on in his mind?"

The monster turned its head to look at Ashiya, revealing an extremely unsettling smile, and said...

"It's changed, it's changed!"

"It's been changed!"

...Magic to manipulate memories or alter cognition?

Chen En's eyes narrowed slightly.

This is the most difficult situation.

Chapter 1122 An Important Part of Human Existence

"Its appearance resembles that of an ape but it has no tail, its body is covered in black fur, it can walk like a human, and it can speak a human-like language? Moreover, it can say things that don't sound like it at all, and when it says them, Nakaoka Kazumasa's expression is somewhat panicked?"

"Aren't you talking about the Summoning Demon?"

Inside the Mori Detective Agency, afternoon.

After leaving the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the morning, Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri invited Keiichiro Motoura to dinner to ease their guilt. Afterwards, they accompanied Keiichiro Motoura to the football club to chat with the children who liked him.

Therefore, the Mouri Detective Agency only has Conan, Heiji Hattori, and Kazuha Toyama.

While Kazuha Toyama was still engrossed in preparing for their upcoming trip, Heiji Hattori and Conan were whispering to each other, and Conan gave an answer that Heiji hadn't expected before, without hesitation.

"This kind of monster is said to be incredibly strong and able to read people's minds."

"It often creates panic by revealing what others are thinking. If something unexpected happens, it will run away. But at the same time, it is incredibly strong. It is a rather contradictory monster."

As the Grim Reaper Elementary School student spoke, he placed his hat aside.

The hat also has the words "Tokyo Spirits" on it.

He did not see any suspicious people or things at the Tokyo National Stadium today.

Therefore, he actually watched the entire day of football league matches, and at the same time, he was ridiculed by the members of the Junior Detective Club because he complained that the Tokyo Spirits team seemed to be inferior to the Osaka Big team.

They said things like, "If you're from Tokyo, why don't you support a Tokyo team?"

Ai Haibara, sitting to Conan's left and using Conan's body to block the view of the other members of the Detective Boys, was wearing the Osaka BIG team hat with an air of nonchalance.

This made Conan wonder if Ai Haibara had deliberately arranged the seating for this very purpose...

However, that's all in the past. He wasn't so petty as to dwell on it. After carefully putting his hat and support items away in his locker, he spoke seriously.

"Furthermore, the 'ready-made true form' you just mentioned is also a spell in Onmyodo."

"Legend has it that when a friend of Abe no Seimei who had not yet opened his yin-yang eyes visited his residence, he was curious about where the shikigami in Abe no Seimei's residence was. So Abe no Seimei used this spell to make the shikigami appear."

Hearing Conan's explanation, Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow and asked with some curiosity.

How do you know so much about these obscure things?

"I thought you didn't believe in these supernatural things, so you didn't know much about them... At most, you only knew some popular myths, right?"

These words only made Conan curl his lips and say with some dissatisfaction.

"I didn't really know much about this before."

"But during the time my dad lived in Tokyo, he collected related legends because the novel he was going to write was called 'Dark Night Baron vs. Onmyoji,' so I read some of the content with him."

...Dark Night Baron vs. Onmyoji?

Is your dad out of his mind? Is this even a detective novel? Does it have to be this ridiculous?

Hattori Heiji's expression became somewhat indescribable.

As if sensing Heiji Hattori's desire to make a sarcastic remark, Conan casually waved his hand and said...

"Laugh if you want to, it's no big deal."

"My dad previously wrote 'Dark Baron vs. Chinese Martial Arts.' After confirming the existence of mysterious elements in this world, he completely let loose. I guess he'll write something like 'Dark Baron vs. Vampire' later..."

"Never mind that, are you sure you really saw that monster?"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji nodded seriously.

"I'm sure I saw that monster."

"That person was wearing a hunting robe similar to those popular in the Heian period, and now he's chanting the incantation of an Onmyoji that you mentioned, and he's even summoned a yokai. He's probably really an Onmyoji or something like that."

"At first, I didn't understand what that monster meant."

"But when I heard you say that the monster has the ability to see into other people's hearts, combined with what he said at the end, I suddenly had a bold guess... Could it be that he said that Nakaoka Kazuya's heart was changed?"

"Or perhaps Nakaoka Kazumasa's memories have been altered?"

Both the former and the latter are quite terrifying things.

For a person to exist, memory and personality are indispensable components. To have one's memories and personality altered is tantamount to being forcibly transformed into another person...

"Speaking of which, I didn't see Chen En today."

Hattori Heiji changed the subject, introducing someone who might be able to solve the problem.

Where did he go today?

Upon hearing this, Conan looked up at Heiji Hattori, then shook his head.

How would I know such a thing?

"But he left after dropping Haibara off at the Tokyo National Stadium. If I had to guess where he was, I think he was at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, or even right next to you while you were talking to Kazumasa Nakaoka."

"It's just that you didn't even notice his existence."

...Why do you make it sound like Chen En is some kind of ghost?

Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

He's a famous high school detective and a master swordsman with extraordinary intuition. If Chen En was really in the interrogation room at the time, he couldn't possibly not have sensed it. This is just too absurd!

At this moment, Toyama Kazuha poked his head out and asked curiously.

"Conan, you're saying we didn't find anyone at all?"

Upon hearing this, Conan became flustered and replied in a slightly trembling voice.

"Batman!"

"Batman is so powerful, a superhero, and a protector. I think if it were him, he would definitely go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's interrogation room to listen in on your conversation with Kazumasa Nakaoka, right?"

"You, don't you think so, Heiji-nii-san?"

He glared at Hattori Heiji, who replied with a sheepish grin.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's exactly right."

"However, I think Batman is a very busy man, with countless affairs to attend to. How could he possibly have the time to go to the interrogation room and listen to the interrogation of a criminal?"

"At worst, I'll just take care of all the bombs, then keep my achievements hidden and leave without a trace."

That sounds pretty cool.

Kazuha Toyama blinked, then asked tentatively.

"So, can we book train tickets to Hyogo Prefecture for tomorrow now?"

I don't really care about that.

Heiji Hattori twitched the corner of his mouth.

But now that this has happened, Chen En is really concerned.