Conan Rick's Investigator

Who in their right mind can be called a "Mary Sue"?

Under the guidance of the dwarf butler, Qin Zhibo carried Akai Shuichi to the living room, and Minase Harumi followed in leisurely.

“There are so many interesting things here!”

The girl ghost excitedly flew back and forth in front of the various toys placed in the living room, such as the Egyptian pharaoh's scepter, eyeball specimens, monster claw specimens, etc., all of which were rare items collected by the Red Magic Clan from generation to generation.

In response to this, Koizumi Akako, who had a queen-like smile on her face the previous second, suddenly frowned and showed a disdainful expression.

"It seems...something dirty has entered the house?"

Chapter 962 Seven Formations and the Supreme Witch

Hearing what Koizumi Hongzi said, the dwarf housekeeper was a little surprised, "Is there something dirty?"

"Master Hongzi, the house has been completely cleaned this morning..."

Koizumi Hongzi frowned, looked around carefully, and slowly shook her head, "No, the dirty things just appeared in the house."

Qin Zhibo, who was standing aside, glanced at Shui Lai Yang Meng who was floating in the air without leaving a trace.

dirty stuff……

At this time, Minase Yomu also turned her attention to Koizumi Hongzi, and finally understood that Koizumi Hongzi was talking about her.

"Dirty things?!"

"This beautiful girl is not dirty! You are the dirty one!"

"Your whole family is filth!"

Minase Harumu floated over Koizumi Hongzi's head and waved her fists angrily.

But her fists could only hit the air at best and could not cause any substantial damage to Koizumi Akako.

"Forget it, maybe it's because I used up too much magic power just now. Actually, I had the same feeling when I was in the park just now..."

Koizumi Akako turned her gaze back and did not see Minase Harumi who was practicing boxing above her head. She turned to look at the "Muni Yin" brought by Qin Zhibo.

"What is this you're carrying?"

"It's the body of a friend. I want you to help revive him."

"resurrection?"

Koizumi Hongzi was horrified. "Are you sure? You want me to revive him?"

"Who do you take me for? I'm not the legendary great magician Yin Bon. How could I possibly have the ability to resurrect the dead?"

"And even for that great magician, there's no record of him mastering such powerful magic that could bring the dead back to life!"

Koizumi Akako's reaction was a bit strong, which was also within Qin Zhibo's expectations.

After all, "resurrection from the dead" is a time-reversing technique that goes far beyond common sense. If magic could even do this, the world would have belonged to magicians long ago.

However, precisely because it goes beyond common sense, Qin Zhibo can only ask the witch Koizumi Hongzi for help to try it.

"But you are the future heir of the Red Magic Clan, a beautiful and powerful witch. If even you can't do it, who else can help me?"

Qin Zhibo flattered the witch with a strong theatrical accent.

When Koizumi Hongzi heard this, she covered her mouth with the back of her hand and laughed like a lady.

“Oh, ho, ho, ho—”

Seeing that Koizumi Hongzi really enjoyed it, Qin Zhibo continued, "I remember there's a voodoo technique called 'Resurrection Corpse' that allows the body of the deceased to continue to exist in a 'living' way."

"I wonder if there's something similar in witch magic..."

Koizumi Hongzi immediately shook her head. "I've heard of resurrected corpses, but they're different from voodoo dolls. They're not witchcraft that an amateur can use."

"The dead who are 'resurrected' using the Resurrection Corpse spell are not truly resurrected, but rather become a living dead somewhere between life and death. Their souls are not in their own bodies, but with the caster."

"However, for a mere human to dare to command the spirits of the dead is itself an extremely foolish and dangerous act."

As a witch, Koizumi Hongzi is quite familiar with voodoo magic and even uses low-level witchcraft such as voodoo dolls.

In the previous operation in Haido Park, Koizumi Akako used a voodoo doll to "curse" Gin.

Using a voodoo doll requires two key elements: one is to make a voodoo doll exclusive to the cursed person, and the other is to pay the "price".

If you want to curse a specific person, you need to make a voodoo doll specifically for that person, and two conditions must be met.

First of all, a voodoo doll with a similar appearance must be made based on the target's appearance.

Secondly, the voodoo doll must have a "doppelganger" of the target in its body, that is, something that the cursed person once possessed.

That voodoo doll was made by Koizumi Akako through the special vision of the crystal ball, based on the appearance of Gin, and it met the first condition.

The "clone" is Yu Jin, the photo brought by "Qin Zhibo". That photo can also be regarded as Gin's "clone" because it was given to Qin Zhibo by Gin.

To make a voodoo doll and curse it to have actual effect, you have to pay a corresponding price.

For example, the price Koizumi Akako pays is her own magic power. Every time she stabs Gin's voodoo doll, she needs to pay her own magic power.

If a non-magic Muggle uses a voodoo doll, he will pay the price with his own luck.

Those who curse others will also be cursed themselves. For example, if the voodoo doll is discovered, it will lead to ruin of reputation. In fact, this is the "price" demanded by the doll.

All voodoo techniques basically follow the logic of "price", just like the ex-boyfriend who once wanted to curse and kill Yoko Okino, if he wanted to kill someone, he had to commit suicide first.

Even if magic power is used to compensate for the "cost" of using witchcraft, it cannot be completely offset, and Koizumi Akako herself will still be affected.

So she rarely uses the voodoo doll. The last time she used it, and the first time she used it, was to deal with Kaito Kidd.

This also led to a series of embarrassing incidents during the school's Christmas skiing competition, where she was tricked by her own magic.

As for what the embarrassing thing was, Koizumi Hongzi didn't want to say it, and Qin Zhibo didn't ask in detail.

"If you easily come into contact with a resurrected corpse, the price you pay will probably be something a living person cannot repay..."

Koizumi Hongzi's tone was deep and serious. She was seriously advising Qin Zhibo not to have any evil thoughts in that regard.

But in fact, Qin Zhibo had come into contact with zombies and voodoo believers who created zombies before, and learned some details about "zombies".

In order to create a resurrected corpse, the person must have been killed by pufferfish toxin.

Secondly, Qin Zhibo guessed that some witchcraft related to the "Lord of the Tomb" Baron Samedi would be needed to resurrect the person.

Baron Samedi is the god of death in Voodoo and one of the incarnations of the Crawling Chaos.

He had once escaped death from Baron Samedi, but because of this he had a "grudge" against him and needed to be wary of his other thousand forms.

Therefore, due to various restrictions, Qin Zhibo does not really think that the resurrection corpse is a good way to resurrect Shuichi Akai.

But if I don't propose an idea, I won't be able to arouse Koizumi Akako's desire to think, and she will simply reject it completely.

Qin Zhibo continued, "Actually, I'm using a special container to protect his soul."

"Without dispersing the soul, can we revive the body alone? That would be simpler."

Qin Zhibo lowered the difficulty for Koizumi Hongzi, although the hope was still slim.

But Koizumi Hongzi's eyes changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

"If that's the case, maybe there really is a way..."

Qin Zhibo couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes, "Really?"

Koizumi Hongzi turned her head and said seriously, "In fact, among the witches, besides our red magic, there are six other colors of magic."

"All witches correspond to the seven colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, and violet."

"Correspondingly, witches of different colors of magic are good at using different magics."

"For example, our Red Magic Clan is best at controlling fire!"

As she spoke, Koizumi Hongzi raised a finger, a little flame ignited on her delicate fingertip, and she waved her hand towards the extinguished white candle by the window.

Suddenly, the candle head was ignited by the flame, emitting a dim light.

"Wow!" Minase Yangmeng screamed in admiration and shouted, "One more! One more!"

However, Koizumi Hongzi ignored her and continued to introduce.

"Among the seven colors of magic, the green magic family is best at resurrection."

"But that kind of magic can't strictly be called 'resurrection', it's more of a life restoration."

"Their magic must be based on the deceased's body being intact, and the time of death not being long, and the soul not leaving the body."

Koizumi Hongzi's words gave Qin Zhibo hope. He didn't expect that there really was magic that could bring people back to life.

He is Conan's nemesis!

"So where can we find the witch of the green magic family?"

At this time, the butler who had been standing by and listening attentively spoke in his gloomy voice.

"That's almost impossible. With the tragic history of witch hunting in the Middle Ages, witches nowadays are very careful to hide their identities. It's almost impossible for outsiders to tell that a witch is there."

"For someone like Hongzi to act so high-profile is already considered high-profile, and yet he even uses magic in public..."

The butler's tone was somewhat dissatisfied, and there was something hidden in his words.

Koizumi Hongzi closed her eyes and reached out to stop the butler from continuing.

Qin Zhibo knew that he was dissatisfied with Koizumi Hongzi using the voodoo doll to help her outside, which was not in line with the witch's usual low-key code of conduct.

Qin Zhibo was also very grateful for this. Now the two of them not only had the common goal of "going to Enkai", but also had some of the feeling of comrades-in-arms.

Koizumi Hongzi continued, "Even if you find a witch from the Green Magic Clan, she won't use that kind of magic for you."

"Because the essence of that magic is the balance of energy between two lives. To restore one, the life energy of the other must be consumed. The witch will age and even die."

"No witch would use this kind of magic for a stranger..."

Qin Zhibo's face was shocked, and he realized that the topic seemed to have returned to "price".

For things like life recovery, even magic power cannot be used as the cost of recovery, it can only be used as a means of paying the price.

"unless……"

Koizumi Hongzi suddenly changed the subject, "Becoming the Supreme Witch is another matter..."

"Supreme Witch?" It was a rather childish title, but since it was placed before the word "witch," Qin Zhibo felt it made some sense. "What does this mean?"

The butler next to him stepped forward again and began to explain.

"The Supreme Witch is the most powerful witch who possesses all seven colors of magic. Since the seven colors combined form black, she is also known as the 'Black Witch'."

"The appearance of the Supreme Witch must be confirmed through a witch's gathering. Not only must she pass the 'Seven Formations' test, but she must also be crowned by the 'God of the Witch's Banquet'."

"After becoming the Supreme Witch, you can command the entire Witch Assembly..."

Koizumi Hongzi nodded and added, "When the time comes, you only need to order a witch from the Green Magic Clan to resurrect your friend. You must agree even if it costs her her life."

Qin Zhibo was a little surprised when he heard this. There was actually such a clearly defined inheritance system among witches.

"It's a pity that the Supreme Witch has disappeared for hundreds of years. The seven witch tribes are now scattered. I'm afraid there won't be another Supreme Witch in the future..."

The butler poured a basin of cold water on them at the right time, making them give up the idea.

But Qin Zhibo had a new idea.

"Since there is no Supreme Witch now, how about letting you, Koizumi Hongzi, become the Supreme Witch?"

"You're talking about me?" Koizumi Hongzi was so surprised that she couldn't speak.

The housekeeper also said softly: "Although Lady Hongzi has a high talent for magic, unfortunately, she is still far from being able to become a supreme witch."

"The Supreme Witch must pass the 'Seven Formations' test in front of all the witches, which is..."

"The Purple Magic Clan's telekinesis..."

"The mind control of the Yellow Magic Clan..."

"The Blue Magic Clan's teleportation..."

"The Blue Magic Clan's divination prophecy..."

"The resurrection of the Green Magic Clan..."

"The Orange Magic Clan's soul has left their body..."