Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

Afterwards, Shiraishihara spent a few more coins to catch a green-hatted plumber for Conan.

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068 Inseparable

Chapter 68

"Conan, this doll is for you." Shiraishi handed the green-hatted plumber to Conan and patted his head affectionately.

"Oh, thank you..." Conan took the green-hatted plumber, thinking that Shiraishihara was a decent guy, and didn't forget to win him a plush toy as well. But looking at Shiraishihara's smile, something still felt off.

"Huh? Isn't that... Ms. Judy?!" Sonoko rubbed her eyes, hardly believing that she would run into Ms. Judy in the arcade of an amusement park.

Ms. Judy is an English teacher at Teitan High School, and she teaches Class 2-B.

"Really?! I never expected to run into Ms. Judy here." Xiaolan covered her mouth in surprise.

“I remember that Ms. Judy was a game enthusiast in the story.” Shiraishihara was not surprised to meet her here.

Conan looked bewildered: "Huh? Ran-neechan, I remember your class's English teacher isn't her."

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "You know quite a lot... Ms. Judy only started teaching our class recently, shortly after Shinichi Kudo disappeared, she took over the job of the original English teacher."

Conan muttered somewhat discontentedly, "Shinichi-nii didn't disappear, he just..."

"Alright, alright..." Ran didn't want to hear Conan defend Shinichi at all.

At this moment, Ms. Judy noticed the students in the class, so she stopped playing, stood up, and waved to them.

The three of them stepped forward and greeted Ms. Judy.

Ms. Judy smiled broadly and said, "Oh my! Mouri, Suzuki, Shiraishi... the three of you have such a good relationship, you're inseparable all the time, how wonderful!"

Sonoko replied with a smile, "That's what happens when we're good friends."

Xiaolan smiled and nodded in agreement: "Yes, Ms. Judy."

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. If he hadn't stood Ran up to chase after the men in black, Shiraishihara wouldn't have had a chance.

Shiraishi looked at the game console in front of Ms. Judy and saw that it was the fighting game "Street Fighter". He thought to himself that this teacher has good taste.

"Ms. Judy, I didn't know you enjoyed playing video games so much."

Ms. Judy pushed up her glasses and said, "Yeah! This is my hobby. Japanese video games are really amazing. Japanese game consoles are designed so beautifully and are so exciting to play, so any game console exported from Japan to the United States is especially popular. In the United States, I always have to wait in long lines, and I'm almost exhausted by the time it's my turn. That's why I came here to be an English teacher, so I can play to my heart's content every day!"

"That's a pretty good hobby!" Shiraishi Hara actually enjoys playing games himself, so he and Jodie-sensei share a common interest. However, he prefers those low-skill, pay-to-win mobile games. "But, Jodie-sensei, as a teacher, is it appropriate for you to be so engrossed in video games all day?"

As soon as she said that, Ms. Judy's face immediately turned serious. She stroked her chin and said, "Yes! If something happens because of this and I get fired, then I won't be able to play anymore. It's so hard for a foreigner like me to find a job in Japan. So, the fact that I'm playing video games here is a secret! You all have to keep it a secret!"

"Yes!" Ran and Sonoko agreed immediately without much thought to keep it a secret for Ms. Judy.

Shiraishi Hara chuckled and revealed a malicious smile: "This is bad. I think I've learned a terrible secret about Ms. Judy. Does this mean I have something on Ms. Judy?"

Teacher, you don't want to lose your job, do you?

A glint flashed in Ms. Judy's glasses. She placed her hands on her hips, puffed out her ample chest, and said:

"Shiraishi, you're really not likable. Should I consider keeping you behind for extra tutoring?"

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069 sparked a flame

Chapter 69

"Hahaha... Ms. Judy, I advise you not to do this."

Just moments ago everything was peaceful, but in the blink of an eye, sparks seemed to fly between Shiraishihara and Ms. Judy's eyes.

Ran and Sonoko were completely bewildered, having no idea what had just happened.

"Shiraishi-kun, would you like to have a match with the teacher?"

"Um?".

Ms. Judy pointed to a machine and said, "This is a newly released, super popular number one game console. It's incredibly exciting to play!"

"Ms. Judy, can I refuse?"

"Of course not!"

Shiraishi had no choice but to follow Ms. Judy to the new game console. The screen displayed a muscular, well-built man in a fighting stance; a flash of crimson flame revealed the game's name—"Phantom Fighting!"

"Sit down! Put on this safety helmet!" Ms. Judy picked up a helmet and tossed it to Shiraishihara so he could put it on.

After seeing Shiraishihara put on his helmet, Ms. Judy took out a game coin, inserted it, and said, "Now that you've inserted the game coin, you can get ready to start!"

At this moment, eight different avatars appeared on the game console screen.

While demonstrating, Teacher Judy said, "I'll help you choose a character suitable for beginners: Warrior Patra!"

"Oh." Shiraishihara did not refuse. He watched as Judy selected the second one from the bottom row of the eight avatars on the game screen. It was a female character with a high ponytail and delicate features.

After Ms. Judy made her choice, the device next to the chair, the game fixture, automatically flipped over, and at the same time, the fixture on the back of the chair also turned over and fixed to Shiraishihara's chest.

Shiraishi noticed that there were also fixation devices on the insteps of his feet, and his forearms were also fixed in place, causing his hands to involuntarily rise up.

A half-body image of a burly middle-aged man appeared on the game console screen. The guy had an unfriendly look and seemed menacing.

Shiraishi glanced at Ms. Judy and saw that she was also ready. He thought to himself that the burly middle-aged man in front of him was obviously the role Ms. Judy had chosen.

Did this woman deliberately choose a character that looks weak for me?

At that moment, the game console spoke up: "Are you ready?"

Ms. Judy shouted "CARE!" and then controlled her character to launch an attack on Shiraishihara.

Shiraishihara immediately felt the sensors on his face activate, and his face went numb, as if he had actually been punched.

Ms. Judy laughed and said, "Aha... This is a virtual fighting game where the person being punched can feel the pain! So, are you ready to get hit, Shiraishihara!"

Ran and Sonoko watched in surprise as the middle-aged man on the game console screen charged forward once again, making them both sweat for Shiraishihara.

Conan secretly cheered for Jodie: "Go Jodie! Beat up Shiraishihara!"

Shiraishi took a deep breath and quickly mastered the basic controls of the game.

It seems this game can reflect a person's movements in the game. In that case, Ms. Judy is no match for me. Let's see how I teach her a lesson.

Shiraishi gripped the control stick tightly with both hands, swung it out quickly, and kicked out with his feet at the same time!

In the blink of an eye, the middle-aged man on the game screen was knocked heavily to the ground. Ms. Judy's body went numb; she had lost the game.

At the same time, the game console announced: "You win!"

"Ms. Judy, I'm sorry, I won. Did I hurt you just now?" Shiraishi said with a hint of provocation.

Ms. Judy said unwillingly, "Shiraishihara, you fouled! How can you be so skilled? You don't look like a beginner at all!"

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070 Launch the Challenge

Chapter 70

Just then, an image of a young man with a buzz cut suddenly appeared on the side of the game console screen. He pointed at Shiraishihara with a provocative expression and said, "I will kill you!"

"???"

"It seems someone has challenged you, Shiraishihara," Ms. Judy said excitedly.

"Really? Who is it?" Shiraishihara sat up straight again.

Ms. Judy looked around and explained, "Someone's challenged you! That means a challenger has logged on and issued a challenge to you! It's probably one of the gamers around here. You'd better be careful!"

The one challenging Shiraishihara was a young man sitting to his side and behind him. The character in the center of the game screen in front of him was none other than Patra, the warrior Shiraishihara had chosen earlier!

Ms. Judy said with a serious expression, "Hey, terrific! This guy is amazing!"

Seeing the other person's provocative smile, Shiraishihara chuckled: "Another one here to act cool and be my background prop. I love good kids like this who willingly offer their faces for me to hit."

The game console emitted a "fight!" sound.

Shiraishi threw a punch first, but his opponent reacted quickly and easily dodged it, then immediately retaliated with a spinning kick.

The sensor immediately detected a vibration.

"Playing games requires skill; you can't just rely on brute force."

Although Shiraishihara's reaction speed was faster than his opponent's, he was not yet proficient in the game's controls, making it difficult for him to gain a quick victory. Therefore, Shiraishihara decided to adopt a defensive counter-attack strategy, avoiding rash advances.

Initially, his opponent had the upper hand. However, as Shiraishihara gradually became more familiar with the controls, the situation immediately reversed, and he began to exert strong pressure on his opponent.

After successfully defending against his opponent's attack, Shiraishihara unleashed a beautiful combination of punches, successfully defeating his opponent.

"I won."

Shiraishihara laughed happily, fully enjoying the sense of accomplishment that came with winning the game.

Ran, Sonoko, and Jodie all couldn't help but admire Shiraishihara, thinking he was incredibly handsome!

Conan's reaction was quite different; he keenly sensed something amiss in the case.

"Hey! Are you kidding me? Kengo Obō! Aren't you known as 'Phantom Caesar'? You got defeated by a newbie? How embarrassing."

At this moment, a man who looked to be about thirty years old came out, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Shimizu Takaho!" Kengo Obō's face turned extremely ugly, and he hurriedly defended himself, "Hmph! That was just an accident!"

"An accident?" Shimizu Takaho scoffed.

Kengo Oto's expression grew increasingly grim. He said, "Takayasu Shimizu, now that you're here, let's have a showdown! I've been waiting for you!"

Shimizu Takaho didn't seem to want to get entangled with Oto Kengo any longer. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took one out, and put it in his mouth, saying, "What's the rush! Let me have a smoke first!"

Just then, Conan asked in his cute voice, "Uncles, can you tell me what 'Phantom Caesar' means?"

Kengo Oto and Takaho Shimizu ignored Conan. Instead, a chubby man with a small mustache and glasses spoke up to explain, "Little brother, this title means he's very good. No one can beat him in this game. However, he's been too arrogant lately, and everyone dislikes him."

Conan then asked, "Uncle, so you just witnessed the fighting game!"

"Yes! I saw it on the big screen over there!"

The chubby uncle pointed to the large screen next to him, which was easily over a hundred inches in size, and said, "Although what's playing now is the setup screen, whenever someone uses the challenge system, the screen will show the fight between the two players!"

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071 Warning

Chapter 71

"Oh, that's how it is!"

Conan glanced at the giant screen, then turned his attention to one person and asked, "So, who is Mr. Shimizu Takaho...?"

"Oh, him! His nickname is 'Phantom Lucas,' he's quite a formidable fellow!"

As they were talking, Shimizu Takaho, nicknamed "Phantom Lucas," lit a cigarette and began a game duel with Oto Kengo, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone was watching the two players' match with rapt attention, except for Shiraishihara and Conan.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly rushed to Kengo Oto, the "Phantom Caesar" in front of the game machine.

Shiraishi Hara yanked the other man around, his expression instantly turning cold.

Conan asked anxiously, "Brother Shiraishihara, has something happened to him?"

Shiraishi nodded: "That's right, the person is gone."

Shiraishi then walked straight behind "Phantom Lucas" Shimizu Takayasu and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Stop acting, you've already been exposed."

"what!"

Shimizu Takaho turned his head in horror. He never expected that his act would be exposed before it was even over.

Ran immediately called the police, and soon Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with his men.

Since Shimizu Takaho was arrested on the spot, he had no choice but to confess directly.