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

"court death!"

Armored in iron armor, wielding a greatsword, slashed towards Shiraishihara.

Shiraishi immediately activated Pixie's Persona and unleashed the "Geo" skill.

"Geo!"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning descended from the void, striking the heavy iron armor directly.

The iron armor was momentarily paralyzed, but only briefly. It quickly resumed its movements, swinging its sword at Shiraishihara. Seeing this, Shiraishihara had no choice but to dodge.

As soon as Shiraishi dodges, the armored man doesn't continue to pursue him but turns to try and escape.

Upon seeing this, Shiraishihara had an idea and immediately equipped the Persona Andras, activating its exclusive ability "Hate Release".

As the Persona's unique ability was activated, Iron Armor suddenly turned around, filled with boundless hatred for Shiraishihara.

It wielded a greatsword and slashed wildly at Shiraishihara.

Shiraishihara was immediately flustered and hurriedly grabbed an iron sword from the building, clashing it against the iron armor.

"System, what's with this iron armor? It's too powerful! Is the person inside really Director Ochiai?" Shiraishi couldn't help but ask the system in his mind.

"That's right. The person inside is indeed Director Ochiai. The reason he is so powerful is because he is possessed by a demon," the system explained.

"so what should I do now?"

"Naturally, you should defeat Director Ochiai, and then you will be able to obtain the corresponding Persona."

It sounds simple... Shiraishihara felt he was being a bit too confident; defeating his opponent would be no easy task.

"Wow! Shiraishi-kun is so cool!" Sonoko's eyes instantly lit up with hearts when she saw Shiraishi fighting with the armored man.

On the other side, Xiaolan had already called the police and hung up the phone.

"No, I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Without hesitation, Xiaolan immediately unleashed her signature karate skills at the armored man.

"Drink!"

Xiao Lan rushed forward and kicked the armored man hard.

The seemingly ordinary kick proved effective; after all, it was a powerful leg technique capable of breaking telephone poles, and it was equally effective against iron armor.

With a "bang," the iron armor was kicked away.

"Shiraishi-kun, are you alright?"

"Uh... I'm fine." Shiraishi raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was practically risking his life. "You take Sonoko and leave first. I'll take this place."

"I'm not leaving." Xiaolan insisted on staying to fight.

However, the armored creature stood up again, and Xiaolan's heart began to race, her legs trembling. She wouldn't feel this way fighting an ordinary human, but facing this strange monster, Xiaolan was terrified.

At this critical moment.

The armored man swung his sword again, but this time he aimed it at Xiaolan.

"what!"

"careful!"

Shiraishi Hara hurriedly pushed Ran away, while simultaneously raising his sword to block the iron sword of the armored warrior.

Shiraishi Hara felt as if hundreds of kilograms of force were pressing down on him; if he hadn't been wearing the Persona, he would have had a hard time resisting it.

"Well--"

Ran plopped down on the ground. Sonoko, no longer able to admire Shiraishihara's handsome appearance, realized the situation was extremely critical.

Sonoko quickly helped Ran up, completely panicked: "Ran, what should we do now?"

"Let me think..." At this critical moment, Xiaolan suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

“This feeling is…”

"I want to protect Shiraishi-kun."

Xiaolan gritted her teeth, and suddenly a tarot card appeared in her mind!

It is the Justice Tarot card.

No. .

011 Joan of Arc

Chapter 11

Then, a demon appeared before them.

"I'm asking you, do you want to protect your companions?"

"You are……"

"I, Joan of Arc, do you wish to protect your comrades?"

"Yes.".

"In that case, I will lend you my power!"

Sonoko, who was standing next to Ran, could not see the demon in front of Ran, but she could see a silver mask appear on Ran's face.

"Xiao Lan, you—"

Sonoko was stunned and stood there, completely bewildered!

"drink!!"

With a sharp cry, Xiao Lan produced an Iris Flag Spear and thrust it into the iron armor, instantly killing him.

After the iron armor was removed, Xiaolan's mask and weapon disappeared instantly, and she returned to her original appearance.

Just then, the police arrived at the scene.

"Shiraishi-kun, the police are here, we're safe."

"You've taken care of all the prisoners, so of course it's safe now."

Shiraishi smiled wryly. Ran must be the Phantom Thief Idol the system was talking about, but she's too strong. Even he, the Phantom Thief of the Heart, feels a bit ashamed.

Director Ochiai was caught red-handed, skipping the deduction process altogether, and was directly arrested by the police.

"Huh? Why aren't you Shinichi Kudo? That's strange!"

Inspector Megure looked Shiraishihara up and down.

Normally, if Ran and Sonoko are both present, and a case has occurred, Shinichi Kudo should logically be there as well.

"Inspector Megure, Shinichi Kudo has been missing for a long time, we can't count on him."

Sonoko, who was standing nearby, explained to Inspector Megure.

"Miss Suzuki, then he is..."

"Oh. His name is Shiraishihara, and he's the new high school detective."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure's eyes lit up.

"Oh, so... you're the one who caught the criminal."

Inspector Megure asked Shiraishihara.

"That's right..."

"I see, Shiraishihara, so you're the new high school detective who's appeared in Tokyo."

In the world of detectives, how can we forget high school detectives, especially in an important city like Tokyo!

"No, I'm not..."

Shiraishi wanted to explain that he was actually a phantom thief, but saying it would only make him seem strange. It was fine to tell his friends, but not to others.

"Brother Baishi, keep up the good work!"

"..."

……

After leaving the Medieval Museum, Sonoko returned home in the butler's car.

At this moment, the sky was about to turn completely dark, with only a faint yellow tinge remaining on the horizon.

The streetlights were already on, casting the shadows of a young boy and girl.

"Um... Shiraishi-kun, could you come with me to the supermarket?" Ran asked shyly.

"Uh... sure." Shiraishihara immediately agreed, knowing that Ran would definitely have many questions for him.

Sure enough, Ran told Shiraishihara about all the strange experiences she had just had, and then asked him about the reasons behind them.

"Xiao Lan, you have become the Phantom Thief Idol with the rank of Justice, and Joan of Arc is your Persona."

"Huh? How come Joan of Arc has become a Persona?"

"The Persona is just a concept; it doesn't mean that a Persona is necessarily evil. Simply put, Ran, now that you're the Phantom Thief Idol, you can use the power of the Persona Joan of Arc."

"But... what exactly is the Phantom Thief Idol?"

After Shiraishi explained, Ran's doubts only increased.

"You can think of it as Batman from Beika Town."

"Shiraishi-kun, what about you? Are you also a phantom thief idol? The Batman of Beika Town?"

"No... I'm a little different from the Phantom Thief Idol. I'm just a pure Phantom Thief."

"Huh? Why?"

"Well... there's no particular reason, that's just how it's set up."

To be honest, Shiraishihara himself didn't know how to explain it, since it didn't fit the so-called "Detective Conan theory" at all, and he really couldn't explain it clearly.

"Ugh—I feel even more confused."

The shock was too great for Xiaolan to accept at once, and she could only slowly process this information.

"..."

Shiraishi initially accompanied Ran to the supermarket to buy groceries, and then took her home.

I just took Conan home yesterday, and today I took Ran home.

"Shiraishi-kun, thank you for bringing me back." Ran expressed her gratitude to Shiraishi-hara in a friendly manner.

"Don't mention it, Ran." Shiraishi waved his hand. "Then I'll be going now."

"Wait a moment, Shiraishi-kun, why don't you stay for a meal?"

No. .

012 Ugly and Evil Monster

Chapter 12

"No need, I won't bother you, otherwise someone will get very jealous."

"Jealous? Who is it?"

Ran blinked, looking puzzled. She only had her dad and Conan at home, so she couldn't figure out who Shiraishihara was talking about.

Shiraishi smiled, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Having encountered two incidents in two consecutive days, Shiraishihara obtained two personality masks and felt quite pleased with himself. He discovered that whenever he came into contact with the Mori family, crimes would occur one after another. Just like in the anime, in less than a year, the Mori family had been involved in nearly a thousand crimes.

When Xiaolan returned home, just as Shiraishihara had predicted, someone was extremely jealous.

Conan peered out the window of the Mouri Detective Agency, watching his beloved Ran return with a handsome man—a scene he had never witnessed before.

"Sister Ran...why did she come back with Shiraishihara? Could it be...?"

Conan felt like he was being cuckolded.

"I'm back."