"How could Kudo do something like this? How could he let you go home alone?" Kazuha said, astonished.
"Shinichi is a deduction fanatic, there's nothing to be done, I'm used to it," Ran said with resignation.
Heiji silently listened from the side. The reason why Kudo Shinichi had left so suddenly was something he knew very well. It seemed like the "Little Primary School Shinigami" was about to make his debut.
The three of them left the amusement park together. At Ran's invitation, Kazuha dragged Heiji to her house, and even upon learning that there was a free room, she insisted on spending the night there.
But...
Heiji didn't think the same. He had planned to do "adult things" with Kazuha that night.
Along the way, the two girls chatted nonstop, as if they were good friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.
Heiji followed them on the side, bored and lost in thought.
[Kudo Shinichi's departure means that the plot is about to begin. With the appearance of the "Little Primary School Shinigami," there will be endless cases.]
[It seems that, even if I don't become friends with Conan, it wouldn't be wise to be his enemy. After all, I can rely on him to get an endless flow of cases.]
[And only with cases can I eliminate that damn evil value.]
[However, relying solely on cases to eliminate the evil value will take an eternity. Even if they were S-rank cases, I would need 99 to completely eliminate it. I don't think that cheating system would be so kind as to give me that many S-rank cases. I remember the system said there were other ways to eliminate the evil value; it seems I'll have to investigate those other methods more thoroughly...]
"What? You and Kudo haven't even held hands?" Kazuha's surprised shout pulled Heiji out of his thoughts. Ran nodded timidly, both resigned and embarrassed.
"If you haven't even held hands, what kind of childhood friends are you?" Kazuha murmured to herself.
"Ahem, ahem."
Heiji cleared his throat dryly from the side, and Kazuha's face immediately turned red. She had forgotten that, if it hadn't been for Heiji's initiative recently, her situation would have been very similar.
Before Heiji "crossed the line," Kazuha and the Heiji back then were in the same situation: they hadn't even held hands. At that moment, the current Heiji was stunned... no, pleasantly surprised.
A girl should be pure.
"Wow, looks like Kazuha has her own secrets too. Tell me everything," Ran quickly changed the subject to divert attention.
Amid the banter between the two girls, the three of them soon arrived at Ran's house, which was also the Mouri Detective Agency.
Clang!
"Dad, I'm back."
The three entered the agency and were left speechless.
A middle-aged man with several days' worth of stubble was slumped in an office chair. The desk in front of him, the floor, and the surroundings were filled with beer cans and takeout food boxes. The whole room was a mess.
Heiji was speechless. It was a miracle that Mouri Kogoro was still alive. The number of beer cans could fill an entire bathtub.
[There definitely should be no logic in the world of Conan.]
Ran had a grim look on her face, clenching her fists tightly. She walked over with her long, white legs to the desk: "Dad, what a bad impression for the guests to see you like this."
"Don't start with that. I'm the great detective Mouri Kogoro. I choose the cases, not the other way around," Mouri Kogoro said, completely drunk.
"Of course! No wonder Mom left you. You're always drunk," Ran complained.
Kazuha gently tugged at Ran: "Hey, did Ran's mom divorce your dad?"
Ran smiled faintly and shook her head: "No, they're just separated."
Heiji made a face on the side. They were definitely separated, but it had been like that for ten years. Thinking of Eri Kisaki, he felt a certain fantasy: a mature and seductive wife, the undefeated queen of the legal world, her charm was no small thing.
Screech~~
"You can stay in this room tonight," Ran said, leading them to a room.
"What?!" Kazuha exclaimed, somewhat embarrassed.
"Kazuha, why is your face so red? You and Heiji...?"
Ran couldn't finish her sentence. She was also a young maiden, and couldn't say such things out loud.
"Don't worry, this room is fine."
A room was a room. Anyway, Heiji wasn't going to take Kazuha in the house of Ran. They were just going to sleep in the same bed, it wasn't like they hadn't done it before.
However, it was obvious that Kazuha's mind was thinking of something else. She stood to the side, head down and face red, not saying a word.
After 8 p.m., Heiji came out of the bathroom after his shower and saw Ran sitting next to the phone with a worried expression, so he approached.
"Ran, it's your turn to shower."
"Heiji, what should I do? I called Shinichi's house and he's not answering. What if something happened to him?"
Heiji froze for a moment. By then, Kudo Shinichi had probably already become Edogawa Conan.
Ding~~!!!
Suddenly, the system's voice resonated in his mind.
"Case of rank C detected: Find the missing Kudo Shinichi. Time limit: one day. If not completed on time, corresponding evil value will be added."
Heiji was stunned, his face darkening.
[Damn, system, you can't be more cheating! What the hell does Kudo Shinichi have to do with you?]
"Please complete the mission on time. Otherwise, 10 points of evil value will be added," the system's voice was mechanical and relentless.
[But right now, Kudo Shinichi has already disappeared, only Edogawa Conan exists. Isn't this mission a blatant trap?] Heiji thought, gritting his teeth.
The system fell silent for a moment.
"Mission of rank C detected: Find the missing Kudo Shinichi. Please find Kudo Shinichi or reveal his new identity within one day. If not completed on time, corresponding evil value will be added."
After that, the system fell silent once more.
Heiji was speechless. Revealing Edogawa Conan's true identity... what the hell was that supposed to mean?
If he revealed it, would he still be the "Little Primary School Shinigami"?
------------------------
Support my projects and get immediate access to hundreds of chapters of Bleach, Naruto, Pokémon, and more! ✨ Key Benefit: Your favorite novels, with my quality, and always up-to-date.
Featured Novels (with hundreds of chapters available NOW!):
The Heroine Wants to Join My Harem (1050 caps)
Goddess Training Manual (800 caps)
I Have Caught a Pokémon (700 caps)
Bleach Getting Stronger (330 caps)
Naruto: Saving the Uchiha (300 caps)
The Crime Value System (100 caps)
And many more!
Why subscribe?
🔥 Immediate Access: Read my new chapters before anyone else.
📚 Huge Library: Access my complete catalog instantly.
⭐️ High Quality: Enjoy the novels with a professional and well-crafted text written by me.