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

Chapter 71 Mission: The Scarecrow Hunt!
Chen En knew who Koizumi Akako was.

The Crimson Wizard, the Crimson Witch, is one of the beings in this world with a grotesque and mysterious appearance. She possesses supernatural powers such as prophecy, disguise, flight, and even the ability to conjure small tornadoes.

But how could this Scarlet Witch possibly think he could be the savior of Phantom Thief Kid?
That's really strange.

Although Chen En didn't know much about Magic Kaito, he knew that Koizumi Akako probably liked Kuroba Kaito just like Nakamori Aoko. Under these circumstances, Kuroba Kaito was in unavoidable danger.

Shouldn't it have been Koizumi Akako herself who went to bail them out?
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During lunch break, on the rooftop of Ekoda High School.

Many students have already started dining here.

Among the many students, Chen Enna stood out because she wasn't wearing a school uniform and clearly looked like someone from outside the school.

However, none of the students felt that Chen En had a problem.

Because it's unlikely that someone from outside the school would be sitting on the rooftop with a cup of coffee, relaxing and carefree, regardless of what they're doing there. It's obvious that they're a teacher from the school that the school doesn't know.

Kaito Kuroba leaned against the rooftop railing, scratched his head, and muttered,
"You might be Batman, and she might be a sorceress."

“But I’m not Phantom Thief Kid. If you really want to talk to Phantom Thief Kid about this magical prophecy you’re talking about, you should go to the site where the forecast letter was released and wait for Phantom Thief Kid, instead of blocking me on the rooftop.”

He hasn't even had a chance to eat his lunch yet.

Who knows, Nakamori Aoko might come to the rooftop with his lunchbox looking for him later. If those two amazing people, one big and one small, still claim he's Kaito Kid, wouldn't he be furious?
Aoko explicitly stated that she hated the Phantom Thief Kid who made her father keep eating the dangling food, right?
"Miss Hongzi, what exactly did you see?"

He ignored Kaito Kuroba's complaints.

Chen En went straight to the point, asking Koizumi Akako what she had obtained through magical prophecy.

—As for whether Kaito Kuroba will use his magic to escape.

That's not possible.

Chen En is also a magician, and simple illusions cannot hide him. Unless Kuroba Kaito is going to throw a smoke bomb and use disguise to escape, but with so many students on the rooftop, Kuroba Kaito could not possibly escape in this way.

Therefore, Kaito Kuroba couldn't escape from him and could only obediently listen to him and Akako Koizumi explain their situation.

"What did I see?"

Koizumi Akako repeated her magical prophecy once again.

Chen En raised a question mark in response.

Chen En: ?
I typed a question mark, not because I have a problem, but because I think you have a problem. Can you speak plainly, miss?
He saw Chen En's disapproving, cold gaze.

The Red Witch feels a little cold; she might be turning from the Red Witch, who's so cold she's practically frosty, into the Blue Witch.

Therefore, Koizumi Akako then explained the specific situation.

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Last night, Koizumi Akako used a crystal ball to perform a divination.

She was divining about Kaito Kuroba.

Then, she witnessed the arrest of Phantom Thief Kid.

Just as Koizumi Akako was asking for further reasons...

A terrifying net appeared out of nowhere on the building.

A giant eight-eyed spider, taller than a human, crawls on its web, intending to kill Kaito Kuroba with its sharp legs.

But just as the eight-eyed spider made its move, the bat tore through the web and severed the spider's sharp legs. Kaito Kuroba was thus saved.

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"What the hell is this?"

"...Red, it's one thing that you mentioned the Demon of Light before, and then Batman, but now you're saying there's an eight-eyed spider bigger than a person that's going to eat me... no, I mean, to eat Phantom Thief Kid?"

Kaito Kuroba sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He didn't believe in these so-called supernatural prophecies; they were obviously made up by Koizumi Akako to scare people. He would believe it to some extent if someone said there were eight hundred axemen at the scene.

You say there's an eight-eyed spider that big? I simply don't believe it.

This isn't New York City with the Daily Bugle, so where did such a huge spider come from? Is this world actually a Marvel universe? Will giant spiders crawl over from other parallel universes to eat people?

—Don't say Kaito Kuroba doesn't believe it.

Chen En was actually somewhat skeptical.

This world doesn't seem to be so supernatural as to be supernatural. There's definitely no such thing as a spider that big. If there really is one... then it can only be a hallucination created by someone else.

The true story of what Koizumi Akako saw.

Someone caused Kaito Kuroba to hallucinate, creating the illusion that a giant spider was about to eat him. Then, the person used a bat dart to knock away the dagger that was meant to kill Kaito, thus saving him.

"...A scarecrow?"

Thinking of this, Chen En subconsciously whispered.

—The Scarecrow, like the Riddler, is a classic Gotham villain.

Like Batman, Scarecrow is a master of instilling fear, but while Batman mostly uses atmosphere-building techniques, Scarecrow prefers to use fear gas and external aids to achieve rapid fear reduction.

If there were anyone who could put a great magician like Kaito Kuroba into a state of illusion.

Only a master of fear like the Scarecrow could do that.

The instant Chen En made his judgment.

A message suddenly popped up on the system screen.

[Mission: Scarecrow Hunt]

The Master of Fear will soon arrive in Gotham City. Hired by the League of Assassins, he will tirelessly assist them in achieving their goal: retrieving the lost Pool of Lazarus. But before that, the Master of Fear will first hunt down the supervillain, the Riddler, who stands in the way of the League of Assassins, to prove his abilities. As Batman, you cannot tolerate any murder in Gotham City, even if it's a supervillain targeting another supervillain!

[Reward: One dose of Fear Gas per day]

[Note: The Scarecrow is a formidable opponent. Even the Night Knight has fallen into fear before him several times, unable to extricate himself. Only an iron will can withstand him, or... pain!]

Chen En: !
What? The Scarecrow has become a dog of the Assassins, and was even sent by the Assassins to kill the Riddler?
If this happened in Gotham City, Batman would probably rack his brains trying to figure out why things would turn out this way. But in Beika Town, the situation is perfectly clear.

The so-called Assassin's Guild probably refers to a mysterious organization that acts as a group of assassins.

Lazarus Pool refers to the Pandora Stone in Magic Kaito, which grants immortality.

This mission will be a hunt for Kaito Kid by a mysterious organization!

—We must not allow the mysterious organization's operation to succeed.

Even disregarding the long-term benefits that Kaito Kid's future actions could bring, just because Kaito Kuroba is a good person, Chen En cannot allow the mysterious organization to kill Kaito Kuroba with his knowledge!
(End of this chapter)