Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Okay, you forced me to do this.

Since Ran really wants to hear me sing... Conan looked around, observing the various expressions on the faces of the people in the room, and smiled confidently.

Watch me unleash a world-destroying high note!

......

Before Conan could speak, Tohru Tono quietly took out a pair of earplugs and put them in his ears.

[Hidden, Seamless Earplugs: Earplugs made with a special process. They convert all sounds entering the ear into a regular electrical current sound with a hypnotic effect. The seamless design ensures comfortable wear and excellent concealment.]

These are his favorite earplugs; he always wears them when he sleeps.

—As a devoted fan of arcane magic blades, Toru Tohno originally intended to make a pair of headphones with multiple built-in trigger sounds.

Unfortunately, the headphones were only enjoyable at first. After listening to them for a while, he found that the fancy sounds were not as pleasant as the regular static.

So he turned to making these earplugs that were perfect for him. They were not only incredibly light, but wearing them allowed him to fall into a deep, baby-like sleep every night.

It's so cool.

......

Tohno Toru successfully countered the health-draining debuff from Conan's singing thanks to his high-tech earplugs with super-strong sound insulation.

He sat on the sofa, watching Conan's mouth open and close, watching the light gradually fade from the eyes of the people around him, while he himself immersed himself in a world without song, becoming a quiet and beautiful young man.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of ethereal tranquility, like an old monk in deep meditation, detached from worldly affairs. I even hallucinated hearing a few bells ringing...

Tohru Tono's eyelids started to droop uncontrollably.

The most important aspect of trigger sounds for sleep aids, besides the initial feeling upon hearing them, is the long-term psychological suggestion.

Just like Pavlov's dogs, the core of sleep aid lies in the conditioned reflexes formed through long-term training.

Some audio programs that use keywords to induce sleep work on a similar principle, although these might require an additional "safe word"...

Toru Tono was the same; because he had been sleeping to the same electrical noise for a long time, he would start to feel sleepy as soon as he put on his earphones and entered a familiar environment.

I forced my eyes open for a while, but it was obviously no use; my eyelids still drooped involuntarily.

Anyone who has been to high school knows that if someone is really too tired, they can fall asleep standing up.

Tohru Tono is now like someone whose sleep switch has been turned on, and he is extremely sleepy.

He strained his eyes to look around, only to find that everyone else was stunned by Conan's earth-shattering singing and no one was looking in his direction.

Looking at their expressions, Tohno realized that if he took off his earplugs, he might not feel sleepy anymore.

After hesitating for a long time, I still couldn't bring myself to do that to myself.

Okay, I'll just take a five-minute nap.

Tohru Tohru followed his heart, closed his eyes, and soon began to breathe evenly.

......

Conan finished his song, put down the microphone, and exhaled a breath of stale air.

He looked around and found everyone frozen in place, no one moving for a long time.

Ran and Sonoko remained frozen in place, clapping, seemingly intending to keep time with the music... It seems they ultimately didn't survive to the end.

Conan, feeling guilty, skipped the ending of the nursery rhyme and switched to the next song.

You guys made me sing it, it has nothing to do with elementary school students.

Conan quickly sat back on the sofa, preparing to remain inconspicuous for a while to avoid being harmed.

When he turned his head, he found that Toru Tono, who had been sitting on the sofa, seemed completely unaffected by his singing. He was breathing steadily and looked very calm.

Conan was very pleased.

He knew that there were still people who appreciated his singing voice.

He shifted his position, just about to make conversation and ask Tohno if he still had room for improvement, when he noticed that Tohno's eyes seemed to be closed.

Conan was stunned.

He was somewhat aware of his own singing ability and didn't think that Tono Toru could fall asleep listening to that kind of song.

Then why are your eyes closed?

"!!!" Did he sing Tohno Toru until he passed out?!

Chapter 29 Why do you have to court death?

Tohru Tono opened his eyes and saw Conan waving his little hand in front of his face, looking worried.

?

Tohru Tohru was puzzled and decided to wait and see.

Conan noticed that he had opened his eyes and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You're awake? I'm glad you're alright."

He was genuinely afraid that his singing would ruin his neighbor's life, so would his actions be considered intentional homicide?

Manslaughter always counts.

Conan mentally reviewed the legal provisions and decided to shut his heart and never speak again.

......

Toru Tohno ignored Conan's inexplicable behavior because he noticed that Tatsuya Kimura, the lead singer with blond, spiky hair, was starting to act recklessly on the sofa opposite him.

Whether it was because Conan's singing had messed up his brain or not, Tatsuya Kimura went straight to the song request station after recovering from the singing and requested "Red-Nosed Reindeer".

Then, amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, he put on a very smug expression and said to the band manager, Terahara Mari, standing to the side, "Hey manager, this song is for you."

"This couldn't be more perfect for you, since you still believe in Santa Claus even after entering junior high school, right?"

Terahara Mari ignored him and went straight to the stage to sing.

Tohno glanced at him and thought he should take off the reindeer's red nose and put it on him.

If someone dares to speak like that in the world of Detective Conan, he doesn't even need to guess who the victim in this episode is.

......

After Terahara Mari finished singing, Shibasaki Mieko went up and sang another song.

However, as she sang, the atmosphere became a little off. What was supposed to be a cheerful song turned into a very sad one for her, and she even couldn't help but shed tears halfway through.

"Hey, why is that older sister singing while crying?" Conan, the elementary school student, wondered.

“Ah, because Rex is disbanding.” Tatsuya Kimura answered his question. “Then we’ll have to say goodbye to the lousy drummer, the amateur guitarist, and the high and mighty manager.”

......

[Ding, Detective storyline system quest triggered: Blood-Red Venus]

Mission objective: Rescue the arrogant lead singer, Tatsuya Kimura.

Mission completion reward: 200 Detective Points

Ah, it really is you.

Toru Tono looked at Tatsuya Kimura and felt that the man's face was dark.

Moreover, with the system's notification sound, he remembered what invention the murderer had bought from him—that's right, the murderer must have used his invention again.

Tohru Tono sometimes wonders if selling his invention to the murderer and then solving the case himself is a bit like boosting his performance record.

Cases where the modus operandi is known from the beginning are not difficult at all...

Although the case is simple and lacks challenge, you still earn double the money, right? Plus, there are the detective points awarded by the system...

One fish, three ways.

That's great, all good things.

......

The atmosphere in the private room was somewhat tense because of Tatsuya Kimura's insincere and indiscriminate attacks, but just then, the intro to his hit song "Crimson Venus" suddenly started playing.

"Huh? This is my song." Tatsuya Kimura was taken aback. "Who requested this song for me?"

He walked onto the stage with a happy expression while putting on his coat, and then, as the song's intro began, he lifted his coat and struck a pose he always used when singing this song.

Tohru Tono nodded. "Okay, that's classic."

He remembered that under normal circumstances, the killer's method of murder was to apply potassium cyanide to the inside of the sleeve of the jacket, and then let Kimura Tatsuya die instantly from the poison after eating it.

Although it's unclear why such a small amount of cyanide could be so lethal, don't ask, it's all just scientific speculation.

However, thanks to his invention, the murderer's methods changed...

Tohno avoided looking at Tatsuya Kimura and instead focused his gaze on the karaoke machine behind him, where his inventions should be located.

[Directional infrasound generator: A generator made with a special process. It can embed infrasound of a specific frequency into the accompaniment of a song. When a singer continuously sings a high C5 note, it will trigger high-frequency resonance, causing the singer's internal organs to rupture.]

It's a very simple and practical setting. Just remember to filter the songs, and it will be incredibly effective in a karaoke room.

Tohru Tono was always eager to try out this device whenever he designed it, wanting to know if Conan could deduce this high-tech crime method despite the technological information gap.

However, he only thinks about it each time and doesn't dare to actually put it into practice. After all, he is the chosen one of the world. Maybe Conan will have a flash of inspiration and shout something like "Eliminate all the impossibilities, and what is left at the end, no matter how illogical, is the truth!" and deduce it by force?

Can't be bothered.

......

Tohno listened to the songs for a while and found that the blond guy was actually quite good at singing rock, no wonder so many girls liked him.

However, the song is about to reach its climax, where there is a continuous high C.

Tohno looked at Terahara Mari, who was in charge of the band, and sure enough, he noticed a nervous yet excited glint in her eyes.

That's right, this fair-skinned and beautiful young lady is his client.

The revenge killing story is quite cliché. It's roughly about how Terahara Mari and Kimura Tatsuya were in love, but Terahara Mari, who was of average appearance and somewhat insecure, secretly went to get plastic surgery in order to become beautiful and stand next to Kimura Tatsuya, who had become a professional singer. As a result, Kimura Tatsuya, who was angry about this, repeatedly humiliated and made things difficult for her. In the end, her love turned into hatred, and she killed him.

This story teaches us that appearance anxiety is a bad thing. Believe in yourself, no matter what you look like, there will always be someone who likes you.

They also told us that we must speak properly when talking to others, and that if we learn to be tsundere like the characters in anime, we can easily become dead tsundere in real life.

......