Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Hattori Heiji received a strange letter which said, "If I continue like this, I will be killed by mermaids. Please save me." So, everyone set off for Mermaid Island.

In addition to Hattori Heiji, Kazuha, Conan, Ran, and Mori Kogoro, the entourage also includes a prophet, a priest, a sorcerer, and a fisherwoman hidden beneath the sea.

[Prophet: Although the legend of mermaids is false, the situation on the island really reminds me of another place that is very similar.]

[Spellcaster: Lakeview Village, right?]

[Priest: They both sacrifice others for personal gain; there is no fundamental difference.]

[Fisherwoman: I want to meet Miss Shimabukuro Kimie. After all, I am a "victim" like her.]

[Prophet: Don't worry, Miss Grace, we will help you cover.]

"By the way, Xiaolan, why did your three classmates come along as well?" Kogoro Mouri complained as he looked at the three people dressed in quite exotic styles.

"That's because their club has been looking for new mysterious phenomena to study recently. They heard about the legend of mermaids on the island and came here." Xiaolan hurriedly explained to the three of them.

[Prophet: Speaking of which, if Miss Grace appears on the island, won't her skill's effects cover the entire island?]

[Grace: I will minimize the effect of this skill so that ordinary people will only feel the air is damp, but will not be in danger.]

[Spell Master: That's good, otherwise this island might be considered to have a supernatural event.]

Soon after, the group arrived on the island. However, after asking the islanders for information, they learned that the sender, Monkyo Saori, had been missing for three days. The islanders revealed that Saori's alcoholic father often angered her and made her run away from home.

As the island is about to hold a mermaid festival, the people who can't find any clues decide to go to the shrine to talk to the shrine maiden about the mermaid legend on the island.

The shrine maiden Shimabukuro Kimie refuted the rumor on the spot, but Ebihara Sumi said that people believed in the existence of mermaids because a mermaid's corpse appeared three years ago.

[Priest: Really, using someone else's mother's remains as a gimmick to attract tourists is really terrible.]

[Spellcaster: Her mother died in a fire, not a shipwreck. The older generation of villagers should all know this.]

[Prophet: However, seeing the benefits of the Mermaid Festival, and Miss Junhui's mother's instructions to pretend to be a longevity woman, they simply helped to cover up the lie.]

[Priest: She has been running around for this lie her entire life, and the villagers don't seem to be very grateful to her.]

[Fisherwoman: Lies are lies after all, they can't be concealed forever. Fortunately, she already knows part of the truth. Is she ready to start her revenge?]

[Spell Master: Then we should find an opportunity to meet this "Longevity Lady."]

While everyone was not paying attention, the sorcerer threw a shell into the shrine with the words "Miko, who stays true to her heart, the mermaid knows your urgent desire for revenge. Please come to the seaside for a chat."

Afterwards, the three of them left the main group on the pretext that they wanted to go to the beach to enjoy the sea breeze before the celebration.

Sure enough, Shimabukuro Kimie was already waiting at the beach.

"Who are you anyway? Why do you know about mermaids and the Longevity Lady?"

The priest told her that all the villagers on the island had deceived her, but Shimabukuro Kimie couldn't believe it.

"Why? The kindness of those villagers, they were so good to me, but why?"

"Don't you understand yet, Miss Junhui?"

"They are driven by profit. Even if they feel guilty, that guilt will gradually be lost in the annual celebrations on the island, until they forget your achievements and think everything you do is their due."

Shimabukuro Kimie was devastated: "I just decided to avenge my mother. Saori, Nami, and Naoko are my enemies. But now, are all the villagers on the island my enemies?"

"Ms. Jun Hui, come and meet the mermaid you have been serving. She will help you solve your problems."

The tide parted, revealing a flash of golden light. A dazzling mermaid emerged from the waves, holding a trident. It was none other than the Fisherwoman, wearing the skin of the Halberd of Silence.

"Really, there really are mermaids..." Jun Hui's face was full of disbelief.

"Hello, my serving witch, I am Grace." In order to make the voice of the fisher girl "hearable" to others, the trio specially sought the help of the dream witch, so that the fisher girl could communicate directly in the other party's mind.

"Miss Jun Hui, would you like to hear my story?"

"I do, beautiful mermaid. I'm willing to listen to whatever you say." Jun Hui, who suffered a huge blow, obviously needed a temporary spiritual sustenance, and the fisherwoman played this role very well.

"I was once a human being, adrift in the water, in my cradle, and was picked up by the villagers of a village."

"When I arrived at the village, villagers who had previously struggled to catch fish were now returning with full loads."

"So they regarded me as a goddess, believing that I was the one who brought the abundant fish harvest."

"But then, disasters struck one after another, and they thought I had betrayed the gods and brought punishment upon the village."

"Born mute, I couldn't defend myself, so I was caught in a fishing net, tied to an anchor, and sunk to the bottom of the sea."

"When I woke up again, I was no longer human."

"Jun Hui, it is silence that makes the fish become an animal at the mercy of others."

"You still have a chance to speak up for yourself and punish those who remain silent for their own benefit."

"I will stand on your side."

After listening to the fisherwoman's story, Shimabukuro Kimie's confusion, pain and puzzlement slowly disappeared, her eyes gradually became firm, and the tears in the corners of her eyes were dried by anger.

"I will not waste the rest of my life on those silent and hypocritical liars."

After that, she left to prepare her revenge plan.

[Priest: Wait, Miss Grace, you don't want to start a massacre on the island, do you?]

[Fisherwoman: No, it's just a small punishment, to allow this island, which thrived on lies, to return to the silence it deserves.]

[Prophet: Don't worry, in every future I have seen, no one can escape this vortex.]

[Spell Master: Disasters arise from human hearts, and retribution will come sooner or later.]

[Priest: I pity the protagonists who came to the island to investigate. They'll probably be affected by Miss Grace's power soon.]

[Prophet: This reminds me. I should make some amulets as a backup, just in case something goes wrong.]

[Spellcaster: Well, at least we can give one point to the protagonists.]

The celebration was about to begin, and the three of them returned to the main group.

"Xiaolan, this is an amulet we made from the shells and fish scales we just collected at the beach. It's for you."

"Well, we have you to thank for coming to the island this time."

"Hey, is this for me?"

"Please accept it, as a token of our appreciation."

"Okay, thank you." Xiaolan put the amulet into her pocket.

The misty water vapor gradually gathered near the Mermaid Island, forming an isolated island.

No matter how lively the celebration is, the laughter and joy will be burned to ashes in the silent fire of revenge.