Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

"What were you talking about, Sonoko-neechan? A kissing scene? Is it the kind of kissing scene I'm thinking of?"

Without even bothering to pull Hattori Heiji away for a talk, Conan rushed to Suzuki Sonoko's side and shouted, his voice rising a few decibels from usual.

Why fight against evil forces? It's because we're afraid these evil forces will harm the people around us.

Now that everyone around him is being robbed, what's the point of him dealing with these evil forces?

And it was with that Karasuma Renya?

Sonoko Suzuki nodded, clenched her fists, and said with a look of longing.

"So what if there's a kissing scene? What do you, a little kid, know about adult romance?"

"A valiant knight saved a princess from a foreign land; you'll find out when you're my age."

What do you mean by "at your age"? I'm your age now and I don't understand either!

Do you think it's romantic to have a living fossil kiss a young girl who is not even 20 years old?

"Kissing scenes are bad. Kissing scenes... By the way, although we are adults, we are still students!"

Conan frantically waved his arms and stammered.

"Have you considered the feelings of the adults who came to the play? This kind of behavior is absolutely unacceptable and will corrupt social morals!"

"...What are you talking about?"

Sonoko Suzuki rolled her eyes and poked Conan's forehead hard.

"What do you mean we're all adults? What nonsense are you spouting, you brat?"

"me……"

Conan was speechless for a moment.

"No, absolutely no kissing scenes!"

Seeing Conan's face turn bright red, Sonoko tilted her head in thought, and finally nodded gently.

"Alright, considering that your school will also be coming to visit, although I think you kids don't understand the art of adults, it seems like it might have some negative impact."

Upon hearing this, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he soon realized that something was wrong.

Sonoko Suzuki might eventually consider cutting the kissing scene, but that would be for the actual performance tomorrow.

In other words, the kissing scene will still be rehearsed later, and he will have to witness that cringe-worthy scene.

Xiaolan should never kiss another man, no, an old man!

Conan was feeling irritable, and Qi Ming was also quite irritable.

His reason for being irritable was quite simple.

That scoundrel Karasuma Renya is truly doing nothing right every day!

He said earlier that this old guy coming to the school was absolutely unreliable.

You were telling yourself on the phone to experience the taste of youth, but you ended up feeling what the female student was saying, right?

What if next time Karasuma Renya says she used to live a cold and lonely life and wants to experience the warmth of young and beautiful women...

Qi Ming spoke to Suzuki Sonoko with a serious expression.

"Ms. Suzuki, I also think this kissing scene is not good. It may cause some unnecessary trouble for the woman."

"I suggest there should be a twist at the end of the story. Just as the two of them are about to kiss, the princess stabs the knight to death with her sword, and then tells the knight that she is actually an enemy spy who came specifically to kill the black knight."

"No, killing someone with a single stab might not be very effective. I suggest adding a scene of dismemberment by five horses to attract more attention."

"..."

Sonoko Suzuki blinked her eyes, looking somewhat bewildered.

He understood the first sentence, but what were the rest?

What happened? The princess has become a spy for an enemy country again.

How did a perfectly good romantic drama suddenly turn into a spy thriller?

Sonoko Suzuki temporarily ignored the second half of Qi Ming's suggestion and seriously considered Qi Ming's first sentence.

Even Qi Ming, an adult, felt that the kissing scene was inappropriate, so the script might really need to be revised.

However, this is the version of the script she is most satisfied with. As the writer of this script, she still wants to try a little harder, she said to Qi Ming.

"Mr. Qi Ming, this wasn't actually a real kissing scene."

"Actually, we just used a perspective that was off to create the feeling of a kissing scene, but we didn't actually kiss."

"Our teacher played the Black Knight. He actually made it clear at the time that plays must pay attention to customs and such."

"...That's it."

Qi Ming's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

It seems that old man still has some sense of martial ethics.

Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a fake kiss, that's good enough... but what's so good about it?!

Although they didn't actually kiss, from their perspective it looked no different from a real kiss!

No, I have to delete it, I have to keep deleting it!

"Sister Sonoko, even fake kisses are unacceptable. We children can't watch these kinds of things..."

Before Conan could finish speaking, Sonoko Suzuki was already excitedly looking towards the theater.

"Hey, he's here! He's here! Karasuma-sensei's Black Knight has arrived!"

Seeing this, Conan could only sigh in frustration, but then he turned his gaze seriously to the theater.

Is Karasuma Renya about to make his appearance?

In the theater.

As soon as the actor finished his last line, the prop ball in the air shattered, and several crow feathers slowly fell.

Then, a knight dressed in black and wearing a helmet fell from somewhere in the sky.

For some reason, the black-clad knight's descent was as slow as if it were in slow motion, his cloak fluttering in the air, giving him a rather sophisticated look.

"...Suzuki-neechan, is that Karasuma-sensei suspended by wires?"

Noticing the subtle difference in gravity, Conan asked Sonoko Suzuki in a low voice.

"No, after all, we're not that professional. Using wires is still a bit dangerous."

Sonoko Suzuki laughed.

"You also think it was a very impressive entrance, right? Karasuma-sensei said it's a kind of visual magic trick."

"A little magic trick?"

Conan nodded with a fake smile, but his gaze turned serious.

Visual effects?

This absolutely cannot be a visual effect!

“...that old thief.”

Qi Ming also noticed something was wrong, but he had a clearer view.

Karasuma Renya has a slow debuff that lasts for several seconds, probably from taking some kind of drug, but the way this negative effect is used to create a slow-motion entrance is quite pretentious.

"What? It's the Black Knight!"

Upon seeing Karasuma Renya appear, the extras on stage suddenly screamed in terror, then fled backstage without looking back.

Next, Xiaolan, who was playing the princess, began to confess her feelings.

"..."

"...Miss Suzuki, didn't you just say that the Black Knight appeared and then wiped out those grunts in no time?"