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

"...Nani?"

Heiji Hattori and Conan suddenly stood up.

Karasuma Renya, dead?!

How exactly did Qi Ming end up next to Karasuma Renya?

Could it have been during the flashing lights just now?

No, no, no, the key point is that the big shot they regarded as someone who could rival Qi Ming was so easily killed by Qi Ming.

How dare he make a move here?

Conan's heart sank.

No, Qi Ming has been behaving rather calmly lately. He almost forgot that Qi Ming never cares whether there are people around when he kills someone.

Hey, you got some loot?

Qi Ming looked at the shimmering light on Karasuma Renya's corpse and casually reached out and grabbed it.

The drop rate is pretty high; I even got something from my pants pocket.

"Mr. Qi Ming, what were you doing just now?"

Ran Mouri stepped out of the carriage, her face deathly pale, trying her best to avoid looking at the corpse on the ground.

Qi Ming glanced at Ran Mouri.

Ran Mouri's acting is terrible. Even though he's here to settle a personal score, he's still acting.

Don't listen unless the director says "cut".

"I am just an Assassin."

Qi Ming said coldly, then slowly approached Ran Mouri with his hidden sword held at an angle.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri was momentarily stunned until she saw Qi Ming walking towards her.

What is Mr. Qi Ming trying to do?

We're asking you to play an assassin, but you're not a real assassin!

Ran Mouri had no idea how things had turned out this way.

"Mr. Qi, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Qi Ming's cold eyes and the gleaming blade in his sleeve, Ran Mouri felt that none of these actions were Qi Ming's original intention.

curse?

Could it be that Mr. Qi Ming is under some kind of curse?

"Xiaolan!"

Conan's expression changed and he rushed onto the stage, but when his eyes inadvertently glanced at a spot on the ground, he stopped in his tracks in horror.

The corpse that originally belonged to Karasuma Renya on the ground has vanished without a trace!

"What's going on... a performance? Is this also part of the performance?"

After regaining her senses, Suzuki Sonoko stared at the pool of blood at Qi Ming's feet and muttered to herself.

Just then, applause rang out from the stage, followed by a powerful voice that reached everyone's ears.

"As expected of my nemesis, it's a pity that you only killed an afterimage."

Upon hearing the noise, everyone looked up sharply, only to see Karasuma Renya standing upside down on the stage's overhead beam, defying all physics!

He was wrapped in a black hood, making him look exactly like an upside-down bat.

"Nani?"

Conan and Heiji Hattori's eyes flashed with deep horror.

How is this going?

Qi Ming killed the afterimage? But the afterimage shouldn't bleed, right?

Is it really just a performance...?

"Kudo, do you remember what Shuichi Akai and Tooru Amuro said last time? Qi Ming is immortal, and this person seems to be immortal too."

Heiji Hattori's mind worked a little faster than Conan's this time, and he whispered something in Conan's ear.

Conan then nodded in realization.

"..."

Upon seeing this, Ran Mouri's face couldn't help but blush slightly.

So, it's all just a performance?!

That makes sense. After all, how could Mr. Qi Ming possibly kill someone? What kind of nonsense was he thinking?

Speaking of which, she just called Qi Ming by his real name, which would have been a huge mistake in a formal performance!

Seemingly trying to make amends, Ran Mouri's mind raced, and she went forward and hugged Qi Ming, saying...

"No, you are not Assassin, your name is Qi Ming, you are my half-brother. Why, why have you become like this?"

"..."

Qi Ming glanced at Ran Mouri in surprise.

He retracted his earlier criticism of Ran Mouri's acting, saying that's what a veteran actor is all about!

"Go away."

Qi Ming waved his sleeve, and then Ran Mouri cooperated perfectly by gently collapsing to the side of the stage.

Qi Ming raised his head and looked intently at Karasuma Renya.

In terms of showing off, this person is definitely superior to me.

I destroyed all your equipment and you're still saying I hit your afterimage?

The NPCs are even more pretentious than the protagonist himself; he has to stop this kind of plot!

"..."

Upon seeing this, the paleness on the faces of those around them finally faded, replaced by a flushed, passionate expression.

The improvisational development in this play was absolutely amazing!

The plot about the black knight and the princess falling in love is completely irrelevant; what's needed is action scenes!

"Karasuma-sensei is so handsome!"

"Was this really improvised? And did Karasuma-sensei put some kind of mechanism in the ceiling? Standing upside down on the ceiling is so cool!"

"Go for it, Black Knight! Defeat that cold-blooded Assassin!"

Faced with the students' praise, Karasuma Renya jumped down from the beam without changing his expression.

He didn't care at all about the praise from these humanoid machines.

However, although Karasuma Renya appeared calm and even pretentious on the surface, his heart was actually in turmoil.

He didn't even notice how he died; it all happened so fast!

The equipment was destroyed, and the level dropped; the cost of this show was really high.

And to be honest, he never expected Qi Ming to actually go for the kill.

Is it appropriate for a young person in their twenties to be frying fish while I, an elderly person in my thirties, am doing this?

However, observing Conan and Heiji Hattori's expressions, Karasuma Renya dispelled a trace of annoyance in his heart.

With his exceptional analytical abilities stemming from his superior intelligence, he noticed subtle changes in the eyes of the two men.

If I had to describe it, it would be a change from looking at people to looking at gods.

Karasuma Renya took a deep breath, looked at Qi Ming, and drew the knight's sword from his waist.

After all, this is a rehearsal, and the impromptu lines still need to be said.

"Let's put an end to our destiny today, Assassins."

"..."

Qi Ming is in a very bad mood right now.

He just appeared from the darkness in an instant, and killed Karasuma Renya with a single blow.

Such a cool move, but these people don't know its value and don't praise him.

You guys are praising how handsome this old guy is, standing upside down on the ceiling like an idiot?

Are you guys stupid?

Now, hearing Karasuma Renya so arrogantly trying to spout off to him, Qi Ming became even angrier.

No, simply killing Karasuma Renya won't solve the problem at all.

Therefore, his fashion sense must be even higher now.

A moment later, Qi Ming also took out a large sword with a slightly peculiar design and slammed it heavily into the floor.

"Black Knight, can you hear me?"

"What did you hear?"

"Can you hear the death knell tolling?"