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

Just as Nakamori Ginzo was in a state of anxiety, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

"Officer Nakamori, what are you looking at?"

Nakamori Ginzo quickly put away the card in his hand, turned around and smiled at the person behind him.

"Mouri, it's you. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just noticed you were spacing out."

Kogoro Mouri sighed and sat down next to Ginzo Nakamori, holding a bottle of beer he had just picked up from the bar.

"How about it? Want a bottle?"

Nakamori Ginzo looked at the beer bottle that Mouri Kogoro handed him and said to Mouri Kogoro with a bad attitude.

"I don't need it, but Mori, don't you think the virus might get worse from drinking alcohol?"

"What do those doctors say? Don't drink alcohol or smoke when you're sick."

However, in response to Nakamori Ginzo's explanation, Mouri Kogoro simply snorted dismissively, pulled out a bottle opener from his pocket, opened the beer, and took a big gulp.

"Doctors are just scaring people; there's actually no impact at all. They're just afraid of taking responsibility."

"Besides, alcohol disinfects, so if I drink more alcohol, it will disinfect just the same."

"..."

Ginzo Nakamori suspects that the virus has already begun to affect Kogoro Mouri's brain.

After downing his beer, Kogoro Mouri smacked his lips contentedly, then turned to Ginzo Nakamori with considerable interest.

"Let's go to a bar, have a couple of drinks to clear our heads, and maybe we can also roll some dice and have some fun."

If you keep betting, this person might die. What's the point of losing this money back and forth?

"Do you think it's still necessary for us to spend money now...?"

"I complained," Nakamori Ginzo said, but before he could finish, he suddenly realized something and slammed his hand on the table, standing up from his chair.

Dice, cubes, prisms?!

"Oh right, so that's how it is. The location that Phantom Thief Kid mentioned is right there!"

Seeing Nakamori Ginzo's excited state, Mouri Kogoro was startled.

"Officer Nakamori, what's wrong with you? What Phantom Thief Kid's card room?"

Nakamori Ginzo coughed twice, patted Mouri Kogoro's shoulder heavily, and laughed loudly.

"Haha, as expected of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri. I'll come over to have a drink with you later, you go and wait for me."

Without another word, Nakamori Ginzo turned and left, leaving Kogoro Mori bewildered, holding the bottle.

"It's strange."

This world definitely has certain rules.

Whenever someone encounters an intractable problem in their reasoning, someone will always step in and casually offer a word of advice to enlighten them.

“I think I passed by that room before.”

Nakamori Ginzo didn't want to take the elevator anymore, so he went down the stairs.

The "cube that determines fate" refers to the dice game in card rooms, where the winner takes all and the loser loses everything. Doesn't that determine fate?

If you lose too much, even the queen's clothes will be stripped off and used as collateral, and the pyramid built of countless tears and blood should refer to the chips.

Because no time limit is specified, everything in this announcement is actually a veiled reference to the location.

Although it's unclear whether this was Kaito Kuroba's pity for Ginzo Nakamori's intelligence, the several hints he gave all pointed to locations.

"Found it, this is the place."

After descending the elevator and walking forward, Nakamori Ginzo finally stopped in front of the card room on the airship.

Opening the door, the dim lighting in the card room made one wonder if the brightness of the lights was intentionally designed to help cheaters.

The card and chess room is not just a large hall, but also has many private rooms.

The design of the private room doors is quite in line with the theme of the card room. Each door is painted with a playing card pattern, so they look like giant playing cards.

"The Queen of Hearts stripped of her finery..."

When Nakamori Ginzo arrived in front of the Queen of Hearts described in the invitation from Kaito Kid, he gripped the metal handle and felt a strange sensation rising in his heart.

Did I really find Phantom Thief Kid so easily? It feels a bit unbelievable.

Taking a deep breath, Nakamori Ginzo opened the door.

And standing inside was the person he had been longing for day and night.

Kaitou Kidd.

Kaito Kuroba stood in the room, having changed out of his usual clothes and into a pure white outfit that was the signature look of Phantom Thief Kid.

Hearing Nakamori Ginzo's movements, he didn't look up, but focused on stacking the pyramid with chips one by one.

For some reason, Nakamori Ginzo didn't disturb him and just quietly waited for Kuroba Kaito to finish.

Only after the last chip landed smoothly at the top of the pyramid did Kaito Kuroba call out to Ginzo Nakamori.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Inspector Nakamori. You arrived much faster than I expected."

Inside the movie theater.

Ai Haibara and Qi Ming were now truly watching a movie. A dining table was set up on the empty floor in front of the bed, and snacks, drinks, and popcorn covered the entire table.

"Did you see that?"

Qi Ming took a sip of water and asked Ai Haibara.

Ai Haibara nodded.

"I saw it."

Instead of following Nakamori Ginzo's solution, they kept their focus on Kuroba Kaito.

Therefore, the two clearly saw that after entering the card room, Kuroba Kaito casually lifted his clothes up, and his original clothes instantly turned into a pure white tuxedo.

"Was that really magic, or not sorcery?"

Qi Ming had watched that scene many times, but he still couldn't figure out the mystery. Even when he zoomed in to the lowest setting, he still couldn't see how the clothes changed.

Good lad, you should have thought of that sooner. How could someone who comes from the same expansion pack as Koizumi Akako be just a simple thief?

This is clearly a magician disguised as a magician, isn't it?

"……possible."

Ai Haibara frowned and tapped her chin slightly; in the end, this was the only answer she could come to.

And it just feels a little too strange.

Keep in mind that Kaito Kuroba's voice hasn't completely changed yet, so isn't Ginzo Nakamori surprised?

In the card and chess room.

Nakamori Ginzo is feeling very strange right now.

He and Phantom Thief Kid were now in a closed room, and the exit was right behind him.

Before he found Kaito Kid, he was very excited, but now that they were standing face to face, Nakamori Ginzo felt like he was seeing a long-lost old friend.

But it's probably normal to have this kind of thought, right?

Although they are enemies, I spent my youth with Kaito Kid!

"..."

Kaito Kuroba suddenly felt that Ginzo Nakamori was looking at him strangely.

"Kaito Kid, do you know what the situation is like on this spaceship right now?"

After a moment of silence, Nakamori Ginzo pulled out a chair and sat down quietly before speaking to Kuroba Kaito.

"Of course I know, it's the deadly virus released by the red Siamese cat."

Kaito Kuroba sat down opposite Ginzo Nakamori and said with a light laugh.

His speech was natural, as if he didn't care about the virus at all.

Although he was faking it all.

"Do you regret boarding this spaceship now?"

"Regret? What do I have to regret?"

Kaito Kuroba said frankly.

"Since I've chosen to become Phantom Thief Kid, I'll inevitably stumble on this path someday."

"Although I didn't expect the somersault to be so big... but since ancient times, who has ever escaped death?"

Having received a reply from Kaito Kuroba, Ginzo Nakamori looked up in surprise, but because of the mountain of chips in front of him, he could not see Kaito Kuroba.

But he saw it immediately, because Kaito Kuroba suddenly couldn't help but feel a tickle in his throat and coughed twice.

With his hands gently vibrating on the table, the mountain of chips in front of him immediately collapsed.

"...I have a feeling you won't make it through tonight."

"..."