Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

When Ai Haibara mentioned the strange smell, Isao Kitagawa's eyes flickered.

He knew that the girl must have already discovered that the suspension bridge had been set on fire.

But what practical help would it be to admit that I know this now?

Kitagawa Isao thought for a moment, then shook his head at Haibara Ai: "I didn't smell anything strange. Ai, what kind of smell are you talking about? Can you describe it again?"

Instead of directly denying everything, he asked Ai Haibara for specific details, a question that left Ai Haibara unable to find fault with for the time being.

only……

After glancing at Kitagawa Isao's serious gaze, Haibara Ai smiled slightly.

"It's nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it. By the way... Kitagawa-kun, you should know that we're attending a gathering of magic enthusiasts, right? Have you prepared the magic trick you're going to perform later?"

Kitagawa Isao: "? Why do I have to go on stage and perform magic? Conan didn't tell me about this before we came."

He attended a magic enthusiasts' gathering, intending to freeload while completing his mission, but now he's being asked to perform on stage.

This is really...

Well, upon closer inspection, it does make some sense.

Are you suggesting he temporarily add points to his magic skills, using the reward points he earned from the National Arena, so he can show off in front of everyone and Ai Haibara?

Kitagawa Isao felt that there was no need to go through all that trouble.

Moreover, given the current situation, since the magic show segment is scheduled for the evening anyway, he's not in a rush.

Having figured this out, his mindset instantly calmed down. He didn't rush to use the reward points he was holding. Instead, Kitagawa Isao took the colorful candy from Haibara Ai's hand and popped it into his mouth.

This caught Ai Haibara off guard. Looking at her empty left hand, the little girl instinctively cried out, "Hey Kitagawa-nii, that's mine... Never mind, eat it if you like."

The colorful lollipop was given to her by a woman named Tanaka. Ai Haibara really liked the lollipop and had been reluctant to eat it.

Unexpectedly, in the short time it took to ask her a question, her candy was disarmed by Kitagawa Isao.

This guy is really a bully who enjoys picking on kids...

Ai Haibara gave Kitagawa Isao a few mournful glances, then snorted and walked away to another place.

Just before leaving, she 'very accidentally' stepped on Kitagawa Isao's toes, a small act of revenge.

……

Time flew by and it was noon.

After a long and complicated journey through Beika Town, Kogoro Mouri and his companions, having reconfirmed their target, finally arrived at the Magic Manor only to find a suspension bridge almost completely destroyed by fire...

Looking at the suspension bridge, Conan, who was already feeling dizzy due to a fever, coughed a few more times as soon as he got out of the car.

Seeing this, Ran quickly hugged Conan and used a handkerchief to brush away the dust that filled the air.

"Dad, what should we do now?"

The suspension bridge is almost collapsed. Even if you run across at full speed now, you might not be able to reach the other side before the bridge completely collapses.

With red eyes, Kogoro Mori looked ahead, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and drove the group back the way they came.

Now that things have come to this, he can only return to Tokyo as soon as possible and ask Inspector Megure for help.

Meanwhile, the magic enthusiasts, completely unaware of what was happening outside, were using magic to assign tasks and responsibilities to several people.

The acting administrator is Naoko Kuroda, the person in charge of boiling water is Takahisa Tanaka, and the person in charge of entertainment programs is Toshiya Hamano.

The magic trick was planned by Toshiya Hamano. According to his initial idea, the responsibility of being in charge should have fallen to Doi Takuki, who was disguised as Kaito Kid. However, for some reason, the answer was revealed to be himself.

Hamano Toshiya was also very confused, but since even Kuroda Naoko, the acting administrator, had no complaints, he could only frown and silently return to his room on the second floor to start thinking about the program he needed to perform next.

However, Toshiya Hamano had no idea that the show he had conceived would never have a stage to be performed again...

"What a boring magic trick..."

Standing next to Kitagawa Isao, Haibara Ai yawned listlessly. Although she was not very familiar with magic tricks, when Hamano Toshiya pointed out that she should act as a magic assistant, she immediately noticed something strange.

What she received was a marker that couldn't write anything at all.

Combining this with the rules of magic itself, she immediately guessed the trick behind it, which was really quite boring.

Looking at the guests cooperating with the performance, Ai Haibara felt that she shouldn't be there.

However, a new problem has arisen that she has been struggling to understand.

Where is Conan Edogawa, who invited her and Kitagawa Isao to participate but has yet to appear?

As the sun was about to set, there were still no new guests at the Magic Manor. Not to mention Ran and Sonoko, who should have been accompanied by them, even Conan Edogawa kept showing up, which really puzzled Ai Haibara.

I wanted to call and contact the other party, but the signal here was a bit weak.

Left with no other option, Ai Haibara had to find Isao Kitagawa and ask him to ask Yoshinori Ara to borrow the landline phone at the Magic Manor.

But even this landline phone didn't respond for some reason.

"Perhaps the phone line was broken by the heavy snow? Maybe your companions had something come up and can't come. You can ask them again after we all go home tomorrow."

Araki gave a seemingly accurate explanation, but Ai Haibara felt that things were not so simple.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but that's Conan Edogawa...

Is Conan Edogawa, who rushed out of Junya's house with just a slight guess and didn't return until late at night, the kind of person who would break a promise so easily?

Moreover, after what happened at the National Stadium, hasn't this guy always wanted to regain his face in front of Kitagawa-san?

How could they just decide not to come?

Or perhaps something unexpected happened that prevented him from coming?

Based on the scents she had smelled earlier, the little girl had a vague, ominous feeling...