I started with Demon Slayer, and after drawing the strongest character, I'm invincible!

Conan stiffly turned his head and found that the detective from Yokohama was standing behind him at some point.

He forced a smile and stammered, "Heh...hehe...big brother...what are you talking about? Shinichi isn't here."

Edogawa Ranpo tilted his head, puzzled, and said:

"You don't want your girlfriend to know you've shrunk? Why? Aren't there plenty of people who know you've shrunk?"

"!!!"

Conan is going crazy! What's wrong with this guy? How does he know everything about him?

Even though his secret had been exposed, he still wanted to make a last-ditch effort: "Big brother... I'm really not Shinichi, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"Oh, whatever makes you happy."

After meeting Shinichi Kudo, Edogawa Ranpo lost interest. Just then, Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Atsushi Nakajima finished their argument, so he strolled back home.

Conan: "..."

Why doesn't this guy play by the rules? He came to reveal his identity and then just left, leaving him feeling incredibly anxious, afraid that everyone will know he's Shinichi Kudo in the blink of an eye.

Ah, he's having such a hard time!

Conan followed closely behind Edogawa Ranpo with a pained expression, needing to find a way to protect his identity.

"Dun, are we ready to go?"

"It will be ready soon, Mr. Ranpo."

Atsushi Nakajima returned to his usual gentle and reliable self. He couldn't help but blush slightly when he thought about what had just happened. Honestly, why did he argue with Akutagawa again? It made him seem so unreliable.

Inspector Megure ordered Sato to prepare to go to the place mentioned by Detective Edogawa. He felt that what Mr. Akutagawa said made a lot of sense; they would know whether the person was there or not once they got there.

"Wait, Conan, you can't go. It's so late, you should go home."

Officer Sato caught Conan trying to sneak into the car. She knew this would happen, and handed Conan over to Ran Mouri, who was standing not far away.

Kids should act like kids. Conan should just go home and go to sleep.

Oh dear, I was careless!

Conan was a little annoyed. His plan to sneak into the mess and follow them had failed, and he could only watch helplessly as the main group left.

But the situation took an unexpected turn the next second. Xiaolan said, "Dad, hurry up and follow us. Let's go find Sonoko together."

Wow! Xiaolan is awesome!

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"Satoru!"

"So cute...so cute...I brought you some snacks..."

Gojo Satoru was held in Edogawa Ranpo's arms with a blank expression. Wait, what's going on?

What's Edogawa Ranpo doing here? And aren't those two behind him Akutagawa and Nakajima? What are they doing here too?

This situation is really driving his CPU crazy. No way, no way, Byakuran and his team actually managed to merge the worlds?

Edogawa Ranpo didn't care what Gojo Satoru was thinking; his mind was completely occupied by his shrunken friends.

Hehehe~ Wu-chan is so cute.

Edogawa Ranpo: Obsessed with cats, unable to extricate himself.

"Yo~ We meet again, Akutagawa-kun~ Nakajima-kun~"

Byakuran greeted the two who were still in shock, not expecting that Dazai Osamu would actually send Edogawa Ranpo to lead the charge.

However, seeing Akutagawa and the others made it all seem natural. After all, with the new "Double Black" around, Edogawa Ranpo could roam freely in this world without any worries about his safety.

"Hello, Mr. Bai Lan."

Atsushi Nakajima greeted Byakuran happily. As Dazai had said before, Byakuran would take care of their food, lodging and transportation in Tokyo.

They were told to look for Byakuran after they arrived in Tokyo, but they never expected to meet him here. What a coincidence!

Ryunosuke Akutagawa nodded to Byakuran, his tense nerves, which had been on edge since arriving in Tokyo, relaxing a little.

He knew clearly what his mission was, and he didn't let his guard down even when he was arguing with the tiger.

Before they came, Chuuya-sama said that Byakuran was their contact, and that they should just follow orders after they met.

After exchanging greetings, the two of them moved in unison to surround Edogawa Ranpo and Gojo Satoru, their eyes shining as they stared at Gojo Satoru.

It's Gojo-sensei shrunk down! He's so cute! No wonder Ranpo-san insisted on coming to Tokyo; their trip was totally worth it.

They didn't find anything wrong with Gojo Satoru shrinking; they'd experienced shrinking before, it was just that this time it was someone else.

"Miss Suzuki is here..."

"Sonoko, are you alright...?"

"My dear daughter, you've suffered so much..."

"Garden..."

Sonoko Suzuki, still half asleep, was a little confused when she saw the large group of people suddenly appear in the warehouse. She didn't realize what was going on until she heard her father and Ran's voices.

"Dad! Xiaolan!"

"I'm fine now, I'm telling you..."

Sonoko Suzuki suddenly threw herself into Ran's arms, eager to share what had happened that day with her.

"Sonoko, I'm still here..."

Feeling ignored, Makoto Kyogoku was a little helpless. Had his girlfriend forgotten that she had a boyfriend?

"Ah Zhen, you're here too."

Sonoko Suzuki excitedly grabbed Makoto Kyogoku's hand, chattering excitedly about her exploits at the kidnappers' hideout. (This referred to a card game where the kidnapper's underling kept losing.)

Her words left everyone stunned. It turned out that while they were worried sick outside, the person in question was having a great time in the kidnappers' den.

Both sides were immersed in the joy of reunion, but Conan noticed the key point: the detective from Yokohama actually knew Gojo Satoru!

!!!

He felt that there were more and more mysteries surrounding Gojo Satoru. Could it be that the detective named Edogawa knew his true identity because Gojo Satoru told him?

This explanation seemed reasonable, but his intuition told him that something was wrong, something was very, very wrong.

It was mainly Mr. Edogawa's gaze that gave him the illusion that all his secrets were laid bare before him, as if they had been seen through at a glance.

"Sonoko, this is the detective from Yokohama, Mr. Edogawa. Thanks to him, otherwise we don't know when we would have found you..."

Suzuki Shiro led his daughter to Edogawa Ranpo to express his gratitude. He knew he had to build a good relationship with such a talented detective so he could ask him for help next time he encountered a problem.

"Thank you, Mr. Edogawa... Eh? Edogawa? Are you related to Conan?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked at the young and handsome detective with surprise, which is understandable.

The surname Edogawa is quite rare. Mr. Edogawa was an excellent detective, and Conan also likes deduction. Maybe it's a family trait?

"No, I have absolutely no connection with those kids over there. On the contrary..."

"Gojo!"

Before Edogawa Ranpo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Conan's sharp voice.

"Hmm?" Gojo Satoru looked at Conan with a puzzled expression, as if asking him what was wrong.

"Conan, what's wrong?" Ran Mouri asked with a worried look.

"Ah... I meant to say, Gojo, Natsumi is still waiting for you at home. You should go back quickly and don't let him worry."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone's attention was on him, and quickly made up an excuse to get out of it.

"Huh? When did Natsuyu-kun leave? He was just here a moment ago..."

After Conan said this, Ran and the others realized that Natsumi, who was supposed to have come with them, was not there at all, and they didn't even know when he had left.

"Ah... well... Xia You said he wasn't feeling well, so he went home first."

He didn't want to disturb the investigation, so he told me and left.

Conan's mind worked quickly, and he found another suitable excuse to appease everyone.

Xia Youjie had already quietly left before Edogawa Ranpo arrived, and no one except Conan had noticed it. Now it couldn't be more suitable as an excuse.

"So this is ah……"

"Alright, it's getting late. Everyone, let's go home first. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Megure began arranging for people to take Suzuki Shiro and the others home. As for the real culprit behind the kidnapping case still not being caught? That would have to wait until tomorrow. He believed that with Detective Edogawa around, they would definitely be able to catch the real culprit.

Once Conan saw that everyone's attention had shifted, his tense nerves relaxed, and he realized that his back was almost soaked with cold sweat.

That was close! He almost got exposed as Shinichi Kudo. Edogawa Ranpo really does speak his mind; he's not afraid of scaring people to death.

Gojo Satoru looked at Conan with a half-smile; this kid's excuse was too clumsy.

How could he not know Jay's situation? Only others who don't understand Jay would believe his nonsense. Jay is right above them right now.

"Ahem... Gotiao, I have something to tell you."

Conan could tell from Gojo Satoru's expression that he didn't believe him. Instead of worrying about how to shut Edogawa Ranpo up, Conan figured it was better to just ask him for help.

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Café Poirot.

Desserts were laid out in front of Gojo Satoru, Natsuyu Suke, Edogawa Ranpo, and Byakuran, and the air was filled with a sweet aroma.

Xia Youjie, the only one among them who had no interest in desserts, felt he shouldn't be there; just looking at these desserts made his teeth ache.

He might as well have gone with Akutagawa and Nakajima Atsushi; at least there would have been some excitement to watch, instead of staying here to watch them compete and eat desserts.

"Hahaha... You lost, hand over your snacks and..."

Gojo Satoru laughed arrogantly; this was their tenth dessert competition, and he had won again.

Hehehe~ He's going to empty Ranpo's snacks and Byakuran!

"Ah... that's all, I lost all the snacks I brought."

Edogawa Ranpo reached into his pocket, only to find it empty, but he wasn't angry.

He said very naturally, "Wu, I want to eat some coarse snacks."

"Oh, then let Bai Lan go buy it."

Without hesitation, Gojo Satoru said, "With Akutagawa and the others not here, Byakuran is the only one who can run errands."

Bai Lan: "..." Fine, since he's the only reliable adult among those present, I have to fulfill my teacher's request.

Unlike the harmonious atmosphere on their side, Conan, who rarely returns to the Kudo residence, was immediately stunned by an explosive piece of news from Subaru Okiya.

He stared at Subaru Okiya in disbelief: "What did you say? The Black Organization is gone!?"