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

Xia Youjie emerged from the children's clothing store looking utterly dejected. His lifelong reputation was ruined just like that!

"Jay, let's go, we're going to have afternoon tea."

Gojo Satoru, beaming with delight, dragged Natsuyu Jie and Edogawa Ranpo to find a dessert shop. Mori Ougai bought all the clothes they had picked out and even arranged for them to be delivered to their door—so thoughtful of him.

"Wu-kun, I'm also taking Alice-chan for afternoon tea. Why don't we go together?" Mori Ougai said with a smile, holding Alice's hand.

Xia Youjie looked like the sky had fallen when he heard this. No way, how come that pervert Mori Ougai is still haunting us?

"Okay!"

Gojo Satoru readily agreed to Mori Ougai's suggestion; why refuse when someone is so eager to treat you?

With a blank expression, Natsumi was dragged along by Gojo Satoru, feeling despair about the rest of the trip. With Mori Ougai around, who knew what might happen next.

However, Mori Ougai surprisingly didn't do anything outrageous afterward. Instead, he acted very gentlemanly and reliable, making people wonder if he was the same Mori Ougai who was in the children's clothing store earlier.

"Don't worry, Jay. Mr. Sen is a pervert, but he's not as perverted as you think."

Seeing Xia Youjie's bewildered expression, Edogawa Ranpo kindly offered a word of comfort, but his words had no effect.

"Isn't he a pervert? How can Alice stand him?"

Xia Youjie couldn't help but complain. In his opinion, Alice had really suffered a lot because of having a father like Mori Ōgai.

"...Because Alice is his special ability."

Edogawa Ranpo looked at Xia Youjie in surprise. Didn't he know about this?

"Huh? A superpower?" Xia Youjie was dumbfounded; no one had ever told him about this!

If Alice has supernatural abilities, then doesn't that mean Mori Ougai is playing a role-playing game with himself?

"Yes, Alice is a manifestation of Mr. Mori's special ability~"

Gojo Satoru said nonchalantly, revealing all his secrets right in front of Mori Ougai.

Mori Ōgai: "..." He miscalculated; he shouldn't have come along.

Xia Youjie's gaze towards Sen Ouwai instantly changed. Good heavens, so he enjoys playing role-playing games with him.

Although he's a pervert, is the object of his perversion himself?

Mori Ougai could only manage an awkward yet polite smile. To be honest, even someone as thick-skinned as him would feel a little embarrassed in this situation.

Edogawa Ranpo buried his head in his food, thinking, "Mr. Mori is treating, I'm going to eat the Port Mafia out of business!"

In the end, Edogawa Ranpo's grand ambitions were not realized. He didn't even scratch the surface of the Port Mafia, let alone bring them down.

After afternoon tea, Gojo Satoru and the others were about to go to the arcade upstairs to play games when Mori Ougai said he had work to do and needed to take Alice back.

Not long after they separated, something unexpected happened.

Bang! A gunshot rang out, and the entire mall descended into chaos. Screams and cries filled the air as people shoved and pushed their way out, only to be blocked from entering.

When the gunshot rang out, Mori Ougai had just arrived on the first floor. Upon seeing this, he took Alice back the way he came. The safest place in the world was none other than Gojo Satoru's side.

Regardless of whether the person who came was after him or not, staying by Gojo Satoru's side was the safest thing for him.

Unfortunately, he was stopped before he could find Gojo Satoru.

He watched as several masked, fully armed men beside the stairs silently led Alice into the crowd, secretly observing the group.

boom! boom! boom!

The piercing sound of gunfire rang out, and several people fell one after another, terrifying everyone around.

"Shut up, all of you, put your hands on your heads and squat down. This is what will happen to anyone who makes a sound again."

The man who fired the shot said menacingly, his gun twirling in his hand as he searched for his next target.

"You guys, go pack up all the valuables and put the stuff inside."

The man named several of his accomplices and ordered them to loot the money, and also handed them a package.

Mori Ougai narrowed his eyes slightly, having reached a conclusion in his mind: it seemed that his whereabouts had not been leaked.

This group wasn't targeting him, so they were just there to rob him?

Ha! To dare to rob a shopping mall so openly, it's obvious they're not from Yokohama. Only outsiders would be this stupid.

The moment the gunshot rang out, Xia Youjie grabbed the two troublesome guys next to him and led them to a corner to observe the surrounding movements.

"They are wanted criminals who recently robbed three jewelry stores in Tokyo. Their target today should be the jewelry exhibition on the third floor, where there is a batch of priceless jewelry."

They planned to plant bombs inside the building and use the hostages to threaten the police into letting them leave.

Edogawa Ranpo quickly revealed the origins and purpose of this group of people. He lowered his voice and told his two friends about the current situation.

"There were ten people guarding the first floor, and five people guarding each of the second to fifth floors. Including the seven people who went to take the jewelry and plant the bomb, there were a total of thirty-seven robbers."

Gojo Satoru counted the number of robbers. He also saw Mori Ougai and Alice on the first floor, and Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri were there as well.

"The signal inside the building was cut off; they came prepared."

Xia Youjie put away his phone, which showed no signal. However, the gunshots and screams from the crowd were quite loud, so someone outside must have called the police.

"I'll first have the cursed spirits disperse around the robbers, then we'll take them down together."

This is the safest approach at present. If Wu takes action, he won't be able to keep an eye on the whole situation, and the robbers will definitely kill indiscriminately once they are alerted.

If he wants to consider the needs of everyone, he has to activate his domain, but once the domain is activated, the others present will also be harmed.

"Ah."

Gojo Satoru thought this was a good idea. Cursed spirits are invisible and intangible to ordinary people, making them the most suitable solution to the current situation.

He glanced downstairs, his expression gradually turning strange.

"Wu, what's wrong?" Xia Youjie noticed his expression and asked, puzzled.

"Uh... Mr. Mori is in trouble."

Gojo Satoru looked down at the scene with a strange expression. Should he say that these robbers were unlucky or lucky?

Of all the hostages they could have chosen, they ended up picking Mori Ougai. Their luck is truly unbelievable.

In the lobby on the first floor, Mori Ougai had a gun pointed at his head and was being asked to hand over Alice.

"You, hand over the person."

Mori Ōgai: "..."

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me? Hand over the person to me."

The man impatiently pointed his gun at Mori Ougai, and it looked like he was about to fire.

"Waaaaah~ Alice-chan~ I'm sorry, but I have to make you suffer for Daddy's safety."

Mori Ougai handed Alice over with a mournful face, and the people around him looked at him as if he were scum.

Alice's cheeks puffed out slightly. Rintaro is so annoying!

People around looked at Mori Ougai with condemnation and whispered that he was inhuman. He had actually handed over his young daughter to others just to save his own life. What a scumbag father he was!

Mori Ougai returned to the crowd with a dejected look on his face, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes as he lowered his head.

This group actually plans to blow up this building; they're really arrogant.

boom!

"Shut up, all of you. If you make another sound, I'll kill you."

Hearing the whispers around him, the gang leader fired a warning shot into the crowd, and an unlucky man fell to the ground.

In an instant, no one dared to speak, after all, no one wanted to die.

Just as the robbers were about to strap a bomb to Alice, Ran Mouri stepped out from the crowd.

"Wait! Isn't what you need a hostage? How about I take her place?"

"Xiao Lan, come back quickly."

Shinichi Kudo quickly pulled Ran Mouri back, asking, "Does Ran even know what she's doing?!"

"Shinichi, I'm sorry, I can't go back."

Ran Mouri broke free from Shinichi Kudo's hand, walked up to the robber, and repeated what she had just said.

Then he continued, "You just want a hostage, right? It doesn't matter who it is, but this little girl isn't the best choice for you."

If she starts crying, you'll find it troublesome, right? I'll listen to you, so please let her go.

The man thought for a moment and agreed to Ran Mouri's suggestion. "Okay, come over and strap the bomb on yourself."

"Wait... I'll be the hostage, Xiaolan, you go back."

Shinichi Kudo also stepped out from the crowd and snatched the bomb from Ran Mouri's hand without saying a word.

"Shinichi...you need to go back quickly." Ran Mouri looked at Shinichi Kudo anxiously and reached out to snatch the bomb back.

"Do you think this is child's play? You're all fighting over it. Even if you like it so much, tie them all up."

The robbers were almost laughing in exasperation at the two of them, still playing the "you save me, I save you" game. Even so, they thought, "Let's all die together then."

Ran Mouri: "..."

Shinichi Kudo: "..."

"Alice-chan~ Are you alright?" Mori Ougai pulled Alice, who had been released, and looked at her with a worried expression.

People around: What are you pretending to be now? Didn't you just hand him over?

"Pfft... Haha... I'm dying of laughter..."

Gojo Satoru's sudden laughter startled Natsuyuki and Edogawa Ranpo, who were unaware of the situation.

The two looked at each other. What was wrong with Wu?

They were in a corner, and Gojo Satoru's laughter didn't attract the attention of the robbers.

Gojo Satoru, barely suppressing a laugh, told Xia Youjie and the others what had happened on the first floor. It was absolutely hilarious; how could Shinichi Kudo be so funny!

And Mr. Mori's acting is just too good! So many people are calling him a scumbag!

Ah... Xia Youjie and Edogawa Ranpo fell silent after learning what had happened below.

As expected, people in love have zero IQ; Shinichi Kudo actually did something stupid at a time like this.

"Boss, it's done."

The henchman who had been ordered to loot the money returned and quietly reported the situation.

"Go outside and see if the police have arrived. Tell them to prepare a car for us. If they don't agree, kill a few hostages to show them."

The gang leader glanced menacingly at the hostages present; these people were their bargaining chips in negotiations with the police.

Unbeknownst to them, the building had been sealed off just five minutes after they entered the mall.

The crowd had already been cleared out, and rows of burly men in black suits surrounded the entire building, keeping the police, whom the robbers had been hoping for, at the outermost perimeter.

A petite figure stood at the front, orange hair flying in the wind—it was none other than Nakahara Chuuya, the Gravity Master of the Port Mafia!

He asked impatiently, "Haven't the detective agency people arrived yet?"

"Here...here we are...phew...sorry we're late."

Kunikida Doppo, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, and Yosano Akiko jogged up to Nakahara Chuuya.

They rushed over immediately after receiving the notification, but they couldn't keep up with the Port Mafia.

"...Alright, let's proceed according to plan from now on."

Looking at their disheveled appearance, Chuuya Nakahara felt too embarrassed to scold them. Tsk, the detective agency... is really poor!

He has already obtained information on the number and location of the robbers inside, and is just waiting for Jun'ichirō Tanizaki to come and cooperate.

Yosano Akiko possesses healing abilities, and summoning her was a contingency plan in case someone's life was in danger and they couldn't make it to the hospital.