Detective Enhancement

After returning home, to celebrate earning his first pot of gold, Fujino opened a bottle of cherished foreign liquor and drank a cup.

Though still a minor, drinking in his own home wasn't illegal, right?

To tell the truth, making him, a time-traveler from China who was an adult back home, obey the rules of Japan.

Was genuinely a bit painful.

In front of the mirror, Fujino turned on the faucet and splashed water on his face, attempting to sober himself up, but the dizzying sensation of intoxication still permeated his brainstem.

If I'd known, I wouldn't have drunk so much...

Fujino muttered a complaint and then lay down on the bed.

Congratulations to the host for completing the Bloody Idol Murder Case, obtaining fifty points of Detective Reputation.

System bounty has been issued.

Detective Level Up: Beginner 1-Star

Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Detective Profession Skill: Detective Enhancement.

Congratulations to the host for completing the Student Career Mission, obtaining fifty points of Student Proficiency.

Student Career reward has been issued.

Student Career Level Up: Intermediate

Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Student Career Skill: Natural Scholar.

Suddenly, a series of system notification sounds rang in Fujino's ears.

"Detective Enhancement, Natural Scholar?"

Fujino uttered a puzzled question, slowly sat up, and opened the system interface:

Name: Fujino

Current Profession:

Main Profession: Detective: Beginner 1-Star (two hundred reputation points remaining until the next upgrade)

Profession Skills: Full-time Detective (Solving cases and completing commissions grants additional bounty reputation)

Detective Time (Beginner: During reasoning, no one can interrupt your reasoning within one minute: upgradable)

Detective Enhancement: (Enhancement Beginner: Enhances host's physical abilities by 100%: upgradable)

(Time Beginner: Enhancement lasts for one minute: upgradable)

Currently available allocatable points: 1

Sub-profession:

Student: Intermediate (two hundred proficiency points remaining until the next upgrade)

Profession Skills: Student Discount (Beginner: Use any function within the system to enjoy a 5% discount! Upgradable)

Natural Scholar (Beginner: Enhances host's learning ability by 100%: upgradable)

Currently available allocatable points: 1

Current remaining money: 1,650,200 yen (can redeem seventeen Profession Balls)

"This wave was a massive profit."

Fujino walked over to the balcony, looked at the balance in the system account, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Five hundred thousand from the Haunted House Murder Case, one million from the Bloody Idol, and the one hundred thousand obtained from swearing brotherhood with Mori Kogoro just now—he now had a balance of a full 1.6 million!

Enough to draw seventeen skill balls.

Fujino was just about to exchange all seventeen of them, but after a daze, he put his hand down.

Seventeen lottery chances, once exchanged, would be completely gone.

Fujino, belonging to the African tribal chief tier of luck, didn't believe in the saying of single-pull miracles.

It was better to wait until Yuko Ikezawa's money arrived before exchanging.

For gacha, he only did ten-pulls!

Putting aside his thoughts, Fujino turned his gaze back to the skill he had just acquired.

"According to the system's description, this should be equivalent to a permanent version of an enhancement card."

Fujino looked at the description of Detective Enhancement and murmured: "I have to say, this kind of one-minute-true-man skill is exactly what I need right now."

The original host Fujino's physique was simply too frail, and even catching a cold could cost him his life.

In the Conan World, being a detective also required comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor.

Not all murderers buried their heads and wept bitterly after being exposed; most of them would still put up a desperate struggle and randomly take two lucky audience members along with them.

Subduing suspects had become a detective's job.

As for the police, that bunch was already rotten to the core, better left unmentioned.

"With Detective Enhancement, I can be considered to have a life-saving card."

With that, Fujino shifted his focus to the scholar skill: "This skill... the system's description is a bit general, but since it's a student skill, I'll probably figure it out once school starts."

Putting aside his thoughts, Fujino turned his gaze to the upgrade prompt following Detective Enhancement.

After a career leveled up, corresponding upgrade points would be acquired.

Points could be used to improve the skills of that profession.

With a thought in his mind, Fujino allocated all the points.

Detective Enhancement (Time Beginner 1-Star: Enhancement lasts for two minutes)

As for Detective Time, without extra points, it was fine not to upgrade it.

Beating the prisoner until they lost the ability to resist and then doing the reasoning—wouldn't that have the same effect?

After a pause, he added the student skill point to Student Discount.

Student Discount (Intermediate: Enjoy a 5% discount both within the system and in reality!)

Can it be used in reality too?

Fujino asked with a trace of doubt.

If the system's description was correct, from now on, not only could he enjoy a 5% discount within the system, but he could even enjoy a 5% discount in reality.

This meant he could save even more money in the future...

This was a heaven-defying skill!

The next morning, before he even had time to wash up and just as he was recovering from his hangover, Fujino hurriedly rushed to school wearing the suit he hadn't changed out of yesterday.

Upon just arriving at school, he was already late.

Then he was called into the office by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Tell me... why were you late?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka sat in her chair, a cigarette dangling from her mouth, her gaze full of suspicion as she looked at Fujino.

"If I say I overslept, would you believe it?"

"Do you think I'd believe the ghost story of someone who forgot to change their clothes early in the morning and still reeks of alcohol saying they overslept?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka eyed Fujino, furrowing her brow with a hint of suppressed anger in her tone.

"What alcohol smell?"

Fujino played dumb. "It must be your imagination... right, that must be it."

"You guy..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka covered her head, then picked up a newspaper from her desk and shoved it directly in front of Fujino: "Our great detective just solved a case last night, and the next day he comes to school reeking of alcohol. Do you really think I'm that easy to fool?"

High school detective Fujino Doji cracks a major case, the culprit turns out to be the victim themselves...

"Ah, this..."

Fujino glanced at the report in the newspaper and couldn't help dazing out. Sure enough, the name Fujino Doji still took some getting used to.

Though come to think of it, was the newspaper office in the Conan World this efficient? The case from last night was already reported today?

Something wasn't right... How on earth did these hound reporters get such detailed information?

"Cough-hem."

The corners of Fujino's mouth twitched imperceptibly. "Um, you listen to my sophistry..."

"Forget it, it's understandable that you're in a good mood after making the newspaper."

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand and sighed. "Anyway, don't let me catch you next time."

"Understood."

Fujino couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Right, remember to take this school uniform to the locker room and try it on."

At this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly pulled a bag out from under the desk and handed it to Fujino: "I got this old school uniform from an upperclassman who graduated. Although it's old, it's still quite new. Until your new school uniform is ready, just make do with this for a while."

"Ah, this..."

Fujino took the school uniform into his hands, a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind.

"What's wrong? Disgusted that it's old?"

"No."

Fujino shook his head and gave a light chuckle. "Thank you, Teacher Hiratsuka."