Magic Enthusiast Murder Case

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Fujino's Izu vacation has come to a successful end.

This time, he reaped quite a harvest.

In addition to the one million yen system reward, I also received a large number of proficiency points.

Solving the case earned 100 Detective Reputation, while treating Kiwako Toda earned an additional 100 medical profession points.

Incidentally, she also learned to swim.

In short, this holiday not only did I not lose money, but I actually made a million.

With this million, he could open a shop or upgrade his fighting career.

The former, if successful, could provide him with funds, while the latter could enhance his strength and physique.

Feeling great.

I drove back to my home in 5-chome, Tokyo, and it was noon.

As soon as he returned to his bedroom, Fujino received a phone call.

It was Suzuki Sonoko calling.

"Fujino- Senior, will you attend the gathering of the Magic Enthusiast Alliance?"

"Reunion?"

"It's the party we were talking about this morning."

Fujino took out his laptop and turned it on. "I've been on vacation in Izu for the past two days and haven't checked the chat room."

"I see... Anyway, everyone in the chat room will be attending that party this weekend."

"Wait, let me see."

Fujino logged into the Magic Enthusiast Alliance chat room.

As soon as I entered the chat room, I saw everyone discussing things.

They said they were going to hold some kind of offline gathering, which would take place on the weekend.

Suzuki Sonoko, whose online name is "The Disciple of the Magician," suggested that she bring her girlfriend along.

Sonoko's hidden identity in this chat room is that of a man, so it's only natural that she would have a girlfriend.

However, Sonoko's acting skills are terrible.

She had already been recognized as a woman by the people in the chat room.

"A gathering of enthusiasts?"

After accepting the invitation to the gathering, Fujino hung up the phone, glanced at the content being discussed in the chat room, and scratched the black, medium-length hair on the top of his head.

He remembered this gathering; it was supposed to be the site of a murder.

However, when I watched this episode, I didn't pay much attention. I only remember that the murderer was a woman, the victims were two internet trolls, and that Kuroba Kaito also made an appearance at the end.

Those two internet trolls must be the same two guys who insulted him a few days ago.

One is called Escape King, and the other is called Vanishing Pani.

"We can only take it one step at a time."

Fujino sighed; there was no point in thinking about it so much.

Although his memory is quite good, he remembers most of the plot.

However, when he watched the series over a thousand episodes in his previous life, he also skipped some of the plot points.

Even with the best memory, it's impossible to fabricate memories out of thin air.

White Wolf Cigarette could be used to find people; he still had a few in his Pocket Dimension.

But the people in the chat group all used screen names.

The condition for using White Wolf Cigarette is knowing the other party's real name.

White Wolf Cigarette cannot be used without knowing the other party's name.

I know nothing, and I can't follow the internet cable to get there.

If he could climb over the internet cable, he would definitely be the first to go and give those two internet trolls a good beating.

Nothing happened that day; the next day was school.

Fujino dropped Ai off at school early in the morning, and then went to Teitan High School after dropping her Ai.

The midterm grades came out today.

As expected, Fujino surpassed 99 percent of the entire school and reached the top ten.

Teitan High School faculty office.

"Teacher Hiratsuka, shouldn't we keep our promise...?"

Fujino smiled and looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was as unchanging as ever, and said awkwardly.

"Okay, okay, here are the third-grade textbooks and supplementary materials."

Hiratsuka Shizuka pulled a bag from under the desk in front of her and handed it to Fujino.

Fujino took the bag and began examining the textbooks.

A continuous notification appeared above my head: "[Student +1]".

"Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Fujino's smug and impatient expression, then rubbed her forehead.

"Teacher, you don't understand. There is a wealth of knowledge in books."

Fujino looked up at Hiratsuka Shizuka and said meaningfully.

For a normal person, these books might not be anything unusual.

But for Fujino, this is simply a matter of practice.

Those who work with animals can gain proficiency points by learning various things.

But the most efficient way to acquire knowledge is still through reading.

Speaking of which, he obtained the Detective Saburou last time, and because of how much he treasured it, he hasn't even looked at it yet.

I wonder if Detective Saburou can get any proficiency points.

"I didn't expect you to know Chinese proverbs."

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Fujino with surprise.

"After all, my father has Chinese blood, and I learned all of this from him."

Fujino immediately brought up his father from this world.

"No wonder your eyes and hair color are like that."

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded knowingly upon hearing this.

After chatting for a while, Fujino left the faculty office and returned to Class 2-B.

"Ran, would you like to come to our Magic Enthusiast Alliance gathering?"

As soon as Fujino returned to the classroom and sat down, he heard Sonoko extending an invitation to her best friend, Ran.

"A gathering of magic enthusiasts?"

Ran looked thoughtful. "Is it the chat room you mentioned to Fujino- Senior before?"

"That's right."

Sonoko snapped her fingers. "And Fujino- Senior will be participating too."

"I can't do it anymore. I don't understand computers at all."

Ran waved her hand, "Besides, I'm not a member of the chat room, so it probably wouldn't be appropriate for me to go, right?"

"What does it matter?"

Sonoko looked indifferent. "I've already thought of a reason for you. I've already said I'm bringing a friend."

"In that case..."

Ran accepted Sonoko's invitation.

I reckon even the Shinigami Elementary School Student would have to go.

That's it. This time, even if a murder wouldn't have happened in the first place, it's going to happen now.

He's going to get another chance to fleece the system of bounties.

In the blink of an eye, a day has passed.

After school, Fujino drove to Teitan Elementary School.

Most Japan elementary school students go home by themselves, so Fujino stands out a bit among the group of students.

"Brother Fujino, are you here to pick Ai up from school again?"

The group of reckless individuals who had just left the school noticed Fujino.

Ayumi was the first to run up and ask.

"Hmm, would you like me to give you a ride home too?"

"No."

Ayumi shook her head. "Our Junior Detective League also has a case to handle today."

Conan looked at Fujino with dead fish eyes and said to Ai Haibara in a slightly teasing tone, "Don't you get annoyed... or embarrassed to be picked up from school every day?"

"No, it might be a little awkward for you, but it's just right for me."

Ai Haibara turns her head.

"You're really strange..."

Conan scratched his head blankly, "What about these children?"

"Isn't it enough for you to look after these children?"

"You make it sound so easy. It would be incredibly troublesome for me to deal with all these kids all by myself."

Ai Haibara's lips curled into a slight smile as she strode toward Fujino.

She is fundamentally different from Kudo Shinichi.

If Kudo Shinichi light, living in a sunny and warm environment, then she is darkness, only able to hide in the shadows.

Someone picks me up after school every day, and someone waits for me at home when I get home.

This may be an ordinary, everyday thing, but for her, it was indeed a rare and unattainable dream.

Since shrinking, her fantasies seem to have become reality.

She has no other desires now, only hoping that this fantasy can continue...

Just keep going like this.

Before you know it, it's the weekend.

It was supposed to be the weekend, but it was actually just the day after Fujino returned from Izu, when he went to school for one day and then the third day.

Still half asleep, Fujino had just gotten out of bed when he was startled by a ringing phone.

He picked up the phone on the bedside table and saw Inspector Juzo Megure's contact name.

"Brother Fujino, another murder just happened in Haido Town. They left some cryptic text on the computer..."

The voice of Juzo Megure came from the other end of the phone.

As Juzo Megure's voice rang out, a System Task suddenly appeared in front of Fujino:

Detective Profession Mission: The Murder Case of a Magic Enthusiast

Mission objective: Solve the murder case involving a magic enthusiast.

Mission Reward: One million yen, one hundred Detective Reputation points

"Haido Town?"

Fujino perked up upon hearing this, "Tell me the exact address, and I'll head over right away."

Following the address provided by Juzo Megure, Fujino arrived in Haido Town.

He parked his motorcycle in front of an apartment building and dismounted.

At this time, there were two or three police cars parked in front of the apartment, and police officers were conducting routine inquiries at the entrance.

Fujino stepped forward, but the police stopped him.

After he mentioned that he was Inspector Megure's Imperial Brother, the police let him in.

The crime scene was located on the fourth floor of this apartment building.

Fujino took the elevator to the fourth floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, he saw a police cordon.

After being questioned again, Fujino entered the crime scene.

"Brother Fujino, you've arrived."

Upon entering the crime scene, Juzo Megure noticed Fujino and greeted him repeatedly.

"What exactly happened to this victim?"

Fujino walked slowly toward the room where Juzo Megure was.

As soon as he entered, he saw a male corpse sitting in front of a computer, slumped over in front of the computer, with a hole forcibly opened in the back of his head.

"The deceased was named Tsutomu Nishiyama, 41 years old, a single male, currently unemployed, and his main source of income was stock trading. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the back of the head. The estimated time of death was around 7 p. m. last night. The body was discovered by Mr. Nishiyama's mother, and Mrs. Nishiyama has been taken to the Metropolitan Police Department for questioning."

Takagi Wataru nearby, opened a police handbook and then pointed to the computer next to the body. "On the computer next to the body, there's still some strange text left behind,"

"We don't yet know what these words mean."

Juzo Megure continued, "However, based on our initial deductions, we can confirm that these words were left by the murderer, and the fingerprints on the keyboard have also been wiped clean."

Fujino stepped forward, glanced at the text on the computer screen, then put on gloves, moved the mouse, and opened the chat room of the [Magic Enthusiast Alliance]. "So this guy is the Escape King."

He glanced at the corpse.

This guy called Escape King often criticizes High School Detective Fujino in the chat room.

I guess he's a professional internet troll in his daily life.

Well, that's it. Someone just crawled over along the internet cable and looted all the coins.

Mihua still dares to make irresponsible remarks online.

It is genuine cowhide.

Everyone in Mihua is a talented person.

As the saying goes, "People of Mihua have the soul of Mihua, and the grudges of Mihua people never last overnight."

Even if you follow the network cable, I can still kill you.

To be honest, Fujino didn't quite understand how the murderer had found this guy.

After all, even he finds it difficult to locate someone by following the internet connection.

But suddenly, he felt a sense of satisfaction.

Anyway, he wasn't the murderer, and he didn't kill anyone.

"Brother Fujino, do you know this guy?"

Juzo Megure asked Fujino in surprise.

"Um."

Fujino nodded and closed the chat room. "This guy and I are both members of the Magic Enthusiast Alliance chat room."

"The Magic Enthusiast Alliance?"

Juzo Megure muttered something, as if he had suddenly remembered something, "I remember hearing Mrs. Nishiyama say that this guy is supposed to Kato- kun, today."

"The Magic Enthusiast Alliance is indeed having a gathering today."

Fujino switched the interface back and glanced at the signature on the computer screen. "This guy who signed himself as Shadow Master is also a member of this gathering."

"So, that guy is going to that party today too?!"

Juzo Megure immediately said, "In that case, as long as we, the police, arrive at the party, we can catch the real culprit, right?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Fujino shook his head. "Since he dared to leave his name, he must be unafraid of the police staking out the place. And since the police have already discovered this gathering, he shouldn't have exposed himself so easily..."

"That's true."

Although his reasoning skills weren't great, Juzo Megure still agreed with Fujino's words.

"Ring ring!"

Just then, the phone in Fujino's pocket rang.

He took out his phone; it was Suzuki Sonoko calling.

Fujino glanced up at Juzo Megure, then answered the phone:

"Fujino- Senior, where are you? Ran and I are downstairs at your place, but Sister Akemi said you're not home."

"I'm currently handling some client matters."

"So, what about today's gathering..."

"Don't worry, I'll go. I'll head back right away."

Fujino hung up the phone and turned to Juzo Megure, saying:

"Anyway, leave this to me."

"Since that Shadow Master said he was just the first, then others will surely be killed later. During the gathering, he will definitely target others as well. When I find out he has made a move, then the identity of the murderer will naturally be revealed."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Fujino- kun."