The Last Wizard of the Century

"It's that photographer from earlier."

Ran explained sheepishly, "He just knocked on the door and started banging on my phone."

"That guy is still the same as always."

Nishino Masato turned his gaze toward Kangawa Ryu.

"Mr. Nishino, do you know him?"

Sonoko turned her head and asked in surprise.

"Yes, I've seen him before when I was abroad."

Nishino Masato said in a deep voice, "At the time, he was holding a camera and filming a little girl whose parents had just died in a fire and whose clothes were tattered... That guy was simply a beast."

Fujino nodded in agreement. "People like that will get their comeuppance sooner or later."

The Suzuki family's ship was large, but it moved extremely slowly.

I won't be able to arrive in Tokyo until tomorrow morning.

Feeling bored in her room, Sonoko came over to play with Ran.

On the way, they met Kousaka Natsumi and Nishino Masato, and brought them all over with them.

Afterwards, the group went to Ran's room.

However, after seeing the white doves in the house, Nishino Masato covered his nose and ran straight out.

"Mr. Nishino, what's wrong with him?"

Ran turned her head and glanced at Nishino Masato, who was quickly fleeing.

"It's probably because of a feather allergy."

Fujino turned his head to look at Nishino Masato, and then looked at the plump white dove.

The girls on the boat all gathered in the room where Ran was.

Even Uraji Seiran were dragged over by Sonoko, who pulled Conan along with them.

The girls, having prepared some snacks in the kitchen, started chatting about their daily lives.

Fujino sat to the side, listening listlessly.

The four girls had an inexplicable sense of chemistry in their clothing styles, all wearing short skirts.

Especially Uraji Seiran, perhaps to highlight her Chinese identity, she actually wore a red cheongsam with a slit that went all the way up to her thigh.

Four pairs of long, white legs swayed in front of me.

Fujino's eyes started to sting from watching.

Fortunately, he was mentally stable enough that he could tolerate the soreness.

Although Kousaka Natsumi looks very mature, a brief observation reveals that while she has the feel of a friendly older sister, she is actually quite childish and even a bit naive.

She's not out of her mind, she's genuinely naive and innocent.

During the chat, she mentioned a code word: "ВОЛШНИКUКОНЦАВЕКА".

According to her description, this was a strange saying she heard when she was a child.

She thought that the question might be asking a person named Balushe if they had gone to buy meat.

But that's clearly wrong.

Everyone was a little confused about this code.

But Fujino understood some of it.

Kousaka Natsumi speaks Russian.

In his previous life, while studying certain unspeakable Russian literature, he happened to have learned some Russian.

If he remembers correctly, the original phrase should be: ВОЛШЕБНИК·КОНЦА·ВЕКА [The Last Wizard of the Century | The Wizard of the End of the Century]

This corresponds perfectly to Kuroba Kaito's announcement.

As for why Kousaka Natsumi relayed such an absurd story...

It's probably because Russian was forcibly translated into Japanese, and some interpretations were added based on the reader's imagination.

Conan, standing to the side, fell into deep thought.

He always felt that this sentence was crucial.

Could this be a detective's intuition?

Did he realize it too?

However, his detective instincts weren't very effective, and he couldn't even figure out what it was.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Fujino.

He originally wanted to ask Fujino for his opinion.

But when he saw Fujino's eyes, he noticed something.

"Kousaka-neechan, your eye color is so unique!"

Conan said to Kousaka Natsumi in a childish voice, "It's gray, just like Fujino."

"Yes, both my mother and grandmother have gray eyes, probably inherited from my great-grandmother?"

Kousaka Natsumi remarked with a sigh, then turned to look at Fujino, "Could it be that Detective Fujino has Russian ancestry?"

Fujino shook his head and explained, "My ancestors had Chinese blood, which is why I have this color. Also, the color of my eyes is not gray, but a dark brown."

"Of Chinese descent?"

Kousaka Natsumi leaned closer and looked into Fujino's eyes. "I see, if you look closely, that's definitely the case."

"Is that so?"

Uraji Seiran frowned upon hearing this.

It was only then that she noticed that the detective boy in front of her had black eyes.

Oh no, we've run into the person in question.

"Speaking of which, Miss Qinglan is also Chinese, isn't she?"

At this moment, Ran suddenly asked, "But Miss Qinglan, why are your eyes gray, just like Miss Xia Mei, who has Russian ancestry?"

Uraji Seiran was stunned; the thing she feared most had still happened...

The disguise is about to be exposed!

"Perhaps it's because China and Russia are geographically close, but there are still some people in China with gray eyes."

"That's right, that's exactly who I am."

Uraji Seiran nodded in agreement, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

Fujino did not intend to expose Uraji Seiran so early.

If we're going to take action, we should wait for the right opportunity.

"By the way, Miss Qinglan should be about my age, right?"

At that moment, Kousaka Natsumi picked up her teacup, took a sip, and casually asked Uraji Seiran about it.

After regaining her composure, Uraji Seiran replied, "I am twenty-seven years old this year."

"I'm twenty-seven too!"

Kousaka Natsumi asked in surprise, "What's your birthday?"

Uraji Seiran forced a faint smile, "My birthday is May 5th."

Upon hearing this, Kousaka Natsumi's surprise remained undiminished. "My birthday is May 3rd, so our birthdays are only two days apart?"

"My birthday is also in May, it's May 21st."

Fujino's lips curled up slightly, then he turned to Conan and asked, "Little Brother Conan, what's your birthday? I don't think I've heard you mention it before?"

"It's my birthday."

Without thinking, Conan replied, "I'm only one day younger than my two older sisters, on May 4th."

"?!"

At that moment, Ran suddenly looked down at Conan.

It felt like something exploded in my mind.

In a daze, she seemed to have figured something out.

She remembered that Shinichi's birthday was also May 4th...

Ran's gaze gradually turned strange.

In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, looking somewhat dejected.

Ran: Stare.

Conan: Danger!

However, Conan was still completely unaware of anything unusual at this point.

They continued chatting happily with Kousaka Natsumi.

Fujino nodded in satisfaction.

Hattori Heiji has already settled his personal scores under the guise of official business.

Now it's Conan's turn.

You like watching the drama unfold, right?

Let you experience the thrill of a heartbeat too.

The giant ship had been sailing on the sea for a whole day, and had only traveled about half the distance.

Before we knew it, dusk had fallen.

On the deck, the sea and sky met at the horizon, and the seawater was dyed the blood red of the setting sun.

The group's tea party continued until this point.

Feeling a bit tired, the group went up to the deck for some fresh air.

Several dining tables were set up on the deck, with some beer and drinks on them.

At that moment, Kangawa Ryu, Suzuki Jirokichi, and Uncle Mori were sitting there drinking.

It has to be said that Uncle Mori's ability to spread disease is indeed quite strong.

I haven't seen him for a while, and he's already infected another person.

Uncle Mori stared lecherously at the base of Uraji Seiran's thighs and began pouring wine.

Fujino and the others sat down at the dining table.

Since he couldn't drink alcohol for the time being, Fujino picked up his sparkling water and calmly gazed at the sea.

"Fujino- Senior, did you really make a promise with Ooka Momiji when you were little?"

At this moment, Ran Sonoko, who was sitting down to the side, suddenly asked a question.

Ran and Conan also cast curious glances their way.

"Is it a promise?"

Fujino turned around and glanced at the curious group of people.

They must be looking for gossip again, right?

Thinking of this, he paused, then said, "To be honest, I really can't recall any agreement, but I guess it's probably a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstand?"

Just as the two were about to speak, they were interrupted by another voice from the other side, "Mr. Han Chuan, your pendant is..."

The group turned around and saw Uraji Seiran staring intently at Kangawa Ryu.

No, to be precise, it should be the ring hanging around Kangawa Ryu's neck.

It was a ring made of some unknown material.

It shimmered with a faint light under the setting sun.

"As expected of an expert on the Romanov Dynasty."

Kangawa Ryu took off the necklace from his neck and handed it to Uraji Seiran.

Uraji Seiran accepted the pendant.

"Maria ..."

She examined the ring on the necklace and murmured, "Could this be the ring of Nicholas II's third daughter?!"

"If you say so, then it is."

After showing off for a while, Kangawa Ryu snatched the ring from Uraji Seiran's hand.

Uraji Seiran pressed, "Where exactly did you find this ring?!"

Kangawa Ryu smiled, hands in his pockets, and said nothing.

Then, as night fell, he was killed.

Nishino Masato was the first person to discover the body.

[A new Detective Profession Mission has been detected. Please check your inbox!]

'Are you here?'

Upon receiving news of Kangawa Ryu's death, Fujino heard the system notification.

He opened the system interface, and the mission screen appeared before him:

Detective Profession Mission: Murder on the Ship

Mission Objectives: 1. Solve the murder case on the ship; 2. Arrest the murderer.

Mission Reward: One million yen, one hundred Detective Reputation

Mission time limit: --

When everyone arrived at the scene, they saw that Kangawa Ryu had been shot in the right eye and was already dead at the crime scene.

Uncle Mori and Conan rushed into the crime scene, and then Conan was thrown out.

Fujino stood at the doorway, ready to test his Detective Eagle Eye.

With the activation of Eagle Eye Vision.

The world around us changed color, and vital signs began to appear in the form of a glow.

Detective Eagle Eye activated.

The relevant evidence inside the room began to be highlighted.

Even on the floor, there were traces of the killer's footsteps.

However, after the murderer left the room, the footsteps stopped appearing.

Even so, it's basically enough.

Detective Eagle Eye, a bit scary...