Special Grade Chef Fujino

This time, the scrawny Fujino refreshed Sato Miwako's worldview, while Sato Miwako's ferocious combat power once again refreshed Fujino's worldview as well.

In Fujino's estimation, Sato Miwako was B-rank!

Afterward, under the guidance of Conan and the other "flying" elementary schoolers, the police successfully found the stolen Maple Leaf Gold Coins on the rooftop.

The case was thus solved.

After giving a statement at the Metropolitan Police Department and collecting one million yen in cash, Fujino returned home under Sato Miwako's escort.

Fujino stood on the balcony, watching the Mazda disappear into the night.

Suddenly, a system notification sounded beside his ear:

Congratulations, Host, for completing the Italian Robbery Case mission. You have received 50 Detective Reputation and a reward of 1,000,000 yen.

Current system balance: 3,300,000 yen

Reputation required for the Host's Detective profession to level up: 250

"Two hundred and fifty?"

Fujino stared at the points required to level up his Detective profession and muttered, "What an auspicious number!"

He then turned his attention to the Profession Ball exchange screen.

Nine hundred thousand yen for ten draws!

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: Temporary Ability Boost Card (strength and perception increased; duration: one minute) x4, famous genuine designer handbag x1, soccer ball x1, self-heating fish-fragrant shredded pork rice x1, pineapple bread x3

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Damn it!

Fujino stared at the items he had drawn, his eyes suddenly widening.

If there was any phrase that could describe how he felt right now, it would be fury so intense his hair stood on end.

"Why is this damn system acting up again?"

Fujino took a deep breath and calmed himself down, no longer bothering to argue with some cash-grab system made by a certain messaging company.

He then took out his cigarette case and placed three cigarettes on the balcony railing.

After bowing toward some ancient great country in the East, he went for another ten draws.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: Fisherman's Fishing Hat (Purple), Temporary Ability Boost Card (strength and perception increased; duration: one minute) x2, mobile POS terminal (Blue) x1...

As expected, mysticism really worked!

Fujino automatically ignored everything else that had not even reached Blue quality and focused on the Fisherman's Fishing Hat he had just drawn.

Fisherman's Fishing Hat: A fishing hat blessed by the bros from the fishing forum. Wear this hat while fishing, and you can catch anything except fish.

Ability: Increases the wearer's defense by 50%; 50% chance to force a murderer to expose their identity. (Note: Head-attracting ability +50%)

Fujino took out the Fishing Hat and stared at the black hat in his hand, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Good grief, forcing murderers to expose their identities.

Those fishing forum bros really could catch anything except fish.

Fujino put on the Fishing Hat and walked over to the mirror. Looking at himself in the reflection, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a black Fishing Hat, he could not help but space out for a moment.

So I'm one of those fishing forum bros myself?

With a faint sigh, Fujino put the Fishing Hat away.

Although the hat's side effect was rather severe... such as doubling the chance of his head being attacked, its effects were correspondingly decent.

Boosting his defense was exactly what he urgently needed right now...

Whenever he recalled those robbers Sato Miwako had beaten into the hospital earlier, a chill ran down his spine.

The combat power in Conan World was far more outrageous than he had imagined.

Putting those thoughts aside, Fujino struck while the iron was hot. He returned to the balcony and, before the cigarettes had finished burning, bowed toward the ancient great country in the East—namely, the direction of the Mori family's home across from his.

Then he went for another ten draws, hoping to pull something good again...

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: red scarf x1, Reaction Enhancement Card (Purple), Purple Profession Card (Special Grade Chef), Happy Soda (Blue)...

"A cook?"

Fujino frowned as he examined his new profession, momentarily stunned.

He then opened the system interface:

New side profession:

Chef: Beginner (100 proficiency points required for the next upgrade)

New profession skill:

Special Grade Chef (Beginner: Any food made by the Host has a 5% chance of receiving a random enhancement)

Current remaining funds: 600,000 yen

"Special Grade Chef?"

Fujino examined his newly acquired skill, his expression becoming rather strange.

To be honest, a cook skill did not seem particularly useful for someone like Fujino, who could not cook, but...

You could never have too many skills, and the more professions, the better.

Who knew when one of them might come in handy?

Putting those thoughts away, Fujino nodded in satisfaction.

Although his first ten draws had not produced anything good, the mysticism boost on the latter two made the 2.7 million yen feel worthwhile.

Five Blue-or-higher items in twenty pulls. It was not as insane as getting Gold and Purple from ten draws a while back, but it was still decent.

At the very least, the drop rate was a little better than that certain company's.

A moment later.

Feeling hungry, Fujino made himself a serving of self-heating fish-fragrant shredded pork rice, intending to sample a taste of home, when he suddenly could not keep it together.

After the lid of the self-heating rice was opened, it actually began emitting an eerie golden glow...

Along with that golden light, some inexplicably grand and majestic BGM began playing from who knew where.

"Holy crap?"

Fujino stared at the fish-fragrant shredded pork rice glowing gold, with even a layer of thick mist surrounding it. The chopsticks in his hand began trembling.

At that moment, a system notification appeared over the self-heating fish-fragrant shredded pork rice in his eyes:

Special Grade Chef Enhancement: Slightly improves the Host's physique. (Duration: twelve hours)

Clearly, this was the effect of the Special Grade Chef skill—it could grant additional effects to the food he made.

This profession was worth it for the special effects alone!

Early the next morning.

"Ring-ring-ring!"

The telephone rang, interrupting Fujino's sleep once again.

Still groggy, he got up, stretched, and only then answered the phone.

"Senior Fujino, it's the weekend today."

Suzuki Sonoko's voice came from the other end of the line. "You didn't oversleep, did you?"

"Today is the weekend?"

"Yesterday was Saturday, so of course today is the weekend!"

Suzuki Sonoko's matter-of-fact voice came from the other end.

Hearing that, Fujino, who was still stretching, felt rather puzzled.

Yesterday was Saturday, so today was the weekend?

Something was off.

This was not Conan World-like at all!

The chaotic timeline had suddenly become normal, making him feel slightly uncomfortable instead.

"Senior Fujino!"

Fujino drove his Ford Taurus to Ran's house. The moment he parked, he saw Ran coming downstairs.

Today, Ran wore a dark red sweater beneath a bright red blazer, paired with a goose-yellow short skirt and gray stockings wrapped around her thighs.

Um...

All he could say was that for this era, Ran's fashion sense was truly uniquely stylish.