The Scent of a Murder

In the stands of Teitan High School.

"Well done!"

Sonoko stood up, clenching her fist tightly. "As expected of Fujino- Senior, one strike and he's done!"

"Ha ha..."

Ran chuckled dryly, "In that case, it looks like Teitan High School should be able to win this year's championship."

"By the way, Ai."

Sitting to the side, Akemi Miyano looked at Fujino, who had knocked someone unconscious with a single sword strike on the stage, and asked Ai Haibara, "Fujino- kun, has his swordsmanship always been this good?"

"Um..."

Ai Haibara paused for a moment, then said, "When we arrested the criminals before, it seemed... that's how it was..."

"Gurgle..."

Akemi Miyano swallowed.

The Shimo-Kasa Sisters nearby, couldn't help but shrink back as they held a lunchbox.

They were a little worried...

Will Fujino accidentally become a murderer someday in the future?

"Fujino is still as outrageous as ever."

Conan, standing in the aisle of the audience, couldn't help but show his deadpan expression.

Although he had already seen it before, he still couldn't help but make a comment.

He sighed softly, then turned to Hattori Heiji standing beside him, and asked with a mischievous grin, "Hey, Hattori, your kendo skills seem pretty good too. There are quite a few girls circling around your stunt double in the audience. By the way, can you beat Fujino?"

"Hmph, it's nowhere near as good as mine!"

Hattori Heiji coughed lightly, feeling guilty. "I'm the one who swept through the entire Daisei Club with my swordsmanship!"

"Oh..."

Conan chuckled with his deadpan expression.

Go ahead and be stubborn.

Fujino will beat you up, one hit at a time, and you won't make a sound.

"Oh, right, Hattori."

Conan snapped out of his reverie and brought it up again, "When I went to Izu a few days ago, I ran into that Xiao Hei..."

Against high school students, the outcome of the next battle is a foregone conclusion.

The Teitan High School Kendo Club is quite strong. Even though their overall strength may be relatively weak, they still managed to achieve two wins, one draw, and one loss.

Even if the final round is handed to Fujino, he can easily advance.

There was no suspense when Hattori Heiji went up for the match; they were all villains, and he advanced directly.

Halftime break.

"Finally made it into the top four!"

Toyama Kazuha stood in front of the scoreboard, looking excitedly at Kaibara High School's advancement to the top four. "Next up is the match against Teitan High School..."

"Ha ha..."

Hattori Heiji turned to look at Fujino beside him. "Looks like we'll be facing off next. You'd better go easy on me then..."

"Um."

Fujino crossed his arms, nodded slightly, and chuckled, "I promise I won't knock your helmet off."

Hattori Heiji: "..."

Why do I feel like there's something hidden in your words?

Make sure you don't knock the helmet off.

So you want to knock my head off too, right?

"Hey, you mean that guy, Sumi..."

Just then, a hurried voice came from behind. "That's right, that guy was covered in blood, I don't even know if he's still alive!"

Fujino turned around and saw two men in light brown kendo uniforms talking anxiously to each other.

"Hello!"

Hattori Heiji, however, was unusually sensitive. "Where is he now?"

"Ah?"

Who are you?

The two men looked at Hattori Heiji with some confusion.

"I mean, where is he right now!"

Hattori Heiji shouted, "Take me there quickly!"

"Oh oh!"

The two were clearly frightened by Hattori Heiji and planned to take Hattori Heiji to the scene.

"Hey, is the match canceled?"

Fujino couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Let's talk about it later!"

Without turning his head, Hattori Heiji said, "There must have been a murder!"

"Ah, this..."

Fujino was slightly taken aback. "How did you know it was a murder case?"

"I can smell a murder!"

Hattori Heiji stopped in his tracks. "Do you want to come with me?"

"I'll pass."

Fujino shook his head, indicating he didn't intend to go with them.

Hattori guessed right, there really was a murder.

Fujino vaguely remembered this murder case that occurred during a kendo tournament.

It must have been a member of the school's kendo club who killed the new member, but they covered it up because they were afraid of damaging the school's reputation.

One of the club members couldn't stand it anymore, so he killed the club member who had killed him, and then planned to kill Hattori Heiji silence him.

The damned person is dead, and the person who wanted to attack Hattori Heiji after the truth was discovered has been caught, so Fujino has no intention of getting involved.

With Conan around, he could just shoot a Tranquilizer Dart down there.

It's not a big problem.

"Hey, Hattori, wait for me!"

Conan, who was in the audience, also noticed Hattori Heiji.

He then quickly followed the hurried figure.

He also sensed the presence of a murder!

"What... He rushed out without even eating his lunchbox."

Toyama Kazuha, carrying a boxed lunch, glanced at Hattori Heiji with a hint of helplessness before chasing after him.

"..."

Fujino glanced at the group of people rushing around, somewhat speechless.

So how exactly did you determine the smell of a murder?

Is there anything interesting about murder cases?

So you're giving up the competition to solve the shark case, huh?

As expected of a detective!

"Hey Fujino! Lunch is ready!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka walked over carrying a lunchbox, interrupting Fujino's thoughts.

She handed the lunchbox to Fujino, looking excited, and patted Fujino on the shoulder. "In the next match, you must teach those brats from the other side a lesson and show them the power of the Teitan Kendo Club!"

"Yes, Teacher Hiratsuka!"

Fujino took the lunchbox and gave a helpless reply.

By the way Saintess, you've only just taken over the Kendo Club, right?

Why do they seem to have some deep-seated grudge against the group that changed the party?

Perhaps this is a characteristic of teachers who have watched too many shonen anime.

However, it seems that there are many more paths for boxed lunches than just this one.

After receiving a boxed lunch, Ai, Akemi, the Ran Shimo-Kasa Sisters, Sonoko, and Momiji all came down from the stands to the venue to cheer Fujino on.

Incidentally, Momiji and the Shimo-Kasa Sisters also brought two more boxed lunches.

Everyone knew each other, and the scene immediately became lively.

Fujino reluctantly accepted the two more boxed lunches.

Fortunately, as his strength improved, his appetite also increased considerably.

Otherwise, he'd probably have to eat a real boxed lunch today.

The rest area next to the venue.

"Hey, you must be Fujino, the captain of Teitan High School, right?"

Just as Fujino was sitting on the bench, quietly eating his meal, a guy carrying a lunchbox, wearing a kendo uniform, looking very much like Kudo Shinichi, and with a Hattori Heiji similar to Heiji Hattori sat down next to him and greeted him.

"Okita Soji?"

Fujino turned around and recognized the other person at a glance.

"You know me?"

Okita Soji was not surprised and nodded with a hearty smile, "That's right, I am Okita Soji, the captain of Izumi Shin High School."