Conan: Don't Kill Me with the Fujino Blade

Thinking back to the scene she had accidentally witnessed before, Tendo Haruka grew angrier the more she thought about it. But when she recalled what Mr. Fujino had said, she could not help but sigh again.

She said coldly to them, "Pretending not to laugh just for money was hard, wasn't it? You planned to bleed me dry until graduation, then dump me because I'd be useless after that. Wasn't that what all of you said?"

"Y-You heard that?!"

The three people beneath the RV froze when they heard that.

"Of course I heard it loud and clear."

Tendo Haruka forcefully shook off the hand gripping her arm. "I had wanted to leave you some dignity, but since you wanted a reason, is this reason enough?"

"Wait, listen to us explain!"

"You must have heard wrong..."

"You're leaving us in the middle of nowhere? How are we supposed to get back?!"

Tendo Haruka had completely lost faith in them. She turned and called out to Fujino again, "Mr. Fujino, drive!"

"Okay!"

Fujino nodded and stepped on the gas, driving the RV away.

"Hey, wait!"

"You little..."

As the RV gradually pulled away, the voices outside grew quieter and quieter until they vanished without a trace.

"Whew..."

Tendo Haruka let out a breath, then sat down on the RV's sofa. "Mr. Fujino, was it okay for me to say that?"

"Yeah, it was fine."

Fujino kept both hands on the steering wheel. "So? Did that help you blow off some steam?"

"I don't know..."

Tendo Haruka lowered her head. "But I do feel a lot lighter."

At that moment, besides Fujino and Tendo Haruka, the Junior Detective League kids were also in the RV.

Having witnessed what had just happened, they stared blankly at the two of them, wide-eyed and completely