What Curse? The Shinigami Is Right Beside Us, Okay?

"So who won?!"

Sonoko then looked at Fujino and said with a smile, "If you ask me, it must be Fujino- Senior, since Senior the fewest injuries!"

"No, that's not it."

Fujino said calmly, "It's just a draw, there's no winner or loser."

"Huh?"

Sonoko was surprised at first, then looked at Kyogoku Makoto with suspicion. "Fujino- Senior, you're not going to save face for this karate champion, are you... You beat him into a mummy."

"The Sonoko is ready."

Ran chuckled softly, "Fujino- Senior and Kyogoku-san were just having a friendly spar, it doesn't matter who wins or loses!"

That's right.

Fujino nodded. "My younger brother Kyoto is so strong that he could lift mountains. It would be difficult for the two of us to determine a winner in a short time."

"That's true."

Kyogoku Makoto chimed in, "My brother Fujino is unparalleled in swordsmanship. Even without using hidden weapons, he is still on par with me. However, in terms of understanding martial arts, he has probably already surpassed me."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. "..."

Ran looked Sonoko Fujino and Kyogoku Makoto, blinked, and a look of confusion flashed in her eyes.

How did they become brothers?

Conan narrowed his eyes slightly, put his hands in his pockets in annoyance, and felt that this behavior of casually recognizing someone as a younger brother was a bit too familiar.

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at Fujino, then at Kyogoku, with a helpless look in her eyes.

Without even looking, she knew that Fujino was just trying to fool people again.

But this time, they were surprisingly quick to be convinced that he had both an older brother and a younger brother...

These tricks are getting more and more sophisticated!

"Dili li!"

At that moment, a phone ring broke the silence.

Fujino took out his phone and found it was an unfamiliar number. He answered the call and heard a familiar voice on the other end.

It's a horizontal groove!

To be precise, it was Yokomizo Sango.

It's that square-faced coral-haired guy.

Fujino remembered that the last time he ran into that guy was at a beach hotel in Izu.

After all, Izu is located in Shizuoka Prefecture.

When Yokomizo Sango called him, Fujino immediately understood the caller's purpose—another murder had occurred!

As for the murder scene, unfortunately, it was at Kikuemon's house, which I visited yesterday.

Fujino inquired carefully and discovered that it was Kikuemon who had died.

Okay, someone still died.

Even if you take the Shinigami Elementary School Student away, it won't matter; the murders will still happen.

But the fact that it was the daughter-in-law who died makes things a bit interesting.

Did the old man discover something suspicious and kill his daughter-in-law, or was it because of some outrageous love and hate?

Fujino didn't think too much about it and Yokomizo Sango on the other end of the phone, "I understand, Inspector Yokomizo, I'll be right there."

"Fujino- Senior, what happened?"

Ran heard about Inspector Yokomizo, she naturally thought of the coral-headed man she had met before, and asked Fujino with a puzzled look.

"A murder occurred at the home of Ceramics Master Kikuemon, which we visited yesterday."

Fujino put his phone away and explained, "Right now, Inspector Yokomizo wants us to come over to cooperate with the investigation, since we were at their house last night."

"A murder case?!"

Sonoko paused for a moment, then asked, "Who died?"

Fujino felt that Sonoko being a bit impolite, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong with her.

He immediately explained, "It's the woman named Masuko Tsuchiya that you met with me at the Candy Apple stand before."

Ran's expression turned strange upon hearing this. "How could Ms. Masuko Tsuchiya have died? Could it be related to what happened last night?"

Conan was sitting to the side, heard Ran's words and suddenly received a hint, falling into deep thought.

"If you ask me, it's definitely because I brought this little brat along!"

Sonoko glanced at Conan and said resentfully, "Every time we go out with this brat, something bad always happens. It's like we're cursed by the Grim Reaper..."

Conan: Don't blame me for everything, right?

Fujino glanced at Conan but didn't say anything more.

Well, actually saying it's the curse of death isn't entirely accurate.

Strictly speaking, it should be said that death is right beside us.

Sitting next to her best friend, Ran gave an embarrassed smile, not saying much.

After all, it seems that every time this group (best friend + Senior + Conan) goes out, they do encounter a murder case...

"Let's not delay, let's set off quickly."

Ai Haibara jumped off the sofa, her slender legs landing on the ground. "I remember Fujino's schedule for today includes meeting with a client. Let's finish the case as soon as possible and go home."

As she spoke, she looked at Fujino and continued, "This kind of case shouldn't take you long to solve."

"Hmm, handing it over to the Great Detective Fujino Senior definitely be a piece of cake!"

With her past achievements to back her up, Sonoko smiled brightly, not worried at all, and immediately suggested, "Since we're leaving today anyway, let's pack our bags, check out, and then go with Fujino- Senior to Mr. Kikuemon's house to solve the murder case before heading back to Tokyo."

Kyogoku Makoto: "..."

At this moment, Kyogoku Makoto, watching everyone discuss the murder case, fell into deep thought.

So, isn't this a murder case?

How could a murder case be solved so easily?!

It's like we're having a casual chat.

The Kyogoku Makoto CPU is almost overheating.

Taking a deep breath to cool down his brain, Kyogoku Makoto noticed the key point. "By the way, is Fujino- kun a detective?"

"Don't you know?"

Sonoko cleared her throat. "Fujino- Senior is a renowned high school Great Detective. He saved the lives of an entire passenger plane, dismantled numerous criminal gangs, solved countless cases, defeated the Kansai beast Okita Soji, and was even invited by the Metropolitan Police Department to become an advisor!"

"Huh?!"

In response to Kyogoku Makoto's surprise, Ran explained, "It's normal that Mr. Kyogoku doesn't know, since he trained abroad after graduation."

Kyogoku Makoto nodded deeply, somewhat surprised. "Yes, I just found out too. I didn't expect Fujino- nii to be such a person with both martial virtue and talent."

"Of course!"

Sonoko raised her head, patted her chest, and made a smug and arrogant face like a subordinate of Li Yunlong: "Fujino- Senior is amazing!"

Kyogoku Makoto: "..."

It tastes a bit sour.

Despite his sour feelings, he felt that the girl with the big forehead was right to praise his older brother.

He initially thought Fujino was just a high school student with exceptional kendo skills, but he never expected him to be Great Detective...

As peers of roughly the same age, the other party has already mastered the realm of Qi in martial arts, achieved a high level of understanding of martial arts philosophy, and is also a famous Great Detective.

He was just a mere Japan karate champion, a practitioner with four hundred undefeated matches.

Why is there such a big difference?

Thinking back to how I was afraid of accidentally hurting the other person, I feel a little ashamed.

However, the more Kyogoku Makoto feels.

I've finally found the right brother for me.