Aoyama Bio-pharmaceutical Factory: Shiho Miyano

On the rooftop of a building in the distance from Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory.

The city shone like a twinkling new star all night, its lights blazing and car Japan flashing at intersections.

A gentle night breeze blows, carrying with it unseen clouds from the deep sky, obscuring the stars and burying the faint light of grains of rice.

The indicator lights on the roof of the towering building were flashing.

Fujino stood beside the red light on the rooftop, the evening breeze ruffling the half-white cloak draped over the shoulder of his Assassin's Robe.

His gaze swept across the building to a distance not far away, where a cluster of buildings stretched out before him.

Above the buildings, a white wolf roams the night sky, waiting for his command.

"Qingshan Biopharmaceuticals?"

Looking at the conspicuous building not far away, Fujino murmured softly.

Following the white wolf, he rode his motorcycle all the way here.

This place isn't too far from Akemi Miyano's apartment; both are located in Beika City.

Qingshan Biopharmaceutical is the collective name for these buildings in front of us.

To be honest, Fujino didn't know why the word "Aoyama" was so common in the Conan World.

The mental hospital is Qingshan, and the pharmaceutical factory is also Qingshan.

Could it be the will of some Aoyama Gosho?

As he pondered, Fujino gently touched the frame of his Vision Enhancement Glasses beneath his mask.

As the image in his glasses magnified 50 times, he gradually saw the details of the buildings.

As its name suggests, Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory is a factory responsible for the research and development and production of drugs.

It's quite well-known in the Mihana area.

He remembered that the last cold medicine Ran gave him was produced by Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory.

Looking out over the Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory, Fujino slightly raised his hand.

On the other side, the white wolf circling in the night sky seemed to sense something. After letting out a howl that resounded through the sky, it rushed straight into the pharmaceutical factory.

The vision glasses tracked the white wolf's movements.

Soon, the camera focused on a room on the fifth floor of a building in the complex.

The magnification of the vision glasses reached one hundred times.

Through the half-open window, Fujino could see what was happening inside the room.

The room was simply furnished, just like Akemi Miyano's room.

Aside from its simplicity, the room also contains a considerable amount of experimental equipment, and even a refrigerator...

It's like the room of a single otaku.

A girl was sitting in a chair next to the desk near the bed.

She was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a dark red sweater, with long brownish-red hair, ice-blue eyes, and very delicate features, but her exquisite face showed a somewhat cold expression.

This mixed-race girl is none other than Akemi Miyano sister, Shiho Miyano.

"Why did I suddenly think of my sister? We usually see each other very little."

At her desk, Shiho Miyano looked at the photograph in her hand and chuckled softly. "Speaking of which, it's been quite a while... Let's meet up sometime."

A gentle breeze blew through the half-closed window, ruffling her wavy hair. The cool sensation brought a long-lost look of relaxation to her tired and cold face.

She gathered her thoughts and looked out the window.

The scenery outside the window remained the same, but from the distant high-rise buildings, she vaguely felt a gaze spying on her.

"That can't be right..."

Shiho Miyano stared into the distance and shook her head.

At such a distance, let alone observation, the reflection alone would be enough to make it easy to spot.

Am I just overthinking things?

She sighed softly and put the photo into the drawer of her desk.

She took off her dark red sweater to reveal her fair skin... and changed into pajamas before going to sleep.

"That's terrifying,"

Not far away, Fujino, who was spying using Vision Enhancement Glasses, muttered a complaint.

It's at least three or four kilometers from here to Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory.

Generally speaking, at this distance, even a top sniper wouldn't be able to detect him.

After all, the magnification effect of Vision Enhancement Glasses does not produce reflected light.

However, it seems that Shiho Miyano did indeed spot him just now.

And she even made eye contact with him?

Could it be the intuition of a materialistic science-loving girl?

That's outrageous.

After confirming that Shiho Miyano was safe and sound, Fujino began to observe the situation of the personnel inside the pharmaceutical factory.

Judging from the vantage point, there were at least several dozen men in black patrolling inside and outside the pharmaceutical factory.

This shows just how much the Alcohol Company values this "Qingshan Pharmaceutical Factory".

However, if he uses the Assassin's Robe, he can still easily break in.

But once you break in, it becomes difficult to get out.

Based on the current situation, it's clear that there are more security personnel inside the 'Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory' than outside, and it's highly likely that these security personnel are armed...

Simply using the Assassin's Robe [Night Ranger] skill effect to break in is certainly easy.

But their purpose in breaking in was to rescue people.

Such a maneuver—rushing in, then fighting his way out while still holding his girlfriend—is something even someone with his cheat-like abilities would find difficult.

If we force it, not only will the child be lost, but the adults will also suffer.

After confirming that 'Aoyama Pharmaceutical Factory' was a dungeon he couldn't clear, Fujino returned home.

It was already late at night.

Fujino lay on the bed, took out the Soul Lotus Seed that had just absorbed Akemi Miyano's soul, and began to examine it closely.

Before absorbing Akemi Miyano's soul, the Soul Lotus Seed was red, but after absorbing Akemi Miyano's soul, the Soul Lotus Seed turned greenish-blue.

Moreover, Fujino could vaguely sense some vitality within it.

After thinking for a moment, he bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

Drops of blood mingled with the tiny, bluish-green Soul Lotus Seed, and in a trance, particles of light began to melt onto the surface of the Soul Lotus.

And then... and that was it.

"It failed?"

Fujino looked at the Soul Lotus Seed, which hadn't changed at all, and exclaimed in surprise.

However, the seed immediately answered his doubts with its actions.

[Current growth progress of Soul Lotus: 1.001%]

[Tip: Placing the Soul Lotus Seed in water will help them grow.]

The system's voice rang in my ears, and at the same time, the Soul Lotus Seed began to tremble.

A short while later, a tiny sprout began to emerge from the green outer shell of the Soul Lotus Seed.

"It seems that, just as the system described, this thing needs some time to grow?"

Fujino examined the tender buds and murmured something.

I quickly went to the bathroom.

Fujino filled the bathtub, which was about the size of a single bed in the bathroom, with water, murmured "Resurrect, my... cough cough," and then threw the Soul Lotus Seed into it.

"So, there shouldn't be any problems now, right?"

Fujino examined the slowly growing seeds in the bathtub, scratching his head. "But speaking of which, how come putting this thing in water speeds up its growth... what's the principle behind it?"

In a daze, he seemed to recall an invincible warrior from his past life who could catch a blade barehanded.

Fortunately, his Soul Lotus allows for character customization, so there's no need to worry about terrifying monsters appearing.