Sudo led everyone to the exit, which had been hidden within the steam.
Kuroba Kaito followed behind the group, looking somewhat restless.
Because the third sacred artifact, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, was actually inside this hot spring cave.
Kuroba Kaito glanced at Fujino, then at Conan, finding it rather strange that neither of these detectives had noticed that yet.
These two were usually sharp as monkeys. How could they fail to find even a lousy secret chamber at a time like this?
If they didn't find it, wouldn't all that water I spilled have been for nothing?!
And why hadn't that idiot Fujino figured out that woman was the murderer yet?
Did he really need an old lady like me to blow my cover and remind him?
Kuroba Kaito grew anxious. Turning around, he looked toward the waterfall behind them and frowned. "Come to think of it, don't you think this waterfall looks a lot like Yamata no Orochi?"
Hearing that, Conan immediately fixed a sharp gaze on the seemingly harmless old woman.
Fujino also looked over, his eyes carrying a meaningful glint.
"..."
Feeling the two gazes on him, Kuroba Kaito immediately understood what was happening. Those two bastards had set him up. Detectives really were a filthy bunch!
Kuroba Kaito cursed inwardly, while Conan smoothly picked up the thread and walked over to the waterfall. "Yeah, that waterfall really does look like Yamata no Orochi. Legend says the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi appeared in the middle tail of Yamata no Orochi!"
"So that's how it is." Ooka Momiji pondered aloud. "Legend says Yamata no Orochi had eight heads and eight tails. Those tributaries must be its eight heads, while the waterfall is its tail, representing the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi..."
"???"
Ai Haibara looked at the busty woman who had suddenly become smart and silently filled