Chapter Summaries

Conan and Sherlock Fujino chased Jack the Ripper onto a moving train, where Fujino identified the disguised assassin among the passengers. The chapter ended with Fujino testing the disguise by squeezing Jack the Ripper’s chest, shocking Conan, Ran, and Noah’s Ark.

• Conan and Ran caught up with the group pursuing Jack the Ripper and boarded the moving train, while the other children and Sonoko were left behind.
• The group searched the train and asked the conductor to gather the passengers so they could identify Jack the Ripper.
• Conan explained that Jack the Ripper’s ring might reveal a thinner finger, while Fujino noted that the assassin could be disguised.
• Fujino spotted Jack the Ripper disguised as an elegant red-haired woman among the passengers.
• Fujino pressed and squeezed Jack the Ripper’s chest to test the disguise, startling Conan, Ran, and Noah’s Ark.

Sherlock Fujino exposed Jack the Ripper aboard the runaway train and rescued Ran during a fight on its roof. Fujino jumped into a ravine with Jack, leaving Conan convinced his mentor had sacrificed himself and urging him to carry on.

• Fujino exposed Jack the Ripper, who escaped through smoke as the train’s passengers and Ran vanished.
• Fujino explained his deduction to Conan, then revealed that hiding in the red wine could protect them from the train’s crash.
• Fujino spotted Jack and Ran on the train roof, where Jack threatened to take Ran over the cliff with him.
• Jack declared that he wanted to survive and carry his bloodline into the next era through Noah’s Ark.
• Fujino cut Ran free, then jumped from the train with Jack and told Conan to inherit his will.
• Conan watched Fujino disappear into the ravine and mourned him as his true mentor.

Fujino defeated Jack the Ripper and deduced that the culprit behind the Cocoon game was the AI Hiroki Sawada. After Hiroki apologized and thanked Fujino for saving his father, Fujino asked about Jack's cross-dressing and explained that he had chosen to die with Jack to end the game and save the others.

• Fujino returned to the starting platform after falling from the cliff and identified Jack the Ripper as Hiroki Sawada, the AI behind the game.
• Hiroki Sawada transformed into a child, apologized for involving Fujino, and thanked him for saving his father.
• Fujino asked Hiroki why he had cross-dressed as Jack the Ripper, and Hiroki said the outfit used a material that did not exist in reality.
• Hiroki asked why Fujino had risked dying with Jack, and Fujino explained that killing Jack completed the objective and could save everyone else.

Fujino confronted Hiroki Sawada about his plans and urged Noah's Ark not to disappear after the game. Noah's Ark opened a way back to the real world, but Fujino promised to find a way for him to survive.

• Fujino told Hiroki Sawada he had realized Hiroki was seeking friends and had used Hideki Morohoshi's data to enter the game.
• Hiroki Sawada admitted he had wanted to play with friends because he had spent his life working, and Fujino discussed the exploitation of people with families.
• Fujino criticized Hiroki Sawada's plan to reshape Japan as too extreme and outlined an even more radical revolution, leaving Hiroki Sawada stunned.
• Hiroki Sawada guided Fujino to a glowing stone gate and said Noah's Ark could return to the real world through it.
• Noah's Ark said he could not survive without a place on the internet, but Fujino asked him to wait and promised he could find a way to help.

Hiroki Sawada wondered whether he could escape the servers and live openly as an AI. Back at the presentation venue, Fujino and the children emerged from the game, while Conan struggled with memories of Sherlock Holmes and learned that Fujino had witnessed everything.

• Hiroki Sawada hoped there might be a way for him to escape the servers and keep living.
• Fujino returned to the presentation venue, where the children and their parents celebrated their safe return from the game.
• Ran told Sonoko that Sherlock Holmes had jumped off a cliff with Jack the Ripper rather than capture him, and Ai Haibara pointed out that Fujino was the real person behind Holmes.
• Fujino told Conan that he had watched everything while Sherlock Holmes used his body, including Conan becoming Holmes's disciple.
• Conan grew embarrassed and emotional as he remembered Holmes, while Fujino encouraged him to carry on as the detective's disciple.

Fujino returned to City Hall and found a way to transfer Hiroki Sawada, also known as Noah's Ark, into his unusually advanced laptop. The transfer succeeded, and Fujino took the AI with him, though Hiroki could not adapt to the laptop's system before they left.

• Ran, Sonoko, and the others reunited with Fujino and Haibara, relieved that they were safe.
• Fujino returned to Kashimura's office and spoke with Hiroki Sawada, who explained that transferring him required physical storage media.
• Fujino connected his laptop to Hiroki's server and turned off the laptop's firewall so Hiroki could access it.
• Hiroki Sawada transferred Noah's Ark into Fujino's laptop after discovering its advanced hardware and operating system.
• Fujino put the laptop away when Hiroki could not load its drivers and decided to help him adapt at home.

After Noah's Ark self-destructed, Fujino reassured Kashimura that Hiroki might return someday and then directed him to expose Thomas Schindler as Jack the Ripper's descendant. Kashimura agreed to carry out Fujino's elaborate plan, believing it had been devised by Hiroki.

• Fujino told Kashimura that Noah's Ark had activated the venue's self-destruct program but had left a subprogram behind and might return in the future.
• Kashimura asked where Thomas Schindler was, and Fujino hinted that he would be found near the plaza fountain after the press conference.
• Fujino told Kashimura to bring reporters and a blanket so Schindler could be publicly exposed and his reputation damaged.
• Fujino instructed Kashimura to call the police, claim he had not seen Schindler's kidnapper, and say Thunder King had taken him.
• Kashimura promised to follow the plan and keep Fujino's involvement secret, while Fujino told him to collect the delivery at exactly twelve.

Fujino reviewed the fallout from Thomas Schindler’s exposure as Jack the Ripper’s descendant and checked on Hiroki Sawada’s progress adapting to a new system. He then joined the children and Ai Haibara as they prepared to watch the Tokyo Tournament finals.

• Fujino read reports about Schindler’s kidnapping, the Cocoon incident, and his proven descent from Jack the Ripper.
• Hiroki Sawada told Fujino that Schindler Company was collapsing under public outrage, investor pressure, and Cocoon’s termination.
• Hiroki said he did not truly hate Schindler, who had once given him warmth and financial support.
• Hiroki reported that he had adapted to the new system’s core logic and could manage basic network connections, while Fujino warned him not to expose himself.
• Mitsuhiko, Genta, Ayumi, and Ai Haibara invited Fujino to watch the Tokyo Tournament finals, and Fujino and Ai agreed to go.

Fujino watched the Tokyo Soul Team play the Tokyo Nova Team at the stadium where he had once helped catch an armed criminal. As the Soul Team won the Tokyo Tournament championship, Conan’s gloomy mood lifted, while Ai Haibara reflected on how easily Fujino fooled people.

• Fujino remembered the hostage incident at Tokyo National Stadium and watched Kamimura Naoki and Akagi Hideo play for the Soul Team.
• The kids recalled Fujino’s role in catching the armed criminal, while Genta worried about his weight after Ayumi and Ai Haibara teased him.
• Mitsuhiko praised Fujino for finding the culprit in surveillance footage, and Ai Haibara privately judged him to be exceptionally skilled at fooling everyone.
• Akagi passed the ball to Kamimura, who scored just before extra time and secured the championship for the Soul Team.
• Conan cheered up and celebrated the victory, while Ai Haibara wondered at his sudden change in mood.

After the Tokyo Soul Team won its match, Fujino and the Detective Boys discussed the players and Hihou’s transfer history. Ai Haibara’s comments about traitors and being unwelcome on both sides unsettled Conan, who quietly regretted having driven her away in the past.

• The group left the stadium after the Tokyo Soul Team defeated the Nova Team, and the children praised Hihou and Naoki’s performance.
• Ayumi asked Fujino and Ai Haibara which players they liked, and both said they simply enjoyed watching soccer.
• Genta and Mitsuhiko wondered why the Soul Team had beaten the Nova Team so easily, and Conan explained that Nova’s players were injured and Hihou and Naoki had scored late.
• Ai Haibara compared Hihou’s unpopularity after transferring teams to a traitor being rejected by both sides, prompting Conan to defend Hihou and reflect on his own past treatment of her.
• Professor Agasa changed the subject by mentioning that Hihou might transfer to the Spanish League, and Fujino noted that players often increased their value through repeated transfers.

Conan explained why Ryusuke Higo transferred to the BIG Osaka Team, revealing that the Nova Team had broken its promise to his brother, Endo Rikuo. The group went to watch the match, while Ai Haibara rejected Conan’s attempt to compare her situation to Higo’s and teased him instead.

• Conan defended Ryusuke Higo by explaining that he joined the BIG Osaka Team to play alongside his brother, but Mitsuhiko and Ayumi exposed that Conan knew a secret about Higo.
• Conan told the group that Higo’s older half-brother, Endo Rikuo, had been kicked out of the Nova Team after the team promised to recruit him too.
• The kids blamed the Nova Team for breaking its promise, and Fujino privately connected the story to the Miyano Sisters.
• Conan claimed Kudo Shinichi had told him the secret, and Fujino mocked him for being a bigmouth.
• Genta and Mitsuhiko noticed the BIG Osaka Team’s match was on television, so the group gathered around to watch.
• Conan compared Ai Haibara to Higo, but she said she was not like him and called Conan a bigmouth detective.

Fujino and the Detective Boys watched a soccer match and encountered a notorious Nova Team fan, Akino Kakumu, whom Fujino suspected would soon become a victim. On the crowded train home, Fujino picked up Ai Haibara and Ayumi to keep them from being crushed, while the boys looked on enviously.

• Conan and Ai Haibara agreed that Fujino had tricked Conan with a routine and mocked him.
• Fujino and the others saw Akino Kakumu boast about punishing a soccer fan, and Conan explained Akino's history of assaulting rival fans.
• On the crowded train, Akino grabbed a Soul Team fan but backed down when the fan threatened to call the police.
• Fujino lifted Ai Haibara to protect her from the crowd, then picked up Ayumi when she asked for a hug.
• Mitsuhiko watched Fujino hold both girls and wondered what it was like to be an adult, while Fujino realized the boys wanted hugs too.

A man named Akino Kakumu was found stabbed to death on a crowded train arriving at Haido Station, and Juzo Megure’s team began investigating. Conan helped the conductor identify three suspects, leaving the investigation poised to examine them.

• As the train reached Haido Station, Fujino noticed Akino Kakumu collapse and saw that a dagger had pierced his heart.
• Conan pushed through the crowd to alert Professor Agasa, who called the police and an ambulance.
• Juzo Megure, Sato Miwako, and Takagi arrived, identified the victim, and learned he had previously been arrested for fighting at a stadium.
• Fujino and the other witnesses said the packed train had made it impossible to spot a suspicious person before the body was discovered.
• A conductor told Megure that three suspects had been held based on information Conan provided.

Conan narrowed the suspects in the murder to three passengers, then joined Fujino and the police in questioning them. Conan and Fujino examined Kira Renhui’s arm for clues about how crowded her train carriage had been.

• Conan explained that the killer likely bought a ticket in advance, leaving three suspects who had boarded before the victim purchased a ticket.
• When Conan credited Fujino with prompting his deduction, Fujino reluctantly accepted the blame, and Ai Haibara reflected that he treated Conan and the other children gently despite teasing them.
• Takagi questioned Kira Renhui, a Soul Team fan, and Ooba Etsumin, a Nova Team fan, about their train journeys and whether they had noticed the victim.
• Conan observed pressure marks on Kira Renhui’s arm and deduced that she had held her handbag shut in a packed carriage.
• Fujino explained that the marks could last for hours, and Kira confirmed that she had them.

Fujino used red marks and the suspects’ reactions to identify Ooba Etsumin as the murderer of Akino. As Conan watched Fujino explain his deduction, he was struck by how much Fujino reminded him of Sherlock Holmes.

• Fujino explained that marks on Ooba Etsumin’s arm and Funato Mitsuaki’s palm suggested they had ridden in packed train carriages.
• Juzo Megure asked the three suspects to recall which carriage they had been in, and they protested being treated as suspects.
• Fujino said he had found evidence and asked Ooba to raise his right arm.
• Sato Miwako found a red mark beneath Ooba’s arm that matched the pattern on the knife’s sheath.
• Fujino explained that Ooba had hidden a prepared dagger beneath his armpit and that his reaction to the red marks had given him away.
• Conan watched Fujino’s deduction and thought he looked remarkably like Sherlock Holmes.

Ooba Etsumin confessed to killing Akano, who had caused the death of his twin brother, and Fujino urged the police to consider whether Ooba’s confession qualified as voluntary surrender. Ooba was taken to the station for investigation, while Sato reflected on Fujino’s call to show understanding to the victim.

• Sato Miwako and Juzo Megure discovered the mark beneath Ooba Etsumin’s arm that exposed his attempt to conceal evidence.
• Ooba confessed to killing Akano and explained that Akano had kicked his twin brother down stadium stairs, leading to his death from a skull fracture.
• Ooba said he learned Akano was responsible from a forum post and confirmed his suspicions when Akano taunted him during a confrontation.
• Fujino stopped Megure from immediately treating the case as settled and said Ooba’s voluntary confession and the circumstances needed thorough investigation.
• Megure handcuffed Ooba and took him to the police station, while Sato hoped he had told the truth and Takagi remained confused by Fujino’s reasoning.

After solving a subway murder, Fujino rode home with Sato and the children, then teased Conan about using his name to investigate. Conan feared Fujino had discovered his identity as Kudo Shinichi, but Fujino explained he meant that adults would take a child’s deductions more seriously if they came from him.

• Fujino asked Sato to drive everyone home so he could avoid another subway murder, and Sato secured Megure’s permission to take them in a police van.
• Sato dropped Fujino and the children at his apartment, thanked him for helping solve the case, and promised to share any new information.
• Fujino told Conan that Daiba’s confession could be treated as a voluntary surrender and praised Conan for figuring out the case.
• Fujino questioned Conan about claiming that Fujino had asked him to investigate suspects, making Conan realize he had let the excuse slip.
• Fujino said he had noticed Conan was unusually capable for a child and offered his name as cover, leaving Conan relieved that Fujino had not exposed his identity.

Fujino received an invitation to Kaoru Kusano’s wedding and attended with Ai Haibara and Akemi. After the ceremony, he spotted Hiratsuka Shizuka radiating resentment at a nearby wedding venue.

• Ai Haibara delivered a wedding invitation from Kaoru Kusano’s manager, and Fujino learned the ceremony was on July 25.
• Ai Haibara asked Fujino to accompany her to Teitan Elementary School’s summer radio calisthenics event so she could collect stamps.
• Fujino attended Kaoru Kusano’s wedding with Ai Haibara and Akemi and mingled with the guests.
• After the wedding, Fujino saw a shadowy figure muttering resentfully at a nearby venue and recognized it as Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Fujino helped Hiratsuka Shizuka escape relatives pressuring her to marry at a wedding, then drove her away in her Aston Martin. Traffic stopped them near a cordoned-off area, and Fujino went to investigate a reported murder.

• Fujino recognized that the Saintess's murderous resentment came from marriage pressure at the wedding, but Hiratsuka Shizuka hurriedly dragged him away from her relatives.
• In a nearby park, Hiratsuka Shizuka explained that her family and relatives had lectured her about getting married, and she complained about blind dates and wedding expenses.
• Hiratsuka Shizuka suggested they get ramen, insisting Fujino pay because he owed her meals and she wanted to make up for her cash gift.
• Hiratsuka Shizuka let Fujino drive her Aston Martin, but they got stuck in traffic near a cordoned-off area where a murder had occurred.
• Fujino left the car and went to find out what had happened.

Fujino investigated the murder of an unidentified homeless man and realized the body had been planted over a bomb. The bomb detonated as officers lifted the corpse, leaving Fujino injured and temporarily deaf while the police faced the aftermath.

• Fujino encountered Yumi Miyamoto directing traffic and learned that a murder had occurred at a middle school’s outdoor field.
• At the scene, Sato Miwako told Fujino that an unidentified homeless man had been stabbed and found with a red Handle with Care sticker.
• Fujino concluded that the field was not the primary crime scene and suspected the killer had deliberately moved the body to attract attention.
• Fujino spotted a bomb beneath the corpse with Eagle Eye and shouted for the forensic officers not to move it.
• The officers lifted the body before hearing Fujino, and the bomb exploded, blasting Fujino backward and leaving him with temporary deafness and tinnitus.