Makeup Party

Clack—clack—

If someone had been standing beside the "Stone Man" and listening carefully, they would have heard the sound of joints stretching inside. They might even have seen slight—squirming movements!

Someone like Kaito Kid, who was sensitive to the way people walked, would have noticed an enormous change in the Stone Man's gait after that moment.

After all, its head had previously been positioned around its chest. Now, its head was where a head should be. It was no longer a "hollow shell," but merely "heavy outerwear."

After Shiraishi boarded the ship, he restored his normal build inside the Stone Man costume and put on an oversized Shinichi mask.

Fortunately, the Phantom of the Sea had been arranged spaciously for today's event.

Director Fukuura had rented this ship because its corridors and doorways were wide enough. It was a luxury party cruise ship, not the kind of mass-market vessel that was large overall but cramped in design to cram in as many people as possible.

After all, there were more than one or two guests with large builds or large props.

"Hehehe, Stone Man, once you board, go over there first to draw a card and choose your group."

At that moment, a woman dressed as a Faceless One approached and said in an affected voice.

"Not Stone Man. Stone Ogre, a type of giant." Shiraishi replied in a muffled voice. It was Shinichi's synthesized voice from the voice changer, playing from his chest. Since it was trapped inside the costume, it sounded dull.

"Hehe, you really are cautious—don't worry. Only members of the same group need to test each other." The Faceless One covered the area where her mouth should have been, as though chuckling.

That was right. The point of this party was not to be mistaken for