Outlaw in the World of Conan, Tokisaki Kurumi

"Could... could that be a mafia organization?"

Since Kurumi knew about drug trafficking and she wasn't a detective or from the police, that was the only remaining possibility.

Although Asai Narumi's guess was more or less correct, Kurumi still shook her head, revealing a mysterious smile. "As for that, it's a secret!"

"But it doesn't matter! Narumi and I are friends. Since we're friends, I definitely won't do anything that would harm you!"

Listening to Kurumi's words, although Narumi still felt a little uneasy, a thought secretly emerged in her heart: Kurumi could be trusted.

It was inexplicable and wild.

"So..." Kurumi said, smiling sweetly at Narumi, "Although I don't know what you're hiding, Narumi, I can feel that our interests on this island are aligned."

"Is that so?" Narumi couldn't believe that she was being put in such an awkward position by a girl younger than her, but deep down, she agreed with Kurumi.

Thus, in the subsequent conversation, Kurumi continuously demonstrated that she could be trusted while also prying information out of Narumi.

To break down Narumi's defenses, Kurumi even deliberately used King Crimson to gently hold Narumi's hand, creating a psychological illusion in Narumi's mind of "I don't want to drink, but I can't stop myself."

Narumi had considered leaving immediately.

However, no matter how she moved her body, it felt as if she had lost control and remained seated, drinking glass after glass of the wine Kurumi poured for her.

Under Kurumi's devilishly seductive words and tone, which lured her into an abyss, Narumi drank more and more. Eventually, her slightly flushed face turned completely red from the alcohol.

"Everyone has secrets..."

"Whether it's me, or you, sister..."

The alcohol began to affect Narumi's brain, making her thoughts increasingly sluggish.

30 King Crimson Might Be the Biggest Winner

The intoxication from the alcohol gradually slowed down Asai Narumi's thinking. With just a little guidance from Kurumi's words, Asai Narumi had already begun to see Kurumi as her best friend.

Gradually, with her heart opened by the influence of alcohol, Asai Narumi began to reveal the secret she had buried deep in her heart for over a decade.

Of course, the reason Kurumi was able to gain Narumi's trust so quickly wasn't just due to the special beer, which tasted no different from regular beer but had a much higher alcohol content.

Another reason was the immense pressure Narumi had accumulated over the years.

Furthermore, women's psychology tended to be more emotional.

When she saw Kurumi as someone she could truly trust, Narumi gradually shed the armor she had been using to conceal her inner self.

With her entire face flushed red, Narumi, without any prompting from Kurumi, snatched the wine bottle from Kurumi's hand and began chugging it down glass after glass as if she had given up.

"Hic!" Narumi let out a burp, shaking her head and looking at the smiling Kurumi before her, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I... I don't know wh-what to say." Narumi, her tongue slurred, spoke incoherently. "The reason I came to Moon Shadow Island isn't just because I like the environment."

Having entered drunkard mode, Narumi, having believed Kurumi, began to recount her story.

It turned out that Asai Narumi, who had moved to Moon Shadow Island from Tokyo a few years ago, was indeed a licensed doctor.

However, "Asai" was not her real surname.

"Just like you, Kurumi, came here to investigate the drug trafficking ring, I'm actually here to investigate too."

As if feeling hot, Asai Narumi began to pull at her turtleneck sweater, trying to cool herself down.

"Aso Keiji, who died in a fire over a decade ago, was actually my father." Recalling the tragedy that destroyed her family, Asai Narumi shed two streams of tears.

"My real name is Aso Narumi."

Seeing Asai Narumi open her heart and reveal the heavy secret that had been weighing on her, Kurumi didn't speak this time but listened quietly.

She also handed Narumi a tissue.

Taking the tissue Kurumi offered, Narumi wiped her eyes and gave a grateful smile. "Thank you. I've actually wanted to tell someone these things for a long time."

Having completely let go, Narumi continued, "At that time, I was sick and was sent to a hospital in Tokyo by my father for treatment. So, when that fire broke out, I wasn't there..."

Narumi's tone was filled with regret.

Looking at her expression, Kurumi could guess that Aso Narumi regretted it. She regretted why she hadn't left this world with her parents and sister.

"You know, when I saw the news report about it on my hospital bed, I couldn't believe at all that my father would kill my mother and sister and then die in the fire."

At this point, Aso Narumi's face showed hatred and anger.

"Because I was young then, and my father and the others had already passed away, I lived with relatives in Tokyo afterwards."

"But even so, I, who never believed my father would do such a thing, managed to survive in Tokyo, and I was still trying every means to investigate the truth of the matter."

Hearing Narumi's words, Kurumi could feel the hardships and trials she had endured over the years.

"So, a few years ago, after I finally graduated from medical school, I came to Moon Shadow Island as a female physician."

The matter was gradually getting to the point, and Kurumi feigned ignorance, asking, "So, Sister Narumi, did you find anything out?"

"I..."

Narumi opened her mouth, and the next second, she slumped softly onto the tatami mat, emitting a faint breath.

'She fell asleep already?' Using King Crimson to observe Narumi, who was lying on her back, Kurumi found that she had indeed fallen asleep.

"Yare yare..." Narumi's even worse tolerance for alcohol than Kurumi had expected made her sigh involuntarily.

It was obviously not ideal to let Narumi sleep here.

Setting aside the environment of a place like an izakaya, just the fact that Narumi, a beautiful doctor with a high reputation on the island, was drunk and sleeping here – who knew what would happen in this private room after she left?

"Forget it, I'll take you back instead." Putting on her shoes and walking to Narumi's side, Kurumi bent down and picked up Narumi's women's shoes from the floor, preparing to put them on for her.

However, as Kurumi's hand touched Narumi's lower leg, the soft skin beneath the smooth stockings made Kurumi's heart tingle.

Just from the shape of Narumi's legs and the feel of her skin, Kurumi concluded that Narumi's legs were definitely top-tier.

Though, of course, they still couldn't compare to hers or Vermouth's...

Unable to resist touching them a few more times, Kurumi finally slipped the shoes onto Narumi's feet.

With her backpack full of alcohol on her back, Kurumi glanced at Narumi. After thinking for a moment, she decided to take her home in a princess carry.

After having King Crimson adjust Narumi's position in her arms, Kurumi opened the door and walked out without looking back, drawing surprised glances from everyone at the izakaya.

Outside, the time had once again reached the dead of night.

Having distanced herself from the noisy and lively izakaya behind her, Kurumi, carrying Narumi, walked alone on the dim and quiet road.

To prevent any predictable, undesirable incidents, Kurumi even silently prepared to summon King Crimson.

However, to Kurumi's slight disappointment, she didn't encounter anyone on the way back who, upon seeing two seemingly vulnerable women like herself and Narumi, might have had ill intentions.

Arriving at the entrance of the clinic, Kurumi had King Crimson take over her task, holding Aso Narumi while she reached into Narumi's skirt pocket to feel for the keys.

Fortunately, at this hour, the villagers were all asleep, and there was no one else around.

Otherwise, if they saw Narumi floating in mid-air in such a strange posture, it would likely spread throughout the island the next day as a supernatural phenomenon.

Feeling her way in the dark to the second floor, King Crimson continued to dutifully hold Narumi behind Kurumi.

Upon reaching the second floor of the clinic, Kurumi didn't know which room was Narumi's bedroom. Therefore, Kurumi had to open doors one by one to search.

Bathroom, shower room, storage room, bedroom!

Finally finding Narumi's bedroom on the second floor of the clinic, Kurumi turned on the light and then had King Crimson gently place Narumi on the bed.

31 King Crimson felt very happy

Aso Narumi, undoubtedly a beauty, was now fast asleep on the bed in a drunken state, completely defenseless.

Her flushed cheeks, slightly parted tender lips, and her full chest rising and falling with her breaths provided Kurumi with ample visual enjoyment.

"Really, it's a good thing it's me now. If it were another man..." Kurumi said, crossing her arms in front of her chest, not at all bothered by how her posture made her already ample bosom appear even more prominent. A teasing smile appeared on her face as she taunted, "You'd be in danger like this, Sister Narumi."

Although Aso Narumi was undoubtedly older than Kurumi in terms of biological age, as a transmigrator, Kurumi was undoubtedly the elder in terms of psychological age.

The sight before her, which was tempting enough to lead to crime, made Kurumi, who liked beautiful girls, particularly captivated.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not take advantage of someone's misfortune. Kurumi would never do anything as despicable as taking advantage of someone who was completely defenseless.

"Get a good night's sleep."

Turning off the lights in the bedroom, Kurumi turned and left Narumi's room.

Although it was late outside, for Kurumi, the quiet, empty night was more convenient for her next actions.

"Click."

As the door closed, Aso Narumi, lying in the darkness on the bed, opened her eyes.

She stared at the door, quietly listening until the footsteps outside grew distant, then sat up in bed.

In fact, Aso Narumi had already woken up when Kurumi placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket.

Although her mind was still a bit sluggish due to the alcohol, it didn't significantly affect her thinking.

"Who exactly are you, Kurumi?"

The events at the drinking table flashed through her mind. Recalling Kurumi's actions and tone of voice at the time, Narumi dismissed several of her initial guesses about Kurumi's identity. While the possibility of Kurumi being involved with the yakuza was high, Narumi could sense from Kurumi's attitude that she genuinely considered her a friend, rather than intending to use her.

As a proper doctor, Aso Narumi had met many people over the years, and among them were naturally members of the yakuza.

Compared to those people, Kurumi's demeanor and behavior were more fitting of a young lady from a family that led the yakuza, rather than simply a member.

"What a headache..." The more she thought about it, the more clueless she felt, and Narumi's head began to throb.

She threw off the covers and got out of bed, pouring herself a glass of water, a self-deprecating smile on her face.

"But, do I really have the right to suspect others?"

Under the moonlight, Kurumi left the Moon Shadow Island clinic and went alone to the community center near the sea.

As she interacted more and more with Aso Narumi, Kurumi gradually recalled some details from the plot.

For example, the musical score cipher left by Aso Keiji, Narumi's father, which was stored in the community center's warehouse.

However, although Kurumi remembered that this thing was in the community center's warehouse, the community center was so large, and she didn't even know where the warehouse was.

Helplessly, in order to find the musical score as soon as possible, Kurumi could only resort to the most tedious method: searching room by room.

Of course, Kurumi's primary target was still the first floor of the community center.

To avoid being discovered, Kurumi chose to enter the community center through a locked door near the sea.

To avoid anyone hearing the sound of the lock being broken, Kurumi quickly activated King Crimson, using its Time Erasure ability to erase the process of King Crimson breaking the lock before easily walking in.

Controlling her footsteps to tread lightly down the corridor of the community center, Kurumi, as she passed each door, would phase King Crimson through the wooden doors to investigate the rooms within.

The darkness did not hinder Kurumi's movements. After a few minutes, she found a room filled with various sundries.

This must be the storage room...

Activating Time Erasure once more, Kurumi, having broken the lock, pushed open the door and entered a pitch-black room.

Rummaging aimlessly through box after box filled with all sorts of items was truly frustrating and tedious.

However, for Kurumi, who was well-trained and could perfectly control her emotions, such a task was nothing.

After more than ten minutes, King Crimson, moving swiftly and silently, finally found a brown file bag after searching through a large pile of cardboard boxes.

The outside of the paper bag was specifically marked with the name Aso Keiji, left by some unknown kind person.

Opening the paper bag, Kurumi saw several pieces of sheet music inside that she couldn't understand.

This should be the sheet music left by Aso Keiji.

Holding the paper bag, Kurumi quickly left the community center.

Upon arriving at the inn, Kurumi, to avoid being discovered by the owner sitting behind the counter, activated Time Erasure again before returning to her room.

"So King Crimson really is very useful!"

With a smile, Kurumi patted the robust chest of King Crimson beside her, unreservedly praising the powerful Stand that had caused her so much misfortune.

She happily took a bath in the bathroom, changed into her pajamas, and snuggled into the soft quilt, planning to give this item to Narumi tomorrow and discuss their next course of action.

Especially concerning the three culprits who had caused Narumi's family ruin, if Narumi decided she wouldn't let these people go tomorrow, Kurumi would act on her behalf to deal with them.

And if Narumi chose to let go of her hatred, then