Outlaw in the World of Conan, Tokisaki Kurumi

Narumi was a bit bewildered.

"Do the police even recognize this thing?"

"Of course they do!" Kurumi said innocently. "I paid for it, why wouldn't they recognize it?"

"No, that's not it..." Narumi suddenly felt like her intelligence wasn't quite up to par.

"But this fake one looks exactly like the real one?" Kurumi didn't understand why Narumi kept harping on about the driver's license.

So she looked at Narumi with innocent eyes.

"..." Narumi didn't say anything, but internally replayed the conversation she and Kurumi just had.

"So, to sum it up, you, Kurumi, really bought this fake driver's license from the police, and it's actually usable, right?" Narumi no longer wanted to discuss whether it was real or fake.

Kurumi nodded, feeling relieved that Narumi finally understood the situation.

"This was also made by someone in the Organization who works with the police. This fake driver's license, which looks identical to a real one, won't raise any red flags even during a police check." Kurumi's tone was filled with pride as she spoke.

84 It was just a little bit of money, not much.

Driving to the bank, Kurumi intended to withdraw some cash from her own account first.

Being in the early stages of the Conan storyline, Kurumi, as a modern person, initially found many aspects of daily life inconvenient.

Especially when going out to buy things.

Before, Kurumi could go out without even bringing cash, relying entirely on mobile payments, which were quick and convenient.

Not like now...

Looking at the dozen or so people queuing in the bank lobby, Kurumi and Narumi took a number and found a corner to sit and wait for their turn.

"By the way, Kurumi, how much money is in your passbook?" Narumi asked curiously.

In her opinion, although Kurumi was young, as a super-organization with international influence, her monthly salary and bonuses should be substantial.

Narumi estimated Kurumi to have savings of around a few hundred thousand to nearly a million.

Kurumi opened her passbook and took a look, then began quietly counting the zeros in her account.

"One, two, three, four, five... Hmm, about forty million, I guess." Kurumi said this as if she felt the money wasn't enough.

"How much?!"

Narumi, who almost choked on her own saliva,'s eyes widened instantly. She looked at Kurumi in disbelief.

"Shh! Shh! Keep your voice down, Sister Narumi!" Noticing that people were looking their way due to Narumi's outburst, Kurumi tugged on Narumi's hand.

Realizing her surprise was too obvious, Narumi sat down with an embarrassed expression. She leaned her head towards Kurumi, looking at the passbook in her hand, and whispered in amazement, "Kurumi, this... how do you have so much money? Is the Organization's compensation that good?"

Narumi was a doctor. Although being a doctor was one of the most sought-after professions in Japan, she admitted that most of her accumulated savings had been spent on expenses for Moon Shadow Island, leaving very little behind.

Aside from her father's inheritance, which she didn't want to touch, Narumi currently had only a few hundred thousand yen to her name.

She thought about herself, then looked at Kurumi again.

After rubbing her eyes and confirming she wasn't mistaken, Narumi realized she had severely underestimated Kurumi.

Tens of millions of yen – in this era, that much money could accomplish so many things!

"The compensation is pretty good, I guess." Kurumi thought for a moment. "The Organization pays quite a lot, but most of the money in here was earned from missions, and some was given to me by kind people."

The "kind people" Kurumi mentioned were those who sold that kind of stuff.

On the principle that waste is a crime, before eliminating them, Kurumi used the excuse of letting them go if they paid to find out the location of their stashes. Satisfied with the money, Kurumi unhesitatingly ended their sinful lives.

As for the safety of the money's origin, Kurumi wasn't worried.

After all, she had the all-powerful Organization backing her.

Minor matters like money laundering could be handled directly by them.

She just needed to wait patiently to receive the money.

Although Narumi didn't know who these "kind people" Kurumi mentioned were, from Kurumi's tone, she could sense that they were definitely not good people.

Several tens of minutes later, the two, who had been browsing through boring magazines in the bank, finally heard their number being called by a staff member.

"Hello, may I help you..." A beautiful woman with glasses and her long hair tied in a ponytail finished with her previous customer and was about to greet the next one when she saw Kurumi smiling at her.

"Don't make a scene," Kurumi made a shushing gesture, looking with interest at Miyano Akemi, who had changed her appearance behind the counter.

Yes, the person serving Kurumi at the moment was Miyano Akemi.

To complete the Organization's mission, Miyano Akemi had adopted an alias and started working at this bank some time ago to gather intelligence.

"First, help me withdraw three hundred thousand," Kurumi said casually, handing her passbook to Miyano Akemi. She saw the fake name on the name tag hanging on Miyano Akemi's chest: [Hirota Masami].

"Uh, okay, please wait a moment."

Seeing someone from the Organization in an unexpected place, Miyano Akemi's little heart began to pound nervously.

However, this wasn't because Miyano Akemi was afraid of Kurumi, but rather because she disliked the entire Organization.

"Um... Tokisaki Kurumi, is that correct?" Miyano Akemi, verifying the passbook and Kurumi's identification information according to work procedures, was surprised to find this name, which she was learning for the first time as Bloody Mary's real name, sounded pleasant. And... she had a lot of money.

Counting the zeros on top, Miyano Akemi's smile froze on her face.

'Tens of millions... is this the Organization's higher-ups' savings?' Miyano Akemi unconsciously compared Kurumi's savings with her own.

Then, as expected, she found there was no comparison between the two.

'After working so hard for so many years, I've only managed to save a few hundred thousand!' Glancing at Kurumi's somewhat youthful face, Miyano Akemi found it hard to convince herself that a girl of only fifteen or sixteen had so much money.

More importantly, all the identification Kurumi provided indicated that the girl was an adult.

'Nowadays, those who make fake IDs don't even look at the person's appearance.'

With a strange feeling, Miyano Akemi prepared 300,000 yen for Kurumi. Just as Miyano Akemi was about to inform Kurumi that the transaction was complete, she suddenly noticed a tall, beautiful woman walk affectionately to Kurumi's side. Then, Kurumi unceremoniously put all the money into the other woman's bag.

'Huh? Is this woman also from the Organization?' Miyano Akemi was a little confused. 'Or is she just her friend?'

Just then, Miyano Akemi, looking at the long-haired woman, was fiercely glared at by the other party, as if warning her not to have any improper thoughts.

'No! Who is this woman? Why is she glaring at me?'

Miyano Akemi was stunned, having been treated so rudely for no reason.

As for who was glaring at her, there was no need to think too much.

In fact, while Kurumi was handling her business, Narumi, sitting behind her, had noticed that this female staff member had been winking at Kurumi all along. Especially the look of surprise when she saw the numbers on the passbook made Narumi feel threatened.

Even though she didn't know Miyano Akemi.

Narumi, carrying her handbag, walked beside Kurumi, deliberately holding Kurumi's small hand, and then turned to give Miyano Akemi a provocative smile.

"What's wrong, Sister Narumi?" Kurumi looked at Narumi beside her, who was full of aggressive energy, completely unaware of what had just happened.

85 Conan is here again, hope no one gets hurt

Ginza, Tokyo.

As one of Tokyo's most prosperous commercial streets, the Ginza commercial district is also known as the most expensive area in Asia.

The cold winter weather and temperature couldn't dampen the enthusiasm in the hearts of the young people. The bustling scene of the entire commercial street further highlighted the prosperity of this shopping paradise.

After parking the car in the parking lot, Kurumi and Narumi, walking shoulder to shoulder, discussed and decided to browse around first before buying clothes.

Strolling along the lively street, Narumi, who hadn't had such a relaxed shopping trip in a long time, looked at the tall buildings plastered with various gorgeous posters with excited eyes, gently holding Kurumi's right hand with her left.

In Narumi's touch, she could clearly feel Kurumi's soft, boneless little hand was warm, seemingly not chilled by the weather.

'I hope I don't run into Conan, that Shinigami, today...' Kurumi, who was rarely out shopping with Narumi, prayed to the deities she didn't believe in.

There was no way around it; Conan's Shinigami aura, which brought disaster wherever he went, was too memorable.

Especially last time, she had just had a cup of coffee and chatted with Miyano Akemi, and when this Shinigami appeared, a murder case instantly occurred in the originally peaceful cafe.

In the mall, the two of them saw many interesting things as they walked and looked.

Taking out their pre-prepared cameras, Kurumi and Narumi took a few photos of each other as souvenirs and memories.

Arriving in front of a plush toy store, Kurumi immediately spotted a large, white, and quite cute teddy bear at the entrance.

Despite its nearly two-meter height, the fluffy and soft-looking teddy bear was incredibly cute.

"Sister Narumi, let's take a picture together here!" Kurumi suggested, stroking the teddy bear.

"But..." Narumi shook the camera in her hand, an idea forming in her mind.

Looking around, Narumi tried to find a kind person to help them take a photo.

"Excuse me, could I trouble you for a moment?" Noticing the two girls walking towards her, Narumi took two steps forward, intending to ask the person to help her and Kurumi take a picture. However, when she noticed the appearance of one of the black-haired girls, especially the unicorn-like hairstyle on her head, Narumi was stunned: "Huh? Miss Mouri Ran?"

Hearing Narumi's voice, Mouri Ran stopped laughing with her best friend Sonoko and looked to see who was calling her.

As a result, when she saw Narumi holding the camera, Mouri Ran, who felt the other person looked familiar, suddenly remembered.

"Doctor Asai? What are you doing here?" In Mouri Ran's memory, Asai Seijitsu, who ran a clinic on Moon Shadow Island, should still be on Moon Shadow Island.

"Well, I..." Narumi, feeling like she had caused trouble, suddenly noticed a small kid wearing glasses pop out from behind Mouri Ran.

'It's over, the Shinigami is here!' Narumi, having heard of Conan's great name from Kurumi, despaired.

"I don't live on Moon Shadow Island anymore. After all, I felt it was a bit unsafe there, so I moved back to Tokyo." Narumi glanced out of the corner of her eye at Conan, who was staring at her in shock, and then explained in a flawless, gentle tone.

"That's quite a coincidence." As Mouri Ran remarked, Sonoko, who didn't know Narumi, tugged at Conan's collar and whispered, "Conan, who is this person?"

"Who?" Conan looked at Narumi. If he wasn't mistaken...

Indeed, when Conan looked at the teddy bear at the entrance of the toy store, he saw Kurumi staring at him speechlessly, her expression difficult to describe in words.

But overall, it made Conan feel inexplicably angry.

Ignoring Kurumi, Conan explained to Sonoko, "She's a doctor. I met her when I, Ran-neechan, and Uncle went to Moon Shadow Island for a case."

Hearing Conan's explanation, Sonoko looked at Narumi and found that the gentle and elegant aura emanating from her perfectly matched the profession of a doctor.

"I see!"

Meanwhile, Kurumi, who had been in a good mood, felt her entire mood sour the moment she saw Conan.

She cautiously looked around, her worried gaze showing that Kurumi genuinely feared Conan's Shinigami aura.

"Ran, we meet again." Having already established a good relationship with Sonoko and Mouri Ran at the cafe, Kurumi could now address Mouri Ran by name, foregoing the slightly distant "Classmate Mouri" from before.

"Kurumi? You're here too!" Hearing this, Mouri Ran looked at Kurumi in surprise. She hadn't expected to run into two acquaintances at the mall at once.

Noticing that Narumi didn't seem surprised by Kurumi's approach, and in fact, they were standing together intimately, Mouri Ran asked with some confusion, "Um, are Kurumi and Doctor Asai friends?"

Upon hearing Ran's question, Kurumi replied without hesitation, "Yes, and Sister Narumi is actually living at my place right now."

"Yes, I really have to thank Kurumi. She's been helping me out so much lately."

'Yes, helping you get revenge, and even doing something so earth-shattering.' With his typical deadpan expression, Conan, who knew the truth, wasn't surprised at all.

But Mouri Ran and Sonoko didn't know.

"Kurumi is truly a very kind person!"

"Yeah, yeah."

This conclusion, reached by the two of them, made Conan feel once again that you really can't judge a book by its cover in this world.

"Oh, right, could Miss Ran help me and Kurumi take a photo?" Narumi asked.

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

So, with Mouri Ran happily agreeing, Narumi pulled Kurumi, who was very good at hiding her displeasure, towards the teddy bear, striking a very intimate pose for Mouri Ran to capture the photo.

'These two definitely have something going on!' Conan looked at the obviously overly affectionate behavior between Kurumi and Narumi, which further solidified his suspicion.

That was, he absolutely couldn't let Kurumi get too close to Ran.

After finishing the photo shoot, Mouri Ran returned the camera to Aso Narumi.

Next, as both groups had their own reasons for being out, after a friendly exchange and thanks, they parted ways, back to back.

"Um, Kurumi?"