Outlaw in Conan's World, Tokisaki Kurumi

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think there might be a murder at the mall?" Narumi looked around warily.

"Let's hope not..." Kurumi's tone was full of helplessness.

We Should Open a Cat Cafe! (I'm a Dumbass)

Conan's arrival, bearing the title of Shinigami, had truly given the two of them quite a scare.

It wasn't that Kurumi and Aso Narumi were afraid of being hurt. They were worried that, while shopping, someone might suddenly drop dead right beside them for no apparent reason.

Then they would be left at the scene, questioned by the police, and perhaps even forced to play detective and solve the case.

Honestly, both Kurumi and Narumi hated trouble. Unless it was necessary, neither of them wanted anything to do with such miscellaneous nonsense.

Fortunately, Conan's Shinigami aura malfunctioned this time. Until Kurumi dragged Narumi into a clothing store to buy clothes, nothing unexpected happened along the way.

Inside a lingerie store.

Looking at the colorful lingerie in all sorts of styles, Kurumi planned to buy several new sets to replace the ones at home that she felt had become too small.

She skipped right past the cute styles and the innocent, plain designs. Without even a glance, she headed straight for the section that looked downright heart-pounding and irresistibly alluring.

"Sister Narumi, what do you think of this one?"

After browsing around, Kurumi took down a black, semi-transparent lace piece from the rack and casually waved it in front of Narumi.

Seeing the fabric in Kurumi's hands, Narumi, who was rather innocent by nature, shyly glanced around.

Although everyone shopping in the store was a woman, Narumi still felt that Kurumi's behavior was a little inappropriate.

"Kurumi, k-keep your voice down!" Narumi reminded her softly, her face slightly red.

"Then does this set suit me?" Hearing Narumi's reminder, Kurumi held the lingerie against herself and compared it a few times before asking in a low voice.

Narumi's first impression of the lingerie in Kurumi's hands was that it was big.

Really big!

And secondly, its seductiveness was off the charts!

From what Narumi had seen during this time, Kurumi's figure was impeccable in both appearance and color, while the feel of it had made her unable to put her hands down.

And if she added this semi-transparent lace style... Just imagining Kurumi wearing it made Narumi's little heart pound wildly.

"Yes! It's beautiful!"

With Narumi's approval, Kurumi prepared to find one of the saleswomen and ask whether they had a size that fit her.

While she was at it, she would pick out several other styles and colors she liked.

Before going to find the saleswoman, Kurumi took Narumi's hand and planned to have her pick out some new clothes as well.

More than half an hour later, Kurumi left the store carrying shopping bags, thoroughly satisfied.

Narumi followed behind her with a flushed face. In her hands was also a bag containing several sets Kurumi had carefully chosen for her.

Over the following hours, Kurumi tirelessly bought a huge pile of expensive clothes for herself and Narumi. Altogether, they had probably spent more than two hundred thousand yen on this trip alone.

Since they had far too many shopping bags, Kurumi and Narumi first returned to the car and tossed all the bags into the trunk. Then, the two of them set off once more on their pleasant little outing together.

"Kurumi, do you think I should go find a job?"

On the drive home, Narumi suddenly brought it up.

"A job?" Kurumi looked puzzled. "Sister Narumi, are you planning to become a doctor again?"

Kurumi knew that doctors were also a highly sought-after profession in Japan.

"Mm..." Narumi thought for a moment. "I have a medical license, but if I work at a hospital, I won't have much time left to take care of you~"

Narumi's words made Kurumi feel as though she was being treated like a child.

"What? I'm an adult too!" Kurumi pouted unhappily, looking adorably annoyed.

"Yes, yes, Kurumi-chan is a 'g~rown-up' too!" Looking at Kurumi's cute expression, Narumi glanced at the area on Kurumi's chest that the seatbelt had made particularly pronounced and teased, "It really is big~"

Kurumi was driving attentively and did not see where Narumi was looking, but she could still hear the teasing in her tone.

Long past the age of getting embarrassed, and already an experienced driver herself, Kurumi deliberately puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Of course! This is my pride!"

After saying that, Kurumi suddenly realized that the conversation seemed to have gone off track.

"By the way, Sister Narumi, you still haven't said what kind of job you want. Isn't staying home nice?" Being able to laze around without a care for the rest of her life had always been Kurumi's greatest dream.

"I haven't decided yet..." Narumi hesitated. She did not want to rely on Kurumi for everything and play a role like a housewife all the time, so she wanted a job that would leave her with some free time.

As for opening a clinic like she had on Moon Shadow Island, Narumi had looked into it. Not only were the procedures for opening a clinic in Tokyo extremely troublesome, but Tokyo's rent alone was enough to scare her away.

"Then why don't we open a shop ourselves?" A flash of inspiration struck Kurumi, and an idea suddenly came to her.

"Open a shop?"

"Yeah, like a cafe or something." Thinking of the cafes from her memories that would only appear in the future and had a certain customer base, Kurumi said, "We can raise some friendly cats and open a Cat Cafe."

As memories of the past became clearer and clearer, Kurumi grew more excited as she spoke.

Especially when she thought of those adorable little angels meowing away, Kurumi's entire presence became filled with energy!

"This is a huge business opportunity! A whole bunch of fluffy cats circling around you, listening to them purr as they breathe, enjoying the bliss of cuddling cats! Isn't that heaven, Sister Narumi?!"

As a hardcore cat lover, Kurumi felt that her plan had real potential!

Besides, she had plenty of money. Even if she lost money at first, she would not care with such a solid financial foundation.

At worst, she could just go find some kindhearted people and "borrow" a little more money.

Listening to Kurumi, Narumi also felt that a Cat Cafe, which seemed not to exist anywhere in Japan yet, really did have a promising future.

So Narumi also thought Kurumi's suggestion was a good idea.

But then another question occurred to her. "Where are we going to find friendly cats? And if we really open a cat cafe, I think there are a lot of things we need to consider carefully, right?"

For example, cat vaccinations, neutering, and temperament. All of those required a great deal of effort.

"It's fine, leave all that to me!" Kurumi patted her chest and promised, "I've met quite a few people in Tokyo over the past few years. None of that will be a problem!"

Thinking that she could finally be with kittens, Kurumi could barely contain her excitement. Before Narumi arrived, she had lived alone and was rarely home all year round, so she simply could not keep cats.

Thoughts on Going Premium—Please Make Sure to Read

(I'm a Dumbass)

A few days ago, I thought the census had already ended, but I didn't expect a whole bunch of unregistered people to suddenly pop up in our district over the past couple of days.

Then the new district issued an order saying it had to be handled by tonight.

So we all worked overtime and filled out forms, and it dragged on until now.

All I can say is that I'm a complete idiot. There's no other explanation.

I only just realized that what was posted today was a VIP chapter, so I won't make any further excuses here.

In short, with tonight and tomorrow off, there will be at least ten updates over the next day or so.

Also, the following is about this book—

Actually, when I first came up with this book, it was mainly because I liked JOJO and Conan.

And because I really like my wife, I chose Kurumi as the protagonist.

In my view, although Kurumi's Zadkiel had a wide range of applications and was not weak, either—

In Conan's world, which was filled with ordinary people for the most part, Zadkiel's abilities seemed overly powerful, and its concealment was also poor. If I did not limit it, then with my current ability, there would not be many new tricks left to play later on.

So in the setting, just as I said before, I would gradually complete Kurumi's Zadkiel through twelve or even more Stand abilities.

And more importantly, there are simply too many memes and references to play with in JOJO.

I'll add the rest once I figure it out later. I'll update like crazy today and tomorrow as compensation.

That's all!

Choosing a Location for the Cat Cafe and an Organization Against the Organization (Second Update)

Kurumi really liked cats.

Even though their poop smelled awful.

Kurumi still loved cats!

She quickly drove home. After she and Narumi put the huge pile of clothes they had bought in the living room, Kurumi found some paper and a pen and began planning the components and key tasks of the cat cafe.

Watching Kurumi sit at the table with a serious expression, deeply focused in thought, Narumi did not say anything. Instead, she efficiently opened the shopping bags in the living room and sorted through the clothes they had bought one by one.

The most important thing in a cat cafe was not the taste or price of the drinks, but creating an environment where both the cats and customers could relax. Drinking coffee was secondary; the cats were the true stars here.

Therefore, when it came to choosing cats, Kurumi not only needed cats whose tempers and personalities allowed them to accept humans, but she also placed great importance on the stray cats living in the city.

She would have the stray cats neutered, then gradually wear down their wariness of humans through daily life, allowing them to slowly accept being petted and cared for by people.

And afterward, people who wanted to keep cats could safely take those little strays home from here and care for them lovingly, giving these little angels fallen into the mortal world a warm family and a future.

This! This was the most important thing!

After spending several hours constantly taking notes and revising her plans, Kurumi finally selected a series of new ideas and the most reliable methods from the cat cafes in her memories by the time Narumi had prepared dinner.

By then, dozens of nearly filled sheets of plans and designs had piled up across the table in front of Kurumi.

She did what she said.

The following afternoon, after thinking for more than ten minutes about where to locate the cat cafe, Kurumi decided to go find Mouri Kogoro in Beika Town.

With Narumi in tow, Kurumi drove toward their destination.

"Kurumi, why are we opening the cafe beneath Detective Mouri's home?" Narumi, wearing a new outfit, asked in confusion.

As far as she knew, there were quite a few storefronts available for rent in Tokyo. While they could not guarantee both cheap rent and a busy location, surely any of them would be better than opening a cafe beneath the Shinigami's home?

Did Kurumi think the most dangerous place was the safest place?

In response to Narumi's question, Kurumi said, "I'm very sure about this."

"First of all, Sister Narumi, you know that Kudo Shinichi is actually Conan."

Narumi nodded.

"If we open the shop beneath their home, it will be easier for us to contact and monitor that hotheaded idiot in the future." Kurumi did not mention that Mouri Kogoro's rent was genuinely cheap and the location was not bad, either.

"Besides, if we open the Cat Cafe in a busy commercial district, then if a cat ever suddenly runs out the door, it would not only be a threat to the cat itself. A cat running around everywhere could also end up on the road and endanger other vehicles or pedestrians."

Hearing Kurumi's explanation, Narumi nodded in understanding. "That's true. Detective Mouri's place is surrounded by residential areas, so it really is much safer than a bustling commercial district."

"But Kurumi, why do you need to monitor Kudo Shinichi?" Narumi voiced her question.

It was not that Narumi thought Kurumi was interested in Kudo Shinichi. She was simply curious.

Kurumi could hardly say that Kudo Shinichi was the protagonist of this world, and that his Shinigami aura had barely ever activated when he was at her home.

After thinking for a moment, Kurumi explained, "A friend of mine in the Organization wants to observe Kudo Shinichi. Like me, she dislikes the Organization. So she wants to judge, based on Kudo Shinichi's behavior and way of thinking, whether he can become a force that opposes the Organization from the shadows."

Kurumi naturally included Miyano Shiho among her friends.

"So that's how it is!" Hearing Kurumi's explanation, Narumi understood.

"What about me? I'm a doctor, after all!" Narumi also wanted to do something for Kurumi.

Kurumi replied earnestly, "Precisely because you're a doctor, Sister Narumi, your task is important too!"

Hearing that she had a task as well, Narumi immediately perked up. "What task?"

"Researching medicine."

"The drug my friend developed, called aptx-4869, was the culprit that turned Kudo Shinichi from a high school student into an elementary schooler. The Organization tightly controls the research data for that drug. She hopes we can use this drug, which is still under development, to conduct reverse research and see whether we can successfully develop an antidote."

"But that kind of reverse research is very difficult!" As a doctor, Narumi understood the hardship involved better than Kurumi. "And it requires a lot of things. Aside from funding, materials and equipment are all difficult to obtain." Narumi, who was only an ordinary doctor, suddenly lost confidence.