Outlaws in Conan's World: Tokisaki Kurumi

Hearing his character being called into question, Conan hurriedly waved his hands. "No, it's not that! I just have a little gift I wanted to give Sister Tokisaki myself, but I don't know where she lives, so I haven't been able to deliver it."

"A gift?" Mouri Kogoro looked at Conan suspiciously.

Conan: "Sister Tokisaki, I'm here to make trouble for you!" (Fifth update)

In the end, Mouri Kogoro still agreed to Conan's request.

After dinner, Conan ran back to his bedroom on his short little legs, casually grabbed an unopened book he had bought not long ago from his cabinet, and went to find Mouri Kogoro.

"Uncle, I'm ready!"

Seeing the book in Conan's hands, Mouri Kogoro scolded him irritably. "You little brat! If you're giving a girl a thank-you gift, how can you give her a detective novel? What are you thinking?"

Although Mouri Kogoro himself had no experience giving girls presents, he still knew that a gift for a girl definitely could not be a detective novel like Conan's.

"What do you mean?" Seeing his hobby being looked down on, Conan gave Mouri Kogoro a dead-fish stare. "Detective novels are amazing! I absolutely won't allow you to insult them, Uncle!"

"Am I insulting them? I'm stating the facts!" Mouri Kogoro, holding the document bag, clenched his fists.

Noticing that detail and feeling a faint ache in his head again, Conan hurriedly put on a flattering smile. "Actually, Sister Tokisaki likes detectives too! Last time, she solved a murder case all by herself. She was really amazing!"

"Really?" Hearing that Kurumi had solved a murder case by herself, Mouri Kogoro looked astonished.

"Yeah!" In order to make Mouri Kogoro more wary of Kurumi, Conan deliberately recounted everything that had happened at the café that day.

After Conan finished his vivid account, Mouri Kogoro sighed with admiration. "That really is impressive. She even took down a suspect that big. Could she be practicing karate too, like Ran?"

"Who knows?" Conan casually added, as if by accident, "The assassins on TV are like Sister Tokisaki too. Even though they're small, they can kill with a single blow!"

"That really is impressive."

Mouri Kogoro's reaction was not what Conan had expected.

"All right, it's getting late. Let's drive to the bank now. Making a girl wait isn't very gentlemanly!" Mouri Kogoro checked the time and straightened his clothes.

"Yeah, yeah." Conan responded listlessly.

More than ten minutes later, Mouri Kogoro and Conan arrived at the bank by car and saw Kurumi sitting in the lobby.

When they spotted Kurumi, she also noticed the tall and short figures.

Especially when she saw Conan, Kurumi sighed helplessly.

"Um, Doctor Asai didn't come?" Seeing Kurumi sitting alone in the corner, Mouri Kogoro asked curiously.

Quickly adjusting her mood, Kurumi smiled. "No. Sister Narumi went grocery shopping this afternoon, so I came alone."

Understanding the reason, Mouri Kogoro let out an "Oh."

"Well, I've already drawn up the contract." Sitting beside Kurumi, Mouri Kogoro handed her the brown document bag in his hand. "If you find any problems, just tell me."

"Also, I was originally planning to come alone, but Conan, this little ki... friend, said he wanted to give you a thank-you gift, so I had no choice but to bring him along." Mouri Kogoro had almost called him a little brat, but quickly changed his wording for Kurumi's sake.

"Here you go, Sister Tokisaki!" Conan approached Kurumi with a shameless grin and handed her the detective novel he had bought with his allowance.

"..." Seeing the title of the book, Kurumi froze for a moment.

"I picked this out especially for you, Sister Tokisaki, to thank you for helping me avoid that man's attack last time! It's my favorite thing!"

Seeing Conan's bright smile, Kurumi's right hand trembled slightly as she accepted his detective novel. Suppressing the urge to beat him up, she accepted it. "Thank you, Conan." She thanked him through gritted teeth and set the book aside.

Opening the document bag Mouri Kogoro had given her, Kurumi carefully read through the contract.

"Uncle Mouri, the rent is still three hundred thousand yen, but why has the security deposit been reduced so much?" After reading the contract, Kurumi pointed to a line on it and asked.

In response, Mouri Kogoro quietly explained, "Tokisaki, you're also Ran's friend, and seeing how close you two are makes me happy as her father!"

"So I took it upon myself to reduce part of the deposit. That way, your burden will be much lighter!"

Noticing the earnest expression on Mouri Kogoro's face as he spoke, Kurumi's impression of him improved considerably.

"Oh, no. Sometimes, I need Ran to look after me too." Although she did not need this favor, Kurumi knew she really could not refuse Mouri Kogoro's kindness.

She could only owe him this favor for now.

"Uncle Mouri, I have no issues with the contract. I'll go withdraw the money from the counter in a moment." Kurumi swiftly signed her name on the contract, then waited for Mouri Kogoro to finish signing before handing him one copy.

However, Conan suddenly interjected.

"Sister Tokisaki, I remember you live with Sister Narumi, right? Then is this money Sister Narumi's? And Sister Tokisaki, aren't you a student? I remember the contract needs an adult's signature to be legally valid, right?"

Hearing that, Kurumi summoned King Crimson and had it prepare its leg to trip Conan when he left as revenge.

Mouri Kogoro also realized it after hearing Conan's words. "That's right, I almost forgot about that!"

Then he said awkwardly to Kurumi, "Sorry, Tokisaki. I forgot about that. How about you call Doctor Asai and ask her to come over..."

Kurumi was furious!

She was almost at her limit!

"But it would be troublesome for Sister Narumi to come all the way here. How about I call her and have her go directly to your office, Uncle?"

"And since we're already here, it would be troublesome to come back again to withdraw the money."

Kurumi's words made Mouri Kogoro think for a moment.

Nodding, Mouri Kogoro agreed. "That works too. Running around in the middle of winter is rough enough."

"Then I'll head to the counter right away!" With that, Kurumi walked directly to the counter without even looking at Conan.

Watching Kurumi's back, Conan felt incredibly happy, convinced that he had successfully made trouble for her!

Trash Should Die Like Trash (Sixth update)

At the counter, Miyano Akemi, still using the alias Hirota Masami, served Kurumi.

"I got your younger sister a day off. This Sunday, you and Shiho should have a proper talk."

While waiting to withdraw the money, Kurumi whispered to Miyano Akemi, "Good timing. There are some things you might not believe if they come from me, but I think your sister's words will be more convincing to you."

Hearing Kurumi's whisper, Miyano Akemi asked conflictedly, "But why are you helping the two of us so much?"

Miyano Akemi could not understand it. Kurumi, a core member of the organization, had chosen to help someone under the organization's watch, and was even helping her and her sister Miyano Shiho so much. It truly made no sense to her.

"It's simple. In a way, we're the same kind of people..." Seeing several staff members bringing over the bundled cash, Kurumi stopped the conversation.

After they left, she continued, "For now, just keep doing what you normally do. Leave everything else to me."

With that, Kurumi called Mouri Kogoro over and had him, the grown man, carry all that cash.

"Wow! That's so much money!" Mouri Kogoro quietly marveled at how wealthy Kurumi really was. He suddenly felt that the girl's family background was probably far more impressive than he had imagined.

Even Conan could not help calculating in his heart just how many "good deeds" Kurumi must have done after seeing her withdraw so much money at once.

While Kurumi and Mouri Kogoro were handling the transaction, a masked man in the lobby stared fixedly at Kurumi's lovely figure. Greed and madness glimmered in his dark eyes.

After the transaction was complete, Mouri Kogoro confirmed that the funds matched the amount written in the contract. Then he took out his bankbook and deposited the money back into it while chatting up the beautiful Miyano Akemi.

"Then, Uncle Mouri, I'll go back and give this contract to Sister Narumi, then have her go to your place to sign it."

With everything settled, Kurumi no longer wanted to see Conan's infuriatingly punchable expression.

"Oh, do you need me to drive you home?" Having received another payment, Mouri Kogoro was in an exceptionally good mood and proactively offered to take Kurumi home.

At Mouri Kogoro's words, Conan's eyes flashed.

Excellent. As long as you agree to Uncle's offer, I'll find out where you live! Conan secretly calculated.

Kurumi shook her head and refused Mouri Kogoro's goodwill. "No need. I still need to buy a few things, so Uncle, you should take Conan home first."

Kurumi did not even need to look to know what Conan was thinking.

Hmph! You want to find out where I live? Dream on!

However, Mouri Kogoro had no idea what Kurumi was thinking.

After hearing that she did not need a ride, Mouri Kogoro prepared to take Conan home first.

Ah, I made another fortune today. I should have some beer tonight to celebrate! Mouri Kogoro happily looked at Conan. "Come on, stop clinging to Tokisaki so reluctantly!"

Although his plan had fallen through, Conan did not lose heart. He shamelessly waved at Kurumi. "Then goodbye, Sister Tokisaki!"

"Goodbye!" Get lost! Kurumi smiled and returned the greeting, then had King Crimson extend a thick leg toward the departing Conan, one powerful enough to kick him between the legs.

"Smack!"

With Conan's pained cry, Mouri Kogoro turned at the sound and saw Conan sprawled across the cold tiled floor.

"You really are careless!" Mouri Kogoro kindly helped Conan up, only to see his whole face red from its intimate contact with the floor tiles.

Hmph! That's what you get for causing trouble!

Seeing Conan's miserable state, Kurumi smiled, while inwardly smiling even more brilliantly.

All right, I'll go buy a milk tea now. After thinking about what to do next, Kurumi also walked out of the bank.

At the same time Kurumi left, the masked man from before stood up and followed her outside.

Outside.

Light snow gradually began to fall from the sky.

The white snowflakes drifted down, lowering the surrounding temperature once again.

After buying a cup of milk tea from a nearby shop, Kurumi had King Crimson look behind her.

Noticing a man pretending to admire the scenery, Kurumi unconsciously revealed a cruel smile.

Perfect. I'll vent all that frustration from earlier on you!

After buying her milk tea, Kurumi drank as she pretended to enter a nearby alley, seemingly planning to take a shortcut.

About ten meters behind Kurumi, the man looked around before following her in.

As the surroundings grew quieter and quieter, even the sounds of cars driving down the street gradually vanished. Kurumi's distinctive side-swept bangs fluttered despite the absence of wind.

Through King Crimson's other ability, Epitaph, Kurumi could foresee what would happen when she encountered danger.

Through the golden clock-like pupil in her left eye, Kurumi saw herself walking when a man suddenly appeared behind her.

The man, gripping a sharp knife, pounced on her from behind and knocked her down, then aimed the blade at her neck.

And what happened next...

Was rather interesting.

What an ungentlemanly man~

Seeing a scene that would terrify any girl, Kurumi remained completely unmoved.

Following the prediction from Epitaph, Kurumi turned a corner as though she had taken the wrong path, "completely" "unaware" of the man behind her.

Then, accompanied by the sound of the man rushing toward her from behind, King Crimson clearly saw that the man still held a dagger in his right hand.

His eyes were bloodshot with madness and excitement.

You're courting death!

Thinking of everything she had seen in Epitaph, Kurumi turned around without hesitation, wanting to see this hateful man get his chest punched through by King Crimson!

"Pfft!"

With a strange sound, the man's body suddenly froze less than a meter away from her, still in the posture of his charge.

A sharp pain came from his chest.

Blood slowly flowed from a fist-sized hole that pierced through his body.

The man did not know what had happened. He only saw that the girl who should have been struggling beneath him was now smiling at him.

That smile was beautiful and dangerous.

Yet it carried an ultimate allure.

What happened? Unable to see the Stand, the man only felt something pierce through his abdomen, and that thing was still inside his wound.

"Die."