The Spirit Medium who was preparing to head out had found his first companion, but a journey with only two people would probably be a little lonely.
Fortunately, Hashimoto Maya had thoughtfully prepared plenty of accompanying slots for every invited guest. So the next day, when Jiang Xia went next door to Haibara Ai's place for breakfast, he casually mentioned the trip to the island.
"You're going to that island?!" Conan immediately perked up.
He had long coveted that island, which was suspected to be connected to The Organization. Unfortunately, it lay in the middle of the sea, and construction had not been finished until recently, leaving no opportunity to investigate it.
—If he really rowed over in a little boat and got spotted by members of The Organization on the way to the island, Conan had no doubt that, given how quickly those lawless criminals silenced people, he would sink into the sea along with his boat before he could even say, "I was just passing by! I didn't see anything!"
So he could only ask Professor Agasa to investigate further, trying to glean clues from various documents and transactions. Yet now... Jiang Xia had actually received an invitation to the island!
"I'm going with you!" he blurted out.
Of course, Jiang Xia did not refuse, though he still made a token inquiry. "Do you really like that island?"
"Ah... right." Conan came back to his senses and belatedly tried to hide his excessive enthusiasm. "I heard there are some escape room facilities on the island, with Scripts you can't find anywhere else. I thought they sounded pretty fun."
Haibara Ai lowered her head and quietly shoveled rice into her mouth, somehow catching a strong whiff of The Organization.
Once Conan was going, Mouri Ran soon followed.
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