Back at the Shitara Family home, Conan had already heard that Haga Kyosuke intended to complete C Major Note by committing suicide. And if he had guessed right, since this musician was connected to Theater Island, whether he truly intended to die or merely fake his death, he would definitely return to the island first.
Conan therefore asked Officer Takagi for information. Once he learned roughly when Haga Kyosuke had been released, he immediately came to the shore ahead of time with Professor Agasa.
When he spotted a vehicle approaching in the distance, Conan quietly hid inside the boat. And Haga Kyosuke's choice of vessel truly lived up to his obsessive tendencies—the Mini Detective successfully snuck onto the island.
"Still, I thought Haga Kyosuke would talk to someone on the island when he arrived, or that somebody would come to pick him up... But there was no one? Could it be that he knows this island better than I thought?"
After muttering to himself, Conan estimated that Haga Kyosuke had already gone some distance and would become impossible to catch if he got any farther. He hurriedly said to Professor Agasa, "I'll stop talking for now. I need to go after him."
With that, he ended the call, yawned, closed his eyes, and Paji—collapsed to the ground, sleeping unconscious.
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Huh? Wait, wasn't this development a little off?
He was supposed to quietly slip off the boat, follow Haga Kyosuke, meet the person behind the scenes, overhear a thrilling conversation, then sneak cautiously off Theater Island after a bout of excitement and shock.
Along the way, he might accidentally make some noise, alerting the island's villains and setting off a heart-pounding escape...
But why had he fallen asleep the instant he lay down?
What was... going on...
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