"This time, we're taking the Peace Tour cruise ship to Bali."
"Advisor Demiurge will handle most of the arrangements. I'll probably just help out on the sidelines."
"Demiurge?!"
The name exploded in Conan's mind like a thunderclap. His chopsticks froze in his hand, and his heart clenched.
When I was investigating him, I overheard him plotting with another strange man to start the Shinobi World War! They caught me, forced poison down my throat, and turned me into this!
And now that dangerous man is going to receive the Hokage's wife? Even a fool could tell he was up to no good! This might be another one of his schemes!
A fierce sense of danger and the urge to investigate swept over Conan.
He immediately set down his bowl and chopsticks, ran to Ran, and clung to her arm. Shaking it, he pleaded in an impossibly sweet, childish voice:
"Ran! Stay home with me this weekend! Don't go, okay? I'll be so bored all by myself!"
Ran stroked Conan's head helplessly. "Be good, Conan. This is my job. I can't just turn it down. Children shouldn't be so demanding."
Seeing that his pleading had failed, Conan's mind raced. His gaze landed on the Peace Tour ticket Ran had left on the table.
He spotted the fine print on the ticket and immediately came up with a plan.
Pointing at the ticket as though he had just made an amazing discovery, he cried, "Ran! Look! The ticket says you can bring one child under one and a half meters tall for free!"
"Take me with you, please! I promise I'll be good! I really want to ride on a big ship!"
Conan widened his eyes, trying his hardest to look eager and harmless.
Unable to withstand his pestering, Ran picked up