Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

"——Sister Ritsuka?"

After the call was connected, Conan's tone on the other end was a little surprised. After all, it was not common for Ritsuka Fujimaru to contact him.

"Good afternoon, Conan-kun. Are Xiaolan and Uncle Maori with you now?"

"No."

Conan shook his head. Maori Kogoro was in the office downstairs, and Maori Ran was watching TV in the living room while talking on the phone with Suzuki Sonoko. He was originally watching TV with Maori Ran. After receiving the call from Ritsuka Fujimaru, he moved to the bathroom out of caution.

The other party suddenly mentioned Maori Ran and others, which also made him cheer up.

"What's the matter?"

"It's like this. I plan to invite friends I know to hold a small party together, including Xiaoai, Dr. Agasa and others. But actually I also want to invite Xiaolan and Sonoko, but it may be a bit troublesome..."

"Trouble?"

Conan was a little confused when he heard this, and didn't understand what trouble there could be in just attending a party.

...No, wait.

At this moment, a bold guess suddenly flashed through his mind, so he asked hesitantly:

"This party you mentioned should be just an ordinary party, right?"

Faced with his question, Fujimaru Ritsuka on the other end of the phone also hesitated:

"It should be considered an ordinary party, right? It's just that the people who come to the party may be a little special, such as people like you and Xiao Ai, as well as superpowers, and ghosts..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Conan interrupted her speech with a black line, speechless:

"Are you sure that these existences you just mentioned have anything to do with the word 'ordinary'?"

"Also, why do you include me and Huiyuan?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked back with some doubts:

"Do you think that rejuvenation is also a 'normal' situation?"

"Uh..."

Conan was speechless for a moment.

Damn it!

Although he was very unwilling, his current situation was indeed completely unrelated to the word 'ordinary'!

Let's get back to the topic.

Anyway, after confirming the nature of the party, he finally roughly understood what the "trouble" that Fujimaru Ritsuka was talking about was-

Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to invite Mao Li Ran and Suzuki Sonoko, which means that he didn't mind confessing his identity to them, but it was foreseeable that this party would undoubtedly be a huge mental shock for the two of them.

He didn't have any opinion on Fujimaru Ritsuka's behavior of inviting the two. At least they shouldn't encounter any danger when playing with Fujimaru Ritsuka. In other words, even if they really encountered danger, they didn't have to worry at all.

However, he asked curiously:

"Why do you suddenly want to confess your identity to them? It's okay to just go on like this, right?"

"Well..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused and replied:

"There's no special reason, but as a friend, it doesn't feel good to cover it up like this. And Xiaolan seems to have always been a little concerned, right?"

"Hey, do you know?"

Conan slightly widened his eyes in surprise.

In fact, after experiencing the game [Cocoon], Mao Lilan has always been a little concerned about Fujimaru Ritsuka's identity, but it is difficult to ask because of her friend's identity.

Not only that, Mao Lilan also talked about this matter when she was talking on the phone with Suzuki Sonoko just now. She even speculated that some of the inexplicable situations in this airship incident, including the safe landing of the airship, may be the work of Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Of course, Suzuki Sonoko didn't take it seriously, but just thought that Mao Lilan was frightened and thought too much, but he couldn't help sweating on his forehead when he heard it.

Although these are just Mao Lilan's unfounded speculations, he has to say that girls' sixth sense is sometimes really accurate, including when they doubt his identity.

On the other hand, after hearing his words, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but sigh:

"Is it really like this? In fact, I just have a vague feeling like this."

"..."

... Girls' sixth sense is really scary.

But in addition to this, he had another concern, that is, if he and Haibara Ai also participated, would it arouse the suspicion of Mao Lilan.

But before he could express his concerns, he heard Fujimaru Ritsuka asked:

"Speaking of which, I am also a little curious, why don't you want to confess your identity to Xiaolan?"

"Of course it's because it's too dangerous!"

Conan blurted out without thinking.

Perhaps the so-called Black Organization is nothing to Fujimaru Ritsuka, but for him, the opponent is a very terrifying behemoth, and he must be alert and careful to deal with it.

Facing such a dangerous opponent, he certainly doesn't want to involve Mao Lilan.

Then he said in a deep voice:

"And I don't want her to worry about me and be on edge every day."

"Is that so..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice sounded clear, but then she asked with some doubt:

"But now you live with Xiaolan every day and do activities with them, won't Xiaolan be in danger?"

"And because you haven't been seen for a while, Xiaolan has been worried about you, right?"

"This..."

Conan was speechless for a moment, because everything Fujimaru Ritsuka said was true, leaving him with no way to refute it.

In other words, the reasons he gave above were actually not valid at all.

So, why did he hide his identity from Mao Li Ran?

This is also a question he has been thinking about recently, but when he thinks that if he confesses his identity, Mao Li Ran will inevitably participate in his confrontation with the Black Organization, he always has some concerns.

But as Fujimaru Ritsuka said, even if Mao Li Ran knows nothing, can she really avoid being involved in this vortex?

He thought, the answer is probably no.

But, if I tell the truth...

"--I say, you are not afraid of being beaten, are you?"

"Huh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's teasing words interrupted Conan's thoughts, and then he heard her teasing:

"I heard that you seem to have taken advantage of Xiaolan by taking advantage of her identity as a child. If she knew your true identity, the scene would probably become quite beautiful, right?"

"You...! I...!"

Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's teasing, Conan's face turned red and blue, with the shame of being exposed for doing bad things, and he was indeed a little scared of the future she described.

When he thought of the expression that Mao Lilan might show at that time, he couldn't help but shudder.

She will definitely die, right? !

As for who the other party heard this from, of course, there is no need to think about it--

Gray! Hara! Ai!

Damn it! To slander me like this in private--! !

Conan, who was furious, was eager to fight back:

"Come to think of it, you should also know that Huibara's situation is the same as mine, right? Why do you still treat her like a child?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka answered as a matter of course:

"Because Ai is very cute, and she didn't show any reluctance."

Of course she didn't refuse, she was just enjoying it, right! ?

After finding out that these two people were completely willing to fight and willing to be beaten, and there was no way to deal with them, Conan could only give up resistance and change the subject:

"So, do you think I should confess my identity to Xiaolan?"

"Hmm..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka returned to the topic and became serious. After pondering for a moment, he replied:

"I can't give you any advice. If you really don't know how to choose, maybe you can try to think about the problem from Xiaolan's perspective. You may have new ideas."

"From Xiaolan's perspective..."

Repeating this sentence in a low voice, Conan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.