The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Before I make a decision, let me confirm...is this the 'essence' of his power? An ability to directly transform minds into scenes?"

"You can put it this way...or, you can understand it this way first."

"What's the matter with your outfit? Is it part of your ability?"

"Hmm... just take it as your identity in this world after awakening your power?"

"You, the application you operated when you entered this world...forget it, I'd better not ask you."

Matsuda Jinpei slapped his forehead and chose not to let Zhufu Jingguang, who was getting more and more difficult to pronounce words, answer his many questions.

It was obvious that Zhufu Jingguang, who had not been back to this world for long, knew a little more than him, but not necessarily much. This kind of power beyond the scope of reality, he wanted to learn from this friend who also knew little about it. It is unlikely that you will get the answer here.

"If you are really curious about these questions, you can ask others after you go out. There are guys in the team who know more about these things. You also saw it when you woke up. There is a laboratory there." Zhu Fu Jingguang was not surprised. Matsuda Jinpei's question, it should be said, is that if his curiosity is not so strong, it will make him feel strange. "As for the application, I think you should be able to study it by yourself soon."

"...Is this the authority given to you by someone?" Matsuda Jinpei, who had not yet completely let down his guard against the Phantom Thieves, reasoned.

I don’t know why, but the old classmate standing in front of me looks normal in every aspect, or in other words, aside from those strange new settings, it looks normal, but Matsuda Jinpei somehow feels that his relatives and friends have been brainwashed into a pyramid scheme or a cult. experience.

This is simply a belief in the content related to the Phantom Thief of Heart...

"No, that's not what I mean. But I do have some guesses about this." Zhufu Jingguang took a few steps back, and immediately switched back to his daily clothes from his exaggerated Kaitou costume, "You may think that I am because After joining the Phantom Thieves and being given this app by them, I feel that it is more like coming to the world of cognition and recognizing this logic. Because my cognition has changed, I naturally found it. 'Entrance'."

To describe it using the example Karasawa once gave him...

If such a cat existed, it would be like the Cheshire Cat. In the cognitive world, it has the ability to speak human words and communicate with people just like in fairy tales. When it returns to reality, its image has become An ordinary cat, but people who have heard it speak in the cognitive world will be able to hear it speak human words in reality because of the cognition of "knowing that this cat can speak", and fall into the category of not hearing it. To human ears, it was just an ordinary meow.

It was a bit of a magical example, but it was indeed easy to understand. However, Zhufu Jingguang later deeply doubted whether Tangze's example existed in reality, and couldn't help but stare at the Siamese cats leisurely in the villa for two days.

"Is it a completely idealistic power?" Matsuda Jinpei made a strange expression, looking down at the weird amusement park below, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.

Thinking of the white-haired young man who sent them all the way here, he always had a strange intuition that this guy's connection with the world might be much deeper than Jing thought.

Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled back and said nothing more.

In addition to the direct explanation Tangze gave him above, he actually had some vague intuition, but because it was baseless, he just kept it in his mind for the time being and did not speak it out to anyone for verification.

He inquired about the abilities of other members of the team and their actual access to and from other worlds, and came to a slightly absurd conclusion.

Cognitive power itself may not be directly related to Karasawa. For example, Asai Narumi and Shimabukuro Kimie actually had the actual power of mask users before they came into contact with the Phantom Thieves.

However, due to the lack of direct access to the cognitive world, they have no concept of the boundaries and practical application of their abilities, so they cannot effectively utilize this power.

Entering the cognitive world itself is actually the real threshold to the power of the masker, and it is also the line of defense that isolates the organization's tentacles.

The starting point of this power is none other than Tang Ze himself.

Starting from Hoshikawa Teru, who was the first to join the team, it was Karasawa who first used the different world navigation to bring them into the cognitive world, and then they had the other world navigation.

So, if you put it this way...

"Even if there is such a thing as permission, I would rather use sharing rather than granting to describe my current feelings." Zhu Fu Jingguang replied.

Matsuda Jinpei: "..."

After observing Zhufu Jingguang's convinced expression for a while, Matsuda Jinpei felt that his friend's worry about being brainwashed became even stronger.

How much ecstasy was poured into this guy's mouth by that young-looking guy...

"It doesn't matter if you have doubts now or can't make a decision yet." Seeing Matsuda Jinpei fall into silence, Zhufu Jingguang smiled reassuringly, "The game is almost over, but we still have time."

According to Karasawa's speculation, after the game is over, criminals who attempt to cause an explosion to cause a social sensation will definitely target the biggest event of the day, which is the victory parade of the game.

The game is not over yet. No matter which team wins, it will take a while to announce the location and time of the event. You can first let someone who knows the truth better explain it to Matsuda, and then let the other party make a decision.

As for more doubts, as long as they have more contact with Tangze and the others, no one will reject such a group of weird but reliable teammates.

……Bar?

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"Jingle Bell--"

The quiet campus slowly became noisy again as the closing bell rang.

The students who had finished an exam had different expressions. They gathered together in twos and threes, got up to move around, or took the time to go to the bathroom.

After Mao Lilan arranged the stationery on the table, she heard a "dong" sound on the table from behind her.

She turned around and saw that Suzuki Sonoko, who had a peaceful face, had his head hit the table and looked like he had been gone for a while.

"Yuanzi, why are you looking like this? Did you not do well in the math test just now?"

"When did I get through math..." Suzuki Sonoko turned her head while banging her head on the table, showing a completely dead-eyed expression, "I'm different from you, but I don't have my own guardian angel."

"What patron saint?" Mao Lilan was stunned.

"Oh, others can't see it, why can't I see it?" Suzuki Sonoko poked her best friend's back, "Didn't you just mutter something like, 'Calculus really can't be calculated', while secretly looking at Shinichi's empty seat from the corner of your eye. Isn’t this just a secret prayer?”

"You misunderstood, it's just that the guy is really good at math!" His little move was caught by his girlfriends in the back row. Mao Lilan felt a little hot, but she still managed to answer, "Look over there, there will be a kind of confusion. It’s easy to get the feeling that one answer is right!”

And that guy has no worries at all and is watching the football game happily and excitedly!

Really, whose patron saint can be so effective? !

"As a result, not only that reasoning madman couldn't come..." Suzuki Sonoko turned her eyes to the other side, and her expression couldn't help but darken a little.

Behind them on the right, the seat belonging to Kudo Shinichi was vacant as usual, but today, the seat in front of them on the left was also vacant.

Tangze didn't come either.

Mao Lilan also looked over, and the expression on his face darkened.

These days are a nationwide mock test, and it stands to reason that all high school sophomores should participate. This is an important indicator for the exam, which will affect the determination of the goals for further studies in the next year, and will also become the admission criteria for some schools. one.

However, Tangze had no way to participate.

He is in the protective observation period. Although he can move freely and go to school, he seems to be no different from other people of the same age. However, he is now considered to be in the compulsory measures stage after being sentenced. He is not eligible to take exams until the punishment is over.

And if his protective observation period has not ended by next year, even if he can take the exam normally according to the policy, no good university will be willing to accept such a special student.

Everyone knows the unjust case against Tang Ze and his true situation, but they can't dispel the dark clouds hanging over his path...

"He took Conan and the others to watch the football match today, and he must be in a good mood." Mao Lilan withdrew his gaze and tried to lighten the atmosphere.

"I hope so." Suzuki Sonoko also turned back, and her expression soon became lively again, "It doesn't matter. Even if Karasawa encounters any difficulties in the future, I can directly recommend him to work in Suzuki's company? Speaking of this, My aid fund really needs a special planner and manager. Tangze who can propose this kind of project is definitely qualified!"

"I don't think he might accept it." Mao Lilan shrugged.

"Why? Our salary is pretty good." Suzuki Sonoko opened her eyes wide, "I think Karasawa will like this job."

Mao Lilan thought of Tangze's lifestyle, which was also insensitive to prices, and the research materials he held in his hands all day long, and silently shook his head.

If it was just for a good life, then Tangze, who had been violated, would not have to persist in his studies at all. With his parents' inheritance at his side, he would be able to live without worries for the rest of his life.

However, the shadow in front of him cut off his life, hovering over his head all the time, and was the culprit that took away the lives of his parents.

If he couldn't break through these constraints and walk on the life of his choice openly, then Tangze would still feel pain, right?

Without saying anything about her inner feelings, Mao Lilan just patted her best friend's head on the table and tidied her messy short hair.

"Because as long as Karasawa wants to be friends with you, he is not willing to treat you as a resource. This is a good thing, Sonoko."

The interpersonal relationship that can be realized will be broken once it is realized.

This is a principle that Mao Lilan, who has known Suzuki Sonoko since childhood, deeply understands and has engraved in her heart. It is also the reason why she has been friends with the daughter of a wealthy family for more than ten years.

Once she takes Suzuki more seriously than Sonoko, they will never be friends again.

"Speaking of which, you've already started taking care of your own business, why are you still so careless about math..."

"I-I can look at the account books, sign signatures, listen to plans and so on, and I don't need to take calculus!"

"But for business majors, you still need to study mathematics, right?"

"Ah - stop talking, I finally finished the exam, let me forget about it first -"

The success made Suzuki Sonoko's expression become vivid again. Mao Lilan smiled and turned her head, but her eyes looking out the window were a little out of focus.

Shinichi, you and Karasawa can really break through that shadow and go back to your own paths, right?

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"What were you daydreaming about? Come back to your senses."

Conan, who was slapped on the head, turned his head and saw Tang Ze, who was holding Huibara Ai in front of him, patting his head through his hat, with a teasing look on his face.

"No, I just suddenly remembered that today should be the day of the mock exam." Conan kept silent about the fact that he suddenly remembered Mao Lilan, and just said, "Because I turned into a child, I escaped a disaster."

This kind of boring and tense exam has never been his favorite. Even if his grades are not afraid of any test, he still feels troubled.

"Great detectives also skip school sometimes. From what you said, you are very confident about the entrance exam?" Ai Huihara, who was braided into a princess hairstyle by Tang Ze, glanced at Conan and put the hat on her head again to stop her cousin from continuing to mess with her hair. "Okay, stop messing with my hairstyle Tang Ze, your hair is not much shorter than mine. Can't you braid your own hair?"

Every time she was caught by Tang Ze alone when she had nothing to do, she would easily be dragged by him to be tossed around. Ai Huihara was really uncomfortable.

It's not that she is a stereotyped academic master who doesn't pay attention to her appearance. After leaving the laboratory, she is also a young girl who pays great attention to fashion and has good taste in clothes. But Shiho Miyano, who grew up alone, certainly has never had the experience of being dressed like a doll.

But she had no place to protest. When her sister heard what Tang Ze did, she would only raise her hands and feet to agree and ask Tang Ze to take pictures and share.

Compared to her own hair, of course, her sister's hair is more fun.

Tang Ze smiled and suppressed the protesting Huihara Ai, and took a selfie with his head on top of hers. He sent it to Miyano Akemi before Huihara Ai stopped him, and then continued to talk about business.

"The game is about to end, and the score is very different now. It seems that Tokyo Aoyama will finally win."

"Well, it's not easy." The fan Conan's attention was suddenly drawn back to the court, "They have lost several times with a slight score difference. This year, it is really because of the addition of Akagi Hero and Uemura Naoki that their shortcomings have been strengthened all at once."

Whenever he thought of this, he would be somewhat fortunate that he finally chose to respect the opinions of the kidnapped person and his family in the case of Akagi Mamoru, and did not completely drive Uemura Naoki into the abyss.

Otherwise, not only would Tokyo Aoyama lose an excellent player, but Akagi Hero, who knew the cause and effect, might also blame himself for his mistake that caused his friend's mentality to be unbalanced and his state to be affected.

Now, no one has been hurt, everyone has resolved the misunderstanding and got the best result. This is indeed a heartwarming and positive ending.

"So, there should be a grand celebration later." Tang Ze turned his head and looked at Quantum who was nervously clutching her skirt not far away, and raised the corner of his mouth, "We have family tickets, maybe we can go and play together?"

"Hey, can we?!" Before Conan answered, the three elementary school students on the other side had already screamed in surprise.

"Of course you can, just consider it as a reward for completing the task well and helping the police a lot?" Tang Ze rubbed Ayumi's head twice and praised her.

"Okay--!"

The whistle for the end of the game happened to sound, and the three elementary school students who stood up and cheered merged into the fans who stood up and shouted because of the team's victory, and did not attract anyone's attention in the sea of ​​joy.

Standing at the highest point of the stands, Matsuda Jinpei raised his hands to cover his ears and shook his head in a trance.

Being suddenly pulled back to reality from the other world, he still felt a little dizzy. The sunken football field in front of him also overlapped silently with the giant amusement park that disappeared from his sight, making him shake his head involuntarily to relieve this perceptual error.

The noisy environment, which was completely opposite to the excessive silence in the cognitive world, made his ears buzz, and he instantly felt a little nauseous like motion sickness.

"Here, drink it and it will be better." A hand stretched out from Matsuda Jinpei's side, "It seems that you are the type who is more sensitive to cognitive power. You should have a good talent, Mr. new police officer."

Matsuda Jinpei opened his eyes, and before he decided whether to take it, Zhu Fu Jingguang had already taken the test tube and stuffed it into Matsuda Jinpei's hand.

Well, it seems that Jing is now Jing's teammate.

Matsuda Jinpei, who chose to believe Zhu Fu Jingguang for the time being, pulled out the cork from the sealed bottle and drank the liquid inside. The discomfort of being squeezed disappeared instantly.

With a long sigh of relief, Matsuda Jinpei stood up and looked at the person who had just spoken.

Asai Narimi, with her ponytail tied into a bun, was wearing a loose long skirt and a light-colored coat. She was leisurely leaning on the highest railing, looking down at the boiling crowd below.

They had already communicated with each other and of course confirmed the entrance and exit of the hall. Obviously, they were waiting here specifically.

"Thank you, I feel much better." Matsuda Jinpei smacked the empty test tube in his hand and handed it back, "What's your name, young lady?"

Although he had many doubts in his heart, since Master Jing said that they were people that he and Zero both trusted, he would still give them basic trust before there was any real suspicion.

"... My name is Asai Narimi." After looking at Matsuda Jinpei with a playful look, Asai Narimi raised his voice a little and answered in a standard male voice, "Please advise me."

Matsuda Jinpei realized something:? !

Is this Phantom Thief Group really, really okay? !