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—We're one step closer to our goal of dominating the Earth!
Ah no...
Yuu Aragaki wiped away imaginary cold sweat from his forehead and silently banished the dangerous thought from his mind.
This brings us one step closer to achieving a full collection of six-star characters!
As a Grim Reaper who started out halfway through his career and knows absolutely nothing...
Ah, no, scratch that...
Famous Detective.
No, let's cross that out. It should be considered an Onmyoji.
Yuu Aragaki is quite satisfied with the few little shikigami around him.
First, there's the Snow Woman, who acts as a portable air conditioner. She only needs one ice cream bar to cool down for an hour, and half a cabinet's worth of ice cream for a whole day.
This price is...quite...
It's not cheap anymore...
Yuu Aragaki silently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Fine, they're from the same egg group after all, I'll raise them, okay?
As for Yaodaoji, although she has considerable combat power, she has recently completely transformed into a "net addict" girl.
They sit in front of the TV every day with a game controller, claiming that they can improve their fighting skills through fighting games.
Ha ha……
That's fine; for Yuu Aragaki, it's just a matter of paying a little more for electricity.
As for Little Tengu, besides being frequently dragged into playing games by Yoto Hime, his favorite thing to do is exercise.
Aragaki Yu didn't know why, but the little tengu's belief in becoming stronger was far greater than that of the other shikigami.
Compared to Yuki Onna and Yoto Hime, Tengu is a rather nice hobby.
However, Yuu Aragaki felt that it would be better if the little tengu didn't cause too much damage to the furniture or anything else while it was training.
"Ugh……"
Yuu Aragaki sighed silently and finally looked at Hotaru beside him.
Sure enough, my own sister is the most normal one...
Chapter 207 The Blue Castle
Inside a car that was swaying along a forest road.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Yuu Aragaki was looking out at the mountains and forests. He had been having some doubts.
Why would so many people choose to live in such a strange, remote mountain area?
Could it be some kind of quirk popular among the wealthy?
"Master Aragaki, we really need your help this time!"
Just as Aragaki Yu was lost in thought, words from the driver's seat interrupted his reverie.
The young man in the driver's seat glanced at Aragaki Yu with some hesitation.
Despite harboring some doubts about the unusually young master beside him, he still maintained basic respect for him.
After all, in legends, age has never been an indicator of ability for such strange professions.
The young man vaguely remembered that a novel about a mysterious Eastern power he had secretly read when he was young had mentioned something similar—
When navigating the world of gangsters, there are three types of people you should never mess with: women, the elderly, and children.
Yuu Aragaki turned to look at the young man in the driver's seat and nodded slightly, saying, "No need to call me Master, just call me Aragaki."
The young man in the driver's seat is named Mamiya Norito.
This morning, Yuu Aragaki was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent doorbell rings.
When he was ready to open the door, he saw Mamiya Nobleman standing outside, looking preoccupied.
"Master Aragaki, there is one thing I must ask of you!"
Aragaki Yu still remembers the look of surprise in the man's eyes after he saw him, followed by his sincere and earnest bow and pleading.
The request was for Aragaki Yu to investigate a mysterious fire that occurred at their home four years ago.
According to Takato Mamiya, he was sent abroad to study at a young age and only returned to Japan four years ago.
As a result, just two or three days after he returned home, a fire suddenly broke out in his house. In the fire, in addition to the wife of the Miyama family and her friends, many people, including the butler and maids, were burned to death.
The last survivors were the first wife, who was sleeping elsewhere because of a cold, the master, Mamiya Mitsuru, a gardener who had just arrived, and finally, Mamiya Nobleman himself.
Master Mamiya is the wife's current husband, while Nobleman Mamiya is the wife's son from her previous marriage.
……
In Japan, capable detectives are often quite famous, so Mamiya Noble was afraid of revealing his intentions and had to find another way.
After much searching, I finally found out about the Aragaki family's Yin-Yang House.
It is said that this is a very famous place in high society.
They are skilled at helping clients handle all sorts of bizarre and unusual situations.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, Takato Mamiya also approached Yuu Aragaki, hoping that he could help investigate the bizarre fire four years ago.
Whether using scientific methods or some kind of mysterious force.
For Noble Mamiya, the process was not important; knowing the truth of what happened back then was enough.
……
"Aragaki...master...we've arrived." More than ten minutes later, Mamiya Takato looked at Aragaki Yu beside him and said, hesitatingly swallowing the words "master".
As the car drew closer, Aragaki Yuuya could clearly see the castle-like building standing in the jungle.
The castle has an overall antique blue color, and of course, the most eye-catching feature is the towering tower on the side.
Through the openwork iron railings of the wall, Aragaki Yu could see the courtyard inside the manor.
In front of the castle in the manor, there is a lawn that is manicured like a chessboard, and there are huge chess piece sculptures standing on the lawn chessboard.
When the gardener, Katsuo Tabata, opened the gate, Norito Mamiya drove the car inside.
"Mr. Tabata, this is my friend, Yuu Aragaki." As agreed beforehand, Takato Mamiya introduced Yuu Aragaki to him.
"Welcome, Master Aragaki." Gardener Katsuo Tabata nodded to Aragaki Yu, then turned to Mamiya Takato and said, "Master Takato, lunch is ready. The First Madam and the Master are waiting for you in the dining room."
“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Mamiya Takato nodded and led Aragaki Yu toward the restaurant.
At the dinner table, Takato Mamiya introduced his friend, Yuu Aragaki, to his family. After giving Yuu a wink, he began to introduce the family members.
Mitsuru Mamiya is the current husband of Noble Lady Mamiya's mother.
Mamiya Noble's maternal grandmother, who is also the eldest wife of the family, sat in a wheelchair staring at Mamiya Masuyo, whose face was covered with age spots.
"My wife's ex-husband, Mr. Teisho, and I both married into the Mamiya family. Mr. Teisho passed away six years ago. After that, my wife and I met, fell in love, and got married quickly," Mamiya Mitsuru explained frankly to the friend of the dignitary. "Unfortunately, my wife tragically perished in the fire four years ago when she returned to celebrate the First Madam's birthday..."
Just then, Masaki Mamiya, the first wife who had been sitting silently in her wheelchair, suddenly turned her head and looked around: "Oh right, my daughter hasn't come back yet. Wasn't she supposed to come back today? She said she would come to celebrate my birthday!"
“But, Madam…” Katsuo Tabata, who had been standing guard at the door, hurriedly spoke up.
Before Katsuo Tabata could say anything, Masuyo Mamiya turned her wheelchair and left the restaurant: "If she comes, tell her to come to my room immediately. She'll be able to see my daughter soon. I need to rest well and recharge."
Watching Masaki Masuyo's figure disappear around the corner, Katsuo Tabata explained to Yuu Aragaki with a hint of helplessness, "Ever since the fire, the First Wife has become like this... I think it must be because the death of the First Wife was too much of a blow to her."
……
After lunch, Takato Mamiya led Yu Aragaki on a tour of the estate.
Just as Aragaki Yu arrived at the lawn in front of the manor and was looking at the chess piece statues there.
Outside the manor gate, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle slowly came to a stop.
Looking at the strangely familiar car outside the door, a strange feeling welled up inside Aragaki Yu.
Sure enough, several very familiar voices suddenly reached Aragaki Yu's ears.
"so big!"
"It's just like a Western castle!"
The next moment, Professor Agasa and the members of the Detective Boys got out of the car.
"How come this kind of building is built in the forest?" Professor Agasa looked at the castle in front of him, stroking his chin with some doubt.
However, Conan seemed distracted, resting his hands behind his head as he said, "I bet some nouveau riche from abroad bought the castle, dismantled it, shipped it back to China, and then reassembled it..."
Chapter 208 Uncle, you're so brave!
"Hey, where did you come from, you little brat?!"
Suddenly, a stern reprimand caught the attention of Conan, Professor Agasa, and the others.