Chapter 315

"Akaso-san, give me a hand and help me move it away."

After putting away the strange letter, Mouri Kogoro called out to Akaso Kaze.

"I'll do it myself."

Akaso Kaze reached out and grabbed one end of the tree trunk, easily flipping it away and throwing it to the side of the road.

Looking at his unscientific strength, Mouri Kogoro and Conan were both stunned.

Almost having an accident, Mouri Kogoro didn't dare to drive anymore. Akaso Kaze returned to the driver's seat, Ran sat next to him, and the four of them continued to drive toward the mansion where Suou Beniko lived.

After nearly a quarter of an hour, the car drove into a luxurious courtyard.

Unlike the cold and desolate road, the tall villa surrounded by coniferous forests was eye-catching.

Brick-red walls, unique European style; although not as spectacular as the Twilight Mansion, the atmosphere was exceptionally good, and there was no gloomy feeling.

After passing through the outermost iron fence gate, Akaso Kaze parked the car in the parking lot, and the few of them got off the car and came to the front door of the mansion.

"This is really incredible!"

"This mansion is so spectacular."

Looking up at the archway in front, which was seven or eight meters high, Mouri Kogoro and Conan couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

The mansion in front of them, although far less huge than the Suzuki Manor, was the first time they had seen such a peculiar large archway.

*Click, click, click.*

A burst of shutter sounds suddenly rang out, attracting their attention.

I saw that a few meters away from Akaso Kaze and the others, a middle-aged man wearing a black coat and a scarf was holding a camera and taking pictures of the mansion in front of him.

"Huh?"

After seeing the man's appearance clearly, Ran couldn't help but say in surprise: "Isn't that Katagiri Masanori?"

"Who is Katagiri Masanori?" Mouri Kogoro asked suspiciously.

"He is a very famous photographer."

Ran smiled and said: "For many years, he has traveled all over the world and taken many photos of beautiful scenery in many countries. I have seen his introduction in magazines."

Just as Ran was introducing Katagiri Masanori, two more cars drove over from the outside, and two figures followed off the cars.

"Oh!"

After seeing the newcomers clearly, Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Aren't you that home run king, Matsudaira Mamoru?"

The tall, sturdy, and dark-skinned Matsudaira Mamoru heard this, saw the few of them, was stunned for a moment, and then bowed respectfully: "So it's the Onmyoji lord; I am truly too lucky."

"Are you Lord Akaso?" Seeing this, Katagiri Masanori also hurriedly walked over and bowed in salute.

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly at them and greeted them.

Mouri Kogoro said from the side: "I am the master detective Mouri Kogoro; you two should also be invited guests for next week's charity banquet, right?"

"Yes!"

Matsudaira Mamoru nodded with a silly smile.

"Wow! A great beauty!"

Mouri Kogoro's gaze was suddenly attracted by the beautiful figure behind Matsudaira Mamoru, and his eyes flashed.

"Could it be Miss Nagara Haruka?"

"Who is Nagara Haruka?"

Facing Conan's puzzled gaze, Ran smiled and said: "She is the most popular Tarot card fortune teller on TV and magazines now; Dad has been watching her show recently."

Hearing that she was a fortune teller, Akaso Kaze took a few more looks.

Whether this Nagara Haruka's fortune-telling is effective or not is hard to tell, but she is indeed an out-and-out great beauty.

Nagara Haruka's figure is tall and upright; even wearing a loose plush coat, it is difficult to hide her curvaceous figure.

Moreover, this woman is beautiful, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye adds a bit of charm. Her whole body exudes a cold atmosphere; what a cold and beautiful woman.

Nagara Haruka walked up, looked at Akaso Kaze, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

She pretended to be calm and bowed in salute.

Akaso Kaze is the ceiling of the fortune-telling world; Nagara Haruka dared not be disrespectful.

But precisely because Nagara Haruka also makes a living by fortune-telling, she didn't have any special respect for the Onmyoji in her heart.

Everyone is a charlatan; you are just more skilled at deception, what's there to be arrogant about?

Based on the mentality of striking first, Nagara Haruka cast her gaze on the mansion in front of her, and her slender willow eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Miss Nagara Haruka, could it be that there is a problem here?" Seeing this, Matsudaira Mamoru couldn't help but worry.

Although Matsudaira Mamoru looks old, he just looks mature; in fact, he is only twenty-four years old this year, one year younger than Nagara Haruka.

In addition, Matsudaira Mamoru is also a little fan of Nagara Haruka; he believes in Nagara Haruka's Tarot card fortune-telling very much.

Every time he plays a baseball game, Matsudaira Mamoru will match his lucky color for the day according to the fortune-telling given by Nagara Haruka, and wear gloves of different colors to play.

I don't know if it's just a coincidence or if he's really lucky; anyway, since Matsudaira Mamoru believed in Nagara Haruka's fortune-telling, he basically hasn't lost a baseball game.

"That's right, it's here..."

Nagara Haruka walked over slowly, looking at the symmetrically designed large villa, muttering to herself.

Matsudaira Mamoru hurriedly asked: "May I ask if there is something wrong here?"

"This house gives me a very ominous feeling."

Saying that, Nagara Haruka took out a Tarot card with a collapsing tower drawn on it from her pocket and said lightly: "I feel that a great disaster will happen here."

Conan's eyes widened upon hearing this, revealing a surprised expression.

Is this for real?

A great disaster?

This is too unlucky!

Looking at Nagara Haruka's serious expression, Conan suddenly felt a little unhappy and pretended to be innocent as he asked Akaso Kaze:

"Brother Akaso, you are a famous Onmyoji; do you think what this big sister said is right?"

Hearing Conan's words, everyone's ears pricked up.

Nagara Haruka bit her lip nervously.

If the Onmyoji denied her fortune-telling, that would be troublesome.

"She is right; not only will there be a great disaster here, but people will also die."

Nagara Haruka breathed a sigh of relief and blinked gratefully at Akaso Kaze.

Fortunately, Lord Onmyoji understands the rules of the trade.

Only by pushing the waves together can we cheat more money.

[Ding, Nagara Haruka has developed a favorable impression of you; current favorability is 1.]

Huh.

Favorability increased just by helping her say a word?

This woman is too shallow.

After listening to Akaso Kaze's words, Katagiri Masanori and Matsudaira Mamoru were all shocked, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

This is a famous Onmyoji in Tokyo; his level is much higher than Nagara Haruka's.

Since he said so, it's likely that something will really happen.

Matsudaira Mamoru immediately wanted to retreat and asked worriedly:

"Lord Akaso, since it's so dangerous, shouldn't we tell Mrs. Suou to postpone this gathering?"

Akaso Kaze's mouth curled up.

"Don't worry, these disasters are inherent to the mansion itself and have nothing to do with us outsiders."

Hearing Akaso Kaze's words, Katagiri Masanori and Matsudaira Mamoru breathed a sigh of relief.

Nagara Haruka looked at Akaso Kaze with envy.

As expected of a famous Onmyoji; others believe whatever he says casually.

When will I be able to reach such a level?

"Brother Akaso, how do you know that people will die here?"

— Author's Notes —

Thanks for the monthly ticket for the memory.