Chapter 40

"I know, the first musical score spells out: Do you understand? Next is you!"

Conan jumped up excitedly.

"Big Brother Akaso, you judged wrong. The first musical score missed three words, do you understand?"

*Thump.*

Another large bump appeared on Conan's head.

Kogoro Mouri yelled at him: "You kid, don't make trouble, do you understand?"

"Un, understand."

Conan covered his head, closed his mouth, feeling aggrieved. **Chapter 109**

Kogoro Mouri looked at Akaso Kaze with great admiration.

"I didn't expect Akaso-san's deductive ability to be so strong, only second to me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri."

Akaso Kaze and Conan both had black lines on their foreheads.

Who do you think you are...

Inspector Megure said respectfully to Akaso Kaze: "Akaso-san, I have to trouble you. Clearly, the criminal's target is not just one person; we must catch him quickly. Have you deduced any other clues?"

Akaso Kaze shook his head.

Inspector Megure's heart sank.

This case hadn't been solved, and instead, people were dying one after another; it was simply a provocation to the police.

If he didn't catch the criminal in the end, his position as inspector would be in danger.

"These clues weren't deduced by me."

Akaso Kaze held up a finger.

"I'm not a detective; I'm an Onmyoji. I can only divine things related to the dead, for example..."

"If my divination is correct, I'm afraid that when Keiji Aso died back then, he should have also left a handwritten musical score."

"What, a, a musical score?"

In an instant, several people's eyes widened.

Especially Ken Nishimoto and Narumi Asai, whose eyes shone with different lights.

"That's right." The only old police officer on the island suddenly remembered.

"Thanks to the Onmyoji Lord's reminder, everything at the scene was burned back then, but a handwritten musical score was left in the fireproof safe, and it's in the warehouse."

"Great, hurry up and bring that score here."

"But, I forgot the key at the police station."

"Hurry up and get it!"

The old police officer left in a hurry, and Conan followed him.

"It's too late today, and the police station is far from here. Why not wait until tomorrow to get the score?" Narumi Asai suggested.

Inspector Megure had been questioning all day and was also a bit tired, so he immediately ordered everyone to go back and rest.

It was an island anyway, and the ships were all under control, so even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't.

"Mr. Mouri, you take Ran back to the inn first. I'll wait for Conan to return."

After sending off the Mouri father and daughter, Akaso Kaze didn't wait for Conan at all.

He was the protagonist of this world; he had a lot of luck.

Akaso Kaze strolled toward the community center.

That would be the place for the final big harvest.

Two hours later, Ken Nishimoto also died, leaving a suicide note at the scene.

And Conan finally got the musical score left by Keiji Aso.

"A letter written to my son?"

Conan frowned.

"Keiji Aso also had a son?"

"Could the killer be that person? No way, isn't she a woman?"

"At the time, I even felt... *Ugh~*"

Conan wanted to vomit.

"Damn killer, unforgivable."

"My innocent young boy's heart has been defiled!"

"But, she is really very womanly!"

Conan let out a wail of turning gay.

Half an hour later, when Inspector Megure and other police officers were in the office warehouse.

Kogoro Mouri's voice came from the broadcast speaker.

Of course, this was imitated by Conan.

"I have solved the entire case. The killer is Doctor Asai..."

Hearing such words, Narumi Asai, who had long expected it, left the office and ran toward the community center.

By the time Conan and the police arrived at the community center, the fire had already started.

"No, you can't die!"

Conan ran into the sea of fire and pushed open the door to the piano room.

"The musical score your father left says very clearly: Asai, you must live on strongly alone."

"While there's still time, let's leave here quickly."

Narumi Asai shook her head.

"Unfortunately, it's too late. My hands are already covered in blood."

"I can't go back anymore."

"Thank you, little detective."

"Goodbye."

Narumi Asai picked up Conan, threw him out of the fire, and then began to play the Moonlight Sonata.

The song ended.

A raging fire ignited on her body.

"It's all over."

Narumi Asai muttered to herself in the fire.

Then, a small soul emerged from the top of her head.

The souls of the three deceased were surrounding her, staring at her with hateful eyes.

Their expressions carried a hint of schadenfreude.

The killer had finally died too.

Burned to death just like her father.

Everything would end, starting in the fire, ending in the fire...

"No, it's not over yet?"

A voice sounded from the side.

In the flames, a door suddenly opened.

A tall, handsome figure stepped in from the door.

A faint water mist permeated around him.

The scorching flames parted a path for him.

As if he were a god.

"Narumi Asai, Hideo Kawashima, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Ken Nishimoto, please allow me to reintroduce myself."

"Communicating with yin and yang, controlling souls."

"I am the Onmyoji, Akaso Kaze."

Water-element magic, Water Mist Technique, made him completely unaffected by the raging fire.

Akaso Kaze waved his hand, and a huge Hand of Intent was born from the void. **Chapter 110**

It was invisible to ordinary people.

But in the eyes of souls, it was sky-covering.

The huge palm scooped up the souls of Hideo Kawashima, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and Ken Nishimoto, and continued to pounce toward Narumi Asai. **Chapter 111**

Suddenly, the surrounding flames shook and quickly gathered on Narumi Asai's soul.

The soul expanded rapidly, forming a human-sized flame figure.

It opened its mouth, let out a silent scream, and streams of fire surged and circled around it.

[Ding, discovered a soul combined with a fire element.]

[Fire-element soul, immune to all fire-type magic of the same level, water-type magic damage doubled.]

Huh, a new soul was actually produced?

This Narumi Asai is lucky enough.

Akaso Kaze felt joy in his heart.

This is an elemental creature; if caught, he would never need natural gas again for lighting cigarettes, cooking, or roasting sweet potatoes.

He threw the other three souls into the space.

Akaso Kaze cast the Hand of Intent again, grabbing toward Narumi Asai's soul.

A stream of fire was emitted from the soul, resisting the Hand of Intent.

Combined with the fire element, Narumi Asai seemed to have regained her sanity.

The face formed by flames frowned beautifully.

The arm formed by flames pointed at Akaso Kaze.

The small chest formed by the flame bulge shook angrily.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't make a sound.

Akaso Kaze understood her meaning.

"Are you saying that since you paid to hire me, I shouldn't catch you?"

Narumi Asai's soul nodded.

"Then what did you hire me for?" Akaso Kaze asked.

Narumi Asai was stunned.

I hired him, of course, wanting him to stop me; him catching me seems to have stopped me...

Huh, that's not right.

I asked him to stop me from killing people, but he didn't do anything.

I've already become a soul, why is he coming to catch me now?

Narumi Asai frowned again and gestured wildly.

Although Akaso Kaze couldn't understand, he could understand what it meant.

So he decided to convince her with reason.

"You hired me, you should know what I do, right?"

Narumi Asai nodded.

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly, "I am an Onmyoji, not a detective, nor a police officer. I don't care about solving cases or catching thieves; evil spirits are what I should care about."

"You committed crimes while you were alive, that's the responsibility of detectives and police; what does it have to do with me?"

"You became a ghost after you died, which detectives and police can't handle at all; only I, an Onmyoji, can bring you to justice."

"So, I don't care what you did while you were alive, but after you die, I must care."

Narumi Asai was stunned by these words.

This guy makes a lot of sense; she was speechless.

Akaso Kaze didn't let her off, continuing: "Look at you now, not looking like a human, not looking like a ghost, covered in fire."

"Not to mention anything else, you'll cause a fire wherever you go."

"Even if you don't cause a fire, it's not good to go out and scare people. What if you burn flowers and plants, or scare children?"

"Behave and come with me, to where you should go, plead guilty, and be a soul again."

Narumi Asai was convinced.

Especially in this world where beauty is justice, Akaso Kaze's top-tier charm is very persuasive.

But the little arrogance in her heart made Narumi Asai unable to bow her head.

I ate instant noodles for a whole week because of you.

And there were several times when I encountered situations without seasoning packets.

Thinking of her own pitiful state, tears made of flames swirled in her eyes.

No, I have to make him suffer too.

Her slender hands waved rapidly, and streams of fire surrounded Akaso Kaze.

She didn't have bad intentions; she just wanted to burn Akaso Kaze's hair a little bit.

Just a little bit, the kind that doesn't affect his looks.

Akaso Kaze was unhappy.

You really think I can't deal with you?

I am a genuine magician now; not suppressing you is because I see you are pitiful, and because I took your 20 million retainer fee, wanting to give you a good destination.

Now it seems, it's really kindness treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite.

His figure didn't move, and the Gate of Space behind him disappeared instantly.

It reappeared above Narumi Asai's head.

"Little soul, today I'll let you see the true power of a magician."

"Overwhelming the mountains and seas!"

Following Akaso Kaze's faint words.

The Gate of Space opened instantly.

Endless seawater rushed down with a *whoosh*.

The flames were extinguished instantly.

A faint smile appeared on Akaso Kaze's face.

Although using the Water Column Technique could also deal with fire-element souls, it didn't have the crushing effect of the Gate of Space.

One side of the Gate of Space opened on the seabed, and the other side opened above the soul's head; I don't believe I can't douse you into submission.

Oh sea, you are all water.

In just a moment, the fire in the piano room was extinguished.

The water reached their waists.

But this was nothing to a magician.

The Wind Column Technique circled around him, and all the seawater was pushed away by the air column.

Akaso Kaze didn't even get his shoe soles wet.

He casually closed the Gate of Space.

He scanned the surroundings.

Sure enough, invisible souls wouldn't be washed away by water.

She was floating on the water, holding a small wooden stick, breathing her last.

Akaso Kaze curled his lips, and the Hand of Intent scooped Narumi Asai into the soul space.

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