Chapter 44

Given Hoshino Ki's personality and current situation.

He would absolutely not show her any mercy.

He wouldn't be brainless like the personality in the simulation.

He wouldn't be discovered by anyone when disposing of a body.

Even the great detective Kudo Shinichi.

Hoshino Ki is a transmigrator who has watched the entire anime.

Regarding the modus operandi and investigation methods in the anime.

He knows them all.

As long as he uses one of the criminal methods.

And then clears away the evidence one by one.

In this way.

Even if Sherlock Holmes himself came, it would be difficult to solve the case easily.

"Hoshino-kun, I'm sorry!"

Suzuki Sonoko seems to have calmed down.

She bows to Hoshino Ki to apologize.

She also realizes that her behavior was indeed a bit excessive.

She nervously and shyly tugs at the hem of her school skirt.

Looking at Hoshino Ki's eyes coyly.

Those are a pair of very indifferent eyes.

As if they contained ten thousand galaxies.

Deep enough to suck everything in the world into them.

"Do you really not have a girlfriend?"

"No."

Hoshino Ki frowns.

What is wrong with Suzuki Sonoko?

Why did she suddenly become so bold?

"Then... would you be willing...?"

"Everyone, class is starting! Go back and sit down!"

Suzuki Sonoko's words are interrupted by the teacher.

She looks at Hoshino Ki with lingering affection.

Then she returns to her seat.

Hoshino Ki already knows what she was going to say.

It seems he should stay away from them in the future.

He doesn't want to get too close to the people in the anime.

Although Suzuki Sonoko is not the protagonist in the anime.

But her appearance rate is extremely high.

If he agrees to date her.

He will definitely appear in front of Conan from time to time.

With Conan's suspicious personality.

Who would study the source of an A even if a single hair fell out.

Hoshino Ki's true identity will be discovered by him sooner or later.

Not safe.

Not a wise move.

Therefore.

Not just Suzuki Sonoko.

Mouri Ran.

Haibara Ai.

Or even any female character in the anime.

Hoshino Ki will not easily give his heart to them.

Hoshino Ki looks at Suzuki Sonoko's back indifferently.

He is not interested in her little-woman demeanor.

During the break.

Hoshino Ki walks out of the classroom.

He is deliberately avoiding Suzuki Sonoko.

He goes to the rooftop alone.

Breathing his own fresh air.

The school anniversary is coming soon.

He had already promised Suzuki Sonoko last time that he would play the prince.

He will not break his promise.

On the day of the school anniversary.

"Prince, do you know, I have always loved you!"

If.

Hoshino Ki were given another chance.

He would absolutely not agree to Suzuki Sonoko's request to perform in this play.

During rehearsals.

He had wanted to escape countless times.

But was pulled back by Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran.

So.

On the stage on the day of the school anniversary.

"You must be the prince chosen by heaven."

She opens her arms, looking very intoxicated:

"Please use your affectionate kiss to wake up the dead princess!"

"...."

At this moment, Hoshino Ki has black, shiny, and straight long hair.

His heroic sword-like eyebrows are slanted upward.

Deep and profound black eyes.

Like a wolf in the middle of the night.

Thin and lightly pursed lips as if carved by a knife.

A sharp jawline.

A slender yet strong body.

His slender waist is even a few degrees thinner than a girl's.

He is wearing a gorgeous blue prince costume.

Cold, aloof, yet overbearing.

Hoshino Ki looks at Suzuki Sonoko lying in the center of the stage.

His eyelids twitch.

Who wrote this script?

Hoshino Ki lowers his head.

Looking at the script in his hand.

Prince: Is this the legendary castle of the princess? Oh my god! A beauty!! Please wait for me, wait for the handsome me, let me, the prince who is loved by everyone, whose flowers bloom when they see me, whose cars explode when they see me, wise and martial, invincible in the universe, super incomparably handsome, awesome, the number one handsome guy among the five planets of the galaxy, save you...

Hoshino Ki looks at the lines in the script in his hand.

His eyelids twitch even faster.

Who wrote this garbage script?

"Hoshino-kun, it's your turn to say your lines! Hurry!"

Mouri Ran is hiding in the corner of the stage.

Looking at Hoshino Ki anxiously.

Urging him to say his lines quickly.

At this moment, Mouri Ran is wearing a black robe.

Wearing black gloves.

A wide hood covers her hair and eyes.

Only a large, red nose is exposed.

That is a prop nose specifically for a witch.

She plays the witch's image vividly.

Fairy tales once described:

Witches wear gloves because they have no fingers, only claws.

Witches wear large hoods because they are all bald.

Witches' noses are big and red because they need to smell children.

"Hoshino-kun, don't be nervous! Come on!"

Suzuki Sonoko is lying in the center of the stage.

She secretly opens half an eye to cheer Hoshino Ki on.

Hoshino Ki clenches his fists.

Very resistant.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

At this moment.

Suddenly, a scream comes from behind the stage.

"You brat! Stop!"

Another burst of cursing.

Everyone looks at each other in dismay.

Just then.

A soccer ball smashes fiercely into the curtain like a flying sword.

"Thump!" A muffled sound.

The stage curtain is torn open completely.

The huge red and black curtain falls down.

The backstage staff and the scene are suddenly exposed to view.

Just when the backstage actors and the audience are all stunned...

"Help!"

"There's a murderer!"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

In the crowd.

Someone starts screaming.

Causing everyone to fall into panic.

Screams suddenly ring out from all around.

The audience below the stage all flee in all directions.

The situation in the venue becomes chaotic in an instant.

Everyone frantically tries to escape the theater.

All rushing toward the exit.

The narrow exit of the theater is crowded in an instant.

Looking from the middle of the stage.

It is impossible to tell which is an arm and which is a leg.

"There's a murderer?"

Mouri Ran takes off the prop nose and the hood on her head.

Revealing her beautiful face.

She dodges the panicked crowd and runs all the way to the center of the stage.

Looking at Hoshino Ki and Suzuki Sonoko.

Then she turns to look backstage.

With a grave expression.

"Damn it! You brat... Ugh!"

Backstage.

A man's muffled groan comes.

"Sonoko, I'll go take a look!"

Mouri Ran frowns as she looks backstage.

It sounds like.

Some kind of fight is going on inside.

And there are children inside.

Mouri Ran is kind-hearted and full of justice.

She must go in to save people.

"Ran, don't go in, there's a murderer inside."

Sonoko puts her hands in fists in front of her chest.

She looks at Mouri Ran with worry.

"Hoshino-kun, I'll leave Sonoko to you."

Mouri Ran turns her head and places her gaze on Hoshino Ki.

Her eyes carry a hint of pleading.

"......"

Hoshino Ki nods at Mouri Ran indifferently.

He has some impression of this "play."

The only ones who could perform a farce during the school anniversary.

Are the Detective Boys led by Conan.

If he is not mistaken.

This is a rare "mishap" in Conan's deduction.

Conan originally intended to follow Mouri Ran to school to watch the detective mystery theater.

But was pulled away by other members of the Detective Boys to play hide-and-seek.

During hide-and-seek.

Conan saw the serial kidnapping and murder case of beautiful girls published in the newspaper.