The black cat had only run a few steps outside the gate when it was sure that no one in the yard could be seen anymore. It then stopped and stood by the roadside, looking disgusted, as if it wanted to lick its paws but was too dirty to do so.
Who are you calling Kotaro?
"You! Aren't you Taro?" Yoruichi Toyama said matter-of-factly, "You can't be unaware that Ultraman Taro's human form is Kotaro Higashi, can you?"
The black cat visibly stumbled forward, but bravely managed to stay upright.
Why should I lead the way? This isn't my job!
"Oh, okay." Yoruichi Toyama wasn't in a hurry at all, and turned to walk in the opposite direction. "Then I'll go back."
[Hey, where are you going?]
"Poirot Cafe. I'll first complete the formalities with the manager, collect a few months' rent, and then find an apartment... Oh, and don't bother me with the missions. I'm not going to raise anyone's favorability; I'll just stay put."
You...you...
If Taro were a human, his face would have turned black by now. Unfortunately, the black cat is so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face, so he can only bare his teeth and claws to express his anger.
Don't you want to go back to the real world?
“I don’t want to,” Yoruichi Toyama shrugged. “I still have to go back to work, day after day, nothing productive. It’s either helping Grandma Chen find her cat or keeping an eye on those two little boys in building 39 to prevent them from fighting. It’s so annoying…”
Aren't you afraid I'll take you back?
Taro was clearly so angry that he lost his logic. After thinking for a long time, he actually blurted out this sentence.
Yoruichi Toyama's brow twitched slightly, but her expression remained nonchalant.
Can you do it?
Uh...no.
The black cat dejectedly admitted it, then glared fiercely at Yoruichi Toyama, as if in a final act of defiance.
【You can't use that to blackmail me!】
[You're having a hard time, but am I not? Heaven knows what bug the system malfunctioned with, not only causing someone who wasn't the owner of the token to transmigrate, but also preventing me from even entering the transit station. I didn't even have time to do anything...]
[Then if you don't complete the mission, you can't go back, and I'll have to stay with you...]
We're all just working people, don't you have any compassion?
Seeing the black cat getting more and more aggrieved, its ears turning into airplane ears, Yoruichi Toyama finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then squatted down to pet the cat's head.
"Alright, I was just kidding. I'm on my way to do a mission, that's why I asked you to lead the way!"
"I'm saying, you should have a feature to define the location of people, right?"
Yes, there are, but only with people you've already had contact with, and...
Taro seemed to still be recovering from his dejection and was a little confused about the situation. He answered a question before glancing sideways at Yoruichi Toyama.
What are you going to do?
"Looking for Conan! Didn't he run away on a dog? Do you think I'd chase after him on a dog?"
...
When the man and the cat arrived at the kidnappers' hideout at Erqiao Middle School, Conan had already found the warehouse.
Taking advantage of the dog pinning down the kidnapper, the elementary school detective dashingly went over to rescue the damsel in distress.
Unexpectedly, the kidnappers who had just knocked down the dog turned the tables and killed him.
At this point, without the added benefits of a series of high-tech gadgets, Conan fully experienced the weakness and helplessness of a real elementary school student.
Aren't you going in yet?
Faced with Taro's question, Yoruichi Toyama put his hands in his pockets and shook his head leisurely.
"This kid... is too stubborn. It's good that he's learned his lesson. We're not in a hurry now."
The last time, he had already gotten Gin into the Metropolitan Police Department, but instead of going home, he went to provoke Gin and ended up being drugged.
This time, they've become elementary school students, completely unaware of their own situation, and are even acting alone.
Perhaps only those in the world of anime and manga would find this kind of person fascinating and adorable.
In the eyes of community police officer Yoruichi Toyama, however, he was nothing short of a brat.
Moreover, he's the kind of unrepentant brat.
In the original story, Conan was beaten so badly he was barely alive, but Ran appeared just in time to save him.
Instead of improving his work style, the kid turned around and went to Professor Agasa for some kind of cheat code.
So this meal was supposed to be a waste of time.
Why not just let him take the beating he deserved...
Then why did you chase me all the way here?
"What are we doing? Of course, we're rescuing people!" Yoruichi Toyama peered through the crack in the door, carefully observing the positions of the people and the space inside the warehouse.
"Think about it, if I rescue Conan before Ran does, his affection for me should increase pretty quickly, right?"
Yoruichi Toyama had this plan in mind from the very beginning of her journey to Poirot Cafe.
He let Conan solve the case, but he saved Conan in his moment of crisis.
Taro, after reading Yoruichi Toyama's thoughts, looked up at him with some confusion.
[But why are you trying to increase Conan's affection level?]
"What? What are you doing? I wasn't talking about the mission..."
Halfway through her sentence, Yoruichi Toyama suddenly stopped. The two, one human and one cat, stared at each other, one above the other.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
"You...don't tell me..." After a while, Yoruichi Toyama spoke with difficulty.
[...Host, please note that Conan Edogawa is not a target for romance.]
There was a deep sense of helplessness in Taro's disguised electronic voice.
...
When faced with Yoruichi Toyama's protest that "this is not scientific," Taro only replied with one sentence.
When you play games, your main account and alt account's data aren't shared, right?
Okay then.
Conan Edogawa is Shinichi Kudo's alternate identity; that's very Conan-esque.
Yoruichi Toyama shook her head, glancing at Conan's bruised and battered appearance as she began to stretch her limbs.
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