In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 67 Riding on the coattails of Kaito Kid's popularity...

Chapter 67 Riding on the coattails of Kaito Kid's popularity...

Moonshadow Island lacked a port capable of supporting the luxury cruise ship, but the island's management had anticipated this. The people on board were either wealthy or of high status, or held special positions. Leaving a good impression would be highly beneficial to the island's development.

The group officially landed on Moonshadow Island via a small boat.

With the addition of the Suzuki sisters, the Akutagawa travel group successfully expanded from four to six people.

On the way to the Moonshadow Island community center, the group continued their conversation from where they left off: "My dad wants to hire a famous detective..."

Protect our family heirloom, the Dark Star, which will soon be on display.

Sonoko Suzuki excitedly grabbed Hiko Akutagawa's hand, her mind filled with images of the famous detective and the international phantom thief, locked in a fierce battle over her (family's jewelry), a scene that was incredibly thrilling.

"Akutagawa, this invitation is absolutely right for you!!"

Akutagawa Hiko was quite interested in this protagonist from another film set, and the combined fame of the two generations of Kaito Kid was enormous, so he could take advantage of it.

Ayako Suzuki stood to the side, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Heirlooms certainly count, but their family has heirlooms of comparable value to those of Dark Star, enough to fill an entire warehouse.

Hiko Akutagawa recalled the setting of the Phantom Thief Kid movie, which also had a dark organization whose codenames were all animals, so it was affectionately called the Zoo.

Their organization, too, is active in the pursuit of immortality.

Unlike the winery that researched the elixir of immortality on its own, the zoo focused all its energy on a legend.

Legend has it that there is a gem set in a large gemstone that glows red under moonlight.

When Comet Boreas, which comes close to Earth once every 10,000 years, approaches, if you point Pandora at the full moon, a single tear will fall.

Swallow this tear and you will live forever.

The original Kid, also known as the world-class magician Kuroba Toichi, was assassinated because he thwarted the zoo's plans.

So, Kuroba Toichi faked his death and escaped.

Now, Kaito Kuroba, the second-generation Kid, who knows the truth, is active, hoping to find Pandora ahead of time and then destroy it.

The reason why Kaito Kid steals mostly jewels and always returns them is because of this.

Interestingly, the value of a treasure often increases after such an event.

Collectors who aren't very wealthy often actually hope to receive a pre-announcement from Kaito Kid, as it's a natural hype factor.

Leaving aside Kaito Kid, Ayako Suzuki went to the village inn, and the rest of the group soon arrived at the village office on Tsukikage Island. The young staff member checked but found that there was no such person as Keiji Aso.

"How could that be? We all received a letter of authorization from Keiji Aso, which is why we came to this island."

The young employee frowned and checked again: "There is indeed no registered resident named Keiji Aso."

A more experienced, middle-aged employee noticed the situation and came over: "What's wrong?"

The employee, who had only been transferred here two or three months ago, explained: "These two gentlemen are from an island resident who wrote a letter of request inviting them to this island—"

"The client?!"

The employee nodded: "That's right, the client's name is Keiji Aso, but—"

Before he could finish speaking, the veteran employee repeated in shock, "Mom gave birth to Keiji?!"

In an instant, everyone in the office who was of a certain age, whether staff or visitors, suddenly looked up.

"Ho?"

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki shrank behind Hiko Akutagawa. Because many people were staring at them, the scene became eerily quiet for a moment.

It was the same veteran employee who broke the silence, his face filled with horror, stammering, "No—it's impossible—Asou Keiji, Asou Keiji died twelve years ago!!"

"What?!"

Now it was the turn of the four to be shocked. Except for the fake prophet Akutagawa Hiko, they were all stunned on the spot.

The veteran employee began dutifully providing clues for the group: "It was a full moon night twelve years ago. This famous pianist had attended a homecoming concert organized for him by the islanders at the community service center. After returning home, as he spoke, the veteran employee's face turned horrified: 'For some reason, he locked everyone in the house and then set it on fire—'"

According to eyewitnesses during the rescue, he first stabbed his wife and daughter to death, and then played Beethoven's famous piano sonata, "Moonlight Sonata," amidst the flames.

As the group walked out of the village office, Kogoro Mori looked troubled at the letter of request in his hand: "Who on earth is playing this kind of joke on me?" Then, noticing Hiko Akutagawa standing to the side, deep in thought, his eyes lit up. This wasn't a request for help; it was a test of his junior's detective skills.

Akutagawa, what do you think?

Conan originally thought that Akutagawa Hiko would come to a similar conclusion—that someone wanted to ask them to investigate the already deceased Aso Keiji or something.

After all, the money had already been paid, and judging from the postmark, the letter was indeed sent from Moonshadow Island.

But.

"We need to find the person who sent us the letter as soon as possible. There may be some hidden story behind Keiji Aso's death, but that's not important. You see—"

Akutagawa pointed to the phrase "shadows will begin to disappear again" and "full moon," explaining, "Keiji Aso died on a full moon."

If someone close to him wants revenge, they would likely choose this day.

"hiss--"

When Akutagawa pointed at them like that, everyone felt a sense of foreboding. The phrase "shadows will start to disappear again" could indeed refer to murder.

Ran Mouri hesitated before asking, "But why did he invite Dad and Akutagawa? Isn't he afraid the plan will fail?"

Sonoko Suzuki stroked her chin, mimicking Akutagawa's detective pose as he imitated Conan, and said seriously, "Of course, it's to challenge the famous detective Akutagawa Hiko!"

Seeing that Suzuki Sonoko only mentioned Akutagawa Hiko and didn't take him, Mouri Kogoro, seriously at all, Mouri Kogoro, who didn't want to argue with a junior who was about the same age as his daughter, just snorted.

Akutagawa Hiko didn't say much, but quickened his pace silently: "Let's go to the community center and see if we can find any clues."

Holding the map of Moon Shadow Island, Sonoko Suzuki waved it around and volunteered to lead the way.

Before leaving, Akutagawa Hiko glanced at the "female" doctor who was instructing a child, then looked away before he could notice.