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

Chapter 38: You are not allowed to use magic under the guise of magic!

After eating the cake, we chatted for a while, but somehow the atmosphere started to become awkward.

Perhaps because he'd been drinking, Minagawa Katsuhiko acted like he owned the place, smoking a cigarette as he looked at the gloomy man sitting across from him: "Hey, Naomichi, why don't you put on a show on such a nice day?"

Minagawa Katsuhiko's tone was not good, but Naomichi seemed not to hear him and continued to drink with his head down.

This deliberate ignoring clearly angered Katsuhiko Minagawa, who already struggled to control his emotions: "Can't you hear me? I'm asking you to perform!"

Zhi Dao then slowly raised his head. Although he appeared to have a larger physique, his hunched back made him look shorter. "I'm not good at that kind of thing," he said.

Katsuhiko Minagawa scoffed dismissively, "I feel uncomfortable just looking at you."

Akutagawa Hiko was watching a play when, for some reason, the anger turned against him.

"Since the straight path won't work, how about Akutagawa-kun, who joined halfway through, put on a show? He should have something he's good at, right?"

Although Minagawa Katsuhiko used honorifics, his tone was anything but polite, clearly a provocation.

"I?"

Akutagawa pointed to himself.

"Right, Akutagawa-kun isn't a student anymore, right? Surely he's not completely without any skills?"

Akutagawa Hiko fell silent for a moment. Although it wasn't good to argue with someone who was about to die, especially since this person was about to become part of his achievements and contribute to his path to becoming a famous detective.

But the person in front of me was just too arrogant, and it would be inappropriate not to slap him in the face that was being blatantly exposed.

Before Akutagawa Hiko could say anything, Ran Mouri frowned and muttered, "Minagawa-kun's words are a bit too impolite. Akutagawa-kun is a guest."

When Minagawa Katsuhiko confronted that man named Naomichi, Sonoko thought he was a man with personality. However, when he provoked Akutagawa Hiko, the situation changed drastically.

"That's true, Minagawa-senpai went a bit too far."

The two girls who clearly liked Minagawa Katsuhiko tried to reason with him, but this only made him more impatient: "You're not going to be like that coward, useless, are you?!"

Akutagawa Hiko remained expressionless. It was rather ungentlemanly to argue with a dying man, but since he had made the provocation, he must have been prepared for a retaliation.

If we're talking about what he's good at right now, it's solving cases and killing people. But neither of those is easy to perform right now. One requires Minagawa Katsuhiko to collapse, and the other requires someone to really provoke him into a rage.

Since that's the case, let's use magic as a cover to perform the ninjutsu we're most proficient in right now.

"In that case, let me perform a magic trick for you."

Upon hearing this, everyone applauded, with Sonoko Suzuki being the most enthusiastic.

Akutagawa Hiko stretched out his hands and showed them to everyone, indicating that he had nothing in his hands at the moment. Then he put his hands together and opened them again, and a crystal-clear ice egg appeared in his palm.

What's even more surprising is that a lifelike baby bird, also made of ice, is sleeping inside.

Before Minagawa Katsuhiko could even utter a sarcastic remark, Suzuki Sonoko, who had been watching intently, exclaimed in delight, "It moved! The bird inside moved!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone indeed discovered that the baby bird inside was trembling, tapping the eggshell with its tender beak.

Click... Click...

Everyone held their breath, witnessing this miraculous scene without daring to blink, and even Minagawa Katsuhiko remained silent.

In the silence, everyone saw for the first time so clearly how a fledgling bird was preparing to hatch from the eggshell that was so hard for it.

As the first crack appeared, the crisp sound of breaking made one's heart leap into their throat.

The fledgling bird tapped around the eggshell repeatedly, and with its persistent efforts, it finally let out its first cry of life.

When the hands came together again, they were empty.

At this moment, the sentimental Ran and Sonoko had already taken out their handkerchiefs, their eyes glistening with tears.

"That was fantastic!"

"This is the moving power of tenacious life breaking free from its shell..."

After a long while, the belated applause finally resounded throughout the living room.

To be honest, that wasn't actually the end of the "magic trick".

Then comes the entire life process of gradually growing and maturing, until finally growing old, dying, and turning into a pool of ice water.

This is a method for training chakra shape transformation that Akutagawa Hiko devised himself.

In this respect, Akutagawa Hiko felt that he had some talent. Not to mention that ice attributes are inherently more malleable, he could also manipulate fire, wind, and lightning, the three most difficult to change forms, with ease.

Akutagawa Hiko was fairly satisfied with his performance. He smiled, nodded to everyone, and then sat back down in his seat.

Conan tugged at Akutagawa's sleeve and whispered in his ear, "That wasn't magic, was it?"

Akutagawa pushed Conan's large head away and casually tapped it: "Of course, that's magic."

Everyone burst into laughter at Akutagawa's teasing of the children, and the atmosphere became much more lively after the performance.

Katsuhiko Minagawa loosened his tie, realizing that he had been completely absorbed in the amazing magic trick. He stood up irritably and said, "It's just an illusion. You seem so naive. It's too stuffy in here. I'm going out for some fresh air."

Before the coffee was even served, the protagonist of this case ran outside. Could it be that by some twist of fate, he kicked away his lunchbox for the day?

However, Akutagawa soon realized that he had been worrying unnecessarily.

After Minagawa Katsuhiko ran out, his childhood friend who admired him also chased after him. What surprised Akutagawa was that Suzuki Sonoko was sitting still.

Sonoko Suzuki angrily unwrapped the chocolate and began to eat it in large bites.

She's serious about dating handsome guys. Since this chocolate was originally intended for Minagawa Katsuhiko, even if she's disappointed in this handsome guy, there's no reason for her to give it to Akutagawa. Every handsome guy deserves the best.

Standing to the side, the inexplicably confident Wakamatsu Toshihisa blushed and leaned forward to strike up a conversation with Ran: "Excuse me, Miss Ran, who is so pretty and lovely, what are your hobbies? Is it tea ceremony or flower arranging?"

Conan, with chopsticks in his mouth, answered without turning his head, "It's karate."

Toshihide Wakamatsu clearly didn't believe it: "How could Miss Ran do something so barbaric, right?"

Xiaolan frowned as she looked at the burly man who seemed to have no sense of distance, and pouted, "It really is karate."

Hiko Akutagawa silently took out his phone.

At this moment, Toshihide Wakamatsu was clearly having some lewd thoughts, but because Conan was too small, Toshihide Wakamatsu, who was only focused on Ran, did not notice that there was another person between the two of them.

click-

Akutagawa looked at Conan's embarrassing past on his phone and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

A masterpiece of the century...