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

Chapter 46: Fragments of Characters About to Appear

Sonoko Suzuki came down quickly, her expression full of schadenfreude. She explained to the two of them, "Ran is fine. She just went into the wrong room and got scared."

After finishing some chores, Akutagawa Hiko was unable to help with the rest, and Suzuki Ayako wouldn't let him, a guest, do the cooking.

With Sonoko Suzuki's reminder and Ran's help in making a mistake, Hiko Akutagawa quickly found his room and settled his luggage.

Akutagawa Hiko, who never forgot to study no matter where he was, took out a scroll and looked at it for a while when there was a knock on the door.

It was Xiaolan who knocked on the door.

It's clear she's now extremely nervous and doesn't dare forget to knock on the door.

When he opened the door, he saw two high school students and a high school student who had turned into an elementary school student standing at the door, leaving him all alone from their small group.

Sonoko Suzuki said casually, "Akutagawa, don't stay cooped up in your room all the time! The snacks are ready, come downstairs and meet everyone!"

Akutagawa Hiko naturally had no objections.

When the group came downstairs, they found that everyone had already arrived.

Ayako Suzuki and her university classmates, a total of five people (three men and two women), are all members of a club with whom they interact frequently, and they have maintained the habit of getting together once every two years for many years.

Of the three men, one was named Masaru Ota, a handsome man with long hair; another was named Hiroki Kakutani, a thin man with a square face; and the last one was named Ryoichi Takahashi, a man who looked very fat.

There was one last woman, who seemed to be a minor celebrity, named Chikako Ikeda.

Xiao Lan, who usually follows celebrities in a manner similar to Chinese-style worship, seemed extremely excited: "She's the screenwriter of the currently showing 'Blue Kingdom'—Chika Ikeda?"

Ran took out her autograph book and handed it to Chikako Ikeda: "I especially love your book 'Blue Kingdom,' please give me an autograph."

Akutagawa noticed that when Ikeda Chikako was signing an autograph for Ran, the man named Takahashi Ryoichi's expression twisted for a moment, a gesture that would go unnoticed by an ordinary person unless they were paying close attention.

Seeing that Ran liked her friend's work so much, Ayako Suzuki was also very happy, completely oblivious to Chikako Ikeda's strange expression: "This is Chikako's work from her university days, her debut work in the literary world."

A tall, thin man with a square face raised a camera and said half-jokingly, "So, how's it going? The script for the next movie is finished, isn't it?"

With his hand resting on the back of the chair, Ota Katsumi sighed, "Kadotani still loves photography so much..."

The atmosphere was pleasant and harmonious for a time, with no indication of a horrific murder, until...

Looking at the reunion of her club members, Ayako Suzuki was filled with emotion: "As long as you guys are here, it feels like I'm back in my university days... Back then, Atsuko was still around too..."

As soon as a name was uttered, the atmosphere instantly froze, and Ayako's classmates had different expressions.

Ran Mouri broke the silence, clearly not understanding why a name could be so impactful: "Dunzi?"

Just as Ayako Suzuki was about to explain, Chikako Ikeda, her face pale and pale, slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "Stop talking! It's a rare and wonderful day for everyone to gather together, why bring up someone who died two years ago!"

Although she didn't understand why Chikako Ikeda reacted so strongly, Ayako Suzuki still sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry!"

Ota Masaru smiled sarcastically and said, "People change when they become famous; even their tone of voice changes."

Ayako Suzuki quickly smoothed things over, showing no airs of a young lady. It must be said that the two Suzuki sisters have truly wonderful personalities.

"I'll go prepare dinner; everyone, please take a rest."

Ryoichi Takahashi scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "Then I'll go and repair the roof. The weather forecast says it'll rain this evening."

Hiroki Kakutani pulled a deck of cards from his pocket and suggested, "Let's play cards..."

Unfortunately, Chikako Ikeda wasn't buying it; the aforementioned Atsuko had a significant influence on her: "I'm going for a walk outside..."

Hiroki Kakutani stopped talking about playing cards and hurriedly chased after her, saying, "Wait a minute, didn't Takahashi say it would rain later... Chikako!!"

Not long after the two stepped outside, the dark clouds in the sky had reached their limit, and the raindrops began to pelt the ground, growing increasingly dense.

Ran Mouri looked at the scenery outside and said regretfully, "It really is raining. Now we can't enjoy the beautiful green leaves."

Just then, the man named Ota Masaru, who was standing nearby, clearly took a liking to Ran and, in a very cheesy way, cornered her against the wall: "Rainy days have their own beauty too. Want to go for a walk with me?"

He reached out to grab Xiaolan's hand and take her away.

Ran clearly didn't want to experience walking in the rain, and she had absolutely no interest in Sonoko's obsession with picking up handsome guys.

She used to be inseparable from Shinichi Kudo, and later she often met with Hiko Akutagawa, so she was basically immune to the face of such an ordinary handsome guy.

She hasn't refused yet; she's just not good at refusing others. It's not that she has any feelings for this long-haired man with the green headband.

Akutagawa glanced at the drizzling rain outside, and then thought of that restless fake fat guy. He really didn't want to go into the damp forest, even if he used his chakra to block out the moisture.

So he simply said, "If you're going to take a walk in the rain, be careful of those omnipresent insects that fall from the branches when the wind blows."

Seeing that the long-haired man could no longer pull Xiaolan, he added fuel to the fire, saying, "Not only that, there might be bats in the sky, and there might be scorpions, centipedes, spiders, snakes, or something like that among the dead leaves on the ground."

As he spoke, Akutagawa looked out the window and sighed, "It's so dark outside now, it'll be difficult to avoid these little cuties. You all have to be careful, and even if you get bitten, don't do any strenuous exercise."

Finally, Akutagawa Hiko stared at Ran, who was firmly rooted to the spot, and dropped the last straw: "It's far from the hospital, and we have to walk a long way through the mountains. Rescue might not be timely..."

This playboy-like man was no match for karate champion Ran Mouri, especially with the added fear buff.

Ota Masaru's face was contorted with rage from the immense force in his hands, and a cracking sound could be faintly heard.

After a great deal of effort, Ota Katsuya managed to pull his hand away from Ran Mouri, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes.

It wasn't that I was frightened by poisonous insects or snakes; it was simply that I never expected this seemingly delicate and pretty little girl to possess such incredible strength. How could I dare to mention walking in the rain...