The three of them took a taxi to the foot of a mountain in the suburbs.
After getting out of the car, Ran Mouri took a hand drawn map from her backpack, unfolded it, and said confidently, “Sonoko drew the route and location on here.
We just need to follow it!”
But after looking at the map and turning around once, her brow gradually furrowed tightly.
Seeing her like this, Conan Edogawa, standing nearby, couldn’t help but let a smug smile curl at the corner of his mouth.
He put his hands in his pockets, puffed out his little chest, and was ready.
He was waiting for Ran to get completely confused and ask for help, then he would make a grand entrance and solve this little problem for her handsomely, just like he used to when he was Shinichi Kudo.
However, before Conan could put his little plan into action, Shirakawa was the first to speak.
“Shall I take a look?”
“Huh?
Mr.
Shirakawa, do you have a good sense of direction?”
Ran Mouri naturally handed the map to Shirakawa, a hint of envy in her eyes.
“Are there any tricks to reading maps?
I get a headache just looking at these.”
“No tricks,” Shirakawa replied casually while looking at the map.
“It’s all from practicing with games.”
“Games?” Ran Mouri’s curiosity was piqued.
“What kind of game?
I should buy one to practice too!”
It was only then that Shirakawa realized he had slipped up.
This was Japan in the 1990s.
Most games still had pixelated graphics, and his map-reading skills were honed from playing next-generation AAA titles.
Fortunately, he had also played many old pixel-style games.
A thought flashed in his mind, and he immediately found a remedy:
“It’s just…
in some games, aren’t there often maze sections?
I probably practiced a lot back then.”
This explanation was perfectly reasonable, and neither Ran Mouri nor Conan Edogawa suspected a thing.
Shirakawa secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
From now on, he had to think before speaking.
If he accidentally said something that didn’t fit this era and exposed his identity as a transmigrator, it would be troublesome.
Their moods relaxed considerably.
Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa, following behind, had a sharp gleam in his eyes, as if he was calculating something.
After walking along the winding mountain path for nearly half an hour, a luxurious villa perched on the edge of a cliff finally appeared before the trio.
In front of the villa was a suspension bridge spanning a deep gorge.
It was over ten meters long and looked rather rickety.
Crossing this bridge was the only way to reach the villa’s entrance.
“Conan, if you’re scared, you can hold big sister’s hand to cross the bridge.”
Ran Mouri bent down and said gently to Conan.
These words instantly ignited Conan’s pride as a famous detective.
“It’s just crossing a bridge!
I’m not scared at all!”
Puffing out his chest, and to prove he wasn’t a coward, Conan took the lead, breaking into a little run with his short legs and dashing across the suspension bridge.
Standing on the opposite bank, he waved triumphantly towards them, as if showing off his bravery.
“So Conan is that brave, huh.”
Ran Mouri remarked with a smile.
Just as Conan was feeling smug from this praise…
Shirakawa walked up to Ran Mouri’s side, looking somewhat embarrassed, and asked in a lowered voice:
“Um…
Miss Ran, could I trouble you…
to let me hold your hand to cross the bridge?”
Hearing this, Ran Mouri turned her head in surprise to look at Shirakawa.
The girl’s heartbeat inexplicably began to race, and a faint blush colored her cheeks.
Worried about causing a misunderstanding, Shirakawa hurriedly explained.
“I…
I have acrophobia.
I really don’t dare to cross the bridge alone.”
Shirakawa’s heart was trembling.
It suddenly occurred to him that among those present, only he was an extra.
If Conan’s death god aura took effect, he was the prime candidate for “victim”!
What if the suspension bridge snapped midway?
He didn’t believe he had the protagonist’s resilience or luck.
Falling from such a high gorge would absolutely mean certain death.
Suddenly suggesting they go back now wouldn’t work either , he couldn’t think of a good excuse.
To avoid an accident, he had to stick close to Ran Mouri!
If the ropes really did break midway, with Ran Mouri’s superhuman strength, she could definitely grab hold of him! This chapter is updated first at g.com.
Thinking this, Shirakawa’s expression grew even more “sincere.” “J-just holding your wrist is fine.”
“Oh, I see,” Ran Mouri immediately understood, a reassuring smile appearing on her face.
“My dad has acrophobia too.
It’s okay.”
Saying this, she didn’t hesitate in the slightest.
Instead, she actively took Shirakawa’s hand.
Her fingers slipped between his, interlocking tightly.
Shirakawa was a bit stunned by Ran Mouri’s sudden action.
“Holding like this is tighter.
It should make you feel more at ease, right?”
Ran Mouri explained with a smile, though her cheeks involuntarily grew redder.
Shirakawa thought her words made perfect sense.
Indeed, holding like this, even if the bridge really broke, neither he nor Ran would let go out of momentary panic.
Meanwhile, Ran Mouri’s heart was already in turmoil.
Wh-what was she thinking just now?!
She actually took the initiative to hold Shirakawa’s hand like a couple!
Overwhelming shyness made her completely unable to look up and meet Shirakawa’s eyes, let alone speak.
She could only lower her head and let Shirakawa lead her, step by step, onto the suspension bridge.
Shirakawa also had no time to talk.
Worried about an accident, Shirakawa held Ran Mouri’s hand tightly with one hand, while his other hand gripped the bridge’s rope for dear life.
All his attention was focused on praying for a safe crossing.
His palms were sweating from nervousness.
And so, the two of them, hand in hand, side by side, walked across the swaying suspension bridge in this tense yet subtle (subtle/delicate) atmosphere.
Watching this scene unfold from the bridgehead, Conan Edogawa was practically grinding his teeth to dust.
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