Starting With The Sefirah Castle In The Anime World-Chapter 212: The Great Detective’s Eye

Ran was already a member of the Karate Club. Why would she join the Occult Research Club for no apparent reason?

The club's membership was also questionable.

Besides Ren and Ran, most of the other members were high-society young ladies.

This, too, was unusual.

While it wasn't strange for Ran to be drawn into Sonoko's social circle, how had someone as ordinary as Amamiya Ren gotten involved?

It couldn't be that he was actually related to Sonoko... right?

Based on what he'd investigated and his natural curiosity as a detective, Conan couldn't help but grow increasingly interested in the hidden truths surrounding Ren.

Perhaps asking directly would've been a viable approach.

Unfortunately, after losing the identity of Kudo Shinichi, he had also lost the right to ask directly.

All he could do was investigate and analyze through the eyes of a detective.

Leaning against the wall, Conan took out his notebook and pen, flipping to the relevant page in his notes.

So far, none of the evidence directly pointed to any hidden secrets behind Ren. However, the possibility of Sonoko being in a relationship with him remained.

And not just Sonoko. The possibility existed for others too.

Why did he think that?

Because according to the data he gathered, the Occult Research Club hadn't opened recruitment to outsiders. Almost all of its members were invited personally.

Under these circumstances, Conan was certain that Ren had either done something special to earn the invitation or had formed a romantic relationship with one of the existing members.

The most likely candidate? Sonoko.

Not because of anything concrete, but simply because he understood Sonoko well enough and also didn't dare look too deeply into the other young ladies.

Investigating girls from powerful families could very easily lead to trouble.

He didn't believe those heiresses were like Sonoko. They weren't raised casually. Digging into their background recklessly might lead to being counter-investigated.

After recording today's speculations, Conan carefully left the area.

There were still many surveillance cameras on the cruise ship. It was best not to act too suspicious.

Just as he thought, a pinhole camera was recording the corridor from a hidden spot, its feed routed directly to the monitoring room.

"Miss, the child has left."

The security staff had been watching him the whole time. Once he started acting suspicious, they had increased surveillance and notified their young lady by phone.

"Understood. Continue monitoring him. Make sure the child doesn't engage in any suspicious activity on the cruise ship. Also, compile and organize all footage for me before we disembark."

"Understood."

After hanging up, Hayasaka put away the phone and looked at the two people in front of her.

"It seems he's grown curious about Ren."

Kaguya sighed, looking both helpless and exasperated.

"Hasn't he learned his lesson from last time?"

"Don't get involved in what you shouldn't. Don't investigate what you're not supposed to. Doesn't he understand such a basic principle?"

Ren appeared calm. More accurately, he knew exactly what kind of person Conan was.

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"Curiosity is a detective's flaw."

"I think it's because my surface-level information is too plain. Then I show up around a group of elite young ladies, which is why he's intrigued."

Ren pulled a maple leaf gold coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air with his thumb. The head side faced up.

"Well, looks like I guessed right."

In truth, this outcome wasn't surprising. Even Ren himself knew that his presence in the club made him stand out far too much.

"What a troublesome person."

At that moment, Kaguya truly felt that being a detective was an incredibly inconvenient profession.

"A detective is someone who's curious about everything. But don't worry too much. I've suddenly been surrounded by a lot of people, and with Sonoko and Ran involved, it's natural he'd take notice."

"He's probably wondering why someone like me would be around a bunch of high-society girls."

As Ren spoke, he flicked the maple leaf gold coin again. It landed heads up once more.

"Seems like he's still just curious for now."

"With my ordinary identity, he's definitely wondering why I joined the Occult Research Club. From his perspective, he's likely starting his investigation with me."

He flipped the maple leaf gold coin once more. Again, the head side faced up.

The answer was clear. The repeated confirmation through divination made his deduction even more solid.

Ren smiled, showing no concern over the detective's curiosity about him.

"Don't pay too much attention to what he's doing."

"To someone who believes in science, everything we do is irrational. Let him keep theorizing like a good little detective."

(To be continued.)