Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Chapter 93 Shadow
"Professor, what happened? When did you notice it?"

Back in the house, Fujimaru Ritsuka changed his relaxed expression and asked Moriarty.

Thinking of the legend he told them before and some strange behaviors, she was sure that Moriarty definitely discovered the existence of the shadow earlier than she did, and he might even know more.

"The first time I noticed it was probably when I just got off the ship. One of the staff members was also a shadow."

Moriarty answered and explained:

"As a human, you may be slow in this regard, but as servants who were humans before but are now non-humans, we can easily detect the other party's abnormalities."

As he spoke, he smiled and said:
"But at first I thought they were special residents of this island, and I was still a little confused."

"After all, Master, you said before that there seems to be no mysterious existence in this world."

"In other words, this is an abnormal situation, right?"

She nodded, acknowledging Moriarty's judgment.

Of course, the current situation is even more abnormal. She has never heard that there is such a thing in the world of Conan, which is neither scientific nor scientific.

"In that case, besides the legend about the shadow disease that you mentioned just now, do you know any other information?"

"Sorry, so far, our intelligence has been completely synchronized."

Moriarty shook his head, then pondered:
"However, my intuition as a criminal leader tells me that this is not a simple crime case involving a mysterious field. There seems to be a larger conspiracy hidden in it."

Having said this, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised slightly.

"Sure enough, it has to be a large-scale crime like this. Even if it is destined to be destroyed, the process itself is intoxicating enough."

"Not at all!"

Hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka glared at him fiercely. Upon seeing this, he immediately expressed his stance:

"Of course, no matter how wonderful the crime is, as long as it conflicts with your will, Master, I will stand by your side without hesitation!"

When this sentence came out of the other party's mouth, it didn't seem very convincing.

But there is no time to worry about this now.

For the time being, she kept the 'bigger conspiracy' mentioned by Moriarty in mind, and already had a general goal in mind——

First, get rid of the shadow that replaced the store manager downstairs. If you can capture him alive, it would be great to get more useful information.

"Sister Ritsuka, what are you talking about?"

Haibara Ai, who had just returned from using the toilet, saw something was wrong in the atmosphere between Fujimaru Ritsuka and Moriarty, so she asked with some confusion.

"Xiao Ai, that."

Regarding the current situation, she didn't know how to tell the other party, and she seemed very hesitant.

But before she could make a decision, suddenly, the shadow store manager’s voice came from downstairs——

"Three guests, your meals are ready!"

At the same time as the call came, there was also the sound of stepping on the stairs outside the door, and it was getting closer and closer. The other party seemed to be walking towards them.

"Xiao Ai, come here first! Professor"

"I see."

Before she had time to explain, she quickly pulled Hui Yuarai behind her to protect her. At the same time, Moriarty also stood in front of them.

Although Haibara Ai was confused, she understood what was happening when she saw the situation, so she quietly hid behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, staring closely at the door, waiting for the other party's arrival.

"Knock knock."

"Three guests, don't you want to eat? It's ready!"

Knocking on the door, the store manager called out again.

But no one answered his call.

"Knock knock, knock knock!"

"Hey, guests, are you there?"

So he knocked on the door again strangely. After calling the other party many times but getting no response, he saw that the door to the room was not locked, so he opened the door and saw three people standing quietly in the room.

"Guests, you?" "Professor!"

Seizing the opportunity of the opponent being stunned, Fujimaru Ritsuka gave an order, and the 50-year-old Moriarty in front of her instantly burst out with astonishing speed, pressing the opponent to the ground who had not yet reacted, completely suppressing him!
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Real name: James Moriarty
Class: Archer
Gender: Male

Attribute: Chaos, Evil

【Ability value】

Muscle strength: C
Durable :D
Agility: A
Magic: B
Lucky: A
Noble Phantasm: C——
As an orthodox archer who can swing a coffin and hit people, although Moriarty's strength value is only C, for ordinary humans, this is already an unimaginable terrifying power.

"Guests, what are you doing?! Let me go!"

The store manager struggled to get up, but found to his disbelief that his strength seemed to be no more than that of an old man in his 50s.

"Please cooperate honestly and just wait a moment."

Saying this, Moriarty continued to press the opponent to the ground with one hand, and held the cane with the other hand and raised it high.

If according to Fujimaru Ritsuka's speculation, the shadow is the opponent's true form——

"Oh!"

The cane fell hard and hit the opponent's shadow. The huge force directly penetrated the wooden floor under the shadow!
"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

The store manager who was still struggling suddenly let out a shrill scream of pain. A hole suddenly appeared on the side of the body corresponding to the shadow, and the blood gushing from the wound wet his clothes.

The scene in front of him completely confirmed Fujimaru Ritsuka's guess.

"Haha, as expected of the Master, he is indeed very experienced."

Seeing this, Moriarty chuckled a few times and praised Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"You guys, how did you find out?!"

The shadow store manager asked with a twisted face. At the same time, his human body began to twist.

"Oh!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"

There was a hole in his shoulder again, and the severe pain caused his movements to pause again. Moriarty suggested with a smile:
"Since you might get hurt, I advise you not to move."

"I am going to kill you!!!"

However, the shadow store manager doesn't seem to be a good listener.

Amidst the roar, his whole body turned into a black shadow and merged into the floor, and finally broke free from Moriarty's suppression. However, he did not turn around to attack Moriarty, but swam quickly to escape from here.

It seems that the other party is not a fool, but——

Moriarty appeared in front of him again as if he had teleported, and the cane in his hand stabbed down again, straight into the center.

"Oh!"

This time, the opponent did not scream again, but quickly dissipated like a bubble being popped.

"Are you so fragile?"

Seeing that this blow seemed to directly eliminate the opponent, Moriarty showed a look of surprise, and then sighed, regretting that he could not capture the opponent alive.

The strength of these shadows was much weaker than he expected.

"Sorry, I couldn't capture him alive."

"It doesn't matter. We have obtained some important information now."

Fujimaru Ritsuka comforted the other party. After all, they still know too little about shadows now, and there is nothing they can do about such a situation.

Beside her, Hui Yuan Ai looked at them blankly. What happened in front of her just now seemed to shock her so much that her brain stopped functioning.

"Xiao Ai, everything is fine. Xiao Ai?"

Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's call, she slowly came back to her senses, with a look of disbelief on her face and asked:

"That store manager...what's going on with you?!"

　The results were unexpectedly good, thank you all for your support! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)