| Volume 16 File 8: A presence Sonoko: What?! The Kid is already on the ship?! He imitated Dad? Tomoko: Well� Conan: I was in the restroom and I found clothes with a mask imitating your father�s face, Sonoko! The police are looking for him! But with him�we�ll never find a clue�What about Ran? Where is she? Kogoro: She didn�t see you come back so she went looking for you�She said that maybe, you had been kidnapped by the Elusive 1412� Nakamori: It�s not 1412� Nakamori: IT�S KID!! THE �ELUSIVE KID�!! DO NOT DO ANY MORE MISTAKES �CAUSE WE�RE GONNA GET CONFUSED!! Kogoro: Yes� Nakamori: Pffff� Kogoro: Who is he? Tomoko: It�s the inspector Nakamori�He�s the official inspector with any case involving the Kid�Like you, he is a knight hired to fight for our familial jewel �the black pearl�� Kogoro: Oh please madam�There are more than 500 guests tonight. And everybody wears a black pearl! Only but one is the real pearl�If you tell me who wears the real one, I can protect it to the top of my ability� Tomoko: Even though they are beautiful copies, they are not perfect, by really looking at them, you can tell�Some, like mine, have dark colors and an area that lacks the glow�In the other hand, some shine too much, and are easily recognizable as fake� These imitations could not be perfect. Kogoro: oh yeah�But it�s impossible to look every one of them� Tomoko: I�ll give you a clue� Tomoko: I chose the person who wears the pearl that so long ago its color seduced my grandfather�because it suits him/her the best� Conan: It suits him/her the best� Tomoko: Fate has well-chosen because there is only one person of this class� Kogoro: Given that it is a jewel, I think it�s a woman who� Tomoko: but you wear it very elegantly, Mr. Mouri! Hatamoto: Oh! It�s you, Mr. Mouri!! It was so long ago! I remember you had helped a lot! (Shoji Hatamoto. 41 yrs old. Manager of a French restaurant.) Kogoro: You�re a member of the Hatamoto family� Hatamoto: Yes! Thanks to you, our restaurants have been well developed�To say it all, it was me who chose tonight�s menu� Mifune: What a pity, Mr. Shoji�Because of the Kid, the president has missed the boarding�Sucking up in form of feast would not do anything!! ( Takuya Mifune. 26 yrs old. Director of Mifune Electric Co.) Hatamoto: Your sense of humor hasn�t changed, Mifune ! Mifune: Thank you, thank you� Kogoro: Ah ! you were at Ms. Yotsui�s b-day� Hatamoto: Hm�You don�t wear any black pearl? Mifune: This kind of juvenile game does not attract me at all� Kogoro: But if you don�t wear it, you�re gonna get suspected� Mifune: I do not have any choice� Conan: Huh?! � Tomizawa: What? Ayako is not here? Sonoko: no�my sister was a little tired� Tomizawa: Oh�What a pity� Conan: It�s really a big party organized by the great Suzuki family: only Daddy�s sons and presidents� Kogoro: And Ran? She takes a lot of time� Sonoko: She must have been lost�She doesn�t have the sense of orientation� Ran: So I don�t have the sense of orientation?! Sonoko: Ah Ran�So? How is the ambiance outside this room? Ran: the hall is full of policemen� Chiyaki: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I am inspector Chiyaki�Maybe you have heard that we are looking for a criminal, and we think he�s aboard!! As you know, he�s an expert in disguise! He studies the person first, and then, he imitates perfectly face and voice. He�s a bad genius, but a genius he is� Maybe he�s already among you! I would have asked you to go through a search�But, for this time, we would act like gentlemen�A password! Team up with somebody and choose a password you would be the only one to know! Kogoro: Of course�Thus, he can�t transform as he wants, and the police can narrow its list of suspects� Chiyaki: Choose a definite password with your partner!! Ran: So�What password shall we choose? Conan: Huh? When I say �Holmes�� Ran: I will say �Lupin��! Voice: HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!! Nakamori: Mechanic room?! What the hell are you doing?! Walkie-talkie: Inspector, it�s not� People: KID� People : THE ELUSIVE KID?! E. Kid: Pfff�Those passwords won�t be of any use�because the �black star� is already in my hands� Nakamori: IMPOSSIBLE?! Sonoko: WAOUH Tomoko: What an annoying thief�To this kind of insect�one has to teach him a lesson� Conan: Huh?! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! Sonoko: Mom?! Tomoko: Pft� People: AAAAAAAHHHHHHH Nakamori: What did you do?! Tomoko: Do not worry, Mr. Inspector�Because he�s still�ALIVE� Nakamori: Huh? Tomoko: The bodyguards have caught the body with the tablecloth�And he has pretended to be touched by this fake gun�Yes, because, actually, he�s a magician I hired today� Tomoko: It�s Mr. Kazumi Sanada!! Applause him in his performance in : �The end of the Elusive Kid� (Kazumi Sanada. 27 yrs old. Magician.) Clap clap clap clap Hatamoto: Of course�Kid is a remarkable illusionist�it�s perfect for you� Sanada: Pfff�It is true that we are masters in the art of bluffing our entourage, creativity is our task, but� Conan: Creativity� Sanada: I am fundamentally a magician�I won�t lose against a thief�Now, if you please, I ask you to go toward the scene�where the spectacle of magic is going to happen� Conan: The thief has to be creative to achieve his goals�and it�s afterwards that the detective learns his lessons�After all, he only can relate to the facts, right? Learns his lessons� relate to the facts� Conan: This�This impression�It�s him!! He�s already here!! Sanada: We�re going to begin with�cards�an easy one� Mifune: Wait a minute! I�m always suspicious�Can I shuffle these cards? Sanada: Sure�Go ahead�Everybody can do it! Conan: Who is it? Who is the real Kid?! Shoot�They all begin to be suspects in my eyes�If only� [ Tomoko: I gave the black pearl to whom it fits best�] I didn�t understand what she meant by that� Tomizawa: AH� Tomizawa: I�m sorry� Sanada: Don�t be sorry. To let the cards fall down won�t put the magic away� Conan: Huh?! You have the guest list, I think� Kogoro: Yes� Sonoko: Here you go! Sanada: Thank you, miss� To thank you, I�ll give you a card! Sonoko: Really? Sanada: Wait! Just before, I am going to read into your hearts with my piercing look� And I will predict the card that you will choose� Conan: Of course�That�s why he put it in the second message� Sanada: Hmmm� Ran: It�s exciting, isn�t it? Conan: I understood, Kid�what you�re looking for� Sanada: Hmmm�A pigeon�Symbol of romantism�of the heart� Conan: The place where your prey is� Sanada: So it should be the ace of heart! Please take a card� Sonoko: The right one! Sonoko & Ran: Huh? Sonoko & Ran: KID�THE ELUSIVE KID!? Sanada: Huh?! People: It�s the Kid�The Kid is here!!! Chiyaki: Do not panic! Check your passwords!! Mr. Nakamori? I hope he didn�t steal it? Conan: He didn�t take it, and he hasn�t escaped neither�He tries to create a disorder and fool us� Nakamori: Huh? Conan: No problem�We�ll catch him�He�s no magician� He�s a human�With his tricks� |