Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 9
After lunch, Natsumi took Ishino to visit the castle.

Everywhere she goes, Natsumi will happily share with Ishino, the bits and pieces of her life here when she was a child.

Most of the places carry happy memories, such as the toy room when I was a child, the study room when I grew up, the back garden for drinking afternoon tea, and the music room for playing...

But there were also a few rooms that reminded Xia Mei of the sad past, those were the rooms of her parents and grandpa.

Seeing Xia Mei's sadness, Ishino made up his mind that he would never let her suffer such pain again.You must protect Xia Mei and the people around him, of course, including yourself.

Having made such a decision, Ishino has more expectations for the teacher who is going to meet late at night, and also pays more attention to the matter of learning art.

Just stop and go like this, the two chatted while walking, and the whole afternoon passed.When it was almost dinner time, the housekeeper Sawabe came to tell the two that Mrs. Yoko had rested all afternoon and felt better, so she wanted to have dinner with them.

So in the banquet hall on the first floor, the three enjoyed a Russian-style meal together.It is rare to taste a brand new dish, and Ishino committed a professional disease of food evaluation. These dishes are indeed very delicate and delicious, so he was very curious and asked who the chef is.

"The meals at home are all made by Grandpa Sawabe, and his cooking skills are very good." Xia Mei looked at the housekeeper Sawabe who stood respectfully at the side, and introduced to Ishino with some pride, "Even my dim sum skills , was first taught by Grandpa Sawabe.”

Hearing Xia Mei's words, Ishino immediately looked at the steward Sawabe, saying that he would have more time to exchange and learn from him in the future, but the steward Sawabe smiled and said modestly: "Where is it, this is nothing worth mentioning It's just a plus."

When Ishino heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched imperceptibly, recalling the mantra of a certain uncle he had seen in a TV series, and expressed firm doubts about the words "not worth mentioning".

During the meal, Ishino told a lot of their romantic stories in France. Yoko was in a good mood and her appetite was much better than usual. Xia Mei was happy for this and secretly gave the other party a thumbs up.

When Natsumi mentioned that the first meeting was in front of Ishino's "Egg of Memories" exhibited, Yoko gave Ishino a meaningful look.Ishino could only scratch his chin in embarrassment, and silently apologized in his heart.

……

At midnight, Ishino arrived at the tower of the castle on time.

Before coming, Ishino went to Yoko's room first.Yangzi told him that in addition to learning from the new teacher every night, he would also come to her place before dawn to help her change her appearance and learn the method of changing her appearance, worrying whether he would be able to persevere.

Ishino said that when he started sugar sculptures before, it was not a problem for him not to sleep for seven days in a row, so grandma didn't have to worry.

Seeing his confident look, Yoko expressed satisfaction, and at the same time reminded him not to tell anyone other than herself and Natsumi her true identity, including the new teacher she was going to meet later.

"You can trust him, but don't show him your means without reservation. From now on, you must have reservations for anyone, understand?"

"Grandma, I understand." Shi Ye understood that Yoko was teaching him how to protect himself, and took her advice seriously.

When he came to the watchtower at the top of the tower along the spiral steps, suddenly, a large group of black crows flew up from the bottom of the parapet, which shocked Ishino, jumped back two meters, and made a gesture. A vigilant gesture.

However, this group of crows only hovered around the parapet, and suddenly dispersed to all directions, and then disappeared into the night, leaving a dark figure standing on the parapet.

Looking at the bearded uncle in front of him wearing a black magic hat, black evening dress, black cloak, and a pair of unilateral glasses, just like a pure black Phantom Thief Kidd costume, Ishino subconsciously shouted out:

"Phantom Thief Kidd's father!"

The first time he heard this title, even a calm and calm person like Heiyu Pirates almost lost his mind, and staggered and threw himself off the wall.Luckily, he had been prepared. Just in case, he fixed his body between the wall and the eaves with the invisible black steel wire in advance, so as to stabilize his figure.

"God TM Phantom Thief Kidd's father, you, I am Kidd himself!" Thinking that he was almost made a fool of himself by the boy opposite when he first appeared on the stage, Black Feather Bandit couldn't help but swear.

But seeing the young man in front of him neither panic nor surprised, but staring at him curiously, Black Feather Pirate also became interested in him, and changed back to an inscrutable look, saying seriously.

"It seems that you already know my identity from the old lady, so from today on, you will come here every day at this time, and you will learn whatever I teach you."

In fact, Yoko didn't tell Shi Ye at all what the identity of the teacher he was going to meet tonight was, he just told him to go and see.

One of the reasons for doing this was that she knew that Ishino, as the "son of prophecy", must know the identity of Kuroba Pirates, so she left a surprise for the other party, showing her connections and cards as an elder.

And another reason, which even she herself finds a little unbelievable, is that as her body becomes younger, her mentality seems to be affected, and she also becomes a little younger. She wants to see how Ishino will react.

At this time, Ishino was not surprised at all, that is naturally impossible.But rather than being surprised by the appearance of Heiyu Pirates, he was more surprised by Grandma Yangzi's terrifying energy.

What kind of person is Black Feather Pirate One? In order to track down the "Zoo" organization, he can hide his name for eight years. He even kept his own son Kaidou a secret, but now he appears directly in front of him, and he still tacitly agrees It is unbelievable that I became a teacher for myself.

So rather than being surprised, Ishino was more curious, and couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, I know you never accept apprentices casually, but you promised to teach me the first time we met, isn't it a little casual? Or Say what grandma Yangzi told you, is there a reason why you can't refuse?"

This is indeed Ishino's real idea. There are only a few apprentices of Kuroba Pirates, and only his own son Kaito has really taught magic.He couldn't figure out how much face an old lady, Grandma Yangzi, could have so that she could be her teacher without even asking.Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Black Feather Pirate One has something to hold in the hands of Grandma Yangzi, so he has to agree to the other party's request.

However, Kuroba Pirates' answer was beyond Ishino's expectations.

(End of this chapter)