In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 218 Divination Attempt

Chapter 218 Divination Attempt

Just as the group was chatting over tea, they heard someone calling for the hotel owner from the entrance. Ran, holding a "signature book for those who voluntarily give up their lives," unusually showed enthusiasm: "Could it be Ms. Kinoshita? Let's go check!"

Conan and Heiji Hattori also wanted to join in the fun, but Hiko Akutagawa remained seated. Conan looked around, wanting to leave with Ran, but what if they had an important conversation?

Unexpectedly, Hattori Heiji also stopped, as if by some strange twist of fate.

Akutagawa Hiko pulled a box of cards from his pocket, quickly cleaned and shuffled them, then laid them out smoothly in front of the two of them: "I recently learned some divination online, want to give it a try?"

Although Hattori Heiji didn't really believe in such things, thinking it was more of a psychological effect, and ultimately things were more likely to go in the direction predicted by the divination, he still became a little interested.

Compared to idol worship, prophecies seem much more interesting.

Compared to Heiji Hattori, Conan is slightly more superstitious about prophecies. It is said that witches are not strong in terms of physical power, but they are masters of prophecy and curses.

Compared to the inescapable and vexing fate of Ragnarok, the witch's prophecy is merely one possibility for the future.

"What should we do? Do we need to do any preparation?"

Perhaps influenced by his own experience of trying the witch's legacy from Koizumi Akako, Akutagawa Hiko also became somewhat mystical: "No need, fate will guide us to draw the card that symbolizes the future."

Of the books given to him by Koizumi Akako, Akutagawa Hiko has only learned a fairly basic part so far. This kind of divination, which doesn't require any price to pay and is very easy to learn, really tests the user's sense of the world, or rather, their power of destiny.

Putting aside the fact that he himself is a time traveler, Conan is a Death God aura holder, a true chosen one, and Hattori Heiji is also a buff.

The three high school detectives stacked together should be able to succeed, right?

Influenced by Akutagawa's solemnity, the two detectives also became serious. Under Akutagawa's command, the three of them each pressed their dominant index finger against a card and pulled it out.

This time, Akutagawa Hiko didn't cheat by using X-ray vision, nor did he use any magic tricks to adjust the position of the cards. When he saw "Wind and Snow" on the card, he smiled slightly.

When Conan saw the card he pulled out, he frowned. Heiji Hattori glanced at it and saw that it was the card that symbolized "death," a misfortune.

As for his own—

"My card says 'sleep,' is there any connection?"

Akutagawa Hiko put the cards away and shuffled the three cards in order: "It depends on how you interpret it. Most fortune tellers prefer to interpret it in a positive light, since people like to hear good things."

Without paying attention to the shuffled order of the cards, Akutagawa Hiko flipped over the cards in his hand one by one. From top to bottom, they were "Sleep" drawn by Hattori Heiji, "Snowstorm" drawn by himself, and "Death" which was very suitable for Conan.

Akutagawa Hiko remarked, "This is not a good sign. Death has been relegated to the last place. Given the constant stream of cases these past two days, I'm more inclined to interpret it this way—"

Someone will die peacefully in their sleep, amidst the wind and snow.

Whether it was the divination that truly worked or the influence of his own will as someone who knew his destiny, he had indeed divined the murder that was going to happen today.

Hattori Heiji looked completely unconcerned, seemingly not believing in such unscientific things at all: "Can't you interpret it in a positive way, like the snow stopping in our sleep and death moving away from us or something?"

Akutagawa Hiko shrugged: "This is a divination method I learned from a witch. It's about peeking into the threads of fate through a series of coincidences, and I can't guarantee the success rate."

This earnest explanation left the materialist Hattori Heiji somewhat bewildered, and he said with a look of astonishment, "No, you actually believe in this kind of thing?"

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji, whose face clearly read, "Has this guy been tricked by some con artist? He's so smart, it shouldn't be like this." A sense of superiority suddenly welled up inside him.

Compared to Hattori, who knew nothing about Kansai, Kudo from Kanto was far superior.

However, the information Ah Yan deciphered suggests that someone might die in the snowstorm today.

Conan frowned very maturely.

Hattori Heiji took one look and thought to himself, "Oh no! The future flowers of our nation may be led astray by this bewitched detective. What am I going to do?"

Conan knew exactly what Hattori Heiji was thinking. Before shrinking and being shown the truth of the world by Akutagawa Hiko, he probably would have scoffed at the kind of fortune-telling that only little girls would believe in.

but--

Divination feels like cheating, but it doesn't seem like something you can just learn and use easily. This must be Ayan's first time using it too.

I learned it from the witch—

If ninjas are more focused on combat, then witches are more focused on mystery.

As he was pondering this, Akutagawa Hiko patted Conan on the head: "Go, Conan, bite him!"

Conan rolled his eyes, speechless. "Don't talk about him like a dog, okay?"

That being said, Conan understood Akutagawa Hiko's meaning: "Is this really a good idea? Isn't it dangerous for him to know what's going on here?"

Akutagawa Hiko, however, didn't seem to care. To be honest, he was the most dangerous person in the world right now, but he still offered an explanation: "His father is a high-ranking official in the Metropolitan Police Department. It will be good for you to bring him on board."

Conan was still somewhat conflicted. Clearly, for a proud high school detective who hadn't yet been worn down by society, trying to solve his problems by borrowing his friend's family background was still too shameless.

Akutagawa Hiko looked at him with exasperation: "Don't you think about it? If his father could have participated in the eradication of the Black Organization, what a huge achievement that would have been! He might even have been able to secure the position of Superintendent General of Police in the future. It's just a win-win situation."

Upon hearing this, Conan realized that it was indeed true; eradicating a transnational evil organization that had been entrenched in Japan for many years was no small feat.

Heiji Hattori was completely bewildered. How did the topic suddenly shift to his family background? Although his father had passed the civil service exam and entered the professional group, he was already at the limit of his career as a police inspector at such a young age.

The current Superintendent General of Police is in excellent health; what merits did he have to reach such a position?

Conan took the initiative to explain to him, telling him his identity in detail, and selectively telling Heiji Hattori that supernatural forces exist in the world.

Heiji Hattori didn't want to believe it; his seventeen-year-old worldview couldn't be overturned so easily. But this little stone figure, dancing under Conan's control, shattered his worldview with a single punch.

Fortunately, he's still young and will be able to accept it quickly.