Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

National High School Spring Kendo Tournament

Ran and I came to the Toto Gymnasium to cheer on Hattori,

30th National High School Spring Kendo Tournament

who traveled to Tokyo for a kendo tournament.

But while there, we came across a murder.

Furthermore, at the crime scene...

Wh-Who are you?

Who, me?

I'm Kyoto Senshin High School student,

Okita Soshi.

Hattori-han.

Maybe I misheard you,

but did you just say something about winning the tournament?

You think you'll beat me?

Of course, idiot!

Then we don't need to wait until the match.

Why don't we settle this here?

Time is the y-axis, and I'm the x-axis!

Inscribing love and cases with deductive reasoning!

Heiji and Okita, Kazuha and Ran.

How will the case and their contest end?

Always determining the one truth

with the body of a child and the mind of an adult,

his name is Detective Conan!

Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery

"Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery, Part Two!"

Now that I've caught you,

you're not getting away.

Okita Soshi Kyoto Senshin High School Second-Year

It is I who have come to find you.

Come and get me.

My throat's wide open.

You're exposing your left shoulder.

The tip of your sword is low and to the back.

That's the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu cleaving stance.

In that case...

That's the Tennen Rishin-ryu hiraseigan stance.

Your blade is sharply inclined as you aim for your opponent's left eye.

Shut up already.

If you want me to hit you, I will!

Hold it!

I wish I could keep watching,

but I can't let you mess up the crime scene anymore than you have.

But...

if you can solve this case by the time the matches resume,

then we won't have to cancel the tournament.

Really?

W-Wait, Sato-san.

Why not?

Those three are our only suspects.

Yokote Tsuneyuki (28) Freelance Writer

Sadamori Akane (31) Former JSDF

Norimura Nenji (40) Tournament Referee

Besides, it seems like there's something romantic about this tournament.

Hey...

E-Excuse me.

Could I go to the bathroom?

It doesn't look like I can use that one.

Sure.

We've already asked you all our questions.

In that case, excuse me.

I want to know...

Who is Hattori-kun's opponent?

Will he make it to the finals?

And will Hattori-kun be able to win and confess his feelings to Kazuha-chan?

So, did you find a box cutter in the bathroom?

No, not yet.

Then we'll be checking your belongings.

We'll start with your sword bag.

Okay.

Toto Gymnasium

Why did you bring your sword bag to the bathroom?

The same reason as these boys.

I have a match tomorrow,

so I was going to do some practice swings after using the bathroom.

I see.

Well?

We took apart the two swords that were in the bag.

We didn't find a box cutter.

We were curious about this thing that was in the bag though.

India Ink

India ink?

Why do you have this?

Since I'm a referee, I keep a spare bottle on hand.

At this tournament, we paint over the name of the losers.

30th National High School Spring Kendo Tournament

Let's see.

Hattori-kun's opponent in the finals is...

Namakoshi Kurahiko

There.

It's Namakoshi Kurahiko-kun.

Hey, Namakoshi.

You should forfeit if your leg is cramping.

I-I'm okay.

I'll win in two more games.

But you're up against Kaiho Academy's Hattori next.

Y-Yeah.

You've never beaten Hattori before.

S-Sounds like he'll make it to the finals.

So who's Okita-kun's opponent?

There it is.

They're representing Tokyo, huh?

Wait, what's with this guy?

His name sounds really strong.

There isn't a box cutter in my backpack.

Huh?

This chocolate is melted.

You're right.

Just the ones on the edge are really melted.

I-It's because I had it in my jacket's inside pocket.

My body heat must've melted it.

Let's see.

Okita-kun's opponent is from Tokyo, so...

Ouch...

Excuse me.

Onimaru

Th-This name...

He's Okita-kun's opponent.

Are you all right?

Y-Yes...

Onimaru-kun!

Is it true that you're forfeiting your final match?

What? Forfeiting?

Yes.

Something came up, and I must go home.

Wh-What came up?

The governor of Tokyo wants to make me an honorary citizen.

He's at my home right now.

That's incredible.

I thought only the elderly were given that title,

but it's not inconceivable since you've won two consecutive national tournaments at your age.

I don't believe I'm worthy of that title yet.

I'm going home to reject his offer.

What a waste.

Don't worry. I'll participate in my semi-final match.

It's someone I've been wanting to fight.

I see, I see.

Two consecutive national tournament wins?

That means he's the strongest kendo swordsman in Japan, right?

And since he won't fight in the finals even if he wins his semi-final match,

Winner

Okita Soshi - Onimaru Isamu

Hattori Heiji - Namakoshi Kurahiko

if Hattori-kun fights, he'll win automatically!

What's Heiji doing?

His match is starting in twenty minutes.

It's from Ran-chan.

From: Mori Ran

Subject: No subject

Congratulations

Congratulations?

Heiji hasn't won yet.

Iori, how did it go?

As we expected.

Then let's watch as my future husband

takes first place.

Toto Gymnasium

You seem to like taking pictures.

Y-Yeah, I guess.

But the month's almost over, and you've hardly taken any.

What?

Last month and the month before that, you took close to 200 pictures.

I-I can do what I want!

Someone's calling.

I'm answering it.

Hello?

Huh? This isn't Tsuneyuki's phone?

Are you the girl who likes cutters that Tsuneyuki said he met?

Cutters?

A-As in those big sailboats.

I've been into sailboats recently.

It's got nothing to do with the murder weapon!

Didn't this old man hear the culprit mention box cutters?

Now that I think about it, I think they said "cutter."

Give me a break.

Cutter?

None of them had a box cutter though.

And we didn't find one in the victim's bag.

No.

Inside the bag we found a wallet, a towel, a phone, a magazine,

an empty bag of stomach medicine, and the box it came in.

There are still traces of that medicine around his mouth.

His throat must have been cut right after he took it.

But we have to find that box cutter.

You're right.

Did you hear any strange noises inside the bathroom?

Like the blade of a box cutter being broken.

Speaking of noises, I heard rustling outside the bathroom.

That was probably the sound of them throwing the armor out the bathroom window.

I heard that, too.

I heard a scratching sound after that.

I heard it, too.

So did I.

In any case, they cut the throat of a ranked swordsman with a single blow.

As another ranked swordsman, that makes you the most suspicious.

B-But...

Don't be so sure.

If they were wearing this outfit,

maybe he thought they were a student in the tournament and let his guard down?

O-Okita!