BWDC:SDDK Chapter 49: Professor Agasa's Research into the Batsuit
Conan, who had originally only intended to come and gossip about Professor Agasa's first love, ended up being stuffed with a massive amount of shocking information.
He left Professor Agasa's research institute in a daze.
He had even forgotten to ask about the meeting place Agasa and Fusae had agreed upon——
Gossip can be consumed at any time, but when it comes to matters of life and death, once you miss it, it's truly gone.
Conan still remembered the tragedy on Moon Shadow Island.
If he had investigated the truth a bit earlier, or if his methods had been a bit more moderate...
Perhaps that cross-dressing doctor on Moon Shadow Island wouldn't have set himself on fire.
"I must proceed with caution..."
On the way back to the Mouri Detective Agency.
Conan suddenly remembered that the Junior Detective League seemed to have mentioned going somewhere to play tomorrow before they parted ways.
Whatever, he'd just give them a call tomorrow morning to avoid being thought of as a flake.
In any case, they weren't going to some desolate wilderness this time.
What kind of life-threatening disaster could possibly happen next to the Tokyo Budokan?
Conan didn't believe his and the Junior Detective League's luck could be that bad.
Just as he firmly refused to believe in the existence of magic or other supernatural nonsense in this world.
Soon, the Mouri Detective Agency appeared within Conan's line of sight.
He slowly strolled upstairs and, as expected, saw Mouri Kogoro drinking while watching a concert video.
This Sleeping Detective would likely spend the entire day tomorrow in a literal deep sleep.
"Hey, kid, didn't you say you were staying at Professor Agasa's place?"
Hearing the door open, Mouri Kogoro turned his head in surprise toward Conan.
To this, Conan merely offered a couple of listless, perfunctory excuses before preparing to head to his room to rest.
Then, he heard Mouri Kogoro's voice:
"Right, tomorrow Ran is going to a concert with Sonoko and that Batman kid."
"I definitely won't be able to cook for you. I'll give you some pocket money then; just go buy a bento and settle it yourself."
...Fine, a bento is a bento. It's better than nothing.
Conan shook his head slightly.
As for the pocket money, he didn't really care.
He had simply turned from Kudo Shinichi into Edogawa Conan; he hadn't traveled through time. The pocket money his parents gave him back then was plenty; he didn't need the pittance Mouri provided.
However, just as Conan was about to go to sleep, he suddenly felt something was off.
Conan: ?
No way? Ran is going to a concert with Sonoko and Ren Ichimonji?
Where? Which concert? It couldn't possibly be at the Tokyo Budokan, could it?
Thinking about Ren Ichimonji's habit of "refreshing" wherever a case occurred.
Conan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
This... surely nothing would really happen at the Tokyo Budokan tomorrow, right?
Like, for example, someone wanting to use a bomb to send the entire Tokyo Budokan into the sky...?
"I'll get up early tomorrow and stake out Hirota Masami at the Yotsubishi Bank. After planting the tracker, I'll head over to the Tokyo Budokan to take a look..."
Conan returned to his room with a sigh.
Damn it, the weight of the two schools and thirteen streets of Beika Town is all on my shoulders.
Without me, who knows how many murders and crises would break out!
——————
"What is this? A Cosmic Tuning Fork?"
"This is a Batman gadget? Which Batman the hell are you talking about?"
Ren Ichimonji looked at the system shop items that had refreshed at midnight, his expression troubled.
If he remembered correctly, the Batman who used a Cosmic Tuning Fork was the Batman Who Laughs, right?
Could a guy who was neither Joker nor Batman really be considered one of the Batmen recognized by the system?
Furthermore, first the Mobius Chair and now the Cosmic Tuning Fork—where exactly did this system originally intend to drop him? Into which DC Universe's Bruce Wayne?
Is it this high-intensity? Are you trying to make me neighbors with the Final Bruce Wayne? Working on the Hypertime stream together?
Ren Ichimonji sat on the sofa, his gaze sweeping over the other two special items.
These two were much more normal.
One was the "Super Pill" from the Injustice Superman comics, specifically the version with quite severe side effects.
The other was a Bat-Robot.
Ren Ichimonji wasn't sure which comic the latter came from, but judging by the price, this thing could at least go toe-to-toe with Bane.
————Unfortunately, he didn't have enough points.
Special gadgets that could only be used once a day were still more friendly to him.
Creak.
Along with the sound of the door opening, Professor Agasa's figure appeared in Ren Ichimonji's sight.
The slightly balding great inventor entered the room looking absolutely radiant.
There was no need to ask how the conversation between Professor Agasa and Fusae's friend had gone.
Agasa's expression already provided the answer.
"Thank you, Batman."
"That Mr. Billy told me that he would create an opportunity for me and Fusae to meet in the near future."
"If it weren't for your help this time, I'm afraid I would have had to wait another ten years for such a chance!"
Professor Agasa said gratefully.
Although the first thing Billy said upon seeing him was, [How did you manage to send information to my private email?].
But that wasn't important. What mattered was that everything was moving forward smoothly!
He was about to say something else when he suddenly realized that Conan, who had entered the institute right in front of him earlier, was gone.
Suddenly, Professor Agasa asked in confusion.
"Mr. Ren, where is Shinichi?"
"I saw him in the lab before I left. Has he already gone back?"
Ren Ichimonji nodded.
Regarding the relationship between Fusae and Professor Agasa.
Conan's departure was a greater contribution than everything else combined——
In the original story, the Junior Detective League followed Professor Agasa to meet Fusae, and as a result, Fusae mistook them for Agasa's grandchildren. Therefore, unless necessary, it was better not to involve Conan and the others.
If those two parted ways again because of a misunderstanding and made another "see you in ten years" pact, that would be truly ridiculous.
This isn't ancient Greece; what kind of Platonic love are we doing here?
"...I see. By the way, Mr. Ren, I've already finished some of the gadgets you mentioned last time."
"Especially that Utility Belt; take a look and see if it meets your requirements."
Professor Agasa got down to business.
He led Ren Ichimonji into a room specifically cleared out for making gadgets.
Phantom Thief Kid's white hang glider was still prominently displayed inside——
Ren Ichimonji's gaze lingered on the glider for a moment, and then his attention fell on something rather conspicuous nearby.
It was hanging on a clothes rack—a gadget that made one gasp in awe just by looking at it.
————The Batsuit.
"Although I don't know why you required the belt to be an interlocking upper-and-lower design, I still managed to make it."
"You can rest assured about the storage capacity. Ah, and this Grapple Gun, it also uses..."
As Agasa was introducing it, he suddenly noticed Ren Ichimonji seemed to be looking somewhere else.
He followed his gaze, which fell upon the suit, and then Professor Agasa coughed twice, saying bashfully:
"This is a special surprise I planned for you————"
"Yes, a Batsuit made of Kevlar bulletproof fiber throughout, with a specially treated cape."
"However, it's not finished yet. Do you have any other special requirements for it?"
"I will definitely fulfill them!"
Ren Ichimonji watched for a moment and said in a low voice:
"Can you add the electrical discharge device from Conan's sneakers—the one that stimulates human functions without harm for a short time?"
When the power of those sneakers was fully unleashed, it was enough to let Conan kick a ball at nearly the speed of sound.
He couldn't say for sure what he could achieve if he entered the "One-Minute Batman" state and then used the electrical device to accelerate!
Wouldn't this be much stronger than Bane's venom, which damages the intellect and leaves one powerless if the tubes are cut?
End of Chapter
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