Conan: I am really a good person

Chapter 412 Animal World ④

The second time they met was when Suzuki Sonoko was traveling to another city.

At that time, she had finished playing with her friends and was lying on the car contentedly, shaking her ears, so she was not curious and looking around with her ears perked up like she was when she came.

As she was lying there, she suddenly heard the sharp sound of paw pads and claws rubbing against the ground. She looked up blankly and saw a gray figure running at full speed, then leaping up and pouncing on a brown bear, and fighting with the bear.

That's a wolf.

Suzuki Sonoko was stunned, staring blankly at the fight between the wolf and the bear. She caught a glimpse of white in the corner of her eye, so she turned her head and found that a white wolf had appeared in the corner of the street out of nowhere.

It should be White Wolf, right?
'White Wolf' looked like a young wolf, much smaller than a normal adult wolf. He squatted leisurely outside the battlefield, his fluffy tail swinging nonchalantly left and right, as if his companions were happily playing in the water instead of fighting a life-and-death battle with a brown bear.

The last time they met he was a dog, but now he has turned into a wolf. Even though he's still handsome, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help feeling confused as she stared at him with sparkling eyes.

She stared for a minute.

A minute later, a pack of wolves jumped out from the direction where the "white wolf" was crouching, and the brown bear was quickly defeated by the wolves.

The chaos caused by the fight had subsided, and there were no more traffic jams. Vehicles began to move. Suzuki Sonoko, who had been leaning against the car window and watching the entire fight, saw the gray wolf that had pounced at the beginning leave the battlefield, walk to the side of the "white wolf", and whispered something in a very unhappy tone.

...I think I should be unhappy.

As the car approached, Suzuki Sonoko saw that the White Wolf smiled a smile that was not wolf-like at all. He was still shaking his fluffy tail, and his smile was a bit like a cunning fox. "No need to thank me. I said I am a caring citizen, so of course I have to be enthusiastic and prepare hardships for you."

"If you praise me again, I will be happy."

When he smiled, the cold and sharp feeling of a wolf like him weakened, and he became more gentle and approachable. However, a certain sense of danger increased instead of decreased, causing the small animals around him who were trying to stay away to feel their hearts pounding and wishing they could grow a pair of wings so they could just fly away.

The driver stepped on the accelerator and sped up his departure.

Suzuki Sonoko's heart was also beating wildly.

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"you know me?"

A future question.

He had already closed his eyes, with a sense of beauty that he had taken the time to sleep and that as much sleep as he could get was a reward. When he heard Suzuki Sonoko's surprised words, he opened his eyes again, and his pair of red pupils turned into sharp vertical pupils.

After looking Suzuki Sonoko up and down for a few seconds, he actually remembered, "Oh, it's you, Rabbit."

The rabbit that dared to provoke him.

Ichijo Mirai is very aware of his identity as a criminal, and is also very aware that he can easily offend the police... There is no way, when he is not disguised, compared with normal people in normal society, he has a temperament of "I am a criminal without any scruples."

The same is true now in the animal world.

That's why, when he was searching for humans all over the world, animals would often come to him following the scent. This was the case when he was in the police academy and when he was in the FBI.

But whether it was Morobushi Keimitsu or Akai Shuichi, although they had a keen sense of smell, they also understood the euphemisms of human beings and would not say "You are a criminal, right?" right away.

Suzuki Sonoko is different.

She stared at him straight as soon as she came up, her sparkling eyes brighter than the sign that said "I'm a detective, I found a criminal!" Even if Ichijou didn't look at her, she would stare at him until he left her sight.

This is too offensive!
Couldn't you just hold back your gaze and try to change your identity to see if he was a criminal? How could you just assume it was true?

...Of course, it could be a misunderstanding. After all, it is normal for a rabbit to stare at the hound cautiously when it is chasing the rabbit.

But if it was a misunderstanding once, it couldn't be the same twice, right? Staring cautiously might be a misunderstanding, but staring straight at her couldn't be, right?

He had changed his race, but Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up the moment she noticed him. She clearly saw through his disguise and recognized him.

It would be fine if he recognized her, but instead of sneaking around and calling the police and keeping secret, he stared at her openly. Isn't that too much?

It's a provocation, it's a provocation!

How come the detective keeps making provocations anytime and anywhere?

Although this rabbit detective seems to be both timid and bold, he doesn’t look like a detective…

A very unhappy future.

They don't treat this world as normal time at all. Every day when they open their eyes, they are either lying down in depression or scratching the sky and the earth and turning over stones to look for humans. They have common sense about the animal world but not much, so their future is very unhappy.

But now he is very happy.

——The detective who dared to provoke him actually fell into his hands.

His eyes rolled, and he wagged his tail and laughed, "Don't you live in the city? Why did you come to the wilderness?"

"My friend and I were traveling on a spaceship, but the spaceship crashed midway," Suzuki Sonoko answered obediently, and then asked eagerly, "Mr. Good Man, have you ever seen a crashed spaceship?!"

what?
Mr. Nice Guy?

Yi Tiao Wei, who was showing his fox nature, paused, narrowed his eyes, like a half-bent knife, "I seemed to hear something falling, I thought it was a meteorite, but it turned out to be a spaceship."

Then he asked naturally, "Mr. Nice Guy?"

"Wow, I knew you had a clue!" Suzuki Sonoko's eyes were as bright as dark green cat's eyes, and two round dots were on her cute cheeks. "Well, Mr. Nice Guy!"

"When I met you before..."

She looked away sheepishly and lowered her voice, "I overheard your conversation with your friends. You seemed to like the legendary humans very much, so I went to study them a little bit..."

Then he added in surprise, "I thought you didn't notice me, but I didn't expect you to recognize me. That's amazing!"

It's just that they met each other twice, and both times he only glanced at her at most, but he was still able to recognize her after such a long time. It's really amazing!

A future translation: In order to arrest you, I specifically studied your preferences. So, how about it, can you die with your eyes closed?
He translated again: You don't look like a very smart guy, but you can remember me, the great detective. It seems that you do have some smart moments sometimes.

This is a translation based on one's own judgment. After being a human for a long time, when he was a fox, Ichijo Mirai inherited the characteristics of human beings. He was always good at translating based on his own judgment and making unreasonable demands. After translating skillfully, he couldn't help but look at Suzuki Sonoko seriously. He didn't expect that a little rabbit the size of a palm could be so aggressive.

"Thank you for the compliment," he smiled, "I did see a crashed object that looked like a spaceship, but over there..."

The fluffy fox tail swayed, like an umbrella, sweeping back and forth over Suzuki Sonoko's head, bringing an itchy and hot feeling from the friction. She tried hard to steady her body that was shaking from side to side, and tried even harder not to look at the flexible tail, "But over there?"

"To get to the crash site, you have to pass a giant python, then cross the lion's territory, pass the cheetah's home, and on the way there is a river with crocodiles. Eagles are circling in the sky and are ready to swoop down and catch small animals at any time."

As if telling a fairy tale, Yi Tiao said in a relaxed tone, "Not to mention there is a cliff blocking the way."

"Do you really want to go?"

"Huh?" Suzuki Sonoko's eyes widened in surprise, "Is it really that dangerous..."

They are all animals that can easily eat rabbits...

As a rabbit, Suzuki Sonoko was of course scared.

She made the right decision without hesitation, with her eyes wide open: "Go!"

Woo.

It is indeed very dangerous, even the nice guy says it is dangerous, so it must be even more dangerous for her, but Xiaolan is still there.

She did not leave the spaceship with Suzuki Sonoko, and might be lucky enough to leave the spaceship later. She might have just landed in the territory of a dangerous carnivore, or she might be trying to find her through many difficulties.

If the rabbit Ran Mouri heard this news at this time and place, she would definitely choose to look for her friends firmly.

Suzuki Sonoko was very sure.

"Eh?" Ichijo Mirai looked at her unexpectedly, "Even if I get hurt?"

"Even if it hurts."

"Even if you die?"

"Even if I die."

"Even if your friend is a powerful kicker who can easily knock out a cheetah?"

"Even if... Hey, Mr. Good Man, how did you know!"

Suzuki Sonoko widened her eyes again, this time in surprise.

"I read the news," said Ichijo Mirai calmly, "and I remember the incredible news."

This is another reason why he thinks Suzuki Sonoko is a detective. When the news showed the scene where Mao Li Ran kicked Cheetah unconscious, there was a mark at the bottom of the picture saying it was a crime scene.

...With a partner who can make animals behave like this, it's no wonder that the detective dares to stare at him provocatively.

Suzuki Sonoko smiled, "Xiaolan is really amazing!"

Logically speaking, her friend is so capable, she shouldn't worry about his safety.

But if everything could really be explained logically, this world would have long become a paradise of rationality.

"Okay," Ichijo Mirai narrowed his eyes again, "I can help you."

He still had dangerous vertical pupils, but his expression was gentle, with a sense of uneasiness that made animals feel at ease but also set off alarm bells. "I have lived in the wilderness for a long time and I am very familiar with it. With me here, your lovely journey to find friends may be easier."

Maybe it will be easier.

Or maybe you can reach the enemy's dining table every time.

"Eh?" Suzuki Sonoko hesitated, "Hmm..."

She neither agreed nor refused. She moved her three-petal mouth with round innocent eyes and asked in a low voice: "Then how should we go?"

No animal would refuse a hand extended to it in times of distress. A future wagged its tail again, "All the way south."

"But now, the moon has risen to the top of the tree. Should we rest today?"

Take a rest and continue editing tomorrow.

When it’s late at night, take the opportunity to arrange for the BOSS along the way, and the kind-hearted carnivores will happily agree.

Suzuki Sonoko agreed, "Okay."

She looked at the red pupil of the future tinged with gold meekly and said seriously, "Thank you, Mr. Nice Man."

Then, when the moon slanted into the forest and was blocked by branches and leaves, and the night was so late that the whole world was quiet, and Yitiao Mirai also closed his eyes for a long time without moving, she quietly jumped out of the fox's den.

On the big leaf was written her sincere thanks again: [Thank you for helping me, Mr. Good Man, but the journey is so long and dangerous, I cannot take it for granted as a weak person to accept the help.]

She only knows that the future will be great.

But we still don’t know how powerful he really is, and whether he can easily drive away poisonous snakes and wild beasts and move freely throughout the wilderness.

I only know that the road at night is very difficult to walk on, the wild beasts are very scary, and the kind-hearted man has good intentions, but I cannot drag him into a life-and-death situation surrounded by wolves, jackals, tigers and leopards.

Therefore, she was very afraid of the night, scared of the road ahead, and determined to go alone to save her friend. She left very quietly, like a small furry ball that jumped lightly a few times among the trees and then blended into the dark forest.

A pair of eyes quietly lit up in the darkness behind her, and without deliberate control, the pupils of the future were round.

He opened his round eyes with red and gold hues, and stared quietly in the direction where Suzuki Sonoko disappeared, without wagging his tail for a long time.

(End of this chapter)