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

Chapter 306 Ahead lies hell.

Chapter 306 Ahead lies hell.

When Kogoro Mouri heard that his daughter wanted to spend the night elsewhere, he was initially reluctant to agree. However, after Sonoko suggested that Hiko Akutagawa would also be going with them, he eventually did not refuse.

The group took a bus and arrived at a fork in the road. After walking along a mountain path for a while, they successfully found the villa location marked on the simple map given to them by Uchida Asami.

The group warmly welcomed the several unexpected guests, but when they heard the voice of one of the boys named Noguchi Shibahisa, Akutagawa Hiko's thoughts wandered for a moment.

Hearing his voice alone wouldn't be a big deal, but the main thing is that there's Conan next to him, and the image of a dark-skinned, squinty-eyed Rock-type Gym Leader leaps off the page.

Since the gathering was organized on the grounds of Uchida Asami's birthday, the topics of discussion ranged from various murder cases to the love affairs of playboy Sawai Manabu, and finally to various praises for Uchida Asami.

After hearing about Uchida Asami's achievements, one has to admit that she is indeed a very outstanding woman, and it is understandable that she would hold a grudge over a failed confession.

In less than half a year after entering university, she won the newcomer award for her novel, won the women's doubles tennis tournament held by her college, and won the title of Miss Tokyo in her first year.

She could be described as both scholarly and martial, talented and beautiful, but unfortunately she fell in love with Shinichi Kudo.

"I really admire her. She has achieved so much at such a young age, yet she is not spoiled at all."

Dressed in red, Hayasaka Tomoko spoke with a hint of envy, her heart filled with admiration for this junior. Of course, what she cared about most was that this junior was only eighteen years old.

After all, she's the kind of woman who, after turning twenty, feels an intense urge to throw an extra candle on a cake, even though the peak of human physiology and spirit is generally around twenty-five.

At twenty-one years old, she was definitely in the prime of her life.

Yoshinobu Morimoto took a swig of beer, showing no resentment that his novel was ultimately outshone by Asami Uchida. He exclaimed, "Not only that, her reasoning is also the strongest in our mystery club. Several times we were able to solve the puzzles thanks to her."

Sawai Manabu glanced at the table, somewhat puzzled as to why his most anticipated item hadn't appeared: "Speaking of which, what about Asami's famous lemon pie? Didn't you say you'd bring it over once it was ready?"

Sonoko brought over two plates of food, and Akutagawa Hiko got up to help. After thanking her with a slightly flushed face, she explained, "Mami-senpai forgot to bring them, so she and Ran are baking them again."

Akutagawa glanced at Conan's reaction and, as expected, there was no reaction to the lemon pie. He probably didn't even remember that Uchida Asami had made lemon pies for him for three months in a row and asked him to comment on them.

It seems that it was Asami Uchida's first time making lemon pie, so the taste wasn't exactly delicious, but it was barely edible.

Everyone else in the soccer club said her lemon pie was delicious because of her, but only Shin Kudo was outspoken. It was around that time that she noticed this young lad.

After successfully winning Shinichi Kudo's approval with a lemon pie, Asami Uchida took the opportunity to confess her feelings, only to be rejected without hesitation.

So it's probably not a problem that Shinichi Kudo likes lemon pie; he usually enjoys snacks, but it's definitely not because of Asami Uchida.

His favorite thing was probably the lemon pie that Xiaolan prepared for him.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting!"

Uchida Asami pushed Ran, whose face was full of embarrassment and reluctance, out from behind.

When the lemon pie was served, Shibahisa Noguchi bluntly remarked, "Wow, it's so dark."

Akutagawa Hikaru trusted Ran's cooking skills, so he immediately took a piece and put it in Conan's hand, and took another piece for himself.

To be honest, the taste is actually quite good. The charred outer layer forms a crispy crust, which gives it a unique flavor.

Xiaolan can make a lot of desserts. Although it was her first time trying lemon pie and she didn't control the heat very well, the taste was still good, even better than some desserts sold in dessert shops.

Conan chewed heartily, enthusiastically exclaiming, "Ran-neechan, this is so delicious!"

Hiko Akutagawa nodded in approval: "It doesn't feel like this is the first time you've made it. The taste is amazing, and even the appearance is an innovation."

Xiaolan said shyly, "It's not as good as you say."

Everyone exclaimed "Oh, Ezekiel!"

Asami Uchida, watching Ran from the side, said, "You see, the most important thing about cooking is the content; the appearance doesn't matter."

Akutagawa Hiko doesn't quite agree with this point, because no matter what, people should at least have the desire to taste the dish when they see it, unless you trust the chef a lot and are willing to eat it even if the dish looks scary.

While inner qualities are certainly important, outer appearance should not be overlooked either.

Amidst the merriment, it was midnight. Everyone had planned to celebrate Uchida Asami's birthday at this exact moment, and the professor's birthday fax also arrived right on time.

However, at this moment, Uchida Asami fell into a deep sleep.

After extinguishing the candles, Sawai Manabu took on the task of cleaning up, telling the others to wait for him in the car, and that they would go to karaoke together later.

Akutagawa looked at Conan with a sullen expression: "You're not allowed to say a word in a moment."

Two girls standing nearby, unaware of the situation, chimed in, "Oh dear, what's going on? If the kid wants to sing, let him sing. At worst, he's tone-deaf; how bad can it be?"

Before they could finish speaking, the two noticed that Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki looked terrified, their faces as white as paper, clearly trapped in some unpleasant memories.

Akutagawa thought for a moment, then ruffled Conan's hair: "You'll be singing normally in a bit."

As long as chakra isn't used, nothing serious will usually happen, and it won't cause any real harm.

Before Sonoko and Ran could speak, Akutagawa Hiko took out his earplugs and placed a pair in each of their hands.

"Is this not a good thing for us?"

The two seemed to have grasped at a straw, but Xiaolan was too kind and felt that this was somewhat unfair to these people's ears and might cause them lifelong psychological trauma.

Akutagawa Hiko's face was somber: "People can't imagine things they haven't heard of or seen. It's no use talking to them. We might as well let them experience it for themselves."

The others all had the same expression, and the little boy named Conan also had a matter-of-fact look on his face, which made the others feel a bad premonition.

But as the saying goes, people can't imagine things they haven't seen.

Finally, urged by Manabu Sawai, who was all ready to leave, the group drove to karaoke.