Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 407 Melody Villa (Part 3)

"As the name of this costume, 'Cheshire Cat', suggests, it's inspired by the flying and invisible cat from Alice in Wonderland, so the user can also use the same abilities."

"Can it fly and become invisible?" Conan immediately looked at the fashion in Akai Shuichi's hand in surprise. "Mr. Akai, try it on!"

Looking at Conan's excited little eyes, Shuichi Akai could only try on this costume that he felt was very embarrassing. He was also looking forward to whether the ability of this costume would be as the postman said.

After putting on the "Cheshire Cat", Shuichi Akai looked in the mirror and saw that he had turned into a person with blue hair and blue eyes, a pair of cat ears on his head, a pair of cat claw gloves on his hands, and a shining cat tail behind him.

Conan walked over and pinched the cat's paw. The touch felt quite real, and he even had some kind of synaesthesia. Because when Conan pinched the cat's paw until it blossomed, he saw the cat ears on Akai Shuichi's head tremble slightly, and he could even hear Akai Shuichi suppressing a gurgling sound from his throat.

Conan was shocked: Is this costume's synesthesia so strong? Even Mr. Akai has some cat instincts? However, for Mr. Akai's dignity, Conan decided not to touch the cat's tail, which looked so good to be rubbed.

[Painter: I can’t hold it in any longer.]

[Prisoner: I never thought that the power of fashion could be used on other people in this way.]

[Prophet: Besides cats, Naib also has animal costumes like wolves and sharks.]

[Mercenary: Haha, have you guys decided who to invite over to play with you?]

[Bartender: Don't worry about Vermouth yet. I think we can get a certain Osaka black chicken over here.]

[Explorer: And a certain magic little white dove.]

[Prophet: Does that mean I should prepare my costume for Kaito Kidd and William's costume for Hattori Heiji?]

[Forward: Let me see. (Looking through the closet)]

[Air Force: Wouldn't Bull Strength be great? Or perhaps using your two pajamas?]

[Forward: Forget about pajamas, how about... "locomotive"?]

[Batter: Is that thing of yours even for humans to use? Hattori Heiji will become a slammer if he does.]

[Priest: Kaito Kidd could wear "Night Owl" or "Unyielding Faith." Uh, forget about "Unyielding Faith," as that costume seems to require gold eyes.]

[Mechanic: What is your purpose in choosing fashion?]

[Professor: As long as it’s interesting.]

[Lawyer: Then I'll leave the photo shoot to Mr. Joseph.]

[Photographer: No problem for me, haha. It's fun to wear the "Lord of the Dead" costume.]

When Shuichi Akai felt all this, he wanted to take off the costume immediately, but considering that he still had special abilities, he decided to hold on.

“Imagine yourself turning into smoke and floating in the air~”

After Shuichi Akai did as the postman said, he found that he could really float in the air, and he could travel a short distance at an extremely fast speed by pushing the wall with his cat claws.

"What a magical ability." Akai Shuichi sighed.

"Actually, Naib likes to use this ability to sneak into the kitchen to eat in the middle of the night." The postman's typewriter started working again, but the content on it was hilarious.

Akai Shuichi covered his face with his hands, which still had cat claws: "It is indeed something he can do."

"Please don't use this costume anywhere else, such as in a laboratory. This is a power unique to the manor. No one else can use this power without the permission of the costume owner." The postman typed a reminder.

"That's a limitation. It seems we can only use these costumes in Melody Villa." Shuichi Akai silently took off the "Cheshire Cat". After all, it was really embarrassing to talk with cat ears and cat tail all the time.

Conan suddenly remembered to ask for information: "Mr. Victor, could you please tell us who will be attending the rally this time? Will all of you be there?"

The postman shook his head. "No, there's a good chance many people won't be willing to go. After all, these gatherings are only for welcoming newcomers and selecting members of the upper class. Usually, only a small number of people are interested in these gatherings."

"But this time, Melody deliberately changed the gathering for our code members into a makeup salon, so maybe more people will come."

Conan nodded and asked, "So, besides Melody being the host, will the senior staff of the manor be there?"

The postman glanced down at his notebook, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote a line with pen and paper: "The people responsible for monitoring the rally this time are Miss Ivy, codenamed 'Shadow of Time and Space', and the 'Lord in Yellow.' Sorry, I can't print out His name on my typewriter, or it will be discovered."

"So, this Lord in Yellow is the Uncle Hastur that Darren mentioned before?" Conan thought of what Darren had said in Lakeview Village before.

When the postman saw Conan directly say the name of the Lord in Yellow, he was shocked and hurriedly tried to step forward to cover Conan's mouth, but he was still a step too late.

"Um!"

Under the astonished gaze of Conan and Akai Shuichi, sparks began to fly from the typewriter on the postman's chest, and then a sticky black gelatinous liquid began to seep out, turning into tentacles that strangled the postman's neck. The postman grabbed those tentacles in fear and tried to stop them.

The puppy Wick barked and rushed forward to try to help his master, but was beaten back by the tentacles.

The postman struggled so hard that the sutures on his mouth pierced through his flesh and broke. Just as the tentacles tried to cover the postman's mouth and nose to stop him from breathing, he finally uttered a weak mosquito-like sound from his throat.

"It's not me... Please forgive me..."

The tentacles stopped attacking and turned into sticky liquid, retracting into the postman's body.

Conan was shocked and immediately apologized to the postman: "I'm sorry! I didn't expect it would cause such serious consequences. Because at that time in Lakeview Village, I said the name of the Dream Witch and nothing happened. I thought..."

The postman coughed twice, took a few breaths, and then stood up with the help of the sofa: "It's okay... My message has been delivered. It doesn't matter even if I really die here..."

The postman's obsession with delivering mail far outweighs his fear of death.

"Ahem, Conan, among the three gods of the manor, the Cat God is the kindest and the least worldly; the Dream Witch only favors creatures that suit her preferences, and the Lord in Yellow... He is always moody..."

"Even though He doesn't really have a say in things, but really...really don't anger Him..."

Conan nodded vigorously. The postman almost died in front of him. He promised never to say the name of the Lord in Yellow again.

[The Lord in Yellow: I am not that cruel.]

[Dream Witch: Hahaha, since we already have conservatives and neutrals among the gods, you are the only one left to be the radical.]

[Apostle: After all, the Yellow Lord's attire looks majestic and divine, so you are indeed suitable as a radical.]

[Batter: But I seem to remember that the Yellow Lord has a costume with a chef's hat?]

[Antique Dealer: Oh, Ganji, you also have a chocolate cake costume, don’t you?]

[Mercenary: I'll take a bite.]

[Basters: No, my cricket bat is not edible!]