Vermouth's Big Misfortune

Jonah looked at Shinichiro Araide with a puzzled expression. Jonah knew him because when he was waiting for Ran Mouri to change her costume in the dressing room, Sonoko Suzuki, who was chatting with him, pointed at him from a distance and introduced him. Jonah hadn't greeted him.

Strangely enough, Jonah didn't have a very good impression of the school doctor who was surrounded by a group of girls in the distance at first glance.

Jonah initially thought it was because he had been helping Ran Mouri memorize lines and practice acting these past few days, and he kept hearing Kogoro Mouri complaining that there was even a kissing scene in the script, and that the male lead was this Araide Tomoaki.

Jonah didn't understand why Kogoro Mouri was so concerned about this so-called kissing scene. Even after Ran Mouri explained that it was just a camera trick and that there wouldn't be a real kiss, Jonah still looked dissatisfied. But Jonah knew Kogoro Mouri well and knew that his uncle wouldn't have been so hung up on something for so long if he didn't really care. So Jonah naturally chose to stand on the same side as Kogoro Mouri.

Since Kogoro Mouri dislikes Tomoaki Araide, Jonah should dislike him too.

But now, Jonah knows that his dislike for Araide Tomoaki isn't entirely due to Kogoro Mouri.

This handsome, tall man with a gentle smile always gave Jonah only one feeling—fakeness.

The feeling of seeing you smiling while actually locking onto you and treating you like prey sent chills down Jonah's spine. He almost couldn't resist pulling out his electric tranquilizer gun from behind and shooting Araide Tomoaki.

"Because I've always heard my friend Mori say that she has a very cute little brother at home."

"Thanks."

Jonah wasn't good at dealing with people he disliked, so he gave a perfunctory reply and turned to leave.

"Little brother, do you hate talking to me?"

Seeing Jonah turn to leave, Shinichi blinked, stepped forward, and reached out to grab Jonah's shoulder.

But this action completely provoked Jonah. Jonah, who was already wary of Shinichiro, reacted the moment the other man's hand landed on his shoulder. He grabbed Shinichiro's wrist and twisted it to the side, restricting Shinichiro's body orientation. Then, he instantly drew the dagger from his waist and slashed it towards Shinichiro's neck.

Jonah originally just wanted to intimidate this man he disliked, since Kogoro Mouri had told him that most people would be easy to talk to if he just held a dagger to their neck.

But the slash that was meant to stop at Shinichiro's neck suddenly missed. Jonah's eyes widened in surprise as he watched Shinichiro break free of his wrist in an instant and raise his hand to grab the wrist that was holding the dagger.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jonah's eyes, but he reacted quickly. After failing to wrestle, he threw away the dagger and let Shinichi take it. He used his legs to roll backward and create distance between himself and Shinichi. When he knelt down on one knee to steady himself, the electric tranquilizer gun was already in his hand, the muzzle pointed precisely at Shinichi's head.

The two exchanged blows quickly, but their movements were a bit too exaggerated, inevitably attracting the attention of some students nearby.

"That's amazing, Jonah! If our school ever has a drama performance next time, you absolutely have to come, okay?"

With an appreciative smile on her face, and ignoring the curious gazes of the other students, Vermouth, disguised as Shinichiro, quickly took charge of the situation, approaching Jonah with a grin and handing the dagger back to him.

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The students around Vermouth nodded knowingly when they heard what she said. They all knew that Vermouth, who played Araide Tomoaki, was in charge of directing this stage play. Considering Araide Tomoaki's serious and responsible attitude at school, they could understand this sudden audition.

Little did the students know that Vermouth, who was currently wearing a bright smile, was furious inside!

She was simply curious as to why Jonah, this strange little boy, had suddenly appeared by Ran Mouri's side and was often seen hanging out with Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara, so she wanted to test him out today.

God knows this kid named Jonah would react so violently! This is a school! Even the people in the organization would think twice before taking action, but this kid just pulled out a knife and slit his own throat?

When Vermouth saw the sharp dagger coming towards her neck, she was stunned and instinctively fought back. Only after she managed to snatch the dagger did she realize that something terrible had happened.

Maintaining a natural expression with superb acting skills, Vermouth stared intently at Jonah, trying to find an explanation for her recent behavior.

"Jonah is really amazing. I've practiced free fighting for a while, and I almost couldn't react in time."

"Yes, you're very capable."

Jonah put away the dagger and electric pistol, then glanced at Vermouth and nodded slightly. The approval in his eyes made Vermouth very uncomfortable.

From Jonah's eyes, Vermouth knew that Jonah believed the reason she had made up on the spot.

But how could he believe it!

Despite having a thousand or so doubts in her heart, Vermouth watched Jonah's departing figure and did not continue to linger.

Vermouth felt that this was the first time she couldn't understand a child. In order to prevent Jonah from making any special reactions, Vermouth decided that she should not make any rash contact and should wait until she had investigated the relevant information before doing so.

Jonah didn't find anything strange at all. Even though he had just attacked Vermouth with a dagger, Vermouth didn't suspect why a child would be carrying a weapon.

I fired a gun in the stalactite cave before, but the police didn't say much to me afterwards. Now it's just a dagger, and I didn't even hurt anyone, so what big deal could it be?

Jonah, who was getting used to the lifestyle of the Beika people, walked quickly to the audience seats and sat down next to "Edogawa Conan".

"Didn't you go backstage to play?"

Ai Haibara glanced at Jonah and handed him the cola she had bought for him earlier.

"Backstage is no fun."

Jonah shook his head slightly, took a sip of his cola, and watched as Shinichi Kudo, dressed in his performance costume, appeared on stage, hugged Ran Mouri, and then slowly approached, preparing for the scripted mismatched kiss.

"Hmm? Haibara, they're getting so close, it looks like they might actually kiss, right?"

"Heh, yeah, it seems some great detective was too eager and wanted to take advantage of the situation."

With a sneer, Ai Haibara, sitting in the chair, flashed a hint of disdain in her eyes, but she quickly raised her phone to take a picture.

Unfortunately, the stage play did not have a perfect ending. As Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo got closer and closer on stage, a woman's sharp scream suddenly rang out from the audience.

The scream interrupted the performance and attracted everyone's attention. Except for Ai Haibara, Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri, and Shinichi Kudo, who immediately looked at Jonah who had suddenly stood up, the other three breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ai Haibara immediately raise her hand to stop Jonah's hand from touching his back.

With Jonah around, there's no room for even a moment's carelessness.