## Chapter 30: Detective Rank Up (Tuesday Update Request, 2.5k/2)
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Ochiai was surprised.
He asked Sonoko, "Is she reliable?"
"Of course she's reliable!"
Sonoko proudly patted her chest, "Ran's mother, you know, is the undefeated queen of lawyers, Eri Kisaki!"
"If that's the case..."
Ochiai bowed deeply to Ran, "I hope this young lady can help contact that lawyer for me!"
"Ochiai-san..."
Ran felt a pang of sympathy seeing Ochiai in this state.
She handed Ochiai her mother's contact information, "I don't know if it will work, but if it's my mom, it should be..."
"Thank you very much!"
...
And so, the art museum case was resolved smoothly.
At least for Fujino, it was a smooth resolution.
To handle things to this extent, he felt he had done his utmost.
To be honest, he was only lenient because Ochiai was old and it wasn't easy for him. If it had been someone else, he would have charged a hefty commission fee...
But Fujino didn't lose out either. With this task completed, he would receive 500,000 yen and a random purple-grade professional level-up ticket.
A purple item was worth as much as a million.
...
After dropping Ran and Sonoko home, Fujino returned to his room, went to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and opened the system interface:
- [Congratulations, Host, on completing the art museum task: The Legend of the Murderous Armor.]
- [500,000 yen and 50 Detective Reputation Points have been issued.]
- [Random Professional Level-Up Ticket has been issued.]
- [Detective Rank Up: Beginner 2-Star]
- [Congratulations, Host, on acquiring Detective Professional Skill: Detective Aura]
"Detective Aura?"
Fujino, cigarette dangling from his mouth, looked puzzled at the new skill he gained after the detective profession leveled up.
Out of curiosity, he opened the system profession interface:
- **Name:** Fujino
- **Current Profession:**
- **Main Profession: Detective: Beginner 2-Star (400 reputation points needed for the next level)**
- **Skills:**
- **Full-Time Detective:** (Solving cases, completing commissions grants extra reward points)
- **Detective Time (Beginner):** (During deduction, no one can interrupt your reasoning for one minute; upgradable)
- **Detective Enhancement (Beginner):** (Enhances the host's physical abilities; upgradable)
- **Detective Aura:** (When the detective effect is triggered, it automatically suppresses suspects, reducing their combat effectiveness by 10%)
- **Current Profession Points:** 1
- **Sub-Professions:**
- **Student: Intermediate (50 proficiency points needed for the next level)**
- **Swordmaster: Intermediate (500 proficiency points needed for the next level)**
- **Bomb Expert: Beginner (100 proficiency points needed for the next level)**
- **Current Money:** 2,050,000 yen
"So this is a taunting... weakening skill?"
From the system's description, this skill seemed like a passive debuff aura.
Combat power in the Conan world had always been a mystery.
Strong against the strong, weak against the weak—able to kick down satellites one moment and get beaten with a golf club by an old man the next.
So, Fujino guessed: combat power might actually be related to aura.
Like the protagonist's halo.
"This is a good skill..."
Reflecting on it, Fujino couldn't help but appreciate it.
Then he opened the system warehouse.
The items in the system slots were numerous, mostly things drawn from the profession balls.
The purple random profession upgrade ticket stood out.
Fujino willed it to use.
- [The random upgrade ticket has been used for the host.]
- [Bomb Expert profession level up: Current level Intermediate]
- [Congratulations, Host, on acquiring Bomb Expert skill: Death-defying Genius]
- **Bomb Expert: Intermediate (200 proficiency points needed for the next level)**
- **Skills:**
- **Defusing Expert (Beginner):** (Increases bomb defusing success rate by 10%; note, cannot stack for the same bomb; upgradable)
- **Bomb Expert (Beginner):** (Increases bomb-making success rate by 10%; note, cannot stack for the same bomb; upgradable)
- **Death-defying Genius (Beginner):** (Gives the host a reaction time before a bomb explodes; current delay time: 5 seconds)
- **Current Profession Points:** 1
"It upgraded Bomb Expert?"
Fujino shook his head, feeling a bit regretful, "It feels like this profession upgrade ticket was wasted... It would have been better if it had enhanced the detective profession..."
Sighing, he didn't dwell on it and allocated the profession points to Detective and Bomb Expert.
- **Defusing Expert (Intermediate):** (Increases bomb defusing success rate by 20%; note, cannot stack for the same bomb; upgradable)
- **Detective Enhancement (Beginner 1-Star):** (Enhances the host's physical abilities by 120%; upgradable)
This time, Fujino didn't enhance the duration of the detective enhancement but rather its effectiveness.
His combat power was still somewhat lacking. Even with all buffs stacking to reach a C-grade level, it still wasn't enough...
With his thoughts settled, Fujino looked at the profession ball exchange interface and spent 900,000 yen on a ten-draw.
- [Congratulations, Host, on acquiring: Strength Enhancement Card... Physical Enhancement Fruit, Small Portable Space (0.5x0.5x0.5m) quality gold]
"Whoa!"
Fujino stared at the system prompt, blinking in disbelief. He pinched his arm and felt a sharp pain, realizing he wasn't dreaming and had indeed drawn a golden legendary item.
- **Small Portable Space:** (Allows storing items within, current size 0.5x0.5x0.5m; upgradable. Current upgrade cost: 1,500,000 yen)
Fujino wasn't unfamiliar with portable spaces; most travelers had them.
But upgrading it for 1.5 million yen was a bit steep...
Then he turned his attention to the Physical Enhancement Fruit.
- **Physical Enhancement Fruit:** (Permanently enhances the host's physical abilities)
"Purple item, Physical Enhancement Fruit?"
Fujino took out the enhancement fruit, examining it.
After a moment, he decided and swallowed the thumb-sized fruit in one go.
Instantly, a warm sensation spread throughout his body.
"No wonder it's a purple item!"
Fujino felt the changes in his body, marveling, "What a great thing!"
As the fruit digested, he felt his physical constitution improve.
Even the lingering illness from the cold seemed much better.
This was something modern medicine couldn't cure...
Indeed, the mystical system was far beyond the science of Conan's world.
"If my constitution has improved... does that mean my combat power has also increased?"
With that thought, Fujino eagerly activated Detective Enhancement.
Immediately, he felt a surge of power throughout his body.
At this moment, he sensed his combat power had reached an unprecedented height.
One minute of true power!
Now, even if he faced a fully armed Miwako Sato, he could hold his own for a minute!
- [Ding! Host detected at Beginner 2-Star level. Detective profession bounty task released!]
The system notification interrupted Fujino's thoughts.
"Bounty task?"
Fujino was surprised, then opened the system task interface:
- **Detective Profession Bounty Task: Capture Kiichiro Numabuchi**
- **Task Objective:** Capture Kiichiro Numabuchi
- **Task Location:** Kyoto (indicated by system icon)
- **Task Time Limit:** 3 days
- **Task Reward:** 2,000,000 yen, 100 Detective Reputation Points, Random Equipment Package
"Kiichiro Numabuchi?"
"I remember he's a ruthless guy who escaped from the Organization..."
Fujino pondered the system's bounty task, his mind racing.
Could it be...?
(End of Chapter)