### Chapter 112: Suggestion for a Grand Performance in the Sea
With a powerful kick from Fujino, the black and white soccer ball soared off the deck of the Seirisha Elizabeth.
Drawing a pristine arc over the turbulent sea, it hurtled towards a white figure in the night sky.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, the soccer ball smashed directly into the glider of Kaitou Kid.
Under the immense impact of the ball, the glider's frame bent instantly.
Buffeted by the sea breeze, the now unstable glider wobbled, carrying the white figure towards the turbulent sea.
"Phew…"
After completing this action, Fujino exhaled deeply.
Watching the white figure crash into the sea, he felt a sense of balance restored.
As for Kaitou Kid... he could only hope for the best.
Isn't he a magician? I suggest he performs a grand escape act in the sea.
"Ran!"
At this moment, a childish shout echoed.
Turning his head, Fujino saw Conan hurriedly picking up the inexplicable clothing left behind by Kaitou Kid and rushing towards the lifeboat by the deck.
He was so afraid of being one step too late and facing another green light flashing above his head.
"This kid, he really believes it."
Watching Conan run, apparently dropping a piece of lace-trimmed clothing, Fujino couldn't help but chuckle.
Then, he slowly followed.
When Fujino and Conan arrived, Ran's clothing was still intact.
Nothing important was missing as Kaitou Kid had claimed.
Conan sighed with relief, feeling a bit lighter.
Then, he discovered a warning letter pinned to Ran's brooch.
The letter detailed how Kaitou Kid obtained Ran's evening dress.
It turned out that he took advantage when Ran sent the dress for dry cleaning recently...
"Damn, that guy tricked me!"
Clutching Kaitou Kid's letter, Conan looked frustrated.
"Splash!"
Not far from the sea, the damaged glider lost its lift due to the soccer ball's impact.
Kaito Kuroba fell straight from tens of meters high.
Fortunately, he had special measures to avoid death.
But soaked in the icy sea, he couldn't help but shiver.
Not because of the cold sea, but because the small fish around him were swarming towards him!
That was the scariest part!
"Young master!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice called from the sea not far away.
Kaito Kuroba looked up to see a black shadow...
It was a speedboat with an old man with white hair from Zhongnanhai waving at him.
It was Grandpa Terai!
With Terai Hiroshi's help, Kaito Kuroba quickly boarded the speedboat, escaping the dangerous sea.
"Young master, are you okay?!"
Terai Hiroshi immediately covered Kaito Kuroba with a blanket, worriedly asking.
"I'm fine…"
Kaito Kuroba wrapped the blanket tighter, staring at the distant Seirisha Elizabeth, his eyes full of confusion.
Just now, he saw his playing card being cut in half by someone with a wooden sword.
Then, he was almost killed by a soccer ball kicked by a kid.
The physical injuries weren't severe, but the psychological impact and worldview were another matter.
…
Thus, the mission to protect the Black Star Pearl was successfully completed.
Until the Seirisha Elizabeth docked, it was as if Kaitou Kid's intrusion never happened.
The keen-sensed media swarmed as soon as the ship docked.
Somehow, they learned that Kaitou Kid had been repelled.
They immediately conducted a noisy interview with Fujino.
Perhaps to create a spectacle, they included Conan in the interview with Fujino.
By the time the interview ended, it was already late at night.
Riding a motorcycle from his personal space, Fujino returned home.
Just as he opened the bedroom door and sat on the sofa, a system prompt echoed in his ear: [Detecting the host has completed the detective task: Protect the Black Star Pearl]
[System reward of 2 million yen has been issued]
[System reward of 200 detective prestige has been issued]
[Main detective level up, current detective level: Beginner 5-star]
"Detective level up?"
Fujino was surprised at the prompt.
He immediately opened the system's job panel and focused on the detective career interface:
[Main detective: Beginner 5-star (0|800)]
[Full-time detective: Extra bounty and prestige rewards for completing case commissions]
[Detective time: Beginner (Uninterruptible reasoning for one minute during deduction)]
[Detective enhancement: Beginner 4-star (temporary body enhancement 200%) Beginner 2-star (enhancement time four minutes)]
[Detective aura: When triggering the detective effect, automatically suppress the suspect with an aura. Suppression level varies; under suppression, the opponent's combat power decreases by 10%]
[Detective intuition: Beginner (Reasoning ability increased by 25%, actively triggering detective intuition increases reasoning ability by 100%; active skill duration: 60 seconds)]
[Available career points: 1]
[Current balance: 3.6 million yen]
"One career point?"
Fujino murmured as he examined the system interface, then allocated the career point to the detective enhancement time:
[Detective enhancement time upgraded to: Beginner 3-star]
[Detective enhancement time effect increased, current enhancement time: eight minutes]
Fujino noted the upgraded enhancement time, rubbing his chin.
The enhancement time for Beginner 2-star was four minutes, and for Beginner 3-star, it was eight minutes?
Eight minutes was close to a high-level enhancement card.
A high-level enhancement card required five beginner cards to synthesize and cost an additional 300,000 yen for upgrading.
In other words, a high-level enhancement card was equivalent to 800,000 yen.
Now, the system enhancement could achieve eight minutes, essentially saving him multiple 800,000 yen.
With an eight-minute buffer, plus high-level enhancement cards...
It seemed he could last much longer as a true man in the future.
Putting his thoughts away, Fujino focused on the career ball draw interface.
"I have 3.6 million yen on hand; I can try the intermediate career ball draw…"
After a moment of consideration, Fujino started the intermediate career ball draw.
[9 million yen consumed for the host]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Virtual Identity Card (Purple)]
(End of chapter)