Chapter 201: The Lucky Coin

"Lucky coin, huh?"

Fujino took out the lucky coin and toyed with it in his hand.

Among all the items he had, this was the one whose effect intrigued him the most.

"It's just a blue item, yet it's connected to something as mystical as luck..."

Through all his time since crossing over, Fujino had developed a pretty solid understanding of luck.

Take Ran, for example.

After observing Ran post-reincarnation, he noticed that as a girl blessed by a unicorn, she almost always won whenever she participated in a lottery. Even opening a bottle of soda would lead to multiple "try again" caps.

He didn't fully grasp the logic of the Conan universe, but he was seriously amazed.

"I wonder what level of 'luck' I'll reach when I use this coin."

He studied the silver coin in his hand, thought for a moment, and then tossed it into the air.

He was curious what kind of lucky effect this silver coin could bring him.

Even having half of Ran's luck would be great.

Still, he didn't hold high hopes for this coin.

After all, it was just a blue item.

No way it could magically give him a childhood sweetheart or anything, right?

...

The silvery coin reflected the faint light streaming in from the balcony, giving off a slight silver glow.

After a few flips in the air, the coin fell.

Fujino reached out to catch it, lifted his hand, and saw the flower side up.

[Lucky Coin effect has been triggered!]

[Cooldown duration: 168 hours]

"168 hours of cooldown?"

Fujino looked at the flower side of the coin, stroked his chin, glanced around, and checked his body, finding no apparent changes. "Did the system just trick me?"

But he quickly dismissed the thought.

The system might be a bit heartless.

But it wouldn't lie about the functionality.

So, if it's not lying...

Then maybe the luck effect was triggered, but not fully?

"I don't get it."

Fujino put the coin away and sighed softly.

Luck was still too abstract.

...

The next day, at 3 a.m., the sky was still dark.

"Damn it..."

Fujino looked at the date on his phone screen—Saturday, May 22—and clenched his fist.

In this world, his birthday was May 21, just like in his past life.

After this birthday, he would turn 19... and once he hit 20, everything would become much more convenient.

But after going through countless Mays, May 20s, and May 19s, he still hadn't reached May 21.

"Sigh..."

Fujino put his phone away, took a deep breath, and comforted himself, "Even if I make it to May 21, it probably won't mean much. My age will likely reset to 18 after that day anyway..."

...

At dawn, the park was filled with the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

Thanks to his student profession, Fujino only needed to sleep for four or five hours each night to fully recover his mental state.

After waking up, he routinely put on his workout clothes, donned his vision glasses, and headed to a nearby park for his morning exercise.

It was still the same Beika Park.

Fujino jogged at a steady pace through the park.

After an hour of jogging, he decisively stopped.

After doing some cool-down exercises, he sat on a bench, pulled out some black tea from his inventory, and gracefully poured it into a cup to rehydrate.

His physical stamina was now far beyond that of an ordinary person.

If a regular person had jogged around the park at a steady pace for as long as he had, their lungs would probably feel like they were about to burst, and their heart would be pounding out of their chest.

But Fujino felt none of that.

Thanks to various system boosts, he even felt like doing an extra 10 kilometers.

Having powered up through deep-blue stat increases, Fujino's physical strength was already terrifying.

Regular exercise wasn't enough to push his stamina to its limits.

This was actually a downside.

Not being able to exhaust his stamina meant his body couldn't grow much stronger.

Likewise, it was hard to see the progress from his daily workouts.

Not seeing results meant a lack of motivation to continue.

And working out without motivation was undoubtedly boring.

Fujino relied on sheer discipline to keep up his morning routine.

Through self-discipline and repetition, he honed the strength he already had, aiming to better integrate his physical power for more effective use.

After resting for five minutes, the self-disciplined Fujino resumed his workout.

One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats.

The classic workout routine made famous by Master Saitama.

By the time he finished his exercise, the sky had already brightened.

Fujino wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and then headed back home.

When he got back, breakfast was ready, prepared by Ai Haibara with Miyano Akemi assisting.

The morning passed in a warm atmosphere.

Haibara went to Dr. Agasa's house, and Miyano Akemi opened Snow King's Ice City for business.

Fujino didn't have much downtime either; he received a request early in the morning to investigate a case of infidelity.

The payment for the job was 500,000 yen, and the client was a company executive.

Since he didn't have anything else to do, Fujino decided to take on the case.

After all, a detective has to take on some jobs.

...

The target of Fujino's investigation this time was a beautiful, simple young wife.

He followed her discreetly.

Fujino was surprised to find that his Eagle Eye ability was incredibly effective for investigating cheating cases.

With the Eagle Eye lock-on, no matter how good the target's counter-surveillance skills were, they couldn't escape his gaze.

Eagle Eye perception was even more ridiculous—he could see exactly what the target was doing inside a building after entering.

Fujino couldn't help but feel that this ability was made specifically for infidelity investigations.

...

Fujino's day came to an end.

He didn't gather any useful clues or evidence in the cheating case.

After confirming that the client would return home tonight, he headed back to his own place.

Snow King's Ice City was a beverage shop, and most customers bought their drinks to go, so the store didn't have many lingering guests.

As soon as he got home, Fujino saw two familiar figures through the shop's window, sitting by the tables inside.

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki. Besides them, Akemi Miyano was also sitting nearby.

The three were chatting, with cups of Snow King green tea in front of them. It looked like they were having a tea party, exchanging secrets.

Fujino hesitated, not intending to disturb them.

But Ran noticed his presence and called him over.

Fujino entered the store, greeted everyone, and made a few glasses of lemonade for them. After some casual conversation, Sonoko got to the point, looking serious.

"Actually, I came here specifically to see you, Fujino-senpai."

"Me?"

Fujino raised an eyebrow, curious as he took a sip of the lemonade he had just made. "I thought you two were just tired from playing and happened to stop by..."

"They've been sitting here waiting for you since this afternoon."

Akemi Miyano chimed in from the side.

(End of the chapter)