Detective Conan: Ran, Knock Out Your Dad for Me, Then Let’s Deduce the Truth

Coming clean to Ran was the best decision I ever made.

[Ding! The Host and Ran Mouri have formed a “Core Alliance”!]

By day, she’s my “big sister,” helping cover for me. She’ll give me a little look and whisper, “Conan, Dad looks like he’s about to fall asleep,” letting me use my Tranquilizer Dart and pull off another “Sleeping Kogoro” deduction.

By night, she’s my only refuge. When she sees the wounds I’ve picked up while chasing clues, she’ll bandage them with tears in her eyes. When I tell her how exhausting it is to keep up the disguise, she’ll squeeze my hand. “Shinichi, don’t push yourself. You have me.”

At a nationally televised crime scene, everyone mocked Kogoro for making a fool of himself. Only Ran anxiously mouthed to me, “Think of something!” I gave her a reassuring look and silently told her to trust me. Then I used my voice-changing bow tie to reveal the truth, turning everyone’s doubts into amazement.

I’m destroying the Black Organization for justice, but also so I can end this disguise as soon as possible, take her hand openly, and give her a future where she doesn’t have to wait anymore.