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Detective Conan will be going into its 10th year.

One down and more to come!

Is it a prank played by the god of matchmaking?

Conan challenges the mystery of a murder.

That is analogous to the story of the "Eight-Forked Serpent".

He sees through the one and only truth.

A child in appearance with the I.Q. of an adult.

His name is Detective Conan!

So...

I'm going to check out the famous sightseeing spots

and drink up the "all-you-can-drink"!

He's 180 degrees unlike what he was in the plane.

The place we came to visit this time

is the home of mythology, Izumo.

"The Sword of Yamatano Orochi (Part 1)"

Izumo Shrine is where the God for matchmaking is enshrined.

I can understand Ran praying with passion, but...

Please, please do find me a good match.

Gosh. I wonder what kind of match he is expecting.

I'll tie mine here.

For a good match, a good match!

Gosh.

So this is Japan's greatest "Ooshimenawa".

It sure is huge!

Well, this is fantastic.

It weighs five tons.

Five tons?

You're Mr. Kogoro Mouri, aren't you?

The famed detective.

Yes.

You look way better in person than on television.

Do you work here?

"Eiko Esumi (25)" -I'm Eiko Esumi.

I run a Japanese inn in front of the path to this shrine.

A Japanese inn?

I'm his daughter, Ran. And he's Conan.

Hello.

Excuse me, what's that money there?

Really!

There's so much money stuck to it.

I guess you can call it a tradition?

If the coin gets stuck on it, they say your wish is granted.

Which means, I'll meet the person of my dreams?

There! Go for it!

Darn it.

There!

Darn you!

Darn it!

Your wish will probably never be granted.

How lucky to have a hometown in a place where the God of matchmaking is.

I have a tentative offer for marriage, too.

Tentative?

What?

Is it with someone you don't really care for?

I get it! That man is poor.

I think he has money.

Because he's involved in large-scale business.

Maybe he has a bad personality.

A rich man with bad personality is the worst match in any category.

You should call off the marriage.

Dad!

But I have a reason for not being able to refuse.

When you get married,

it should be with someone that you really love, right?

What is the name of that man?

Mr. Koji Wanibuchi.

No matter what reasons you may have,

reluctantly getting married with Mr. Wanibuchi

is like giving yourself up as human sacrifice.

Dad!

I'm sorry for what he said.

Don't be. Because Mr. Mouri is saying this for me.

Right, Conan?

Shall we go see an interesting miniature model?

An interesting miniature model?

Did Izumo Shrine look like this before?

This is indeed...

The world of mythology!

This seems to be the biggest shrine in all of Japan.

I'm not sure of the details.

It is a shrine that was built towards the end of the Heian Period

to the first part of the Kamakura Period.

Ryo!

Sorry, can you wait a while?

Yep.

He's Ryosuke Fukama, a childhood friend of mine.

He used to like ancient history since he was a child.

"Ryosuke Fukama (25)" -He's lucky because he's working doing what he likes.

Eiko actually likes Mr. Fukuma.

Yep. I'm sure he likes her, too.

How exasperating.

All three pillars were created

by bunching three huge trees together as one...

Eiko is going to be taken away by a rich guy with bad personality

because you don't keep a firm grip on her!

Yes?

Mr. Mouri.

Dad!

I'm really sorry.

No, it's okay.

Mr. Mouri. Thank you for today.

Not at all. Get a grip of yourself, okay?

You seem to be saying good stuff,

but who knows what's actually on your mind.

The following day, murder is committed.

A current price of 10,000,000 yen?

That does it.

Stabbed right in the back.

Don't let outsiders in here!

Don't tell me that you're...

I'm Mouri, a private detective from Tokyo.

Just as I thought!

I've heard of your activities.

I'm Officer Yamane of the Izumo Police Department.

Likewise, I'm Officer Komura.

It's amazing how you got here.

I just happened to be nearby.

However, there seems to be no need for the assistance

of a famed detective for this case.

How's that?

The victim is Mr. Koji Wanibuchi, the owner of Wanibuchi Sogyo,

that is doing extensive business centering around the Izumo area, age 35.

Koji Wanibuchi?

The fiance that Eiko was talking about yesterday?

He was killed.

So you know him.

He is a famous businessman that is well-known locally,

as being a wheeler-dealer.

The person who found him is that couple over there.

They're locals.

Well, this is not a place that tourists would come.

The estimated time of death is around 13:00.

Mr. Wanibuchi's watch is thought to have broken when he fell.

It is stopped at 13:05.

It's probably okay to determine that it was time the murder was committed.

The motive of the killing was probably due to grudge.

Being a wheeler-dealer businessman,

he must've had a lot of enemies, too.

He seems to have had a bad personality, too.

It's true that he didn't have a good reputation,

but the purpose of the killer

was to steal his sword that is worth 10,000,000 yen.

A sword priced at 10,000,000 yen?

This is Mr. Wanibuchi's notebook.

He was scheduled to go to a local antique shop today

and get the sword as collateral for lending money this afternoon.

I confirmed with the shop and found that at around 12:00 noon,

they gave the sword to Mr. Wanibuchi as promised.

After receiving the sword, Mr. Wanibuchi came here to Inome.

And we're not sure for what, but at around before 13:00,

he was witnessed standing holding the sword.

However, when his body was found,

the sword was nowhere in sight.

The killer who saw him receive the sword at the antique shop

may have tailed Mr. Wanibuchi and...

So you see, this is a simple case of robbing treasure.

So there is no need for a detective.

Yes, now I clearly understand.

I wonder if this case is really all that simple?

Why come out all the way to a place like this?

Moreover, bringing a sword worth 10,000,000 yen along?

What are you thinking about?

I'm not thinking anything!

I hate to say this about the late Mr. Wanibuchi,

but Eiko won't have to get married reluctantly anymore.

-Ran! -I know that I shouldn't be saying this.

But you were saying so yourself yesterday, too.

That it's like human sacrifice.

Well, you see, that was...

Wait. This case sounds similar

to the story of getting rid of the Eight-forked serpent, doesn't it?

Getting rid of the Eight-forked serpent?

The mythology of Susano-o-no-mikoto.

There was an unfortunate princess

that was about to be taken away against her will,

when Susano-o appears to save her.

Thanks to Susano-o for getting rid of the Eight-forked serpent,

the princess is rescued.

And Susano-o gets a hold of the Eight-forked serpent's sword.

It sure is similar.

Right?

Susano-o-no-mikoto may be a hero,

but the killer is nothing close to it!

It just so happened to help Eiko out,

but the guy is a robber!

I know that.

All I'm saying is that it seems similar to the mythology

about getting rid of the Eight-forked serpent.

Right, Conan?

Yeah.

This case was not just a simple robbery after all.

Once a year, when the Gods from all over Japan gather at Izumo,

it is said that they land here on Inasanohama.

What? They're not listening.

I'm explaining this to you.

I wonder if something happened?

Don't tell me that this is...

I confirmed it with the antique shop owner

and was told that it was indeed the sword in question.

Just as I thought.

I don't understand.

Why would you hide the treasure

so that it get covered with sand like this?

It was probably thrown away, not hidden,

because whoever it was didn't need it anymore.

Taking the sword away from the site of the murder was a camouflage

to deceive people into thinking it was a robbery.

It's most likely

that the real motive of the culprit was to take Mr. Wanibuchi's life.

The real motive is most probably a grudge.

Get a list on the double of his business rivals

as well as all the people in Mr. Wanibuchi's private life

that he was having problems with.

Yes, sir!

What is it?

Oh, no.

After the list was made,

the following day, four people were called in by the police.

Eiko and Mr. Fukuma were also among the people who were summoned.

I will be questioning everyone by turn.

But before that,

I would like to introduce someone who will be helping us with this case.

Detective Kogoro Mouri.

I'm Mouri.

That famed detective?

"Takehiko Fujie (40)" -Well, I didn't think that a famed detective

would be in Izumo.

First of all, Mr. Kazuya Ishitobi.

Yes, sir.

According to our investigation,

"Kazuya Ishitobi (35)" -Mr. Wanibuchi approached your shop of long standing

asking if you'd like to joint-manage the shop with him, is that right?

Joint management, my foot!

Wanibuchi Sogyo will take care of all the management finances.

All you have to do is lend me the name Ishitobi,

and we'll open stores throughout Japan.

Fantastic, don't you think?

You're not thinking of refusing, are you?

He tried to take over "Ishitobi"

that had been in business for 2,000 years by threat and money!

I see.

Next, Mr. Takehiko Fujie.

You run a wedding hall called Ryounkaku and...

The same went for my place as Mr. Ishitobi just mentioned.

We at Wanibuchi Sogyo are thinking of going into

the wedding hall management business.

What?

But I do not want to fight for customers

with Ryounkaku that is a place of long standing.

So I would like to make a proposal.

We would like to invest our capital in your company

and would like to carry out joint-management with you.

What do you think?

Mr. Fujie, my superior?

He wanted to take over.

Superior?

Wanibuchi was an underclassman of mine

of Teito University economics department in Tokyo.

I see. At the university.

His name means crocodile, but his character is like that of a snake.

A monster that swallows up anything he targets as prey.

Yes, he's just like the Eight-forked serpent.

I see.

Ms. Eiko Esumi, you also had business connections with Mr. Wanibuchi?

Yes, sir.

Our inn, Hinodeya, is also an inn of long standing,

but wear and tear kept getting worse.

But we couldn't afford to renovate it.

At about that time, we were contacted by a company in Tokyo

saying that they'd like to build a modern hotel in its place,

so they would like us to sell them our land.

Just when my parents were thinking,

there was no other choice than to let go of the inn.

It's absurd that an inn with such long standing

as Hinodeya go out of business.

Let us help you with the renovation fees.

For the sake of Izumo.

It was unexpected.

Because from what I heard of him, he was a greedy man and nothing else.

My parents accepted his offer thankfully

and renovated the inn, but...

Let my daughter marry you?

What's come over you all of a sudden?

It's not all of a sudden.

I lent you the money for renovation

because this is the birth home of my future wife.

For what other reason would anybody do this?

He was planning on it to begin with.

He said to give the total of the money he lent back right away,

if I refuse to marry him.

Oh, no.

My parents told me that if they have to give me up to a guy like that,

they'd rather let go of the inn.

But I know how much that inn

that has been handed down for generations mean to them.

That's why I...

Mr. Fukuma.

Not being able to leave Ms. Esumi in her plight,

you went time and again to ask Mr. Wanibuchi

to let her go, didn't you?

I hated him.

I hated that man, too.

Next, at the time that Mr. Wanibuchi was murdered,

please tell me where and what each of you were doing

at around 13:00 yesterday.

First of all...

I was at Matsue Castle!

Matsue Castle?

I was alone so I have no one to prove it.

That's right. I signed my name on the list of the castle tower.

Mr. Fukuma.

It was my day off yesterday,

so I went to Old Taisha Station.

I was there from a little before noon to about 3:00.

I go there often, because I can relax there.

But I was alone too, so there are no witnesses to prove it.

Then Mr. Ishitobi.

I was at the Izumo Traditional Culture Museum.

I was alone, too.

Lastly, Ms. Esumi?

I was at Hinomisaki.

I was alone, too.

It was a little too early for seagulls

that I didn't get to see them.

Komura, split up and check on the alibis.

Yes, sir.

They're all famous sightseeing spots,

so many people must've seen them.

That is, if they're telling the truth.

Exactly.

How was it?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Fujie's alibi's been confirmed.

It was written in his handwriting

and judging from the names written by the people there,

it is thought that he was certainly in Matsue at 13:05.

13:05.

He wrote his name on the list at the very time

the victim was killed.

The time it takes to get from Matsue Castle

to Inome, the scene of the crime

is about 40 minutes to an hour by car.

I see.

So I'm not a suspect anymore.

The problem is the remaining three of you.

We cannot get any eyewitnesses at all.

Not even one?

Not even one, for all three of them.

But we can't keep you here just because we can't confirm your alibis.

You may have to come in for questioning again,

but you may go for today.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Eiko and Mr. Fukuma aren't the ones, are they?

No.

I wonder why there are no witnesses whatsoever.

Could it be that they're lying?

Yes, this is Yamane.

Yes. Yes.

What?

I see. Okay!

Call him back!

Ryosuke Fukuma!

Yes, sir!

Yesterday at around 14:00,

we found a witness that said he saw someone

burying something at Inasanohama.

The man who was witnessed was a tall, lanky man.

Sand from Inasanohama

and soil from Inome Cave were detected from your shoes.

You did it, didn't you?

You killed Mr. Wanibuchi, didn't you?

I stand mute.

He's exercising his right to remain silent?

Yes. But if he's the one who did it,

that explains why there were no witnesses at Old Taisha Station.

Because he had killed Mr. Wanibuchi at Inome

and got rid of the sword at Inasanohama.

I guess he's the one, Ryosuke Fukuma.

Oh, no!

Since the sand and soil were found on his shoes,

as well as a witness having seen him,

he probably did take the sword away from the site,

and buried it at the beach.

But it's not enough to conclude that he's the one who killed the victim.

I was at Hinomisaki.

That reaction.

Mr. Fukuma knew where Eiko really was at that time.

Which means...

Hey, where do you think you're going?

You brat.

Why did you go into the interrogation room on your own?

No, Conan!

Because I think

that Mr. Fukuma isn't saying anything

because he's protecting the real killer.

Just as I thought.

I'm right.

He probably saw the real killer killed Mr. Wanibuchi at Inome Cave.

But I wonder who that real killer is?

Who else would he have to protect other than that one person?

You witnessed Ms. Eiko Esumi commit the murder.

That's why you took the sword away to make it look like a robbery.

Is that it?

I did it! I'm the one who killed Wanibuchi!

It's too late saying it now.

Me?

It's not me!

Then at the time Mr. Wanibuchi was murdered,

where were you really at?

You said you were at Hinomisaki, but nobody saw you there.

The lighthouse worker nor the souvenir shop employee, nobody!

Well...

She's doing the same thing as Mr. Fukuma.

She sounds like she's protecting somebody.

It was my day off yesterday,

so I went to Old Taisha Station.

It could be that...

I'll bet you're protecting Mr. Fukuma

because you know that he's the killer?

I was right after all.

Hey!

Ran, come with me!

Conan, what are you doing?

What is going on, Mr. Mouri?

The lovers are protecting each other.

Which of you is the killer?

Neither of them may be the killer?

We're going to prove that!

And where to?

To Old Taisha Station.

Next Conan's Hint:

"False testimony"

-Did you pray to get together with Shinichi? -No.

Then who did you pray to get together with?

Tell me!