Just as everyone was discussing feeding the kitten more fish, Conan, who had fruitlessly searched for Kaito Kid, saw a crowd gathered in a circle and curiously walked over.
"Rin-neechan, Ran-neechan, what are you doing?"
Conan squeezed into the middle of the group, his gaze falling on the small black cat surrounded by everyone. "Huh, where did this kitten come from?"
"Ah, Conan." Ran excitedly greeted him, "Come quickly, we found a super cute little black cat! But it seems very scared and won't eat anything."
She pointed to the live fish on the plate.
Conan squatted down, carefully observing the seemingly terrified little black cat.
Its reaction was indeed unusually strong, especially when Ellen approached, it was as if it had seen a ghost.
"It seems especially afraid of Ellen-neechan." Conan keenly pointed out.
"Yes, I don't know why." Ellen retracted her hand, a little dejected. The black cat's attitude towards her hurt her.
"Maybe it's a stress reaction." Ran guessed, "Or was it scared by something before?"
Conan pushed up his glasses, suddenly recalling a little bit of knowledge he had learned in Hawaii.
"Oh, have you checked if it's a male or female cat? Male cats can sometimes be a bit timid, especially if they aren't neutered."
"Huh? Male or female?" Sonoko was startled. "I didn't notice."
"No." Rin and Ran also shook their heads.
"Let me see." Conan said, extending his 'wicked' little hand, pinching the scruff of the black cat's neck, and gently lifting it up.
"Meow! (Let me go!)" Kaito Kid struggled in terror, but Conan's grip was steady, and he couldn't break free.
Conan ignored the cat's protest, easily flipped it over, so it was on its back.
Under everyone's curious gaze, he gently brushed aside the fur at the base of the black cat's hind legs with his finger, revealing a very small, pink 'handle'.
"Oh, it's a little male cat."
Conan said calmly, even lightly flicking the black cat's 'handle' with his fingertip, as if checking something. "But judging by its size, it probably hasn't matured yet, and it hasn't been neutered."
"Meow-ow-ow-ow--!!!!!!" Kuroba Kaito the black cat let out a mournful cry.
At this moment, he even felt that fish weren't that scary anymore.
"Huh? Conan, how do you know about this?" Sonoko looked surprised.
"Exactly, you're just a child..." Ran also looked surprised.
Conan put down the struggling cat, putting on an innocent expression:
"Actually, it's nothing big. I learned how to neuter cats when I was in Hawaii.
It's a simple little surgery, you just have to snip off the two little 'eggs'. If you have the right tools, it can be done in a few minutes.
If this cat grows a bit bigger, and I have the tools, I can help it with the surgery. I guarantee it'll be clean and quick."
Seeing that everyone still looked strange, Conan quickly added, "Hehe, actually, I'm just talking big. I saw videos of others doing it in Hawaii. I was just boasting."
"I knew it, you little brat, you really do talk big." Sonoko rolled her eyes, looking at Conan with disdain.
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.
Snip! Off! Eggs!
These four words struck Kaito Kid's mind like a bolt from the blue.
So much so that he didn't even hear what Conan said afterward.
"Meow-ow--!!! (A Man can be killed but not castrated!!)"
Kaito Kid, who had been on the verge of fainting from fright after being force-fed fish, suddenly regained his spirit.
He burst out with unprecedented strength.
Like a black lightning bolt, with lightning speed, he rushed towards the nearest ship's railing.
To everyone's astonishment, he leaped without hesitation!
Splash!
The small black figure arced through the air, plunging straight into the churning white waves at the stern, instantly swallowed by the sea.
"Ah--! The kitten jumped into the sea!" Ran cried out in alarm.
"Oh my god! Quick, save the person... no, save the cat!" Sonoko stamped her feet in distress.
"Dangerous!" Ellen's face changed, and she made to climb over the railing to jump down and save the cat.
"Ellen! Don't be rash!" Rin and Ran quickly grabbed her, one on each side.
"The cruise ship is moving very fast right now! It's too dangerous to jump down!" Ran held Ellen's arm tightly, still shaken.
"But..." Ellen looked at the tiny black dot that had already disappeared on the sea, her eyes filled with worry and confusion.
Conan also rushed to the ship's railing. He watched the white wake rapidly receding from the stern, tilting his head in confusion.
He suddenly noticed a detail.
"The cruise ship's speed..." Conan murmured, feeling the sea breeze, which was much stronger than when they first boarded. "It seems to have suddenly sped up a lot?"
He realized that the cruise ship was cutting through the waves, its speed noticeably faster than when the celebration first began.
However, the sudden situation of the cat jumping into the sea made him temporarily unable to dwell on this.
Just as everyone was worried and regretful about the "suicidal" black cat, Fairy's voice sounded in Rin's mind.
[Ding-dong~! Fairy's warm reminder: Congratulations, Master, your accumulated Film has reached 200 draws, and you can draw at any time~! (★ ω ★)]
"Huh?" Rin was stunned for a moment, then reacted, a little surprised. "200 draws?! That fast?!"
She remembered that she had found Fairy's notifications for gaining Film too noisy and had specifically set up a do-not-disturb mode, only reminding her when she accumulated 200 draws.
She had originally thought that accumulating a few dozen draws on this cruise trip would be good, but she didn't expect that, combined with previous accumulations, she had now directly reached 200 draws.
She immediately called up the Film collection details with her mind, wanting to see which generous person had contributed so much emotional value.
The detail list scrolled rapidly, with records from the past few minutes practically flooding the screen:
[Source: Kuroba Kaito - Emotion: Fear - Film gained: +2000!]
[Source: Kuroba Kaito - Emotion: Physiological Disgust - Film gained: +1500!]
[Source: Kuroba Kaito - Emotion: Panic - Film gained: +2500!]
...Rin looked at this long list, almost completely dominated by the name Kuroba Kaito, her eyes widening and her mouth slightly agape.
It was probably Hugo and Lycaon's doing. She had told all her companions that if they had the chance, they could take the initiative to help her collect more Film.
Now it was time to draw some cards.
Come on! Draw all 200 at once!
Rin shouted to Fairy in her mind.
Whoosh--
Several golden lights flashed across.
Critical hit!
[Obtained: Hollow Special Operations Section 6 Gift Pack (Contains: Hoshimi Miyabi, Tsukishiro Yanagi, Asaba Harumasa, Soukaku)]
[Obtained: S-rank Agent - Grace]