Chapter 4: Run for iT!

The rest of the night had passed almost uneventfully.
Ran had pondered for a while, and forgot to be sad about Conan leaving her, which also started the following morning as usual, and Conan was too worried and thoughtful to notice her strange looks can.



* Teitan Elementary School, third lesson: Math, Miss Kobayashi *


Conan couldn't concentrate. His thoughts were elsewhere …… With Ai…. With Ran ... ..and with all those people who were now in danger because of him ......

What should he do? He would meet with Miss Starling in the evening to discuss further steps, but that was not enough. He knew that. He knew so well, but he was secretly trying to fool himself into something else. The truth was that he was just waiting for the big bang, because actually …………….


"Conan ..?"


...... .. actually it was like that ... ..


"Conan …….?!"


… ..You never hesitated that long …… ..


"HEY CONAN!" Miss Kobayashi called now, finally tearing him out of his daydreams for good.

"Huh what?" asked the perplexed Conan, who had just been scribbling on his sheet of paper. He hadn't noticed anything in the last half hour, let alone that he knew what they were doing.

"Tell me, is everything okay?" Miss Kobayashi asked worried, "You look very pale, is everything all right?"

"I…." He began hesitantly. "I feel pretty bad ...... Could I lie down a little?" he asked hesitantly.

Miss Kobayashi was a little surprised at first, as this wasn't exactly typical for Conan, but then she nodded.


"Can I take him to the sickroom?" Ayumi Yoshida's worried voice asked.

"Well, I think it won't do any harm ..." Miss Kobayshi was about to start when Conan waved him off, "It's okay, thanks Ayumi, I'll be fine."It would be inconceivable what would happen if Ayumi were now also involved.


As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, he was running.

He couldn't explain this to himself, but he just had to see her… ..see that she was okay, hear her voice, and have the knowledge that she was safe… ..[i]Safe… ..What is it actually ………[i]

He was halfway to Teitan High School when his cell phone rang.

It was the professor[i]"Whoever else"[i]he was still thinking to himself, while still running, he took off, always inspired by the thought of seeing Ran.

"You Shinichi ...:" the professor began, but Conan immediately interrupted him

"I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CHAT!"

"Yes, but Shinichi, I ..." the professor wanted to start again, whereupon conan interrupted again. "I'm in a hell of a hurry, so give me a call later!" he yelled, and was about to hang up when the professor yelled back (to make himself heard): "I MAY HAVE A MEANS TO MAKE YOU GREAT!"

………… ..


"What?" asked Conan, who paused to process his near cardiac arrest.

"You have WHAT ?! he asked again, while he was still struggling to keep his composure.

His mind raced. He thought about what made more sense, first get Ran and then the antidote, or first ……[i]"Oh, devil! I have to know what is going on with Ran first!"[I]he thought resolutely

“A means to make you great, it …….” The professor was about to start again when he was interrupted again.

"Okay Professor, I'll pick Ran up quickly and then we'll meet!" shouted Conan, who was already running again.

"Shinichi wait!" the professor called into the phone, but he had already hung up.
[i]"Oh damn, we haven't even made up WHERE we meet"[i]the professor thought a bit frustrated ...... he felt a bit stupid because Shinichi had just choked him off, but on the other hand he had he was right too, because Ran was probably particularly in danger.