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We've never met. I think I would remember.

[Why was this guy being so familiar? ]

Have you gotten hit over the head recently, Meitantei? It didn't look like you had any sort of head wound after our adventure in the museum, but one never knows with you, do they?

Of course I haven't. [He had, three days ago.]

What museum?

.... the one the old man set up to display Van Gough's Sunflowers series.

Are you sure you're all right?

[ And now you're worrying him, Conan, good job. ]

What old man and why would the Sunflowers be in Japan?

Of course I'm all right. You're the one acting like you know me.

Suzuki Jirokichi and because he bought one and wanted to display them all.

[ KID likes the old man, don't get him wrong, but sometimes he thinks the old guy is kinda crazy. ]

Because I do. We've been rivals for a long time, Meitantei.

Never heard of him. Is he related to the Suzuki family?

I don't have any rivals.

You must have gotten your head hit somewhere. Otherwise, there's no explanation as to how you don't remember any of this.

[ But that's not to say that he's not about to have a little bit of fun with this. ]

Oh? I would think to differ. No other detective has been able to keep up with me the way you do. We've been rivals ever since the Ekoda Clock Tower.

I already told you. I don't remember you because we've never met.

[But wait. The Ekoda Clock Tower. He remembered passing by it once. Who was it that he'd stopped to help the police catch there? It was some thief... ]

Oh~? So you don't remember the clock tower then, Meitantei? I would like to think you'd at least remember shooting at me.

[He tenses.

But this was Conan from only three days after he shrank. A Conan who was still convinced that hunting down the two men who had shrank him would be a simple matter of a few weeks. He was still convinced that he would only be stuck like this for a few weeks, a month at the most.

He was nearly as panicked at being found out as his older self would have been.

He relaxes, deliberately.]

I think you have the wrong number. I've never been anywhere near Ekoda.

[And he supposed that that locked down just who this guy was. ]