### Chapter 41: Master Chef Fujino

This time, the frail Fujino had reshaped Miwako Sato's worldview, and conversely, Sato's fierce combat skills had once again expanded Fujino's perception.

For Fujino, Sato's combat ability was like B-level!

Later, under the guidance of Conan and the other "dancing" elementary schoolers, the police successfully found the stolen maple leaf gold coins on the roof of the building.

The case was solved.

After giving a statement at the police station and receiving one million yen in cash, Fujino returned home with Sato's escort.

...

Standing on the balcony, Fujino gazed at the Mazda disappearing into the night.

Suddenly, a system notification chimed in his ear:

[Congratulations, host, on completing the Italian Robber Case. You have earned 50 Detective Reputation Points and 1,000,000 yen in reward.]

[Current system balance: 3,300,000 yen]

[Reputation needed for next detective job upgrade: 250 points]

"250, huh?" Fujino muttered, staring at the reputation points needed for his detective career upgrade. "Quite lucky!"

He then turned his attention to the system's profession ball exchange interface.

90,000 yen for a ten-pull!

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Ability Limit Enhancement Card (Strength, Perception Boost; Limited to one minute) x4, Famous Brand Designer Bag x1, Soccer Ball x1, Fish Fragrant Shredded Pork Self-Heating Rice x1, Pineapple Bread x3]

?

What the heck!

Fujino stared at the items he had drawn and his eyes widened in disbelief.

If any words could describe his current mood, it would be "furious."

"What's wrong with this doggone system?"

Fujino took a deep breath to calm himself and decided not to get too worked up about the system's bizarre results.

He then took out a cigarette pack, placing three cigarettes on the balcony.

He bowed towards the direction of an ancient Eastern country and made another ten-pull.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Fisherman's Fishing Hat (Purple), Ability Limit Enhancement Card (Strength, Perception Boost; Limited to one minute) x2, Mobile POS Machine (Blue) x1...]

Sure enough, it's the mysticism at work!

Ignoring the other items that were below blue rarity, Fujino focused on the Fisherman's Fishing Hat he had just drawn.

[Fisherman's Fishing Hat: A fishing hat blessed by the fishing master, wearing this hat allows you to catch anything other than fish. 

Ability: Enhances the wearer's defense by 50%; 50% chance to force the culprit to reveal their identity (Note: +50% Head Attraction Ability)]

Fujino pulled out the fishing hat and examined the black hat in his hand, his lips twitching.

Good heavens, forcing the culprit to reveal their identity.

The fishing master really can catch anything other than fish.

Fujino put on the fishing hat and went to the mirror, looking at his reflection—black-framed glasses and a black fishing hat. He couldn't help but feel dazed.

The fishing master is actually me?

With a sigh, Fujino put the fishing hat away.

Although the hat had some downsides—like doubling the chance of head injuries—the benefits were considerable.

Enhanced defense was precisely what he needed right now…

Recalling the robbers who had been hospitalized by Miwako Sato earlier made him shudder.

The combat power in the Conan universe was more extreme than he had imagined.

Putting these thoughts aside, Fujino decided to strike while the iron was hot. He went back to the balcony, while his cigarette was still burning, and bowed once more towards the direction of the Mouri family.

He did another ten-pull, hoping for something good...

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Red Scarf x1, Reaction Ability Enhancement Card (Purple), Purple Profession Card (Master Chef), Fatty Happy Water (Blue)...…]

"Chef?"

Fujino frowned as he examined the new profession he had acquired, momentarily stunned.

He then opened the system interface:

[New Sub-Profession:

Chef: Beginner (100 proficiency points needed for next upgrade)

New Profession Skill:

Master Chef (Beginner: 5% chance of random enhancement for any food made by the host)

Current Balance: 600,000 yen]

"Master Chef?"

Fujino looked at the newly acquired skill with a peculiar expression.

For someone like Fujino, who didn't know how to cook, this skill didn't seem very useful. But...

Having multiple skills doesn't hurt, and it's always good to have more professions.

Who knows when a particular profession might come in handy?

Satisfied, Fujino nodded.

Although the first ten-pull didn't yield anything impressive, the latter two pulls with the mysticism bonus made the 2.7 million yen spent worth it.

Twenty pulls had yielded five items of blue rarity or higher. Although it wasn't as awesome as getting golden purple items before, it was still decent.

At least it was better than some systems with terrible drop rates.

A moment later.

Feeling hungry, Fujino decided to try the Fish Fragrant Shredded Pork Self-Heating Rice to experience the taste of home. He was suddenly stunned.

As soon as he uncovered the lid of the self-heating rice, it started glowing with golden light...

Accompanied by the golden light was a mysterious and majestic BGM coming from nowhere.

"What the heck?"

Fujino watched in astonishment as the Fish Fragrant Shredded Pork self-heating rice emitted golden light, with a thick fog surrounding it. His chopsticks trembled in his hands.

At that moment, a system notification appeared over the self-heating rice:

[Master Chef Enhancement: Slightly improves the host's physical condition (Duration: 12 hours)]

Clearly, this was the effect of the Master Chef skill, providing additional benefits to the food made.

This profession was already worth it just for the special effect!

...

The next morning.

"Ding-a-ling!"

The phone rang again, interrupting Fujino's sleep.

Groggily getting up and stretching, he answered the phone.

"Fujino-senpai, today is the weekend."

The voice on the other end was Sonoko Suzuki's. "You didn't oversleep, did you?"

"Today's the weekend?"

"It was Saturday yesterday, so today must be the weekend!"

Sonoko's voice sounded as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

Fujino, still stretching, felt puzzled.

Saturday was yesterday, so today was the weekend?

Something felt off.

This wasn't Conan's world!

The disrupted timeline suddenly felt normal, making him feel a bit uneasy.

"Fujino-senpai!"

Fujino parked his Ford Taurus in front of Ran's house. As he stopped the car, he saw Ran coming down from the building.

Ran was wearing a deep red sweater, a bright red suit jacket, a light yellow skirt, and gray stockings.

Well, let's just say that Ran's fashion sense was indeed unique in this era.

(End of Chapter)