Left Behind at Midnight First Public Exhibition
Look at how sparkly everything is!
Hanamaru lovely!
Too cute for this world!
Girls, c'mon.
We came here to help out, remember?
And put some gloves on so you don't get any of the exhibits dirty.
Huh?
He's right. Everyone else here is wearing gloves.
I am simply overjoyed that the great Shindou-sensei chose my art museum for her latest exhibition!
Houshou Chinami
Houshou Art Museum Owner
'Tis a dream come true!
Shindou Misako
Glass Artist
The pleasure is all mine.
Jett-san is the one who introduced me in the first place.
"Left Behind at Midnight" is just as overjoyed to be here, I think!
I do say, you were quite right to rely on him!
He is the inventor at a detective agency,
As well as the manager of Pretty Holic, a rising star in the cosmetics scene!
Excuse me. Where do you want this?
Oh.
Ow!
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
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♪ It's calling our name ♪
♪ Where is the truth? What will we discover? ♪
♪ The mysteries lead to more mysteries ♪
♪ Sailing through past and future with the puzzles of today ♪
♪ They shine like proof, beyond even time itself ♪
♪ And how (And how) Some kind of trick? ♪
♪ But why (But why) We must stand and face ♪
♪ Observe and perceive the scene to uncover all its secrets ♪
♪ Just one step, of ready courage ♪
♪ Will guide you toward a miracle ♪
♪ Maybe now you don't know the answer ♪
♪ But when you finally realize ♪
♪ "It must be fate! This must be love!" ♪
♪ So you whisper to yourself ♪
♪ Now, let us march on together ♪
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
♪ In my heart there's a hint of intuition that sparks ♪
♪ The jewel key opens the way to the next connection ♪
♪ Hey, isn't it mysterious ♪
♪ How we came into this world and found each other ♪
♪ Go! Meitantei Pretty Cure ♪
Star Detective Co-Stars
You say the art just vanished?
Yes. Before we knew it...
However, there don't seem to be any traces of shattered glass...
That's right. To express Cinderella's stout heart, I made the piece out of tempered glass.
I see. And...
Just who are those girls, then?
They're detectives from the Curetto Detective Agency.
What?
They're the ones who've been solving the recent Thieves' Guild PHANTOM cases?
A clock...
So it was rigged to send all those slippers flying at a specific time.
We've checked the exhibition staff, Misako-san, and Houshou-san. None of their bags had any strange devices.
What a daring scheme!
The culprit must be from...
Thieves' Guild PHANTOM!
What?
What's up?
This...
It's not made of glass!
Looks to be made of some kinda resin.
It looks indistinguishable from glass...
This is how they were able to launch out of those boxes and not shatter.
Inspector. The footage is ready to be reviewed.
Security Office
This is from the security cameras?
That's right.
This is right when the slippers flew out of those boxes.
Then we started picking them up, with the exhibition staff.
This is where it ends.
Everyone's in the way, so we can't see anything!
But how were they able to steal "Left Behind at Midnight"?
Maybe someone here still has it?
It'd stand out too much if you just hid it under your clothes...
Even if they did hide it, it would be impossible to leave the premises!
After the last time we had a run-in with Thieves' Guild PHANTOM,
We reinforced our security measures, I'll have you know!
It's getting more baffling by the minute.
I'll head back to the office.
Huh?
I can't prep anything in peace with all the police commotion here.
Preparations? But, my piece is...
Anna and Mikuru will get it back for you. Just watch.
Believe in them.
Yeah!
Quite right! Let us leave the investigation to these two.
Shindou-sensei. I shall assist with the preparations as well!
Thank you very much, everyone!
Hold it, we gotta check your bag.
We have no time for this!
You don't honestly suspect us, do you?
O-of course not! Go right ahead!
Hmph!
We're countin' on ya, Star Detectives.
Okay!
All that pressure, and yet...
We can't even find a single clue!
Clue, clue!
Hey.
You ladies there.
Whatcha doin'?
Um, well... We're just searching for something.
That so...
Ahh!
Told you not to go wandering around, kid!
Conan-kun! What if you got lost or something?
Sorry, sorry...
I was just interested in those detective ladies there.
Detective ladies?
How did you know that?
Easy! It looks kind of odd, but that's a magnifying glass, isn't it?
Searching around for something with a magnifying glass is quite detective-like.
Not only that,
But all these policemen are around, with none of them telling you to leave.
So you must be a couple of famous detectives, right?
— Famous? Who, me~? — That's hanamaru correct!
We're detectives from the Curetto Detective Agency.
My name is Akechi Anna!
And I'm Kobayashi Mikuru!
My name's Edogawa Conan.
My name is Mouri Ran. Glad to meet you!
And I am the one and only Detective Mouri Kogoro.
Uwhaaa!?
You mean, you're the Sleeping Kogoro!?
Uh, who?
Star Detective Sleeping Kogoro! He cracks all the toughest cases, as if sleuthing in his sleep!
Fufufufufu...
See? Even these little girls know who I am!
Fuhahaha!
Really, old man?
What're you doing in Makoto Mirai? Investigating a case?
Yeah. Heard talk of some monster showin' up around town, see.
We're here to uncover the truth behind it.
Are they talking about the Hanninders?
Maybe they've even seen us in Precure form!
Pochi!
By the way, what exactly are you looking for?
Eh?
Left Behind at Midnight
So this is what was stolen.
Yep.
And the only things left at the scene were the staff and owner's belongings...
Right. Their bags and backpacks.
I see.
But that's pretty amazing, huh?
How did the culprit tell the real one apart from all the fakes, in such a short amount of time?
True. How is that possible?
Hmm...
Oh! I've got it!
What?
Thanks, Conan-kun! This case is as good as solved!
Mikuru, let's head back in!
Ah!
Wait up! I still had more to...
Apparently, my hint gave her a spark of realization.
But I'm not sure that's enough to solve this case...
The reason they used resin-cast slippers isn't just so they wouldn't shatter.
They would also be able to distinguish the real one among all the fakes.
What?
The glass slipper would be cool to the touch, more so than resin.
I get it! If they touched each one to see...
Exactly!
Oh, stop there!
I know who the culprit is!
You just need me to pour water inside this vessel here?
Yeah, thanks.
Anna and Mikuru back?
Listen to those spry footsteps! I'll bet they have it all figured out by now!
We know who the culprit is!
What?
You are the culprit!
W-who, me??
Yes. The culprit wore no gloves, so they could easily distinguish between glass and resin.
And the only one of us not wearing gloves while searching for "Left Behind at Midnight"...
Was you!
While everyone was scurrying around in a panic,
You took "Left Behind at Midnight" and stuffed it in Jett-senpai's bag, lying right in front of you!
"Left Behind at Midnight" is right in here!
What? It's not there...
Did you do a thorough check?
Yeah...
Me, the culprit? Why, I never!
Sorry to drop in...
Conan-kun!
I got your address from the cards you gave me.
Conan-kun kept begging us to take him here!
The old man already solved his case for the day, too.
That "monster" turned out to be some costume they were using for a movie set.
Sheesh. Mountain out of a molehill.
So it wasn't a Hanninder.
Guess that means we're in the clear.
Pochi.
So how did your investigation go?
Gulp!
Uhh...
So the piece wasn't in that backpack.
It certainly wasn't!
To think, someone would accuse me of a theft!
How utterly mortifying!
Is this for the exhibition?
Yes. That was the plan, at least...
It's very lovely, though.
"A tale within the transparent."
That's the theme we've based everything around.
Transparent...
So that's it!
That's where "Left Behind at Midnight" is!
You are the culprit after all, Houshou-san!
And have you any proof?
We do. Right in there.
Tell me if you heard this one!
Put glass inside a container of vegetable oil, and it becomes invisible!
What? Is that true?
Vegetable oil?
It can be used in that fashion.
But that can't be it! Vegetable oil is yellowish.
Urk!
Wait, wait! Maybe it's like, transparent vegetable oil!
Guess they need a little extra push.
That doesn't exist, doofus!
Nothin' for it. Down you go, old man.
Come on you two, calm down!
Certainly...
Ugh! Not good!
In da fish bowl 'n stuff...
Anna...?
Darn it. Guess she'll have to do.
Hey...
Certainly, one might fill that fish bowl with vegetable oil and hide something within.
That is what one might conclude, at first.
What's gotten into that girl?
Ahh! Could this be...
I-it's Sleeping Anna!
She's acting just like you, Dad!
The liquid within the vessel there is actually a solution of ethanol and benzyl alcohol.
Ethanol?
Benzyl alcohol?
I do have some around, actually. I use 'em when making the Pre-Kit charms.
When light passes through something transparent like glass or liquid, it bends via refraction.
Refraction
Ergo, the specific rate at which light bends through a particular medium is known as the refractive index.
Refractive Index
R-r-r-r-refractive index!?
This ain't our normal everyday Anna!
Po...pochi...?
Refraction does not occur between substances sharing the same refractive index.
Create a mixture of ethanol and benzyl alcohol with the precise proportions,
And glass will appear to vanish within.
Too many hard words flying around here, man...
Well, in any case...
"Left Behind at Midnight" must be...
In here!
When you heard us coming,
You took "Left Behind at Midnight" out from the backpack,
Then you hid it inside a solution of ethanol and benzyl alcohol!
Isn't that right, Anna?
That's right, Mikuru!
And Houshou-san was the one who worked with that fish bowl today, nobody else!
The culprit is you, Houshou-san!
Ufufu...
Bravo!
You know, something feels different about you today!
But well done all the same, Star Detectives!
However!
In the end, it is I who shall be victorious!
Stand back, Mikuru-chan.
Y-yes!
Would you mind just staying out of my way?
Eek!
Hi-yah!
Urgh!
Heheh...
N-not bad, baby...
Ran!
This time, it's mine.
Ahh!
He went outside!
— Pochi~! — Anna!
No more Mikuru... I can't eat another bite...
At this rate...
You won't get away!
Go!!
Uwah!
What just...?
Amazing-mazing!
I'm really taking a beating today...
There it is!
I won't let you have it!
Conceal it all, O lies!
Come forth, Hanninder!
Hanninder!
They've vanished...
Wake up! Anna!!
Wha...what? Huh?
Ehhh!?
W-w-w-what's going on here??
Don't think! Just do!
O...okay.
Open!
Jewel Cure Watch!
Precure! Wakeup Time!
Three! Find each other!
Six! Face each other!
Nine! The miraculous duo!
Do a little twirl for me!
Ain't we cute as can be?
No matter the mystery, Hanamaru Case Closed!
Star Detective Cure Answer!
With layered deduction, smile and a jump!
Star Detective Cure Mystique!
Star Detective Pretty Cure!
Allow me to show you my answer!
Hannin! Hannin! Der!!
Der!!
That's a work of art for you. What an artistic attack.
Ack!
Owwww...
That piece means a lot to Misako-san!
You can't just use it like this!
Hannin~
Hannin! Hannin! Der!
A graceful dance, not unlike Cinderella at her ball.
You don't have a shot at winning now, Precure!
A shot...
Oh, I've got it!
Open!
Pre-Kit Light!
So that's your plan!
What are they up to now?
How's this for a shot?
Go!!
Han!
Nin...
Der!
Let's do it!
Yes!
Open!
Pre-Kit Mirror Loupe!
Pochitan!
Pochi~!
Makoto Jewel!
Observe!
Perceive!
Solve the mystery!
Behold! This is our answer!
Precure! Flying Spectre!
Cracked Cured'n Closed!
Hannin-nin...hannin-nin...der...
Pochi!
Pochi-pochi! Cure-cure!
I suppose the time has come for this ball to end!
Hey!
Anna-chan! Mikuru-chan!
Where have you two been all this time?
Misako-san.
Here you go!
Thank you so much!
Everyone!
That phantom thief again?
It's the real Houshou-san!
Did you find "Left Behind at Midnight"?
It's back safe and sound, thanks to these lovely detectives!
But oh man, that was crazy! Anna spouting words like "refractive index" and stuff!
Huh? Refractive index?
Yeah, totally! It's like you were someone else entirely, Anna!
Looks like this case is closed too, then. Guess we should head on home.
Yeah!
I uh... don't really know what you mean, but...
It's thanks to Conan-kun that we were able to crack this case!
You're right. His observational skills were amazing!
Conan-kun!
Just who are you, anyway?
Heh.
Edogawa Conan, a detective.
See you again sometime, Conan-kun!
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♪ (NaNaNaNa! Nazo? Mystery! ANSWER?!) ♪
♪ Connecting all the dots until, Oh? Oh my! ♪
♪ Could this be a "Hanamaru Case Closed"? ♪
♪ Deduction seesaws back and forth, then the tables turn ♪
♪ Even words or a simple gesture can be a trap! ♪
♪ So don't take anything for granted! Got it? ♪
♪ Look close and think hard, then take one step forward ♪
♪ When I see someone in need, I simply must help ♪
♪ Just gotta-gotta-gotta help somehow, and off I go ♪
♪ NaNaNaNazo! Mystery! ♪
♪ Cracking cases, now that's a Star Detective☆ ♪
♪ Surmise the lies and truth, and find that smiling answer ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows hundredfold ♪
♪ Together we will prevail, because friends are miracles ♪
♪ Let's go, Star Detectives☆ ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows thousandfold ♪
♪ Hand-in-hand friends, everything is gonna turn out fine! ♪
♪ 'Cuz we're Precure☆ ♪
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Why? Mystery?! ANSWER!) ♪
Finally, the class field trip is here!
Pochi!
All-you-can-eat buffets! Natural hot springs! I can't hanamaru wait!!
Hold up, is that Gouemon??
We can't let him ruin our precious field trip!
Meitantei Precure!
Welcome to the Labyrinth Train!?
That case is cracked cured'n closed!