S1E226 : The Battle Game Trap (1)

26 February 2001

25 mins.

Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are at the arcade where they meet their high school English teacher, Jodie Starling who is an avid gamer. Jodie introduces Ran to a virtual reality fighting game which uses mechanics to simulate the pain of a real fight. Ran loses to a gamer named Kengo Bitou who taunts her in her lost. Bitou plays the game again his rival, Takayasu Shimizu; The battle is projected on a large screen. Bitou's avatar overwhelms Shimizu's but stops at the climax of the match. The people in the arcade realize Bitou is dead and the police are called in.