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This happens as soon as I take my eyes off you with 目を離す

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of This happens as soon as I take my eyes off you with 目を離す.
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During a trip on a train, Conan accidentally overhears that there is a bomb on the train, and it’s set to go off. Conan tries to follow the criminals as they disembark, but Ran stops him at the exit door.

コナン:
「あーーー」
“Ah...!”
(らん):
「もぉ!()(はな)とすぐこれなんだから!」
“Geez! As soon as I take my eyes off you, this happens!”

Key Points

  1. ()(はな)す = to take one’s eyes off someone

    • In this scene it means Ran stopped watching Conan closely for a moment.

    • The idiom is about losing visual attention, not literally removing your eyes.

  2. 〜と marks a regular consequence

    • ()(はな)すと すぐ これ」 means “as soon as I take my eyes off you, this happens right away”.

    • 〜と often presents something as the natural or repeated result of the first action.

  3. これ points to the trouble in front of her

    • これ does not name the problem directly.

    • It works like “this mess again”, relying on the immediate situation for meaning.