Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"Really? You could just go to Hakodate with the people from school. Why did you have to take my plane?"

In the helicopter, which was military green on the outside but decorated in a pink princess style on the inside, Ooka Momiji was helplessly looking at the three people opposite her with her arms around her chest, then pointing forcefully at a bald man.

"Besides, this guy isn't even a student of our school, so why did he get on my plane?"

"Kimaru Takeshi."

The bald man who closed his eyes and sat quietly beside Okita Souji paused for a moment, briefly introduced himself, and then returned to his original state.

"So... I don't want to get to know you. Don't just take it for granted that you can tell others your name so simply and rudely."

Ooka Momiji spoke breathlessly and was patted on the shoulder by Iori Muga.

"what?"

"Miss, I think this man is dangerous."

"Dangerous?" Ooka Hongye was surprised and quieted down: "Even Iori said so..."

"It's definitely a high school student who looks like a ghost."

The ghost-like high school student is named Onimaru Takeshi. Ooka Momiji vaguely feels that Iori is telling a joke.

"Well, I just can't help but want to meet Hattori as soon as possible and fight him."

Okita Souji, who was wearing a school uniform, raised his hands and tried his best to comfort the classmate Hao: "Except for Ooka, no one can find Hattori so easily."

After all, although Okita Souji and Hattori Heiji are also strong rivals, they are not like Kudo Shinichi and Hattori, who have the term "close friends" added to their status as strong rivals.

"But isn't Hattori Heiji the Osaka guy who dumped Ooka-san for an unknown woman in the news?"

The brown-haired girl who had been silent next to Souji Okita asked a question. Although the girl was also wearing a school uniform, her every move revealed the demeanor of a young lady.

"No, I wasn't dumped by Heiji. He hasn't chosen Xiaoye yet!" Ooka Hongye puffed up her cheeks and shook her fists vigorously.

"But you're not a member of the tournament or the kendo club, and the reason you're going there isn't to stop that man from confessing his love to someone else? In other words, you've already been labeled a loser."

The brown-haired girl spread out her right hand. They were waiting beside them before boarding the plane. Ooka Momiji, who didn't notice the three of them, directly issued the mission to Hokkaido to Iori Muga.

From the content of a phone call intercepted by a teenager in Tokyo, she learned that Hattori Heiji had already made up his mind to confess to Toyama Kazuha after the competition.

Although the two of them didn't completely break the window paper last time in Kyoto, they have already realized what each other is thinking. This time, the Kansai detective is finally going to blow the horn of victory.

The reason we invited Conan, Yuji and the others to go was not to cheer for the competition, but to cheer for this slow-witted guy to confess his love!

"I must do something." Ooka Hongye made up her mind.

"But Ooka-san can't stay with them all day long. If someone confesses at any opportunity..."

"That's! Absolutely impossible!"

Unexpectedly, before Ooka Momiji could refute, Okita Souji, who was sitting next to the girl, denied the girl's words.

"When it comes to confession, you have to wait until the most critical moment, and only do it after you have achieved your goal. Hattori must have thought the same way!"

"Also?" The girl pinched her chin, squinted her eyes and moved closer to Okita Souji, scaring the boy who looked like Kudo Shinichi so much that he stepped back with a panicked look on his face.

"Okita, do you have someone you want to confess to? Who is it? I'm really curious. I thought you would be accompanied by a sword for the rest of your life."

"Even I have someone I want to confess my feelings to, so don't underestimate me, Tetsu-san."

Okita Souji glanced down at Tetsumoha who was smiling like a devil, and while holding the amulet on his chest with his right hand, he averted his eyes guiltily. Looking at the overly sweet love story across from him, Ooka Momiji's face darkened, and he had the urge to give the three people a parachute so that they could jump out.

……

"Really? You could just go to Hakodate with the people from school. Why did you have to take the plane with me?"

Sitting in the small passenger plane specially prepared by Minami Masamune, Yuuji's eyes were fixed on the new high-tech coffee machine on the table that Hiroki had specially prepared for him before leaving.

Although it wasn't ready yet, the aroma of the coffee had already spread to every corner of the plane. Even Ran Mouri and Conan, who were sitting opposite, couldn't help but swallow.

This stuff is really fragrant this time.

"Sitting on the plane, drinking coffee while looking out the window at the view is really special."

Yuji placed the coffee cup under the machine and pressed his hand on the red button, and the steaming hot coffee kept filling the cup.

"In order to take into account the flavor and aroma, I used five kinds of coffee beans and put a lot of effort into the blending..."

When Yuji opened his eyes, he found that Conan had already reached out to the coffee machine.

"You...you shouldn't drink just because you are talking to yourself..."

"What does it matter, Yuuji, you stingy guy!"

The two brothers started arguing in front of the coffee machine. Proud of the elder brother's authority, Conan slapped his claws directly on the button of the coffee machine, but surprisingly no coffee came out.

"That doesn't make sense. I added more water and coffee beans than just this cup..."

The boy put his head in front of the coffee machine, looked at the unresponsive machine, subconsciously patted the top of the machine hard, and finally heard an unusual sound inside.

“This reaction…”

The boy was stunned for a moment, then immediately dodged to the side, revealing Conan who was standing behind him and didn't know what was going on.

"What……!"

With a loud bang, the coffee machine successfully exploded not far in front of Conan. The parts scattering in the cabin was just a small matter. The key was that when the coffee grounds exploded, a heat wave also penetrated Conan's head, turning the elementary school student into the taste of coffee.

The coffee lid fell at Xiaolan's feet. She was startled and looked down. She found a "No Tapping" sticker on the inside of the coffee machine. She covered her eyes and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Sticker like this should be put outside! That unreliable brat!"

Conan clenched his fists and suddenly glared at his brother: "So he was planning to plot against you?"

"Oh, maybe. It seems that this kid needs his brother's love and education." Yuji looked at Conan helplessly, his face was gray and black. "You should take a shower first. You are so dark."

"hateful!"

There were only kimonos prepared on the plane, so Conan had to go to the bathroom amid the curiosity of Xiaolan and her brother. He also discovered that the pilot in the cockpit seemed to be secretly paying attention to the cabin out of curiosity.

“It’s really lively in there.”

Sitting back in the passenger seat, Kuroba Kaito, facing a stranger's face, fastened his seat belt again and found that Tokuzumi in the main driver's seat didn't seem to care at all about what was happening inside.

"You are such a humble old man."

Kuroba Kaito thought of Hakuba who insisted on taking the plane alone: ​​"That guy should be arriving soon."

(End of this chapter)