Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

The pleasant dinner time was over quickly, and Yuji couldn't stay in the Maori Detective Agency. In order to prevent Maori Ran from pestering him with more questions, Kudo Shinichi just reminded her to pretend that she was not aware of the fact that she was still alive, and then took Kudo Yuji to return to the Kudo family.

"That's perfect. Let's play a game with Kid tomorrow and then go directly to Kaito's house."

Yuji packed a bowl of ramen from the shopping street, called out to Kudo Shinichi to bring it to him, and took out his cell phone to search for Kuroba Kaito's latest target.

"The Splash of the Sea Witch is said to be the largest sapphire in the world set in a golden crown."

Hearing Yuuji's words, Kudo Shinichi stretched his neck to take a look at his phone and asked in confusion: "This gem is so small, how can it be called the biggest?"

"Didn't they say it was the largest sapphire ever set in the golden crown?"

That is to say, among all the sapphires inlaid in the golden crown, this one is the largest. Similarly, there can be the largest sapphire on the scepter, the largest sapphire on the belt, the largest sapphire on the toilet, and so on.

"Those who study journalism will always cut out the beginning and the end of the story." Yuji also bought a pack of fresh fish cakes and prepared to have ramen as a midnight snack: "Let me see what story this gem has to tell to increase its value... After wearing it, you will never be silent when you are on the ship, and is it the big secret bag that is pursued by pirates of the seven seas? Pirates... ONE PIECE?"

The non-existent ears twitched. Kudo Shinichi, who was not familiar with Yuuji, couldn't tell what the boy was thinking. He just thought that he looked down on this gem.

[That's right. I heard from Conan that this guy is very rich. He probably doesn't care about such a gem, right? ]

"It seems to be another collection of Suzuki Jirokichi. I remember Conan said that the uncle always seemed to force you to become his father-in-law." Kudo Shinichi joked.

The two could already see the Kudo family's house. The darkness reminded Kudo Shinichi of the last time he went back home to live there was when he was shot and cooperated with Haibara to test the drugs to turn back.

"He probably doesn't have a daughter in this world. It's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing that he doesn't have to worry about his lesbian daughter who grew up in the United States."

"Lala... your world over there is... quite lively." Kudo Shinichi's mouth twitched: "Who does she like? She can turn such a rich young lady into a lesbian. I can't imagine what kind of super hero she is."

"Yes, it's the cute and charming Miss Miyano." Yuji took out a recorder from his pocket and played it repeatedly.

"You...you'll be gone tomorrow, so you can't threaten me."

"I didn't say I was going to threaten you. I just wanted to tell Shiho about it when I got back."

[You sound quite affectionate...]

Kudo Shinichi watched Yuuji take out the front door key from his pocket naturally, and as if he was returning to his own home, he stepped over the guest slippers, took out his mother's slippers from the shoe cabinet, threw them on the floor, put them on, and then fell on the sofa in the living room in an unusually lazi manner.

"Shinichi-kun, ramen~ah, by the way, bring a stalk of celery from Professor Agasa's house, I'll chew on it to reduce the swelling, my face feels fatter lately."

He turned on the TV and watched it all, only to find that they were all comedy variety shows. He had no choice but to walk under the TV cabinet and rummage around for a while, then took out an old videotape, saw the words "Dangerous Police Stories" and "Goodbye Tomorrow" on it, and put it into the playback machine.

"What? You might as well watch those cheap variety shows."

I didn't see Professor Agasa next door, and when I came back and saw the familiar beginning, Kudo Shinichi felt that the TV that he was forced to watch by his mother before was boring.

"I think it would be more interesting to watch the old movies my mom made more times." Yuji sat cross-legged on the sofa, stretched out his hand to pull the coffee table in front of him, then opened the takeaway box and started eating: "Also, you have to study your acting skills when you disguise yourself. My mom taught me how to perform since I was a child, and my dad usually took Shinichi out to run cases or escape from his scripts when he had nothing to do." "Because you have two sons, do you give one to each? It's useless to study your acting skills just by watching her movies. The movies she made before were all popcorn movies, and few of them had technical content. As long as she becomes famous, she will have fans to praise her even if she has no acting skills."

Kudo Shinichi hung his coat and hat on the hanger and prepared to clean the study room at home. But when he opened the door, he saw Kudo Yukiko with a gloomy face, Kudo Yusaku who was sitting on the sofa in the study pretending to drink coffee but actually looking over here secretly, and Dr. Agasa who looked apologetic.

[No wonder I didn't see you next door, Doctor, you did this again! ]

“That… ugh!”

Kudo Yukiko's powerful Vajra Hand pinched his mouth so that he could not make any sound. Kudo Shinichi felt a heavy weight on his neck and passed out. When he woke up, he was only left with a pair of shorts. He was helped to the ground and looked at his father and doctor who were afraid to move, and his mother who had disguised herself as him.

[I'll settle the score with you later!]
"Why did you take so long in the study? The movie was playing at a good point."

After finishing his ramen, Yuuji, who was chewing a stalk of celery like a hamster, saw Kudo Shinichi coming over and moved closer to the sofa.

"You really enjoy watching this kind of meaningless movie."

"You're so annoying, that's why I said there's nothing I can do about being an only child." Yuji rolled his eyes: "The superior life and status of the eldest son of the Kudo family is the result of the hard work of his mother and father. How dare you mock her work results?"

"It's true that the movie is not that good..." Yukiko continued to complain, but was secretly looking at Yuji.

"That's why I said that people who have never earned money and live on their own are really..." Yuji raised his fingers, stuffed the celery into his mouth, and told "Kudo Shinichi" vaguely.

"Even our Shinichi would never keep saying things like that. You better be careful not to hurt your mother's feelings."

"Hey...I know I was wrong."

Kudo Yukiko apologized reluctantly.

[This... this is the son I've always dreamed of. The one in the study is nothing... Really, is there any way to keep him? ]
"By the way, don't you plan to meet your parents? From this world?"

"There's no need for that. They didn't give birth to me in this world. It would be bad if I think too much and get sad. Dad aside, Mom can be quite emotional sometimes."

Yuuji thought of a question: "Is your room still the one next to the toilet on the second floor?"

"That storage room? Yeah."

[Would anyone call a room they have lived in for more than ten years a storage room? ]

Yuji turned to look at Kudo Shinichi in confusion, then quickly pointed at Kudo Yukiko on TV and said, "Look, mom looks so handsome in her police uniform."

[It’s broken. When did you replace the core…]

(End of this chapter)