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Chapter 383 Sera Mary: We seem like a family of three!

Ding Dong
Ding Dong
Ding Dong
Kitahara Natsuhiro, carrying a gift, rang the doorbell of Sera Mary's house.

"coming."

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

Sera Masumi's voice came from behind the heavy door, and Kitahara Natsuhiro, with his keen ears, heard it clearly.

crunch
A few seconds later, the door opened, and Sera Masumi, with a big smile on her face, showing her fangs, and wearing long-sleeved loungewear, appeared in front of Kitahara Natsuhiro.

"Good evening, Makoto." Kitahara Natsumi smiled slightly.

"Teacher Kitahara, you've finally arrived," said Sera Masumi. "I've been waiting for so long. My mom is cooking, please come in."

“Okay.” Kitahara Natsuyu nodded and then walked into the entryway.

Sera Masumi opened the shoe cabinet in the entryway and took out a new pair of slippers: "Kitahara-sensei, please change into these."

“Okay, this is a gift for you.” Kitahara Natsuhiro handed the gift to Sera Masumi.

At that moment, Sera Mary, wearing an apron and carrying a spatula, walked over from the kitchen and saw Kitahara Natsuhiro and Sera Masumi: "Mr. Kitahara, you've come all this way, why did you bring a gift?"

"We're the ones thanking you, but you still bring gifts. It's really embarrassing."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsumi changed into slippers and straightened his shoes: "Since you're here as a guest, you should definitely bring some gifts. This is about benefits."

"But they weren't anything expensive, just a set of cosmetics, a collector's edition of Sherlock Holmes, and a bouquet of flowers."

This gift is nothing to him; it doesn't cost much.

It makes more sense that everyone lives in the same building, very close to each other, and they see each other all the time. If he gives a gift now, Sera Mary will give him something in return after a while.

This is a matter of reciprocity; after all, Sera Mary is a woman who is adept at understanding human relationships.

"What? The Sherlock Holmes stories?" Upon hearing these words, Sera Masumi paused for a moment, then smiled happily: "I've wanted them for a long time, but I could never buy them."

The Sherlock Holmes stories are a global phenomenon, and this collector's edition has long been discontinued. It's very difficult to buy now, especially since it has a very high value and is not something the average person would buy.

However, Kitahara Natsuhiro did not spend money to get these things; he got them for free from Wakita Kanenori, which was rum.

He went directly to Rum and gave him orders to get a set over there. It was simple and he didn't have to spend any money himself.

As for the cosmetics, he understood. He called Yukiko to ask what cosmetics were good, and then she recommended buying this set.

Of course, in addition to sending one to Sera Mary, he also mailed one to Akiko Yonehara, Yukiko, Eri Kisaki, Reiko Kujo, and others, aiming to spread his favors evenly.

After all, if one person received a gift, it wouldn't be right if others didn't.

Anyway, it wouldn't cost much money; he's not short of cash at all.

"I'm glad you like it." Kitahara Natsuhiro smiled.

He was playing to her interests, since Sera Masumi was a detective and would definitely like Sherlock Holmes. Besides, she also practiced Jeet Kune Do. He couldn't do Jeet Kune Do, but Sherlock Holmes could easily handle it.

"I love it so much!" Sera Masumi exclaimed excitedly, clutching the item in her hands.

She knew that tonight would be a sleepless night.

She was going to stay up all night to read the book, even though she had read it more than once, she had a new experience every time she read it.

"So pure!" Sera Mary's stern voice rang out, and she unconsciously crossed her arms over her chest.

bite.
At that moment, Sera Masumi immediately straightened her body, stood up straight, and then bowed slightly to Kitahara Natsuhiro: "Thank you for your gift, Kitahara-sensei. Thank you so much."

One should be polite; this is something Sera Mary always taught Sera Masumi. Now that she has received a gift, she should say thank you, not say things like "I like it so much."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said, "Don't be so polite."

"Mrs. Mary, you've raised Zhenchun very well."

Sera Masumi was indeed well-trained, completely different from Shuichi Akai.

And her second son, Hideyoshi Haneda, was also very polite.

So it's not that Sera Mary doesn't know how to raise children, but that Shuichi Akai has gone astray outside.

FBI, I'm talking about you!

Shuichi Akai must have been corrupted by the FBI, since he had already come into contact with them while studying in the United States.

However, it is more likely that the FBI proactively contacted Shuichi Akai.

After all, they have a lot of power in the United States, so it would be very easy for them to investigate Shuichi Akai.

So that's how Shuichi Akai got dragged into it, and then he was turned into a bad kid!
Hearing this, Sera Marie sighed, "Masumi is too impulsive. She doesn't act like a girl at all. What kind of detective is she? Sigh."

She didn't want Sera Masumi to become a detective, because her main purpose as a detective was to investigate the Black Organization and assist her brother, Akai Shuichi.

If possible, she would prefer that Zhenchun live a peaceful and stable life, go to university, graduate, date a boyfriend, get married, and have children.

She felt that Masumi was fine as she was and didn't want her to actively get involved with the black organization.

However, Masumi was influenced by her older brother Shuichi Akai, so she also became very interested in the Black Organization and insisted on avenging her father.

Although Sera Mary also wants to avenge her husband, her most important goal now is to preserve the Akai family bloodline.

The eldest son is already investigating the criminal organization and is now deeply involved.

The second son is a shogi player, and he's doing very well, aiming for the seventh crown. He also hasn't shown any interest in the black organization and is single-mindedly focused on it, which is great and makes Sera Mary very happy.

But her youngest daughter is just like her older brother, which is a real headache for her as a mother!
Fortunately, the second son lived up to expectations. Although he changed his surname, he still had the blood of the Akai family flowing in his veins. He would have another child in the future, who would then be adopted into the Akai family.

If the Akai family can provoke the Haneda family, then the Haneda family can provoke the Akai family as well; we are all one family.

“It’s nothing, he’s just a kid, it’s normal for him to be interested in these things.” Kitahara Natsuyu smiled. “Conan, that little rascal, is also very interested in detective work and often assists Kogoro Mouri, acting as his assistant.”

"But I think they'll change when they're older, so you don't need to worry."

"Conan!"

Sera Mary and Sera Masumi's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing the name, their thoughts unreadable.

Ever since they first saw Conan, they felt he looked familiar. Combined with the information gathered by Sera Masumi, they basically concluded that this Edogawa Conan was none other than the long-lost Shinichi Kudo. Although this news was shocking, they had no choice but to believe it.

After all, Conan's appearance coincided very closely with the time of Shinichi Kudo's disappearance, and they even conducted a small scientific experiment, which further confirmed their suspicions.

Therefore, they have confirmed Conan's identity, and similarly, they have also confirmed Yukiko's identity.

Furthermore, Sera Mary, who knows more about the inside story, already knows that her sister's drug development was successful, but it should also have significant side effects.

After all, how could such a miraculous drug not have side effects?

However, as far as Conan is concerned, there are no side effects yet. In fact, for Conan, shrinking his body is the biggest side effect.

At the same time, they are also covering up Conan's true identity so that others, even members of the Black Organization, will not find out his true identity and thus be captured and used as a test subject.

After all, it was her younger sister who developed the drug, and she felt it was necessary to absolve her sister of her sins.

Even if it's just to accumulate good fortune for my sister's child.

Kitahara Natsuhiro noticed the subtle changes in the expressions of Sera Masumi and Sera Mary.

Sera Mary was alright; she quickly regained her original expression in just a second or two. But Sera Masumi's expression management was not so good. After all, she was just a high school girl. Even if she were a detective, she wouldn't have such excellent expression management skills. She was far worse than her mother.

However, at this moment, Kitahara Natsuyu didn't want to say anything and let them be!
"Yes, he's Fumiyo's son. He lives with Kogoro Mouri. He's a little devil who's always trying to be a detective." Kitahara Natsuyu continued, "But he always gets beaten up by Kogoro Mouri. That kid is so annoying!"

Upon hearing this, Sera Mary was about to continue the conversation when she suddenly heard her daughter shout.

"Mom"

“Seriously, you have no manners. Shouting and yelling at home like that will disturb the neighbors!” Sera Mary said with a stern face.

"No, no." Sera Masumi pointed towards the kitchen and said, "Mom, your food looks burnt."

"It's burnt?"

At that moment, Sera Mary smelled the burnt food and her expression changed drastically. She rushed to the kitchen, leaving behind the words, "Masumi, tell Kitahara-sensei to put the flowers in the vase."

Hearing her mother's voice, Sera Masumi smiled helplessly: "Taibahara-sensei, please don't mind."

"It's nothing." Kitahara Natsuyu joked, "It's partly my fault that the food burned. After all, it was the gift I brought that brought your mother over, and that's how the food got burned. I should be the culprit."

Hearing this, Sera Masumi couldn't help but laugh, revealing her cute little tiger teeth.

“Teacher Kitahara, you’re so funny.” Sera Masumi said, “Come, teacher, sit here for a bit. We’ll have dinner soon.”

"Perfect timing, I'm playing video games right now, would you like to join me, teacher?"

When she's bored while waiting alone, she can only play video games to relieve her loneliness and pass the time. Plus, she can chat with her mom from time to time in the living room.

"Sure," Kitahara Natsumi said. "I'm pretty good at video games!"

"Hey, does the teacher play video games often too? I play fighting games, which is one of my favorite games."

Because of her Jeet Kune Do training, she really enjoys fighting games.

They're all against bots, too weak, only good for killing time.

"Fighting games? That's one of my specialties too."

"Great! Teacher, come over quickly!"

"it is good."

Kitahara Natsuhiro nodded, then took off his jacket, revealing the short-sleeved shirt underneath.

It's spring now, and summer is just around the corner, so it's not cold at all, and sometimes it can even be a bit hot.

Wearing short sleeves is perfectly normal.

Soon.

Kitahara Natsuhiro and Sera Mari sat down in front of the coffee table and started fiddling with the controllers while watching the fighting game on TV.

This scene was witnessed by Sera Mari in the kitchen. After seeing it, she felt a pang of emotion and even saw the image of a certain man in Kitahara Natsuhiro, which gradually overlapped with her own thoughts.

"Strive for military strength."

At that moment, she seemed to see her husband, Tsutomu Akai, who had been missing for more than ten years.

Before Akai Tsutomu disappeared, he played the same way with Shuichi and Hideyoshi, exactly the same way.

Sera Masumi was a posthumous child, and she and her father had never met, so this scene never happened.

But unexpectedly, the scene of Kitahara Natsuhiro playing games with Sera Masumi showed her the scene she wanted to see, which can be considered a dream come true.

However, Sera Mari does not believe that her husband is dead; she always thought he had disappeared.

That's what she thought before, but now seventeen years have passed. Although she still believes that her husband is not dead, she also knows in her heart that her husband will not come back and must be dead.

It's estimated that it died in the mountains and was eaten by some animal.

But this is for the best; at least they won't fall into the hands of the black organization and be tortured.

Sometimes, death is a relief!
"No, what am I thinking!" Sera Mary murmured, then immediately snapped back to reality and shook her head.

"How could I possibly regard Kitahara-sensei as Mubu? He is neither Masamune's father nor my husband."

"However, the two do have some similarities: they are mature and very caring."

She had known Kitahara Natsuyu for a while and knew what kind of person he was. Although he was a womanizer, he had never done anything to hurt a woman, let alone abandoned her after starting a relationship. In fact, he was kind to every woman.

This information was obtained from her daughter, while Sera Masumi obtained it from Ran and Sonoko.

If he weren't a womanizer, he would definitely be an exceptionally good man, even Wu Wu would fall short of that.

Because Wu Wu abandoned the mother and her two children and left this world alone.

Ugh.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." Sera Marie shook her head, trying to banish some images from her mind.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that Kitahara Natsuhiro resembled my husband!

(End of this chapter)