Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 10 Going to Kindergarten

"Xia He, are you going out to buy groceries again?"

In the community, the old men and women greeted Xia He with a smile.

"Yes, grandpa and grandma, uncle and aunt, good morning~~" Xia He responded with a smile, holding the vegetable basket in one hand and the dog leash in the other.

"Hello to you too."

"Oh, Grandpa Xinmu, why is your hand injured?"

Xia He keenly noticed the wound on the finger of the old man who was waving at him, so he quickly walked forward, took out a Band-Aid from his pocket, held it high and handed it to the other party.

"Here, put it on quickly, be careful of wound infection."

"Oh, thank you."

"When you go out, you must pay more attention to safety."

"Wang!"

After saying that, Xia He took Rouwan's hand and walked away towards the gate of the community.

The old men and women who were left behind looked at Xia He's adorable back and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if my daughter could give birth to such a cute grandson."

"Yeah, my kid is about the same age as Xia He. Every day he either cries and asks me to buy him toys, or rolls himself in the park until he's covered in mud. It's really frustrating."

Can't all the children in this world be as well-behaved and sensible as Xia He?

……

"Today's menu is shrimp and taro, perilla leaves, sour lotus root, bighead carp, and onion soup..."

"Well, the food sold at the store near Harajuku Street is a little cheaper. Auntie gave me 3,000 yen in total, so the rest is my pocket money."

Xia He estimated in his mind.

He is four years old this year.

His height also grew to over 1 meter.

His messy hair hangs down in front of his forehead. On his small and fair face, he has a pair of eyes like his mother's, big and bright. He looks like a porcelain doll. He is the kind of person who will attract a lot of loving eyes wherever he goes.

[Current name: Jiunao Xiahe]

【Age: 4 years and 20 days】

【Strength: 8】

[Agility: 11]

[Physique: 12]

【Spirit: 15】

[Talents: Born strong, born agile, photographic memory, track and field champion, absolute focus, night vision, eagle eyes, amazing hair, naturally cute, perfect pitch, singer]

[Night Vision: Even in the dark, you can see everything clearly]

[Eagle Eyes: Your eyesight is amazing. You can see the last row of the eye chart even from 20 meters away, and it is difficult for you to be nearsighted no matter what.]

[Amazing hair volume: You are born with amazing hair volume, black and smooth, and you will never be bald]

[Natural cuteness: You exude a cute temperament, and it is easy to attract the love of the elders (this talent will disappear after the age of ten)]

[Absolute pitch: the ability to identify any tone produced by a musical instrument or the surrounding environment without a reference tone]

[Singer: You are born with a good voice. After systematic training, you can become a famous singer in contemporary times.]

[Night Vision] is obtained by the task triggered by Xia He getting up in the middle of the night to secretly read a book.

As for "Eagle Eye", he saw it while watching TV in the living room from a distance of 20 meters.

As for the remaining [amazing hair volume], [absolute pitch], and [singer], they all have their own sources.

However, in three years, only six missions were triggered in total...

The frequency of twice a year really makes Xia He wait anxiously on weekdays.

It is also worth mentioning that the computer game company founded by my father three years ago is currently in a situation where it is neither losing money nor making much profit.

Instead of feeling disappointed, Kazuki Sakani increased his investment and put all the money earned from his furniture company into developing games.

Just because he saw good development prospects in this industry.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about computers. They have become popular all over the country in recent times.

Just recently, their family at Sakano also spent money to buy one from the computer city in Akihabara.

Looking at the large pure white display screen on the table, Xia He felt as if he had returned to his childhood in his previous life, when he would hang out in black Internet cafes with his friends after school.

After returning home, he gave the purchased vegetables to the nanny, added some dog food and pork meatballs into Rouwan's dog bowl, then Xia He went to the study, turned on the computer, and started playing a single-player game recently launched by Chunxia Company called "Guardians".

Since my dad is busy with work, he rarely comes home.

And my mother recently went on a trip abroad alone, having a great time.

According to her, she has been staying at home every day to take care of the children for the past four years. Now that Xia He has finally grown up a little, and is so smart and sensible, and does not cause her any worries, shouldn't she hurry up and go out and see the world while she is still young?

"Xia He, it's time to eat."

After a game, the nanny's voice was heard outside the door.

"understood!"

After turning off the computer and jumping off the chair, Xia He stretched his neck and hands, then walked towards the dining room.

……

After lunch, Xia He returned to the study and began to study Japan's junior high school mathematics textbooks.

To be honest, he has memorized all the primary school textbooks.

After all, with the two talents of [Photographic Memory] and [Absolute Concentration], plus the intelligence level of an adult in the previous life, isn't it a natural thing for him to learn this level of knowledge?

As for why you should prepare in advance...

That is naturally to prepare for skipping grades in the future.

He had already made plans to finish high school and even graduate from college before Shinichi became Conan.

Otherwise, if that thing really becomes smaller, I will have to study in high school for another ten or twenty years.

It’s terrifying just thinking about it!

I studied hard until six o'clock in the evening.

After dinner, I started my daily two-hour meditation session.

It wasn't because the system had given him another task, but because he had unknowingly developed a habit and very much enjoyed the feeling of completely emptying his brain.

Moreover, he later discovered that doing so could increase the [Spirit] attribute in the panel, so he naturally made it a daily routine.

……

Monday. 8:00 AM.

"Good morning, Xia He."

Wearing a small yellow hat on his head, one hand in his pocket and the other holding a Sherlock Holmes collection, Shinichi stood at the door of Xia He's house and greeted Xia He lightly.

"Good morning, Shinichi."

Xia He also greeted him.

I have to say, four-year-old Shinichi is not as clingy as he was when he was one year old, and now he's beginning to develop a cocky temperament.

Arrogant, self-important, loves to complain about others, and always keeps his mouth shut. These are some of the famous quotes Sherlock Holmes once said.

Really... there is not the slightest bit of childish cuteness in it.

But that’s fine too.

Whenever Xia He thought back to the scene of changing Shinichi's diaper three years ago, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Soon, the two of them got on the school bus to the kindergarten, one after the other.

At about 8:30, as soon as I walked into the classroom, I saw several classmates playing around while wearing Ultraman masks. Then one of them accidentally fell to the ground and started crying loudly.

"What a bunch of childish brats."

Shinichi hid far away when he saw this and said something with a look of disgust.

Xia He: "?"

No, I'm not pretending, why are you pretending?

Weren't you the same as them two years ago?

Shaking his head with a complaint in his heart, Xia He walked past the crying child and went straight to his seat.

As soon as I sat down, I saw the fat boy at the same table being surrounded by other classmates.

"Oh wow, it's Nintendo's new Game & Watch console!"

"Hehe, my dad just bought it for me yesterday. It cost me nearly 10,000 yen."

"Amazing!"

"Your father is really rich."

"Xia He, I remember your father runs a company. Didn't you ask your father to buy you one?" At this time, a classmate looked at Xia He.

"Oh, I prefer playing computer games rather than handheld game consoles." Xia He replied casually.

Shinichi, who was sitting behind Xia He, curled his lips when he heard this.

He wondered, what's so fun about games?

Can it compare to a hair from the Sherlock Holmes novels?
"Okay, kids, sit down nicely. Class is about to start." After sending the fallen child to the infirmary, the female teacher entered the classroom, clapped her hands, and said with a smile on her face.

Kindergarten classes are nothing more than playing educational games or learning nursery rhymes.

From 8:30 in the morning until 11:30 in the afternoon.

Three hours, with a total of thirty minutes of break time between classes.

Then, at noon, we will have a meal prepared by the school according to the parents’ requirements, and then take a nap.

At 1:30 pm, we continued the class, did some children's gymnastics, and listened to fairy tales...

School was over before three o'clock.

The main theme is a relaxing and comfortable one.

However, this process may be just right for kindergarten children, but for a "small trumpet in skin" like Xia He who has the soul of an adult, it is extremely boring.

So much so that apart from eating and taking naps, he spent most of his time in a daze.

……

After school.

Shinichi never goes home immediately, but habitually goes to Xiahe's house to watch a movie.

Most of the movies I watch are suspense films.

It was not until dinner time that he waved goodbye to Xia He with a reluctant look on his face, "Let's continue watching the second part tomorrow!"

Xia He: "."

This kid, he insists on dragging me to watch it together, right?

Xia He shook his head helplessly.

But he has been attending this kindergarten for more than a month. Considering the time, it is about time for the Kudo family to move out, right?

he thought to himself.

as predicted.

This Saturday afternoon, Shinichi rang the doorbell of Sakurano's house again.

Xia He walked to the entrance and as soon as he opened the door, he saw that Shinichi's eyes had turned red, as if he had just cried.

"Xia He, I'm leaving..." Shinichi said with reluctance in his tone, changing his previous arrogant attitude.

"Go? Where to?" Xia He blinked his eyes, pretending not to understand, and asked in surprise.

"We are moving to Beika Town, and I'm afraid we will never move back again."

"That's it..."

Xia smiled and patted Shinichi's shoulder and said, "Yika Town is not far from here, can't we meet again during the holidays?"

"Ok!"

Shinichi nodded heavily.

Then, he handed the book in his arms to Xia He.

"This is for you."

Xia He looked down and saw the words "Sherlock Holmes - The Dancing Man" written on the cover of the book.

It was the novel that Shinichi carried with him every day when he went to and from school.

"Meatball, I'll come back to see you when the holidays come!"

"Wang!"

After saying that, he touched Meatball's head again, then Shinichi turned around and ran away quickly.

at the same time.

Xia He looked at Shinichi's back and revealed a playful smile.

(End of this chapter)