The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 78 Conan is a little depressed

In fact, Dr. Agasa's "threat" did have some effect.

His threat to the [story timeline] caused the timeline's correction effect on Xiaolan to fail to take full effect.

For the [story timeline], Dr. Agasa's actions at best only caused it some trouble.

Xiaolan's character is destined to be weak unless it is related to Kudo Shinichi or the people around her.

So when Conan returned to the office.

He hid in the corner and peeked at what was happening in the kitchen.

Xiaolan is preparing chocolates to bring to tomorrow's Valentine's Day party. While trying to make the chocolate in the pot melt more evenly, she is chatting on the phone with Sonoko.

"What?! It was that Kudo guy who hung up on you first!"

Yuanzi's voice suddenly became louder. She always focused on the strange details in love.

"Xiaolan, you can't always compromise like this. You have to be tough! Like, just punch him!"

"Today is actually my fault. If it weren't for——"

There was a hint of helplessness and apology in her tone. Xiaolan was about to try to defend Shinichi, but for some reason, in the gap between her words, her eyes inadvertently swept towards the kitchen door.

Apart from Kogoro, who was drunk at the door and kept shouting "I am a famous detective", his eyes met another pair of eyes that were secretly peeping at him.

It was Conan peeking.

"Conan? How was the exhibition today? Was it fun?"

After a slight pause, Xiaolan gently turned down the fire that was cooking the chocolate, and then spoke to Yuanzi on the other end of the phone.

"Sonoko, anyway, I'll tell you tomorrow at the party. Conan is back."

After saying that, she put the phone next to her ear on the edge of the stove, wiped her hands on her apron, and gave Conan a gentle big sister smile.

"Conan, are you hungry? But cooking will take a while!"

Conan tried to get closer, his eyes showing the harmless curiosity and exploration of an elementary school student.

"So, what are you cooking now, Xiaolan? I'm..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sonoko's voice.

"That little kid you said Kudo was boarding at your house..."

The voice coming from the phone was still unwilling to give in. Sonoko's voice instantly brought a kind smile to Xiaolan's face.

She stretched out her finger and pressed the hang-up button.

"Hello? Hello! Xiaolan! Tomorrow you must not..."

"Beep-beep-"

Hearing the dead tone coming from the other end of the phone, Suzuki Sonoko pulled her hair frantically.

For Xiaolan, when she thought that Sonoko on the other end of the phone might go crazy, she suddenly felt much better.

It's because Yuanzi is still unwilling to give up and insists that I accompany her to the party tomorrow.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" the phone vibrated again.

"Really?! Don't hang up the phone like that guy you call Kudo!"

Sonoko's reaction was exactly what Xiaolan had guessed.

"Alright, alright," Xiaolan was a little overwhelmed by Yuanzi's teasing concern. She was a little helpless. "I'll go tomorrow. I won't talk about it now. Goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone again, facing Conan's curious eyes, Xiaolan shook the cooking pot in her hand.

This allows the rich chocolate aroma remaining in the pot to spread out, and the air is suddenly filled with a rich, sweet chocolate smell.

Xiaolan tried hard to make her tone not so——

Less shy.

For some reason, she felt a little ashamed about telling Conan about this child.

"It's chocolate, Conan. After all, tomorrow is the annual Valentine's Day."

Xiaolan thought again of Mr. Wakamatsu, who was a little too enthusiastic.

"If only Shinichi were here," she thought, "then I could just deny Mr. Wakamatsu's request."

(Wakamatsu Toshihide confesses his love to Ran)

"Eh--"

Conan's tone stretched out a bit, like a real first grader, and he asked in that innocent tone. "So, Xiaolan, you have a partner to give chocolates to!"

Xiaolan immediately felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks slightly red, and there was a hint of reprimand in her voice.

"Conan! You're being very rude now!"

Xiaolan pursed her lips slightly. Conan's innocent words obviously hurt the girl's self-esteem, and she seemed a little angry.

“If there’s no object, then why would I make chocolate?”

Very good! Conan was secretly delighted. The next step was to find out where the chocolate had gone.

He immediately seized the opportunity and subconsciously tested it.

"Really? If I'm not mistaken, could it be that Shinichi-nii is coming back?"

Xiaolan raised her head and looked out the window. The sky outside was gradually darkening.

She said in a nonchalant tone.

"Shinichi? Now that you mention it, I just remembered this guy exists."

She remembered Yuanzi's previous mumblings again.

"That mystery geek... he might be hiding at some crime scene, stealing someone else's chocolate."

"Boom!"

——This was the sound of Conan's head hitting the ground as he suddenly fell to the ground.

"How could that be?! Shinichi-nii will definitely..."

Conan's reaction made Xiaolan look at him strangely, and she continued to use words to attack Conan's heart.

"Hmm, that's suspicious. Could it be that your Shinichi brother taught you to say that?"

……

But in the end, Xiaolan couldn't resist Conan's request, and she agreed to take Conan to the party the next day.

After all, Conan is indeed a good target for rejecting Mr. Wakamatsu.

"I'm so unlucky today..."

For Conan, he felt that his good luck ended after the exhibition ended in the morning.

"The clue to the real treasure map was taken away by the police along with the three kidnappers."

"Just when I was about to explain my situation to Xiaolan, the call was interrupted."

"And tomorrow is Valentine's Day..."

Conan buried his head in the quilt, and his somewhat depressed voice came out from under the quilt.

[Kudo Shinichi] I'm feeling a little irritable right now.

"Ran has decided to go to tomorrow's party. Who is Mr. Wakamatsu who confessed his feelings to her?!"

The more Conan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He muttered to himself, and the uncontrollable feeling of uneasiness and powerlessness in his heart became clearer and clearer.

This is the downside of being a child. Xiaolan is going to a Valentine's Day party tomorrow!
But as a child again, I can no longer solve problems the same way as before.

During dinner, Xiaolan answered his questions many times perfunctorily.

"There's even Uncle Maori," Conan's forehead couldn't help but jump when he thought of this, "What do you mean by having to bring back a rich guy?"

"Also! Why do you think children don't understand these things..."

"Ah... so annoying..."

Conan couldn't help rolling around on the tatami.

"It would be nice if the party Xiaolan is attending tomorrow is interrupted by something important."

Thinking of this, a casual complaining voice came from under the quilt, coming from Conan's deepest expectations.

The moment this thought came into his mind, the [Story Timeline] had already written a perfect drama according to his idea.

For Dr. Agasa, at that moment, the TDD in his hand began to scream again.

The RSI background value of the entire universe, which had just dropped slightly, began to rise.

the difference is--

This time the rise in the RSI value is slightly more obvious.

(End of this chapter)