Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiuyi was rubbing her stiff shoulders and moving her body.

Just then, the restaurant door was opened, and accompanied by the crisp sound of wooden clogs tapping the floor, Ikenami Shizuka walked in.

She wore a light purple furisode kimono with delicate wisteria patterns embroidered on the hem. Her long, black hair was styled into an elegant updo, adorned with a pearl hairpin. In her hand, she held a round fan painted with cherry blossoms. Her whole demeanor exuded a gentle yet lively charm.

Ikenami Shizuka's gaze first fell on the four chairs pushed together, and after seeing the blanket shared by Hayashi Shuichi and Mori Kogoro, the girl smiled at Hayashi Shuichi, her voice soft but with a hint of teasing.

"Looks like you two had a good night's rest?"

"How could it be not good?"

Lin Xiuyi stopped what she was doing, stretched her neck, and then there was another "click" sound.

"I slept on this hard chair and my whole body is stiff. Now it's even hard to lift my arm. I'm more tired than if I had run ten kilometers."

"In that case, it seems the punishment has achieved its intended effect."

Ikeba Shizuka covered her mouth and chuckled softly, gently concealing her lips with her fan, but her eyes were full of mischievous amusement.
"I was worried that the punishment was too lenient and wouldn't serve as a deterrent."

"It's just a little late, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?" Lin Xiuyi spread his hands helplessly. "Although I was delayed a bit yesterday, I didn't mean to be late."

“Being late is nothing.” Chi Bo Jinghua walked to Lin Xiuyi’s side, her eyes softening. “After all, everyone has unexpected emergencies to deal with, and I’m not an unreasonable person.”

Her tone shifted abruptly, her previously gentle gaze suddenly turning sharp, and she lightly tapped his chest with her fan.
"What angers me is that you actually tried to lie to me. A younger brother shouldn't do that to his older sister..."

"elder sister……"

Lin Xiuyi's lips twitched uncontrollably.

He instinctively took half a step back, increasing the distance between himself and Ikebane Shizuka.

“I never said I wanted to acknowledge you as my older sister.”

“I already said that when we parted last time.” Chi Bo Jinghua stepped forward, leaned slightly forward, and leaned closer to Lin Xiuyi.

The distance between them instantly closed, close enough that they could clearly see their own reflections in each other's eyes, and even feel the warmth of each other's breath. The faint scent of wisteria emanating from her lingered around Lin Xiuyi's nose.

"Next time we meet, I'll make sure you're willing to call me Onaisan!"

"It looks like you're going to be disappointed."

Lin Xiuyi shrugged, trying her best to remain calm and not let the other person notice her slight panic.
"I still have no plans to have more older sisters."

"Then we'll see."

Ikebo Shizuka smiled slightly, her eyes gleaming with a determined light.

Just as she was about to say something more, she heard a muffled murmur coming from the side.

Kogoro Mouri, who was lying on the chair, was probably awakened by the noise in the room.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes, his eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened them, his gaze falling on Lin Xiuyi and Chi Bojinghua.

At this moment, Shizuka Ikenami was leaning forward, while Hideaki Hayashi was slightly lowering his head. From Kogoro Mouri's perspective, their heads were almost touching, their posture so intimate that it looked like they were kissing.

"You, you..."

Kogoro Mouri was instantly jolted awake by the shocking scene and instinctively cried out. Perhaps due to his excitement, he forgot he was sleeping on a makeshift chair and, in his haste, slumped to the side, falling heavily to the floor with a dull thud.

"Well, now that Mori-kun is awake, please both of you hurry up and restore the restaurant to its original state."

Shizuka Ikenami seemed oblivious to Kogoro Mouri's scream and the sound of him falling, maintaining her elegant posture.

She waved the round fan in her hand, her tone light and cheerful.
"Everyone will be having breakfast here later."

After saying that, she smiled at Lin Xiuyi again, then turned and left the restaurant with elegant steps.

As soon as Shizuka Ikenami left, Kogoro Mouri got up from the floor.

Ignoring the pain, he scrambled to Lin Xiuyi's side, grabbed his good friend's trouser leg, his eyes filled with shock and the excitement of "catching them in the act."
"You still say you and Miss Chibo aren't having an affair! I saw it with my own eyes, you two were kissing just now! I treated you like a brother, and you kept such a big thing from me!"

"relative?"

Lin Xiuyi's face darkened. He held up a finger in confusion and waved it in front of Kogoro Mouri.
"Look carefully, what number is this? I think you're still half asleep, your eyesight is probably failing you."

"One!"

Kogoro Mouri blurted out, then realized his mistake and slapped Hayashi Shuichi's hand away in annoyance.

"Don't change the subject! I saw it clearly just now, your heads were practically touching, what else could it be but a kiss?"

Lin Xiuyi rolled her eyes in annoyance: "We were just standing a little close, not kissing!"

Kogoro Mouri, however, didn't believe it. He frowned and carefully recalled what had just happened.

"When I woke up in the chair, I saw her leaning close to you, face to face, so close you could count each other's eyelashes. What else could that be but a kiss? If it were Liuli leaning that close to me, I would have already..."

"It was slapped away by Liuli long ago."

Lin Xiuyi interrupted him without any mercy.

"Liuli saw right through your little scheme. Besides, what kind of person is Miss Chibo? How could she possibly kiss someone so casually? Can't you use your brain for once?"

"I don't care! That's what I saw!"

Kogoro Mouri clenched his fists in resentment, his face filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Why do all the pretty girls like you? Even someone as elegant as Ms. Ikenami is so close to you, and then there's Eri, Yukiko... What am I lacking?"

"She doesn't like me."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri's story was becoming increasingly absurd, Lin Xiu was afraid that he would embellish the story when he met other girls, making it difficult to explain later. Therefore, she had no choice but to explain.
"Miss Chibo just wants to recognize me as her younger brother, she doesn't mean anything else."

"What did you say?" Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, his excitement instantly freezing, replaced by a face full of confusion.

He picked at his ear, wondering if he had misheard.

Why did Miss Chibo want to take you as her younger brother?

How would I know what she's thinking?

Lin Xiuyi shrugged, walked to the chair, and began to tidy up the blanket.
"She probably wanted to experience what it's like to be an older sister, and I was the younger brother she chose." (End of Chapter)