Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

But the expected attack did not come. Longye suddenly stopped, straightened up, and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your guidance. I'm a little tired. Can we end the guidance session here?"

Hearing Ryūno's words, Nomura lowered his arms, which he had been preparing to defend himself, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. His tongue trembled slightly as he said, "Okay, okay... let's stop here for now."

Longye stepped off the field, looked at the rewards in his system inventory, and smiled with satisfaction.

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After leaving the training ground, Ryūno walked over to the excited-looking Ran and said with a smile, "Looks like you really like karate?"

"Mmm!" Xiaolan nodded repeatedly.

"Then I'll take you somewhere this weekend, I'm sure you'll like it."

Longye and Xiaolan chatted as they walked out of the venue.

"..."

Mr. Nomura and the students watched the two leave in silence, and the once lively club was now eerily quiet.

Although no one spoke, the shock and admiration in their eyes seemed to resound intensely.

Chapter 9, is that it? I don't believe it.

Two weeks later

Inside the Songtao Dojo, two small figures stood.

"That's right, Xiaolan!"

"You can lower your arms a little more so you can better utilize your body's center of gravity."

"it is good!"

Coach Ishikawa watched the two practicing with a blank expression.

Two weeks ago, Longye suddenly came to ask me for a favor.

He said he has a friend who is very talented in karate and also wants to train at the dojo.

Coach Ishikawa immediately agreed after hearing this.

Longye has been at the dojo for so long, but apart from occasionally exchanging a few words with other students during training, he doesn't have any close friends.

He saw it all.

Although Tatsuno seems mature, he's still just a child. How can he live without friends?

The other students were all junior high and high school students, and he was the only primary school student. He must have felt very lonely.

Apart from "Fujii," who has been constantly shouting that he wants to compete with Tatsuno, the other trainees rarely communicate with Tatsuno outside of training time.

There's nothing we can do; this kid is just too good for his age.

During practical training, many older trainees were defeated by him. As a result, they didn't know how to deal with Longye.

Coach Ishikawa may not have said it, but he was very concerned about it.

After all, no matter how strong or mature Longye is, he's still just a child! A child who longs for friendship!!!

Thinking of this, Ishikawa Takashi couldn't help but wipe away non-existent tears with his fingers.

……

Therefore, when he heard that Longye wanted to bring a friend, he immediately agreed.

Longye must be very happy to have a friend of similar age to train with, right?

Coach Ishikawa secretly decided that no matter whether Ryūno's friend really wanted to learn karate or not, he would not turn him away!

However, as time went on, he realized he was wrong.

The little girl named Ran Mouri that Ryūno brought looked very frail.

At first, I couldn't even get the karate stance right.

But after just two weeks of training, she mastered the essentials of all the basic movements.

It's important to understand that over the years, most students have needed at least three months or even longer to practice and even begin to imitate the basic movements, let alone grasp the essentials.

This little girl is actually a genius?!

What surprised Coach Ishikawa even more was Tatsuno's teaching style.

At first, when he saw Longye teaching the little girl, he just thought the two children were very cute.

But as Longye's instruction became more in-depth, he was dumbfounded.

Perhaps... even if I were to teach the same material myself, I might not be able to teach it as well as Tatsuno.

Moreover, this kid seems to know some judo?!

He noticed that when Ryūno was teaching, he would occasionally use examples from judo to help Rin better understand the principles of power generation and posture in karate.

Could it be that this kid is more suited to be a coach than me?

No, impossible, absolutely impossible!

……

After training, Longye and Xiaolan walked along the road.

Looking at Xiaolan's joyful face, Longye couldn't help but think of a question.

In the original story, Ran was introduced to karate around junior high school.

But now, because of his interference, Xiaolan has started learning karate at such a young age.

How strong will Xiaolan become in the future? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"Longye??"

"Um?…"

"I've called you several times already, what are you thinking about?"

"Sorry, sorry, I was just thinking about what to have for lunch."

"Hmph, that can't be!"

Hearing Longye's perfunctory answer, Xiaolan puffed up her cheeks, looking angry. She believed that Longye was definitely lying to her.

However, this little incident reminded Xiaolan of her mother's instructions when she left home that morning.

"Longye, do you have time for lunch today? My mother would like to invite you to our house for lunch."

"Yeah, okay."

After casually accepting Ran's invitation, Ryūno realized that Uncle Mori and Eri Kisaki were still living together.

Huh? Autumn beans and burlap sacks...

Could the person who cooked be Eri Kisaki?

The original novel says that her cooking is terrible. Is it really that bad?

I do not believe.

Thinking of this, Longye asked, "Xiaolan, I remember you always ate in the cafeteria when we were in school, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Does your father eat out every day?

"Yes, Dad is often busy with cases and rarely eats at home."

"So who cooks in your family on weekends?"

"We usually eat out on weekends, and occasionally we'll buy things like curry ramen. Tatsuno, what's wrong?"

"Um, Xiaolan. Listen to me, I still feel it's not right to come to your house empty-handed. There seems to be a new sushi restaurant that just opened nearby..."

...

In front of the Maori house

Ran knocked on the door: "Mom, I'm home. Ryūno-kun is here too!"

Not long after, Eri opened the door and let them in.

Seeing that Ryūno was carrying an exquisite cloth bag, Eri Kisaki asked curiously, "Takeda-kun, what are you carrying?"

"It's my first time having dinner at your house, and it was quite unexpected. I didn't have time to prepare a gift for you, so I just bought some sushi as a present. I hope you like it," Longye said with a smile.

"What gift did you bring, child?!"

Seeing how polite Ryuno was, Eri Kisaki immediately felt a bit more favorably disposed towards him: "Come in first, and remember to wash up. The food isn't ready yet, so please wait a moment."

It seems that only Eri Kisaki is at home, as Kogoro Mouri is not home due to the case.

Being a police officer is not an easy job.

With so many crimes happening around the world, forget about 996 (working 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week); if things get really busy, even 007 (working 007) might be a luxury…

After washing up, Xiaolan led Longye into the house.

Looking at the cozy room before him, Longye was deeply moved.

The current "Mouri Detective Agency" looks like a happy family, and you can't see any trace of the agency's original form from the manga.

Looking at the happy Ran in front of him, Ryūno sighed.

For her, this kind of life wouldn't last much longer.

After Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki separate, this cozy little house will undergo a major transformation.

No wonder she later tried every means to get her parents back together.

Having lived in a warm family environment since childhood, and then suddenly losing that environment one day, no one would not want to return to their former life.

One can only imagine how much pain Xiaolan was in.

Only those who have lost something truly understand how to cherish it.

...

"Xiaolan, come help me carry these plates!"

"Ok!"