The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Just as Ai Haibara was lost in thought, Yuya Aragaki, who had finished washing up and changing his clothes, came downstairs.

"Ai, is there something you need?" Yu Aragaki asked with a smile as he sat down on the sofa next to Ai Haibara, handing her a bottle of barley tea as he did so.

Although the morning sun isn't very strong, it's not cool at all, even at night, during this season.

"Thank you." Ai Haibara said thank you and took the barley tea.

Somewhat unexpectedly, I don't know where Aragaki Yu got the barley tea from.

Slightly cool, not icy, but just right for cooling off in the heat.

(Yuki-onna: "That's right, I did it!")

"Excuse me, Professor Agasa asked me to ask you if you're free today. He wants to buy some prizes for the Junior Detective League kids and hopes you can come along."

After taking a sip of barley tea and enjoying its refreshing sensation, Ai Haibara recounted to Yuu Aragaki the whole story of how Professor Agasa wanted the children to go on an adventure and treasure hunt.

Of course, she naturally pushed the suggestion of inviting Aragaki Yu onto Professor Agasa.

That's right, what does this have to do with Shiho Miyano? After all, she's the one she's trying to invite, her older sister Akemi Miyano.

Although her sister wasn't here today, since she was already there, Ai Haibara had no choice but to tell Yuu Aragaki why she had come.

Besides, what if my sister comes over after I finish shopping? Maybe I can stop by and sit for a while.

"oh……!?"

Yuu Aragaki was slightly surprised by what Ai Haibara had said.

He didn't think Professor Agasa would suddenly think of him in this kind of situation.

After all, although he and Professor Agasa knew each other, Professor Agasa had a pretty good impression of him.

However, the relationship between the two was not that close.

However, seeing that Ai Haibara's expression began to waver under his gaze, Yuu Aragaki quickly guessed what was going on.

I'm afraid this little girl came up with this whole thing just to see her older sister!

Having figured all this out, Aragaki Yu looked at Haibara Ai and couldn't help but smile slightly, reaching out to pat her head.

It seems like we'll have another frequent visitor coming to our house from now on.

Ai Haibara, feeling a bit awkward about Yuu Aragaki's overly intimate gesture, immediately dodged his hand, while also glaring at him fiercely.

However, in Aragaki Yu's eyes, this expression made Haibara Ai look cute and fierce, and he couldn't help but smile even more brightly.

Chapter 341 I want to go too

"Professor Agasa, is there really a treasure hidden in the villa we're heading to now?"

"Yes, there's a whole bunch!" Professor Agasa answered Ayumi's question with a smile as he drove. "But you have to use your wits to find the treasure inside for it to count!"

"Wow!"

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta, who were in the back seat, couldn't help but get excited after hearing what Professor Agasa said.

The three of them looked at each other, and finally couldn't help but proudly boast to Professor Agasa, "As long as our Junior Detective League takes action, those treasures will be ours for the taking!"

Unlike the three children cheering excitedly in the back seat, Conan in the front passenger seat seemed indifferent. "Sigh, Professor."

"What are you doing?"

Conan suddenly remembered the scene he had happened to see Professor Agasa, Yuu Aragaki, and Ai Haibara at the mall a couple of days ago.

Out of curiosity about why the three of them had suddenly gotten together, Conan, bursting with curiosity, secretly followed them. However, he was eventually discovered by Aragaki Yu and somewhat embarrassingly brought up in front of Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara.

But he still noticed that the three of them had actually bought quite a few toys in the toy section of the mall.

Although they were unwilling to tell themselves why they had suddenly bought so many toys.

But now, thinking back to the treasure hunt that Professor Agasa suddenly organized, Conan immediately realized something. "Professor, the treasure you're talking about isn't that huge pile of toys you, Aragaki Yu, and Haibara bought a few days ago, is it?"

"Shh!" Realizing that Conan had discovered the truth, Professor Agasa quickly made a shushing gesture. "Keep your voice down, we absolutely can't let them know about this."

"Sigh!" Conan sighed, somewhat bored. He had initially really thought there would be some kind of castle map.

It turned out to be another childish game arranged by Professor Agasa, which Conan found utterly uninteresting.

"but……"

Conan glanced in the rearview mirror at the car following Professor Agasa's Beetle and asked the professor with some confusion, "What I don't understand is, it's one thing that Aragaki Yu is bad enough, but why would Ai Haibara agree to participate in such a boring event this time..."

"Hahaha... How boring..." Hearing Conan complain about the event he designed, Professor Agasa's expression became somewhat awkward.

However, after scratching his head, Professor Agasa whispered to Conan, "Ai originally didn't want to participate, but after inviting Yuu Aragaki to buy those toys that day, she reluctantly agreed to the invitation to go on an adventure and treasure hunt together."

Professor Agasa took a breath, paused for a moment, and then continued, "I think it must be because Aragaki Yu invited her. But Aragaki Yu does have a very good relationship with those children and is very popular with them."

"Heh..." Conan rolled his eyes at the window. "That Haibara guy isn't a child, but he seems to have a pretty good relationship with Aragaki Yu."

Conan didn't have much doubt about this.

After all, aside from Ran's frequent praise of Aragaki Yu and the strange looks she always gave him, he really couldn't find any other faults in Aragaki Yu.

Furthermore, according to Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara, on the day Ai Haibara escaped the organization and collapsed on the street in the rain, it was Yuu Aragaki who rescued her and took her to Professor Agasa's house.

You could say he was Haibara's savior.

In addition, since he was a nice person to begin with, it didn't surprise Conan much that Ai Haibara would be close to him.

……

Meanwhile, in the car following behind the Beetle.

Yusuke Aragaki was sitting in the passenger seat, idly scrolling through news online.

Meanwhile, Ai Haibara, sitting in the back seat, was resting her chin on her hand against the car door, looking out at the scenery through the window.

However, judging from the way she would occasionally glance at the person driving, it was clear that Ai Haibara's mind wasn't actually on the scenery outside the car window.

That's right, the person driving is Ai Haibara's older sister, Akemi Miyano.

It turns out that Professor Agasa also invited Yuu Aragaki to participate in this treasure hunt adventure.

Yuu Aragaki, recalling the amusing incidents that might occur during this treasure hunt, readily accepted Professor Agasa's invitation.

However, this has led to a small problem—

If Yuya Aragaki were to ride with Professor Agasa in his Beetle, even if Ai Haibara didn't go, it would still result in Conan and the other three children being squeezed into the back seat.

The crowds are secondary; if you get stopped by the traffic police, that would be a real problem.

You should know that in Japan, traffic police officers as tough as Yumi Miyamoto are capable of stopping and issuing tickets even to Gin's car.

Because Professor Agasa bought a lot of gifts, and considering the potential expenses for this event, his allowance was running low, and he was unable to afford the car rental fee.

In the end, having no other choice, Dr. Agasa had no choice but to agree to Aragaki Yu's suggestion to solve the problem himself.

As for how Yu Aragaki gets around, since he doesn't have a driver's license, he naturally prefers getting a free ride with Akemi Miyano to the expensive taxi fares.

Moreover, that's not all. When Aragaki Yu intentionally or unintentionally revealed to Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara that his Yin-Yang House employees would drive him there.

Yuu Aragaki noticed that Ai Haibara's expression had clearly changed.

His eyes, which had been drowsy from listening to Professor Agasa and Yuu Aragaki discuss the expedition, suddenly perked up.

"I...I want to go too!"

As Professor Agasa and Yuu Aragaki were counting the number of people participating in the event, they even included his older sister, Akemi Miyano (Masami Hirota), in the count.

In the heat of the moment, Ai Haibara blurted out these words without thinking.

Noticing Professor Agasa, who was startled by her sudden voice, and Aragaki Yu, whose expression was surprised but whose eyes held a meaningful smile, Ai Haibara blushed slightly.

However, after glancing at the two people looking at her, Ai Haibara repeated herself in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"I... I suddenly remembered that I didn't seem to have anything planned for that day, so I reluctantly agreed to come along and help look after the children..."

Dr. Agasa: ...

Aragaki Yu: Staring...

Haibara Ai: (///?(ェ)?///)

Chapter 342 Professor Agasa's Talent

“But Professor Agasa, you’re really generous. Didn’t you just buy a car recently?” Conan turned his gaze away from the rearview mirror and suddenly exclaimed to Professor Agasa, “You still have money to buy them so many treasures.”

Professor Agasa chuckled sheepishly and explained somewhat embarrassedly, "So, it's because I've been spending money rather recklessly lately, and my wallet is about to be empty again!"

Even Professor Agasa, an inventor, has always given Conan the impression that he is poor and doesn't have much money.

Therefore, when Professor Agasa suddenly bought a new car, Conan couldn't help but give him a sidelong glance and tease him, "Professor Agasa, you didn't secretly invent something and then go rob a bank, did you?"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Professor Agasa was clearly startled by Conan's words. "Stop talking nonsense! How could I possibly do such a thing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Agasa freed one hand and took out a metal card from his pocket, handing it to Conan.

Meanwhile, Dr. Agasa continued smugly, "Let me tell you, it's actually this that helped me make money."

"what?"

Conan curiously accepted the card Professor Agasa handed him. The card had a Kamen Rider image printed on it, but he couldn't figure out what its purpose was. "Kamen Rider?"