The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Mr. Nishino, who was driving, smiled sheepishly and said, "Actually, I'm not that amazing. It's just that Ms. Sonoko is exaggerating."

……

Meanwhile, at Professor Agasa's house.

The boys from the Junior Detective Club were sitting on the sofa, looking rather disgruntled.

Genta, clutching the back of his head, complained, "Professor Agasa is really going too far! How could he let Conan go to Osaka alone!"

"I really want to see Phantom Thief Kid again!" Ayumi, sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but clasp her hands together in anticipation, thinking of the white-clad phantom thief who appeared on her balcony that night.

"Damn it, he always gets there first!" Mitsuhiko also criticized Conan's behavior from the side.

Meanwhile, Ai Haibara sat idly on the sofa opposite, flipping through a fashion magazine.

"Alright, don't say that!" At this moment, Professor Agasa had no choice but to come over with a plate of sliced ​​watermelon. "Here, have some watermelon to calm down, how about it?"

"Wow!"

"awesome!"

The children, seeing the tempting watermelon in front of them, immediately forgot their earlier unhappiness.

"I'm going to start!"

"Wait a moment!"

Genta and the others each picked up a slice of watermelon, ready to enjoy it, but were stopped by Professor Agasa.

"what?"

The children looked at Professor Agasa, who was standing to the side, with puzzlement.

But they found Professor Agasa standing with his hands behind his back, looking at them seriously and saying, "You can only eat watermelon after you solve the puzzle!"

"Ah, no... Professor..." Genta looked at Professor Agasa with a sorrowful expression, and even Ayumi and Mitsuhiko seemed reluctant.

"How can this be!" Professor Agasa looked at the children who were playing the victim, but showed no intention of compromising. "It's not good for children to develop a habit of getting things too easily!"

The next moment, amidst the sighs and groans of the children, Professor Agasa didn't hesitate to ask his question, "Alright, listen carefully! I have many grandchildren. Guess how old they are?"

"Huh? The professor has a grandson!" Before he could even hear Professor Agasa's question, Genta's eyes widened, revealing an expression of utter shock.

"Huh...!?" Professor Agasa was so shocked by Genta's naivety that he almost died, and could only helplessly explain, "This, this is just a mystery!"

"This……"

"Um……?"

Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko sat on the sofa and fell silent.

But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't find the answer.

"Ugh..." Ayumi said sadly, "As expected, without Conan, these questions can't be answered..."

"What! What are we going to do with all these watermelons?!" Genta asked anxiously.

"Hahaha!" Professor Agasa felt a sense of pride as he watched his riddle stump the children.

He suddenly realized that it's actually quite nice when Shinichi isn't around!

At least he won't belittle every puzzle he comes up with.

"Doctor, look how long they're looking at us, shouldn't we let them eat some watermelon?"

Just as Professor Agasa was feeling smug and the children were looking worried, Ai Haibara, who was looking at a fashion magazine, suddenly spoke up for Genta and the others.

"But, but..." The doctor hesitated for a moment, after all, he had just said that "it is not good for children to develop the habit of getting things too easily."

Seemingly noticing Professor Agasa's hesitation, Ai Haibara put down her magazine and said with a smile, "Then let's change the reward for solving the puzzle. How about we change it to taking the Junior Detective League to Osaka if they solve the puzzle?"

"Ah!!!" Upon hearing that they were going to Osaka, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi's eyes immediately lit up.

"This..." However, Professor Agasa hesitated, after all, taking these children to Osaka would be a very troublesome matter.

But when he thought about his own riddle, he immediately felt relieved. He believed that his riddle was not one that these children could answer casually.

"Alright then, let's do it the way Ai said. You all should hurry up and eat the watermelon!"

"Wow, awesome!"

At this moment, Genta had no time to think about the puzzle and immediately buried his face in the watermelon in his hand.

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko were also happily eating their watermelons, but their occasional furrowed brows showed that they hadn't given up on figuring out Professor Agasa's mystery.

Chapter 359: The Tricks of Ai Haibara

After half an hour.

As Professor Agasa tidied the table, he smiled and looked at the children lying on the sofa patting their bellies. "Well, have you figured out the answer yet?"

"This..." Mitsuhiko's expression was somewhat awkward, clearly unable to answer Professor Agasa's question.

As for Genta, he was currently rubbing his round belly contentedly and had no time to think about the puzzle.

"Hahaha!" Just as Professor Agasa was feeling smug about the riddle he had created.

"0 is old."

On the other side, Ai Haibara suddenly gave her own answer.

"what?"

Professor Agasa, Genta, and the others looked at Ai Haibara with some surprise.

Under everyone's gaze, Ai Haibara silently closed the magazine in her hand and explained to them, "It's still an egg. The Japanese pronunciation of 'washi' (我) and 'washi' (鹰) is the same. Many grandchildren are called 'tamago' (多孙), which is the same as 'tamago' (卵). So, 'tamago' (卵) means 0 years old."

"The perfect answer!" Upon hearing Ai Haibara's reply, Professor Agasa couldn't help but applaud. "As expected of Ai, I knew you would solve it!"

"Wow!"

"Haibara-kun, you..."

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi couldn't help but praise him at this moment.

However, despite everyone's praise, Ai Haibara's expression did not change at all. Instead, she put down the magazine in her hand, jumped off the sofa, and walked silently towards her room.

"???"

Watching Ai Haibara's departing figure, Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys were momentarily bewildered.

They didn't know what was wrong with Ai Haibara. Could it be that they had said something to make her angry?

Just as the group was feeling uneasy, Ai Haibara, who had already reached the door, suddenly turned around and said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go home and pack your things."

"Pack your things...?!" Genta and the others were stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something and their expressions became excited.

"Huh?" Professor Agasa looked surprised, still not quite understanding Ai Haibara's meaning. "Pack your things, but, but where are we going?"

"Professor Agasa, what nonsense are you talking about? Of course we're going to Osaka!" Ai Haibara glanced at Professor Agasa and replied irritably.

"Osaka!?"

Now, Professor Agasa was even more bewildered. "But these children haven't been able to answer my riddle..."

However, before Professor Agasa could finish speaking, Ai Haibara's voice struck him like a thunderclap, "Professor Agasa, have you forgotten? I'm also a member of the Detective Boys!"

"!!!"

Seeing Ai Haibara's completely nonchalant expression, Professor Agasa was utterly astonished.

[Let's change the reward for solving the puzzle. How about we make it so that if the Junior Detective League solves the puzzle, we take them all to Osaka!]

Professor Agasa suddenly realized why Ai Haibara had spoken up for those children back then.

So that's what it was all for!

The longest road I've ever walked was actually paved with Ai Haibara's tricks.

But, but...

Why would Ai Haibara want to go to Osaka?

"Yay, Haibara-san, you're amazing!" Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko finally realized what was happening and jumped up from the sofa.

"Sigh..." Professor Agasa, who had wanted to say something, looked at the children's excited expressions and finally sighed, choosing to silently bear it all. "Alright, it's just going to Osaka!"

After seeing Professor Agasa reluctantly agree, Ai Haibara turned around and walked into the bedroom with a blank expression.

Even when Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys couldn't see her expression, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "Heh, Osaka, huh!"

Just when Ai Haibara had finally come up with a reason to visit Yu Aragaki this morning, she was shocked to find that no one was home.

After hesitatingly dialing Yu's number, Ai Haibara learned that he had accepted Sonoko Suzuki's invitation to visit some kind of "egg" or treasure in Osaka.

That's not important, but the most crucial thing is that my older sister, Akemi Miyano, actually went along too!

hateful!

No one even informed her!

……

Inside the heavily guarded Suzuki Museum of Modern Art in Osaka.