The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Grandma, no... actually he is..."

"You child, you even have to keep this kind of thing from your grandma."

Before Aya Ueto could explain, Grandma Fumie Koda pulled her arm away from Aya's and slowly walked to Yu Aragaki's side. With a satisfied expression, she took his hand and asked softly, "Come, come, tell Grandma, what's your name? How long have you been dating Aya?"

"grandmother!"

In an instant, Aya Ueto's voice became both shy and anxious.

Suddenly, Yuu Aragaki felt the hairs on his body stand on end. Accompanied by the sound of clenching his teeth, he felt a murderous gaze fixed firmly on his back.

……

Finally, after Aragaki Yu's self-introduction and Ueto Aya's explanation, Koda Fumie was able to clear up her misunderstanding.

After Aya Ueto explained the situation, Fumie Koda's expression of relief suddenly turned into one of regret.

However, it's unclear what Koda Fumie was thinking during her moment of distraction. Completely ignoring the blushing Ueto Aya and the sullen Haibara Ai standing nearby, she instead became even closer to Aragaki Yu, saying, "Yu, listen to your grandma, Aya is such an outstanding girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she's also very kind and sensible..."

Facing Aragaki Yu, Koda Fumie began listing Ueto Aya's various advantages on her fingers, displaying the demeanor of a top salesperson.

After pushing away Aya Ueto, who tried to stop her from continuing, with a hint of disdain, Fumie Koda looked at Yuu Aragaki, whose arm she was holding tightly, and asked with a smile, "Yuu, do you think Aya is pretty good-looking?"

"Ah."

When asked about Grandma Fumie Koda's question, Yuu Aragaki naturally couldn't deny it against his conscience.

"She also often uses her time off to chat with me, her grandma. Isn't that kind of her?"

Aragaki Yu nodded.

"Besides, she's already a big star at such a young age, isn't she very capable?"

Yuu Aragaki continued to nod.

"Let me tell you, Xiao Cai is very good at housework and taking care of people. Don't you think she'd be a great girlfriend?"

Feeling uneasy under Ai Haibara's gaze, Aragaki Yu was so focused on placating Grandma Fumie that he nodded unconsciously without even hearing the rest of her sentence.

The next second, Grandma Wenjiang, who was standing next to him, suddenly stopped talking and smiled with a look of relief.

Ueto Aya blushed, glared at Grandma Fumie in annoyance, then glanced at him casually before quickly looking away in a fluster.

"hiss--"

After a small foot stomped on his foot, Aragaki Yu finally came to his senses and realized what question Grandma Fumie had just asked him.

Oops, I got fooled!

Good guy!

At this moment, Aragaki Yu couldn't help but take a look at the kind old lady beside him.

In this respect, they really do get more cunning with age.

……

"Aya, you must treat Yu and his sister to dinner to express Grandma's gratitude!" Koda Fumie winked at Ueto Aya with her back to Aragaki Yu and Haibara Ai. "Tonight, you don't need to rush home to keep me company."

“But, Grandma…” At this moment, Aya Ueto understood Grandma Fumie’s thoughts perfectly well. Shy and helpless, she shook Fumie Koda’s arm and said, “Grandma, if you want to thank Aragaki and the others for finding you, shouldn’t you be the one treating them to a meal?”

Koda Fumie playfully pinched Aya Ueto's hand at her "lack of understanding," then turned to Aragaki Yuu and feigned a tired expression. "These days, I get tired easily as I get older, Yuu. I asked Aya to thank you for me. I hope you don't mind..."

Aragaki Yu: "..."

Aya Ueto: "..."

Ai Haibara: "Heh..."

If it weren't for Koda Fumie's firm refusal of Ueto Aya's suggestion to take her home, and her insistence on going home alone, even jogging a few steps to prove she was perfectly fine, the three of them would almost have believed her nonsense.

"Of course I don't mind! But, Grandma Wenjiang, I think it's better if Xiaocai takes you home. I'll visit you again when I have more free time!"

"You silly child! When you came to visit me, who knew Xiao Cai wasn't there... um, no..."

In her haste, Koda Fumie almost let slip what she was about to say, so she stopped herself. After glancing at the strange-looking Aragaki Yu and the others, she continued her nonsense as if nothing had happened, "What I meant was, if you come to visit me, who knows if I'll be available? There's no time like the present, so I think today is the best day!"

Having said that, she didn't want to wait for Aragaki Yu and the others' reply any longer. She turned around and quickly left.

slip away...

After jogging breathlessly for a while, Koda Fumie cautiously looked back after hiding around a corner. Seeing that Aragaki Yu and the others hadn't followed, she finally relaxed and let out a slow sigh, "Sigh, this was really tough..."

Chapter 707 Rena Mizunashi

As Aragaki Yu and his two companions emerged from the woods, the sky was already gradually darkening.

While Aya Ueto was looking down at her phone making a reservation at the restaurant, Yuu Aragaki waved his phone at Ai Haibara.

Just now, he received a text message from Professor Agasa asking when the two of them would be going home.

"Ai, don't you need to rush back to cook?"

To thank Yuu Aragaki and Ai Haibara for their help, Aya Ueto plans to treat them to dinner at a newly opened izakaya (Japanese pub).

Although the izakaya has only been open for a short time, it is said that the restaurant's takoyaki is already famous far and wide.

Yuu Aragaki had initially thought that Ai Haibara would flatly refuse Aya Ueto's invitation, but to his surprise, she only hesitated for a moment before readily agreeing.

Yuu Aragaki stared at Ai Haibara's profile, which shimmered with a pearly luster, a cloud of doubt rising in his mind.

Just this morning, she was wearing an apron, humming a song as she chopped onions in the kitchen, saying that she was going to cook a big feast to reward Professor Agasa for his recent hard work, which was why she invited me and asked me to go to the convenience store to buy some ingredients.

Unexpectedly, Ai Haibara gave Yu Aragaki a cold glance, then lowered her eyes, tucked a stray hair behind her ear, and curled her lips into a faint smile. "No need. I think Professor Agasa is probably craving instant noodles tonight."

As she said this, her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the zipper of her clothes pocket.

The next second, her gaze involuntarily fell on the bright and beautiful face of Aya Ueto, who had put away her phone and was walking towards her.

Ha ha.

How could she possibly let this unsuspecting guy go alone to this invitation that secretly harbored romantic feelings?

Although she didn't know why she was so angry about this, she still couldn't help but make this decision.

Could it be that I...

Ai Haibara's face flushed as her mind was suddenly filled with Yuu Aragaki's smile, and she couldn't help but freeze in place.

No, not possible!

It must be because of his older sister.

That's right, it must be because Yuu Aragaki is already so close to his own sister, yet he still goes around flirting with other women!

It's really abominable.

Sister, brother-in-law...?

For some reason, even though she was trying to comfort herself, Ai Haibara felt vaguely uncomfortable.

……

In an inconspicuous corner of the izakaya, the aroma of takoyaki mingled with the sweetness of plum wine amidst the rising steam.

Aya Ueto used a bamboo skewer to pick up a golden dumpling, her long eyelashes casting a fan-shaped shadow under her eyes. "Come on, Aragaki, you have to try this. It's the most famous snack in this shop, and their bonito flakes can even dance!"

Wanting to hand the bamboo skewer to Aragaki Yu, she instinctively leaned forward and moved closer to him, the cherry blossom scent lingering in her hair gently brushing against his nose with her movement.

Ai Haibara, who was staring intently at Aya Ueto, twirled the juice in her hand, the crisp sound of ice cubes hitting the glass was particularly clear.

She stared at Aya Ueto's fingertips, which were casually resting on Yu Aragaki's arm. Just as she was about to lift her leg from under the table and stomp on Yu Aragaki's foot to remind him to keep his distance, a slightly surprised voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Aragaki?"

Hearing that familiar voice behind him, Aragaki Yu didn't even bother to take the bamboo skewer from Ueto Aya's hand. He turned around and saw a guy who surprised him.

A tall woman dressed in a navy blue business suit appeared before him. Her beautiful long hair was tied in a low ponytail, with two thin, curved strands of hair near the center of her forehead.

Seeing that Aragaki Yu was looking at her, the other person also took off his sunglasses, with a knowing smile on his lips, and his chestnut hair glowed honey-colored under the warm yellow light.

Then, without any hesitation, she pulled out a chair and sat down amidst the confused expressions of Aya Ueto and Ai Haibara, tapping the table with her fingertips. "What, did you sneak off to a place like this to have a date with two beautiful ladies?"

"A...a date!!!"

Upon hearing this word, regardless of Ai Haibara and Aya Ueto's expressions just now, they both now adopted the same expression as steampunk princesses.

"Ahem... Miss Minami, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Yuu Aragaki almost choked, and his hurried explanation only made Rena Mizunashi laugh even more mischievously.

Yuya Aragaki never expected to run into Rena Mizunashi in a place like this.

During a trip to Nikko TV with Kogoro Mouri to participate in a detective program interview, they met Rena Mizunashi, the evening news anchor, through Yoko Okino's introduction. Later, by chance, they helped her solve the problem of a "harasser" who would secretly press on her door curtain on weekends.

Of course, that's not all.

Yuka Aragaki has never treated this beautiful female host as an ordinary person.

Besides being a female host on Nichiuri TV, Aragaki Yu was also well aware that the other party's true identity was a CIA agent, an undercover agent and assassin in the dark organization, codenamed "Kir".

"Don't be nervous, I'm not some tabloid reporter." Completely unaware that Aragaki Yu already knew her true identity, Mizunashi Rena glanced at Haibara Ai and Ueto Aya, deliberately drawing out the last syllable, "But the way Ms. Ueto and this cute little girl look at people... isn't the kind of look you'd have with ordinary friends, you know?"

"Ms. Ueto!?"

Although she was still feeling shy because of what the other person had just said, Aya Ueto immediately realized that the other person had recognized her identity when she heard her name spoken by the other person.