The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Haha, soaking in hot springs?

Do you think I'm really a primary school student?

"Humph~"

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara couldn't help but let out a soft snort at Yuu Aragaki, a strange glint flashing in her eyes.

However, Ai Haibara did not press Aragaki Yu's answer further. She simply turned her face to the porthole, the moonlight casting shadows on her face as the clouds churned. Of course, she knew that Aragaki Yu's answer was just an excuse.

But isn't that just like her?

Some secrets are like sunken ships in the deep sea; salvaging them will only turn the truth to dust. She knew this well. After all, she wasn't the detective who liked to uncover the truth, so why should she be the villain who kept digging to the bottom of things?

Some answers, some stories, some people need time to develop, and what she has no shortage of is patience.

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara unconsciously tucked a stray hair behind her ear, but in the instant she turned around, she saw Yuu Aragaki take out his phone again.

I don't know what brand the phone is, but it still works normally after being in the water for so long.

Since Yuu Aragaki didn't try to cover anything up, the phone screen was clearly exposed to Ai Haibara's eyes.

—It's still a conversation with Akemi Miyano.

[Younger brother Aragaki, what do you think of her?]

[Peerless and independent.]

The next second, Ai Haibara looked out the window again in a panic, her face slightly flushed.

How could he answer his sister like that?!

What if my sister misunderstands?

Also, although the person in the photo does look like me, she is actually Vermouth in disguise.

"How could this be..." For a moment, Haibara Ai couldn't tell whether Aragaki Yu was praising her or Vermouth, so she couldn't help but mutter softly.

At that moment, Ai Haibara suddenly remembered the scene when she last met her sister.

She seemed to still be complaining about not having found a boyfriend soon enough.

Ai Haibara suddenly realized, with a vague sense, why her sister had sent the photos to Yuu Aragaki.

This, this is not allowed!

In an instant, Ai Haibara became both embarrassed and annoyed.

That Shiho Miyano is a fake!

Ai Haibara simply couldn't imagine what it would be like for Vermouth to meet Yuu Aragaki under her identity, with the help of her sister.

More than just meeting...

What if we end up chatting, shopping, and going on dates together...

Having never considered such a thing before, Ai Haibara couldn't help but steal a glance at Yuu Aragaki's face before immediately looking away.

Ai Haibara: ∑(O_O；)

No, no!

This is absolutely not allowed!

I am the real Shiho Miyano, my sister!

……

"Xiao Ai, are you okay?"

Just then, a clear, crisp voice suddenly rang in her ears.

Ayumi had somehow already trotted up to Ai Haibara, her round eyes filled with worry. "Ai, are you catching a cold? Why is your face so red?"

Ai Haibara shuddered and turned around quickly like a startled cat.

As dusk fell, a suspicious blush rose to the tips of her ears, her amber eyes darted away unconsciously, and her voice trembled slightly in her subconscious panic, "No, nothing's wrong, it's just... it's just because of the sunlight!"

She turned her face away, letting the orange-red glow of the sunset wash over her cheeks, hiding the ripples in her eyes in the deepening twilight.

"Sunlight!?"

Ayumi tilted her head suspiciously and turned to look out the window.

Fortunately, as the sun rose, the Milky Way faded from its last glimmer, and the first rays of sunlight rose from the horizon.

"It's dawn!"

Chapter 730 Jeet Kune Do

Most young girls love desserts, whether they are rich heiresses or ordinary people.

After the incident involving Misui Kichiemon a few days ago, although Ran didn't know the specifics of what happened, when she saw Aragaki Yuu return with a disheveled Professor Agasa and the children, a scene naturally came to mind—

When Professor Agasa took the children camping, Conan and the kids once again recklessly got involved in some incident and fell into danger. Fortunately, a kind-hearted stranger named Yuu Aragaki happened to be passing by and once again came to their rescue.

After all, putting aside the other members, compared to the mature and steady Aragaki Yu, Conan is indeed quite worrying.

Therefore, on this day, to thank Yu Aragaki for his help to the children and to celebrate Ran's victory in the Kanto Karate Tournament, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan (who was just there to make up the numbers) invited Yu Aragaki to enjoy an all-you-can-eat cake feast.

……

Although Yuu Aragaki himself isn't particularly interested in desserts, he is interested in Beika Restaurant, which is a frequent location for crime!

In addition, due to the strong requests from the shikigami, Aragaki Yu arrived at the entrance of Beika Restaurant early.

"Aragaki!"

Ten minutes later, Ran and Sonoko appeared in his sight with Conan.

"But he really is very handsome, right? And he's just as strong as Ran!"

Just as the group entered Beika Restaurant, Sonoko suddenly said something out of the blue.

"Ok!"

Ran nodded excitedly, clearly very interested in the "he" that Sonoko mentioned.

Yuu Aragaki turned his head and looked at Sonoko and Ran curiously. "Who?"

"Oh right, Aragaki, you didn't know!" Seeing the puzzled look on Aragaki Yu's face, Sonoko immediately started talking—

It turns out that half an hour earlier, when Ran and Sonoko took the bus to Beika Restaurant, Sonoko accidentally mistook a boy who had stopped a pervert from groping her for someone who had groped her butt. Ran even got into a fight with the boy over it.

Coincidentally, the girl's destination was also Beika Restaurant, but after getting off the bus, she disappeared somewhere.

"The boy wearing a hat?"

After listening to Sonoko's vivid description, Aragaki Yu was slightly taken aback.

Let's not even talk about how a rich heiress like Sonoko Suzuki would squeeze onto a bus with Ran and the others.

Of course, this is nothing new for Sonoko.

Importantly, after hearing Sonoko's description of the guy's appearance, Aragaki Yu immediately guessed who he was—

The girl I met once at the ramen shop.

That's right, it's a girl, Sera Masumi.

Upon encountering such a handsome guy on the street, Sonoko subconsciously compared him to her boyfriend, thinking, "If my Makoto were to fight, I wonder whose karate would be stronger!"

"That's not karate!" But before she could even begin to daydream, Conan's voice jolted her awake, "That's called Jeet Kune Do."

Although he wasn't particularly skilled in martial arts, Conan recognized the origin of the opponent's moves just from the moment the opponent sparred with Ran on the bus.

The way the opponent kept taking small, quick steps and swaying his body while confronting Xiaolan, as well as his simple, direct, yet incredibly fast and fierce attack speed, are undoubtedly characteristics of Jeet Kune Do in actual combat.

Seeing Ran and Sonoko looking at him, Conan continued, "It's a martial art created by the movie martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, who incorporated many different techniques from Western boxing, French boxing, judo, wrestling, aikido, and so on into the kung fu he learned since childhood. Sometimes it can directly attack vital points such as the eyes and throat. It's said to be a very powerful martial art!"

Bruce Lee!?

Hearing Conan's introduction, Ran seemed a little surprised and taken aback. She was no stranger to the kung fu superstar who often appeared on television.

So it's Jeet Kune Do. No wonder the opponent is so skilled.

Although Conan explained it in great detail, Sonoko wasn't interested in the difference between karate and Jeet Kune Do. Instead, she seemed annoyed that Conan had interrupted her reverie, saying, "You're still the same as always, always knowing some weird things!"

"Yeah, Conan, you actually know so much about Jeet Kune Do and stuff like that." Aragaki Yu glanced at Conan, who couldn't help but start showing off, with a half-smile.

"Uh, haha... because I learned all of this from TV shows!"

Seeing Conan's signature awkward laugh and cute act, Yuu Aragaki's lips twitched slightly.

Sure enough, Conan's skills and knowledge were either learned in Hawaii or taught on television programs.

Just then, Xiaolan suddenly realized that she and the others had unknowingly wandered into a secluded hall. "Speaking of which, where exactly is that all-you-can-eat cake restaurant? How did we end up in a place like this!"

"Hey, let me check!" Realizing that everyone might have gone to the wrong place, Sonoko immediately took out her phone and started checking the restaurant's information. "The internet says it's in the coffee shop on the second floor of the hotel."

"Let's go up to the second floor first, there's an elevator over there!" To quickly change the subject, Conan hurriedly pointed to the elevator not far away and was the first to run towards it.

As everyone arrived at the elevator, the elevator doors slid open, and an older woman stepped out.

She glanced at the group of people standing in front of her, but instead of making way, she crouched down, smiled, and asked Conan, "Where are you going, little one?"

Facing the enthusiastic aunt, Conan replied with a smile, "We want to go to the all-you-can-eat cake restaurant on the second floor. Auntie, do you know where that restaurant is?"