Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Ayumi Yoshida was still eating ice cream when she heard this. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I went to bed a little late last night. I can sleep for a while."

So, in front of Wen Shui, she demonstrated her "deep maw" by eating the ice cream cone in two bites.

This reminded Wen Shui of the thugs who kidnapped Ayumi.

Several of them seem to have had their arms bitten by Ayumi's Abyss Maw, which gave Conan a chance to show off.

Wen Shui previously thought that it might be an exaggerated expression technique in the anime to add highlights to Conan's storyline, but it seems that in this timeline, Ayumi's abilities have also been adapted into Conan's style.

That's such a big ice cream cone, even if it were Ran, it wouldn't be so easy for her to eat it.

Ai Haibara and Ayumi walked hand in hand toward the guest room, and the other kids, including Conan, followed after finishing their ice cream cones.

Ran suddenly leaned over and asked, "Hey, why were you staring at Ayumi like that?"

Seeing her tense expression, Wen Shui could roughly guess what Xiao Lan was worried about. She was probably afraid that he would have bad intentions towards Ayumi.

However, this cannot be blamed on Ran. It's possible that he was too close to Ai, who actually has an adult soul inside her. It's normal for Ran, who doesn't know the inside story, to overthink things.

Wen Shui said in a serious tone, "I think Ayumi eats faster than you."

"Oh? So it's about the speed at which you eat?" Xiaolan clearly hadn't expected Wen Shui to be focusing on that.

Wen Shui: "Yeah, ever since I saw you eat ten ice creams in a row and then lean against a lamppost for a long time with a headache, I've always thought that there's no human being more destructive to ice cream than you."

"What do you mean by 'destructive power over ice cream'?" Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief and splashed some warm water on her face with a smile.

"That's really impressive. I've never seen anyone eat ice cream that fast," Wen Shui said. "But I think Ayumi will be able to surpass your record when she grows up."

Xiaolan looked helpless: "I really don't understand your thought process. Okay, are you sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?"

Warm Water: "Absolutely not. Let me help you prepare the ingredients."

While the two were talking, Toyama Kazuha had already gotten busy.

Although the purpose was to prepare ingredients for a barbecue that evening, since Heiji Hattori and Kogoro Mori wouldn't be arriving until later, it would be better to process many of the ingredients before grilling.

So the group only did a little work and then had nothing else to do.

Kazuha Toyama received a call from her mother in Osaka, who seemed to be asking if she had had enough fun and when she was going back.

Wen Shui originally wanted to go see Professor Agasa's ice cream machine, but as soon as she arrived at the gate of the yard, Xiao Lan excitedly pulled her away.

"What's wrong?" Wen Shui asked, puzzled.

Xiaolan raised her slender, white index finger and placed it between her lips, gesturing for Wenshui to speak softly: "You'll see if you come with me."

Completely bewildered, Wen Shui was led by Xiao Lan to Professor Agasa's guest room.

The little devils were lying on the tatami mats in various poses, fast asleep.

Wen Shui: "Why did you bring me to watch these kids sleep?"

Ran blushed slightly and whispered, "I think Ai is so cute when she's sleeping. She's usually not interested in anything. Sometimes I even feel like there's an adult's soul inside her."

Wen Shui was startled.

As expected of a pure unicorn, does it have such a strong sixth sense?

Ran looked at Ai Haibara's sleeping face and continued, "But when she's asleep, Ai is just like any other child, kind of cute."

Wen Shui nodded: "Indeed, no matter how naughty he is, he's still a little brat whose teeth haven't all come in yet."

"I...I suddenly feel..." Ran blushed, "If a cute child like Ai lived with us, she would be very happy."

Warm water is a direct indicator of this factor.

He had asked Xiaolan before whether she preferred boys or girls, but Xiaolan had given him a different excuse.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Wen Shui understood Ran's implication. She thought it would be nice to have a daughter as cute as Ai Haibara and live happily together every day.

but……

Wen Shui glanced at Ai Haibara's profile with a slightly guilty look.

It's highly likely you'll be living together, but probably as best friends.

However, it would be too jarring to talk about this now. Xiaolan finally mustered up the courage to express her vision for the future.

Wen Shui grasped Xiao Lan's soft little hand: "Really? That's what I was thinking too. Let's go to Ai's room to rest for a bit."

"No, no!" Xiaolan exclaimed in fright. "I promised Mom that I wouldn't do it now, at least not yet."

Wen Shui sighed, "Then you can at least give me a back massage, right?"

Xiaolan bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay, let's go then."

.

Wen Shui thought he would spend the afternoon in a pleasant atmosphere, but he didn't expect that Haibara Ai would wake up later.

Fortunately, he and Xiaolan didn't do anything too outrageous; Xiaolan just gave him a slightly ambiguous back massage.

Even so, the fact that Ran was brought to Ai Haibara's room to massage her back while she was asleep still made Ai Haibara quite angry.

The method of punishment was also somewhat unexpected by Wen Shui.

Ai Haibara jumped up and, together with Ran, launched a relentless attack on Wen Shui's back.

Feeling the warm water dancing on my back with two clean, bare feet, one big and one small, I felt as if I was just a step away from entering heaven.

It would be even better if it could be flipped over.

The short but relaxing afternoon passed quickly, and as the sun set, Kogoro Mouri arrived at Professor Agasa's house carrying a gift.

"Didn't you say you were going to have a barbecue? Why hasn't the fire been lit yet?" Kogoro Mouri asked, looking at the group who were carrying things into the yard.

Ran: "Hattori-kun hasn't arrived yet, and Yukiko-san hasn't come either."

"Yukiko's here too? Didn't she say she's been really busy lately?" Kogoro Mouri put the souvenirs he bought aside.

Xiaolan: "It's okay to take a break and relax occasionally, right? Isn't there a saying that rest is also part of work?"

"Well, I haven't finished my work for today yet, so I need to have a good drink first." Uncle Mori walked into the house in a very familiar manner, and it seemed like he wanted to get some ice-cold beer.

But just then, they came across a box of warm water being carried out.

Wen Shui: "Uncle, you're back! That's so great!"

"what happened?"

“Let’s start a fire together; I’m having trouble managing this stove by myself,” Wen Shui said.

Kogoro Mouri: "I was dragged around by that client all day, and my body is about to fall apart. Why do I still have to do chores when I get home?"

At that moment, Professor Agasa, hearing the noise, came out of the house with a wrench in hand: "If all else fails, you can try my newly developed igniter. Although it's for carefully crafted rockets, reducing the gunpowder..."

"Absolutely not!" Ai Haibara interrupted the doctor.

Dr. Agasa looked disappointed: "Alright."

Ai: "Doctor, is your ice cream machine fixed yet? Everyone's waiting for ice cream."

"It'll be done soon, don't worry." Professor Agasa took the wrench and ran back into the house.

Just then, Xiaolan brought over a can of ice-cold beer and handed it to her father: "Dad, why don't you help Wenshui start the fire? Barbecue parties are all about doing things yourself, aren't they?"

"Hmph, where did you hear that nonsense?" Kogoro Mouri snorted.

Xiaolan: "It's what you mentioned before."

Kogoro Mouri: "Alright, since this kid is treating us tonight, I'll teach you how to make the perfect charcoal fire."

Wen Shui exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's amazing! There really is such a thing?"

"Of course, this is my unique skill."

After taking a sip of beer, Kogoro Mouri and Wenshui worked together to start a fire.

Conan, who was assigned the task of skewering meat because of his child status, felt a little uncomfortable seeing this scene.

Although he was quite annoyed by this unreliable uncle, Kogoro Mouri is Ran's father after all. This scene looks more like a father-in-law and future son-in-law getting to know each other, doesn't it?

And it was Xiaolan who took the initiative to bring them together.

Conan, his face dark, looked towards the doorway.

Mom, come quick, someone save me!

Whether it was Conan's deepest longing that moved the gods, accompanied by a screeching sound of brakes, Yukiko Kudo really appeared at the door.

"Aunt Yukiko... uh, hello big sister Yukiko."

Genta Kojima almost misspoke, but was silenced by a glare from Yukiko Kudo.

Yukiko Kudo came in and greeted everyone in turn, then went over to help Ran get something from the kitchen.

Upon seeing this, Conan immediately gave Yukiko Kudo a wink, signaling her to go and stop the busy Nukumizu and Kogoro Mouri.

Yukiko Kudo immediately understood Conan's little scheme: he didn't want Nukumi and Kogoro Mouri to develop a closer relationship.

For her own happiness... ah, no, for her son's happiness, Mrs. Kudo walked directly to Wenshui's side, disrupting the originally harmonious atmosphere, and was accidentally burned by sparks from the charcoal fire.

Fortunately, the burns weren't serious, and Ran took Yukiko to her room to apply ointment.

Warm water continued to help Kogoro Mouri start a fire.

When Heiji Hattori finally arrived late, the preparations for the barbecue party were finally completed, albeit with some bumps along the way.

As night fell, Professor Agasa's courtyard was brightly lit, and the aroma of barbecue filled the air.

Everyone sat around the grill, drinking heartily, their faces filled with relaxed and contented smiles.

Yukiko Kudo, however, with medical tape on her chest, looked somewhat unhappy, perhaps because the pain was distracting her.

During dinner, the Junior Detectives discussed their upcoming camping trip in a few days, saying they could see beautiful stars from the mountaintop.

Wenshui asked Yukiko if she wanted to come along.

Yukiko seemed to want to go with Nukumi, but she was busy with film preparations those days and couldn't go together.

Seeing Yukiko's sullen expression, Wenshui took the opportunity to approach her and said, "Hey, why do you look so unhappy? It's okay if we can't go this time, we can go stargazing together next time."

Yukiko Kudo pouted: "I'm not that bored, it just hurts a little."

Wen Shui looked at the white medical bandage on her chest: "Is it still not healed? Let me rub it for you?"

"Come on, you wish." Yukiko rolled her eyes at him, then picked up a piece of beef and started eating.