I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"Well, now that everything is settled, it's almost time for us to go to Sera..."

"By the way, Ping-chan."

"……what?"

Before Erzha could finish his words, Hattori Shizuka suddenly put down her hand that was on her cheek, opened her eyes slightly and said in confusion.

"I heard you say on the phone earlier that you would come over at two o'clock, but then you were delayed for an hour because of something. What happened?"

“Well, this…”

Hattori Heiji was suddenly stuck.

What happened? What could happen?

He had come late on purpose just to avoid being caught by his mother and forced to do hard labor, and he hadn't thought of any excuses.

But we can't just tell the truth about this kind of thing, right?

"Yes, it's a case! Yes, it's a case!"

Hattori Heiji stumbled as he tried to explain.

"I had thought about coming here before, but the case over there suddenly made some progress, so it took a little longer."

"Case... Ping-chan, don't do anything dangerous again." Hattori Shizuka frowned as if she was a little worried about her silly son, "Any progress?"

"The progress is——"

The short buffer time relieved Hattori Heiji's brain burden a little. His mind started working quickly and he slapped his head and said.

"We originally wanted to go talk to President Achiha, and we thought we would need to make an appointment, but unexpectedly, President Achiha was free at the time, so he asked me and Gong... Conan to go directly to the hotel where he was staying to discuss in detail."

"That's it."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Shizuka nodded thoughtfully, and when she raised her eyes again, she had returned to her usual image of a gentle wife.

"Mom doesn't object to you investigating the case, but try not to do anything dangerous, understand?"

"I know I know~"

As soon as he started to deal with his mother perfunctorily, which he had done countless times since he was a child, Hattori Heiji's tone and expression suddenly became smooth.

"Okay then we'll go, Sera, get in the car and walk!"

After saying that, he excitedly gestured to Serabel to get in the back seat.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Serabelle looked at Hattori Shizuka beside her, exchanged a look that said "I'll go first" and then moved to sit on the back seat of the motorcycle.

Hattori Heiji didn't want to stay any longer, so he stepped on the accelerator decisively after making sure that Serabell was seated firmly.

"Let's go! See you later, Mom!"

The locomotive engine roared, and the surging power quickly drove the body forward under the burning of gasoline.

Hattori Shizuka didn't say a word. She just stood there with her hands clasped in front of her, watching the two of them leave, and only looked away when their figures completely disappeared around the corner of the street.

However, just as she turned around and prepared to return to the dojo, the beautiful woman's figure suddenly paused, and she seemed to look down after a very slight tremor.

A drop of liquid that looked like porridge rolled down the inside of the ankle to the ground at a much slower speed than water, forming a small puddle on the stone steps under his feet.

It also emits heat subtly.

Serah-kun is really...

Hattori Shizuka sighed softly with helplessness and gently stroked her lower abdomen with her palm.

I originally thought it would be able to hold it all, but now it seems that it is too full.

I can only change my clothes again.

……

On the other side, Hattori Heiji drove the motorcycle with Serabelle through the residential area of ​​the old city, turning left and right, and soon they reached the main road outside.

Although there are many cars on the main road and the speed is fast, because everyone is going in the same direction, there is no danger of being poked out by ghosts in the alleys at any time.

Serabel casually mentioned what she had said before at the entrance of the dojo against the strong wind blowing in her face.

"You just said that you met with President Achiba again and succeeded in making progress. Are you serious?"

"Oh, of course."

Hattori Heiji said excitedly without even turning his head.

"Nagoro Shikao, have you heard of this name?"

"No."

"Let me put it this way. This person was once the president of another major karuta club in Kyoto, the Nagoro-kai. He was also the rival of the late wife of the Achiba-kai, Ms. Satsuki. Five years ago, the Satsuki-kai and the Nagoro-kai were at loggerheads, so the two sides agreed to have an open competition. The loser would unconditionally disband the entire karuta club and would not be allowed to reorganize it."

Hattori Heiji began to explain bit by bit.

"But for some reason, the president of the Nagoro-kai, Nagoro Shikao, suddenly found Ms. Satsuki the day before the official competition and had a private karuta competition with her. According to President Achiba, Ms. Satsuki won a great victory, but Nagoro Shikao couldn't stand the blow of defeat and ran out of the house and has been missing ever since. He didn't even show up for the official competition the next day."

"So the Nagoro-kai, which was once famous in Kyoto, came to such a tragic end, and the remaining members were all absorbed into the Gaoyue-kai."

"so?"

Serabelle motioned for him to stop telling stories.

Hattori Heiji said "oh".

"And the crime notice that the Osaka Police Department received this time had a picture of a karuta card. The verses on the picture happened to be the lyrics that Nagoro Shikao was good at, so it can be inferred that the explosion yesterday was most likely caused by Nagoro Shikao."

Uh-huh?

Something about this sounded a little off to Serabelle.

"What do you mean by Nagoro Shikao is missing..."

“It’s just missing.”

Hattori Heiji said simply and clearly.

"So after we meet up with Kudo, we want you to help see if we can contact Miss Ooka for a meeting. After all, Miss Ooka was also in the Nagoro-kai before, and she was the number one disciple under Nagoro Shikao. If it's her, she might know some inside information."

It turned out to be the case.

Serabelle understood what he meant.

But then again, why does it sound so unreliable that a person who has been missing for five years suddenly comes back to issue crime warnings and blow up the TV station building?

Chapter 578 Ooka Hongye: You guys go, Serabelle stays

The perspective changes to another hotel in Kyoto. After receiving a call from Serabelle, Ooka Momiji immediately and unconditionally agrees to their request to meet.

However, considering that there were three men coming, even though one of them was still in elementary school, it was not appropriate for them to go directly upstairs to the private room. So in order to avoid suspicion, the final meeting place was agreed to be in the lobby lounge area on the first floor of the hotel.

So in a booth in a secluded corner of the rest area, Conan and Hattori Heiji sat on one side, and Iori Muga, the butler, stood beside them like a loyal bodyguard.

And Serabelle was dragged by a certain Miss Ooka to sit on the same side.

On the sofa, Ooka Momiji held Serabelle's arm intimately with one hand, pinched her delicate chin with the other hand, raised her face slightly, and looked at the two people opposite with a faint smile on her face, as if a queen was inspecting them.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"This one……"

Hattori Heiji, who was speaking so eloquently on the motorcycle twenty minutes ago, suddenly got stuck.

It’s not that Ooka Momiji is so stunningly beautiful that a virgin like him can’t stand it, but... he really hasn’t figured out how to tell her about this.

You can't just say straight out loud and ask, "Is your teacher who has been missing for five years the suspect in the explosion in the TV station building?"

That would be too aggressive, and she is the eldest daughter of the Ooka family.

It’s a pity that just because Hattori Heiji can’t speak up doesn’t mean that Serabelle can’t speak up either.

The boy whose arm was held calmly said, "What he wants to say is that your former karuta teacher, Ms. Ooka, is likely the perpetrator of this explosion... although I don't really believe it."

Hey!

Upon hearing such a straightforward statement, Hattori Heiji was completely shocked.

Although he did mean this, there was no need to say it so bluntly!

And what does "even though you don't really believe it" mean? Is there anyone who can force himself to get out of this?

"teacher?"

However, after hearing this, Ooka Hongye did not show any anger immediately. She just thought for a while, then turned sideways to Serabelle and said uncertainly.

"I have only had one karuta teacher, but is that Mr. Nagoro?"

"It's Nagoro Shikao."

Serabelle quietly moved aside.

All I can say is that this Miss Ooka is really not on guard at all, or she has no awareness of the huge size of her weapon. She could already feel that she was clearly touching the side just by crossing her arms, and now she is turning around... and this is too big!

Although the physical sensation may not be accurate enough, even if it is an inaccurate physical sensation test, Serabel can guarantee that this is definitely not the normal development of a 17-year-old high school student.

No, it should be said that it is almost impossible for Asian women to have such development.

Not to mention Xiaolan, who is already a giant among high school students, even Sister Yukiko, Aunt Eri, and Mrs. Suzuki, who have fully developed and matured over the years, are not that big.

Even better than Mary in her heyday!

You call this seventeen years old?!

Serabelle was in an unprecedented state of deep shock.

"Mr. Nagoro?"

The Kyoto girl with huge breasts moved closer to Serabelle without any awareness.

"Although I do know that Nagoro-sensei and Gaoyue-kai did have some disputes in the past, but... why do you say that?"

"because--"

Serabelle simplified her words and shared with Ooka Momiji the information that Hattori Heiji had collected on the motorcycle.

"That's probably the reasoning. Although I really don't think that a person who has been missing for five years would suddenly show up and do something like this, it doesn't mean it's impossible."

"Well……"

After listening to this, Ooka Hongye thought seriously for a moment and then shook her head.

"I don't think that's possible."

"why?"

Seeing that the discussion was on the right track, Hattori Heiji, who had been timid before, immediately got into the mood and started asking.

Ooka Hongye glanced at him and said slowly, "Because Mr. Nagoro told me before he disappeared that he would challenge Ms. Gaoyue to a true match the day before the competition, and then deliberately lose in the official competition the next day."

Eh?

This was information they had never heard of before, and both Conan and Hattori Heiji were stunned on the spot.

Lose... on purpose?

It was a life-and-death battle where whoever lost would be disbanded, but it turned out that Nagoro Shikao was prepared to lose from the very beginning?

If this is true, then it means that Nagoro Shikao's original intention was to merge the Nagoro-kai into the Satsuki-kai.

Then why did he disappear after losing the competition with Ms. Gaoyue the day before the official competition?

The logic doesn't make sense.

"real or fake……"

Hattori Heiji opened his mouth in surprise.

"Ms. Ooka, are you sure that Mr. Nagoro was really prepared to lose the game at that time?" Conan put his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly.

"I am sure."

Ooka Hongye nodded and raised her face with a slightly nostalgic look.

"I remember Mr. Nagoro said that Ms. Gaoyue was his first love, and the reason why he always wanted to defeat Gaoyue was to show off in front of his first love. But at that time, the teacher was already suffering from an incurable disease and had only a few years to live, so he wanted to rely on this game to completely entrust Mr. Nagoro to Gaoyue."

"..."