"Shiho!" Seeing Shiho and a few children falling from the dark passage that suddenly appeared, I was worried that something would go wrong, and I didn't care about sneaking into the castle and hiding myself, so I rushed out of the shadows and swept away Dr. Asasa who was stunned by the sudden situation, and I jumped down with a few people without hesitation.

The dark passage is very narrow, all the way down, zigzag and I don't know where to go, because I am worried about the safety of Shibao, I don't deliberately control my body, follow the effect of gravity, all the way down.

"Shiho, grab me!" stretched out his hand, and pulled Shiho into his arms without saying anything, and I slid down while carefully protecting the stunned girl in my arms.

"Ahh

"Hiss--what kind of place is this......" Mitsuhiko, who reacted at this time, took the lead in touching his head and stood up, first looked around in confusion, and then suddenly remembered something, stretched out a finger, scratched his cheek, and smiled at Yuan Tai with an embarrassed face: "Ah...... Scold...... Hehe, that, Yuantai's stomach is really soft......"

"But it's also thanks to Yuantai, I didn't get fallen. Ayumi also accosted with gratitude.

"Ah, that...... Ha ha...... It's okay, mom said that a man should protect a girl...... Hey... Hehe......" Hearing Ayumi say this, someone with a round waist and fat waist who was not afraid of hitting immediately forgot about the pain before, and smirked, "But, what is this?"

Suspiciously, he raised the thing he accidentally grabbed in his hand to his eyes, and several children with reduced eyesight in the dark looked at the unknown strip-like object in Yuantai's hand inexplicably.

"Ahh......h

"Don't worry, it's not a snake, it's just a climbing rope. Carefully confirmed that Zhibao did not have any abrasions on his body, nodded with satisfaction, and then jumped down from the break of the dark passage with Zhibao, who was already accustomed to the light at this time, said lightly.

"Ah, it's a rope, huh...... Hehe...... "Feeling that he was actually frightened by a rope, some of the two little men who came back to their senses couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

"Hey, but big brother, you ......" The children who were unresponsive only now found out that they didn't know when there was an extra person.

"Me?" Although the plan couldn't catch up with the changes, I wasn't ready to appear in front of them at first, but since the matter has come to this, I casually made up an identity in a short period of time, and I can't deal with Conan, and it's okay to deal with these simple children, "I'm ......"

"Jun... Cointreau......" The lie made up in an instant had not yet been spoken, as if suppressed deep emotion, and a trembling voice suddenly came from his chest, with a slight vibration.

"Well, what did you say?" was already cold, Shiho's slightly hoarse voice came from my arms, looking sullen, and a few little ghosts didn't hear what Shiho was saying, so they couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Cointreau......" Shiho whispered in my arms, subconsciously grabbing my arms tightly around me.

"Cointreau?that's a familiar name...... It looks like I've heard it somewhere......" The thorn was heard clearly, and Ayumi, who still had a vague impression of what happened in the hospital room last time, tilted her head, bit her fingers slightly, frowned and thought about it, but for a moment she couldn't remember when or where she heard it.

"Huh, is it someone that Gray Yuan-san knows?" the children looked at me curiously, whispering in what they thought were from afar......

"It should be a very close person, obviously Gray Yuan has always rejected others from touching her when she is with us......"

Yuan Tai guessed in a low voice, but someone who was born with a loud voice, even if he deliberately lowered his voice, in this narrow and cramped dark passage, the infinitely amplified voice inevitably reached my ears.

Hearing Yuantai's words, I realized that I was still holding Shiho's intimate movements, and in the next moment, I subconsciously squatted down and let go of my hand, but there was a moment of reluctance in my heart at the moment when the soft body left my arms.

"Na, it's you, right......" The girl who was put down didn't seem to notice the gossip in her heart, the three children who were burning with fireworks in her eyes, or noticed and ignored them directly, her body trembled slightly, and the girl with short brown hair lowered her head, so that people couldn't see her expression.

"Eh, you ......" Yuanta, who couldn't figure out the situation, said inexplicably.

"Shhh......h

"Ahem, little sister, I wonder if you recognize the wrong person, I ......" glanced at the three little ghosts helplessly, calmed down, coughed lightly, changed his voice, tried to make the tone more normal, I stood up straight and opened my mouth to find an excuse.

"It's you, right!" Obviously, it was exactly the same sentence as before, gently, but unlike just now, the doubts about gains and losses were gone, replaced by full affirmation, I don't know if it was really certain, or self-deceptive comfort.

The small hand grabbed the hand I was about to dodge, soft and delicate, trembling slightly, but it was so hard, as if as long as I grabbed the person in my hand, I would grasp the whole world, and it seemed that as long as I unloaded my strength a little, the most desired beauty in my heart would disappear.

"Little sister, I ......"

"Shut up! I know it's you! I know it's you! How long do you want to lie to me? You're not dead! You're obviously by my side! You're by my side! Why?!Why don't you tell me?!Cointreau, how long do you want to hide from me!"It's a small body, but it seems to have endless power, and the voice is definitely domineering and cannot be denied.

I looked at the girl in front of me in a daze, the feeling in my hands was so real, soft, warm, it was a completely different feeling from my cold and hard hands, although it was so hard, but as long as I struggled lightly, I could easily break free.

But......

I looked down at the girl's tearful but firm eyes, a long silence, the eyes are constantly changing, and finally a thousand words finally turned into a gentle sigh, the impression is the first time to see the girl's emotions so excited, I used to worry about whether this Nizi will become facial paralysis, it seems that I am too worried......

Squatting down again, I had never found out before, Shiho was so thin after becoming smaller, even if he squatted down, he still had to look down at the girl, bowed his head slightly, and stared directly at the girl's ice blue pupils in a daze, for a long time, I finally sighed softly, smiled slightly, revealing the tenderness that had not reappeared for a long time, I stroked the girl's immature cheeks, and smiled: "What, I thought you didn't recognize me...... But that's the end of it, in that case......"

I touched my disguised face, gently pulled out a warm smile, opened my arms, and I looked at the girl quietly: "Na, Shiho, I'm back." ”

"Woo ......" covered her mouth violently, swallowed back the whimper that was about to exit, and the girl's tears suddenly rushed out without hindrance: "Welcome back." ”

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Half an hour later......

Looking at Zhibao, who was standing far away, with the corners of his eyes slightly red but having a good conversation with the three of them, I couldn't help but smile bitterly......

It's understandable that there was a thin-skinned girl who had just hid in my arms and cried, and the tsundere nervous attack that gradually woke up after crying was tired, and she put me aside and explained my existence to the three friends by herself......

But...... Leaning against the wall behind me, I looked fixedly at the brunette girl with her back to me, and a trace of regret flashed in my eyes......

Really, why didn't I hold back for a while just now, and actually confessed my identity to Zhibao?

The original intention of confessing my identity to Conan before was to not let Zhibao know my true identity, but now it's good, before Conan could say anything to Zhibao, I exposed it myself......

However, if time could be repeated, would I still choose this way?

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but laugh at myself, the answer is obvious......

Not to mention that there is no if in this world, even if there is, then my choice will be the same as now, because......

Recalling the look in Zhibao's eyes just now, the corners of my mouth drooped slightly, and a wry smile appeared again, yes, Zhibao's eyes were indeed full of firmness, but I knew about that stubborn girl......

Because I understand, I know what kind of hesitant and fragile heart is hidden under that impregnable fortress......

Seeing Zhibao's eyes, I already understood that the current Zhibao really can't afford to deny it again......

I never thought to tell Shiho my true identity because of my misunderstanding with Shiho, so when Shiho asked me if I was Cointreau, the answer I gave was always no, but later, after a time in the hospital, I found out that I was wrong, and looking back on the bits and pieces between me and Shiho, even if I was dull, I understood my place in Shiho's heart.

So, I thought about confessing my identity to Zhibao because I couldn't bear to feel sorry for my affairs, but this sudden recovery reminded me of a problem that I had to face......

I know my own body well...... No, I should say that it's my own body that I don't know much about...... It sounds strange, but I really don't know what's wrong......

In fact, after regaining my adult body for the first time, I vaguely remembered some things that I had forgotten, which I was happy about, but gradually, I found out in fear that it seemed that what I remembered was not only my own memory......

Some memories that I was sure didn't belong to me also came to my mind, and with my amnesia and the weird 'me' that Conan had told me, everything made me feel bad......

So, I didn't want Shiho to know that I was Cointreau, and the reason for this was the same thing: Shiho really couldn't withstand another blow......

From the despair of learning that I was dying, to the hope of meeting me again when I became smaller, and then the disappointment of being denied by me many times, I didn't want Shiho to be hit again after knowing that I was still alive, and it was better to make me think that I was dead.

But now......

Subconsciously touched her face, even after Yi Rong, Zhibao still recognized me......

Rubbing my temples tiredly, I sighed, forget it, in this case, let Shiho know that I am still alive, at least this is a great comfort in her dead heart, isn't it......

However, now Shiho can only know that Cointreau is still alive, but he can't let her know that Mochizuki Night is Cointreau......