When I came out of Dr. Asa's house, the night had already begun to darken. Walking down the street back to my home, I opened the door, put my bag aside, and headed straight for the bathroom.

......I took a deep breath and relaxed, as if I wanted to release the tiredness of the day, after putting the hot water in the bathtub and leaving only my head outside, as if I wanted to release the fatigue of the day.

"Shirley......" I lay on my back in the tub, looking at the mist above my head, squinting slightly.

It's been a long time, Shirley. Oh, it seems that our fate is really not shallow, so we can see you again. The past resurfaced in front of me, and I closed my eyes a little bored.

Fate? To be precise, it should be said that it is a bad fate, right, meeting each other in the organization is like meeting a bright light in the dark. However, I don't remember where I heard that saying, which probably means that if you hadn't experienced the light in the first place, you wouldn't have felt more hopeless when the darkness came.

Shirley, Black Cherry, we shouldn't have met in the first place. If you haven't gotten it from the beginning, then you won't be so upset when you lose it, right?

I don't know how long it took, until the originally warm water had begun to cool, and I was in a semi-empty state. Rubbing my darkly aching temples, I got up from the tub. Well, I'm a little mentally exhausted because of the cold, and everything that happened today has kept me in a state of nervousness, and I almost fell asleep in the bathtub just now.

In the past, it was common to see news of people drowning in the bath, and it was because those people fell asleep in the bathtub while they were mentally relaxed, resulting in suffocation. But, at least, I'm not stupid enough to make such a low-level mistake. Otherwise, Cointreau, the world's most famous killer, was not killed by the enemy, not by his own organization, but drowned by himself while taking a bath, think about it, the picture is really beautiful.

I dried my body and hung my bathrobe on the hanger, glad that I didn't go with Conan, and after taking a bath, I was even more sleepy after taking the medicine and fell asleep on the bed.

Incubus. In my dream, I felt as if I had once again returned to the day of Cointreau's "death" in the organization. Pain, anger, suffering, all kinds of negative emotions constantly surrounded me, and I was miserable.

"We, will we go on like this forever?" Then, in the dream, a familiar woman asked vaguely, with a thick affection in her voice.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let them go." Is that what I said? Why don't I remember it myself? In the dream, I felt like a spectator, but I also felt like a participant.

"You lied to me, you lied to me, I don't want to believe you anymore, you liar!" The scene changed, it was still the woman, the difference was that her face was full of tears.

"I'm sorry, I broke my promise." 'I' raised my hand and stroked her face, so affectionate and full of despair.

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The night went on like this, and the next day, I clutched my head and got out of bed exhausted. Hmm, I thought that the situation would get better after a night's sleep, but I had a nightmare, and my state today is not as good as yesterday.

"Ahem." Coughing twice, I looked at the time. Well, it's not too late, and the habitual early wake up makes me continue to get up on time before dawn.

"Well, it looks like I have a fever." I touched my forehead with my hand, and it was unsurprisingly hot. "Forget it, I won't go to school today."

As a killer, you need to keep your body in the best shape at all times, so that you can best respond when something you don't expect. This is what Grey Magpie said to me when I was training, and I was really not in good shape at that time, although I didn't think much of him as a person, but I still agree with his words. So, I won't just go to school because I have a good face.

Just do it, after eating, look at the time, as a teacher, Kobayashi Orange has probably gotten up at this time.

"Moxie Moxi?" I dialed the phone, and the puzzled voice of Mr. Kobayashi Orange came from the other side.

"Teacher, I'm Mochizuki."

"Oh, I was surprised that it was the phone call that made me, hehe, it turned out to be Mochizuki-san. What's the matter, do you have anything to do with the teacher? Kobayashi Orange quickly changed her tone, revealing her patience with the child.

"That's right, teacher, I have a fever today, so I want to take a day off." I said the reason I was calling.

"Huh? Is that so? Do your parents agree with Mochizuki-san? Kobayashi Orange is obviously not at ease, after all, she has also encountered a situation where a bear child called himself and pretended to say that he was sick and wanted to skip class.

"Well, I'll let my uncle talk to you. Uncle, come on. "I understood what Kobayashi Orange meant, and in order to reassure her, I changed my voice to that of a middle-aged man.

"Hey, Mr. Kobayashi? I'm Mochizuki's uncle Mochizuki Mukaede, and Mochizuki has a fever today, so I'm bothering you. ”

"Ah, it's Mr. Mochizuki. Okay, I see, please be sure to let Mochizuki-san take care of his body, it doesn't feel good to be sick. Kobayashi Orange believed my "uncle's" words and asked with concern.

"Well, thank you for your concern." I answered and hung up.

This Kobayashi orange is really unexpectedly a responsible and good teacher. I shrugged my shoulders, and after taking my medicine, I went back to bed, and at this time, rest was important.

"Jingle ~ Jingle Bell ~" woke up again because he heard the doorbell.

"......" opened his eyes suddenly, quickly got out of bed, and I walked lightly to the door, who was it?

"Mochizuki, are you there?" Through the cat's eye, I could see the people outside the door. Well, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, heh, there is really no shortage of one.

It turned out to be them, my body relaxed, I opened the door, and looked at the five (three?) outside the door. "Why are you guys here?" ”

"Because, Mochizuki, you didn't come today, so we went to ask Mr. Kobayashi if he knew what was wrong with you." Motota answered my question first.

"As a result, we didn't expect to hear Mr. Kobayashi say that you have a fever at Mochizuki, and we were a little worried, so we decided to come and see you after school." This sentence was said by Mitsuhiko.

"Xiaoye, how are you feeling now, are you feeling better?" Ayumi said that she had already come up and reached out and touched my forehead, "Ah, it's really hot." ”

"Yes, it's okay...... Well, don't talk about this yet, you don't stand here, come in. I frowned, took a few steps back, and let a few people in.

"Mochizuki, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?" Conan asked, walking in with a package in his hand.

"Well, not yet." I didn't expect that I would sleep until the afternoon, which is not like my usual style, but because I have become a child, I am more likely to get tired.

"Just know you haven't eaten yet." Conan looked like this, and opened the package in his hand, "This is the meal that Sister Xiaolan asked me to bring you when I came just now, she can't come today because of something, I heard that you have a fever, so I specially asked me to bring it to you." ”

“…… Well, thank you Sister Xiaolan for me. I looked at Conan's lunch box on the table, was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Well, I see, you're still like this." Conan gave me a blank look and pouted.

"Sit down, and I'll get you a drink." I ignored him, glanced at Shirley, who hadn't spoken since I entered the house, and headed to the kitchen. Heh, what are you doing here if you don't want to?

"Xiaoye, no need, you're still sick, how bad is this." Ayumi stood up and looked at me worriedly.

"Well, it's okay, I'm much better." I said a reassuring word to Ayumi, and then glanced at Conan with my eyes.

"Ah, that, you don't have to worry if it's not beautiful, I'll go to the kitchen and help Mochizuki." Conan noticed my gesture and knew that I might have something to say, so he quickly stood up and followed me into the kitchen.

"Are you really okay?" Conan took the cup from my hand and looked at me with the same concern.

"As you can see, you can't die yet." I poured the juice into my cup and began to concentrate on the tea in my hand, replying without looking up.

"Hey, it's not okay for you to say that......" Conan felt that his kindness was being treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, and looked at me helplessly with his eyes open for a half.

"Don't worry about me yet, I'm fine, just a fever. It's you, what's going on with you. Give me the coffee over there. I set the tea aside and said to Conan.

"Huh? My business? Conan handed me the bottle of coffee, "What's the matter?" ”

"Don't play dumb, okay? You and I know it. How's that, did you get that so-called disk yesterday? I stopped what I was doing and turned my head to look at Conan.

“…… Do you say that? Conan was silent for a moment, glanced back at the three imps who were chatting happily in the living room, and Shirley who was sitting on the side without saying a word, and then lowered his voice, "Mochizuki, it's really for your good, you'd better not get involved in this kind of thing." ”

"Huh." I just smiled coldly at Conan's words, and then took my phone out of my pocket.

"Hey, hey! Wait a minute! Conan snatched my phone, looked at me with an expression that he couldn't stand you, and finally sighed in compromise. Okay, got it, told you about it, right? ”

Then Conan told me what had happened yesterday after I left. Probably because Conan was there, and when they arrived at Professor Hirota's house yesterday, they still encountered a murder case, but it was also because of Conan's presence that the case was quickly resolved. Due to the murder, all of the professor's belongings by the professor named Masaji Hirota were taken by the police for inspection, and when Conan and the others found the disks through the door, they were disappointed to find that there were no disks they were looking for.

"So, you still haven't found what you're looking for." After listening, I nodded slightly in understanding.

Well, everything is pretty much as I thought. The Order has always been quick to act, and it's no surprise that Conan and Shirley will take the disk before they arrive. However, the two of them should really be glad that they didn't directly confront the people of the organization, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see the two of them now.

The fact that the disk was taken didn't frustrate me too much. First, I just guessed that my small size was related to that APTX4869, but I couldn't be sure, after all, I didn't know what kind of medicine the organization gave me at that time. Second, even if I got the disk, I didn't want to return it to its original state right now. Although the child's body is a little troublesome a lot of the time, if you think about it, it is a good disguise now, at least until I am fully prepared and organized to deal with it head-on, it is still too dangerous to act in my original adult form.

"Well, damn it, those people, I'll catch their feet sooner or later." Conan cursed hatefully.

"Well, the courage is commendable, but don't blame me for not reminding you that your current strength is far from enough to deal with the organization you said. What's more, it's been so long, don't you still have no clues? "I poured cold water on it mercilessly.

"......" Conan was gloomy and wanted to refute, but opened his mouth, only to find that the truth was indeed as the boy in front of him said.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, Ayumi and they are probably in a hurry, let's go out quickly." Seeing that Conan is no longer as impulsive as he was just now, my goal has been achieved, and when my strength is insufficient, the most important thing is how to hide myself and not be too sharp.

"You've been waiting for a long time, let's have a drink." I beckoned to the three children and asked Conan to put the drink in front of them.

"Well, you're welcome." The three children, who I knew well, were no longer as reserved as they were at the beginning, and happily picked up the drink in front of them.

"Huh? What's going on with this cup of coffee? It smells so good! Ayumi smelled the strong aroma of the coffee, and her eyes were full of curiosity.

"I advise you not to drink this, it won't suit your taste." Conan kindly reminded.

"Huh? Is it? But it smells so good. Little Lori hasn't tried the taste of coffee yet, and her face is eager to try it.

"Gray Yuan-san, if you don't drink it, can you let me taste it?" Ayumi turned to the only one who hadn't taken a drink yet, her eyes wide with longing.

“……”

"Gray Plains?" Ayumi didn't hear a response to herself, and asked again suspiciously.

"Huh? Ah, well, drink it. Shirley recovered from her stunned stupor, and although she was answering Ayumi, her eyes were looking at me in disbelief.

"What? Doesn't Gray Yuan like coffee? I thought people like Ashbara-san wouldn't like that kind of sweet drink, but I think I'm smart. "I looked at the coffee that was now in Ayumi's hand, and I felt regret in my heart, and when I saw Shirley's expression, I realized that something was wrong, and sure enough, habit is something that is difficult to change.

ESPRESSO, THE ITALIAN COFFEE, KNOWN AS THE SOUL OF COFFEE, IS SHERRY'S FAVORITE COFFEE. This is the coffee that I spent half a day making just now.

"Poof!! It's so bitter!! Ayumi was just curious to take a small sip, but she didn't expect it to be so bitter, and tears immediately welled up.

"Huh? Is it that exaggerated? I'll try it. Yuan Tai picked up the coffee cup with a grin, and before he even had time to get Conan and Ayumi to stop it, he drank all the coffee left in the cup.

"Poof!! It's so bitter!! Oh my God, what is this?! Water, water, water, give me water. Most of the mouthfuls were also squirted out like this, and Yuan Tai stuck out his tongue in pain, looking around for water to drink.

"Uh...... I, I still don't taste it. Mitsuhiko originally wanted to taste it, but was preempted by Yuantai, and seeing Yuantai's exaggerated reaction, Guangyan couldn't help but rejoice.

"Heh, hehe." Conan looked at a few children helplessly, and told you not to drink it a long time ago.

"Anything else? Can I taste it? At this time, Shirley, who had been silent, finally spoke, with apprehension and anticipation in her voice.

"Unfortunately, no." I grabbed ahead of Conan and said, and Conan, who had already opened his mouth, held back the second half of his sentence and gave me a strange look.

"Is that so......" Shirley looked frustrated, shook her head, and fell silent again.

For the rest of the day, a few children kept talking to me about the interesting things that happened today. After a while, after Conan reminded the children of the fact that I was still a sick person and needed to rest, the children finally stopped talking and left my house after saying goodbye to me.

"See you tomorrow, then." I closed the door and looked at the house that had suddenly quieted down, feeling a little uncomfortable for a moment. These little ghosts are sometimes unexpectedly useful.