"Why to this extent?" Just after Ayumi picked up the kettle she was carrying and took a sip of the drink inside - with the help of the auxiliary unit, Chiba confirmed the existence of a leaf-like object in it, which should be tea or something. "If you're sleepy, go to sleep, your body is important."

"No need," Ayumi took a sip of tea, just shook her head and smiled faintly. "Time is running out, and I have to fully master the art of astronomical observation in the shortest time possible."

"......" Chiba frowned, the smile he saw on Ayumi's face was clearly full of exhaustion, and she was now in a rather desperate state. It's okay to come back tomorrow, why ......"

"It doesn't matter how tired you are," Ayumi still just shook her head. "As long as you can hold on for a few days, it's enough, and then it's fine."

"You-" Conan's figure appeared in Chiba's mind for no apparent reason. "Who do you want to master the art of astronomical observation during this time of astronomical observation? If you're going to see it yourself, Uncle Jiroyoshi will play the live footage of the telescope on the airship in the movie screening room. ”

"That's what you guessed," Ayumi's eyes narrowed into a crescent moon. "That's why I have to take every minute of my time to practice and get familiar with the whole process."

The content of the dumb riddle that Chiba and Ayumi played is not difficult to guess, because Ayumi had already talked to Chiba about something similar that night before, so Chiba guessed that this possibility was just a matter of divergent thinking - there is no doubt that she did all this just for Conan, maybe to be able to observe with Conan with a small telescope in person that day, maybe it could be something else, in short, it is certain that she did all this to accompany Conan and get closer to Conan.

"Are you going to start practicing soon?" Qian Yu asked.

"Hmm-" Ayumi thought for a moment, then looked at Honda.

"Don't look at me," Honda immediately shook his head. "In fact, today you have learned the skills of manipulating the entire telescope, and the next thing is just to need some theoretical supplements and practical connections, so there is nothing to teach you today, and it may be more valuable to talk to this little guy."

"Okay," Nodding with some regret, Ayumi looked at Chiha. "Qianyu, you came to me for?"

"Just confirming something," Thousand Feathers shrugged. "But it's basically confirmed, I'm just trying to confirm the interesting details now, something about the purpose of all this you're doing."

"What do you want to ask?"

"Did you do all this for Conan?" Qian Yu asked. "The ultimate goal is to be with Conan?"

"Yes." Ayumi nodded.

"So, your specific plan is-" Qian Yu glanced at the telescope. "I already know what you're doing, but I'm not sure what you think and how you want to get there."

"I'm not sure," Ayumi said with a somewhat expectant expression. "But—it's trying to make yourself better, and then not giving up any chance to be with Conan, that's probably it. Then it would be better for middle school to go to the same school as Conan, and after a long period of hard work, finally get his approval, and then move on. ”

"What if Conan doesn't respond to you in the end?" Qian Yu asked. "I mean, what would you do if he didn't respond to you in the end?"

"Why didn't you respond?" Ayumi asked rhetorically. "If I do everything to the best of my ability, why won't Conan respond to me?"

"......" Qian Yu was silent.

Perhaps, if you try your best, you can indeed get the best result, but this best result is only for yourself, and it never means that the best result is a perfect result. Ayumi's opponent in the process of improving herself may only be her own talent and energy, but in the process of pursuing Conan...... Is the opponent she is facing really what she can fight against? Moreover, even if Ayumi can really seize some chance and get a response from Conan, how can she solve the age difference between the two?

And that's just taking into account Ayumi's own business, if you add Moriran...... Two people pursue one person at the same time, and there is almost no way for them to get a perfect ending at the same time, and there is always one person who will end up in unforgettable pain.

"You see, some things ......," Chiba carefully chose her words. There are some things that you don't have to work on to get the results you want, you know what I mean? Some things are planned by people, and success is achieved by heaven, and hard work cannot decide everything. ”

This time, it was Ayumi's turn, who seemed to understand, but didn't seem to understand, was silent, and Chiba looked at him quietly like this.

After a long time, Ayumi finally answered.

"Perhaps, it may be so," Ayumi's mood was a little low when she said this, but it quickly rose again. "But, I'd like to give it a try!"

“？” Thousand Feathers raised an eyebrow.

"Anyway, I want to give it a try," Ayumi's tone was already a lot firmer. "I don't want to wait a long time in the future, when Conan is gone from my life, and I'll be lying in bed and lamenting why I didn't take advantage of the opportunity that might exist."

"I don't regret failure, I don't fear failure because I'm afraid," Ayumi continued. "What I was afraid of was that I would back down because of timidity, and eventually I would lose even the opportunity to try."

"I want to try as best I can, to try, to make myself worthy of his wisdom, so that my heart can connect with his heart. Even if...... Even if I don't get the result I want in the end, I want to do my best – I believe that there is no shame in dying a warrior on the road to the death. When she said this, Ayumi unconsciously grabbed her neckline and clutched it tightly. Whether I succeed or fail in the end, I just hope that I can do it without regrets. ”

"......" Qian Yu was silent.

Perhaps the final painful defeat is indeed bitter, but if you give up even the opportunity to fight to the death in an all-in way, and finally choose to retreat, then it is probably not a wise choice to avoid defeat - for some people, disarming and surrendering may be more torturous than being crushed.

Perhaps, there is no need to persuade Bumi anymore, respecting her wishes and letting her go on is what Qianyu should do now.

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For me, these so-called supporting characters are also part of the whole article, so I will try to give them a suitable ending - whether it is Fujiwara, Ayumi, or Hoshino Kaede.