Chapter 63: Xiaobai VS Fran
The banquet continued, and almost everyone ate happily, except for Eisuke Aizawa and Makoto Makoto, who felt a little disappointed that Zero didn't sit next to them.
Maya has never eaten such delicious food, and basically never stops using chopsticks. Anyway, she didn't know anyone else present except for Zero and Ersan, so she didn't need to chat with others, just concentrate on eating.
Conan quietly pointed at Maya and asked Zero, "Who is that girl?" β
"Maya Ayari, who is currently living in our house for the time being." Zero replied indifferently, "Just like you, they are all lodged." β
Conan heard the second half of the sentence and gave Zero a blank look. Well, what the other party said is right, he really stayed, and he can't refute it.
"She's also a high school student?"
In the face of Conan's question, Zero thought about it, although Maya is a sixteen-year-old young girl, but in the original plot of "Reversal of the Judge", it seems that in addition to accompanying Wright to deal with the case, she is going back to her hometown to practice as a psychic medium, and there is no such thing as going to school.
However, Conan obviously wouldn't believe this kind of thing as a psychic, so in order to avoid his inexplicable suspicions, Zero casually said "um".
"Why does she live in your house and what is her relationship with you?"
"Why do you live in a Maori family, and what do you have to do with a Maori family?" Zero was a little annoyed by the question, and directly choked up, anyway, he was not obligated to answer Conan's question.
"Uh......" Conan was speechless.
The food is almost finished, and when it comes to the final birthday cake, the garden specially orders a super big cake, even if more than 30 people share the food, everyone can eat a lot.
Of course, before eating the cake, you still have to blow out the candles and make a wish.
Zero exhales lightly, blows out the candle on the top of the cake, and makes a wish for his parents to be healthy and the world to be peaceful forever. Of course, this is just a formality for Zero, and she will never expect anything from this kind of ethereal wish.
The banquet began at 11:30 p.m. and ended at about 2:30 p.m. After the banquet, Zero went to thank the garden again. I don't know the exact amount, but I guess it will cost more than 2 million yen. Although this money may not be a lot for the garden, Zero still has to solemnly express his gratitude.
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After eating and drinking enough, I returned home, and after resting for a while, I naturally went to the fitness room to exercise.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Lingzi, who had not finished his workout, heard someone knocking on the door, so he wiped his sweat a little and went to open the door.
Standing outside the door was Hongzi, only to hear the other party lift the food box in his hand and say: "I didn't go to your birthday party at noon, so come and celebrate your birthday in the evening, this is the sushi I made for you." β
As soon as Hongzi's words fell, Fran's voice suddenly sounded: "What? Is it Miss Zero's birthday? β
Fran was probably returning from a medical trip, and when she was about to enter the door, she heard what Hongzi said to Zero, so she interjected. After all, Fran lives next door to the collar, and there is not much distance between the two doors, and Hongzi's voice at the door of Zero is still easy to be heard by Fran a few meters away.
"Why, how, why are you here?" Seeing Fran and Veronica beside her, Hongzi was slightly shocked, obviously Fran still left a lot of shadows in her heart.
Although she had also heard from her original housekeeper that Fran seemed to have moved (after Hongzi sold her ancestral home, the housekeeper found another place to live, but she still kept in touch with Hongzi), but she didn't pay much attention to it, and she didn't ask the other party where Fran had moved. After all, it is unlikely that he will find Fran for treatment again, and even if something really happens, he will just ask the housekeeper at that time.
But I never thought that I would become neighbors with Fran?
"Oh, Miss Hongzi, do you live in this apartment too?" Fran was very happy to see Hongzi.
"It's a coincidence, I do live here...... "Hongzi already wants to change places to rent, and the rent is more expensive, as long as he can stay away from Fran.
The fact that an arm was attached to his stomach had too much effect on Hongzi, and sometimes he dreamed of that scene when he dreamed at night.
Hongzi, who wanted to leave Fran quickly, said to Zero, "I have already delivered the sushi, so I'll go back first." β
However, Zero put his arm around Hongzi's shoulder: "How can you not come into the house and sit down, let's have fun eating sushi together, Miss Fran and Miss Veronica will also come in and have dinner together, it will be my birthday." β
When Hongzi introduced Zero to Fran on the spot, there was no doubt that there was a hint of mischief in mind. Zero had forgotten about this stubble at first, but now that he saw Hongzi and Fran at the same time, he remembered it again, thinking about how to get revenge back.
Hongzi sensitively sensed Zero's thoughts, so he could only smile helplessly and say to Zero: "Zero-classmate, I'll help you prepare sushi, don't do this to me." β
"Oh, what do you mean, Hongzi-san?" Zero Zi naturally pretended to be stupid, smiled slightly and said, "Since it's for my birthday, isn't it also the right thing to come and sit in my house for a while?" β
Red is forced into the room by Zero, and Fran and Veronica follow suit.
When Two-Three and Maya saw a guest coming, they greeted Redko, Fran, and Veronica one after another. Maya was meeting Fran and Veronica for the first time, and was startled by the stitches on each other's bodies.
"Ah, pigeons!" Fran spotted Xiaobai in the bamboo basket at a glance, walked quickly to the bamboo basket with small steps, grabbed Xiaobai in his hand, and said to Zero: "Miss Zero, is this what you are going to use to make roast pigeons?" The roast pigeon is so delicious, I drool when I think about it......"
Xiaobai was already very unhappy when he was grabbed by Fran in his hands, and after listening to these words, he was even more furious, and suddenly flapped his wings to break free from Fran's hands, and flew into the air, his wings constantly flapping over Fran's head.
"Ahh It hurts! Don't hit! Feeling that the strength of the pigeon was surprisingly strong, Fran was frightened and quickly hugged her head and squatted down, but it had no effect.
Seeing this, the first thing Zero did was to hurriedly hug Veronica to prevent the other party from stabbing a short sword and stabbing Xiaobai through in anger. While hugging Veronica, Zero shouted to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, go back to the basket!" β
After Xiaobai got Zero's order, he slapped Fran twice, and then reluctantly flew back into the bamboo basket.
Fran was able to stand up slowly, dusted off the pigeon feathers that had fallen off her head, and said, "Miss Zero, this pigeon is so powerful, will you be able to deal with it when you can take care of it later?" β
When Xiaobai heard this, he "cooed" twice in dissatisfaction, which frightened Fran into a spirit.
"That...... It's my pet, not for food. β
"Is that so? That's embarrassing. But can the average pigeon be so good? Sure enough, I really want to dissect it. β
"Please be merciful to your subordinates......"
"That." At this time, Veronica, who was hugged tightly by Zero, spoke, "Can you let me go?" β
"I'm sorry." After confirming that Veronica would not do anything to Xiaobai again, Zero released his arm, "Anyway, there is still a little time before dinner, you can sit down for a while, and then I'll go get something to eat." β
The amount of sushi made by Hongko was limited and not enough to serve so many people for dinner, so Zero went into the kitchen and fried some more tempura to make a bit of miso soup.
While Zero was making dinner, Hongzi moved to Xiaobai's side and looked at the pigeon carefully.
She was sure that this pigeon had never been so powerful before, and the wings waved like an eagle's ferocity. She could faintly feel a strange power in Xiaobai's body, and it should be this inexplicable power that transformed Xiaobai.
Is it Zero that gives it this power? Or is it because of that girl...... Hongzi looked at Maya again, and as a magician, she could tell at a glance that the girl was also extraordinary.
Hongzi walked up to Maya and asked her bluntly, "This young lady, are you also a magician?" β
"I'm not a magician, I'm a psychic."
"Psychics?" Hongzi knows the profession of a psychic matchmaker, although the other party is not a magician with him, but he can be regarded as a character who belongs to the same inner world, "May I ask what your name is?" β
"My name is Maya Ayari."
"It turns out that you are from the Ayari family......" The Ayari family, as the first family in the spirit medium world, Hongzi naturally heard of it, "My name is Koizumi Hongzi." β
After speaking, Hongzi waited for the other party's reaction. The Koizumi family is a famous family in the magic world, so the other party must have heard of it.
However, Maya just responded with an "oh", and there was no other reaction, which made Hongzi slightly depressed. The other party has never heard of Koizumi's house? Could it be that the Koizumi family's prestige in the world is really declining in my hands?
What Hongzi didn't expect was that Maya was just a lack of knowledge. Like the rest of the Ayari family, even Chihiro Ayari, who has long since left the family, has heard of the reputation of the Koizumi family.
Zero cooked the food and served everyone to dinner. Although it is nowhere near as luxurious and delicate as the midday meal, this sushi, tempura, and miso soup pairing for dinner is also very flavorful.
After dinner, Fran and Veronica congratulate Zero on her happy birthday before leaving.
Zero was still thinking about how to play tricks on Hongzi, but he couldn't think of any good ideas for a while, so he let her go for the time being.
However, after dinner, Hongzi still stayed in the living room and did not leave.
Isn't there anything else going on with her...... While Zero was thinking like this, Hongzi opened his mouth and said to her, "Zero Classmate, what's the matter with that pigeon?" β
"What's wrong with Xiaobai?"
"How did it get so powerful all of a sudden? Is it Zero, did you do anything to it? If you have a way to make your pet stronger, please let me know if I owe you a favor. β
Zero thought about it and felt that it would be okay to tell Hongzi, so he glanced at Maya and Ersan, and after finding that they were watching TV intently, he pulled Hongzi aside, took out the leftover bird food from Xiaobai last time from the drawer, and said to Hongzi: "Just give this to the target to eat, but this is bird food, and it only has an effect on birds." β
"Birds? That's ......," Hongzi said to Zero, "I wonder if Miss Zero can give me the rest of the bird food?" β
"What bird do you want to feed it?"
"A raven, my messenger."
The crows are much larger than the pigeons, but the rest of the bird food should be good enough. Zero handed the bird food in his hand to Hongzi, explained to her the specific role of the bird food, and told her to return it if she had any leftovers.
When Hongzi heard that the bird food would not only enhance the strength of the target bird, but also enhance its intelligence, and that it could communicate with the feeder, he was even more pleased, and walked away happily with the bird food.