One night.

Quiet in the coffee shop.

Enomoto Azusa is not there, and there are no guests, only Kiyoshi himself.

It was quiet.

Qingming likes this kind of quietness, and has been trying to create a quiet environment for himself, ignoring everything in the outside world and living his own small life.

But there are always people who want to break this silence.

But no one can succeed.

At least not so far, Qingming's life hasn't changed much.

It's just that a lot seems to have changed compared to when I first started.

Is this change good or bad?

Qingming has never considered this, anyway, as long as there is no trouble, it is a good thing for him.

Outside, the snow was getting heavier and heavier.

Judging from the current situation, maybe by tomorrow, you can build snowmen and have snowball fights.

The weather in this world is always so strange.

Still, it's good to get used to it.

Stood up, stretched, and left his seat again, walking to the door.

Open the door.

"Meow~"

The black cat walked in from the outside, shook its body, and the white snowflakes fell to the ground and gradually disappeared.

"Meow~"

The black cat leaned at Qingming's feet, his head rubbing against his calf.

Qingming bent down and grabbed it.

"Your master is really ruthless, he threw you outside in such a cold weather, and he was not afraid of freezing you to death."

"Meow~"

The black cat couldn't understand what he was saying.

It used to look like it was talking to a black cat, but it was actually talking to its owner through the black cat, so it looked like a question-and-answer kind.

But at this time, the owner of the black cat is probably hiding in the warm bed.

Raising the black cat with both hands, he looked at it.

"Well, it's a she-cat."

Qingming nodded.

But what does it matter?

Think of it as a harmless act of boredom.

"Speaking of which, what has your master been up to lately? It seems like I haven't had a fight for a long time, but it's okay to do that, and it's quite tiring. ”

"Meow~"

"Meow meow, I don't understand what you're talking about."

Rub the black cat's head.

Holding it, go to the back kitchen, find some biscuits, get some milk, and take it outside.

Place on the counter table.

Put the black cat on the table and pet its body.

"Alright, let's eat."

"Meow~"

The black cat stuck out its tongue and licked Qingming's palm.

And then I started eating.

Qingming seems to be quite happy.

"You're quite spiritual!"

That's a boast.

But he didn't say much, one hand gently stroked the black cat, and the other hand supported his head.

The eyes are distracted, and the eyes are not focused.

In fact, the mind has connected to a crow flying in the wind and snow to see some scenes.

Conan, on his way to Gunma Prefecture.

Some of the secrets I learned from the diary would have become worthless if I hadn't used them sooner, so I braved the snow overnight to rush to Gunma Prefecture.

The crow is following.

Qingming looked through the crow for a while.

But the other party is getting farther and farther away from Tokyo, so Qingming also gave up.

It's not good to fly too far.

Moreover, the crows can continue to follow, and the pictures they see will also be stored, and it is not too late to check them later.

At the end of the day, Conan is not the person he wants to protect, and there is no need to monitor it in real time.

"Ahh......hh

Raise your hands and yawn and stretch.

He stood up again and touched the black cat.

"Alright, you'll stay here tonight, and I'll go to sleep in a different position."

"Meow~"

The black cat barked.

Qingming didn't do much, turned off the lights and closed the door, and rushed back to the manor in the snow.

It's better on the coffee shop side though.

But......

"It seems that going back to the manor at night to sleep is about to become my new habit!"

Qingming sighed.

Or is it already a habit of his?

Possibly.

It is not difficult to form a habit, and it is said that as long as you continue to do it for 21 days, it is considered a habit.

The current state of life seems to have lasted more than 21 days.

But it doesn't matter.

……

Conan and Dr. Asa travel to Gunma Prefecture and find a villa in the mountains.

This is a software engineer's villa.

The software engineer called Itakura was commissioned by the organization to help them develop a piece of software, which is something he knew from his diary.

Now, Itakura is dead.

Before this news is released by the police, if you can't do something with the information left in Itakura's diary, you will lose this great opportunity to contact the organization.

That's what Conan thought, anyway.

So I didn't think much about it, so I took Dr. Asa with me.

This is dangerous behavior.

Conan didn't seem to realize this, though, and did as he thought.

The crows were watching.

For such dangerous behavior, Qingming didn't plan to stop it, it didn't do him any good, and what he always wanted to watch was this kind of live-action movie.

Rather, he was looking forward to the day when he saw Conan, who was constantly dying, really led the dog.

Although it may never be seen.

All in all, nothing seems to have changed.

……

Manor.

It's already the middle of the night.

Because he had called before and said that he would not be back tonight, the twin maids did not wait for him and had already fallen asleep.

Akane sat down in the hall.

When I heard the sound of the door opening, I ran over.

When I found out that it was Qingming, I seemed relieved and a little disappointed.

"The shopkeeper."

Screamed.

He walked over quickly again and helped Qingming bring the slippers he wanted to change.

It seems like it hasn't been like this in a long time.

Since the twin maids came to work here in the manor, the work that originally belonged to her was basically done by the twin maids, and she didn't need to do anything at all.

"It's so late, why don't you go to bed?"

Qingming asked.

For Akane, his attitude is not as bad as treating Ash Yuan Ai, Akane is a good girl, he likes Akane more than Ash Yuan Wai.

Of course, the liking here does not involve the slightest affection between men and women.

But if you really want to talk about it, it seems that I like twin maids more than I like Akane, and I like Enomoto Azusa and Ayumi more than I like twin maids.

But this ......

It doesn't seem to be comparable.

"Mourning hasn't come back yet."

Akane explained.

Gray Yuan didn't come back from school, but just made a phone call, saying that it was Dr. Asasa's side.

Akane hadn't met Dr. Asasa.

After moving into the manor, I basically never went out, so I only saw those who came to the manor, and as for those who didn't come, I can only say that I have heard of it.

That's not the point either.

"Stay over there, don't worry."

Qingming shook his head.

Although he still didn't like the little girl very much, there was also a crow following her, and if there was any danger, he would be the first to get the news.

Now the crow didn't warn, so Gray Plains was fine.

"The ......"

Akane wanted to speak and stopped.

Qingming looked at her and spoke directly.

"If you have anything else, just say it."

So to speak.

As he spoke, he had already changed his shoes and walked straight to the bathroom.

Akane put away his changed shoes and hurried to follow.

"Shopkeeper, will you protect Mourning?"

“……”

Qingming stopped.

Turning his head, he looked at Akane, who had also stopped and was standing aside.

There was silence for a long time.

He continued to walk towards the bathroom.

"Help me get a change of clothes."

“…… Be. ”

Akane answered, and turned to leave.

Qingming walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes and pants.

"Will it protect her?"

Thinking about the little girl who mourned the gray plain, she shook her head directly.

"God knows!"