Coffee shop.

Quiet and peaceful as always.

It's okay to say it's a hidden world, it's okay to say it's a retreat, anyway, Qingming is hiding here and living his own little life, and he doesn't care about everything that happens outside, and he doesn't bother to care.

That's how he lives.

Sitting at the counter, drinking coffee and watching, enjoying the peaceful days.

It's just a young man who doesn't have any dreams.

"Really!"

Azusa Enomoto shook her head.

Although I have known Qingming's character for a long time and have long been used to it, I am still a little unaccustomed to Qingming's behavior.

But after all, I don't bother to say anything.

Seeing that Qingming finished drinking another cup of coffee, he went to the back and took out another cup.

Brought to Qingming.

"The shopkeeper."

"Huh?"

Qingming responded.

But his eyes kept on it, and he didn't even look at her.

Azusa Enomoto didn't bother to care.

"Can't you act more like a young man?"

"I'm young."

"What else do you look like a young man besides your appearance?"

"Appearance is enough, anyway, all human beings in the world are members of the Appearance Association."

“……”

"Well, it's not right, there are also some people who don't look surprised, they care more about money, tsk, it's really a person who sees through the essence!"

Qingming was amazed.

However, Azusa Enomoto always felt that what he said was not a good thing.

It's just that looking at Qingming like this, she didn't dwell too much on this issue, anyway, it's useless to say it, Qingming is still in a lifeless state.

Well, lifelessness may not be counted, anyway, in Qingming, I can't see the slightest bit of youthful vitality.

Obviously only seventeen or eighteen years old.

Obviously, it should be the age to enjoy youth to the fullest and sweat the sweat of youth.

It's really hopeless.

"Then again......"

Enomoto Azusa squinted and looked at the cover in Qingming's hand.

"Didn't you read the book about a certain uncle this time?"

"Hmm."

"Who's? Kobayashi-kun's? ”

"Hmm."

"He hasn't given up writing yet, obviously he doesn't have that talent, and it's really a shame that he can write for so long, several years, right? Obviously they are all some who are not favored and do not sell well, are they like the one who said, they are used to being brainless fans? ”

"Brain-dead powder? Don't be funny, where did the author who doesn't even have fans come from? ”

Qingming pouted.

So nowadays, people really like to divide other people's camps and wear hats or something.

"Hmmm......"

Enomoto Azusa moved his gaze and put it on Qingming's face.

Long.

"You really look down on Kobayashi-kun."

"Let's talk about it when he can write something that people can afford."

"Shh

Azusa Enomoto pouted.

A "ding" sound indicates that a guest has come in.

So he didn't continue to say anything to Qingming, put on a smiling face, and greeted the guest.

"Welcome to ......"

“……”

Qingming didn't speak, nor did he take a second look.

Just sighed.

"It's been so long, and Ah Zi really hasn't learned how to be a maid!"

Welcome to what......

It's supposed to be something like "Welcome back, master".

But let Enomoto Azusa say such things to the others......

"Okay, forget it if you don't learn it."

Qingming picked his ears again.

There is only one owner of Enomoto Azusa, and that is him, so it doesn't matter if he learns it or not.

At the end of the day, the maid café is just for himself, not for the rest of the mess, so there's no need to dwell on that.

And, if you really want to say it......

"Azi, come back to the manor with me."

"Don't go!"

“……”

So it seems that there will be no results for the time being.

"What a nuisance!"

Qingming shook his head.

I've asked so many times, and the answer is the same every time......

Well, let's not dwell on it.

Continue to look at what you have in your hands, drink coffee, and live a life where you don't care about anything.

There is nothing in the world, and mediocrity disturbs itself.

……

Time passes slowly.

It seems like a lot is happening, and then nothing seems to be happening.

It doesn't matter.

For Qingming, he still lives a life of two points and one line, and occasionally, he will go to school to see and play with Naoko Wuju.

How many days later? Ten days?

It doesn't matter.

The important thing is that some people's plans seem to be going well.

A plan for the Gray Plains.

Although Belmode is a member of the Order, she is harmless to Conan, and she will not do anything to Conan. It won't do anything to Conan's family.

What she is targeting is Gray Plains Mourning.

Therefore, Qingming is also within her target range, and there is no need to doubt Qingming.

The question is what should be done.

As the saying goes: only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated.

Belmode understands this.

However, after using some special means and connections, there is still no way to investigate more things about Qingming, so some risky methods are adopted.

Stalking, surveillance, eavesdropping, and even sneaking into the manor to try to find something.

These are all effective methods.

At least for the average person, this is effective.

But Qingming is not an ordinary person.

Well, whether Qingming is human or not has to be said.

All in all, these means have no effect on Qingming.

Trace.

Qingming is either in a coffee shop or a manor, and occasionally goes to school, and it is useless to keep track.

Even if you follow behind, it will disappear quickly.

It's not that Qingming disappears, but that the person who followed Qingming disappears, disappearing silently, without leaving the slightest trace, and no one knows what happened.

It's a scary thing.

After several times in a row, no one was willing to do this kind of work of tracking Qingming.

If you don't see anyone alive or dead, the devil knows what happened.

And the unknown is terrifying.

So the surveillance and listening......

It's useless, the people who monitor it are nothing, it is estimated that it did not disturb Qingming, so Qingming didn't care at all, but the equipment used for monitoring and the like disappeared quietly.

So failed.

The last resort is to infiltrate the manor directly and find some valuable information.

There must be some secret hidden in the manor.

Belmode thinks so, and lets people do it.

But there was nothing surprising about the ending.

I ran in when Qingming was not at home, but I quickly sank into the sea, and I couldn't even make a splash, so I completely lost my trace and lost contact.

Perhaps it has disappeared from this world.

Night.

in a certain room.

The series of failed actions against Qingming undoubtedly proves one point: Qingming is not simple.

Although there has been speculation for a long time.

But after this was really confirmed, it still gave Belmode a bit of a headache.

"Opponents who don't know anything...... What a hassle! ”

She struggled.

If it's an adversary like the FBI, who has been fighting each other for years and knows each other well, it's relatively easy to deal with.

Or rather, it's easier to think about the plan.

People like Qingming who don't know anything, don't know what forces they have, don't know what their own strength is, don't know what hobbies they have, weaknesses and the like, and don't know where to start.

"It seems that it's easier to bypass him directly, but I don't know if I can bypass it......"

……

Manor.

In the lobby on the first floor.

Qingming didn't go to play R18's game tonight, but sat on the sofa with the TV on.

Nami Shimogasa stood behind the sofa and helped him rub his shoulders.

And Minaha Shimogasa is sitting on the side, feeding him with snacks and feeding him something.

"Master."

The maid spoke.

This time it was not Nami Shimogasa who spoke, but Minaho Shimogasa.

"It seems that someone entered the manor before, but after searching everywhere and finding nothing, I don't know if it was our delusion."

"Then think it's a delusion."

Qingming waved his hand, not caring.

The corners of the mouth are hooked into a smile.

"Anyway, as long as you stay in the manor well, there will be no danger, as long as you don't use some big killing weapons, no one can hurt you!"