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After Conan chased Downstairs, he watched helplessly as that Black Porsche 356A drove away. After standing Downstairs blankly for a moment, he returned to the 75th Floor with a heavy expression.
"Conan..." Mouri Ran approached, staring at Conan with dissatisfaction, "Where did you run off to just now?"
Conan sweated, "That... I suddenly remembered I left something Downstairs. By the way, where are Brother Chi and Haibara Ai?"
"They went to the Music Hall on the 66th Floor. Brother Hichiji is playing the Piano for them," Mouri Ran's attention was diverted, her expression softened, and she took Conan's hand, "Let's go Check it out too."
"Yeah!"
Conan nodded. Chi Feichei playing the Piano? He hadn't heard that before.
Two minutes later...
Conan stood at the Concert Hall Entrance, listening to the cheerful Piano Music and energetic chorus inside, feeling a bit bewildered.
Over there, he was anxiously and fearfully chasing those dangerous Fellows from the Black Organization, while here, a group of people were actually happily singing "Jingle Bells"?!
That Haibara Ai Fellow is really... Never Mind, she's a Girl, it's probably better if she doesn't worry about those things.
"Everyone is having a lot of fun," Mouri Ran listened attentively, smiling as she pulled Conan into the Door, "Conan should also participate in more Activities with everyone!"
Conan: "..." Wait, let go of my hand, I refuse!
Chi Feichei noticed Mouri Ran and Conan entering, and paused temporarily.
The three Children turned their Heads.
"Conan?" "Where did you go just now?" "Honestly, you're the only one who likes to run around..."
Mouri Ran led Conan onto the stage, then stepped aside herself, and said with a smile, "Then let's add Conan too!"
Haibara Ai saw Conan's face of utter despair, and suddenly felt much better.
"We're going to teach Haibara Ai to sing this Song today!" Mitsuhiko said seriously.
Haibara Ai: "..." Thank you so much, I already know it, really...
Chi Feichei restarted playing "Jingle Bells".
Mouri Ran stepped aside, standing and Looking to the side with a smile, just like Sawaguchi Chinami.
Ayumi looked up to Check, and noticed Sawaguchi Chinami was Looking at Chi Feichei. She paused in silence for a moment, pulled back her thoughts, and prepared to start singing.
Chi Feichei finished playing the prelude, and then realized he had almost forgotten one Matter...
"Dashing through the snow..."
"In a one horse open sleigh..."
Conan was forced to join the "Jingle Bells" Choir, his Half-Moon Eyes followed along with the howling.
Why did he have to follow a group of Kids to do such childish Matters? He wanted to kill himself...
Half a minute later.
Ayumi couldn't help but stop and remind him, "Conan, you're singing seriously off-key..."
"Compared to Music Class, your Song hasn't improved at all." Genta teased.
Mitsuhiko sweated, "Indeed..."
Conan: "..." What's even more unacceptable than doing childish Matters with a group of Kids is—doing childish Matters with a group of Kids, and actually being disliked for it... He wanted to swallow a Sword and kill himself!
...The next Day.
A Cafe in Beika Town.
"Actually, I've liked Ayumi since Kindergarten, but Ayumi seems to like Conan, and also seems to like Brother Chi..." Mitsuhiko looked up at Mouri Ran beside him, "Ran, Older Sister, can you teach me? What should I do to become a Couple with my Childhood Sweethearts like you and Shinichi, Elder Brother!"
"Ah, wait," Mouri Ran said quickly, "Shinichi and I are not..."
"Also, Recently I seem to have noticed Haibara Ai again..." Mitsuhiko was dejected, and then asked seriously, "Liking two Girls at the same time, am I a very bad Boy?"
Mouri Ran chuckled, her Gaze softened, and her voice became gentle and soft, "No, it's not bad. Liking someone is a very good Matter, and I think you should cherish that Feeling."
Mitsuhiko was stunned for a moment, then quickly became more dejected, "But Ayumi also seems to like Brother Chi very much, and Haibara Ai is also often with Brother Chi... Actually, I also like Brother Chi very much..."
Mouri Ran: "..." Σ(っ°Д°;)っ Wait, wait, is something a bit off?
"He's very amazing, and takes good care of us. Sometimes he looks fierce, but that's because he's seriously teaching us Things. He's always treated us seriously, not perfunctorily like other people treat Children," Mitsuhiko lowered his Head, "So, even if Ayumi and Haibara Ai like to be with him, I can't bring myself to think he's bad..."
Mouri Ran sighed in relief in her heart. So that's what the 'like' later meant, it startled her.
"Also, he even acknowledged my Reasoning last time, I was really happy at that time..." Mitsuhiko was melancholy. Why did he have to bear such complex Moods that shouldn't belong to his Age...
"You can be good Friends first," Mouri Ran could only say with a smile, "Whether it's Ayumi, Ai, or Conan, and Brother Hichiji has always regarded you as Younger Sisters and Younger Brothers. You're not too old, you can slowly see your own heart clearly."
"I understand," Mitsuhiko nodded thoughtfully, and was silent for a moment, "But, I still have one Problem I can't figure out..."
"Hmm?" Mouri Ran asked in Doubt.
Mitsuhiko looked at Mouri Ran, "A Few Days Ago, I mustered up my Courage to send Brother Chi a UL Message, saying that I want to become someone like him in the future... I was very serious! But he Replied, 'Don't become someone like me, you will be better.'"
Mouri Ran asked in Doubt, "Is there any Problem with that?"
"I just don't Understand, is he encouraging me? Or does he think that no matter how hard I try, I can't become someone like him?" Mitsuhiko said with a troubled Expression.
Mouri Ran quickly said with a smile, "I think Brother Hichiji's meaning should be that you will become even more outstanding than him, there's no other meaning..."
A minute later, Mitsuhiko bowed and said goodbye, "Then I'll go back first. Thank You for today, Ran, Older Sister!"
"Be careful on your way home." Mouri Ran finished reminding him, and sighed in relief in her heart.
Now Elementary School Student's Ideas are really too complicated, the Relationships are a bit messy, she almost couldn't handle it. Hmm... There's still one more to come.
More than ten minutes later, a Dessert Shop on the Streetside.
"I like Conan, but he seems to have someone he likes..." Ayumi looked dejected.
"Are you talking about Ai?" Mouri Ran asked.
"No..." Ayumi looked at Mouri Ran, "It's Ran, Older Sister!"
Mouri Ran chuckled, "How is that possible..."
"This is a Woman's Intuition!" Ayumi said seriously.
Mouri Ran: "..."
"So please tell him, Ran, Older Sister, that you already have Shinichi, Elder Brother, and let him give up!" Ayumi said firmly, then lowered her eyes, and said dejectedly, "Otherwise, Conan would be too pitiful, because I also seem to like Brother Chi. Yesterday, Miss Sawaguchi was constantly Looking at Brother Chi, she must think Brother Chi is very reliable and likes Children, and is a very good person. I also think so, but he doesn't seem to like anyone, he just treats me as a Child. This kind of liking has no future, our Age gap is too big, Conan and you are the same, and Conan is more pitiful than me, you already have someone you like..."
Mouri Ran with blank eyes, "Is, is that so..."
"Also, Conan also likes to be with Brother Chi, every time we Go Out, he and Haibara Ai like to ride in Brother Chi's Car," Ayumi frowned, "That's even more wrong, he's a Boy..."
Mouri Ran: "!" Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
"I was the one who met Brother Chi first..." Ayumi suddenly felt a bit of Grievance, "But, I'm still not sure whether I like Conan or Brother Chi..."
Mouri Ran gave another round of comfort and explanation, similar to what she Said to Mitsuhiko before.
"Thank You, Ran, Older Sister!" Ayumi bowed in relief, said goodbye and left, "I'll go back first."
"Be careful on your way home." Mouri Ran reminded her, watched Ayumi Leave, thought about it, and was still unable to sort out the chaotic 'Emotion entanglement'.
The two Children were relieved, but she was confused. She, needed help.
...Two Hours later.
Conan used the Bow Tie Voice Changer to restore Kudo Shinichi's voice, and was on a Phone Call with Mouri Ran.
"What?!"
"It's just..." Mouri Ran had a bit of a headache, "Conan seems to have fallen in love with me..."
Conan, having his thoughts exposed, quickly retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who likes you? Idiot!"
"Huh?" Mouri Ran was stunned, "How are you so sure?"
"Th-This..." Conan sweated, and said perfunctorily, "Children's Romance is like getting measles, you don't need to take it to heart..."
Beside them, a Woman buying Things in front of the Vending Machine looked sideways in Doubt.
"Can you be serious?" Mouri Ran said helplessly, and then added, "Then is it possible that he likes Brother Hichiji?"
Conan was stunned, and after he Realized, he was instantly scared into goosebumps, "Idiot! That's even more impossible, okay?! What nonsense are you thinking about all day?!"
Mouri Ran thought for a moment, "Then Probably I'm just overthinking it. Conan seems to be because he likes playing Reasoning Games with Brother Hichiji, and those Children also quite like him..."
"That's what I'm saying..." Conan wiped the cold sweat from his Head. Has Ran Recently been reading some weird Novels or Manga? How could she have such terrifying Ideas... Scary!
"Then the Matter of Conan liking me..." Mouri Ran was troubled.
"Then you shouldn't prevaricate, honestly face your own heart, In This Case, you'll know what to do..." Conan noticed the old Woman at the Phone Call booth looking at him in Doubt, sweated, and didn't continue, "In short, that's it, I'll Call you again when I have time!"
...Beihu Town.
On a Street, a Black Zelas Car was parked Roadside.
"Achhoo!" In the Car, a Young Man from Europe with freckles on his Face turned his Head and sneezed.
In front of the Vending Machine, a Man with a full beard, wearing a Black Suit, turned his Head to Look, retracted his Line of Sight, bought two packs of common Cigarettes, turned around and returned to the Car, put the Cigarettes into the Storage Compartment, and then asked, "Boss, do you have a Cold? It's only been a short while, and you've already sneezed three times."
"Doesn't seem like it," Chi Feichei drove away from the spot, "Probably someone is talking about me behind my back."
Yingqu Yan Nan glanced sideways. Isn't this just being serious and suspicious? He Suspected that his own Boss had a tendency towards Paranoia, but it was inconvenient for him to point it out.
"Then Whether or Not we should go to West Tama City to Check tonight? Shouldn't we confirm the security Situation of the Twin Towers Building?"
"If you want to go, you can go Check, I'm not going," Chi Feichei calmly listed, "There's no Rice at Home, I need to go to the Supermarket to buy a bag of Rice, and stock up on some Liquor, there's not much Seasoning left either, after eating Rice I still need to wash Clothes."
"Wash Clothes?" Yingqu Yan Nan was a bit confused. Such a cool Boss, still having to wash Clothes himself, so incongruous... No, the point should be, for the sake of washing Clothes, he's not going to keep an eye on that side, is there really no Problem with this train of thought?
"What's wrong with Wash Clothes?" Chi Feichei asked back with a natural and calm Expression.
"N-Nothing, nothing..." Yingqu Yan Nan suppressed the urge to Teasing, Never Mind, as long as the Boss is happy. Without much Consideration, he said, "Then I won't go either. Gin and Vodka should be going over there, right? With them keeping an eye on things, it's more than enough, I won't go join in the Excitement."
"Gin won't go either," Chi Feichei said, "Tonight, the fourth episode of 'Cross-border Singer King' is airing, he will definitely be watching the Program."
Yingqu Yan Nan: "..." Everyone is being so willfully negligent, does your Organization's Boss know about this...
(End of Chapter)
"Conan..." Mouri Ran approached, staring at Conan with dissatisfaction, "Where did you run off to just now?"
Conan sweated, "That... I suddenly remembered I left something Downstairs. By the way, where are Brother Chi and Haibara Ai?"
"They went to the Music Hall on the 66th Floor. Brother Hichiji is playing the Piano for them," Mouri Ran's attention was diverted, her expression softened, and she took Conan's hand, "Let's go Check it out too."
"Yeah!"
Conan nodded. Chi Feichei playing the Piano? He hadn't heard that before.
Two minutes later...
Conan stood at the Concert Hall Entrance, listening to the cheerful Piano Music and energetic chorus inside, feeling a bit bewildered.
Over there, he was anxiously and fearfully chasing those dangerous Fellows from the Black Organization, while here, a group of people were actually happily singing "Jingle Bells"?!
That Haibara Ai Fellow is really... Never Mind, she's a Girl, it's probably better if she doesn't worry about those things.
"Everyone is having a lot of fun," Mouri Ran listened attentively, smiling as she pulled Conan into the Door, "Conan should also participate in more Activities with everyone!"
Conan: "..." Wait, let go of my hand, I refuse!
Chi Feichei noticed Mouri Ran and Conan entering, and paused temporarily.
The three Children turned their Heads.
"Conan?" "Where did you go just now?" "Honestly, you're the only one who likes to run around..."
Mouri Ran led Conan onto the stage, then stepped aside herself, and said with a smile, "Then let's add Conan too!"
Haibara Ai saw Conan's face of utter despair, and suddenly felt much better.
"We're going to teach Haibara Ai to sing this Song today!" Mitsuhiko said seriously.
Haibara Ai: "..." Thank you so much, I already know it, really...
Chi Feichei restarted playing "Jingle Bells".
Mouri Ran stepped aside, standing and Looking to the side with a smile, just like Sawaguchi Chinami.
Ayumi looked up to Check, and noticed Sawaguchi Chinami was Looking at Chi Feichei. She paused in silence for a moment, pulled back her thoughts, and prepared to start singing.
Chi Feichei finished playing the prelude, and then realized he had almost forgotten one Matter...
"Dashing through the snow..."
"In a one horse open sleigh..."
Conan was forced to join the "Jingle Bells" Choir, his Half-Moon Eyes followed along with the howling.
Why did he have to follow a group of Kids to do such childish Matters? He wanted to kill himself...
Half a minute later.
Ayumi couldn't help but stop and remind him, "Conan, you're singing seriously off-key..."
"Compared to Music Class, your Song hasn't improved at all." Genta teased.
Mitsuhiko sweated, "Indeed..."
Conan: "..." What's even more unacceptable than doing childish Matters with a group of Kids is—doing childish Matters with a group of Kids, and actually being disliked for it... He wanted to swallow a Sword and kill himself!
...The next Day.
A Cafe in Beika Town.
"Actually, I've liked Ayumi since Kindergarten, but Ayumi seems to like Conan, and also seems to like Brother Chi..." Mitsuhiko looked up at Mouri Ran beside him, "Ran, Older Sister, can you teach me? What should I do to become a Couple with my Childhood Sweethearts like you and Shinichi, Elder Brother!"
"Ah, wait," Mouri Ran said quickly, "Shinichi and I are not..."
"Also, Recently I seem to have noticed Haibara Ai again..." Mitsuhiko was dejected, and then asked seriously, "Liking two Girls at the same time, am I a very bad Boy?"
Mouri Ran chuckled, her Gaze softened, and her voice became gentle and soft, "No, it's not bad. Liking someone is a very good Matter, and I think you should cherish that Feeling."
Mitsuhiko was stunned for a moment, then quickly became more dejected, "But Ayumi also seems to like Brother Chi very much, and Haibara Ai is also often with Brother Chi... Actually, I also like Brother Chi very much..."
Mouri Ran: "..." Σ(っ°Д°;)っ Wait, wait, is something a bit off?
"He's very amazing, and takes good care of us. Sometimes he looks fierce, but that's because he's seriously teaching us Things. He's always treated us seriously, not perfunctorily like other people treat Children," Mitsuhiko lowered his Head, "So, even if Ayumi and Haibara Ai like to be with him, I can't bring myself to think he's bad..."
Mouri Ran sighed in relief in her heart. So that's what the 'like' later meant, it startled her.
"Also, he even acknowledged my Reasoning last time, I was really happy at that time..." Mitsuhiko was melancholy. Why did he have to bear such complex Moods that shouldn't belong to his Age...
"You can be good Friends first," Mouri Ran could only say with a smile, "Whether it's Ayumi, Ai, or Conan, and Brother Hichiji has always regarded you as Younger Sisters and Younger Brothers. You're not too old, you can slowly see your own heart clearly."
"I understand," Mitsuhiko nodded thoughtfully, and was silent for a moment, "But, I still have one Problem I can't figure out..."
"Hmm?" Mouri Ran asked in Doubt.
Mitsuhiko looked at Mouri Ran, "A Few Days Ago, I mustered up my Courage to send Brother Chi a UL Message, saying that I want to become someone like him in the future... I was very serious! But he Replied, 'Don't become someone like me, you will be better.'"
Mouri Ran asked in Doubt, "Is there any Problem with that?"
"I just don't Understand, is he encouraging me? Or does he think that no matter how hard I try, I can't become someone like him?" Mitsuhiko said with a troubled Expression.
Mouri Ran quickly said with a smile, "I think Brother Hichiji's meaning should be that you will become even more outstanding than him, there's no other meaning..."
A minute later, Mitsuhiko bowed and said goodbye, "Then I'll go back first. Thank You for today, Ran, Older Sister!"
"Be careful on your way home." Mouri Ran finished reminding him, and sighed in relief in her heart.
Now Elementary School Student's Ideas are really too complicated, the Relationships are a bit messy, she almost couldn't handle it. Hmm... There's still one more to come.
More than ten minutes later, a Dessert Shop on the Streetside.
"I like Conan, but he seems to have someone he likes..." Ayumi looked dejected.
"Are you talking about Ai?" Mouri Ran asked.
"No..." Ayumi looked at Mouri Ran, "It's Ran, Older Sister!"
Mouri Ran chuckled, "How is that possible..."
"This is a Woman's Intuition!" Ayumi said seriously.
Mouri Ran: "..."
"So please tell him, Ran, Older Sister, that you already have Shinichi, Elder Brother, and let him give up!" Ayumi said firmly, then lowered her eyes, and said dejectedly, "Otherwise, Conan would be too pitiful, because I also seem to like Brother Chi. Yesterday, Miss Sawaguchi was constantly Looking at Brother Chi, she must think Brother Chi is very reliable and likes Children, and is a very good person. I also think so, but he doesn't seem to like anyone, he just treats me as a Child. This kind of liking has no future, our Age gap is too big, Conan and you are the same, and Conan is more pitiful than me, you already have someone you like..."
Mouri Ran with blank eyes, "Is, is that so..."
"Also, Conan also likes to be with Brother Chi, every time we Go Out, he and Haibara Ai like to ride in Brother Chi's Car," Ayumi frowned, "That's even more wrong, he's a Boy..."
Mouri Ran: "!" Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
"I was the one who met Brother Chi first..." Ayumi suddenly felt a bit of Grievance, "But, I'm still not sure whether I like Conan or Brother Chi..."
Mouri Ran gave another round of comfort and explanation, similar to what she Said to Mitsuhiko before.
"Thank You, Ran, Older Sister!" Ayumi bowed in relief, said goodbye and left, "I'll go back first."
"Be careful on your way home." Mouri Ran reminded her, watched Ayumi Leave, thought about it, and was still unable to sort out the chaotic 'Emotion entanglement'.
The two Children were relieved, but she was confused. She, needed help.
...Two Hours later.
Conan used the Bow Tie Voice Changer to restore Kudo Shinichi's voice, and was on a Phone Call with Mouri Ran.
"What?!"
"It's just..." Mouri Ran had a bit of a headache, "Conan seems to have fallen in love with me..."
Conan, having his thoughts exposed, quickly retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who likes you? Idiot!"
"Huh?" Mouri Ran was stunned, "How are you so sure?"
"Th-This..." Conan sweated, and said perfunctorily, "Children's Romance is like getting measles, you don't need to take it to heart..."
Beside them, a Woman buying Things in front of the Vending Machine looked sideways in Doubt.
"Can you be serious?" Mouri Ran said helplessly, and then added, "Then is it possible that he likes Brother Hichiji?"
Conan was stunned, and after he Realized, he was instantly scared into goosebumps, "Idiot! That's even more impossible, okay?! What nonsense are you thinking about all day?!"
Mouri Ran thought for a moment, "Then Probably I'm just overthinking it. Conan seems to be because he likes playing Reasoning Games with Brother Hichiji, and those Children also quite like him..."
"That's what I'm saying..." Conan wiped the cold sweat from his Head. Has Ran Recently been reading some weird Novels or Manga? How could she have such terrifying Ideas... Scary!
"Then the Matter of Conan liking me..." Mouri Ran was troubled.
"Then you shouldn't prevaricate, honestly face your own heart, In This Case, you'll know what to do..." Conan noticed the old Woman at the Phone Call booth looking at him in Doubt, sweated, and didn't continue, "In short, that's it, I'll Call you again when I have time!"
...Beihu Town.
On a Street, a Black Zelas Car was parked Roadside.
"Achhoo!" In the Car, a Young Man from Europe with freckles on his Face turned his Head and sneezed.
In front of the Vending Machine, a Man with a full beard, wearing a Black Suit, turned his Head to Look, retracted his Line of Sight, bought two packs of common Cigarettes, turned around and returned to the Car, put the Cigarettes into the Storage Compartment, and then asked, "Boss, do you have a Cold? It's only been a short while, and you've already sneezed three times."
"Doesn't seem like it," Chi Feichei drove away from the spot, "Probably someone is talking about me behind my back."
Yingqu Yan Nan glanced sideways. Isn't this just being serious and suspicious? He Suspected that his own Boss had a tendency towards Paranoia, but it was inconvenient for him to point it out.
"Then Whether or Not we should go to West Tama City to Check tonight? Shouldn't we confirm the security Situation of the Twin Towers Building?"
"If you want to go, you can go Check, I'm not going," Chi Feichei calmly listed, "There's no Rice at Home, I need to go to the Supermarket to buy a bag of Rice, and stock up on some Liquor, there's not much Seasoning left either, after eating Rice I still need to wash Clothes."
"Wash Clothes?" Yingqu Yan Nan was a bit confused. Such a cool Boss, still having to wash Clothes himself, so incongruous... No, the point should be, for the sake of washing Clothes, he's not going to keep an eye on that side, is there really no Problem with this train of thought?
"What's wrong with Wash Clothes?" Chi Feichei asked back with a natural and calm Expression.
"N-Nothing, nothing..." Yingqu Yan Nan suppressed the urge to Teasing, Never Mind, as long as the Boss is happy. Without much Consideration, he said, "Then I won't go either. Gin and Vodka should be going over there, right? With them keeping an eye on things, it's more than enough, I won't go join in the Excitement."
"Gin won't go either," Chi Feichei said, "Tonight, the fourth episode of 'Cross-border Singer King' is airing, he will definitely be watching the Program."
Yingqu Yan Nan: "..." Everyone is being so willfully negligent, does your Organization's Boss know about this...
(End of Chapter)
