In the familiar embarrassment of trying to find a hole to get into, Tsunayoshi Sawada looked at the young man with long silver hair who appeared on the stage, and his heart was not moved at all.

He looked at the other party who was still as domineering as ever, and even had time to recall what happened ten years ago.

Ten years ago, when he had not yet become the so-called "Tenth Generation of Vongola", but was still a "Tenth Generation Candidate".

At that time, Varian, who was also a rival for the position of the tenth generation, came to Japan from Italy to fight him and his companions. When the current members of the Vongola introduced this battle to the new rookies, they called it the "War of the Rings."

Chasing the ring that is said to grant the owner the qualifications to inherit the Vongola, Squalo came to Japan as Varian's vanguard, hunting down Basil, an outside advisory member who was in possession of the Vongola ring (fake).

In full view of the public, on a prosperous commercial street, the two sides faced each other.

At that time, the opponent was also waving his sword and shouting curses like he is now.

Having already accepted the fact, Tsunayoshi Sawada even showed a look of reminiscence on his face.

Conan Edogawa, who saw his expression not far away, said: ...Hey, don't accept the fact so quickly!

However, noticing that although Sawada Tsunayoshi looked nostalgic, he actually didn't seem to want to have anything to do with the guy who was yelling at him at this time, the boy who was guarding the kid and the girl with his small skateboard subtly changed his position, trying to use his small body to block the searching gaze of the man on the stage.

Miyano Shiho noticed his action, paused slightly, and cooperated by leaning sideways, pushing the small hat on the cub's head a little deeper.

However, the effects of these actions were minimal. Squalo's eyes swept over them. Although so many carrots made him feel irritated - mainly because he remembered that there was a kid at home who was much bigger than these carrots, but seemed just as childish and more difficult to deal with - however, the captain of the elite dark shark still found his target very quickly.

After all, among so many little radishes, I am a little kid, and there are only one or two of them who hold another kid in their arms.

But before he could rush over, the stage play members who were preparing to perform finally reacted.

Although we don't know how this man appeared or why he appeared, he doesn't look like a bad person. Instead, he was always talking on the phone and didn't even give them a spare moment... Could he be a patient who escaped from a mental hospital or something like that?

The actors had different looks on their faces. The two main actors, probably, rushed forward and started the show in a grandiose tone.

[A long time ago, a monster appeared in Japan. It had silver fur and human appearance. Its special feature was that it spoke very loudly. When it got, it was like... like a shark, so people called it a shark or a shark monster.] The voice-over sounded at the right time, reminding the children who were a little panicked by the change just now that nothing angry happened, it was just the beginning of a stage play.

"But the person doing the narration today felt very unprofessional."

However, at certain times, such as when introducing the identity of the villain, the narrator would stutter and the children, who have become increasingly critical of this aspect, would complain, "Did you not read the script? It always feels like some parts were just improvised."

Looking at Squalo, who was about to get angry after being held up by the leading actors on the stage, but seemed to see something and let them toss him around with a sullen face, and listening to the children's complaints, Conan Edogawa twitched his lips.

He glanced at Sawada Tsunayoshi. The brown-haired cub was lying in Miyano Shiho's arms, looking extremely weak. However, the attitude of the fierce man with long silver hair changed only after the two looked at each other, so he had reason to believe that the man obeyed the cub's orders.

"Generally speaking, the narrators of stage plays are selected after a lot of training and competition... So, today's narrator might be a temporary worker." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who also heard the other children's complaints, said, and asked for the opinions of the reliable little friends in the team, "What do you think, Conan?"

Conan Edogawa, who had already given this unusual cub countless identities in his mind, said: "Hehe, maybe."

No, not only will he not be deducted any money, he might even be given extra subsidies for his efforts to turn the tide.

Let's put aside all these weird complaints. When the stage show ended and the sullen-faced man came up to them with his long legs in two or three steps, Conan Edogawa was no longer surprised.

Fortunately, the children happened to see some Kamen Rider models being sold in a hurry not far away, and the hidden model among them happened to be a recently launched but already very popular character, so after a while, they cheered and rushed over.

Seeing this, and seeing the man walking towards them, Rei Furuya looked at the senior miniature who was trying to hide himself and obviously knew the man, thought for a moment, and considerately gave him space under the pretext of taking care of the children.

--if he hadn't left a bug at the same time.

After a while, Squalo came over with a breeze.

He looked around from a high position, his gaze paused on the detective corps badge on the chest of the spectacled kid who was standing next to him, and then glanced at Sawada Tsunayoshi who had quickly escaped from the embarrassing state and even found a platform to stand on, and couldn't help but sneer.

"It's been a long time, kid."

Even though Tsunayoshi Sawada had found a platform to stand on, he was still much shorter than Squalo.

He tilted his head back and looked at Squalo with sincere and gentle eyes, trying to soften the other party's edge with his attitude.

If it were a weekday, it would be fine.

You know, although the Tenth Generation Vongola Family and the Ninth Generation Vongola Direct (emphasis) Assassination Force have always been at odds with each other, it must be said that as Leader Varian grows older and more matures, the relationship between the two sides is not as competitive as it was at the beginning. At certain special moments, the one who backs up the Tenth Generation Family is none other than Varian.

But that's just an emergency.

Obviously, they have gotten over the most difficult period now, so when Squalo met the gaze of the shrunk tenth-generation leader, not only was he not moved (eh), but he turned his head slightly and burst into laughter.

"puff."

Not laughing loudly was the last respect he could give to the tenth generation of the Vongola family who had worked so hard to plan for success.

——If it weren't for the camera in his hand.

"Wow~ Is this... Sawada-chan from the future? She's so kawaii~"

"As expected, he has turned into a tiny kid. In that case, will Master Pineapple also turn into a child after taking over his body?"

"Hehehe, who knew? Also, you're blocking the screen."

The chaotic voices of the evildoers came through the headphones from a distant foreign country, full of laughter. Although he could not hear their voices clearly, Tsunayoshi Sawada had already imagined the happy atmosphere of laughter on the other side.

He could not help but raise his hands in surrender.

"Let me go." He said helplessly, knowing full well that his display of weakness probably wouldn't count in front of these guys who took pleasure in his embarrassment all the time.

Sure enough, the laughter of the guys across the street burst out again, to the point where even Squalo could hear some of it even with his headphones on.

Sawada Tsunayoshi: …

Considering that if he continued teasing, he would anger the Vongola leader who was in charge of paying Varian a monthly allowance (although it was only a portion of their income), Squalo coughed and, at the request of his colleagues on the other side, turned off the camera that was transmitting live to the Vongola headquarters on the other side of the ocean.

He coughed and glanced at the two little brats guarding Sawada Tsunayoshi with a subtle expression.

"Is Vongola so short of manpower in Japan that it has to resort to using imps?" Although the tone and manner of speaking could be improved, it conveyed concern.

Sawada Tsunayoshi gave him a friendly smile.

"Conan-kun and Shiho-chan are very powerful." Mr. Godfather said gently, "And speaking of little devils... When we first started the Ring War, everyone and I were still little devils."

This really hits the nail on the head.

Everyone knows that the high-quality Varian has never lost in external battles, but internally... he has only lost twice.

One time was when Xanxus, who was still a teenager, caused the "Cradle Incident" and lost to his father, the Ninth Generation of Vongola. The other time was when they were both candidates for the Tenth Generation of Vongola, and he lost to the current Tenth Generation of Vongola.

Squalo's eyes were slightly narrowed, and the two little carrot heads looked at each other and tacitly stood in front of the dangerous silver-haired man. Even Furukaya Rei, who was silently paying attention to this side, touched his earphones, ready to wait for an opportunity to act.

However, at this dangerous moment, the man with long silver hair just made a sound of "tsk tsk".

"Forget it." He looked at Sawada Tsunayoshi with disdain. The latter blinked and gave him a friendly smile, "I won't bother with a little brat."

The man raised his chin, and his face, which was not gentle to begin with, looked even colder in this posture, with a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

"——Not to mention, he's still a brat."

He leaned over slightly, put away the camera, and his hands were free. He pinched the baby's cheek with one hand and pulled it outward, then gave a wicked smile to the little kid who had tears in his eyes due to this action.

"It feels good. Thanks for the treat, kid."

Sawada Tsunayoshi:......qaq

Although the two of them quarreled and often stepped on each other's sore spots, their relationship seemed to be good.

Conan Edogawa exhaled silently, and once again upgraded the level of the baby that he had marked as [Dangerous] in his little notebook.

But he still didn't know who the other party was.

Not only does he know Haibara, but he also seems to be with Mr. Amuro, who he suspects is a member of the organization - although this suspicion has been heading in the completely opposite direction recently due to some things - according to the doctor, he seems to have seen police officers from the police department entering and leaving the Sawada family in the past two days... He always feels that the other person's identity is becoming more and more confusing.

He subconsciously nudged the girl next to him with his elbow and was about to whisper something, but he heard her let out a short laugh first.

He couldn't help but look sideways.

The girl who usually acts cool and aloof covered her lips with one hand, looked at the two people quarreling over there, and smiled, which was very inconsistent with her usual image.

There was a gleam in her eyes that Conan Edogawa could not understand, and there was a darkness hidden in her eyes.

He thought about it for a long time, but finally decided not to disturb the other party at this time.

If I had to say...

——I always feel like Huibara’s expression looks like she’s about to cry.

…

Miyano Shiho certainly noticed Edogawa Conan's hesitation.

If the other party showed such a timid and cautious attitude on weekdays, she would definitely laugh at him.

However, I don't feel like that right now.

On the night when she vaguely guessed that this child was that person, Miyano Shiho lay in bed with her eyes closed, staring at the ceiling all night.

Staying up late was nothing for a scientific researcher like her. It was common for her to stay in the laboratory for three to five days without closing her eyes. When the condition was serious, she even stayed in the laboratory for a week. However, her assistant at that time was so worried about her condition and tried to persuade her in vain. So, he found Johnny Yingjia, who had already successfully usurped the throne, through some unknown means.

It is said that the child was almost put into the torture department by the crazy dog ​​beside Johnny Shoujia. When he came back with Johnny Shoujia, he was also aggrieved and stayed behind him like a puppy.

Miyano Shiho only heard the other party call her "Teacher Shirley" in a wronged tone, and then she was picked up by someone.

The gentle yet stern godfather quickly stuffed her into the lounge, and took out precious time from the critical moment of reorganizing the organization to have a long talk with this guy who regarded his body as nothing.

Then he fell asleep first.

Miyano Shiho was originally complaining to him about something, but when she turned around to get some water, she found that the guy who came to "persuade" her to go to bed had closed his eyes.

Her breathing was long and steady. The guy who originally had a healthy complexion now looked no worse than her, who had been staying up late for many days. There was a dark spot under her eyes, and the flesh that had been grown by the people around her only stayed on her cheeks for a short time. At least from the visual observation, Miyano Shiho could conclude that the other person's clothes were at least one size larger.

And Miyano Shiho hasn't seen a relaxed smile on the other person's face for a long time.

Even when facing himself or his subordinates, the Godfather always smiled gently but sternly.

However, if you have seen the relaxed smile on his face before he reached his current position and became what he is now, no one would think that he is actually enjoying power.

At that time, Miyano Shiho even thought about taking this family out for a trip when she had time.

Whether at home or abroad, if the string is kept too tight it will break, so someone has to loosen it up.

But I didn't wait until that moment.

The suitable tourist spots and travel brochures that she compiled in her spare time from her busy work were sealed under the bed. In the end, she could only put on a black veil and place a bouquet of white lilies at the other person's resting place.

Miyano Shiho was laughing at that time. No wonder that guy always refused to go to bed on weekdays. It turned out that he had planned to fall asleep early.

But as I was laughing, I don't know why, tears started to fall down my cheeks.

It flows from the eye sockets, along the cheeks, and drips into the soil.

But no one would come to her with an ice cream at such a time, try to attract her attention with a deliberately funny look, or show concern in an awkward way to make her smile again.

Before the two people who were making a fuss over there looked over, Haibara Ai had tidied herself up.

She quietly thanked Conan Edogawa who was blocking her, and poked her head out from behind him.

"Aren't you guys done yet?" She curled her eyes, her appearance always made people feel familiar, "The children are all coming over... Let me see, the next item seems to be the Kamen Ultraman exhibition, and you can take a photo with the Kamen Ultraman on duty on site."

The girl raised her voice when speaking the last sentence, which made the eyes of the approaching children sparkle.

Sawada Tsunayoshi sighed in his heart that he was indeed a child, and then he saw a soft little hand holding an ice cream stretched out in front of him.

When I looked up, I saw the smiling face of the girl with short brown hair.

——I always feel that something has changed.

The cub thought with a stern face as he enjoyed the girl's "service" which was even more considerate than before.

And today, Miyano Shiho, who gradually fell in love with the activity of feeding, thought for a moment before retracting her claws again.

I feel like I forgot something...

She reviewed her schedule of the past few days and quickly put the matter behind her.

The reason is simple: a unique murder case occurred at the Kamen Rider Expo (not) where a large crowd of people gathered.

Following the little ghosts, he found that there was no danger at all, there were only a group of little ghosts, and in just half a day he realized that these abominable little ghosts were more terrifying than a thousand Frans dancing. Squalo woke up when he heard the scream, and sneaked to the front with the little ghosts, but found that it was just a murder case of ordinary people, and soon lost interest.

Instead, it was Conan Edogawa who seemed to have a case radar and stepped forward, busying himself around the corpse. In the end, he chose a policeman who came to the scene as his lucky goose and successfully solved the case.

Seeing the young detective pinching a bow and making a man's voice, Tsunayoshi Sawada exclaimed "Wow".

Miyano Shiho also followed his gaze and whispered in Sawada Tsunayoshi's ear to explain the purpose of the bow.

The cub holding a crepe felt something in his heart.

——Come to think of it, he hasn’t been able to call his mother since he came back.

I have already understood my mother's situation and heard her voice, but I have not yet communicated with her.

Although Mom is now playing in the desert where there is theoretically no signal, if she wants to talk to her, she can ask Sawada Iemitsu to take her to an area with signal.

Thinking of this, the cub's eyes lit up for a moment.

Because of the sudden occurrence of the case, the originally happy day (probably) was forced to come to an end.

We said goodbye to the kids from the detective team - these kids rarely played with cubs of Tsuneji's age, and on the way they showed a lovely sense of responsibility as "big brothers and sisters". When they left, they went up to the cubs they had taken care of for half a day and cuddled them, reminding them several times to be careful.

Sawada Tsunayoshi: “…Thank you.”

"Ahhh, he actually said [Ahhh], so cute."

“Indeed.”

“As cute as eel rice!”

The cub godfather curled the corners of his mouth, pretending that he didn't hear these strange words.

The trip ended early.

Originally, Tsunayoshi Sawada and Squalo were supposed to return to the Sawada Residence, but a message came on the other party's mobile phone, forcing him to change his mind temporarily.

"I'm going to Yokohama." He said to Sawada Tsunayoshi, "Now you have two choices. One is to go back with that pretty boy... that bad boy next to you."

He already knew from Yamamoto Takeshi that the little black-faced guy was half capable of taking care of Sawada Tsunayoshi.

"There is another choice." He pointed at himself, "which is to come with me."

Tsunayoshi Sawada captured the key words.

"Yokohama?" He tilted his head and asked doubtfully.

Scuaro hummed.

"Something has happened recently. I'll talk about this on the way... Anyway, the cooperation with them is being urgently renegotiated, so I need to go there immediately."

Or maybe that was why he came to Japan in the first place.

Of course, confirming the condition of this little devil is one of them.

Squalo glanced quickly at Sawada Tsunayoshi, then looked away.

"I was originally planning to go there tomorrow, but my subordinates just sent me a message saying that the situation has changed, so I have to go there in advance to negotiate... Tsk, are you going?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi blinked and nodded slowly.

——So, this is why they were speeding on the road to Yokohama.

Tsunayoshi Sawada poked his head out from Squalo's arms, looking a little disappointed.

"Not yet?" he asked.

"ha--?"

The strong wind cut the man's cheeks and his long silver hair fluttered in the air, but he did not show any weakness. Instead, he lowered his head after hearing the voice of the cub in his arms.

Then yell.

"What did you say? I can't hear you!!"

Tsunayoshi Sawada felt the wind speed.

At this time, he was stuffed into Scuvaros' coat, positioned on his chest, and barely stood on the motorcycle.

The other person leaned forward slightly and drove the modified motorcycle, which was faster than most cars, on the road.

The strong wind cut through the two people like a knife. Squalo clicked his tongue and tucked Sawada Tsunayoshi's head further into his coat.

Although the original Sawada Tsunayoshi was fine, and the two of them couldn't run in such a posture, the current one is a little different. It would be very annoying if the kid got sick... Tsk, what a trouble.

And Sawada Tsunayoshi also cooperated with his actions without any desire, burying himself obediently in the opponent's chest muscles (not), and holding the opponent's shirt firmly with his two paws.

He is so stupid.

Sawada Tsunayoshi thought painfully.

He only knew that Squalo was good at rushing on foot ten years ago, and ten years later he was good at rushing on a shark, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so "considerate" to him, and even changed his rough rushing method to a high-end motorcycle.

——If only he hadn't been placed in such a strange place.

He thought sadly.

This method, this posture... is really stupid!!!