Shiho lowered his head in silent thought.

Pretending to be a child? That kind of thing... it's not like I wouldn't do it.

But there's no need to pretend in front of this person, right?

She had just raised her head to retort when Gao Yuan, as if knowing what she was about to say, raised a finger.

"Since it's a performance, you have to get into character anytime, anywhere, and even believe that you are that character."

“This is a matter of life and death for you, miss.”

Shiho was stunned for a moment before nodding.

Only after Gao Yuan led her by the hand toward the group of children did she mutter quietly, "Then don't call me Miss..."

"Excuse me, little friend, I have a question," Gao Yuan said with a warm smile, bending down slightly like a kind old lady, "I want to take my child to see a movie, but I don't know which one to choose."

"Gomera! You have to see Gomera!" the chubby boy Genta blurted out, accompanied by a fist-clenching gesture as he shouted the slogan.

The children nearby immediately felt they couldn't bear to look at him.

"Auntie, you're here to see a movie with your child! You're such a good mother!" The little girl, Ayumi, looked at the mother and child with tenderness, and suddenly felt a surge of affection.

"Then we should choose a family-friendly movie, right? What do you think, Mitsuhiko?"

The skinny boy, whose name was called out by the cute girl, immediately became so excited that his freckles seemed to glow, and he could only nod and say "ah" and "oh".

As usual, Conan waited until his friends had finished their antics before stepping forward and calmly looking at the woman in front of him.

“I think, since you’re bringing your child to the movies, you could ask for his opinion.”

"I asked him, but he just won't tell me!" Gao Yuan looked like a worried mother complaining that her child wouldn't confide in her.

Why are you trying to shift the blame onto me?

Shiho gave a silent snort.

"I already said I didn't care... so I'll just watch 'Einstein: The Glorious and the Troubled Days' then."

"Huh? What's that?" Mitsuhiko and Ayumi looked at each other in confusion.

"No way! Come see Gomera! Gomera! We all want to see it!" Genta continued to enthusiastically promote his favorite.

Gao Yuan chuckled softly.

What do you think?

Watching a movie with those kids would definitely be noisy.

Besides, Shinichi Kudo probably doesn't like watching it either...

Just as Shiho was thinking this, she saw Genta, the chubby boy, grab Conan, who was still acting awkwardly, and they ran towards the ticket booth together.

Several children cheered triumphantly, "Gomera! Gomera!"...

Okay...

To be able to step into your own role anytime, anywhere... Ah...

“Let’s see what Gomera does…” Watching Takato walk toward the ticket booth, Shiho crossed her arms and added coldly, “Don’t sit with them.”

...

"boom!"

"Roar roar roar!"

"Go Gomera!"

"Shoot it in the head! Its head is its weak point!"

"..."

"Hiss—sigh!" Shiho sighed as she took a sip of her drink through the straw.

In the theater showing the Gomera movie, there were fewer than ten audience members. Even though they weren't sitting with the other children, their voices could be heard clearly.

Seriously... they're so rowdy...

"If I had known, I would have read 'Einstein'..."

"Hmm?" Gao Yuan's voice rang out beside her. Since there was no one else around, it was his natural voice.

"I thought you wanted to observe Shinichi Kudo's actions up close?"

"What's there to observe in the actions of being a leader of children and watching tokusatsu movies!"

Shiho was somewhat resentful, tormented by the combined noise from the monster and the children.

"Knowing they're here to watch a movie is enough; we can even wait for them somewhere outside the theater."

"It's really like this now..."

Feeling like she was wasting her time, Shiho grabbed a handful of popcorn and ate it in a fit of pique.

After a moment, Gao Yuan's somewhat low voice was heard.

"Feel sorry……"

"Huh?" Shiho, holding a popcorn, turned her head in surprise.

Through the bursts of light from the big screen, I could see the unusually calm look in the eyes of the person next to me.

"What are you apologizing for?"

Realizing that her earlier complaint had been excessive, Shiho explained somewhat anxiously and reluctantly.

"I didn't mean to blame you... Actually, it was just me..."

I thought for a long time, but I still didn't know how to continue.

But a hand reached out and patted her head.

"Okay, let's watch the movie."

"The demon Gomoras is going to be killed!"

"Huh?" Shiho subconsciously turned her gaze to the big screen and saw Gomera unleashing a barrage of attacks on the demon.

The children sitting in the first few rows burst into cheers.

But he was immediately reprimanded by the guy behind him, and had no choice but to slink away and keep a low profile.

Oh……

What a simple life...

"Speaking of which, haven't you also not seen a movie like this in a long time?"

Considering that Mr. Puppet Master is at least in his twenties, this kind of tokusatsu film is probably a very distant memory for him.

After waiting for a while, I heard Gao Yuan's reply.

"I haven't seen it..."

"Huh?" Shiho was somewhat surprised.

I didn't watch it when I was a child because I focused on my studies from a very young age.

But Gao Yuan shouldn't be under that much pressure, right?

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