Chapter 56: Unromantic

Chapter 56

Are he and Miya Yuu a couple? Kurokawa Kaoru's amazing train of thought didn't allow him to hear any ambiguity in this sentence, instead he misinterpreted it in another direction.

"You mean, Gong You and I seem to have a good relationship?"

Edogawa Conan:?

Seriously, is there really nothing wrong with this person's brain circuit?

He soon had no time to think about this question, as the subway had already arrived. Choosing a window seat and looking out at the night view, Edogawa Conan let out a long sigh and turned to look at Hattori Heiji beside him.

"Putting aside the matter of Teacher Judy for now, Hattori, why did you choose Kurokawa as the experimenter at that time?"

"This is difficult to explain to you."

The question he wanted to know remained unanswered, and Judy Stelling's identity remained a mystery. Fortunately, Edogawa Conan's reaction was unfazed, perhaps because he understood something from Kurokawa Kaoru's words. With this thought, Hattori Heiji lowered his eyes and suddenly reached out to ruffle the man's hair.

"I wanted to know something from Kurokawa, but unfortunately, he didn't cooperate with me."

"Not only did he not cooperate, he also gave us a fright."

Recalling that scene, Edogawa Conan felt somewhat helpless. He wondered if it had anything to do with Kurokawa Kaoru's identity; he had never encountered anyone like him before. Mysterious and unpredictable, he always seemed vulnerable in front of him.

After all, he was unable to figure out the other party's background, and he did accept Kurokawa Kaoru's help, so he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"When I asked you before, you said that Kurokawa introduced himself to you as Miya Yu's 'suitor'?"

“I was surprised for a long time.”

Heiji Hattori was well aware of his brother's character, and seeing the opposite sex around him was rare, so he couldn't help but be curious. However, after learning Kurokawa Kaoru's true identity, and especially after seeing how the two interacted, Hattori Heiji dismissed the idea.

"In that case, it's more appropriate to say that he's Ayou's suitor. After all, I can't let a 'girl' like him leave like that."

When it comes to "girls", Hattori Heiji's expression became ferocious for a moment. When he thought about how he had once given advice to others because of Kurokawa Kaoru's lies, Hattori Heiji felt his eyes go dark.

"Kurokawa is so despicable that he actually lied to me about something like this."

“…”

Kurokawa Kaoru, who was sitting not far away and could even hear their conversation clearly, said: They are discussing other people's affairs so openly, don't they consider the feelings of the person involved?

Apparently, Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan hadn't considered this question. Seeing them talking more and more excitedly, even starting to discuss how many skirts they had, and thinking that the two of them were about to get off at one stop, Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath, closed his eyes with a sour face.

"Does the student you mentioned earlier have an exam tomorrow?"

Hearing Gong You's voice suddenly, Kurokawa Kaoru quickly digested the content of the other party's words, frowned slightly, and looked up at the other party: "Why do you say that?"

"You've been typing away on the keyboard since a while ago. Are you talking about something important?"

In fact, Gong You was quite surprised that Kurokawa Kaoru would go to Tokyo Tower with him. He was not the kind of person who did not understand romance. He knew that the other party had important things to do, but still pretended to be stupid to tell him not to go to those dangerous places. Gong You disdained to do such a thing and would not do it.

Just now, when Kurokawa Kaoru was reading the message, his expression was obviously different from that during the day. I think it has something to do with what he has been busy with recently.

Thinking of this, Gong You raised his voice and deliberately bumped his shoulder against the other person's. "It's a rare opportunity to come to Tokyo, and I still have a lot of things I want to do. Last time, besides training, I was with you. This time, I want to find something I like to do."

"Gong You..."

Kurokawa Kaoru's expression shifted slightly, and he reached out to pinch the man's face, pulling it outwards with both hands, one on the left and one on the right, until the man cried out in pain for mercy. He then snorted and let go, "So you mean you dislike me?"

"You discovered it?"

"I'm going to complain to Madam Gong, saying you're the one who's taking the lead in isolating me."

Gong You was stunned for a moment, then looked at him in disbelief. "How did I isolate you? Don't spread rumors about me."

"You know whether it's a rumor or not."

The moment he opened his mouth, Kurokawa Kaoru understood what Miya Yu meant. He understood, but he couldn't help but feel annoyed by the self-righteous thoughtfulness of the other person. Seeing him rubbing his reddened face while looking at him hesitantly, sensing the resentment in his gaze, Kurokawa Kaoru raised his eyebrows and poked Miya Yu's forehead with a finger.

"I'll give you two days at most. We'll be returning to Hyogo Prefecture in two days."

"Only two days?"

Gong You was a little disappointed: "I still want to go to Mount Fuji to see it?"

"Mount Fuji is no longer in Tokyo, idiot."

"Eh? Is that so?"

"...You, a fellow, will never be able to get into university."

Kurokawa Kaoru rolled his eyes and refused to talk to this guy who didn't even understand the geography of his own country.

At the next stop, Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji left. He said goodbye to them through the window, and watching the two figures disappear from his sight, Miya Yu breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

"I think I can run for Best Actor."

"In fact, you don't have any acting skills at all. If Hattori hadn't doubted you, and if Edogawa Conan hadn't known what you usually look like, you would have been seen through long ago."

He glanced helplessly at Gong You, who was hunching his neck obediently, looking rather innocent. Kurokawa Kaoru's expression froze, and he couldn't help but sigh, "They'll get off in a few minutes, so why would they discuss tomorrow's affairs with me then?"

"I just couldn't help myself."

Facing Kurokawa Kaoru's gaze, Miya You said confidently, "How come there are still two days left? The campus festival will be over by the time we return."

"What's so good about this thing?"

"They said they were going to set up some kind of maid cafe this time, but I haven't seen it."

A maid cafe? Kurokawa Kaoru narrowed his eyes. The kind where maids wear pretty maid outfits, say "Welcome back" in a sweet voice, and write on their omurice with ketchup? Thinking of someone writing strange words on their omurice, Kurokawa Kaoru frowned, his expression turning grim.

"So I've already said, what's so good about this thing?"

"Do you want to hear your classmates calling you 'Master', or do you want to eat a not-so-delicious omurice among a bunch of people in maid costumes?"

"Why are you calling 'Master'?"

Gong You's eyes widened, and his expression was horrified no matter how you looked at it: "Let alone my classmates, I might just vomit."

"Didn't you just say you wanted to see it?"

"Just now, I didn't know maid cafes were such a scary thing."

It was rare for Gong You to be curious about something other than volleyball, but in return, his perception of the world was severely challenged. The thought of his familiar classmates walking around in maid outfits gave him goosebumps just from imagining that scene.

"Even if I ask to go in the future, you must stop me, otherwise I will regret everything I say."

Miya You's expression was too serious. Being stared at by him like that, Kurokawa Kaoru was silent for a few seconds, and finally couldn't help laughing.

After the thunder and storm attributes, it is the battle for the ring with rain attribute.

I don't know how Reborn got to know Kurokawa Kaoru's hotel address, but the next morning, he brought Yamamoto Takeshi and knocked on the door of the room.

To say he knocked was an understatement; to be more precise, he kicked. Having been forcibly awakened from his sleep, Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath and looked at the two uninvited guests before him, suppressing the urge to curse.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should still be six in the morning."

"Your friend has gone to the gym downstairs for morning exercise. If nothing goes wrong, he'll come call you for breakfast in an hour."

"so what?"

Kurokawa Kaoru took a deep breath: "Even if Gong You is awake, it doesn't explain why you woke me up so early."

The sleep-deprived Kurokawa Kaoru looked far more dangerous than usual. Seeing the unconcealed irritation on his face, Reborn's expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly lunged forward and kicked him. Almost immediately, Kurokawa Kaoru, who was still in bed, suddenly jumped up. The next second, he appeared behind Yamamoto Takeshi, one hand loosely grasping his neck.

Yamamoto Takeshi, who was just watching the show but was suddenly affected:?

"Kurokawa, your hands are so small that you can hardly hold my neck."

“…”

He even had the mood to observe the size of Kurokawa Kaoru's palm.

Giving a dagger to someone who didn't know how to read the air, and looking at Reborn who stopped because of his action, Kurokawa Kaoru's expression was calm, and he said slowly: "If you want to find someone to be a sparring partner for this guy, shouldn't you find someone more suitable?"

"For example, the one who runs a sushi restaurant but is actually the successor of Shigure Sogan-ryu... Yamamoto Tsuyoshi?"

"It seems you do know a lot."

After a brief silence, Reborn laughed.

Reborn only found out in the past two days that Yamamoto Tsuyoshi was the successor of the murderous sword technique "Shigure Sogan Ryu", but judging from Kurokawa Kaoru's expression, he must have known Yamamoto Tsuyoshi's true identity not long after he came into contact with Yamamoto Takeshi, or even on the same day.

Reborn had only heard of Kurokawa Kaoru's strengths in information technology until this moment. Seeing him still visibly grumpy from lack of sleep, Reborn lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I need you to hack into Varian's system and retrieve Squalo's video footage. Additionally, I'd like you to serve as a sparring partner for Yamamoto Takeshi to test his mastery of the Shigure Sogan Ryu."

"It's just this level, it shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

TBC.