After breakfast and a short rest, Akemi and Ai, full of energy and enthusiasm, threw themselves back into the construction of the Popo House.

Yuzuru took a piece of wood, carefully measured it according to the proportions on the drawing, and then handed it to Bobo.

Then he gestured with his hand to indicate the extra area, "BoBo, use the air slash to cut this piece off."

"Po~"

Bobo, who was of the same mind as him, immediately understood his master's meaning and let out a clear chirp.

With a gentle flap of its fluffy wings, a transparent slash of air was instantly unleashed.

Make a neat and smooth cut precisely at the location indicated by Yuzuru.

The cut edges were perfectly smooth, as if they had been meticulously polished.

"Bobo is awesome!"

Ai, quick-witted and outspoken, spoke up to praise Bobo before Yuzuru could even offer his own.

She wasn't surprised that a bird would have such energy.

Although this is unscientific, it is still more so than the even more unscientific phenomena surrounding Yuzuru Hanyu.

That's much easier to accept.

"Bobo~"

Overjoyed at the praise, Bobo excitedly spread its wings and flew around Ai happily.

After flying, it didn't forget to land and ask for a pat.

When Akemi and Ai saw Poppo like this, their hearts melted.

"If you keep rubbing, you'll go bald," Yu Shengnan kindly reminded the two sisters who were frantically groping Bobo's body.

Ai and Akemi laughed when they heard this, but they didn't stop what they were doing.

Ai continued stroking Pobo's feathers while laughing and replying, "No way!"

Then, she turned to Hanyu Nan, a look of eager anticipation on her face, and said, "May I take a blood sample from Bobo? I want to understand how such a small body possesses such enormous energy. Perhaps this will be helpful in researching the antidote for APTX-4869!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Bobo, who was comfortably lying on the ground enjoying being petted, suddenly felt a chill.

Its little paws began to fidget restlessly on the ground, and the downy hair on its forehead stood up.

Bobo seemed to have a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

Fortunately, it was the gentle Akemi who rescued it in the end, thus successfully preventing a horrific scientific experiment and allowing Bobo to escape unscathed.

"Ai, Bobo is still a child, how could you be so cruel!" Akemi scolded Ai sternly while carefully protecting Bobo behind her like a little chick.

"What! I was just saying!" Ai was a little disappointed that her plan had failed, and she pouted and muttered softly.

However, seeing her sister's vigilant and protective demeanor, she knew that there was no chance at the moment, so she had no choice but to focus on building the house for the time being and make further plans later.

She secretly planned to wait until her sister wasn't home that day, then go and get some treats to trick Bobo into donating blood for science.

...

Building a house, if it's just a simple wooden hut, is undoubtedly an extremely simple thing.

However, the sisters' determination to make Bobo's house exquisite and beautiful was quite a troublesome matter.

The three of them started working at dawn and continued until noon, spending a long morning, but they still hadn't finished building the house.

During this time, Yuzuru also called a housekeeping company to have some decoration materials and tools delivered to his home.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was pleasant.

After lunch and a pleasant nap, everyone was full of energy and continued working.

Ran and Sonoko also arrived at the villa during this time.

Unsurprisingly, the two were immediately captivated by Bobo's cuteness upon seeing it and instantly fell for it.

The two of them took turns hugging Bobo tightly, repeatedly exclaiming, "So cute!"

Sure enough, regardless of gender, no one can resist these furry creatures.

However, with the addition of Ran and Sonoko, Hanyu Nan was finally freed up.

Without hesitation, he entrusted them with the glorious and arduous task of building the house, while leaving Bobo behind to play with them.

Then, Yuzuru stretched and slowly walked out of the villa.

He said yesterday that he was going to find Yukiko to pay off his debt, but he hasn't finished yet.

Before it gets dark, let's go pay off the debts first.

...

Metropolitan Police Department.

"You little rascal, why do you have so many statements to take again?"

After leading Conan out of the gate, Kogoro Mouri rubbed his empty stomach and punched Conan in an annoyed manner.

He had originally brought Conan this morning to take a statement about yesterday's murder case, but when they arrived, he discovered that the kid had been leading the Junior Detective League around causing trouble, solving many miscellaneous cases, and leaving behind a huge pile of unfinished statements.

Unfortunately, as Conan's only guardian, Kogoro Mouri has no choice but to stay with him at the Metropolitan Police Department.

So much so that they didn't even get to eat lunch.

His stomach was growling, so naturally he wasn't in a good mood.

"Tch!" Conan muttered dismissively, rubbing the bump on his head. "That muddle-headed old man, does he think everyone's like him, doing nothing all day but drinking?"

He was doing all this for the safety of the people of Mika, which was why he was taking those kids around solving cases.

"I don't know why, but I always feel like there are more and more cases since I shrunk," Conan muttered to himself.

"Huh? Kid, what did you say?" Kogoro Mouri had just been distracted by a blonde woman passing by and hadn't heard what Conan said at all, so he looked down and asked in confusion.

"It's nothing! Uncle, aren't you going to eat?" Conan shook his head, thinking that he was probably overthinking things.

I'm not the Grim Reaper. There are more and more cases, how can you blame yourself?

It can only be said that people have been a bit too hot-tempered lately; even the smallest thing can escalate into a murder case.

The key factors are the restlessness of society and the instability of people's emotions.

"Conan, where do you think you're going?" Kogoro Mouri, who was carefully selecting the best snacks to go with his drinks at a restaurant by the roadside, suddenly noticed Conan running away with his skateboard and shouted loudly.

Conan waved without turning his head and said, "Uncle, you eat by yourself. My friend is asking me to go out and play."

After saying that, he quickly left the scene.

"That kid seems busier than me every day." Kogoro Mouri didn't mind, muttered a curse, and continued to focus on finding a restaurant.

He hadn't had a drink all day, and he felt itchy all over, as if countless tiny insects were crawling on him. He desperately needed a glass of wine to satisfy his craving and make himself feel better.