"Mr. Sakaki Makoto..."

On the Keihan Railway to Makikata City, Kid, disguised as Nakamori Ginzo, yawned lazily and said:

"We're just going, why buy any gifts?"

In Makoto Sakaki's plan, their first step was to visit Kiichiro Numabuchi's mother: Asami Numabuchi.

Asami Numabuchi lives in 1-chome, Makikata City, which is only 20 minutes away by train.

Can...

Just visit if you want to!

Kidd glanced at the two boxes in his arms, somewhat confused.

Why buy bananas and incense sticks?

In order to buy incense sticks, they even made a detour to the vicinity of the temple.

Not to mention bananas!

Off-season fruits are expensive and few stores sell them...

But Sakaki Makoto was determined to buy these two things and dragged him across half of Osaka Castle.

"We went to visit her to learn from her about the whereabouts of Kiichiro Numabuchi..."

There weren't many people on the tram, so as long as you didn't shout too loudly, no one would hear you.

"So, we went there as friends of Kiichiro Numabuchi."

With a calm look, Makoto Sakaki looked out at the scenery outside the train and answered Kid's questions:

"Buying gifts is a matter of course. Don't you ever buy gifts when you visit someone's home?"

"Um..."

Kidd thought about it seriously:

“Does the notice count as a gift?”

Sakaki Makoto: "........"

I am Nima....

He really is worthy of being called a Phantom Thief!

Sakaki Makoto had no idea what Kid would say next.

Is the notice a gift?

You're such a pity to ask!!!

With a tense face, Sakaki glanced at him:

"Next time when you send out the notice, I can just ask you and you'll know, right?"

"Will I be beaten to death?"

Kidd raised an eyebrow.

"rest assured..."

After taking out the medicine box and eating a chocolate, Sakaki Makoto said calmly:

"Even if you don't ask, you'll still be beaten to death if you're caught."

"Not everyone is as kind as me..."

Well...

With your good father-in-law secretly helping you, the possibility of Kaito Kidd being caught is not great.

It's really enviable...

Makoto Sakaki has deep feelings towards Kaito Kid and Kudo Shinichi.

Others meet noble people wherever they go, but what about him?

Create your own benefactor.

This is not an ordinary difficulty...

"We are about to arrive at Mufang City, we are about to arrive at Mufang City..."

Less than three minutes after the announcement, the train began to slow down.

Soon, the tram stopped in front of the platform and the door opened...

Sakaki straightened his suit and got off the train with Kidd.

Before leaving the station, Makoto Sakaki spent 100 yuan to buy a map of Makikata City and found Asami Numabuchi's residence on it.

The sun sets and the sky gradually darkens.

Makikata City, adjacent to Kyoto and Nara Prefecture, is famous for the Tanabata legend and the exhibition of dolls made of chrysanthemums.

It also became a major residential area in Osaka Prefecture due to the Keihan Railway.

On both sides of the street stood two similar-looking single-family houses. The street lights were on, and under the incandescent light, two figures were walking slowly towards them.

"Haven't you arrived yet?"

Kidd, who was carrying two small boxes, was already exhausted.

They haven't had a good rest all day...

Kidd originally thought that in the afternoon, they could take a comfortable hot bath, wear bathrobes, and play poker in bed.

What's the result?

It's almost 7:30, and I can't see the hotel anymore. It's getting farther and farther away...

How could he not despair?

"endure."

Holding the map, Sakaki Makoto's voice came from the front:

"I recommend that you turn on the radio and listen to FM78.4, the TBS Midnight Confidant program, when you have nothing to do at night."

"Why listen to that?"

Kidd looked puzzled.

"Oh, just helping a friend increase his listening rate."

You uncle!!!

Kidd felt his scalp tingling and almost collapsed.

He thought Sakaki Makoto was recommending something good!

The result is just to help friends increase their listening rate?

emotion...

I'm just a tool!

Just as Kidd was confusedly following Sakaki Makoto's footsteps...

They passed through the residential area and came to an old-fashioned alley.

Wooden telephone poles with slogans, small shops with long red flags, goods displayed in wooden cabinets, two-story gabled houses, and shops selling traditional Japanese confectionery...

Unlike the modern city with tall buildings, here....

It is full of the atmosphere of the Showa era.

"arrive."

After looking at the signs on the roadside, Makoto Sakaki put away the map.

Kidd stretched his neck, looked around and said:

"Numabuchi Kiichiro's mother lives here?"

"Um."

Sakaki Makoto nodded.

The clean and tidy alley seemed quite quiet and deserted. Occasionally, an old man passing by while patting his back would look at them in surprise.

It has been a long time since young people were willing to come to this alley to buy things...

Within twenty years, they will be completely forgotten by the times and become memories that only exist in photo albums.

But even so...

The vendors in the alley are still sticking to their shops. Even though there are no customers, they are not panicked. They sit behind the counter with a bowl of tea, glance at the blue sky and continue to rest with their eyes closed.

Most of the women who came to buy vegetables with baskets were also residents nearby.

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