"So, someone like you, a returned overseas student, a half-baked, idle gigolo, has suddenly become a famous detective?"
At the reopened Owl Cafe, Kindaichi, a regular customer, pouted and complained.
He completely ignored Miyuki's reminder that "it's very rude to say that."
Yoruichi Toyama, who had been ridiculed like that, seemed unconcerned.
"Yeah, it's just luck," he said with an innocent smile. "But I've always been luckier than most people."
"Hey Kindaichi, how's your gacha luck lately? How much have you spent this time? Did you get your wages from your last part-time job?"
The "last job" I mentioned refers to the time when the winery recruited high school students as lab assistants, actually to conduct human trials for drug A.
Because their employer, Shiho Miyano, absconded, and two nominal "graduate students" and peripheral members of the brewery were arrested, nobody even thought about paying their wages.
The poor high school students had no choice but to accept their bad luck.
Kindaichi, having been struck by a sharp remark, cried out "Wow!" and, as usual, was enraged.
Miyuki had no choice but to pull him away while changing the subject.
"By the way, Mr. Toyama, where is Peng Zhisuke?"
"They're being fostered at a friend's house; I haven't brought them back yet," Yoruichi Toyama replied, also thinking of Hakuba Saguru, with whom she had a pleasant working relationship.
If we have the chance to work on a few more cases together, it won't be difficult to increase our goodwill towards each other.
But when did Hakuba Saguru appear later?
It seems like they all have plots involving Kaito Kid...
Given that Kaito Kuroba can only remain a high school student under the iron fist of the law, Yoruichi Toyama feels that she needs to change her strategy.
I wonder if it's okay to go to Superintendent Hakuba's house for meals every day...
As his thoughts wandered further and further, Kindaichi glanced at him sideways.
"I'm saying, your 'friend' isn't referring to Gao Yuan, is it?"
Yoruichi Toyama was taken aback for a moment before realizing that he had almost forgotten that Peng Zhisuke's master was actually Takato.
So, does this mean "It's over between us, and since Peng Zhijie is your child, you can keep him"? ...
Thinking that her own and Akechi's nonsense had somehow backfired on her, Toyama Yoruichi was both amused and exasperated.
Kindaichi's gaze grew increasingly suspicious.
"You detective, you've actually been in contact with a murderer..."
Although such suspicion was meaningless, Yoruichi Toyama still felt a little embarrassed. Just as she was about to explain, she was interrupted by the doorbell ringing.
"I'm back."
Ai Haibara, dressed in a blue and white sailor uniform and carrying a small red backpack, appeared at the door.
Mingmei immediately stepped out from behind the bar, took her hand, and helped her take off her backpack.
It seems she's getting more and more used to being the younger sister of that genius teenage scientist, and now she's just a primary school student.
However, Ai Haibara herself did not adapt very well.
This time, he subtly withdrew his hand, turning to the side to reveal another girl behind him.
She was a vibrant girl with two little pigtails, who looked a little older and taller than Ai.
"Wow, Ai-chan, is this your older sister? She's such a beauty!"
Before Ai Haibara could introduce her, she was already giving Akemi a starry-eyed look.
Ai Haibara sighed softly.
"Second and third seniors, this is my older sister, Lin Mingmei."
"Sister, this is a third-year student at our school, her name is..."
"Two, three!" Even faster than her was Kindaichi, who was still bantering with Yoruichi Toyama.
"You little brat, what are you doing here!"
When the girl with the little bun saw him, her expression immediately changed, and she glared back with her hands on her hips, completely losing her composure.
"You idiot, haji, do you own this place? Why can you come here, but I can't?"
After huffing at Kindaichi with her nose upturned, she instantly transformed back into her lively, cheerful, and likable self, flashing a sweet smile at Akemi.
"Hello, Akemi-neechan! I'm Kindaichi Fumizo, you can just call me Fumizo."
...
Fudo Elementary School had long ago bid farewell to Hajime-chan, the Grim Reaper who was a nemesis of the school and those around her, as Yoruichi Toyama knew.
I just didn't expect that Death's sister was still around.
In my memory, Kindaichi Fumizo, though he didn't appear often, always seemed to bring bad luck to others.
After all, she is Kindaichi Kosuke's direct granddaughter.
Although alarm bells went off in her head, Yoruichi Toyama still felt a sense of schadenfreude when she saw Nimi standing with her hands on her hips, arguing with Hajime-chan.
Well, Ai-chan will have to adjust to elementary school life eventually.
If it weren't for Ai's outgoing personality, she probably wouldn't have had a hard time making friends.
"But Ni-San is a third-year student, right? How did he get to know Ai?"
Upon hearing the question, Nizo tilted his head and glanced thoughtfully at Yoruichi Toyama.
"Hmm... Brother, you're the famous detective, Kotaro the Black Cat, who single-handedly defeated the dark magic family, solved the mystery of the Moonshadow Island curse, and trampled that arrogant Phantom Thief Kid underfoot in a single move, right!"
"Ah, right... Pfft!"
Just as Yoruichi Toyama was about to nod after hearing the long string of words, she suddenly jolted back in pain by the last sentence.
A moment later, Kindaichi slammed his fist on the table and burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face.
Miyuki couldn't help but secretly cover her mouth, her shoulders trembling.
Mingmei politely turned around, keeping her back to him.
Out of dignity, Yoruichi Toyama endured the stomach pain and said seriously, "My name is Yoruichi Toyama, and my cat's name is Kotaro."
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