Ran Mouri's gentleness, Sonoko Suzuki's vivacity, and Aoko Nakamori's unreserved enthusiasm—the three of them standing together seem like they were born to be friends.
It would be even more perfect if we added the energetic Kazuha.
Seeing this, Ai had to admit that Yuzuru Hanyu's judgment was indeed sharp, but she still retorted, "Harmony? I think you're the one who thinks 'double happiness' is harmonious."
Well, Ai-chan actually has a pretty sharp eye.
He immediately saw through the little scheme in someone's mind.
However, her vision was still a tiny bit too narrow...
Yuzuru pretended not to hear Ai's words, stroked his chin, and said to himself, "Speaking of which, Aoko and Ran look so alike, could they be related by blood?"
“This way of striking up a conversation is outdated,” Ai said coldly.
"I'm serious!" Yuzuru protested. "How can two people in the world look so alike? Unless..."
"Unless it's a clone?" Ai Haibara chimed in, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Have you been watching too many sci-fi movies lately?"
On this point, Yuzuru Hanyu would like to express his innocence.
His statement wasn't entirely unfounded.
After all, according to Aoyama Gosho's consistent creative logic, it doesn't seem unreasonable that Eri Kisaki has a twin sister who was separated from her at a young age.
Hmm, I should probably check with my mother-in-law another day.
As the two were playfully fighting, the laughter of the three girls suddenly rose an octave. Aoko pulled out a pair of handcuffs from somewhere and was showing them to Ran and Sonoko with great interest.
"Those are... police handcuffs?" Ai squinted.
“Her father is an inspector in the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second Investigation Division, specializing in cases involving Phantom Thief Kid,” Hanyu Nan explained. “She probably borrowed the discarded handcuffs from her father.”
Sure enough, the chuunibyou girl started demonstrating to the two how to quickly handcuff herself, but accidentally handcuffed herself and Sonoko together.
Ran was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight, clutching her stomach with both hands, tears welling up in her eyes. Sonoko, on the other hand, shook her handcuffed wrists with a helpless expression, muttering, "Aoko, you're such a scatterbrain."
"See? I told you she needed proper guidance." Yuzuru shook his head. "How can you just play with something so dangerous?"
Ai snorted coldly: "Yeah, it's safe as long as you 'guide' me."
"Did you go overboard with your吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online complaining/criticism) today?"
Yu Sheng Nan smiled and was about to pat her head again.
"Damn!"
Ai nimbly dodged, disdainfully patting off non-existent dust, "Stay away from me, you perverted lolicon."
The proud and aloof girl, who just received five designer handbags last night, is now in a state of post-coital bliss, full of energy and speaking with a strong voice.
As for secret stashes of money, we can always start over.
Looking at the little girl's disgusted face, Yuzuru smiled even more brightly: "Ai, do you know? Before an item is safely in your possession, in a sense, it doesn't belong to you yet."
Ai: "..."
Hugh, you sack, are you a dog?
No, calling him a dog is an insult to dogs; dogs are man's best friend.
She silently complained to herself, her face full of resentment.
However, despite her tsundere nature, under Yuzuru Nan's wicked "threat," Ai-chan had no choice but to willingly place her little head under his hand, looking resigned to her fate.
Seeing this, Yu Sheng Nan happily rubbed and rubbed her smooth, tea-colored hair.
Teasing little girls is so much fun.
On the other side, after a flurry of activity, the three girls finally managed to unlock their handcuffs.
Aoko blushed and apologized, "I'm sorry, Sonoko, I always practice with mannequins..."
"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Sonoko waved her hand. "But Aoko, why are you practicing with handcuffs?"
As she spoke, her eyes darted around, and a series of strange thoughts flashed through her mind. Her eyes, full of gossip, looked at her "Second Xiao Lan".
Could it be that... Aoko has some special hobby?
"What the hell!"
Aoko felt a little shy under Sonoko's strange gaze, and two blushes rose on her fair cheeks.
Then, her expression suddenly turned serious, and her eyes revealed a determined light: "I will practice using handcuffs, of course, so that one day I can catch that bastard Kaito Kid with my own hands!"
Upon hearing this, Ran and Sonoko exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, "We understand."
Qingzi: "..."
I have a feeling you guys misunderstood.
"You guys hate that pretentious thief too, right?"
Aoko confirmed again, her eyes burning with fury.
"I hate it, I hate it! Of course I hate it!"
Sonoko immediately clenched her fists, looking indignant and saying, "That guy has stolen from my house so many times, making everyone panic every time. If I catch him, he'll be in big trouble!"
That's what they say, but Miss Sonoko isn't in a hurry.
Anyway, with Nan around, she can catch that thief whenever she wants. Until then, she can let her uncle play with him, since her uncle is obsessed with catching the Phantom Thief Kid himself.
And the most important thing right now is...
Sonoko's eyes suddenly turned sly, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly as she leaned closer to Aoko and asked, "By the way, Aoko, besides handcuffs, what else have you practiced? Do you know how to use a whip?"
Qingzi: "..."
Do you want to hear what you're saying?
As a teenage girl with a touch of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), she had heard of her country's pillar cultural industry.
"The garden..."
Aoko's eyes began to turn unfriendly, just like Ran's when she was about to lose her temper, as if she was about to confront her.
Seeing this, Sonoko immediately slid down to her knees, put her hands together, and said sincerely, "Aoko, don't misunderstand. What I mean is, if we catch that thief, we must give him a good beating before handing him over to the police to vent our anger."
The young lady's serious yet nonsensical manner is exactly like someone else's.
One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black.
Ran rubbed her forehead and could only step forward to smooth things over for her mischievous best friend: "Qingzi, don't be angry. If Kaito Kid dares to come later, I'll teach him a lesson with you."
"Xiao Lan is right!"
Sonoko put her arms around their shoulders, "If the three of us join forces, we can definitely teach that big white bird-man a painful lesson!"
“The White Birdman…” Nakamori Aoko repeated the nickname, her mind conjuring up the image of Kaito Kid in a white tuxedo gliding through the air, and suddenly she laughed out loud, “That description is so apt!”
The three girls burst into laughter again, and their friendship quickly warmed up based on their shared "hatred" for Phantom Thief Kid.
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