His Zen-like state didn't last long before Kaito was pulled back to reality by Ai's voice:
"Guangyou."
He put the cup back on the table, turned to look at Ai, and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"My lady, do you have any orders?"
I thought I was fully prepared.
But at this point, Ai realized that she wasn't actually prepared.
She paused, shook her head, and said:
"Not at the moment."
To distract Kōyū and prevent him from overthinking, Ai immediately changed the subject after she finished speaking:
"Also, the title 'Young Miss' sounds a bit strange."
However, Kōyū's attention was not initially focused on this point.
What he cared about was that Ai didn't deny the prefix "his".
In any case, Ai Haibara has achieved her goal of changing the subject.
They didn't spend too much time on the issue of their identities, which both of them had already acknowledged.
Coming to his senses, Kwang-woo shared his opinion on the title:
"I think this title is quite interesting."
"But if you think it's weird, Ai, then I won't call you that anymore."
To be honest, Ai thinks this nickname is quite interesting.
Upon hearing Guangyou say that he wouldn't call her that anymore, she blurted out:
"Need not."
She then added:
"I just feel like something's weird..."
"Perhaps you could say I'm not quite used to it."
"It's probably because this is the first time I've heard you call me that."
"You'll probably get used to it after a while."
"Alright then, I'll call her that more often from now on." Kōyū quite liked the nickname, and seeing that Ai didn't seem to mind, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the conversation ended, the atmosphere in the living room returned to calm.
That's how it appears.
But that's not the case. Kousuke is fine, but Ai is thinking about the "sneak attack" that Kousuke wanted to launch.
She didn't mean to blame Kousuke.
But he had other intentions.
But in the end, she made up her mind:
We need to settle accounts with Guangyou.
She bit her lip lightly, her expression less cold than usual, and her voice softened.
"Guangyou."
Completely unaware of this, Kōyū asked Ai using that form of address:
"Um?"
"My lady, is there anything I can help you with?"
It was as if a decision had been made and the conflicting emotions in their hearts had been overcome.
Ai's tone was still gentle at this moment, but with less hesitation:
"Sit still and don't move."
"oh."
Although he didn't know what Ai was trying to do, Kousuke still sat on the sofa without moving, just as Ai had told him to.
Only the eyes are still moving.
He was curious to know what this girl was thinking.
He imagined many possibilities, but he still didn't anticipate what happened next:
Ai got up from the sofa, walked up to him, and faced him directly.
The light shone down from above, casting shadows on Ai's delicate face due to her position.
Combined with her expressionless face and the unique angle from which she looked down at him, it gave off a sense of questioning him.
"Could it be because of that 'sneak attack' thing I just did?"
This isn't Kōyū's fault; what gave him this idea was the atmosphere between him and Ai at that moment.
Rather than have Ai tell him, Kousuke decides to confess himself:
"that..."
"Ai, I did have something to do just now."
"I just want..."
He paused here, but still didn't say it.
Having the courage to do something and having the courage to tell the other person about it are two different things.
But who is Guangyou?
If I say it out loud, I'll just get a scolding from Ai.
I should be able to apologize to Ai-chan properly later.
Thinking it was better to just confess and get scolded, Guangyou continued to confess:
"That's what I was trying to do..."
This time he was ready, and he could actually say it.
Can...
Looking at that exquisite face that was only about ten centimeters away from his own, the words that Guangyou was about to say were stuck in his throat.
He simply didn't say it.
Just now, Kwang-woo had intended to confess.
But Ai suddenly leaned down quickly, placing her hands on the sofa behind him, her beautiful eyes meeting his gaze.
"Gulp..."
He swallowed hard, his mind a jumble of thoughts:
What's going on?
"Am I being pinned against a wall?"
"No, 'wall slam' is against a wall, this should be 'sofa slam'."
"What's going on in this girl's mind?"
Seeing that Ai didn't move, he asked in a low voice:
"Ai, what are you thinking about?"
This statement sounds like it comes from low emotional intelligence.
What can we do now that things are like this?
This line should belong to Conan, not Kousuke.
Even knowing what would happen next, he still wanted to ask:
"Ai..."
Are you planning to wall-slam... or sofa-slam me?
This was the first time Ai had ever heard this word.
She frowned slightly and asked in return:
What is "壁咚" (wall slam)?
What is "sofa slam"?
Even Ai Haibara, who had never heard of "wall slam," naturally couldn't possibly know about "sofa slam," which evolved from "wall slam."
This is something Guangyou didn't consider regarding time.
The term "kabe-don" (壁咚) was first introduced by a voice actress named Ryoko Shintani in 2008.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
