"A secret makes a woman woman."
“Okay.” Kwang-woo shrugged, didn’t ask any further questions, picked up the other gift bags and stood up. “Then I’ll go find Sung-mi.”
After exchanging gifts and discussing business matters, the two chatted about everyday life.
After chatting for more than half an hour, Kōyū realized it was getting late, so he said goodbye to Narumi and Vermouth and got up to go back to the office.
...
Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
Friday, Teitan Elementary School, Grade 1, Class B.
The homeroom teacher, Sumiko Kobayashi, came to the classroom after the last class.
She walked to the front of the classroom, clapped her hands, and the noisy classroom fell silent within seconds.
"Classmates, I have something to announce."
"Our classmate Conan is going to live abroad because his parents are working, so I suggest we hold a simple farewell party for him today, okay?"
"Okay!" everyone agreed in unison.
Just yesterday morning, Ai finally completed the verification of the antidote.
The verification process went relatively smoothly overall, and the few problems that arose were resolved successfully with assistance on Friday.
After the verification work was completed, in order to avoid any accidents, Ai checked it three or four more times before going to rest.
However, this does not mean that the antidote is 100% safe.
There might be issues that Ai hasn't discovered yet.
Whether this problem is big or small, and whether it will threaten lives, nobody knows.
Even so, when Conan learned that the antidote was complete, he was as happy as a husky that was destroying the house.
Before taking the antidote, Conan has some things to deal with.
After all, he can't just turn back into Shinichi Kudo like that; the things he does as "Conan" still need to be handled by him personally.
After Kōsuke told the Kudo couple that the antidote was complete, the two of them, as Conan's parents, greeted the teacher and Uncle Mori and the others.
Yesterday during the day, everyone in Class 1-B learned that Conan was leaving.
So when they got back, they prepared some small gifts to give to Conan.
It could be a drawing you made yourself, a favorite toy, or a collectible like Kamen Rider cards...
The gift wasn't expensive, but the sentiment it contained was profound.
Looking at the gifts on the table, Conan's initial joy at being able to turn back diminished, and his mood became somewhat heavy.
At this moment, Ayumi placed the gifts the three of them had prepared all night on the table in front of Conan, looked at him with reluctance, and asked:
"Conan, will you come visit us sometime?"
“...”
Conan didn't know how to answer this question.
Will he be able to come back?
Yes, taking another APTX4869 might bring it back.
But will he really eat it?
The answer is clearly no.
He couldn't bear to tell Ayumi the truth. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded very little and gave a soft "hmm".
Hearing this "affirmative" answer, Ayumi finally smiled.
Genta, usually so cheerful, had no smile on his face. He patted Conan on the shoulder and said to him very seriously:
"Conan, if anyone bullies you, come back and tell us, and we'll go teach them a lesson together!"
"Conan, you will always be a member of our Detective Boys!" Mitsuhiko said earnestly, standing on Conan's other side.
"you...."
Conan glanced at the three of them, his emotions a complex mix.
In the end, he condensed everything he wanted to say into a single, simple word:
"good!"
The three members of the Junior Detective League did cause him some trouble, but after all, they were just first-grade elementary school students.
Among first-grade elementary school students, Ayumi and her two friends are outstanding.
Having spent some time with them as "Conan," who is their peer, he could feel the purest friendship that was untainted by any ulterior motives.
Normally, he would love to grow bigger and turn back into Shinichi Kudo, but at this moment of parting, he felt a pang of reluctance.
But he still had to turn back into Shinichi Kudo and say goodbye to them.
He suppressed his reluctance and gave the three of them a forced smile.
"Yes, Conan, you'll always be one of us!" Mitsuyu said to Conan with a worried look on his face and a very low mood.
“...”
Turning his head and seeing Kōyū's expression, Conan's complex emotions vanished instantly.
"Hey, that's enough."
He looked at Guangyou, whose acting was phenomenal, with a helpless half-moon look on his face.
Others, unaware of the truth, echoed Kōyū's sentiments after hearing it:
"Yes, Conan, you'll always be our friend!"
"..." Conan raised an eyebrow and gave Kōyū a "enough is enough" look.
Kōyū received the look in his eyes, but will he stop?
Anyone with a single hair on their body knows that this is impossible.
He furrowed his brow and pursed his lips in a very affected manner, looking very sad, and said to Conan:
"Conan, you will always be in our hearts!"
A huge question mark seemed to rise above Conan's head.
He's not dead yet!
Everything is in my heart?
Children don't have that many thoughts, and Ayumi and the other two continued to agree.
I stayed after school today to throw a farewell party for Conan, and of course, Conan was the star of the show.
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