After shouting those words, Ayumi noticed the notebook that had fallen to the ground when she jumped off the chair.
"Oops, it fell down by accident." Ayumi muttered to herself, then bent down to pick up the notebook.
She intended to put the notebook back in its place, but a chance glance made her change her mind.
Looking at the contents of the notebook, Ayumi thought to herself, "Why are Haibara and Mitsuyu the only ones who don't use nicknames?"
This notebook is like her yearbook.
The yearbook contains everyone's nickname, phone number, and home address.
But there were two exceptions.
That's Kyou and Ai.
The yearbook only contains their names, not nicknames.
It's called a nickname, but it's actually just a more intimate way of addressing someone.
In Japan, the relationship between two people can be easily discerned from how they address each other.
Among peers, when addressing someone with whom you have a casual relationship, such as a classmate you are not close to, you usually address them by their surname followed by the honorific "Sang".
If we take Conan as an example, then it would be Edogawa-san.
For those with a slightly better but not quite that close relationship, the person is addressed by their surname, followed by the honorific "君" (jun).
Let's take Conan as an example again. At this point, Conan is referred to as Edogawa-kun.
If you have a closer relationship, you can call each other by our first names.
Although "君" should still be added after it, it is already considered a nickname at this point.
Being able to call each other by name indicates a close relationship between the two.
Using Conan as an example again, in this case, Conan is referred to as Conan-kun.
In most cases, adding "君" to a boy's name is a way of addressing him.
When addressing a girl, you would add "酱" to her name.
It wasn't until now that Ayumi realized that in the name column, Ai's name was Haibara "san", while Kousuke's name was just Kousuke.
In fact, calling someone by their first name without adding a suffix can also indicate that the two people are close.
It would be impolite to do this between strangers.
Or if the two people are enemies, there would be no suffix.
However, Kōyū's situation is rather special. Whether you add "Sō" or "Kimi", Ayumi feels that it is somewhat inappropriate.
The character "桑" is usually added after the surname, but since Guangyou doesn't have a surname, adding it after his given name always felt a bit strange to Ayumi.
Although “君” can be added after either the surname or the given name, the meanings are different.
The former indicates that the two people have a good relationship, but they haven't reached the stage where they can call each other by their first names, and there is still some awkwardness between them.
The latter indicates a close relationship between the two.
Even among many couples, girls address boys by their given name followed by "君" (jun).
However, such a form of address usually requires the other party's approval; calling someone by their nickname without their consent can easily offend them.
Therefore, in the name column, Guangyou's name is simply Guangyou.
As for Ai...
“Everyone calls her Haibara-san…” Ayumi thought seriously for a moment and muttered to herself, “Because she’s a transfer student and usually acts quite mature, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
"But if they're friends, they shouldn't be treated differently!"
At this moment, Ayumi conceived a plan to "call Ai a nickname".
...
Ai, who was doing research in the basement, was naturally unaware of Ayumi's plan.
"That's enough for today." Ai took a sip of warm milk, turned off the computer, stood up from the chair, picked up the cat plush toy next to the computer, and sat on the edge of the bed.
After placing the kitten plush toy next to her pillow, Ai took out her phone and sent a text message to Kousuke.
She received a reply shortly afterward.
Afterwards, Ai leaned against her teddy bear and started chatting with Kousuke.
...
At the office, Kōyū, who had already finished dinner, leaned against the headboard and exchanged text messages with Ai.
Conan sat at his desk, immersed in the time created by the novel.
The atmosphere was harmonious.
...
Guangyou's life has been very regular these past few days.
In the morning, if he gets up early, he will help prepare breakfast.
If Xiaolan gets up early, it means she's preparing.
After breakfast, the group tidied up briefly and then left the office to head to the school.
I picked up Ai on the way and chatted with her on the way to school until the morning school bell rang.
At noon, the two of them would usually go to their "usual spot" to rest, either sitting under the shade of a tree reading or leaning against each other with their eyes closed.
Or perhaps we'll revisit topics we hadn't finished discussing earlier.
The two would not leave this "old spot" until the lunch break was over.
After school in the afternoon, he would take Ai back home, and sometimes he would stay a little longer before returning to the agency.
In the evening, after they finished what they needed to do, they would exchange text messages for a while.
Finally, one of them would send a text message like "Go to sleep early, see you tomorrow," to mark the end of the day.
Only today has this lifestyle changed.
Not only because it's Saturday and we don't have to go to school, but also because we're going camping today.
Yesterday after school, Guangyou and Xiaoai went to buy some camping supplies, such as sleeping mats and warm blankets...
However, they didn't buy many, because Professor Agasa often takes Ayumi and the others camping, so they already have a full range of camping equipment.
That's why Kōyū only carried a small bag today, while Conan brought nothing but himself.
"Conan, I've actually been wanting to throw up... I've been saying it for a long time." Kouyu glanced at the hat on Conan's head, suppressing a smile, and said, "This green hat is really unique."
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