Chapter 145 The vest fell off! I heard the little boy...
After hearing the little boy's excited voice, the player shifted his gaze from his phone and said with a smile, "Really? Then tell me about it."
“What’s the secret hidden in the food?”
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya walked in front of Ayumi Yoshida and Genta Kojima, his head slightly raised as he confidently said, "These little pearls must be made from food broth!"
"My mom once made me a delicious Chinese dish called pig skin jelly. I witnessed the entire process!" The freckled little boy looked up and said with a smile, "They wash the pig skin, cut it into long thin strips, then simmer it over high heat, add seasoning, and refrigerate it."
"In the end, it will become crystal clear!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya pointed at the 'almost transparent little pearls' on the big screen and said with certainty, "Those little pearls must be made in the same way!"
"You have a point. But... how does the pig skin jelly turn into these little balls after being cut? An hour and a half of preparation doesn't seem like it would be enough to achieve this." As Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko's expression shifted from joy to a state of stunned silence, the player spoke again, "It doesn't seem right. Mitsuhiko-kun, would you like to rethink it?"
"Ah, how could this be—" Mitsuhiko wailed. "This is the answer I've been thinking about for a long time!"
Ayumi looked at the lost Mitsuhiko and felt that her firm idea just now might not pass muster with her sister Chiyo.
We must find a powerful foreign aid...
Ayumi looked at Ai, who was sitting next to Professor Agasa and had no intention of showing up, and Conan, whose eyes were shining and eager to try, and an idea came to her mind.
"It's my turn next!" Kojima Genta walked up confidently and submitted the answer he had thought of to Sister Chiyo.
"No—" the player shook his head, his tone drawn out, "Anyone else want to give it a try?"
"In that case, let me do it..." Edogawa Conan raised his hand.
"No! I should be the next one. Conan-kun can't cut in line!" Conan was interrupted by Ayumi before he could finish his words.
"Ayumi, and Haibara..., you..." Conan Edogawa looked at the confident Ayumi Yoshida and the Haibara Ai who was standing behind Dr. Agasa and smiling at him meaningfully, and he couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart.
"Then let Ayumi speak first." The player who saw the dispute between the two people was very happy to stir up trouble.
"These 'little pearls' are made using cutting-edge equipment." Ayumi said the answer that Edogawa Conan had in mind, "This is the spherical form of molecular cuisine, which is a spherical core wrapped with... uh... something."
"Uh..." At the end, Ayumi's tone was obviously weak, and it seemed that she had forgotten her lines.
"It's a liquid core wrapped in a gel skin, forming a caviar-like structure." Conan sighed and completed Yoshida Ayumi's answer.
"! That's right, that's it!" Hearing the same words that Ai said to her, Ayumi subconsciously expressed her agreement.
"Congratulations, that's correct!" The player finally acknowledged the answer, which was shared by three people. "These little pearl-like balls are a form of spherification in molecular cuisine."
"We'll omit the origins of molecular gastronomy, but it has many forms, not just spherification, but also emulsification, liquid nitrogen quick freezing, low-temperature cooking, and so on."
The player looked towards the field. "Although we can't see this contestant's entire production process, he is undoubtedly an expert at this. The nine-square box he provided uses at least three molecular gastronomy methods."
“It’s still pretty impressive.”
Although it won't be first place, it's enough to advance to the next round of the competition.
"That's right. This concept originated in France and Hungary and has since spread widely." Dr. Agasa nodded and said with a smile, "Miss Chiyo probably didn't let me participate in this little game because she understands my research on this molecular gastronomy instrument."
The player who just thought that as a scientist, he might soon discover the clues: "What? Dr. Agasa also knows something about this kind of thing?"
"Please be sure to contact me about this, Dr. Agasa." The player handed over another business card.
Conan Edogawa discovered that the business card was exactly the same as the one he received from Genta and the others: "..."
"Ahem, since you guys got the answer right, it's time for me to fulfill my promise."
"Although I said before that only the first person who tells me the answer will be valid..." The player turned around and smiled, "But Ayumi's answer was told to you by Haibara, and Conan supplemented it, so..."
"You both calculated correctly! The other two will also receive participation prizes!" Amidst several pairs of sparkling eyes, the player hooked his finger at the burly man in a black suit not far away, and took a few things from the hand of the burly man who flashed over.
"Genta's eel rice, Mitsuhiko's Kamen Rider merchandise that's currently hot, and Ayumi's super cute little skirt that's a collaboration with a girl idol group."
"Thank you, Sister Chiyo!" The three little ones hugged the gifts and cheered enthusiastically.
The player, surrounded by children, raised his chin proudly.
"As for you two..." The player looked at Edogawa Conan and Haibara Ai, whose eyes inexplicably revealed a certain maturity, and smiled, "Then let me hear what your requests are?"
"Can I tell Sister Chiyo in private?" Edogawa Conan suddenly changed his expression and said sweetly.
"Of course you can—" After the player and the big man in the black suit gave a few instructions, they took the two fake children and left the sight of the little ones.
"Doctor, why did Conan want to talk to Chiyo alone, and took Ai away as well?" After the three of them left, Ayumi leaned against the doctor and asked with some confusion.
"...Maybe Conan-kun would be shy." Dr. Agasa was silent for a long time and made up an excuse.
"So Conan is this kind of person?" Genta finished a bowl of eel rice and unconsciously made fun of him.
"Uh, maybe I suddenly felt embarrassed, hahaha..." Dr. Agasa scratched his head.
"The doctor really can't lie..."
"Yeah yeah."
"It's still the same as before. When you lie, you'll do a lot of weird little things."
"Forget it, the doctor has done his best, let's just cooperate with him."
Dr. Agasa's face froze.
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After arriving at the unique box, the player propped up his chin with his hand and said, "No one else will come here except me, so you can talk without worry."
After a few breaths, Edogawa Conan spoke first.
"Sister Chiyo, you are not an ordinary person, right?" In front of someone who knew his true identity, Edogawa Conan, no, or rather Kudo Shinichi pushed his glasses, took a deep breath, and asked tentatively.
"Of course I'm not an ordinary person, I'm the savior of the world!" The player pointed to the sky with one hand and made a middle school student gesture.
Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara, who were originally nervous: "..."
I don't know why, but I suddenly wasn't nervous at all.
"Alright, alright, you two are like two pieces of wood, so boring." The player, who hadn't received a response for a long time, put down his hand a little disappointedly. He missed the Great Sensei and Princess Koyomi. At the very least, Odasaku wouldn't let the player be so embarrassed even if he was here!
If the Great Teacher is present at this time, he will agree with the players in a very natural tone, and may even join in with a gesture similar to that of a roc spreading its wings.
If Princess Xiaoye were here, she would first quietly complain about the players, then be half-heartedly and confusedly fooled by the players, and might even use her special abilities to make the players fly and spin around.
Thinking of this, the player sighed again: "Oh, boring——"
As long as Kudo Shinichi is taken away from the scene, the Chef God Competition will definitely go smoothly!
Let’s finish things here as soon as possible, and then go play with Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya who have disappeared to nowhere.
The two of them were inexplicably disliked and their eyes widened: "..."
"Anyway, Sister Chiyo, uh..., I mean Miss Chiyo." Under the player's imposing gaze, Kudo Shinichi, who sensed the danger, naturally changed the address.
"You really do like seeing others get frightened, don't you?" Kudo Shinichi, who looks like a child but is actually a famous high school detective, couldn't help but complain after watching the scene in front of him that was a masterpiece of face-changing skills.
"Although it's fun to watch your expressions change, I didn't mean to mess with you this time." The player, thinking of Edogawa Conan's comments, looked at him with some difficulty and asked, "Shinichi-kun, do you really not understand?"
Kudo Shinichi, caught off guard by his real name, responded: "...Huh?"
Although I was prepared, I still felt a shiver in my heart.
"I've only seen you three times, and all three times I encountered murder, and today was particularly violent."
"Because you're prone to bloodshed, I'm going to arrest every potential criminal in Yokohama today. Some are after love, some are after money, and some are just looking for revenge." The player shook his head and said, "You have no idea what I went through this morning while I was sitting in the audience."
Do you really think those big men in black suits are just here to give gifts to players?
Kudo Shinichi: "...Isn't it because as a detective, I just happened to encounter those cases?"
Haibara Ai knew very well that the great detective next to her had no idea that the number of cases she encountered was a bit abnormal, so she didn't say anything, but rolled her eyes very obviously.
Looking at the two people in front of him who were silent, the player's attention shifted from Kudo Shinichi to the short-haired girl.
"Of course, I didn't expect to find such a young genius this time. It was a pleasant surprise.
"Don't you think so, Ms. Miyano Shiho?" Players naturally used all means to flirt with highly intelligent NPCs. "I really hope you can join my company!"
"The salary is quite generous, are you sure you don't want to consider it?"
Having her name called out, Huiyuan Ai stared at the black-haired girl in front of her. After a long moment, she finally opened her mouth and said, "You... are a person with special abilities, right?"
Player: "Hmm?"
Kudo Shinichi: "Ah huh?"
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