Chapter 142: Cooking Competition! For some reason,...
For some reason, the moment the player asked the question, the atmosphere seemed to become a little silent.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? Or...are you sick?" The player tilted his head in confusion and pulled out his phone. "We have plenty of doctors here. If you're feeling unwell, I can call two doctors over to check you out."
"No, no, no... Don't bother." Edogawa Conan hurriedly stopped him. Facing the puzzled looks from the three children, he coughed lightly a few times, "Um, cough cough... They just didn't expect the organizer of this cooking competition to be so young, and they didn't know what to say for a moment, right, Professor Agasa!"
"Ah...ah, yes!" Dr. Agasa nodded quickly, taking a hint from Kudo Shinichi's eyes. "My name is Dr. Agasa. I'm a scientist, currently a freelancer. Uh...the girl sitting behind me is Haibara Ai. She's a bit shy, so she doesn't want to show her face."
[Name: Dr. Agasa
Age: 52
Have special abilities: No
Likes: Ginkgo trees, likes to conduct scientific experiments
Note: Dr. Agasa is an eccentric inventor with a PhD in Engineering. Although he often creates things that are a bit crooked, he actually has a great talent for invention and has invented many props suitable for children. We recommend a collaboration!
"Although I already guessed you were extraordinary..., I never thought Dr. Agasa was actually a scientist!"
The player's tone instantly changed as he shook hands with the NPC, who looked quite well-intentioned. He then handed over a business card that was completely different from the one in Maori Kogoro's hand. "I'm Kamikami Chiyo. This is my business card. Perhaps we'll be able to work together in the future."
"Ah? Oh... Kamikami High-Tech Co., Ltd.?" Dr. Agasa was shocked.
Isn't this the company that's recently gained fame for its high-tech business? I didn't expect the person in charge to be so young!
"Dr. Agasa, you know this name?" The player praised the hard-working employees and continued, "It's truly an honor for our company to be known by someone like you."
"Sister Chiyo. Why did you guess that Dr. Agasa was unusual? You know, we didn't notice it at first." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who happened to be sitting next to Dr. Agasa, said curiously.
"Ahem... That's because I know someone similar," the player said with a laugh. "He always wears a white coat and round glasses, and looks like a researcher."
"But..." The player glanced at Professor Agasa's bald head and whispered to the skinny boy, "The guy I know has quite thick hair, and it's green!"
"He-he dyed his hair green?" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya asked in shock.
"That sounds cool." said Ayumi Yoshida.
"How about a bowl of eel rice?" Kojima Genta was not curious about this at all and felt that this was not as good as eel rice.
Player: "No, his green hair is natural."
The player without any memory rubbed his chin, thought carefully, and then said hesitantly, "It must be innate..."
Dr. Agasa: "...Actually, you don't have to be so obvious with your movements. I can hear them all."
He may not be able to hear what Miss Chiyo said, but can't he hear what you kids are saying?
"Dr. Agasa! Please listen to our explanation!" The three little ones added hurriedly.
"Yeah! We didn't mean to say you had no hair!" Kojima Genta touched his stomach and said something off topic, "When can we eat? I'm a little hungry!"
Dr. Agasa without hair: "..."
The player who caused this situation leaned back in his chair and chuckled. The scene suddenly became very cheerful. At this time, the card machine's system also showed the player some basic information about the shy little girl.
[Name: Huiyuan Ai (Miyano Shiho?)
Age: 18
Have special abilities: No
Things I like: small animals, scarlet, movies, fashion magazines, football...
Note: She has a strong dislike and fear for crows, and has a similar experience to Edogawa Conan. Her cold exterior hides a dark past, but it is certain that she is a genius-level pharmaceutical chemist and pharmacologist, a rare scientific talent!
Player: “…”
Another fake child. Is this phenomenon happening wholesale?
Are they cursed like the players? But they don't have pacifiers.
Scientific research talents, does that mean... ?
Regardless, this kind of scientific talent is hard to come by! The player has an advanced medical route at hand, but doesn't know how to unlock it!
Thinking this way, the player decisively walked towards the girl who was obviously avoiding him.
The inquiring gaze from the black-haired girl made Haibara Ai, who was already behind Professor Agasa, hide even further back.
Thinking about what she had experienced throughout the day, Haibara Ai tried hard to suppress the trembling of her body's automatic reaction, and pulled her mask closer to her face, trying to endure this difficult time.
However, she discovered that the black-haired girl who had frightened her for no reason had left her seat and was walking towards her.
Huiyuan Ai: “!!!”
"This is my business card, Ms. Huibara—" The player took out a business card identical to the one he handed to Professor Agasa and handed it to her, looking at her meaningfully for a few times, "You, like Edogawa Conan, don't act like a child at all."
Huiyuan Ai: “!”
Edogawa Conan: “!”
Dr. Agasa: “!”
"Miss Kana, you're actually a genius-level scientific researcher." The player leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words, "If you need my help, feel free to contact me."
"I'm planning to start a pharmaceutical company, and I'm really in need of someone like you."
"If you're willing, please consider it carefully. Our company offers very generous benefits, among other things."
Trembling and shaking, pupils trembling, Huiyuan Ai, who was still unable to react when the black-haired girl returned to her seat: "..."
"Why is it that only Haibara-san has a business card—!"
"That's right, we want it too!"
"That's right! Sister Chiyo can't neglect this for the sake of the other!"
"You're neglecting one thing while focusing on another, Yuantai!"
"I really overlooked this! Of course, here you go." The player took out the corresponding business cards, including Mao Li Ran and Edogawa Conan.
However, the business cards in their hands are very different from those in the hands of Dr. Agasa and Haibara Ai.
Edogawa Conan looked at the business card in his hand, which read: [Kamigami Chiyo - Chiyo Company.]
He glanced at the business card in Dr. Agasa's hand, which was completely different from theirs. The words on it were also slightly different. It read: [Kamigami Chiyo - Kamigami High-Tech Co., Ltd.]
The business card in Haibara Ai's hand reads: [Kamigami Chiyo - Kamigami Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.]
Edogawa Conan: "..."
Three companies? And none of them had any positions. And what had she said to Haibara Ai that made her look so terrified? Was it the same as her previous experience?
Thinking back to the last time I came to Yokohama, it was just a simple encounter, and this girl named Kamikami Chiyo, who looked younger than me, told me her real name.
So, did Huibara...just now experience the same thing?
Kamikami Chiyo... who is she?
The player seemed oblivious to the burning gazes of the pseudo-child disguised as a child and living with someone else's family. He simply pointed at the lively scene and said, "Look!"
"The game is about to begin!"
Edogawa Conan was stunned and subconsciously looked inside the field.
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Sure enough, the host Yoko Okino skipped the introduction of the judges, the contestants, and the first round of cooking competition, and moved the competition to the second round of cooking competition.
"Dear audience, the second round of competition is about to begin! This time, all contestants need to come up with questions that will be answered by the judge, Miss Suzuki Sonoko, using a bow and arrow!" Yoko Okino raised her hand, and the spotlight immediately shifted from her to Suzuki Sonoko.
"It's finally my turn! Look, I'm going to give you a big surprise!" Suzuki Sonoko was well prepared. She took the bow and arrow handed to her by the staff and looked confident!
"It turns out that Sonoko suddenly dragged me to the archery club every day recently. There really is a place where I need to use a bow and arrow..." Ran Mouri, who was watching attentively, suddenly exclaimed.
"Haha, is she cramming? How cute," the player said, looking at the confident girl on the field. "It looks like her aim is a little off, though."
"Sonoko...she probably doesn't like sports very much." The player said in a firm tone.
"Hey, how did Miss Chiyo know that?" Mao Lilan asked in surprise, but nodded affirmatively, "Indeed, Sonoko's physical strength is relatively poor."
"Just call me Chiyo, or Chiyo-chan," the player answered Mao Lilan's question with a smile. "It's because of her muscles. Sonoko's movements are already very standard. I guess someone has taught her."
"That's true. Sonoko specifically asked a famous senior from the Kyudo club to give her expedited training."
"She can still shoot it, but—" the player narrowed his eyes and spoke in a long tone, "what she shoots will be different from what she originally intended to shoot."
As soon as she finished speaking, Okino Yoko on the field immediately announced: "Ms. Suzuki Sonoko's answer is - an everyday bento with a home-style flavor. Miss Suzuki looked a little disappointed. Was it because she didn't hit the target she expected?"
Mao Lilan looked at Sonoko and found that she was indeed a little lost.
"Damn it! I was hoping to hit that mysterious ingredient!" Suzuki Sonoko looked at the bow and arrow in her hand with some disappointment, muttering softly, "But the everyday bento isn't bad either..."
Yoko Okino: "An everyday bento with a home-style twist. This seemingly simple task actually contains a very difficult challenge. How will the contestants handle it?"
"Let's wait and see!"
"Countdown: one hour and thirty minutes!"
"The game begins now!"
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