He saw the black-haired boy look at the gift in his hand, as if to confirm something, and then looked away after a few seconds and said, "Hmm."

Two children who looked identical were opening their own gifts.

The rain outside the window seemed to be getting lighter and lighter. In the increasingly thick night, a few broken stars broke away, emitting a faint but gentle light.

Kudo lowered his head as everyone stared at him, his pale fingertips resting on the bright gift box, looking a little fragile.

It's a Rubik's Cube.

Kudo pursed his lips, picked up the Rubik's Cube, played with it in his hands for a few times, and spent five minutes scrambling it and then restoring it.

Conan, who had been watching him, couldn't help but stop opening the gift and asked curiously, "Have you ever played with a Rubik's Cube before?"

Yes, this Rubik's Cube was given to me by him. When I bought it, I was thinking that if Kudo didn't know how to solve it, I could still teach him myself. But it turns out that this guy is at the same level as me?

Conan's expectations were shattered.

"Hmm..." Kudo looked up at him a little slowly, "No, this is my first time receiving a gift."

Before that...it wasn't a good memory.

The young man lowered his eyes to hide his emotions slightly, looking a little uneasy, "...Isn't this how it's done?"

first?!

Conan's expression was blank for a moment. He couldn't tell it was his first time, okay? ! When you say this, you should show that it's your first time!!

However...

Conan looked into those ocean-blue eyes that showed no major emotion, and calmed down again.

But once he knew the reason why this guy behaved like this, he felt a little heartbroken.

Damn it, this guy is his counterpart after all, but he has become like this - a rubbish organization... It will be over sooner or later!

Not knowing Conan's complicated mental activity, Kudo gently curled the corners of his lips towards the elementary school detective, revealing a soft smile, and his tone was also very light, as if he was afraid of something, and as if he cherished something, "Thank you."

Thank you...you cherish a fake like him so much.

Conan patted his thigh, "What is there to thank you for? It's your birthday today, isn't it natural for you to receive a gift?"

"Okay, continue taking it apart." Conan pushed him, motioning him to continue.

Kudo pursed his lips and retracted his gaze, then lowered his eyes and continued to look at the next gift.

In fact, there was no indication on the gift as to who it was from, but he knew who it was from the first sight. This was the result after he had gone through so many things.

That is the only result.

It's still a result that is not rare.

He is not a greedy person... no, maybe he couldn't be greedier.

Thinking back to how he hoped that Ayang would survive, that 01 would survive, and that Shiho would survive, the boy couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating smile.

Yes, maybe it was because of greed that he lost so many things.

But... didn't he get nothing in the end?

The gift box in front of him gradually moved away, and Kudo seemed to see a line of words in a trance - he didn't know which book he saw it in.

"A greedy person will end up with nothing."

He will end up with nothing. :,,.