Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

This was the first time Xiaolan knew about this and she let out a long "Ah——" sound.

Seeing this, He Ye, who was not very confident in himself, said to the other party a little embarrassedly:

"But you can't like Heiji."

"Hey?"

"Because if I compete with you, I have no chance of winning."

Oh my, is this the joy of childhood sweethearts and nurturing relationships?

However, looking at Xiaolan who was shouting that she was cute and threw herself on Kazuha, and the two detectives, one big and one small, who were not understanding of the situation.

The brave man who was eating said that it was also nice to watch cute girls sticking to each other.

What stone detective? Go away.

Conan, who felt inexplicably like he was being disliked, looked at Yun Xianhe in confusion.

The latter was chewing on a cookie specially made into the shape of a mermaid and smiled at the little detective:

"Eating a 'mermaid' will make you immortal. Of course, such a good thing should be shared."

"What, huh!"

A cookie was stuffed into his mouth.

Conan chewed it subconsciously. He originally thought it would be a strange-tasting cookie, but he didn't expect the taste to be a bit unexpected:

“This cookie is pretty delicious?”

"It's mermaid meat after all."

"...Brother Xianhe, your joke is horrible."

"What are you two doing eating behind my back?"

The diligent Osaka Chocolate turned around and found that his two little friends had gone to the other side without him knowing when.

The man who had a bite of the biscuit stuffed into his mouth stopped and asked, giving Yun Xianhe a thumbs up.

"Is it delicious? I bought some for you too. I'll share them with you when we get back to the hotel."

“…Is it not good for us to eat this here?”

I realized that I had been led astray by Yun Xianhe since some time ago.

Conan glanced at the victim's family members who were crying over there, and his hand holding the biscuits felt a little uncomfortable.

Yun Xianhe patted the other person's head and comforted him casually:

"There's no strange smell at the scene. If you can't bear to watch, you can turn around. If you don't eat tonight, you'll have a stomachache tomorrow and won't be able to investigate the case. Besides, you'll have to eat the other party's meal next."

"..."

In the end, Conan chose to put the remaining two cookies into his pocket.

On the other side, Hattori Heiji, who seemed to be used to it, stuffed it directly into his mouth, showing no sign of being affected at all.

"Well, if Sumi was murdered, I advise you to pay more attention to that person."

Naoko Kuroe suddenly came up to the two of them.

Following her line of sight, Hattori Heiji immediately saw the drunk man.

The other party was the one who really acted like nothing had happened, actually drinking in such a place.

"I'm talking about Saori's drunkard dad."

Mr. Menxie drank very heartily, but the drunken look between his eyebrows made him look very unhappy.

"By the way, you said before that you wanted to go to Saori's house, do you still want to go now?"

Shimabukuro Kimie who was standing by suddenly said this.

Thinking of this, Maori Kogoro looked at Monkyou Saori's father and complained with his half-moon eyes:

"But looking at her father's expression, I can't get any information from him."

"Then can we go see the longevity lady now?"

Conan, who was standing by, brought up this matter, looking like a curious child.

Yun Xianhe, who had just shared cookies with Xiaolan and Heye, came back and just heard this.

He glanced at Shimabukuro Kimie who was stunned for a moment, and reached out to rub Conan's head:

"Conan, it's very late now. According to the old man's sleep and rest schedule, he should have fallen asleep."

"Eh—is that so?"

Shimabukuro Kimie, who had been planning to fool others as usual, was stunned when he heard this and quickly continued:

"Well, my great-grandmother would have fallen asleep at this time in the past. And she must be very tired from the festival tonight, so she may not be able to see you. Sorry..."

Jun Hui's smile was very forced when she said these words.

Yun Xianhe patted Conan on the head, like a very reliable adult:

"Look, Conan, don't bother me. You can wait until tomorrow to visit me."

"All right……"

The young detective sounded a little disappointed, but he didn't insist any further.

The body of Miss Sumi Ebihara was taken back by her family.

After completing the entire on-site investigation, everyone returned home.

After dinner, Hattori picked up Conan with one hand and forced his way into Yun Xianhe's room.

The two people in charge of solving the case wrote down the information they had received throughout the day on pieces of paper, cut them up, and arranged a relationship chart of the characters on Yun Xianhe's quilt.

"If we can find Monkyo Saori, the case will go much more smoothly."

"But her alcoholic father probably won't know the news."

"Hattori, what if we assume the worst?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"Suppose Monkyou Saori is already dead."

The two of them were talking to each other.

Make bold assumptions and verify carefully.

Yun Xianhe, who had lost his quilt, sat by the window bored.

The unfocused sight passed over the woods and houses outside the window and fell on the dark sea in the distance.

This kind of weather is perfect for the Sirens to appear.

"Brother Xianhe, do you have anything to add?"

"How about giving me back the quilt?"

Feel the resentment in those heterochromatic eyes.

The expressions on Conan and Hattori's faces froze. They laughed awkwardly twice but did not pack up their things immediately.

Yun Xianhe, who had long been accustomed to the way they were acting, did not say anything. He took out his cell phone and sent a message to Kidd, whom he had not had time to contact just now.

[KID, I'm on the Mermaid Island, do you want some mermaid specialties? — Brave]

〔???--magician〕

The thief got goosebumps when he saw the word "fish".

what? !

Fish,?! The hero just mentioned fish, right?!

…not sure, take another look.

The Phantom Thief suppressed his discomfort and read it again word by word. When he confirmed that the word "merman" was written on it, his expression was a little complicated.

The question is, are mermaids fish?

The Phantom Thief, who didn't want to let the other person down, hesitated and tactfully expressed his views on fish.

Yun Xianhe, who saw the message, clicked on the character card introduction on the system panel.

Well, I only wrote about what the other person likes, not what he or she hates.

The problem is not big.

[I can process them again and send you only the upper half of their bodiesヾ(●′?｀●) ——Brave Man]

[Are you serious?! Σ(° △ °|||)——Magician]

[Do you want the 'fish' part? —Brave Man]

[NO!!! —Magician]

[It tastes really good. I'll send you the upper half of the body. - Brave]

Kidd, who was practicing a new magic trick, suddenly had a tremor in his hands, and a handful of playing cards fell to the ground.

There was only one card left between his bony fingers.

Kidd looked at the special pattern on the card and the Romanization of "brave" written in cursive at the bottom, and flicked the card with his finger.

"Really? You really don't play by the rules."

Break off the lower half of the mermaid cookie and send only the upper half over...

Only that guy could do it.

Thinking of something, Kidd smiled helplessly, sent a few messages to Yun Xianhe, and continued to work on his new magic.

You have to perform some new tricks for your most loyal audience, right?

"It's already midnight, Brother Xianhe, will your teeth hurt if you eat cookies now?"

"Were you not full just now?"

The two people who were arguing about the case stopped discussing and looked at each other when they saw Yun Xianhe opening another box of biscuits.

They watched Yun Xianhe put on gloves and a mask and take out a beautiful gift box from his backpack.

After putting wax paper on the box, he reached out to take the cookies.

"Want to package it up and give it away?"

Conan became more and more curious about the flat backpack next to Yun Xianhe.

Forget about the gift box, but what the hell is the oil paper? Why would you bring these two things with you when you go out?

click,

The upper body of the mermaid biscuit was carefully placed in the gift box, and the tail was thrown into the lid of the just-opened biscuit box.

Conan and Hattori Heiji were stunned for a moment after witnessing the other party's "beheading operation".

The two looked at each other, and finally Conan bit the bullet and whispered to Yun Xianhe who was humming an unknown tune:

"Brother Xianhe?"

"Ok?"

"Why...why did you break the cookies?"

"Oh, because some people don't like to eat fish, I'm removing the 'fish' part of the mermaid."

"????ha?"

No, are you sick? They are just cookies!

Inside the cookie box lid are piles of fish tails, and the colorful frosting makes them look very delicious.

In the gift box, portraits with only the upper half of the figures were neatly arranged.

Hattori Heiji and Conan fell silent at the same time.

The two of them counted all the friends of Yun Xianhe that they knew, but they couldn't figure out who was so psychologically twisted for a long time.

At the same time, the Phantom Thief sneezed for no apparent reason, rubbed his nose, and muttered softly:

"Is the air conditioner on too strong?"