Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

"A kid from the Kudo family?"

Kudo Kazuma feigned doubt.

"Aunt Eri is talking about that high school detective, Shinichi Kudo, right? He's also Ran's childhood friend?"

He shook his head slightly: "Comparatively, because of Conan and because Ran saved me before, I am more familiar with Ran."

"As for Shinichi Kudo... there are quite a few people who say that I look exactly like him."

Eri Kisaki shook her head slightly: "It's not that you're exactly the same, but there are differences in your eyebrows and eyes. As twin brothers, that's not strange, is it?"

Kazuma Kudo blinked subconsciously, looking at Eri Kisaki with a hint of confusion: "Aunt Eri, you mean..."

It's not a big deal that Eri Kisaki, a family member of the main characters, a friend of Yukiko, and a member of the Iron Red faction, knows about him, and even about her own older brother.

The question is, how did she know that? And how much did she know?

Did she deduce it herself? Or did she ask her mother?

The ordered dishes were served quickly. Once all the dishes were served and only the two of them remained in the private room, Eri Kisaki spoke up.

"If I had to say who I know best in your Kudo family, besides Yukiko, it would be Shinichi Kudo..."

"As public figures, Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo were indeed reported in the past by newspapers with rumors that they were frequently going in and out of the hospital for some unknown reason. Yukiko later clarified that it was because their son was often sick..."

"I first met Shinichi Kudo when he was four years old—that kid didn't seem unwell at all, and in the following years, that rascal took Ran into mischief and went on all sorts of adventures..."

As she spoke, Eri Kisaki's tone gradually turned cold.

Sensing that queen-like aura, Kudo Kazuma subconsciously shrank back and silently mourned for his older brother.

When Eri Kisaki saw Kazuma Kudo's reaction, she first frowned, then smiled and shook her head: "I almost forgot, you're not Shinichi Kudo."

"Shinichi, that brat, he's obviously not someone who's been frail since childhood. I just never thought much of it before, until I met you..."

"I was just guessing whether you and Shinichi were twins, and I only confirmed it after calling Yukiko."

"It's one thing that you were young and frail when you were a child, but now that you're clearly unaffected, you've never revealed your identity, and the world has never known that the Kudo family has a second son. So... there must be some reason that you can't say now, right?"

Kudo Kazuma hesitated for a moment, then admitted it.

“I understand.” Eri nodded. “Let’s pretend this conversation never happened. To me, you are just Conan Edogawa’s older brother and Ran’s friend.”

Kazuma Kudo understood what Eri Kisaki meant; this was something even Kogoro Mouri wasn't planning to tell her: "Thank you, Aunt Eri."

Eri Kisaki raised her hand and pushed up her glasses: "No need to thank me. Instead, tell me about your younger brother, Conan Edogawa. Who is he?"

Kazuma Kudo: "...A distant relative, his mother, Uncle Mori and Ran have met her."

For the sake of his unfortunate brother's life, he should help cover it up.

Anyway, this shouldn't have been his job to say it; Conan should have said it himself, or at least Ran should have said it.

However... if Eri Kisaki notices something, deduces something, or simply calls her mother to find out something, then that's not his problem.

After having lunch and saying goodbye to Eri, Kazuma Kudo returned home.

"Hiro~ Narumi~ I'm back~ How did the tequila perform?"

Kudo Kazuma's voice rang out in the courtyard. Kagemitsu Neko and Narumi Usagi walked out of the room at a leisurely pace, while the teenage version of Tequila shot out like a cannonball.

"Danpo!" Agave asked angrily, "What's going on? Why can't I even leave this courtyard! What have you done to me!"

Kudo Kazuma raised his hand to cover his ears: "It's too noisy. Would it kill you to speak a little quieter?"

Agave's expression froze, and his imposing manner unconsciously diminished.

In fact, the cat named Hiro and the rabbit named Chengshi had explained his current situation to him in the past few days, and he could guess that Danpo was probably behind his inability to leave the yard or use the phone.

But he was unwilling to give up; he didn't want to lose face in front of Danpo, a mere child...

However, the truth is that when facing Danpo directly, he couldn't maintain his momentum at all. As soon as Danpo spoke, the momentum he had painstakingly gathered dissipated.

Kudo Kazuma gave Tequila a disdainful look: "Do you even know what a puppet is? Of course, you have to do whatever I say. If I don't let you go out, you definitely won't be able to get out, okay?"

After saying that, he ignored Tequila and turned to Jingguang and Narumi: "How is it? Has there been any problem with Tequila fusing with the puppet body these past few days? What about you guys, do you want to make puppet bodies?"

"Don't worry, I don't have any restrictions on you. As long as you don't reveal my secrets, you can do whatever you want with the puppet bodies."

At this point, Kudo Kazuma suddenly pointed at Narumi Usagi: "No, you'll have to work for me! Heero, if you don't mind, you can come work for me too~"

Narumi Usagi took a half-step back, speechless: "I can continue studying in my current state, so whether I have a physical condition or not doesn't matter for now. But Hiro-kun..."

Jingguang Cat has long wanted to have a proper talk with Zero, and now that she has the opportunity, she certainly won't let it pass.

He tilted his cat head and asked, "Can I decide my own appearance?"

“Sure, as I said before, we can customize bodies.” Kudo Kazuma snapped his fingers. “Come to my room, let’s sculpt the body first.”

Then, Narumi Rabbit and the Tetsuya Boys heard the arguing in the room.

"Isn't this height a bit off? I wasn't always this short, was I? Is this even an adult's height?"

"Don't worry about my height, I have my own ideas."

"Okay, I'll agree on the height... Wait! No white hair!"

"White hair looks absolutely stunning, give it a try! If that doesn't work, Amuro's blonde, so you two can both have blonde hair..."

"No! And this eye color too. Just use my original eye color, don't mess around with it!"

"Red eyes are so captivating..."

"Didn't you say you wanted a customized body? Shouldn't you listen to me?"

"Fine, fine, whatever you say... Sigh, I was even thinking of creating a white-haired, red-eyed boy, he'd absolutely amaze Amuro for a whole year. Heero, you're getting less and less gentle..."

Kudo Kazuma muttered to himself as he finished shaping Kagemitsu's body.

Then, taking advantage of Jingguang Cat's inattention, he swiftly snatched out his soul and stuffed it into the puppet's body without saying a word.

In less than half a minute, the puppet's body moved.

"Welcome back to life, Hiro-chan~" Kudo Kazuma made an exaggerated welcoming gesture. "From today onwards, you're my little brother! Come on! Call me big brother!"

Jingguang Cat: "?"

Knowing something was wrong, he strode into the bathroom, and then, in the mirror, he saw a still-childish, boyish face...

Jingguang Cat: "..."