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

Seeing Conan jumping up and down in anger, Kudo was truly satisfied.

Let you rummage through my phone, hehe.

At that moment, Gin's reply arrived.

[Must return to base tomorrow, new mission - Gin]

His face immediately darkened.

No, does this stupid task really have to be done by him?

If it weren't for the fact that he could absorb a lot of spiritual energy from his older brother here, he would really like to go back to America right now and slack off with Vermouth...

"Ugh……"

Kazuma Kudo was in a bad mood because he had to do a new mission.

Conan was inevitably frustrated because he couldn't get his fill of solving cases again.

Xiaolan was depressed because she sympathized with the curator's plight.

Only Kogoro Mori, finally able to go home, was excited: "Let's go! Let's go home!"

Upon arriving in Beika Town, a frustrated Conan realized something: "Big brother, are you coming back to the detective agency with us?"

Why is he following us instead of going home?

[That wretched little brother! Could he have designs on Ran?]

He hadn't forgotten how eagerly his younger brother had looked at Xiaolan when he was in the hospital.

Kazuma Kudo ruffled Conan's hair: "My house is in 4-chome, we're going the same way."

"Eh? Kazuma, you live in Beika Town too?"

"Yes, it's not too far away. I'm going home now. You can bring Conan to my house to play sometime."

"And..." Kudo Kazuma pinched Conan's cheek, "Why call me 'big brother'? We're already so familiar with each other. Next time, call me 'Kazuma-nii' (older brother Kazuma)."

Watching his brat's departing figure, Conan couldn't help but let out a half-moon-shaped glance.

Why is this guy living so close to him? Isn't he afraid of ending up in the hospital again?

He sighed helplessly.

Well, being closer isn't so bad.

In case my little brother gets into trouble someday, I can get him to the hospital in time...

wrong!

Conan's eyes suddenly widened.

The two of them spent the whole day together today, how come the little brat is perfectly fine?

Is it...

Does shrinking others reduce the harm they cause to their younger brother?

If that's the case, then I can finally get along well with Kazuma.

That night, Conan kept thinking about Kazuma Kudo.

Kudo Kazuma, on the other hand, slept soundly until dawn, only to be woken up by his incessantly ringing cell phone.

When Kudo Kazuma saw the message from Gin asking him to go to Base 2, he felt somewhat helpless.

Why is Gin starting to resemble a mother figure?

Qin, the old woman?

Fortunately, Base 2 is closer to Beika Town, otherwise he wouldn't want to go.

"So... after urging me eight hundred times, it was just to get me to accompany Shirley to confirm the deaths of the previous batch of people who took drug A?"

At the Black Organization's Base 2, Kazuma Kudo lay sprawled on a table as if he had no bones, his tone full of complaints.

Vodka, standing behind Gin, said matter-of-factly, "That's right. We need someone to monitor him anyway, so what difference does it make who goes? You're the same age, childhood friends, isn't it perfect for you to do missions together?"

Kazuma Kudo rolled his eyes: "What the hell is this childhood friend... does that even count as childhood friend?"

He joined the organization when he was seven years old. After initial screening and training, the organization sent him to the United States.

At the same time, there was also an eight-year-old girl in the United States named Shiho Miyano, who is now Sherry.

The two even attended school together for three days.

Yes, just three days.

The person in charge probably felt that since they were all children of the organization and the same age, it would be good for them to go to school together.

In reality, Kudo Kazuma, an ordinary student, simply couldn't keep up with the progress of Miyano Shiho, the genius girl, even though he was a reincarnated.

So on the second day of their school trip together, he settled down and gave up.

The person in charge reported the situation on the third day.

On the fourth day, Shiho Miyano was assigned to a separate group, and they hardly saw each other again.

When Kudo Kazuma talks about Sherry now, the only thing he can think of is Ai Haibara, the cute yet queen-like aloof elementary school student from his past life's anime.

And then there's Gin's mesmerizing "Ah~ Sherry!"

"Ah~ Sherry!" Kudo Kazuma sighed helplessly, "Does it have to be me?"

Doing missions with Sherry easily reminded him of the day when he was seven years old and was completely outmatched by an elementary school student.

The memories are really not pleasant.

Gin couldn't be bothered with his pointless whining.

"Mission data, go right away."

A stack of documents was thrown onto the table where Kudo Kazuma was lying.

Kudo Kazuma reluctantly picked it up and flipped through it.

Each one contains detailed records of a person's identity, personal circumstances, social relationships, and the details and duration of their APTX-4869 use.

When he came across Shinichi Kudo's file, he shoved it out and slammed it on the table: "Isn't he Vodka's idol? Let him go."

Got it, they're testing him here.

Are you kidding me? He's lived in this world for seventeen years and has almost never been back to the Kudo residence in Beika Town. What, are you trying to test how familiar he is with the Kudo residence?

Then let's try it out; they all remain silent.

Hearing Vodka hastily defend himself, saying that Shinichi Kudo wasn't his idol, Kazuma Kudo shrugged, grabbed Shinichi Kudo's file and the stack of documents, put them together, and turned to go to the research area where Sherry was.

After passing through three checkpoints—fingerprint, manual, and iris scans—Kudo Kazuma finally arrived at the core area of ​​the research institute at Base 2, and then entered Sherry's private office next to the research lab.

At that moment, Shirley was sitting at her desk, flipping through a thick notebook, and had no intention of paying any attention to the person who came in.

Kudo Kazuma glanced at the notebook, which contained various complex formulas and descriptions that, while he could theoretically recognize each word, were completely incomprehensible when put together.

My mind goes blank.

He simply leaned to the side and stopped looking to avoid getting dizzy.

[Unlock key character Shiho Miyano, reward 100 points.]

The system's voice, Moon Fox, rang in his mind, and Kudo Kazuma took the opportunity to make a request.

[This is the first time I've seen Sherry's research data. Moon Fox, it's up to you.]

[Good master. 】

In the small office, the only sounds were the occasional rustling of papers being turned.

Kudo Kazuma lowered his head slightly, looking at Sherry's profile.

Shirley frowned slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

At this moment, she was incredibly serious, and instead of appearing as aloof as one might have imagined, she possessed a unique charm.

Seemingly noticing the gaze that had been fixed on her, Shirley said while flipping through her notes, "Wait here. If you're impatient, you can wait outside."

Kazuma Kudo blinked and looked away.

Row.

He wasn't in a hurry either.

Shirley wasn't in a hurry.

Just wait.

As for why Gin was in such a hurry to call him back, what does that have to do with him, who just wanted to slack off?

Perhaps because someone was waiting, Shirley flipped through her notes faster and faster, and soon finished reading the rest of the notes.

She let out a long breath and stood up, but froze for a moment when she saw Kazuma Kudo.

"You... are you the legendary Danpo who looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo?"

"It doesn't seem to be exactly the same to me. Can't the people in the organization tell the difference?"

Kudo Kazuma's lips twitched.

Although Shirley could tell the difference between him and his unlucky brother, he was quite happy.

but……

Who can tell him which big mouth spread the rumor that "Danpo and Shinichi Kudo look exactly alike" throughout the entire organization?

And the "legendary" one...

Even the research groups, which rarely interact with the action team, knew about it.

What's going on?