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

The fireworks display ended at 9 p.m.

After saying goodbye to Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori, the four of them chatted as they walked back.

When they reached a small grove near the sea, Kudo Kazuma sensed the presence of spirits and unconsciously looked over—they weren't here when they arrived, tsk tsk, I wonder when they died.

Conan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Kudo Kazuma casually made up a story: "Nothing, I just felt something was off, maybe it was the Grim Reaper there."

Conan immediately gave him a half-moon look: "You're talking nonsense again!"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged and didn't say anything.

The next day, thanks to Kudo Kazuma, the four of them didn't change their clothes and leave the Wataya Inn until almost 10 o'clock.

Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori were returning to Tokyo today after watching the fireworks festival, and since they weren't officially acquainted, they didn't travel together.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Sonoko urged the others enthusiastically. "I still need to meet my Prince Charming! What if I'm too late and miss him?"

"Maybe it's not Prince Charming, but a dark horse prince?" Kudo Kazuma comforted him. "Don't worry, just like how Conan always encounters murder cases no matter what, you and your true love will meet sooner or later."

Conan completely ignored his younger brother's nonsense and took Ran's hand and left.

Sonoko Suzuki sighed, "That's a good analogy, but I suggest we stop using them. Also, if you hadn't gotten up so late, Kazuma, we probably would have gotten to the beach much earlier."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "That's why I said we don't need to eat, let's just go to the beach, and you still disagreed."

Sonoko Suzuki pouted, "Your health is already quite poor, how can you skip breakfast?"

"Going to the beach, it doesn't really matter if it's early or late. Anyway, in this situation, all the boys who come to chat you up are after Xiaolan..."

Just as Sonoko said, things were fine when watching the fireworks the night before, since Kazuma Kudo and Kaito Kuroba were there. But once they got to the beach, starting with Kazuma Kudo lounging on a beach chair, Ran, who was no longer surrounded by men her own age, started getting hit on by men from time to time.

Conan grew increasingly frustrated, his jealousy practically radiating into the sea.

He simply summoned Kudo Kazuma: "Stop lying around being lazy, come over and play together!"

If there are men of the same age around, you'll be 90% less likely to be approached by men.

Seeing his older brother's obvious jealousy, Kudo Kazuma asked with amusement, "What, you still don't trust Ran? Even if you weren't here, she wouldn't let those random guys seduce her."

Conan said dejectedly, "This isn't a matter of believing or not believing..."

"I understand, it's a matter of possessiveness. You see other people hitting on Xiaolan, and you want to kick them all away, right?"

While complaining about Conan, Kudo Kazuma got up and walked with him towards Ran and Sonoko.

Then I overheard Sonoko say, "I'm going to show Shinichi the photos I secretly took of you wearing underwear last night."

Kudo Kazuma subconsciously looked down and saw his older brother's face turn red in an instant.

Just then, Ran caught up with them: "No way, Sonoko! If you dare show him, I will never forgive you!"

"Hehe~" Sonoko said with a grin, "I was just kidding, I didn't take any pictures last night."

Kazuma Kudo clearly heard Conan's regretful "tsk," and he couldn't help but squat down to remind his older brother: "Don't forget that Ran knows your identity now. Even if Sonoko really shows you the photos, would you dare to look at them?"

Conan pursed his lips. "Why wouldn't I dare? Ran wouldn't have the heart to kill me!"

Just as Kudo Kazuma was trying not to laugh, Conan noticed a young man approaching Ran and Sonoko. In particular, his real target was Sonoko!

Sonoko, remembering what Kudo Kazuma had said—that her destiny lay within these three days—happily accepted his invitation, and Ran was also happy for her.

Conan, however, spoke up with a serious expression: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could anyone be interested in Sonoko? There must be something wrong with this!"

Kudo Kazuma was speechless: "You'd better shut up, or you'll get beaten up."

Even if someone is destined for greatness, they'll still get beaten up if they encounter someone with the highest level of combat power, right?

Sonoko Suzuki readily agreed, but when the man named Masahiko Michiwaki put his arm around her shoulder and tried to take her away, she panicked and looked pitifully at Ran.

Faced with Sonoko's flirtatious but actually innocent behavior, Kazuma Kudo, Conan, and Ran were quite helpless, so they simply followed her to a barbecue restaurant by the sea.

After being approached by someone, Sonoko was quite nervous and didn't know what to say the whole way. She only managed to exchange a few dry words with Masahiko Michiwaki occasionally.

Fortunately, after everyone was seated at the barbecue restaurant, she finally thought of a suitable topic: "Mr. Michiwaki doesn't seem to be here with friends, so why did you come to the beach?"

Michiwaki Masahiko lit a cigarette and said in a deliberately profound tone, "Just came out on a trip to clear my head after a breakup..."

"My girlfriend cruelly dumped me. Just when I was feeling down and staring blankly at the sea, I accidentally saw a very beautiful angel..."

He looked at Sonoko and said affectionately, "If I'm not mistaken, I think you're the goddess who can save me, right?"

Where had Sonoko ever encountered such a cunning and ruthless person? He made her blush bright red after a series of moves.

Kazuma Kudo, standing to the side, gave a half-smile: "I get it. No wonder your girlfriend dumped you. A normal person wouldn't like a guy who puts his arm around a stranger's shoulder the moment they meet and can flirt with other girls right after a breakup, right?"

Michiwaki Masahiko's feigned affectionate expression froze instantly. He looked at Kudo Kazuma with some dissatisfaction: "How can someone like you, who doesn't understand the atmosphere, comprehend the spontaneous emotions that arise when someone encounters true love?"

"Miss Sonoko, this gentleman isn't your boyfriend, is he? So what right does he have to interfere in our relationship?"

After hearing what Kazuma Kudo said, Sonoko also felt a little strange, but Masahiko Michiwaki might really have just fallen in love at first sight.

Her upbringing as a wealthy young lady led her to give Masahiko Michiwaki some face: "Ichizane is my friend, but he has a sharp tongue that can be quite infuriating. Mr. Michiwaki, please don't mind."

“Oh, just friends… that can’t compare to our close relationship…” Michiwaki Masahiko glanced at Kudo Kazuma with disdain, and then moved closer to Sonoko.

Before he could even get closer, there was a loud "bang" as a huge mug of draft beer was slammed onto the table between the two of them. Kyogoku Makoto straightened up, glanced at Michiwaki Masahiko, and said, "Your beer is here."

Taken aback by his imposing presence, Michiwaki Masahiko unconsciously took a step back: "Th-thank you..."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged.

Why did he suddenly stop talking? What a joke! It can't be that he couldn't argue with that jerk, right?

Of course, it's because he saw Kyogoku Makoto coming over.