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Early that morning, Asakawa Yu got up early and chatted with Akemi about the upcoming schedule while eating breakfast.

"Xiaolan and the others said they might be a little late, and that the two of us could go ahead first and then meet up when we get there."

Akemi ate her breakfast while talking to Asakawa Yu.

When he heard Akemi say that Ran and Mori couldn't go with them, he didn't think much of it.

Asakawa Yu was not surprised at all by their family's sudden turn of events.

"Okay, let's get ready and head over there. That way, we might just make it in time for one of Hattori's matches."

"That's settled then. We'll leave after we finish eating."

Before long, the two finished breakfast, began packing their luggage for the next two days, closed the door, and headed towards the station.

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"You need to find Naniwa Central Stadium first. After exiting Shin-Osaka Station, take a bus to Higashijiri and count seven stops. If you're unsure, you can ask the bus driver."

"Alright, we got it. And you've already repeated this twice. You don't need to say it so many times."

Heiji Hattori's nagging voice came through the phone again, "That's right, Asakawa-nii, you're not like Kudo. Alright, I'll wait for you two here. See you later!"

After saying that, Hattori hung up the phone, leaving only the busy signal on the line.

"This guy...sigh~" Asakawa Yu looked at the phone in her hand and felt helpless.

Hattori is great in every way, except he has a big mouth; otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed with Kazuha even 20 years later.

"A call from Hattori?" Akemi, sitting next to him, immediately guessed what had happened and asked with a smile.

"Yeah, this kid acts like he thinks I'm some clueless little kid."

"Pfft!" Upon hearing this, Akemi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Don't be like that. I think he's just really looking forward to us watching his game, that's why he's acting like that."

Asakawa Yu shrugged and replied with a smile, "Of course I know that, I was just kidding."

As she spoke, Asakawa Yu tilted her head back slightly, looked at the train's ceiling, and murmured softly:

"I just hope nothing weird happens when we go there... well, it's probably unlikely anyway..."

"Boss, what are you talking about?"

Akemi overheard Asakawa Yu's mutterings, but because the voice was too soft, she couldn't hear it clearly.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about where to go after I get there..."

As a discussion arose, time began to fly by.

After a while, the train gradually slowed down, and Asakawa Yu and the other person successfully landed on Osaka soil.

Following Hattori Heiji's instructions, the two followed his route and finally arrived at the venue before Hattori participated in the competition.

"Here here!"

From afar, Asakawa Yu and the other person saw Kazuha standing at the entrance of the gymnasium, waving at them.

Seeing this, the two naturally headed straight in that direction.

"It's been a long time, Kazuha."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's been a long time since I've seen Ayami-nee and Asakawa-nii. Thank you so much for coming to cheer on Heiji."

The three greeted each other with smiles, and then Kazuha led the two into the venue, heading towards Hattori's side.

"Huh? Wait, where's Hattori? He was just here a moment ago!"

When the three arrived at the rest room of Kaifang High School, they found that Hattori Heiji, who had been there all along, was nowhere to be seen.

Just as Kazuha was shaking her head, trying to find Heiji Hattori, a boy suddenly walked up to her and said:

"Kazuha, if you're looking for Hattori, he just seemed to have rushed outside."

"What? You mean the envoy has disappeared somewhere?!" Kazuha exclaimed in surprise, and then a surge of anger rose within him.

"Heiji!!! He actually abandoned us and ran away, phew~" Kazuha took a deep breath, then looked at Asakawa Yu and the others.

"Excuse me, Asakawa-nii, I'm about to go find Heiji. Why don't you wait here for a bit?"

Looking at Kazuha's expression, Asakawa Yu knew that Hattori was in grave danger this time.

But since he was already here, there was no reason to stay. So he spoke up:

"How about this, let's go find Hattori together, and we can also tour this area at the same time, what do you think?"

Hearing Asakawa Yu say this, Kazuha thought about it and realized there was no reason to refuse. Besides, having more people would make it easier to find Heiji.

"Then let's go look for it together." Kazuha agreed readily, and Akemi, who was standing beside her, had no objections either. So the three of them left together and went elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Hattori, the main character, was hiding in the men's restroom, using his phone and talking to someone.

"So, you're looking for the Wave Central Gymnasium..."

After repeating the same lines he had used when speaking to Asakawa Yu, Hattori clearly received a glare from Conan.

"By the way, Asakawa and the others have arrived now, we're just waiting for you guys, so hurry up!"

"boom!"

Just as Hattori was about to hang up the phone, a metal bucket suddenly slammed down on his head, the impact causing a small bump to appear on his forehead.

"Wa...Waha?!"

What are you doing here?

Upon realizing that it was Kazuha who had ambushed him, Hattori instantly sprang out of the restroom with astonishing speed.

"I haven't even asked you yet! This is the men's restroom!"

But clearly, Kazuha didn't care about these things; rather, she didn't take those words seriously at all.

"Oh? Sorry, I really couldn't tell." Kazuha continued with her arms crossed and sarcastic remarks, "I thought it was the lair of some guy who snuck out to skip the competition."

"Besides, who would leave guests who have come from afar standing there and then disappear?!"

Hearing Kazuha's words, Heiji waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh, this is all part of my strategy, okay? It's all to beat my opponent in the finals."

"As for Asakawa and the others, didn't I tell you to go to the door to meet them?"

"Heh, you really dare to say that. But, the opponent you're talking about, it wouldn't happen to be that guy who looks a lot like Kudo, would it?"