Model worker and his little darling

Hirai's nonchalant demeanor made Kaito Kuroba roll his eyes. "Heh... I thank you."

Then, her eyes darted around, "Pingqing-ge, who was that silver-haired man you were with last time?"

“That’s my man, you’re not allowed to lay a finger on him.”

Seeing Hirai's sudden seriousness, Kuroba Kaito's eyes widened. No way!

Then, looking at Pingqing with a complicated expression, he asked, "Could it be that he's the girlfriend you were talking about?"

Hirai glanced at Kuroba Kaito. "What? Is it not allowed?"

Kaito Kuroba: !!!

This world is so surreal.

Ignoring the stunned and bewildered Kaito Kuroba, Hirai suddenly felt a bit bored and thought it was all meaningless.

Coming to his senses, Kaito Kuroba felt a mischievous urge. "Taikiyo-nii, what if they found out about the girlfriend you mentioned..."

Hirai grabbed Kuroba Kaito by the collar. "Kaito, you don't want to get beaten up by me in front of Aoko, do you?"

Kaito Kuroba gave him a look that said, "You can't take a joke, all you do is threaten with force."

"Hmm? Not convinced? Come on, let's find a place to practice properly."

"Hey, hey, that's going too far."

……

mountain top.

Koizumi Akako kept staring at Hirakiyo, her expression constantly shifting, her thoughts unreadable.

Ping Qing looked up at the sky helplessly. Ever since they met today, this witch had been acting strangely. Just now, in front of Xiao Lan and the others, she kept staring at him. He asked her to come over because she had something to say, but she hadn't said a word for a long time.

Just as Pingqing was preparing to take his leave—

"Dark night, blood moon, blood, I saw a figure that resembled you," Koizumi Akako said softly.

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

In broad daylight, can you say something he can understand?

Thinking of the scene Koizumi Akako described, Hirakiyo was somewhat dazed.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? It's me?"

Although he knew that Koizumi Akako's divination revealed certain things, this statement sounded ominous. In an instant, many unpleasant images flashed through Hirakiyo's mind.

Koizumi Akako was silent for a while, then said, "I wasn't sure at first, but when I saw you today, I felt that person was you."

Ping Qing frowned. "What else did you see?"

Koizumi Akako closed her eyes, her tone uncertain, "Red and black intertwined, a crow." It gave her a bad feeling.

Ping Qing looked down at his toes, concealing the emotions in his eyes, which were becoming increasingly strange.

"Is Kaito Kuroba there?"

This allows him to confirm something.

"do not know."

Hmm? Ping Qing frowned; this was somewhat different from his guess.

"Now that you're involved, I think he probably won't be able to escape either."

Ping Qing choked on his words, thinking that they made him sound like a plague god.

"Thank you."

After the heavy topic was over, Koizumi Akako returned to her usual haughty demeanor and left, her footsteps echoing through the snow.

Back in my room, a multitude of thoughts surfaced, ultimately turning into a sigh.

……

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Pingqing put down his chopsticks and said, "The food here is quite delicious."

"Brother Pingqing, we didn't come to the wrong place, did we?"

Night was falling, and Pingqing hadn't expected to survive the day unscathed. The little pigeon was really good; it had suppressed the aura of death.

"Oh right, Aoko just said they're putting on a costume skiing competition tonight, let's go cheer them on."

"Yes, she and Kuroba are childhood friends, just like you and Shinichi. It's really enviable."

Ran blushed after Sonoko's teasing, "Sonoko~"

Just as he expected, the girls got along very well. In just one day, they were practically best friends.

……

The team leader, holding a megaphone, shouted to everyone, "Alright, everyone, the ski costume party is about to begin!"

Upon hearing the summons, everyone gathered together.

Suddenly, chaos erupted at the ski resort.

Some dressed up as various animals, such as pandas, dinosaurs, and octopuses...

There's also the top anime character in the world of Detective Conan—Kamen Rider, and even vampires and werewolves.

It was even more lively than Halloween.

"Look, that vampire is really fun."

Looking at that group of demons and monsters, Sonoko was very excited and wished she could participate herself.

Pingqing took out his phone to take a picture to commemorate the moment; this scene was worth remembering.

The event started quickly.

Most people's skiing skills are mediocre, and the various decorations only make things worse. They often fall halfway down the slope, causing onlookers to burst into laughter.

I spotted that conspicuous figure in the crowd, wearing a standard red suit and sporting a monkey-like face.

Lupin III!!

Ping Qing's lips twitched. He probably wouldn't run into them in this world. Although he liked them a lot, getting close to them would only result in him getting abused.

Suddenly, two rows of lights lit up in the snow.

"so beautiful!"

"It's Kaito! It's Kaito's magic!"

Amidst the gasps of the crowd—

Aoko Nakamori, dressed in a white dress and wearing a headscarf, appeared before everyone, with Kaito Kuroba dressed as Kaito Kid behind her.

Just as Nakamori Aoko was about to fall, Kuroba Kaito swept her up in a princess carry, while also demonstrating his superb skiing skills.

"This is so romantic!"

Wow, I'm so envious!

"The winners are Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori, both with perfect scores!" the teacher announced excitedly.

When the teacher announced the champion, cheers and applause erupted from the students.

Everyone was captivated, staring at the two people in the crowd with sparkling eyes.

Just as the two were standing on the podium, Aoko Nakamori accidentally tripped.

Kaito Kuroba helplessly helped Aoko Nakamori up, took out a fake beard and stuck it on Aoko's face, "With you looking like this, you'll never catch me, Officer Nakamori."

"Phantom Thief Kid, this time I'm going to arrest you."

A massive display of affection!

Watching the two playfully bickering, Ran felt a pang of envy. Her gaze then fell on Conan, a slight disappointment creeping in. But a smile quickly returned, as if Akemi had returned to her face; at least he was there for her.

Sonoko clasped her hands together, a blush rising to her face, her mind filled with images of being with Makoto Kyogoku.

"How romantic! I also want to be carried by Ah-zhen in a princess carry and glide to the finish line amidst everyone's blessings. It's just like a wedding scene."

Thinking of Makoto Kyogoku, that utterly clueless straight man, Sonoko's dream might be hard to realize. Glancing at Conan, with his skinny arms and legs, it's more realistic for him to just dream.

He then poked Conan, who wasn't responding, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"That Kaito Kuroba is actually dressed up as Kaito Kid." He felt from the beginning that this person was different from the others; a magician, a bit strange.

Hirai was bewildered. Conan had always said he was abnormal, that his focus was different from others. Now it seemed Conan was almost the same, not exactly normal either.

"It's definitely because of Nakamori Aoko. Her father, Inspector Nakamori, hasn't been able to catch Phantom Thief Kid all these years. Conan, haven't you learned anything from this?"