Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

Since returning from Osaka, the temperature in Tokyo seems to have changed quite a bit.

In just one week, Ai Haibara's clothes changed from long-sleeved T-shirts to cotton-padded jackets, and she even started wearing tall socks.

According to Japanese custom, girls don't wear long pants or long skirts even in winter because it doesn't show off their beautiful legs. But unfortunately, Kitagawa Isao doesn't care about that.

Using the excuse that the weather was too cold and would damage his joints, he took Ai Haibara to several stores before finally buying her fleece-lined jeans and some thermal underwear.

It was too cold, and he didn't want Ai Haibara to get sick from the cold. Compared to her health, so-called social stereotypes were completely unimportant.

I don't know what these people are thinking. It's a modern society, but they are more restrictive about some minor details than they were in ancient times.

Girls are forbidden from eating ramen and must wear short skirts even in winter, while little boys are proud to wear shorts in winter in order to cultivate so-called masculinity...

These things were completely incomprehensible to Kitagawa Isao. On his way to buy clothes, he and Haibara Ai even saw a child who licked his dry lips on the street and was scolded by his mother for it being a bad habit that would make him a laughingstock in the future.

It's truly baffling.

When she returned home, Ai Haibara expressed the following views on these issues: The social stratification is severe, and the combination of outdated thinking and the rapidly changing times has led so-called industry veterans to use such means to strengthen their presence, impose restrictions on young people, and maintain their prestige.

Admittedly, there is some truth to her point, but to say it so calmly in front of Kitagawa Isao...

Kitagawa Isao still felt that this little girl seemed to be getting a bit too cocky lately.

"Ai, you're amazing! You can say such a profound thing on your own. You're much better than other kids your age!"

No, I'm going to suffer!

A hint of panic flashed in Ai Haibara's eyes. She had heard too much about Conan Edogawa and Ran lately, and she had unknowingly been drawn into the conversation by this guy.

Now, suddenly realizing it, she began to recall...

Although Conan Edogawa has already revealed his identity to Ran, Kitagawa, who is by her side, is still unaware of her true situation.

Kitagawa Isao had always thought of her as a smart kid who had never been involved with the organization or anything related to APTX-4869. Now, he had inadvertently acted too mature, which finally caused this guy to misunderstand!

Thinking of this, Ai Haibara felt uneasy and subconsciously looked to the side, only to find that the television was lit up to her left.

In an instant, as if she had found her anchor, she quickly spoke up:

"Is it that impressive? These are things that the hosts mentioned on TV yesterday, but actually... I don't understand them at all!"

In order to make the effect more realistic, Ai Haibara had no choice but to cooperate with the movements and pose like an innocent child.

This was really stupid. Ai Haibara felt a wave of shame, and then her gaze unconsciously drifted towards Isao Kitagawa.

However, after seeing her like this, Kitagawa Isao nodded as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Oh, I see. I was wondering where you heard that program, Ai. Those views were so realistic, it's not like something a little kid like you would say... By the way, did you watch TV yesterday?"

Ai Haibara: !!!

"I... I heard a noise while you were asleep, Kitagawa-nii, and noticed the TV was still on... so I peeked at it for a bit. As for which program it was, I really didn't..."

The little girl's tone was somewhat hesitant; in fact, she had no confidence at all.

Isn't it said that once such words are spoken, it's easy to fool others?

Edogawa, that guy, he's never really reliable...

Once again, Ai Haibara mentally shifted the blame to Conan Edogawa, her head bowed with worry as she awaited Isao Kitagawa's decision.

Fortunately, Kitagawa Isao seemed to have had enough fun this time. Seeing that the little guy was finally scared, he breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled:

"Oh well, you forgot, so be it. I was just a little curious about what show it was. Since you forgot, let's just forget about it. By the way, what are we going to eat later?"

Seeing that the problem had finally been solved, Ai Haibara breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out the recipe she had carefully prepared.

"Tonight we'll have two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, plus a bowl of soup. We've been eating too much oily food lately, Kitagawa-ge. If we keep going like this, I'm worried you'll end up like Professor Agasa."

"Huh? What's wrong, Doctor?"

"Huh, what do you think?"

Ai Haibara sneered, "A while ago, Edogawa accompanied the professor to a physical examination, and the results showed that he had a lot of symptoms caused by obesity. Although it's not too serious now, if it continues like this, it might get worse someday."

"It shouldn't be that serious..." Kitagawa Isao said somewhat guiltily. "I feel like my diet is pretty regular, and I rarely eat out. Haven't I always been eating your cooking?"

"Well, Kitagawa-kun, you're alright, it's just that you've been eating out too much lately, and you don't drink much anyway, so you can just control it gradually. But Professor Agasa..."

At this point, Ai Haibara changed the subject, "Anyway, in order to ensure that the doctor's health will not have any major problems, I have prepared several recipes, which will be sent to Professor Agasa later. In the days to come, as long as the doctor eats according to my recipes, he should be able to recover his health quickly."

"Isn't this... a bit too cruel to the Doctor?"

Kitagawa Isao blinked. He hadn't expected this day to come so soon. Poor Professor Agasa, it turns out he's already living a life of being controlled so early.

It's really heartbreaking...

Of course, after noticing a change in Ai Haibara's gaze, Kitagawa Isao quickly changed his tune, saying that Professor Agasa's health was of utmost importance and that Ai Haibara's decision was definitely the right one!

After all, he didn't want to be a guinea pig testing the waters before Professor Agasa suffered any consequences.

Some things are better left to the heroes.

He's just an ordinary person; there's no need for him to sacrifice himself for others...