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

"Ai, you're finally awake!"

Kitagawa Isao was overjoyed and let out a long sigh. "You were shouting so loudly just now, I could hear you from next door. You didn't respond even through the door, so I came in to check on you. Were you... having a nightmare? Did you dream about those human traffickers?"

When Ai Haibara first arrived at the apartment, Isao Kitagawa assumed that she was a 'kidnapped child' who had escaped from a kidnapping group disguised as doctors.

After spending so much time together, Ai Haibara had almost forgotten about her disguise, but hearing Kitagawa Isao bring it up again stirred up her memories.

Ai Haibara, still shaken, sat up in bed and looked up at the large hand resting on her shoulder.

"I only said that because you looked so scary..."

Kitagawa Isao offered a somewhat guilty explanation, but this time Ai Haibara didn't seem to care.

"Thank...thank you, Kitagawa-nii, I just..."

"It's alright, it's all in the past."

Kitagawa Isao smiled. "As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you. I'll always protect you from now on, don't worry, Ai."

"Um……"

Ai Haibara nodded vigorously, glanced at Kitagawa Isao whose eyes always seemed to express 'concern', smiled slightly, and turned her head to rest her head on that large hand.

Upon seeing this, Kitagawa Isao was taken aback.

He didn't want to be invited for tea by Inspector Megure (Shinwa), so he tried to pull his hand away.

However, Ai Haibara held on tightly, not giving him any chance to leave.

"Ai, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just..."

Ai Haibara paused, then let out a long sigh. "I just had a nightmare. I almost thought I was really going to be taken away by those people. By the way... Kitagawa-nii, was I really that loud?"

Seeing that Ai Haibara seemed a little shaken, Kitagawa Isao let her be, while his other hand was also busy, ruffling the little one's hair to comfort her, "Yes, it's very big, I could hear it clearly even through a wall, but don't worry, with me here, you'll be fine."

"Ok, I know……"

Ai Haibara chuckled softly, feeling the warmth on her cheek. Her heartbeat gradually calmed down, and her rapid breathing became more relaxed.

However, the nightmare was so real that she could almost see Gin sneering at her whenever she closed her eyes.

That eerie voice was a shadow that she could never shake off.

Ai Haibara didn't want to experience that nightmare again, but staying up all night like that wasn't the solution.

Then the little guy's eyes lit up, and he looked at Kitagawa Isao with a pitiful expression. He didn't say anything, just blinked at him while occasionally sniffling.

Seeing Ai Haibara's expression, Kitagawa Isao shook his head helplessly, choosing to give this proud young girl a way out:

"Honestly, Ai, I'm still a little worried about you looking like this. How about I stay in your room with you tonight?"

"Um... I'm actually fine, but since you've said that, Kitagawa-nii, you can stay here and sleep."

Ai Haibara looked up, glancing guiltily out the window. "But you mustn't make any noise tonight. I'm a light sleeper, and it wouldn't be good if I missed class tomorrow."

"do not worry."

Kitagawa Isao maintained his smile and nodded in agreement.

Although they didn't have any famous quotes, they all knew very well what this so-called 'movement' actually referred to.

However, Ai Haibara was clearly overthinking things. Kitagawa Isao was not a particularly perverted person. He simply treated Ai Haibara like his own sister and had no intention of doing anything out of line.

Besides, he really couldn't sleep anymore...

Kitagawa Isao moved a chair from the room and sat down by the window. The view from this spot was excellent, enough for him to see the details of Ai Haibara's facial expressions.

and……

He could also look out the window to see if anyone was still staring at their windows late at night.

Although the zoo organization hasn't appeared for some time, he has now offended them to the core, and it's only a matter of time before they come after him.

After eliminating Natsukawa Moku, codenamed 'Hyena,' Kitagawa Isao had already made preparations in this regard.

In fact, in the corners that Ai Haibara couldn't see, Isao Kitagawa was almost everywhere, guarding against those beasts trying to use the same trick again to kidnap Ai Haibara and blackmail him.

But after several days, not only did no suspicious person appear, he couldn't even hear a whisper of anything.

This unusual development puzzled Kitagawa Isao, and he couldn't help but ponder...

Could it be that the commotion caused by killing Xia Chuanmo made the people in the zoo organization wary of him?

Or is it that this group is focused entirely on the Pandora gem and doesn't want to cause any further trouble?

Kitagawa Isao never understood these things.

However, as he watched Ai Haibara gradually fall asleep under his gaze, his thoughts quickly drifted in another direction.

Well, besides the zoo organization, there's also a winery that could pose a threat to him.

Compared to the group at the zoo, the distillery is the most difficult to deal with, and because of their involvement in many events, the future has already taken a turn for the worse.

Ran learns of Conan's identity, the Zoo Organization begins to infiltrate Tokyo, and even the CIA... emerges earlier than originally thought.

All of this is the result of the many changes made by Kitagawa Isao.

He wasn't surprised by this.

As the saying goes, rights and obligations are equal. How could he have gotten so many benefits from the system for nothing?

It's just like overspending on a credit card; the more you take, the more trouble you'll encounter.

However, Kitagawa Isao didn't seem to care.

He is now practically immortal. Poisoning, assassination, firearms... conventional methods of murder no longer pose a threat to him. With his enhanced body, he is not even afraid of natural disasters or man-made calamities.

In fact, he is now virtually unkillable, possessing superb martial arts skills. Kitagawa Isao even feels that he can defeat several opponents of Kyogoku Makoto's caliber.

As for the organization...

He really doesn't take this group of people seriously right now.