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

Upon seeing that dangerous look, Kitagawa Isao instinctively took two steps back.

But thinking about it, he doesn't seem to have done anything too outrageous. What's wrong with the little guy?

Could it be that menopause has arrived twenty years earlier than expected?

Scratching his head, Kitagawa Isao still couldn't figure out what had happened. After glancing at Inspector Megure, who was chatting excitedly with Kogoro Mouri, he decided to find an opportunity to ask him about it when he got back to Tokyo.

Having already handed over Pu Si Qinglan to Inspector Megure and received his reward, he saw no need to return to the Kosaka family castle in Yokosuka.

Therefore, after the cruise ship arrived at the Tokyo Bay pier at dawn, Kitagawa Isao did not choose to continue with Kogoro Mouri and the others. Instead, he found an excuse to take Ai Haibara back to their apartment.

Having not been home for two whole days, Kitagawa Isao put his luggage on the floor as soon as he opened the door and stretched thoroughly on the sofa.

However, just as he was about to change his posture and relax, he saw Ai Haibara walking towards him with an unfriendly expression.

"Brother Kitagawa, I think... shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Seeing Kitagawa Isao's confused expression, Haibara Ai sat down opposite him with a cold face. "On the cruise ship, you dared to do something so dangerous all by yourself. Are you sure you could subdue the criminals? What if you failed? Have you considered the consequences?"

A slip-up?

Of course this is impossible!

Putting aside the fact that he had already exchanged for martial arts skills and his body had long been strengthened, the skill of '100% bullet dodge' alone was enough to make him at least invincible when facing Pu Siqinglan.

However, these are things I definitely can't say to Ai Haibara.

Even if this little girl chooses to believe in herself, he still can't find a reason to explain this series of incredible skills.

You can't exactly tell Ai Haibara that you have an omnipotent system attached to you, can you?

This is just too strange...

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Isao blinked, and after considering it for a while, he decided to make up a lie, saying that he had taken Chinese Kung Fu as an elective in college and had even shown off his skills to Ai Haibara.

Seeing Kitagawa Isao easily create a sound that cuts through the air, Ai Haibara remained unfazed. Or rather, she was already mentally prepared, so she wasn't easily startled.

She admitted that at the beginning of the cruise, she did have a moment of worry that the older brother who had been by her side might be kidnapped by some random woman.

When their lives become three, she will be left to watch helplessly as her brother Kitagawa falls in love with those vixens, and she will eventually return to her lonely life.

However, after learning that Pu Siqinglan was actually the infamous mercenary assassin Scrooge, her anxiety had unknowingly turned into worry.

She was worried that Kitagawa Isao would get hurt, worried that an accident might happen and she would never see this gentle and cheerful older brother again.

She didn't want to experience that feeling again.

My sister's death... that's enough so far.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Ai Haibara calmed herself down, gave a cold snort, leaned against the armrest of the sofa, closed her eyes, and said:

"Anyway, Kitagawa-kun, you need to think this through carefully. Don't follow that Edogawa guy's example. I remember you used to never do this kind of thing, didn't you? Seriously... Could it be that you've been spending too much time with Edogawa and he's influenced you to start doing reckless things too?"

"No, how could I..."

Kitagawa Isao was getting anxious. He couldn't accept the fact that Ai Haibara had portrayed him as someone who had been corrupted by Conan Edogawa.

However, Ai Haibara ignored all of this and, seeing that Isao Kitagawa seemed about to object, immediately interrupted him:

"You don't need to explain anything. There's no one else here. I don't care what you're thinking, Kitagawa-ge. I just want you to know that if anything happens to you, I'll be all alone again..."

"Xiao Ai..."

Seeing the sudden look of dejection on Ai Haibara's face, Kitagawa Isao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stepped forward, wanting to reach out and comfort the poor girl.

However, before his hand could even touch Ai Haibara's hair, the little guy suddenly snorted coldly and said in a very arrogant tone:

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just worried that if you're gone, I'll have to go stay with Professor Agasa or go to the Metropolitan Police Department. Then I'll have to move and clean, which is a lot of trouble. Besides, I don't want to waste time getting along with a stranger again..."

After rambling on and on, in the end, Ai Haibara straightened her expression and looked at Isao Kitagawa with serious eyes:

"So, just for my sake, Kitagawa-nii... please don't do those dangerous things anymore, okay?"

"I...I promise you."

"Okay, let's eat then. After wandering around for two days, Kitagawa-ge, have you missed my cooking?"

"Of course, I want fried rice with eggs today, a full portion for two!"

……

Kitagawa Isao and Haibara Ai reconciled and quickly got to work preparing lunch.

Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa, still inside the Kosaka family castle in Yokosuka, was leading a group of people in a search for the second Easter egg in the castle's secret passages.

Of course, if it were just about solving cases or riddles, that wouldn't be a problem. The key issue is that I don't know why...

Throughout the entire journey, Xiaolan maintained a cold expression towards him, as if she had committed some terrible crime.

No matter how much he tried to act cute and charming, Xiaolan never softened her expression. In severe cases, she even stopped understanding him and went straight to talk to Sonoko.

This is the first time something like this has ever happened.

While feeling utterly terrified, Conan Edogawa kept reviewing his actions in his mind, trying to figure out what he had done wrong that had caused Ran's attitude towards him to change so drastically.

but……

Even when they arrived at the last room of the castle and discovered the last Easter egg placed there, Conan still couldn't understand what he had done wrong.

Looking at the Easter egg placed in the center of his room, he felt like crying.

Compared to solving mysteries and puzzles, women... are just so much more complicated!

He really can't do this problem!

………………

First update. Something came up at home and I was delayed. My brothers were really supportive today, with 200 requests for an extra chapter!