【Fast New】London Fog

After eleven hours of flying, Kaito Kuroba got off the plane in a daze.

Walking through the crowded airport, Kuroba-kun, who followed Grandpa Terai who came to pick him up, turned on his phone in a daze.There are no missed calls or unread messages, and I don't know whether to be grateful or disappointed.

escaped.

Shinichi didn't refuse back then, didn't he...so what am I afraid of?

Kuroba Kaito continued to sigh irritably.

It's because I cherish it too much, so I don't dare to mess around at all.

After returning from this trip, I absolutely—yes—must express my feelings well.It has already been calculated to leave time and space for each other, even if he rejects it in the end, it doesn't matter.After secretly making such a determination, Hei Yu finally felt a little more relaxed.

By the time Terai put his luggage into the trunk and returned to the driver's seat, the boy with thick dark circles behind his eyes had already fallen asleep leaning against the car window.

At the airport 580 kilometers away, Kudo Shinichi was sitting by the French window holding his passport and boarding pass.The radio was broadcasting the news of the start of flight registration. He glanced at the tarmac outside the window and could vaguely see the tail fins of many aircraft with patterns of different airlines.

Every day, countless people from all over the world come here with different purposes, and countless people leave every day.It is impossible to estimate how many people have found the meaning of travel. He only knows that the place where someone exists is his destination.

On January [-], in north London, light rain turned to moderate rain.

"Thank you all."

Kuroba Kaito bent down and took a curtain call gesture.Sporadic staff members in the auditorium clapped.As the guest of the last performance of tomorrow's official performance, Kuroba Kaito's performance in the rehearsal made Kuroba Pirates very satisfied.Although I always felt that he was a little absent-minded when I first met him a few days ago, he was still able to fully devote himself to the magic practice.He mastered all the skills in less than a week, and he is confident about the official performance tomorrow.

When Heiyu Pirates found him in the background, he was looking at the back of his hand in a daze.

"Let's go for a walk, I'll give you half a day off."

"It's raining, I really don't want to go out."

"It's this kind of weather, there may be adventures."

Adventure...?

Kaito Kuroba walked through the park holding an umbrella.In winter in London, the gray sky makes people sleepy, and the light rain drives away the last thought of people wanting to take a walk.He walked aimlessly, until he reached Baker Street, only to realize that he could never escape the plot related to a certain detective.

When he was waiting for a red light at the intersection, he saw a woman with blue eyes, with the beauty and dignity unique to England in her eyebrows and eyes.The rain soaked her dark blue hat, and the color she wore reminded him of someone.Fortuitous encounter, he was very willing to hand over the big blue and black checkered umbrella in his hand to this woman, and before she could react, he ran into the rain by himself.

She lamented the kindness from this stranger, held up her umbrella, and watched him disappear around the corner.She walked in the direction he had come, walked across the park, passed the newsstand, and heard the sound of wind chimes on the corner of Baker Street mixed with the sound of traffic.Later, she saw another stranger standing at a fork in the road with a blank expression.She sighed with emotion about this adventure—not the same person, but so similar.

"Areyoulost?"

"I'm sorry?"

"There comes a moment in the life of everyone everywhere the roada heads split in two, you may be confused, like being in the fog of London."

"I am confusing which road leads me to the person Iam looking for."

"Idon't know neither. Butifumeetaboywhojustlikeyou, pleasesaythankyoufortheumbrella."

"...What do you mean by just like me?"

The bell rang at four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was the time of the devil.Kudo Shinichi walked towards the direction the woman was pointing at, a little uneasy but also looking forward to it.What do you say when you meet him?You will be surprised to ask, why are you here.

How should I answer, because I have a lot to say.It would be too disappointing to let it go once again without having the courage to finish it now.So no matter whether it is yourself or the other party, don't run away anymore.

- what to say.

Kudo Shinichi walked past the benches in the park, the vermilion telephone booths, and the flower shops.Pedestrians holding umbrellas of various colors, like passers-by in black and white silent films, quickly pass by the lost protagonist.

The rain is getting heavier.

——You better show up quickly, it's better not to meet like a drowned rat.

Kudo Shinichi muttered in his heart.

——At this time, I would actually thank Japanese citizens for coming to the UK without a visa, otherwise I would have a headache about how to catch up with you.It was still sunny when I landed, and I found a hotel near Baker Street. There was a portrait of Sherlock Holmes hanging in the corridor leading to my room.There is a poster of Mr. Kuroba's performance on the signage that you can see as soon as you go out of the hotel.

Afterwards, London was filled with rain and fog for many days. On New Year's Eve, a child I met on Baker Street told me that it was a sign of the end in ghost stories.I wasn't intimidated, but sure enough I didn't like the weather at all, like a puzzle that couldn't be solved.

But you are there.

On New Year's Eve, the fireworks behind Big Ben are particularly beautiful. I feel like I saw you in the crowd, but I didn't.

I have hesitated for a long time, but every time I have to face this feeling, there will be homework and cases to divert my attention.The moment when I really knew that I couldn't escape was when I confronted Xijing World in the fire.She asked me that day whether the world should be ruled by rules or emotions, and I didn't know how to answer.What should I do when what I feel is unreasonable collides with my true feelings?

What would you do?

The rain falls from the sky, washing the surfaces of various buildings, and then drips to the ground to form a river, heading towards an unknown direction.The mist formed by countless tiny water droplets in the air, like a sour mood, blindfolded the eyes, and could not see the other party or himself clearly.But even so, even though his hair was drenched, even though the icy rain sucked away the warmth against his skin, he still walked through the London fog and walked towards him step by step.

A dozen meters in front of him, Kaito Kuroba was standing under the eaves of the coffee shop to hide from the rain.His forehead hair was also dripping with water, he picked up the collar of the wet shirt, and then couldn't help sneezing, with an annoyed expression on his face.

——Why am I here, I will appear in front of you soon.It's weird, and it doesn't seem right.Even if I never met you with that kind of mood, even if there are good girls around me worth protecting, even if I never thought I would get a response.

I still love you as always.

Can these words, which have never been able to be spoken, be conveyed properly?

Kuroba Kaito sniffed, and saw a person of his stature walking up to him in the rain.The other party, like him, was drenched by the rain, and then walked to the eaves of the coffee house, but didn't intend to go in for a drink.

"……coincidence."

"Um."

"Did you come to see my performance?"

"It's obviously your father's show."

"There is also my performance.. Since you are here, why don't you contact me?"

"Wouldn't it be more interesting to see if we can just meet up like this?"

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"Yes, thank you."

"Ugh?"

"I conveyed it for someone else. Other words... I don't want to say anything after seeing you."

"... Then you can pretend that I'm not here."

"Are you stupid?"

"I also have something to say to Shinichi."

"If you have something to say, why run away?"

"I wanted to escape before, but now you have found me."

"Then tell me."

"I like you."

"…Ok."

"Even if I think you should be with Miss Lan, even if I think this kind of relationship is strange, even if I think that Shinichi will definitely not respond to such a relationship, I still like you as always."

"I know."

"you know?"

"I didn't know it before, but now I know it after you confess."

"What kind of response is this..."

Kudo Shinichi chuckled.

It was the same feeling.

If you couldn't say it originally, he will finish it for you.

Your determination to get to him through this fog, he has received.

Kuroba Kaito looked over, and saw his detective's blue eyes looking at him with a bright smile.

"The chocolate cake I mentioned last time...can I still try it?"