"Thank you so much, Mr. Batman!" Akemi was very grateful to You.
"It's nothing, you paid me. That's that. I'll come visit you again." With that, You planned to leave to go to the train station to retrieve the money.
Akemi seemed to have made up her mind. She looked up at You, who was about to leave. "Um, I know it's bad for me to keep bothering you, but I'm really worried about her!"
You turned around upon hearing these words. "Which 'her'?"
"She's my younger sister, Shiho Miyano," Akemi hugged herself tighter. "She's also in the Organization, but she's a top talent the Organization needs. I know it's hard to save her too, but I just can't help but want to know about her. We've been separated more often than not these past few years, and this time, I don't know when we'll see each other again... maybe never again... Can you help me find out about her?" Akemi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes as she looked at You.
"..." You was silent for a moment, seeing Akemi's deep affection for her sister. You couldn't help but think of his own parents. Besides, You was going to save Shiho Miyano anyway. "No problem, I'll do my best to help you... because... your feelings for each other remind me of my parents..."
Akemi froze for a moment. She seemed to understand something. "Mr. Batman..."
But You didn't continue speaking. He turned and left the room.
It was still the same warehouse where You had grown large before.
"Damn it!" After taking the billion yen and handing it over to the underground money laundering organization, You felt he didn't have much time left, so he returned to the previous warehouse. Looking at his continuously shrinking body, You cried out unwillingly, "Ah!!" It was that tearing pain throughout his body again, and You couldn't stop making sounds.
In the end, You still shrunk.
Looking at himself in the mirror, You smiled helplessly. "In this situation, I really have to wait for Ai to appear before I can truly escape my current predicament."
You tidied up the scene and then went home. You had already bought this warehouse, so he would have a place to store his weapons, equipment, and so on.
As soon as he got home, Conan pulled You into the room and locked the door.
"Let me be clear! My gender is male, my preference is female, you won't have a chance!" You said to Conan with a serious expression.
Conan looked at You speechlessly. "Who's interested in you? You know what I want to say, right! Stop playing dumb!"
Seeing Conan unperturbed, You had no choice but to tell Conan all his plans from the past few days. "Let's be clear, I won't hand over that billion yen. My hope of growing large and dealing with the Organization rests on it. If you make me hand it over, don't blame me for turning hostile!"
Conan saw You's determined expression and knew that You really wouldn't hand over the money. Although he was still a bit unwilling, their opponent was the Black Organization, and You was the only one who knew the whereabouts of this money. If the money was returned to the police, the Black Organization might be able to find out something. In the end, Conan could only nod helplessly, comforting himself that the money was to be used against the Organization.
"It's good that you understand," You said with a smile.
"If I wasn't afraid the Organization would find out about us, would I let you off so easily!" Conan was annoyed to see You taking advantage and then acting smug.
Suddenly, Conan thought of something. "You, how did you grow large? Tell me the truth!"
"Of course, I made the antidote myself. Don't look at me like this, but I'm a dual doctor in mechanics and medicine!" You boasted to Conan. "Don't overthink it. Even I could barely endure the madness of that temporary antidote, let alone a scrawny little body like yours."
"Ugh..." Although Conan really wanted to say he wasn't afraid, looking at You's eyes, Conan found he couldn't say those words.
"Alright, alright! I'm going to sleep. So much has happened today, I need to get some good rest!" With that, You pushed Conan out of the room.
With a bang!, You's door closed.
Conan looked at the door. Although he still had many questions, it seemed he would have to wait for later.
"Hey, have you guys heard?" Ayumi happily told everyone. "A new student is coming to our class today!"
"Oh? Really?" Genta asked.
"Yeah, Kobayashi-sensei just said so in the office!" Ayumi said with certainty.
"Since You arrived, we haven't had any transfer students," Mitsuhiko also enthusiastically joined the discussion.
"Transfer student!?" You thought of a possibility. "No way, am I that accurate with my words!"
The group, who were discussing the new transfer student, looked up when they heard the door open. A little girl was led in by Kobayashi-sensei.
"Wow, it's a girl!" Genta said.
"Wow! So cute!" Ayumi said.
"Everyone, quickly take your seats!" Kobayashi-sensei gestured with her hand.
Conan sighed. "Kids nowadays, do they really need to be that excited? It's just a girl!"
"That's where you don't understand! Cuteness knows no age." You explained.
"Alright, class," Kobayashi-sensei clapped her hands. "This is Ai Haibara, who will be studying with us starting today. I hope everyone can get along well with her!"
"Yes!!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Very good, then, Ai Haibara, where will you sit?" Kobayashi-sensei was looking for a seat for Haibara.
Ai Haibara walked directly towards Conan's spot. Genta proactively offered his seat, but he was completely ignored by Haibara.
"Why does she look so proud!" Genta complained a little.
"She must be too nervous," Ayumi comforted Genta.
Walking to Conan, she saw someone was already next to Conan, so Haibara could only sit behind You, diagonally across from Conan. Haibara took out her book and said to Conan, "Please be nice to me."
"Ah! Oh..." Conan nodded.
You turned back to examine the legendary Ai Haibara. She was indeed very cute, with an icy demeanor paired with an adorable face, no wonder she instantly captivated so many people. "Oh? So you're the new one!" You greeted Haibara.
Haibara looked up at You, didn't speak, and then lowered her head to continue reading.
"Uh," You turned back awkwardly, realizing Haibara hadn't responded to him.
As the dismissal bell rang, You stood up and stretched lazily. "Finally, my favorite bell! Let's go, Conan!"
"Mm," Conan replied.
Ai Haibara, who was about to leave, was called back by Ayumi. "Haibara-chan, let's go home together!"
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