Sorry about this chapter guys, it feels kind of lame for me. But I'll try to make it up with the next chapter! Well, BrilliantlyReckless, I can't force you to like Kazuko. I'll respect your opinion and hope we're on good terms. I'm having a hard time to write a new chapter because it's hard to think and combine Japanese names to form a good name. I don't want to copy from the anime, since I take it as a challenge. I had positive feedback on the last chapter, with some of my Wattpad readers calling Chapter 20 the best chapter yet. I thought no one would like it at first, but it turned out to be a really good chapter. If you can, leave a review regarding your favorite chapter as of now, and I'll take it as an encouragement. So with that out of the way, Kaito's journey to becoming a real detective is here!
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It was 6 in the evening when Conan finally decided to go home. After eating lunch, they went to the park, playing various games, which doubled as reconciliation for him and Ai.
Flashback
"Guys, hurry up, will you?" whined Conan as Ai held onto his hand. "I'm really hungry and I want to eat!"
"Hey, Conan," said Genta. "Isn't that my line?"
"I don't care, all I want is to make up for the lost time I haven't spent with this cute girl here." When he referred to her as "cute", she blushed lightly which made Conan pinch her cheek. As a reward, Ai smirked and punched him lightly in the arm. While the two bonded, Hakase and Kazuko spoke quietly to each other behind the five.
"Kazuko-kun," said Hakase. "It's a good thing you mended those two lovebirds back together, I almost thought that Ai-kun would break up with him!"
"Well, I had to help them. They are my friends, after all. And it pained me to see Shinichi-kun crying so much earlier. And they fought because of me, I couldn't let that happen."
"Oh, I thought that you felt something for Shinichi-kun which led to them fighting! I thought that you let him be with Ai for everyone's happiness!"
She glared at the scientist. "Hakase, don't ever say that again! Shinichi-kun is just a friend to me, and I support the two of them! They are my first real friends ever since I shrank and I already have someone of my own!"
Hakase's eyes widened. "Is there someone waiting for you back at your place like what happened with Shinichi-kun?"
"No, I just met him this morning." Agasa-hakase raised an eyebrow. "He's 7, like Ayumi-chan and those two over there. He's so intelligent and has a wide knowledge of technology like you, Hakase."
"Wait, don't tell me you fell for someone 10 years younger than you!"
"Ssshhh!" Kazuko gestured for him to kneel for a while, so she could whisper to his ears directly. "There's something odd about him. When I spoke to him earlier, he had a composed voice, much like the voice of a teenager. And he's not just a prodigy in technology. He can tinker with robots and phones at a young age! That's weird for even a prodigy. For a normal child prodigy, performing various tests on phones and robots, is strange. He could've done those things once he reaches at least 14. He accepted my request for him to be my date on Valentines' Week."
"What are you implying?"
"I admit, though he's handsome and cool like Shinichi-kun, I chose him to be my date for a main reason. That was just the second reason for me to attend the event with him."
"What is the reason?"
"I think I may have found another victim of the drug." Hakase's eyes shot open. "He may be a teen at this moment, and the organization shrunk him. If there is the slightest chance that my theory is true, not only would I have someone to be with for the rest of my life," the background behind her turned into a field with butterflies and her eyes were replaced with hearts, and after a few seconds, it returned to normal. "We could also get him to join us in defeating the organization. Plus, since he is skilled in technology, you can make him your apprentice while he's still a kid, Hakase!"
"That would be great, Kazuko-kun! If he is a victim of the drug, we could tell him about the antidote Ai-kun's working on, and get him back to his original size! But that is, if he IS a victim of the drug."
"Right. Please don't tell Shinichi-kun or Ai-chan about any of this. This is something I have to figure out on my own." Hakase nodded and someone's voice interrupted their conversation.
"Hakase! Kazuko-chan!" called Conan. The two looked at him, and they noticed that they focused too much on their conversation which led to them trailing behind. "We don't have time to wait for the two of you! Hurry and catch up unless the both of you don't want to eat!" The two immediately ran towards the others, with Hakase giving the little girl a quick wink.
End of Flashback
He walked back to the agency as some thoughts filled his mind. 'What were they talking about earlier? Probably just thinking about me and Ai being in good terms again. Come to think of it, we're going to Kaito's mansion tomorrow. I really hope we can help with his detective problem. But, I first hope that he's smart enough to solve a case on his own, I don't want to give away clues. I'm sure that Hattori feels the same way about him. What's more, there's no doubt that Saguru Hakuba will join in the investigation if there is a case. But, we believe in him. He can beat me as a thief, he can also beat Hakuba as a detective. But I hope those two figure out their competition would lead to nothing like what happened between Hattori and I. I'd rather see them work together in solving cases like me and Hattori instead of racing each other in finding the culprit.' He walked up the stairs and opened the door.
"Tadaima!" he said as he walked in. Heiji and Kazuha were sitting on the couch, talking to Ran. And Kogoro was sitting on his desk, looking bored as he watched TV. Unlike other times, he didn't complain that Heiji was there, he just headed for his room.
"Hey, gaki," said Mouri. "Where have you been?"
"I was at Hakase's." He threw his school bag onto his bed and sat on the couch with his arms behind his head beside Ran. "We had no classes today because the school was preparing for Valentines' Week, so I went to Hakase's to visit Ai and Kazuko-chan."
"Your school is also having Valentines' Week, Conan-kun?" asked Ran. The boy nodded. "Wow! So are we! I hope I can find myself someone to go with at the event!"
"Our school is also having the event!" said Kazuha. "And the one attending with me is this tanned ahou," she said as she ruffled Heiji's hair, making him chuckle. "I'm guessing that Conan-kun will be going with that cute girlfriend of his…"
"Yeah, I'm getting kind of excited!"
"Hey, Ran," said Kogoro, making his daughter look at him. "Could you cook us some dinner now, we should get some sleep early since we're going to that Kuroba kid's mansion tomorrow."
Ran stood up from her seat. "Of course, oto-san!" she exclaimed.
"I'll help!" squealed Kazuha, following her friend to the kitchen. Heiji decided that it was now the right time to talk to his best friend so he patted the boy on the shoulder.
"Can we talk for a sec?" he whispered. Conan nodded and led Heiji to his room. The boy closed the door and turned on the lights.
"So what do you want to talk about, Hattori?" asked Conan.
Heiji smirked. "Is it just me, or are you not pissed off that we came here today?"
"Well, I already knew you were coming today," he sat on his bed. "So there's nothing to be pissed off about."
"Can you show me the ID you found?"
Conan opened one of his cabinets and pulled out two IDs. He held out the two of them in each hand. Orochi's ID was on his left hand, while Mizuchi's ID was on his right. "This," holding up Orochi's, "was found during our family dinner. This was Akira-san's ID." He threw it to his friend, who caught it easily. "Sonoko was kidnapped last Monday. A member of the syndicate was the kidnapper. He told her the truth about Kudo Shinichi." Heiji's eyes widened. "As a result, she now knows who I am. This is the ID of the kidnapper." He also threw it to Heiji, as he began to examine the two IDs.
"These two definitely have the same design. That's just great. How many more members do we have to deal with?! We don't know if the Boss and Ryujin are still alive and now there are still members who are on the loose?!"
"Oi, oi, you have to take it out of your mind for a little while. I don't want to think of the worst, I already got slapped by Ai earlier…"
"Wait, she slapped you?!" Conan nodded. "What the hell did you do?!"
"Well, it was her fault to think that me and Kazuko-chan were going out. She got very jealous and angry with the both of us. Long story short, I went to her house earlier, she got angry and I got slapped, Kazuko-chan explained the truth, and then bing-bang-boom, everything's back to normal!"
"You didn't get angry with her?"
"She was confused with what's going on. There's no reason for me to get angry with her. Plus, I love her. If I get angry, it would just be friendly arguments with her."
"So you're looking to be the perfect girlfriend for her?" he teased.
Conan scoffed. "There's no such thing as a perfect boyfriend. Everyone makes mistakes, and nothing can stop that. Remember that when you go on a date with Kazuha-chan."
"Thanks for the tip." Heiji yawned and lied down on the bed. "Hey, Kudo. You support Kuroba, right?" Conan nodded. What do you think he has planned for tomorrow? I don't want to stick inside his mansion for the whole day, I want to get some fresh air and run around! I don't want any cases to happen just as we get there!"
"Yeah, I'm not planning to laze around as well. Although, I would like to see a case and Kaito will solve it. If he doesn't have anything up his sleeve, I'll put him to sleep. Now come on, go to sleep after we eat. Why are you so tired anyway?"
Heiji stood up from the bed and yawned again. "Just did four rounds with Kazuha this morning."
Hearing this made Conan blow steam out of his ears and blushed red at the thought of Heiji's statement.
Tomorrow…
It was 7 in the morning, and no one was awake yet. But, a knock on the door was heard. It wasn't loud enough for anyone to wake up. It became louder and louder for the next thirty seconds. Ran couldn't take it anymore so she carefully went got out of the bed, so Kazuha won't wake up. She stretched her arms a bit and slowly walked towards the door. She yawned as she opened the door. The guy who was outside was the last person she could have expected to come. 'Shinichi?' she thought. She may have been just dreaming, so she wiped her eyes and stared into the eyes of the teenage boy, making him raise an eyebrow. The girl beside him also raised an eyebrow at her.
"Um, Ran-san, why are you staring at me like that?" asked Kaito. Ran thought that the voice was nothing like Shinichi's, so she stopped staring at him.
"Oh, it's just you, Kuroba-kun, I thought it was Shinichi," replied Ran. She looked at the clock for a moment, and turned back to him. "It's seven in the morning, and you're now here? I thought you'll be coming at eight?"
"Well, I like to be early." Both him and Aoko walked inside with Ran raising an eyebrow not because of Kaito, but because of the girl beside him that is almost identical to her own appearance. She looked at her hair for a moment, and realized that they didn't have the same hairstyle.
"Kuroba-kun?" Kaito turned around and looked at Ran. "Who is she?" she pointed at Aoko.
"Oh, she's the girl I was talking to you about!" he exclaimed. "Kind of ironic, isn't it? I look like Shinichi while she looks like you!"
Aoko stepped forward and held out her hand. "I'm Nakamori Aoko, it's nice to meet you!"
Ran accepted the handshake. "So you're Nakamori-keibu's daughter?" Aoko nodded. "My name's Mouri Ran. It's a pleasure to meet you! Are you and Kuroba-kun going out?"
Both Kaito and Aoko turned red instantly as Kaito kept saying "No" over and over again even before she could complain. The voice of Kaito was enough to wake up both Conan and Heiji. The two scratched their heads and glared at the door with the same thought, 'What the hell are Ran and Kazuha thinking, screaming so loud?!' Both of them walked to the door as Heiji started to open it and screamed, "Oi, can't you see we're trying to sleep?!" His eyes then shot open when he saw Kaito. "Why are you here so early, Kuroba? I thought you'll be coming here at 8!"
"I just like to be early, got a problem?!" Heiji noticed that he spoke in a voice that would be enough to start a fight. Too lazy to even speak, he decided to stop.
"Alright, alright, I get it," he went to the couch with Conan and both of them yawned once again.
Conan looked at both Ran and Aoko back and forth and noticed their almost identical look. 'Hmmm, looks like Ran has a twin sister. Probably Kaito's girlfriend.' he thought. At the same time, Kazuha rose out of bed and glared at the door like what Heiji and Conan did. She opened the door and was about to shout, when her eyes first caught two Rans.
She rubbed her eyes. "Ran-chan?" she said. "Since when did there become two of you?!" Everybody exploded into laughing when they heard what she said. Heiji and Conan were the ones who laughed the loudest, with Ran and Aoko only giggling, while Kaito laughed normally. "Huh? Why is everyone laughing?"
Ran was the one who spoke. "Kazuha-chan, seems you easily forgot who this is," pointing to Aoko. "Remember the picture Kuroba-kun showed us last week?" She nodded. "Well, you're looking at the girl at the picture! This is Nakamori Aoko, Kuroba-kun's friend."
Aoko went to Kazuha and stretched out her hand. "How do you do?" she asked.
Kazuha accepted the handshake. "I'm fine. Name's Toyama Kazuha, a pleasure to meet you, Aoko-chan!"
A few minutes later…
Even though Kaito and Aoko ate before they left earlier, they couldn't resist Ran's delicious cooking. Kogoro also woke up, and was now washing his face to get ready for breakfast. Conan elbowed Kaito gently in the stomach to make the former thief notice him. "Are you sure you're ready for a case?" asked Conan. "We don't want you to embarrass yourself when you make your deductions."
"I can do it," replied Kaito. "I know I can. Well, that is if a case does happen. You guys support me, right?" Both Conan and Heiji nodded. "Oh, that reminds me, that bastard Hakuba might be sticking his nose in once he finds out that there is a case. What do I do when he does?"
Conan looked at Heiji and winked at him. The Osakan detective grinned and both looked back at their friend. "Just do your best," said Heiji. "There are times when a detective makes mistakes, it's part of nature. There was this one time when my deductions were all wrong, then Kudo came to correct everything."
"Hey, I remember that case!" said Ran. "It was during the time you first came here right, Hattori-kun?"
"Bingo. It's natural for people to make mistakes, Kuroba. You can't change that."
"Heiji, I thought you were as good as Shinichi! How could you even make a mistake?"
Heiji shrugged his shoulders. "It was because of my arrogant attitude."
"Serves you right!" teased Kazuha.
"I ain't talking to you, ahou!" he screamed in front of Kazuha's face.
"Hey, hey, Kaito," said Aoko as she chewed her rice. "What are you three talking about? Cases, deductions, detectives, and you included Hakuba-kun! What's gotten into your little head?"
"Looks like you don't know yet, Aoko. I'm done being a magician. I've decided to be a detective instead." Aoko's eyes widened.
"But your father is a magician! You're not going to continue his legacy?"
"Otou-san would want me to pursue what I really want and what I excel in. I've never a good magician, anyway. But when I saw how Heiji and Shinichi solve cases, and I got to be a part of it, I would like to know how it is to be a detective." Aoko warmly smiled, and Kaito returned it with a with grin.
"Looks like the couple is happy right now!" teased Kazuha. Aoko and Kaito both turned deep red and shouted the same words at the same time.
"WE'RE NOT A COUPLE!" they screamed as Mouri put both his hands to his ears, desperate to at least muffle their voices since he was sitting next to Aoko.
When their screams stopped, Kogoro lets go of his ears and continues eating. "So for how many days are we going to stay at your house?" he asked. "A month?" he joked.
"Just over the weekend. After this weekend, just tell me anytime you want to visit, and I'll go here to pick you up, and we can have fun at my place." All of them, excluding Kaito and Aoko, shouted "YATTA!" in excitement.
Two hours later…
Ran and Kazuha nearly took an hour for each of them to take a bath. Because of this, Kogoro told Conan, Kaito, and Heiji to buy two packs of bread from the convenience store, saying that Ran will use it to cook their dinner herself. Not wanting to spoil the expected flavor of her cooking, the trio instantly ran out the agency as Conan led them to the store. They had a little chat while walking. "So, Shinichi… where's the ID of the DS member you were talking about?" asked Kaito.
"It's back at the agency," replied Conan. "Hattori saw it last night. Well, actually it's two IDs. One was the ID of Akira-san, the man I talked about when I called. The other was Mizuchi's ID. He's another member that tried to lure me into a trap by kidnapping Sonoko. He also told her the truth about me."
"So she knows who you are now, Shinichi?"
"Pretty much, Kuroba," said Heiji. "Well, since Ran-chan's best friend knows about Kudo now, it's only a matter of time before she finds out the truth as well." He smirked at the boy, hoping he would get a reaction from his teasing. "I wonder what she would say when she finds out that you stepped in a shower together with her!"
Hearing this made Kaito hold in a vomit, but Conan just shrugged his shoulders. "I'll take whatever she does to me. It's my fault anyway for leaving without saying goodbye. And when she thought that I was gone for so long, I was just there beside her. And that's a good thing for me. To just be there by her side and make her smile just like what a brother would do for his sister, it proves to me that she doesn't need Kudo Shinichi in her life." Kaito and Heiji's eyes widened. "I'll take whatever punch and kick she gives me, as long as I know that she's happy with her life now. So is your question answered, Hattori?" The boy looked at Heiji, who was too preoccupied to speak.
"Actually, it was answered even before you gave me that long answer." Conan glared at him, while Heij's smirk grew. Fearing that this would cause tension over the weekend, Kaito stepped in between the two of them and stretched out his arms, separating the two detectives.
"Come on, you two… now's not the right time to act like kids. Let's go get those bread and we'll be on our way. Both of them sighed and nodded.
After buying the packs of bread, the trio headed back to the agency, where Ran and Kazuha just finished packing their clothes. Heiji, Conan, and Mouri took their bags and headed outside with Aoko and Kaito. Kogoro threw the keys to Ran, who caught it perfectly. All of them waited outside for the two girls who were still inside, in the process, Mouri spoke up. "Hey, Kurobrat," he laughed to himself at the new nickname he came up with. Heiji, Conan, and Aoko laughed out loud, while a large vein appeared on Kaito's head. "How do we go to your house? Is it far from here?"
Still angry, he just pointed to Aoko, not wanting to answer his question. So Kogoro instead looked at the girl. "We'll just take one train," said Aoko. "It's not that far from Beika." Mouri, Conan, and Heiji nodded as Ran and Kazuha went outside. Then, seeing that everyone is prepared, they set off.
One hour later…
The whole group was standing in front of two beautiful doors. All of them, excluding Aoko and Kaito, were really impressed with the former magician's house. They felt like they went to a millionaire's house. Conan thought to himself. 'Wow. What if Kazuko-chan's real house is this big as well? Kaito wasn't kidding about a mansion as his house. How many people are inside at the moment?' Kaito knocked on the door, which only took a few seconds for it to open.
"Welcome home, son!" exclaimed the figure of Kaito's mom, Chikage Kuroba. Kaito pulled her for a hug, before pulling away and gesturing for everybody to come inside.
"Welcome to me casa!" said Kaito, as he threw his arms open, presenting his house to their eyes. "This is my okaasan, Chikage." He pointed to the woman beside him who bowed in front of them. "Ran-san, the kitchen is in the right hall. You can take the bread we bought there and cook the food you were talking about earlier." Ran happily nodded as she took both Aoko and Kazuha's hands and they went through the right hallway. Kaito and Chikage led the way to the living room.
"My son here has talked about his friends in Tokyo, he said that he likes to stay there for a month or two because of his two friends. Is that right?" She looked at Conan, Heiji, and Kogoro, but only two of them nodded. She looked at Mouri. "If I'm right, you're the famous detective, Mouri Kogoro."
"Yeah…" replied Mouri.
"Well, if you can watch over my son every time he is in Beika, I'll be willing to let him anytime he wants since you are a famous detective. And if anything bad happens to him, you can easily find out. So what is your decision?" Kogoro rested his chin on his hand while Kaito, Heiji, and Conan stared at him. It took a full minute for him to give his answer.
"I'm sorry, but I can't watch over him." Kaito, Conan, and Heiji's faces fell. "I'm sorry, but I already am watching over two Osakan brats whenever they're in Beika, I can't bear to add another."
Chikage shrugged her shoulders. "Well, son, you heard the man. You can only go to Beika for a visit, but you can't stay there."
"But, okaasan… I don't need him to watch over me, I can take care of myself. I'm going to be a detective now, I don't want to be a magician anymore. If you could just give me money, I could stay at aunt and –"
"No buts! What Mouri-tantei said is final! And how could you be a detective, you haven't even solved a case yet! You'll be a magician because that's what your father is until he died. Now, come on. Let's go cool down in the living room." On the way, Conan, Heiji, and Kaito glared at Kogoro, who gulped in fear.
When they reached the living room, the trio talked to one another. "Damn it, how can we convince her that I'm a detective now? I really want to stay at Beika for like a week!"
"We just need to hope that a case would happen today," said Heiji. "How long are we staying here?"
"Until tomorrow," said Conan. "We have school on Monday, and it's Valentines' Week remember? We only have until today and tomorrow to find a case to solve and get your mother to believe you. But where should we start?"
"I know!" said Kaito. "We should start at Ekoda High School! That's my school, and it's only a walking distance from here. We could check it out first after we eat lunch!"
"Good idea, Kuroba. Wait, I almost forgot. Could you show me and Kudo the place where you keep your gadgets and costumes? We really want to see it. Is it a secret room or some kind of fortress?"
"Sorry, Heiji. I asked my butler to clean out every costume I have and burn it all so no one would see them. You're kind of late in asking me." Both Conan and Heiji sighed. "But I still have my gadgets and I can show you them if you want." Both of their faces lit up and nodded as Kaito led the way to his room.
"Where are you three running off to?" asked Chikage.
"We're just going to my room!" exclaimed Kaito as they went up the stairs.
Meanwhile, two of the girls raised an eyebrow at Ran, who was slicing ham into small strips. "Ran-san, what is that food called again?" asked Aoko.
"Oh, I saw this in a cookbook at bookstore in Beika," replied Ran, looking up at her friends. "It's called Pizza Squares, it's popular in America."
"Do you think it tastes good, Ran-chan?" asked Kazuha.
"Well, we won't know if we won't try, Kazuha-chan. Now stop staring and cut the bread the boys bought into squares. I'll get started on the sauce after I finish slicing this ham." An idea popped into the girl's head. "Oh, Aoko-chan? I forgot to ask you something."
Aoko stopped cutting bread for a moment and looked at Ran. "What is it, Ran-san?"
"Sorry to invade in your personal world, but do you like Kuroba-kun?" The question made Aoko turn as red as blood while Kazuha chuckled to herself.
"What are you talking about, Ran-san?! Why are you suggesting that I like that Bakaito?!"
"Well, you two seem like you're close to each other and not to mention, you share the same relationship like me with Shinichi."
Aoko smirked, hoping for some payback. Who's this Shinichi? Is he boyfriend?"
"No, he's my childhood friend. I used to have feelings for him but he has someone else now. Why are you asking?" Ran smirked. "Hoping to make me embarrassed? You still haven't answered my question. Do you like Kuroba-kun?"
"No," she stuttered. "We're just friends. I don't know if he likes me or not, but I don't like him in the way you're thinking." She continued on cutting the bread while Ran's smirk grew wider and wider.
12:00 P.M.
Everyone sat down at the dining table. Ran's Pizza Squares made Conan, Heiji, and Kaito's mouths water. So without hesitation, they instantly ate everything that was on their plate, much to everyone's confusion. "Son, is there something wrong?" asked Chikage. "You three have been eating like you're being chased by horses."
"No, okaasan. It's just that these Pizza Squares taste so good and because me, Heiji, and this boy are going to my school after lunch."
"Can we come as well?" asked Kazuha and Kaito nodded.
After only ten minutes, the trio of detectives were waiting at the front door for another five minutes for their girl companions to finish eating. "Any chance that Hakuba will be present if there's a case?" asked Heiji.
"Have you met before?" asked Kaito.
"Yeah, he even competed with me in terms of skills. I have to say he's like me in terms of arrogance."
"Who won between the two of you?" Kaito had a glimpse of hope in his eyes, that Saguru may be not as smart as he thought.
Heiji shrugged his shoulders. "It doesn't matter who won between the two of us." Kaito raised an eyebrow. "Kudo here taught me that in detective work, there's no winning or losing." Kaito looked at Conan.
"It's because there is only one truth," Conan finished. Kaito smiled warmly before a girl's voice.
"MOVE, YOU THREE!" screamed Kazuha. "WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO TO KUROBA-KUN AND AOKO-CHAN'S SCHOOL, AND YOU THREE KEEP CHATTING!" The trio of detectives ran away from the girls, desperate to escape their possible rage, leaving Aoko and Ran laughing at the boys' overreactiveness.
After only ten minutes, they reached Ekoda High School. Kaito raised an eyebrow when he saw Akako sitting on a bench, holding her phone. 'Why is she always here?' he thought. "Well, guys, here we are! Welcome to Ekoda High School!"
"Wow, it's like our school at Beika!" said Ran.
"I always go here during the weekends to practice soccer, while Aoko over there likes to cheer me on whenever she sees me." Aoko blushed lightly. "Let's go to the field first, and maybe me and Heiji-kun can play a quick game."
Heiji stepped forward. "You're on! I won't lose to a magician like you." Both of them smirked, each one not wanting to lose to the other.
They continued to head for the field until a familiar blonde-haired teen came across their way. "Well, if it isn't Kuroba-kun… what brings you here on a typical Saturday?" he said while smirking at his rival.
"Would you get out of my way? I'm here to have a quick match with a friend, teme," snarled Kaito.
"Oh, really? Maybe I can cheer him on and watch him beat you. Where is he?" Conan narrowed his eyes at the Saguru.
'So he's the detective Kaito's been talking about. He needs to be taught a lesson in competition. Good luck in knocking sense into him, Kaito,' Conan thought.
Heiji stepped forward with an emotionless face. "Long time no see, Hakuba," he stated as the girls behind the trio watched on with amazement.
Saguru's eyes widened. "You again?!"
Next on I'll Always Be Here…
"You missed me?"
"I've already solved the crime."
"No, you're wrong."
"I-it can't be!"
CHAPTER 22: KAITO KUROBA'S MOMENT, PART 2