So I watched Crazy Rich Asians when it came out and had this idea. Finally started writing it out.
Logically, Heiji knew the Kudo family was rich. It was no secret. With Kudo Yuusaku a famous author and Kudo Yukiko a world-famous actress, it was no surprise. Hell, even Kudo Shinichi took paying clients as a detective, and he was still in high school! Not to mention Saguru had found that a lot of the violin competitions he's won paid out a pretty penny to the winner.
So yes, it was no secret that they were rich. But this…this was just getting ridiculous. Even Saguru and Kaito, whose families were also well off, seemed dumbfounded by the situation they were in.
"You can't be serious."
Shinichi crossed his arms, not backing down. "I can assure you I'm very serious."
"Where will you even get the money?"
Shinichi pulled out his wallet and took out more money than Heiji had ever seen in his lifetime and tossed it on the table like it was spare change. He didn't even know they made bills that big. The owner seemed to think the same. "How can I be sure this is real?"
The detective sighed. "I'd get you smaller bills, but I'm afraid the banks are closed and I'd hate to bother the manager over such a trivial amount this late." Heiji let out a dry laugh at the trivial amount as Kaito choked on his drink.
The owner didn't quite seem to know how to react to that statement. "W-Who are you?"
"Kudo Shinichi." The name alone caused the man to pale and nearly faint. Heiji didn't blame him. After all, even if he wasn't rich Shinichi was famous practically all over Japan due to his detective work.
"W-Why would someone like you want to buy my shop? It's small, run down, and losing customers." The man had a point. With the way this business was going it wouldn't be long before they had to close up shop. Buying it seemed like such a waste.
Shinichi waved a hand is dismissal of what was said. "That doesn't matter. I have a bet going with my mother to see who can find the best croquettes, and yours are better than any other I've tried. I can't have you going out of business just yet."
A bet. He was buying the shop over a bet. As though it were the most normal thing in the world. Heiji thought about everything he'd seen about the Kudo Family – and there was an abundance as one, if not all, seemed to be in the news every day – and figured maybe for them it was.
Checking his watch, Shinichi asked, "Do we have a deal?"
"I-I…y-yes. Deal."
"Good. I'll have my attorney come by later to have you sign the necessary paperwork and discuss the details." Of course he had an attorney at beck and call. What normal high school detective didn't? Turning, he paused when he caught sight of their faces. "What?"
"You bought da shop," Heiji said. "Ya paid in cash."
He didn't know if he should laugh at the confused look on his friends face or not. "How else was I supposed to pay? They don't take card here."
Rather than responding, Heiji just let out a deep sigh and rubbed his forehead, using his free hand to pass attempting to explain to the other two.
Saguru cleared his throat and said, "Kudo-kun, most people don't carry that much money in their wallets. Most people have never seen, let alone have ¥100,000,000 notes. I wasn't aware they even made any."
Shinichi shrugged. "They don't."
That made the three pause. "But you just gave him five of them to pay for the shop."
"They don't make them for consumers. Normally they're used for large transfers of money between the government and the banks, but my father convinced them to make a special exception for us since my mother thought they were pretty and wanted one." Heiji briefly wondered who they have convinced, then decided he didn't want to know. "Besides, it's not like I normally carry around that much. It was just what my mother decided to give me for my allowance and I never made it to the bank."
Saguru opened his mouth, closed it, and pinched the bridge of his nose, holding out a hand to Kaito to take over. The magician shook his head. "You get Five hundred million yen for an allowance?"
"Only because I lost a bet to my mother last year." Heiji couldn't stop the laughter that bubbled up. He got five hundred million yen for an allowance because he lost a bet. Which meant he used to get more.
"So," The magician asked faintly, "What will you get if you win this bet?"
Shinichi opened the door of the cab and waited for them to get in before he took the passengers seat. "Hawaii."
"They're taking you to Hawaii? Cool."
Shinichi got that confused look on his face and Heiji dropped his head into his hands as the other detective answered. "No, if I win she's buying me Hawaii. If she wins, I have to buy it." Either way, the Kudo Family was going to own Hawaii soon. Heiji wasn't even going to think about how much that was going to cost, or the fact his friend sounded like he could afford it. Like it was no more expensive than a book.
It was common knowledge that the Kudo Family was rich, but Heiji wondered if anyone really knew how rich they were.
I was originally going to make it an actual story, but I figured I'd just do little one-shots all revolving around the Kudo Family if they were Crazy Rich. Don't forget to let me know what you thought!