"Tadaima!"

The only female resident of the Mouri Detective Agency was met with silence. Ran quickly scanned the room just to find out that no one was inside the office. She pulled her cellphone out of her skirt pocket to check the time.

It was already 5:30 pm.

"Are? I'm sure Otou-san and Conan-kun should already be here before me because I have karate practice again. I'm supposed to be home a little later than usual so they should be..." With one last glance around the room, she placed her bag on the table then noticed that someone was peacefully sleeping on the sofa.

'How could I have missed this?" Ran furrowed her brows. "Well, he's been shielded by the backrest and he's so small now but aside from that... how cute!"

Ran smiled giddily as she approached the sleeping figure. She sneakily snapped a picture for future -ahem- purposes before kneeling beside Conan to gently remove the book he was gripping away from his little fingers.

Scrutinizing the book that he was reading before his slumber, she heaved a sigh and smiled. 'He definitely fell asleep while reading the latest Detective Samonji book... Typical Shinichi. Such a mystery geek indeed.'

After placing the book on the table, but not before bookmarking the page Conan was on, Ran chuckled lightly as she gently removed his eyeglasses to place them beside the book for safekeeping. She caressed his forehead, moving his hair away from his eyes.

'Look at how young and innocent you've become, Shinichi.' She slightly poked his soft cheeks with her finger and then placed her hand there. 'And yet I can still see your adult self at times despite the cute mask...' Ran kissed Conan's forehead before standing up to call her father to ask him about his whereabouts. But she halted her steps when she heard a weak groan.

"Ran... neechan?"

Ran smiled apologetically at the disoriented boy. "Oh sorry, Conan-kun. Did I wake you?"

Conan stretched his limbs—like a kitten according to a chuckling Ran— to remove the knots formed in his muscles due to his unintentional slumber and forced himself to sit up. Ran giggled as she watched him rub his eyes clumsily with his little hands in an attempt shake away his drowsiness. She grabbed his eyeglasses from the table to wear it on the slowly awakening shrunken teen.

"Not really. Thanks, Ran-neechan." He adjusted his glasses in place then yawned once more. "And okaeri."

Ran smiled in gratitude then kissed his cheek. "Where's Otou-san?"

"He rushed out of the office when I arrived from school while humming what I'm assuming is Okino-san's new song. He's even skipping in his steps like a schoolgirl..." Conan said dryly. "I figured that Okino-san called him for a TV guesting since I found the telephone not in place, the bathroom smelled like an aftershave and Occhan's best suit and tie is nowhere to be seen."

"And he didn't even invite us? Geez..." Ran pouted then huffed. "See if I cook his portion of dinner tonight."

Conan laughed. "He probably thought that we would become a nuisance again."

"That Otou-san... I just hope he doesn't encounter a murder case wherever he is right now or else he'll be in trouble."

Conan laughed dryly.

Ran smirked in Conan's direction. "Oh wait since the real murder magnet is here, he won't. I might need to be prepared for another body to drop somewhere near here though..."

"Oi..." The boy sweatdropped.

Ran crossed her arms and whispered. "Anyway, I still don't approve of the way you're using my father to show off your deductions. You sure that your tranquilizer darts won't hurt him in the long run?"

Conan laughed nervously. "Well, Agasa-hakase assured me that it's safe. Unfortunately, a child can only get so far in investigating cases and I won't do it in the first place if your dad just understood my hints correctly..."

"Ah well..." Ran sweatdropped. "He's just uhm slow on the uptake but he can do it if he tried."

"I know. Occhan has proved it in a few cases especially when Kisaki-san or his close friends were involved. Whenever I try to shoot him with my watch, my resolve wavers the moment I see his determined face so what can I do aside from helping it solve it on his own?"

Ran smiled. "He might be incompetent at times but give my father a chance before you do it your own way, okay?"

'At times? More like most of the time... but oh well.'

"Don't worry. I always give him and everyone a chance to solve the mystery. Though when it goes to the wrong direction..."

Ran immediately got what he was implying.

'After all, it doesn't matter who solves the mystery as long as it's the truth. Right, Shinichi?'

"I understand, thanks Conan-kun. But geez, where does he get all the confidence? You do all the work and yet Otou-san never wondered why he doesn't remember the cases that he 'solves'! I'm surprised the police can even get a statement from him after the case..."

"I'm surprised, too. Though you already know how I act when we're being interrogated at the station, right?"

Ran remembered the times when Conan actively presented himself to retell the Sleeping Kogoro's perfect deduction and then exclaim on how awesome it was.

It was very... interesting.

"Ah, I see." Ran muttered dryly.

"But he's the reason why I can still somehow survive as a detective so I owe it to him." Conan smiled.

'That, and I'm indirectly putting Occhan into the line of fire but that's why I'm doing my best to prevent the worst possible outcome.'

Ran cheerfully patted his head. "You know, you've changed."

"Well Ran, as you can see I am now an elementary school student. Again. So of course there's gonna be some change somewhere in there, if it's not obvious enough." Conan deadpanned.

Ran rolled her eyes. "Gee, glad to know that the jerk in you is still alive and kicking." She paused for a bit. "But seriously, you've become humble and somehow uhm..." The girl averted her eyes. "...cooler. I don't know but despite appearances, you've become more mature. And that's saying something because you've always acted older than your age ever since we met."

'Cooler, eh?'

Conan smiled wistfully remembering the times that his life has been on the brink of no return after that fateful night in Tropical Land. "Thanks, Ran. I never imagined— not even once—that I'd become like this but I guess when a person's life is challenged, one is forced to change in order to survive. Adaptation. Also, I've told you that I've had a lot of close calls after that night but thinking about you and the people around me helped in not giving up the fight. Especially you, Ran. I needed to get back to you so I'm not stopping this fight until I do."

Ran already knew this fact but hearing it again from his mouth made her feel overwhelmed by her best friend's determination. Choosing not to reply with words, Ran smiled and offered her hand to Conan. "Well, enough with the serious atmosphere! Who wants ice cream?"

Conan's eyes lit up and grabbed Ran's hand. "We're doing this now?"

"Why not? I'll call Otou-san first to let him know we're leaving and ask him if he's going to come home for dinner."

The shrunken teen grinned. "I thought you're not going to cook him his portion for tonight?"

"I'm not that heartless, Conan-kun. Besides, you know how he is when his belly's not satisfied." Ran laughed then excused herself to call her father.

Conan smiled as he watched Ran change her expressions from inquisitive, to annoyance, to worry and to resignation during the phone call. He figured from her face that her father was giving her troubles again but he knew that Ran won't take it into heart because she doesn't really mind as long as her father is safe.

'Yeah, that's what she is. Of all people, I know you are definitely not heartless, Ran.'

Kogoro was not coming home for dinner because, as Ran expected, his mahjong friends invited him into an overnight tournament of sorts. Deciding not to cook dinner, Ran and Conan decided to eat out at Poirot then went to the ice cream shop afterwards for dessert.

As they were greeted by the cool air the moment they entered the ice cream shop, the two decided to find a seat first before ordering. Ran was about to go to the counter but Conan volunteered to order for the both of them. Ran smiled to give her thanks and reached for her purse but Conan stopped her.

"It's my treat, Ran-neechan! You're always working so hard so you need to have your reward!" Before Ran could protest, Conan already reached the counter and began to subconsciously charm the cashier with his cheerful antics.

"Mou, what's up with people not letting me pay...?" Ran softly chuckled as she observed how adorable Conan was acting in public. He was cutely pointing at the Chocolate mudslide and the Strawberry cheesecake ice cream on the menu with a big smile then nodding at the cashier to affirm his order.

'If only the cashier knew that she's being charmed by a 17-year old high school student...' She stared flatly at Conan and laughed dryly. "Oh yeah, I forgot. He always charms the ladies even if he did not try..." She waved back when she noticed that Conan was pointing at her direction, probably to inform the cashier on where to deliver the desserts.

"Oh that's your nee-chan? She's really pretty! And she's lucky to have you as a little brother since you're doing this on your own!" The middle-aged cashier cooed as she handed his change.

"Thank you, Oba-san! Ah, Ran-neechan is not my real sister. She's just taking care of me since my parents are away because of work. She's really, really pretty and kind and strong and I love her cooking so much! Come here, oba-san, I'll tell you a secret!" Making sure that Ran wasn't looking their way, Conan waved for the woman to lend him her hear then whispered, "Please don't tell this to anyone but when I grow up, I'm going to marry Ran-neechan!"

The cashier gasped, "Oh my!"

"Hmm! So wish me luck, oba-san!" Conan grinned.

"I'm going to cheer for you, young man!" The woman patted Conan's head and smiled as she let the boy happily return to his nee-chan.

"Ah, the little joys in life..."

The woman decided that adding some extra toppings to the adorable boy's order won't hurt anyone.

"Wow, it tastes really good!"

"See? I told you this shop is really worth it!"

"Thanks for bringing me here, Ran-neechan!" Conan cheered as he took another spoonful of his Chocolate mudslide.

"You're welcome!" Ran reached for Conan's cheek to wipe off the smeared ice cream on his face. "Geez, don't get ice cream on your shirt, okay? It will be hard to come off when I do the laundry."

"Yes, Ran-neechan!" Conan replied with constant vigor.

The customers in the shop were whispering on how cute the 'brother-sister' pair was. Conan snickered inwardly as he watched them slowly but surely falling into his 'charm' though his momentary trance was shattered when Ran's voice came in.

"To be honest, it's kinda scary that you're really, really good at this, Conan-kun." Ran teased but making sure that they weren't heard by other people. "I'm still constantly falling under your 'childish charms' even after telling me the truth."

"Heh, It's because Ran-neechan loves me so much!" Conan exclaimed but stopped when he saw the disapproving glance of his companion.

'Just how much sugar did you eat, Shinichi?'

'Sorry, sorry.'

He laughed nervously then whispered, "Though it probably came from the genes..."

Ran then wholeheartedly agreed with a laugh.

"It's a pain when I slip up to being childish every time I return to my former self." Conan muttered in annoyance then shifted to his childish act again. "Remember when you told me that Shinichi-niichan called you his nee-chan after your play?"

Ran nodded. "I thought he was acting weird that day but now that I know why he was being like that, I'm not going to ever forget that moment." She ended her statement with a teasing grin.

Conan just stared flatly at Ran while the latter tried to avoid it by helping herself to another spoonful of the heavenly dessert that her best friend ordered for her. He was about to retort but the content expression plastered on the girl's face while she was eating the dessert made the poor boy's heart leap.

He let the words die in his mouth.

'Now who's the one falling for the other's charms? Damn it, Ran...'

After finishing their ice creams, the duo immediately went home since it was getting late and it was a school night. The moment they entered the apartment, Conan's phone rang. He reached for his phone in his pocket while balancing himself to remove his shoes. Ran ended his misery by helping him pull out his shoes and stored it in the shoe cabinet. Conan whispered his thanks before finally picking up the call.

"Ah, Hattori?"

Heiji's cheerful voice chimed in. "Yo, Kudo! Have ya heard ta news?"

"Which one? If it's the evening one, I have no idea since Ran and I just got home from dinner. As a matter of fact, I literally just went inside the house so it took me a while to answer your call." Sensing that her presence was not needed anymore, Ran patted Conan's head to let him know that she's going to stay at her room to do her homework.

Ran kissed the boy's temple. 'Tell me about it later?'

Conan nodded. 'Sure.'

"Oi Kudo!" The shrunken teen winced at the volume.

"Sorry, sorry." He went straight to the receiving area and sat down on the floor. "Just figured that I needed to make myself comfortable first because I can sense that this talk will be important. So?"

Conan can probably hear Heiji's grin at the end of the line. "Ya guessed it right. I called Otaki-han as soon as I got ta news. I asked 'im about ta details of ta story since I know ya'll be very interested."

'Interested, huh?' Conan shifted his phone to his other ear. "So what's it then?"

"It's about yer favourite jewel thief. He sent a notice to Osaka Police HQ!"

'He's definitely not my favorite, though...' Conan laughed dryly. "So, in Osaka... Police HQ?"

'Nakamori-keibu's gonna flip when he hears about this.'

"Yeah! I'm not sure why but ta notice said tha' he's gonna snatch a diamond from ta Thailand crown jewels on ta next full moon. Apparently, Thailand agreed to put up an exhibit here in Osaka. Am not surprised tha' they picked t'is place since Osaka is very beautiful!"

"Diamond...? Knowing KID, he might probably target the largest jewel there which is called, if I'm not mistaken, The Golden Jubilee."

"Yeah, I think tha' was ta name."

"So what do you expect me to do? I can't really do anything since I'm in Tokyo and Ran would definitely make a fuss if she found out that I travelled to Osaka alone on a school day."

'Well not really... because Ran already knows about me but Occhan's going to be a problem. He hadn't received any work recently and Ran's ransacking her brain for us to survive this month. Geez, that oyaji...'

Heiji clicked his tongue. "It's a shame 'cause ta heist notice was addressed to ya, Kudo Shinichi-kun."

"WHAT!?" Conan shouted. In the other room, Ran was startled by her best friend's shout that she almost fell off her chair. She struggled to get outside her room and dashed straight to where the boy was.

"CONAN-KUN!?"

'Thank goodness she didn't shout my real name...'

"A-Ah, Ran-neechan!"

Scanning the room for intruders, she finally relaxed when she realized that there was no serious threat to Conan. "...what happened?"

"Erm, it's nothing! Heiji-niichan just startled me, that's all!" Conan chirped as he pointed at his phone.

Ran raised her eyebrow as if saying 'I know something's up so we will definitely talk about that later.' then went back to her room after clapping his shoulder.

The boy sweatdropped and returned to his phone conversation.

"Wow, Neechan's really pumped."

'Can anyone blame her? She completely aware of my circumstances and knowing her, she'll be more paranoid about it than I. But going back to the more pressing matter...'

"Why in the world would he do that!?" Conan hissed.

"I dunno. I'll send ya an image of ta notice later fer ya to analyze. Tho' there's nothing much to analyze..."

'Nothing much to analyze?'

"Okay, thanks Hattori. I'll also show this to Ran later so that we'll be able to come as erm, Kudo Shinichi's representatives."

"Alright. But just be careful, Kudo. Since KID boldly included ya in ta notice, those guys might suddenly be on high alert. If I just got ta notice first before it got to ta media then I could've excluded yer name there..." Heiji clicked his tongue in regret.

Conan swore. "It's okay, Hattori. If I get my hands on that thief, I swear I'll..."

Heiji sweatdropped as he listened to his best friend's dark mutterings about a certain white-clad phantom thief. It was weird though because despite his best friend's true age, he still sounds like a kid and a child using such colorful words is such a rare occurrence. He tried very hard to suppress his laugh. "Calm down. Neechan will probably lecture you if she heard her little innocent Conan-kun mutter such colorful words. I'll do wha' I can on my side too so dun worry. Warn ta li'l neechan an' be careful 'bout ta big Neechan."

'I'll definitely warn Haibara although the Organization doesn't have an inkling that Kudo Shinichi has a connection with Sherry. And for them, Sherry is already dead so it's pointless to look for her. As for Ran... at least I won't have any problems regarding this.'

"Thanks a lot, Hattori. We'll definitely be there on Osaka."

"A'right. Just call me or Kazuha before ya leave. I'll send ya ta heist notice via mail after t'is call."

"Okay, thanks again, Hattori."

"Sure, Kudo. Say hi to Neechan for me will ya? And I was really hoping that you weren't kidding about your question the last time we talked. It's been too long and Neechan needs to know."

'Oh Hattori, only if you knew.'

Conan took a deep breath. "You already know what my answer will be, Hattori. And don't worry, I'll tell Ran that you said hi."

The shrunken teen heard Hattori sigh in resignation. "It's yer choice. Anyway, dun forget ta call me when ya leave fer Osaka, 'kay?"

"Sure, sure. Thanks, Hattori. Also, be extra careful because I kinda have a bad feeling about this heist."

"Sure, Kudo. And you're not the only one. Bye."

"Bye."

'Ah speak of the devil and it shall appear.' After Heiji and Conan's conversation, Haibara Ai called him.

"Kudo-kun?"

"Haibara."

"I'm taking it that you already know why I called."

"Well, your guess is right. Hattori called me just now to inform me of the good news." Conan muttered dryly.

"And I'm also guessing that you're willing to fall into his trap?"

Conan snorted. "Trap? None of the sort. But I'm going to Osaka to do some damage control."

"Well then, just do it right. I'd hate for our hard work to just crumble and fall apart. Just a single slip of tongue will cause our identities to be leaked. Well, you're very much aware of that fact and the consequences that went along it so I expect you to not act foolishly. And no, I'm not giving you any temporary antidote." Haibara finished wryly.

'I know I've said this a lot of times but I don't even want to think about what she'll do to me once she finds out that Ran already knows...'

Conan clicked his tongue in annoyance. "I wasn't going to ask you about that but... whatever. Just stay put in Hakase's house. Since the organization knows that Sherry is dead, they won't look for you. Although there's a risk that they might find me but... I think it's a very, very low possibility."

Conan decided to leave out the '...as of now.' at the end of his sentence because he knows Haibara will get extra paranoid again.

'But Subaru-san will definitely protect Haibara so she doesn't have to worry.'

"Get off the high horse, Kudo-kun. A very low chance is still something so don't get reckless." Haibara warned.

"Yes, yes. They're not stupid enough to commit a crime during KID's heist anyway. Too many police officers are present and the crowd will be suffocating. It might be good in using the crowd as cover but I don't think they'll cause a ruckus in an internationally-broadcasted event. They might get exposed in the public if they acted rashly and that's not a risk they're willing to take." Conan said in a bored tone.

Haibara was silent for a few moments.

"Oi, Haibara you still alive?"

"...you're planning something, aren't you?"

"Haah?"

Conan can imagine Haibara rolling her eyes at the end of the line. "Whatever, Kudo-kun. You're too smart to just assume their moves too quickly."

"You think too highly of me, Haibara. I'm just an 'idiot mystery otaku' according to some people I know."

"Well they're right." The scientist scoffed. "... just be careful."

Click.

"Oi!" Conan stared flatly on his phone for a few seconds. "She actually hanged up..."

A few moments later, he shrugged and stood up to go into Ran's room.

Then he smirked.

"Well then, time to prepare for our journey to the West."

At Agasa-hakase's house, Haibara pocketed her phone, grabbed a new lab coat from her dresser and went straight to her lab. She sat on her chair and went to type something on her computer.

'Antidote, eh?'

Ran settled herself near the bed's headboard. When Shinichi knocked on her door earlier, she was just finalizing her answers on her homework so she didn't mind the intrusion. She was the one who asked him to come anyway.

Patting the space beside her, Ran silently asked her shrunken boyfriend to settle down. Shinichi complied and told Ran about what the phone call with Hattori was all about. After Shinichi was done, Ran was very worried.

"Shinichi, are you sure that you're going to this heist?"

Shinichi shrugged. "This is the best choice, Ran. Of course, Kudo Shinichi won't appear in the heist since he's supposedly dead— well at least to the people who did this to me..." He pointed at himself then continued, "...but the masses didn't know about that. All they know is that the Great High School Detective of the East has been missing-in-action for months. Stories about my death are probably going around but there's no confirmation about it. And with the sudden revival of my name because of this notice, it will cause a sudden ruckus that will make the Black Organization alarmed. This heist will be their big chance to confirm whether Kudo Shinichi is really dead or not based on his appearance during the heist."

Ran hugged her pillow tightly. "...This is really bad, isn't it?"

Shinichi took her hand and smiled bitterly. "Don't worry; I won't let them touch you or your family."

Ran squeezed his hand. "I know. I have faith in you. But I can't really help but worry since your safety is on the line here."

"I'll manage. I always do. I have allies that also want to bring down that organization so I will not be alone in this fight. Besides, they will not look for a kid. But Ran, are you sure that you want to go with me? You'll be missing school... and it will be dangerous."

"Of course I am! It's not like I can't defend myself. Besides, it'll be a bonus if I landed some kick on Kaitou KID." Ran's expression darkened. "I think I need to jog his memory about what he did to me before... and of course remind him not to blatantly use other people's names without their permission."

Shinichi shivered at the thought of KID being at the mercy of Ran. 'I have half the heart to pity that old phantom thief but eh, he deserves it for messing with us.'

"Relax, Shinichi. I'm just joking about the last part." Ran giggled. "Kidding aside, you need a bodyguard and I'm the perfect person for that job! Nobody will get wary of me because I'll just look like an overprotective sister, eh?" She winked.

'Really, Ran...' Shinichi laughed dryly. "Good luck on that."

"Hey, do you doubt my ability to fight?" Ran pouted.

Shinichi raised his hands in defense. "No, no. Not at all!"

'Although you suddenly forget your karate when supernatural things are involved...'

"Anyway, when is the heist?"

"Ah according to this notice," Shinichi touched his phone to revive his phone and showed Ran the image of the heist notice that Hattori sent him a while ago. "Here."

Ran read the notice aloud.

'In the night of the blue moon, yours truly will collect the most precious diamond in Thailand's crown jewels which is to be temporarily housed in the nineteeth tallest building in Osaka.

P.S. I'd be very grateful if the Great Detective of the East attends my little entertainment show.

- Kaitou Kid'

"Hmm, I think this notice is pretty straightforward. Even I, a normal person can decipher it even for a bit. I heard at the morning news that a second full moon will come the day after tomorrow but I'm not really sure about the location..." She hummed in thought.

"Umeda Sky Building. It consists of two 40-storey buildings which are connected at the top by a floating garden observatory. His target is probably The Golden Jubilee, previously called as the Unnamed Brown, the largest faceted diamond ever cut in the world weighing at 545.67 carats. It was given to the King of Thailand as a gift before and now it's included in the royalty's crown jewels. I just checked online and saw that it was being loaned to Japan for a few days for an exhibit to strengthen the trust between the two countries. Unfortunately, it's being targeted by KID though he'll probably return it in the end as always. But if something bad happens, it might affect the trade relations between the Japan and Thailand."

"That sounds troublesome..." Then Ran stared flatly at Shinichi. "You really do know everything, eh?"

"Eh? Erm, I just read it before so..." Shinichi scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Anyway! Adding that problem to the fact that KID basically made my name famous again overnight is a pain in the ass. Well, at least he didn't blatantly write my name. So it's probably the media's fault for assuming that 'Kudo Shinichi' was the person that KID wanted to attend. Though I have no idea why he's inviting the representative of the East while he's in the West. Hattori's in there so why...?" Shinichi touched his chin in thought.

"Are you sure that the heist notice is really from KID?" Ran tilted her head.

"Eh?"

"Because as I've said earlier, his notice looked too simple. Even I, a normal person, can easily decipher it if I just use the internet to search for the terms. Usually KID's notices are riddles, right? I think the doodle was the same as the previous ones but... maybe someone is using KID's name to lure you out? Or I'm just overthinking...?"

At this, Ran noticed that Shinichi's eyes were widely opened.

"Shinichi...?"

"I see. So that's why..."

"Shinichi?"

"Thanks, Ran. You're right, there's a high possibility that Kaitou KID is not behind this heist notice. Though I'm still not completely dismissing the possibility that he really sent that notice by himself. But if it's a fabrication, based on what happened to the 'Seiran' painting before, he'll most likely appear to investigate about the dubious heist notice. I think KID was originally going to steal the jewel but unfortunately, he was late in sending the notice. Seeing that at the same time, it was convenient for him to get the jewel while he's finding the culprit, he'll go." Shinichi smirked. "This will be an interesting scenario if this happens..."

Ran shook her head. "Shinichi, this is really getting complicated yet you look so happy. Geez... "

'I sincerely apologize for being excited whenever there's mystery involved...' Shinichi awkwardly laughed to conceal his growing embarrassment. "I know. I need to call Hattori as soon as possible to warn him about this new perspective on the heist. Although it might have crossed his mind already but it's better to be safe than sorry. Thanks again for the insight, Ran."

Ran blushed at the detective's acknowledgement but happy that she was of help. "Uhm... it's nothing...?"

"Anyway, we'll leave tomorrow after school. Do you want to bring Occhan with us?"

"No. Don't worry I'll come up with something but I want my father out of this. He's already exposed as it is and..." She averted her eyes and bit her lip.

Shinichi smiled with sympathy. "I understand, Ran. Don't worry. I have friends that will watch over him. He'll be fine."

Ran just nodded in reply. Shinichi pulled her hand gently and kissed her on the cheek. "Let's get some sleep now, eh? We'll have a long day starting tomorrow."

Ran kissed his cheek in return. "Okay. Good night, Shinichi. Do you need help in packing?"

"Nah, I'm good, thanks. Good night, Ran." Shinichi smiled at Ran for the last time in the night and went out of Ran's room.

"Oh wait, Shinichi?"

"Yes, Ran?"

"It's a miracle that no one died around you today."

"...Leave me alone."

Ran's laugh was the last thing he heard before he finally shut the door.

Click.

"Hello Hattori? Do you mind hearing me out right now? I need your help with this."

Conan's eyeglasses gleamed.

"And I assure you this will be worth your time."

I'M SORRY FOR UPDATING SO LATE

I've been busy last week so I had to miss last week's update. Though I'm not saying that I'm definitely gonna update this weekly but so far, I've been doing it like that so people might be wondering where the hell I am

This was supposed to be the heist chapter but well, shit happened so it's gonna be on the next chapter instead

ALSO! I finished my Detective Conan marathon last Friday! It took me two months since I didn't really watch it without breaks...

I still don't know why I still make author's notes because I'm pretty sure no one reads ANs.