Ran Mouri was unaware of the complex thoughts swirling in Sonoko Suzuki's mind.
"In that case, let's go to the supermarket and buy some ingredients to take back to my mom's place!"
"Okay, it's settled then." Sonoko was now agreeing with everything Ran said.
The waiter had already brought their drinks and desserts to the table.
Seiji Akiづき tasted the strawberry milk jelly with sago he had ordered.
This was a dessert he had bought on a whim from the menu the last time Conan was tortured by Dr. Agasa's cooking and was starving all morning, pleading with Seiji for help.
Unexpectedly, it was quite delicious.
He skillfully scooped up a spoonful and brought it to Ran's mouth.
Ran's face flushed, her eyelids lowered slightly as she turned her head to accept Seiji's feeding.
Then her beautiful eyes sparkled with joy, and she said excitedly, "It's so delicious! Seiji, you should try this mango mousse I ordered!"
Sonoko was no stranger to this.
Whenever the three of them went out together, Seiji would often feed Ran.
Because he had always done so when he was at Eri's house in the past.
Ran had grown accustomed to it.
Eri had always suspected that this bad boy, Seiji, was up to no good.
Seeing Ran's smile, Sonoko's guilt grew even deeper.
She and Seiji had just kissed directly, and Ran was so happy just from indirect kissing.
The waiter passing by at that moment, however, had a progressively contorted expression.
She was carrying two plates of dessert, ready to serve other customers.
Initially, she had seen the boy and the girl with short hair kissing.
At that moment, she thought the two young people were a couple in love.
She had almost blushed.
Then she went back to get other desserts ordered by the customers.
Turning around, she saw the boy feeding the long-haired girl who had just returned.
The relationship between the three left her confused.
"These young people nowadays..." the single waitress, who was not yet thirty, sighed to herself. "Am I getting old?"
So, this boy is a two-timer, a bad boy, right?
Outside the coffee shop.
Several children looked through the glass at Seiji and the others sitting inside.
After a few words, they excitedly ran into the coffee shop.
"See, I told you! It really is the big brother from last time!"
A little girl led several children to Seiji and the others.
Seiji recognized them immediately: Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, the "Death Squad."
He raised an eyebrow and looked at Conan among them.
Seiji chuckled, "Yo, it's been a few days, Conan. You've made some friends, it seems."
After transforming from a high school student into a child, Conan had seamlessly integrated into the world of elementary school children.
Seeing Seiji's smug expression.
Conan looked helpless. He was a high school detective, after all.
He had now fallen into the clutches of these little brats, running around with them every day.
He originally wanted to stay at home and read some detective novels, but Dr. Agasa scared him away.
Because he was already good at curry, Dr. Agasa started to practice other dishes.
Conan quickly ran out without looking back, only to encounter these three elementary school students who always bothered him.
They even made him join their so-called Junior Detective League.
Today, he had been accompanying them to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum for a half-day exhibition.
He looked at Seiji with envy.
Being accompanied by two cute girls was too good.
"Damn it! I need to find that black-clothed man as soon as possible! It's too hard to play house with kids all day!"
"Hey! Big brother, you know Conan?" The three members of the "Death Squad" asked curiously.
"Yeah, I happen to know Conan's current guardian." Seiji smiled.
"Ran, is this the Conan who asked to be your dad's apprentice?"
Sonoko pinched Conan's cheek, "He looks so silly."
Conan's face turned black. "Hey! That's going too far!"
Since becoming smaller, Sonoko, just like Seiji, loved to pinch his cheek.
He was just tired from running around with the three kids all day, what did she mean by silly?
Ran and Sonoko were curious, wondering how Seiji knew the other children.
"It was the rollercoaster incident from last time. It was these kids who picked up the murder weapon that was scattered in the tunnel."
"That's right! We're the Junior Detective League! You can entrust us with any case!"
The three little brats felt like they had participated in solving the case.
Seiji's gaze fell on the outside of the coffee shop.
Three men in black suits, two of whom were foreigners, were following the "Death Squad."
Seiji also remembered.
This case involved the leader of an Italian gang.
He had betrayed his subordinates, taking several hundred million yen worth of maple leaf coins and fleeing to Japan.
Before being found by his subordinates, he hid the maple leaf coins in an abandoned building.
Several hundred million yen in coins was not bad.
The main thing was that these three gang members were excellent material for making demon servants.
He had summoned a few demon servants, secretly following these three gang members. Once they intercepted the coins, he could harvest the evil spirits.
Seiji smiled, "As a thank you, I'll treat you to dessert."
The children, thinking it was a thank you for the rollercoaster incident, all agreed.
"Yay! Then we'll go look for treasure later!"
The three children quickly dragged Conan to a nearby table.
"That's right, big brother, are you on a date?" Ayumi asked curiously.
"Yeah, you guessed right."
"Then... which big sister is your girlfriend?" Ayumi's gaze wandered between Ran and Sonoko.
"You can guess."
"Is it this big sister?" The three children guessed at the same time.
Ran and Sonoko were embarrassed instead.
They thought to themselves, they already looked like a couple.
But they hadn't confirmed their relationship.
Seiji decided to give the three children a little adult shock, joking, "You're all wrong, but... why can't I have them all?"
Seeing the three children completely stunned, Conan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.
He was corrupting young children! You're a criminal, Seiji!
The waitress who had been taking the children's orders, hearing Seiji's words, finally couldn't hold back.
So this scumbag is doing it openly?