Aki Tsukasa didn't stay long.
He left the office with Conan.
He then dismissed Conan, telling him to go back to Dr. Agasa's house by himself.
Conan was speechless. He had just been worried that Aki Tsukasa would be "cut" in a love triangle.
"You're not worried that I'll run into a kidnapper?"
Aki Tsukasa, without turning around, waved his hand. Which kidnapper would be unlucky enough to encounter you, the Death God Elementary School Student.
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"Huh, it's my little sister-in-law?" Aki Tsukasa hadn't yet returned to Hattori's house.
He saw Shiho Miyano sitting alone in the cafe where he had encountered the Miyano sisters before.
Her vacant eyes blankly observed the bustling street.
She was staring blankly into space, looking like an exquisite porcelain doll.
Aki Tsukasa was a bit curious.
Shiho Miyano, when not at the Black Organization's research institute, usually met up with Miyano Akemi.
He used his demonic aura to check.
He found that Miyano Akemi was, as usual, working at the bank.
Her face was full of bright, sunny smiles.
Ever since Aki Tsukasa told her some things.
Miyano Akemi was living the peaceful life she had always dreamed of.
She got along well with her female colleagues.
Even if there were occasional missions for the organization, Aki Tsukasa would just arrange for a demonic servant to handle them.
She would meet up with her sister whenever she had time.
Except for her nightlife, which wasn't quite as pleasant.
The difference in strength and her boyfriend was too big, always ending with her begging for mercy.
"Meow..."
Shiho Miyano, who was in a daze, suddenly found a small cat in front of her.
"It's a cat."
Before she had recovered, a look of joy appeared on her face.
She instinctively reached out to hug the cat.
Then she realized that she saw Aki Tsukasa holding the cat by the scruff of its neck.
She also saw Aki Tsukasa's smirk.
Shiho Miyano's face showed a brief panic.
Then her smile subsided, and she feigned indifference.
"It's normal for girls to like fluffy little animals, isn't it?"
Aki Tsukasa smiled, "Of course, Shiho was very cute when she smiled just now."
He even patted her head.
Shiho Miyano, who had already reached out with both hands to happily hug the kitten to her chest.
Her face flushed red, she looked up and glared at Aki Tsukasa.
Unfortunately, like the soft, adorable kitten she was holding.
Even if she was teased, she would only fluff up harmlessly.
It didn't make people feel afraid, it actually made her seem a little cute.
The last time she had been petted on the head.
From memory, it was probably when she was a few years old.
She was still with her sister, and her sister would often pat her head like that.
Shiho Miyano thought to herself.
It's just because I'm holding the cat that I can't stop him.
It's not like I agreed.
"Are you here to see my sister? She's still at work and didn't come with me."
Shiho Miyano thought that Aki Tsukasa had seen her in the cafe and misunderstood that Miyano Akemi was also there.
"Well, I know. I just happened to see you outside and came over."
Aki Tsukasa looked at Shiho Miyano, "You must be very tired at work lately, right? I saw you spacing out for a long time just now."
Shiho Miyano, while teasing the kitten in her arms, replied, "It's not really busy, though.
The research progress has been affected by funding problems at the institute.
I was planning to go shopping with my sister today, but then I remembered she was at work, so I came to the cafe by myself."
Shiho Miyano had no qualms about telling Aki Tsukasa this.
After all, it didn't involve any secrets of the organization, and Aki Tsukasa should just consider her a normal research staff member.
Recently, some information passed on by undercover agents led to the exposure of the organization's secret pharmaceutical research institute.
Shiho Miyano had also changed her work location twice.
And for the drugs being researched, not only the BOSS.
Even Rum, the BOSS's hereditary vassal, needed this miraculous drug that could reverse the flow of time to try to restore his injured eyes.
The stagnation of the drug research progress made the organization's head and second-in-command very unhappy.
The organization has clear regulations on the annual allocation of funds to its territories.
So, while a batch of funds was disbursed to Gin, he was also given a few words of warning.
Then Gin assigned a mission to most of the organization's peripheral members, a hundred million yen each.
Those who earned the most money from the mission would be eligible for the assessment to become a coded member.
Peripheral members like Miyano Akemi, who are family members of coded members, are not included.
Gin knew that foreign intelligence agencies were constantly trying to send undercover agents into the organization's core.
If so, he would take advantage of these undercover agents.
Want the undercover agents you send out to be eligible for the assessment to become a coded member?
Then give the organization a little more money.
Let's raid the coffers of their intelligence agencies behind them.
Knowing that Gin had recently issued this order to the peripheral members.
Shiho Miyano reminded Aki Tsukasa, "Don't go to places like banks and jewelry stores lately."
Those peripheral members would probably do a lot of crimes.
Shiho Miyano also asked her sister to take a leave of absence.
"Okay."
Aki Tsukasa agreed casually, without asking further.
"Speaking of which, is this your cat?"
Shiho Miyano saw that the cat she was holding seemed to be trying to run to Aki Tsukasa.
She couldn't help but look up at him, it was so liked by the cat.
"Sort of, do you want it, Shiho?"
Although she wanted to agree, Shiho Miyano also knew that her research institute wasn't suitable for keeping pets.
"Forget it."
Seeing Shiho Miyano's expression suddenly dim, Aki Tsukasa was thoughtful.
Because he would occasionally use his demonic aura to check on the Miyano sisters.
Compared to Miyano Akemi, who lived a normal life.
Shiho Miyano's life was much more monotonous.
Every day she faced the oppressive environment of the research institute.
Aki Tsukasa saw the outdoor advertising screen on the commercial building across the street.
It was playing a preview of today's Tokyo Soul Team vs. Super Osaka Team match.
Aki Tsukasa stood up and took Shiho Miyano's hand.
"Huh?!" Shiho Miyano was stunned.
She was pulled up blankly by Aki Tsukasa.
"Let's go, I'll take you to watch the football game."
Shiho Miyano, holding the kitten in one hand, stared blankly at the hand Aki Tsukasa was holding.
The warmth of his hand enveloped her, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.
She wanted to say that she wasn't interested in the game, but the words never came out.
A thought flashed through Shiho Miyano's mind.
Is this a date?
No, he's my sister's boyfriend.
He must just be taking me to the game because he thinks I'm bored.
Aki Tsukasa didn't know he was mistaken.
His little sister-in-law's love for football actually started after she became Ai Haibara.