Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

Chapter 120 Sister, you don’t love me anymore

"Yakitori, tonkatsu, sukiyaki, and drinks."

Sitting by the kotatsu in the living room at home, Yuji watched a funny show on TV, and stretched his feet under the quilt to keep warm.

"I need to eat a little more tonight. After twelve o'clock, I have to go to the shrine for New Year's worship." Akiko scooped out the tofu and meat with a strainer, stirred the raw eggs into a liquid, and distributed them to Xiao Ai.

On the sofa next to him were two sets of kimonos. Yuji specially asked his mother's acquaintances to order them from Kyoto for Akiko and Xiao Ai. He picked up a piece of pork chop, and the boy took a sip of the aroma of sukiyaki and relaxed.

"I heard that Aunt Yingli will go back to Maori's house today." Hiroki fiddled with the robot dog in his hand, and then thought of Conan: "Wouldn't he be a little inappropriate in someone else's house?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. Brother, he is already the default son-in-law of the Maori family." Yuji took a sip of coffee and adjusted the channel to a comedy show.

"You'd better remind the two of them to be careful." Xiao Ai leaned against Ming Zi: "In the eyes of uninformed people, that girl is committing a crime."

Indeed, Xiaolan is now 17 years old and can get married according to Japanese law.If anyone knew that she was dating Edogawa Conan...

Yuji shook his head, and decided not to think about such a disappointment on the first day of the new year.

"By the way, the third-year middle school students are going on a study trip to Kyoto after the new semester starts. We will also go there then." The boy took out his mobile phone and showed Akiko the notice from the class teacher.

"The deer in Kyoto seem to be very famous." Mingzi held the orange juice in his hand: "The rice cakes in the cupboard are also delicious, let's go and buy some when the time comes."

It was a souvenir given by Usami-san before. Yuji agreed, watched the countdown on TV, and raised a glass with his family.

"So... Happy New Year!"

.........

"It's really cold outside!" Yuji held a cup of hot water, locked the door of his house after Akiko and Xiaoai changed into kimonos, and led the three of them eastward.

"It's a pity that there is no tram at this point, so we can only walk." Ming Zi held Xiao Ai's hand, and looked at the stars in the sky and exhaled hot air.

"It's okay. Although our house is far away from Mihua Shrine, it's closer to Kubado Shrine." Yuji put his hands behind his head and kept exhaling.

"It's just that you can't go to worship with Conan and the others, right?" Akiko noticed that the pace of the two boys had slowed down, as if they were taking special care of them, so she smiled slightly.

"Uncle Maori will definitely be drunk. Their family will not go to worship today. It will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning."

Not far from Kubado Shrine, the dim mountain path was brightly illuminated by lanterns tied to pillars. At this time, there were too many people. In order not to get separated, the four of them walked through the torii gate hand in hand.

"That's a living shrine maiden, not a cosplay!" Yuji looked at the four or five shrine maidens in the shrine, and took out his phone to take pictures excitedly.

"Would you like to buy an amulet?"

Putting in incense money, after making the wish, Yuji took the three of them to the sales office and bought a lot of amulets. Akiko's is a success in love, Xiao Ai is a success in school, and Hiroki is a peace.

"Why did you buy so many?" Hiroki looked at the amulet in Yuji's hand and twirled it wordlessly.

"That is to say, don't you think this is like a card game?" Yuji pointed at the booth: "And their amulets are wrapped in cloth bags, so you can't see what's inside. It's very similar to a card game!"

"Don't be like this, I suddenly feel that this amulet is useless at all." Xiao Ai looked at the academic achievement in his hand, and after thinking about it, he still wore it around his neck: "But I took it out of your kindness."

"Speaking of which, what did you wish for just now?"

Looking at the slightly calm three people, Yuji raised his finger and pointed to the incense box over there: "I hope Edogawa III can be liked by more people!"

"I hope I can live like this with my sister." Xiao Ai pulled Ming Zi's hand, looked up at her, and suddenly found that Ming Zi's face was a little blushing.

She sensed something was wrong.

"Isn't that what my sister thinks?!"

"No, no, I also hope that I can live happily with everyone forever." Akiko tapped the floor with her clogs: "But I still wish to meet Maharaja again. I seemed to feel him on the bus before."

Wow, Xiao Ai's expression suddenly became so scary!
Yuji coughed and pointed to the booth where the lot was drawn.

"Let's draw lots and see what our luck is this year."

After getting the tickets, the four of them opened them at the same time. Looking at the bad luck on Yushu's hand, the other three were all lucky.

"It's okay, at least it's not a big culprit, and isn't there such a saying! If it is at the lowest point now, it will only rise later."

The boy turned his head to look at the back, and found that the comment was really bad, so he tied it to a branch, hoping to take away the bad luck.

"The people you like will be hurt, so be careful."

Returning home along the way he came, Yuji turned on the air conditioner in the living room and chose to turn off the kotatsu.

"Let's sleep in the living room tonight!" The boy looked at the already shining sky outside the window, and closed his eyes as soon as he lay down on the kotatsu.

"good night!"

"Good night!" x3
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"Happy New Year, Sister Xiaolan!"

"Happy New Year, Yuuji."

Looking at her younger brother who came to pay New Year greetings, Xiaolan generously asked Yuji to change his shoes.

"Have you ever visited the shrine?" Yuji sat in the living room, took the coffee from Xiaolan and looked around.

"I've been there. Dad got the lucky draw. When he came back, he covered his head and went to sleep."

"Big evil? What is that?"

Putting her finger on her chin, Xiaolan brought a bowl of rice cake soup: "The comment says, don't sleep, your neck is very dangerous."

Really, is the Mihua Shrine so effective?

"Mom went back this morning, and Conan is still sleeping." Xiao Lan supported her head with her hands: "By the way, Dad said in advance that if you come, I will give you the New Year's money."

She stood up and took out a small paper bag from the drawer in the living room and placed it in front of Yuji. When she saw the boy accepting it unceremoniously, Xiaolan also laughed happily.

"We are going on a study trip to Kyoto after school starts, but Senior Heiji called in the morning and said that he would invite us to go on a trip before school starts."

Yuji put the New Year's money in his pocket, put his cell phone in front of Xiaolan, and showed her the place agreed with Hattori Heiji: "It's a resort island called American Island. It's said that there are mermaids on it, and some people live forever after eating mermaid meat. An immortal witch, Miss Xiaolan, do you want to go together?"

"Going on a trip? It sounds good. Didan High School won't start for a while, and Conan's winter vacation homework has been completed."

Xiaolan agreed to Yuji's invitation after thinking about it. She thought of Yuzuki and Kaori, so she asked, "Will Yuzuki-chan and Kaori-chan also go?"

"Kaori-san is going back to her hometown in Kyoto, and for Usami-san, their family will have to visit relatives during the New Year."

Yuji put away his hands and planned to go back: "So only we and Heiji-senpai will go."

(End of this chapter)