Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"So, this is your experience in America?"

Looking at Yuji with a pig-headed face, Yuzuki and Kaori on the sofa crossed their legs.

The Kudo family returned to Japan to attend Dr. Agasa's engagement ceremony tonight. They just arrived early this morning. After Yuji's own home was ready to welcome the boy, Yuzuki and Kaori both watched him walk in the door with joy.

As a result, I was surprised to find that as soon as the boy returned home, he knelt down in the corner of the living room facing the wall, followed by the timid Xiao Ai.

With a sad attitude, Yuji answered the question honestly and said that he was indeed moved.

"I...I lost my memory, and what I expressed was also one of my feelings."

Yuji slurred his words and crawled forward a little: "After what happened, I have..."

"What's going on!" One person grabbed his ear, and the girls pushed the boy to the ground. Although the grievances in their hearts were about to overflow, they could not hit him with their clenched fists.

Unexpectedly, it turns out that Xiao Ai, who has never taken it seriously, is the biggest enemy, first love and so on. As for getting married...

Kaori glanced at Xiao Ai who was sitting by the sofa, and thought of Yuji and Miss Suzuya who had specially called to give proof, but she did not get angry about this matter.

After all, that kind of situation, that kind of coincidence, and the occurrence of the incident were not under the subjective control of the young man. What's more, after learning about the past experiences of Akiko and Xiao Ai, the girls couldn't say anything to blame Yuji, otherwise they would always feel like criticizing Huai.

"I really don't know about the marriage. If Miss Suzuya hadn't told her when she called, I would still have been kept in the dark."

God knows that when Yuzuki called Miss Suzuya to confirm her American experience, there was silence in the living room at home after she told the shocking truth, and the murderous look in Yuzuki and Kaori's eyes.

"I had already thought about what to do when I came back, so I bought these two rings in Las Vegas."

Yuji took out the black ring box from his arms, lowered his head and handed the box over.

"I can prove it. As soon as he arrived in Las Vegas, he went straight to the jewelry store after playing in the casino."

Holding the beaker used to hold coffee, Xiao Ai defended Yu Er: "Or do you not want to agree to his proposal?"

"Who said that!" the girls retorted in unison: "You have a beautiful idea!"

After saying that, they both took away the rings from Yu's hands, put them on their own hands, and then stepped on the young man's legs to show their ownership.

"Mr. Kudo, since you like to mess around with women outside so much, you don't need us to remind you what will happen to you later."

After being lightly slapped twice on the face, Yuer burst out crying: "I'm so miserable, why don't you let me go."

"Cut the nonsense! Physical pain is nothing, from today on we are going to kill you mentally, you are finished!"

The gentle girls in the past showed their gangster demeanor and rubbed the boy's originally smooth face.

"Since the rings have been given away, let's go upstairs and wash them. I want to inspect the goods." Yue Yue let go of her feet, her face turning red as she twisted.

"Yes, if you don't want to suffer, just work harder!"

Kaori also nodded, and she and her best friend looked at Yuji who was going upstairs with trembling legs. After there were only three people in the living room, they looked at Xiao Ai curiously.

Finding that the anger was gone from their faces, Loli asked doubtfully: "Why aren't you angry at me? He accepted me at the last moment."

According to Xiao Ai, when Yuuji destroyed the meaning of the brooch at the dinner table, he actually wanted to reject the relationship.

Yuzuki shook her head: "That's not what he is like. Yuji probably thought about it before he said that."

"Really, I still don't understand him as well as you do."

Xiao Ai seemed to understand something, and her expression darkened: "That is to say, he actually did that on purpose. Did he want to see if I would be sad because of those words?"

"That should be it?" Kaori peeled an orange and stuffed it into her mouth: "Sure enough, first love is still good. If it were Yuko, he would probably be even more outrageous."

This is the natural uneasiness in the boy's heart, and both Yuzuki and Kaori are used to it.

"So you haven't said anything yet, why are you suddenly not angry?" Xiao Ai looked at the two faces that suddenly came in front of her, and was so frightened that she backed away and leaned against the wall. "The chance that you... can change back is probably not high, right?" Yue Yue rubbed her body back and forth: "Then why are we angry at you? Anyway, it will take at least ten years for you to grow up."

Ten years from now is still too far away, not to mention making a fuss will only make your opponents look down on you, which will do no good at all.

"I...I can take a temporary antidote..."

Xiao Ai puffed up her chest and wanted to argue, but then she realized that Kaori shook her finger: "From today on, we will work hard to consume his energy, so we don't have any extra for you."

After that, the two showed their rings together, shining under the window.

There was no unwillingness on Xiao Ai's face, she just looked at the ground quietly. She squeezed out from between the two of them and walked towards the door. After passing them, she paused and said, "We'll see."

"You can come here, we won't admit defeat."

"Don't miss the engagement ceremony at eight o'clock in the evening."

Raising her head and glancing upstairs, Xiao Ai left Yuji's house silently, preparing to go back to Dr. A Li's place.

……

"What's wrong with you? Your face is so pale. Are you possessed by evil spirits?"

Looking at Yuji who came to the banquet in a wheelchair, Hiroki, who was dressed in a small suit, found that his eyes were dull, as if he didn't hear his words.

In return for living and eating at Dr. Ali's house for free during this period of time, Hiroki will give him an engagement ring today.

There was no one else around. Yuzuki and Kaori seemed to have gone to the banquet lounge to find Miss Kinoshita. Yuji waved gently to the genius boy, looking extremely weird.

"I...the ringing in my ears is terrible."

Pointing to his trembling legs in the wheelchair, Yuji motioned to Hiroki to search.

"I brought medicine, please help me get it."

"Is it already difficult for you to bend down and pick up things?!"

Hiroki touched the hair that had grown back, suspecting that Yuji was playing a trick on him, so he carefully stretched out his toes, then suddenly pulled them back, repeating three times before he felt relieved.

"Why is there such a big package of medicine?"

Finding a large bag in the storage under the wheelchair, Hiroki took it out and frowned when he saw the small red particles in the transparent plastic bag.

"Is this... wolfberry?"

"Well, there is no better medicine for my illness."

The young man grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it in big mouthfuls, attracting the attention of everyone around him.

"So sweet and really delicious."

The boy wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "My waist is so warm."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Hiroki shook his head and pushed his wheelchair around the banquet hall: "Eat less. I heard that eating too much will cause nosebleeds. It would be a pity if you miss the engagement ring exchange."

"...If you can get a nosebleed, that would be a good thing..."

No matter how much you eat, it may not be possible today.

(End of this chapter)