"Sorry for the wait."
"It's exactly 4:40, so it's not like we're waiting. But it's a really remote place to meet up."
"That's because a super beauty like me getting into your car in front of everyone might cause you trouble, detective, hoo hoo hoo~"
"..."
This is true.
The person who said it doesn't feel ashamed, but everyone who listens feels embarrassed for her.
In the afternoon, Koizumi Akako got into Hayashi Yoshiki's car in front of an alley near the Ekoda Library.
Although a little abstract, she is indeed an extremely beautiful woman.
Especially today she was wearing a burgundy short-sleeved T-shirt and blue denim hot pants that really suited her figure.
Sitting in the passenger seat, she naturally showed off her beautiful figure like a professional model, with a perfect waist-to-hip ratio. Koizumi Akako casually brushed her crimson purple medium-length straight hair. Although she was a high school student, her delicate eyebrows and eyes were gorgeous, and the smile on her lips also exuded a magical charm.
"So, where to go?"
"Oh, is this kind of question appropriate to ask a girl?"
"Well, because I'm not the dominant type of man, and I don't really know much about Ekdoa City."
"I thought you would definitely make more strategies or something like that."
Koizumi Akako snorted with a little pride.
However, Hayashi Yoshiki just drove and looked at the road with a smile, and had no intention of responding to her words.
What is this guy...
It's okay that he doesn't show any attention to me in text messages, but when we really meet, he doesn't seem to care much about my charm.
Just like that hateful Kaito Kidd!
Koizumi Akako couldn't help but feel annoyed.
But she soon calmed down.
Today's date between the two of them is not really a date, it's just a meeting.
As for the purpose, of course it has to do with the goodies that Koizumi Akako has prepared... Not only does she want to know Hayashi Yoshiki's secret, but she also wants to make this man who once scared her so much her become her captive - just trying to imagine that scene, Koizumi Akako couldn't help laughing out loud again.
"Okay, I think I might as well just give the things to you first."
Because she was looking forward to that scene so much, Koizumi Akako was even a little too lazy to act.
"What?"
"I put a lot of effort into making this myself, so please accept it with gratitude."
"...Chocolate? But it's not Valentine's Day yet, right?"
"You actually think that a witch like me must follow the rules and wait for a certain day to arrive before sending something out? You are such an arrogant man."
"I see. Then I'll take it."
Hayashi Yoshiki accepted the chocolate as she wished.
Koizumi Akako was happy...but that was not enough. She wanted to see with her own eyes that Hayashi Yoshiki ate the chocolate she gave him.
Ekoda City is a place with a slower pace than Beika Town.
Hayashi Yoshiki was driving the car for a leisurely ride. When passing a nearby municipal aquarium, he looked at Koizumi Akako and asked, "Aquarium, are you interested?"
"Yeah, it's okay."
"Then let's go and have a look."
Koizumi Akako's only goal at the moment was to watch Hayashi Yoshiki eat the chocolate, and nothing else mattered.
Hayashi Yoshiki also has his own ideas.
The two of them, who probably had their own ulterior motives, visited the aquarium as if it were a normal date. During the date, while Koizumi Akako went to the bathroom, Hayashi Yoshiki took out the chocolate she had given him.
Really interesting...
After some arrangements, Hayashi Yoshiki waited for Koizumi Hongzi to come back.
"What do you think?"
"The variety of fish is quite interesting."
"Well, I was thinking about finding a seafood restaurant to have dinner later."
"Your feelings are really not romantic!"
That being said, Koizumi Akako didn't object to finally set the dinner location at the seafood restaurant.
During the meal, Hayashi Yoshiki asked Koizumi Akako a lot of questions.
There are some not-so-secret things about magic that Koizumi Akako never minds exposing.
During this time, she also asked what Hayashi Yoshiki meant by "being able to foresee the death of others". When he answered vaguely, she was still humming in her heart: Just pretend now, and when you eat the chocolate, I'll see what you can hide from me.
When the meal was over, Koizumi Hongzi suddenly asked, "Aren't you going to open the things I gave you?"
"Chocolate? But I don't really eat that kind of stuff..."
Sure enough, I knew it!
Seeing Hayashi Yoshiki's polite refusal, Koizumi Akako snorted in her heart, but looked disapproving: "Who told you that I gave you chocolate?"
"Isn't it?"
After she said this, Hayashi Yoshiki had no choice but to take it out and open it.
But it was indeed filled with chocolate.
Since she had already tricked him, he had no choice but to take a bite since the thing had already been opened... Under the delighted gaze of Koizumi Akako, Hayashi Yoshiki bit off a corner of the chocolate.
It smells quite good.
The bitter and sweet tastes are interwoven with the flavors of nuts, honey, spices and milk, and the texture is also silky and wonderful...
Although he was not used to eating this kind of food, Hayashi Yoshiki ate about one-third of the plate.
Koizumi Akako looked at him expectantly.
However, there was no special movement. The witch waited for a long time but only got Hayashi Yoshiki's gentle smile: "The chocolate is very good."
"No, just this…?" She was stunned.
"What's wrong?" Hayashi Yoshiki said, checking the time, then smiled at her and said, "Sorry, I still have some work to finish in the office. Shall I take you home now?"
"...Don't you have any other feelings?"
"Other feelings?"
Hayashi Yoshiki seemed a little confused.
Koizumi Akako suddenly felt a little confused...what was going on?
The magic hasn't worked yet?
Are you kidding? That's not a pill!
Koizumi Akako clearly cast a spell when making chocolate. Once someone eats the chocolate, they will definitely become her love captive...
Could it be that this guy is immune to her magic?
The unexpected development made Koizumi Hongzi anxious.
Later, when Hayashi Yoshiki was driving her back, she was completely obsessed with this matter.
Even when she stopped at traffic lights a few times, she looked at Hayashi Yoshiki unwillingly and asked, "Do you really not feel anything now?"
"What can I feel? Akako-san seems to have become a little strange after I ate the chocolate... Could it be that some kind of magic was cast on the chocolate?"
"!"
When the truth was revealed, Koizumi Akako's face instantly tightened. She cried out like a cat being splashed with water: "Huh? What are you talking about! How could I possibly do something so boring?"
"I see."
Hayashi Yoshiki just smiled.
After the red light turned green, Hayashi Yoshiki stepped on the accelerator and continued driving out.
The shadows cast by the street lamps quickly passed by the windshield.
Koizumi Akako was no longer paying attention to anything else. She bit her nails unwillingly, thinking that something must have gone wrong.
It's fine if there's only one Kaito Kidd, but now there's another Hayashi Yoshiki...
No, Hayashi Yoshiki's situation was more tricky, after all, he actually ate his own chocolate.
Is there really some strange secret about him?
--Koizumi Akako would rather admit that it was Hayashi Yoshiki who was special than admit that her magic was ineffective.
Not long after, Hayashi Yoshiki sent her to her doorstep.
It was a single-family building resembling a Western-style house in a remote suburb.
When the vehicle stopped, Koizumi Akako was still struggling with this matter, and it was not until Hayashi Yoshiki reminded her that they had arrived at the destination that she reacted.
Forget it, I'll find another opportunity next time--
As she thought about it, she reached out to unbuckle her seat belt, but after pressing the switch on the socket a few times, she found that the seat belt was stuck.
Click, click...
"Stuck?"
"Let me see."
Hayashi Yoshiki unbuckled his seat belt and leaned slightly towards her.
Miss Witch had no doubts.
Just because the seat belt seemed a little tight, Hayashi Yoshiki had to move a little further to the side.
From this angle, you can see the man's extremely delicate profile...
Under his black hair, his eyes were calm and serious.
Koizumi Akako heard a "click" sound and the seat belt was unlocked. She subconsciously said thank you, and Hayashi Yoshiki also looked up at her with a smile.
Just a glance....
"What's wrong?"
Koizumi Hongzi was a little confused when she found that he was suddenly looking at her motionless.
However, Hayashi Yoshiki did not respond.
He looked at Koizumi Akako in a daze.
That look inexplicably made Koizumi Hongzi hold her breath. She even felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help asking again: ".....What's wrong?"
The remaining moonlight filtered into the car.
In the bright but not very clear light, Koizumi Hongzi could see Hayashi Yoshiki's collarbone under his collar through his collar - she did not dare to look into the darkness surging in his pupils.
"Akako-san..."
"Varied--!"
As soon as the voice came out, Koizumi Akako's lips were blocked.
Her eyes suddenly opened wide.
When she reacted, the scent of mint filled the air between her lips and teeth, and the man's overwhelming presence made her realize instantly that her magic had not failed!
But before she could resist, Hayashi Yoshiki suddenly separated.
"Feel sorry....."
Compared to Koizumi Akako, his handsome face was filled with confusion and astonishment, as if he couldn't understand how he could have done such a thing.
"I can't help myself...
"_."
Koizumi Akako looked at him.
That face was filled with frustration and confusion, and his lips were moist.
After she realized what was happening, she gritted her teeth with a flushed face, and her body reacted before her brain did, saying "This is not over yet!" and then she hurriedly opened the car door and ran away.
She ran back to her home in one breath.
She slammed the entrance door shut with a "bang" and hid behind it, trying hard to calm her breathing.
What the hell!?
Koizumi Akako's face turned red.
She felt both angry and shy in her heart - this was actually the first time she truly experienced the effect of the magic chocolate, because all along, Koizumi Akako had never been able to use this thing.
The magic is powerful, but isn't this just putting yourself in trouble?!
The warmth on the lips, and the impact of the kiss at that moment... this was the first time in the lives of these narcissistic and arrogant witches.
Her heartbeat couldn't calm down for some unknown reason.
"Master Akako, what's wrong with you?"
The ugly housekeeper came over to question her.
"...Nothing."
Of course, Koizumi Akako would not say anything.
She grabbed her collar, as if she could calm her excessive heartbeat by doing so... With a cold face, she walked around the housekeeper and prepared to take a shower.
The hot water from the shower washed away her troubled thoughts.
But in fact, once Koizumi Akako closed her eyes, she couldn't help but think of that moment just now--
After taking a bath, Koizumi Akako walked to the mirror.
She is indeed very beautiful.
Stunningly beautiful.
It can be said that her beauty is absolutely unquestionable. Her slender eyebrows like willow leaves give people a delicate feeling, and her eyes are naturally charming in every frown and smile. The mysterious aura that comes with being a witch makes her always flash with proud and aloof charm.
Finally, she gritted her teeth.
"Damn Hayashi Yoshiki…!"
She went back to her room and turned on the TV.
Today's main news is being broadcast on TV.
Today's emergency
"Regarding the abnormal operation of the Tokyo Loop Line train this afternoon, which did not stop at the station for nearly 40 minutes, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and railway management have given relevant explanations."
"Uh.....I'm sorry that the abnormal situation on the train today has caused trouble to everyone. In fact, there was an emergency that forced us to act this way."
A fat police inspector appeared on TV.
"This incident is related to the ammonium nitrate gunpowder that disappeared from the Toyo gunpowder depot the day before yesterday. At about 3:00 pm today, we received information from the suspect that five explosives were buried on the Tokyo Loop Line. Once the train speed drops below 60 kilometers or the sun sets, the bombs will explode directly. "
"For the safety of the passengers on the bus at the time, we had no choice but to take this action."
"Here we must thank our detective friend Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki, who has always provided us with a lot of help and often cooperated with our Metropolitan Police Department. He solved the mystery of the criminal the moment he received the information and saved Tokyo from a disaster."
"We at the Metropolitan Police Department solemnly promise to the general public that we have obtained information about the criminal and will immediately arrest the suspect who committed such a crime!"
Megure Juzo said in front of the camera.
A reporter nearby immediately asked, "Inspector Megure, you said that the detective immediately figured out the answer to the puzzle, right?"
"Yes, Brother Hayashi solved the puzzle easily. In fact, I have a recording of the conversation here."
After speaking, Megure Juzo on TV took the initiative to show the contents of the recording.
In the video, Hayashi Yoshiki's intelligent and calm reply on the phone at that time soon sounded: "The bomb may be buried between the rails. As the suspect who called said, if the train speed is less than 60 kilometers...
"..."
Didn't that happen just over half an hour before the meeting?
When he came to meet me, he actually did such a great thing?
Listening to the clear and steady recording on TV, Koizumi Hongzi's face was full of surprise.