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The Elementary School had a light curriculum, so since they decided to pick a pet with Anya, the three little ones each took out their phones to inform their families.
"Mitsuri, you don't need to pick me up later; I'll go home by myself a bit later."
"Huh? You're afraid we'll encounter danger, so you want to come with us?"
"..."
"I'm not a child anymore."
While the idea was good, it was indeed a bit troublesome to implement. Haibara Ai had a hard time getting a vacation from Kanroji Mitsuri, let alone Anya and Kanna. Loid Forger and Kobayashi were both very afraid that these two would be abducted by someone.
Of course, Kobayashi was afraid that Kanna would accidentally eat the person who abducted her.
In the end, only after a thousand assurances did Anya obtain her great adventure qualification.
Wearing cute blue school uniforms, carrying sling bags, and with yellow hats on their heads, the three little ones stood at the school gate, watching their classmates being picked up by their families one by one, then fell into confusion again.
Kanna swallowed a flying butterfly whole and asked, "Where should we go?"
"Yeah, Haihara, where should we go?"
Anya also looked at Haibara Ai, her serious expression making it seem as if Haibara Ai was the initiator of the activity.
"I said, weren't we going to help you pick a pet? You're asking me where to go?"
Haibara Ai looked at Anya with distress, already feeling that this adventure would not go well.
Anya, being questioned, showed no embarrassment. She chose to read Haibara Ai's mind directly to get the answer.
Haibara Ai: This girl will probably read my mind. I'll test her. 'Eat grapes, spit out grape skins; don't eat grapes, don't spit out grape skins'...
Anya fell into a big crisis!
Finally, Haibara Ai took over the role of leader and set the first step of the adventure.
"Then let's go to the pet store."
Of course, there was one more thing to do at the pet store. Haibara Ai looked at Kanna and said seriously, "Promise me, Kanna, you absolutely must not 'ooh-Wahhh' and taste what those pets taste like."
Through Anya, Haibara Ai naturally knew the race of this Kobayashi Kanna.
Having a dangerous giant dragon nearby made Haibara Ai throw her backpack down and choose to refuse to go to school like a normal child, but unfortunately, her resistance was useless.
After slowly getting along, Haibara Ai found Kanna Dragon quite good, so she accepted her.
Recently, she even asked for some of Kanna's hair, planning to do some experiments.
Being stared at by both Anya and Haibara Ai, Kanna blinked and replied, "I understand, Ai-chan."
Since they were choosing a pet, they needed to find a larger store. Pulling Anya and Kanna, who couldn't tell directions, Haibara Ai chose to take a taxi directly.
Hmm... she also had pocket money. Busujima Saeko, who held the financial power, distributed it weekly, plus what others occasionally gave her.
Although she couldn't buy the latest biological laboratory of the Free Federation that Haibara Ai longed for, it was enough to take taxis randomly in Chiba.
And so, the three little ones began their journey to the pet store.
...
Following the recommendations on the app, Haibara Ai pulled them out of the taxi in front of a shop called "Pet Home."
"By the way, what kind of dog do you want?"
Haibara Ai asked Anya. This time, Anya didn't show a blank expression again, instead stating her well-thought-out criteria quite precisely.
"Cute, handsome, gentle, small enough to hold in my arms, big enough to ride on—I like them all!" At this point, Anya recalled the scene of her and her father choosing a pet and added, "Absolutely no scary-looking big dogs."
Anya had one more reason for bringing her two companions that she hadn't mentioned.
Although her father, Loid Forger, had agreed to get a pet dog, all the photos used for selection were of fierce-looking ones.
"So you just like good-looking ones, then?"
Kanna grasped the main point of Anya's words, and Anya nodded in agreement.
"Then let's go inside and take a look."
Haibara Ai said, walking ahead and pushing open the store door with cute cat and dog patterns.
The air in the store was quite pleasant, without too many strange smells. Looking at the cats and dogs close by, Haibara Ai's spirits also brightened.
"Haihara, so you like small animals too."
Reading Haibara Ai's thoughts, a smile appeared on Anya's face, and a creepy voice sounded in Haibara Ai's ear, having a certain Japanese-style vibe.
Pushing away the close-by Anya, Haibara Ai calmly retorted, "Isn't it normal to like small animals?"
This made Anya scratch her face, a bit speechless. It seemed indeed not strange for children to like cute animals.
Hmm... Anya completely forgot that Haibara Ai was an adult.
As they chatted, a store clerk had already walked over. Looking at the three cute little lolis, a smile appeared on her face, and she slightly lowered herself to ask, "Can I help you with something?"
"Looking at pets."
Kanna replied, her gaze already shifted to the West Highland White Terrier area.
"Looking at pets, huh?"
The clerk naturally assumed the three little ones were just children who wanted to play with small animals.
Although it was a pet store, seeing the cute little lolis, the clerk had no thought of driving them away. Instead, she continued to smile and proactively suggested, "Do you like West Highlands? I'll take you there."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Haibara Ai pulled Anya and Kanna, following behind her.
Anya secretly said, "She thinks we don't have money to buy."
"The problem is you didn't bring any money, did you?"
Haibara Ai's mouth twitched. Anya was just an elementary school student; although her family was very rich, it was obvious she wouldn't carry enough money with her.
"Anyway, I have my phone. I'll just contact Father to come help me pay then."
Anya said cleverly.
Following the clerk, they arrived at the West Highland White Terrier exhibition area.
"This is a West Highland White Terrier, a very, very cute small dog! Don't let its cuteness fool you; its personality is quite strong, and it's also very easy to train..."
Reading the introduction sign on the railing, the clerk also picked up a West Highland and placed it in front of the three little ones, asking, "Want to try touching it?"
"Yes!"
Anya and Kanna quickly reached out. Haibara Ai was a bit reserved, still squatting and watching.
West Highlands were indeed a very cute breed, quite popular with children. Feeling the warm touch, Anya and Kanna's eyes narrowed.
Such a cute scene truly made the clerk feel a surge of maternal affection.
"How does it feel?"
She asked eagerly.
But Anya and Kanna's replies immediately broke the cute atmosphere.
"It looks a bit messy."
Kanna gazed at the West Highland's fluffy face and made a rather hurtful remark.
Anya nodded, looking at the wagging West Highland, and also said with distress, "It doesn't seem smart enough. It probably can't play detective and thief games with me..."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Clerk: "..."
"'Looks messy' and all that, quickly apologize to this West Highland!"
The clerk couldn't help but roar in her heart, then looked at Anya, whose words were outrageous. It was just a dog; would it play detective games?
Such violent psychological changes made Anya quickly release the West Highland in her hands and hide behind Kanna, looking at the clerk in horror.
Clerk: "..."
She was very sure that she had only roared in her mind, and her face still maintained a professional smile. In her heart, the label for the three little ones had already changed from 'cute' to 'strange'.
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