Shuchiin Elementary School.
1st Year, Class B.
Homeroom teacher Kobayashi Oriko, dressed in a teacher's suit, spoke gently.
"Everyone, please welcome our new classmate!"
Asa stepped forward and introduced himself.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Asa Shiraiwa!"
His crisp, clear voice echoed through the classroom.
Every student stared curiously at the boy standing beside the podium.
"So handsome!"
"So cute!"
Some of the little girls covered their mouths in amazement.
Asa's all-ages-killer level of cuteness was on full display in that moment.
He then swept his gaze over his future classmates.
As expected, he saw a few familiar faces.
"Conan… and the Detective Boys?"
However, he didn't see Haibara Ai, who was quite popular in his previous life's memories.
"Has she not taken the APTX 4869 yet?"
Kobayashi Oriko quickly found Asa a seat.
"Asa, you can sit behind Yoshida."
As soon as Asa sat down, the girl in front of him, Yoshida Ayumi, turned around with a bright, curious smile.
"Hello, Asa! I'm Yoshida Ayumi, but you can just call me Ayumi!"
Ignoring the glares from Genta and Mitsuhiko, Asa nodded politely.
"Hello, Ayumi."
Although Ayumi was friendly, Asa wasn't particularly interested in elementary schoolers. After a few casual words, he fell silent.
The lessons were boring for him, but listening to Genta and Mitsuhiko gossip was somewhat amusing.
One surprising detail: in this world, Conan—no, Kudo Shinichi—didn't seem to be especially close to Mouri Ran. They were just normal neighbor friends, and Conan was living at Dr. Agasa's house.
Well, it was a chaotic multiverse setting. It was perfectly normal for relationships to differ from the original works.
Before long, school was over.
Asa turned down several invitations to play and headed to the high school division's gate.
A handsome boy in a primary school uniform, carrying a backpack, immediately drew the attention of many high school girls.
"Wow, such a cute boy!"
"He's wearing the elementary school uniform—he looks so well-behaved!"
"I can't take it! I want to pinch his cheeks!"
For high school girls, anything cute was irresistible.
And Asa's appearance was the pinnacle of cute shota charm.
In just a few minutes, he was surrounded by a flock of chattering girls.
"Hey, little one, what are you doing here?"
"Waiting for my sister."
That soft, slightly milky reply made the girls squeal.
The noise kept going, so Asa wisely shut his mouth.
Through the crowd, he caught a glimpse of Yukino.
"That's my sister!"
He quickly slipped through the group and jogged toward her.
The girls reluctantly watched him go.
"Eh? Isn't that second-year Yukinoshita-senpai?"
"That little boy was her brother?"
"So cute… I'm jealous of Yukinoshita-senpai…"
At that moment—
Seeing Asa "abandon" the crowd of girls to run straight toward her, Yukino relaxed her clenched fists.
"Hmph…"
For some reason, watching him surrounded by those girls earlier had left her feeling… annoyed.
"Yukino-nee, let's go."
The little boy ran to her side and took her hand on his own.
That strange irritation in her heart instantly vanished.
"If that happens again, just call the police."
"Mm…"
'As expected of Yukino—straight to the most intimidating method possible,' Asa thought inwardly.
She gave a small nod. His little hand was soft and delicate, and Yukino suddenly had the urge to play with it.
She discreetly squeezed his hand before suppressing the feeling.
For some reason, being close to Asa always brought her an odd sense of comfort.
She led him to the Service Club's activity room.
"It's just me here. You can do your homework or read."
"Okay."
As soon as he sat down, a sultry, older-sister-like voice came from behind.
"Yukinoshita, luring in boys isn't exactly a good look, you know."
Without looking up, Yukino replied coldly,
"Ms. Hiratsuka, I've told you to knock before coming in."
"Ah, the life of a teacher is hard—I don't even have the strength to knock anymore!"
Yukino looked up and noticed that today, the usually glamorous and composed Shizuka Hiratsuka had faint dark circles under her eyes and a slightly tired expression.
"If you want to complain about your workload, talk to the principal."
"Yukinoshita, you're so cold!"
Hiratsuka's gaze shifted to Asa, and her eyes lit up.
"So you're Asa Shiraiwa—Little Asa!"
Yukino blinked in surprise.
"Hehe, Haruno told me about you last night—said you were an adorable little brother."
Hiratsuka crouched beside Asa and playfully squished his cheeks with her slender fingers.
"Ah, so cute! I feel my whole day's fatigue melting away."
She smiled, but then noticed Asa's gaze was fixed on her ear.
"What is it, Asa?"
He shook his head, shifting his gaze away from the evil spirit clinging to her shoulder and wrapping around her neck.
"Your earrings look nice, Ms. Hiratsuka."
"Aww, you're so sweet!"
"I'm taking you for snacks!"
"Yukinoshita, I'm borrowing little Asa for a bit to grab some snacks from my office!"
Before Yukino could respond, Hiratsuka swept him up and carried him out.
In the hallway—
The evil spirit on Hiratsuka's shoulder began to thrash violently.
It had realized—
This shota could see it!
This made the evil spirit so agitated that it began to mutter madly!
It desperately wanted to devour him!
But the aura Asa gave off made it hesitate in fear.
For a moment, it didn't dare approach.
The evil spirit's voice grew increasingly frenzied, and the horrifying long hair coiled around Hiratsuka's neck began to tighten.
Hiratsuka suddenly felt her breathing becoming strained.
"Hiratsuka-sensei!"
"Hm? What is it?"
Hiratsuka took a breath and turned her head.
At that moment, Asa reached out and flicked his fingers near her ear.
Pop!
The crazed evil spirit instantly vanished into smoke!
[LV1 Psychic Exorcism]: Within the range of psychic power, banish all filthy spirits in the world regardless of strength! (Note: LV1 psychic range is 10 cubic millimeters!)
Ignoring strength—without a doubt, this was an extremely powerful ability.
The only pity was that the range was too short.
Not quite matching the length of his succubus form.
"Hiratsuka-sensei, there was a bug near your ear just now."
Hiratsuka suddenly realized her breathing had become smooth again, and the fatigue weighing on her shoulders all day vanished instantly.
By accident, Asa's hand brushed against Hiratsuka's earlobe.
In that instant, an indescribable, strange sensation shot directly to the center of her brain.
"Mmm~"