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"Eh?"
Shiho Miyano asked the question with some confusion.
Wasn't my sister just arguing with Xia Ye? Why is she suddenly talking about me?
However, she secretly glanced at her sister.
My sister is really clever; she managed to fool me like that.
Moreover, it also solves the problem of getting along with Xia Ye in the future. Even if I want to get close to him, I don't have to worry about him being suspicious!
Now who would dare doubt that my sister is too naive! She's practically a genius!
Next.
The three of them tacitly avoided continuing their previous topic.
They just chatted casually about everyday life and interesting things they had seen and heard.
"Brother, time..."
The security guard in black pushed open the coffee shop door on time, came to Xia Ye's side, and whispered a reminder.
Xia Ye glanced at him indifferently, and he immediately fell silent, struggling internally for a moment before his eyes showing difficulty:
"Brother, I can only stall for another twenty minutes at most..."
"Natsume, never mind~" Shiho Miyano picked up her small bag and chuckled, "We had a great chat today, you and Shiho should go home and get some rest!"
"Alright~"
Xia Ye nodded and waved her hand, saying:
"Go get the car!"
"yes, Sir!"
The security guard in black gave Miyano Akemi a grateful look.
Being caught in the middle between Gin and Natsume is not a pleasant experience.
Brother Xia Ye doesn't have a wine name yet, but that's only a matter of time, especially since he has that woman as his backer!
Nobody can afford to mess with a nobody like me!
Thankfully, Akemi Miyano came to the rescue. I'm outta here! Next time, I'll do Sherry a favor within my duties—consider it repayment!
Chapter Seven: Shiho: Who is the unlucky guy who shrunk?
Farewell to Akemi Miyano.
Natsume and Shiho Miyano returned to the research institute.
Instead of going back to rest, Shiho Miyano plunged back into the laboratory.
"Why are you doing experiments so late?"
Xia Ye leaned against the lab bench.
Watching her burn the test tube and prepare the solution, I felt a little strange.
Doesn't she hate making poison?
"I'm trying to formulate an antidote for APTX4869~" Shiho Miyano didn't shy away from Natsume.
"Although taking APTX4869 will basically lead to death very quickly, I suspect that this drug actually has another effect!"
"What effect?"
Natsume already understood what Shiho Hageno was talking about!
Isn't that the root of all evil in the Detective Conan world?
"During one experiment, I discovered that mice reverted to their juvenile form after taking the drug—"
Shiho Miyano's beautiful eyes were full of inquiry, and her tone was somewhat excited.
"I suspect that this effect could also occur in humans!"
"However, the probability should tend towards zero..."
Approaching zero?
Xia Ye remained noncommittal.
Just looking at the storyline, there are several successful examples of Conan, Ai Haibara, and Ryougi Shirai shrinking down.
Statistically speaking, it's not actually that small.
"Xia Ye, do you think this possibility exists?"
Shiho Miyano shook the test tube in her hand and asked seemingly casually.
"If the probability is not zero, then it definitely exists!"
"I see, I understand!"
Shiho Miyano understood perfectly; for Natsume, who knew the plot, this statement was an affirmation!
In future storylines, someone will definitely be given drug A and turn back into their childhood self.
I wonder which unlucky person it was?
However, most of the other people who took drug A died, so surviving is perhaps a kind of luck!
......
It's almost midnight.
Shiho Miyano's experiments made no progress.
This was not unexpected for Xia Ye or herself.
If the so-called antidote were so easy to develop, wouldn't the massive project of Drug A, which spanned decades, be a joke?
"Go back and rest," Xia Ye said softly, taking the test tube from her hand. "No need to rush, take your time."
"Hmm~"
Shiho Miyano nodded obediently.
Xia Ye's concern warmed her heart.
In the past, even if she did experiments until the early hours of the morning, all she had to do with were cold instruments and mice destined to be dissected on the lab table.
It's so good to have a close friend by my side now!
.........
The apartment building opposite the research institute.
Shiho Miyano stood at her doorway, looking at Natsume.
"Then I'll go back, you..."
"What? Want to invite me in for a coffee?" Xia Ye said with a mischievous grin, "How about...?"
"Dream on!" Shiho Miyano spat lightly, wrinkled her nose, and said reproachfully, "If you want coffee, go home and make it yourself!"
"I've finished my coffee!" Xia Ye sighed. "I won't be able to sleep tonight without coffee!"
"You wait!"
Shiho Miyano opened the door and slammed it shut as if guarding against a thief.
A moment later, she handed Xia Ye a can of coffee.
"Here you go, top-quality Blue Mountain coffee. Take it home and drink it all in one night!"
"Okay~"
Xia Ye only wanted to tease her.
He took the coffee, opened the door opposite, and turned around to say, "Remember to call me if anything happens!"
"I see!"
Shiho Miyano watched Natsume enter the room across the street before going into her own apartment.
He closed the door, leaned against it, and let out a long sigh.
"so close!"
"I almost invited him in just now!"
"Even if we've decided to date him, things can't be progressing this fast!"
"Let's wait a while before we talk about inviting men into our rooms in the middle of the night!"
........
the other side.
Xia Ye didn't dwell on it once she returned to her room.
He was already quite satisfied with the Miyano sisters' attitude towards him.
Relationships should naturally develop gradually; rushing things is not a good idea!
Finished washing.
Xia Ye sat on the sofa and casually opened her journal.
[Shiho just asked me if drug A could possibly make people smaller.]
Of course! You're the one who got shrunk by drug A, you silly little thing!
Shiho Miyano, who had just draped a bath towel over herself and lay down on the bed, habitually opened her journal and immediately saw these two sentences.
What? I'll shrink in the future storyline!
It turns out that the unlucky guy I was talking about was myself!
After the initial shock, Shiho Miyano also thought about the question that had puzzled her before: how did she escape from the organization in the original storyline?
Now she finally understands. It must have been that after her sister "died," she was filled with despair and took poison, triggering that incredibly low probability event that turned her into a child's body!
By the way, in the story, the first character I met was Ai Haibara. Shiho first appeared in Ai's memory.
【Ai, now that I'm here, you probably won't be showing up, which is really a shame!】
Little Ai, little Ai, little Ai!
Hearing Natsume call a stranger's name so affectionately made Shiho Miyano feel a pang of sadness.
Although she knew this was probably the name she changed to after shrinking, she couldn't help herself, since nothing had happened yet!
[I really like both of the female protagonists in this world: Ai Haibara is a cunning and arrogant queen with a sharp tongue, while Ran is pure and kind, like an angel!]
Sigh, I wonder when I'll see Ran again. Maybe we should go to Polo Cafe tomorrow?
Shiho Miyano gritted her teeth, wishing she could run to Natsume's door immediately and give him a good scolding!
Am I cunning, arrogant, and sharp-tongued?
Xiao Lan is as pure and kind as an angel.
You still like all of these? Are you blind?
hateful!
I knew Xiaolan was a formidable rival!
She must have this blog post too! I wonder how she felt after reading it!
........
Beika-cho 5-chome.
The third floor of the Mori Detective Agency.
A room decorated in a warm and lovely style.
Xiao Lan, who had changed into light pajamas, sat at her desk, flipping through a black diary.
"Ugh, I shouldn't have been so curious and opened you!"