Chapter 139: Ran: Why is Hoshino Ki so hard?

Hoshino Ki heard his name in the conversation between the two.

Therefore, he asked the two of them directly.

"Eek!"

Suzuki Sonoko instantly broke out in goosebumps all over.

She turned her head slowly with a stiff body.

When she saw Hoshino Ki's face.

Suddenly!

"Ahhhhhhh!"

That heart-pounding roar resounded through the sky.

"!!!"

Ran Mouri immediately raised both hands to cover her ears.

She tried her best to keep her distance from her.

Hoshino Ki, however, remained calm.

He silently turned his head to fix his gaze on the book in front of him.

Another woman looking for trouble.

Everyone is acting up today!

Hoshino Ki didn't even glance at the two women again.

He let them badmouth him right under his nose.

As the bell rang,

the students in the class began to enter the classroom one after another.

Because he had woken up too early this morning,

Hoshino Ki suddenly felt a bit tired.

Amidst the rhythmic sound of his classmates reading aloud during morning study,

Hoshino Ki closed his eyes to rest.

His academic ability was currently at the top of the school.

Even if he took the college entrance exam right now, he wouldn't have to worry about failing.

Especially after the "Diligent Study" persona he had just finished.

That memory had reinforced his current knowledge countless times.

That information was stuck in his brain like chewing gum, impossible to shake off.

He didn't need to worry about his grades slipping at all.

Most of the morning had already passed.

Having slept through three classes,

his energy had recovered.

The teacher was lecturing on the podium.

Hoshino Ki shook his head to clear it for a moment.

He turned his gaze toward Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki.

Although they were both wearing school uniforms,

one could still see their long, fair legs.

Looking further up,

their slender waists and the slight swell of their chests were all a fist's distance away from the desks.

Both were bowing their heads, diligently taking notes.

The pens in their hands moved and slid along with the marks the teacher made on the blackboard.

It seems that in the anime, when Conan is handling cases,

the others aren't just idling about.

Except for that gifted cheater Conan,

everyone else is living a normal life.

In the simulation,

the image of the two of them with the "Diligent Study" persona flashed by.

Hoshino Ki paused slightly.

A hint of indescribable strangeness flickered in his dark eyes.

If it were in reality,

would they act like that too?

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who were busy taking notes, had long since noticed Hoshino Ki's gaze.

Their focused appearance was also just an act.

One could even say their attention had never been on the lesson.

Ever since they woke up from their dreams last night,

they had been restless.

Their minds were filled with the image of Hoshino Ki from their dreams.

And the moment Hoshino Ki entered the classroom today,

they felt that something was off.

When Hoshino Ki was dozing off in class,

they actually thought he looked very handsome while resting his eyes?

It was truly crazy.

Especially Ran Mouri.

Being an honor student, it was one thing for her to be distracted in class time and again,

but she couldn't even control her own eyes.

She always wanted to sneak a peek at Hoshino Ki from time to time.

Having been classmates with Hoshino Ki for so long,

she had never seen him doze off in class before.

Was he sick?

Ran Mouri was a bit worried about Hoshino Ki's health.

Sensing that Hoshino Ki was about to wake up,

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki immediately pretended to be focused, turning their attention back to their books.

Hoshino Ki's gaze felt like a scorching blowtorch, burning them painfully.

The two had no choice but to bite the bullet and meet his gaze.

It wasn't until the class ended that he withdrew his eyes.

The two secretly breathed a sigh of relief...

Their stiff bodies could finally move a little.

Hoshino Ki flipped through his book,

boredly scanning the day's lessons.

The knowledge in the books was too simple.

He wondered when this high school life would finally end.

Time soon reached noon.

"Hoshino-kun! Let's go!"

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki came to Hoshino with their bento boxes.

Because Hoshino Ki had gradually entered their lives,

the relationship between the three was no longer as distant as before.

For a long time, the three of them had been eating lunch and going home together.

"Yeah!"

Hoshino Ki took his lunch out of his schoolbag.

"Huh? Hoshino-kun brought lunch today?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked disappointed.

It seemed she had specially prepared a double portion of lunch today.

"It's okay, Sonoko! Hoshino-kun will help you eat it!"

Ran Mouri comforted Sonoko Suzuki.

"Yeah!"

Hoshino Ki chimed in from the side.

Just as the three were having a pleasant time in the classroom,

a suspicious gaze was cast from outside the classroom.

That gaze was filled with hatred.

The school rooftop.

The three sat in a circle eating lunch.

This had become their secret base.

"Ah, the food Akemi-san makes is really delicious, Hoshino-kun is so lucky!"

Sonoko Suzuki generously gave one of her lunch boxes to Hoshino Ki.

The return gift was a piece of steak fed to her by Hoshino Ki.

"By the way... Hoshino-kun, how did you get back yesterday?"

Ran Mouri suddenly brought up yesterday's events.

"....."

Hoshino Ki's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly froze in mid-air.

He had inexplicably ridden someone else's motorcycle yesterday.

That motorcycle was still parked in his home's underground garage.

It seems he shouldn't drink anymore in the future...

Drinking causes trouble!

"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine, as long as you're safe, Hoshino-kun!"

Seeing Hoshino Ki looking "troubled,"

the understanding Ran Mouri couldn't bring herself to press further.

"What? You two... Hoshino-kun went to Ran's house yesterday?"

Sonoko Suzuki suddenly put her chopsticks down on the lunch box,

then leaned in with an "eager" expression.

"Ye... yes! Sonoko, don't misunderstand, it was me who broke Hoshino-kun's phone."

"I bought him a new one yesterday to return it!"

Ran Mouri waved her hands to get Sonoko Suzuki to calm down.

"Oh! Is that so!"

A look of suspicion appeared in Sonoko Suzuki's eyes.

Her gaze darted back and forth between their faces,

trying to find a trace of a clue on them.

Hoshino Ki's expression had never changed.

From beginning to end, it remained unshakably calm and deep.

Knowing she couldn't see any clues on his face,

Sonoko Suzuki turned her gaze back to Ran Mouri's cheeks.

She saw Ran Mouri's face flushed with a deep blush,

with sweat beading on her forehead.

The moment her eyes met Sonoko Suzuki's, she looked away.

"!!!?"

Sonoko Suzuki thought she had caught Ran Mouri red-handed,

so she pounced on her indignantly.

"Ran! Confess now and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be treated harshly!"

"Ah!"

Sonoko Suzuki pinned Ran Mouri down and started a tickle attack!

"Ahahaha! Don't!"

"Take this!"

The two girls didn't stand on ceremony at all,

playing a tickling game right in front of Hoshino Ki.

Their giggles echoed on the rooftop, soaring straight into the clouds.

The birds in the sky accompanied them,

instantly harmonizing into a beautiful symphony.

Hoshino Ki used his spoon to scoop up his lunch,

sticking to the principle that every grain is hard-earned, and ate with gusto.

"Stop it, Sonoko!"

Ran Mouri was already laughing until she was exhausted.

She dodged left and right to avoid Sonoko Suzuki's assault.

"Tell the truth!"

Sonoko Suzuki stopped her attack

and pulled her up with a serious expression.

"There really isn't anything else!"

Ran Mouri straightened her collar.

After their play, the two came back to Hoshino Ki to continue eating.

Ran Mouri asked:

"By the way, Sonoko, has that fraud who impersonated you been found?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked left and right.

Seeing no one around, she leaned in and whispered:

"Found, he's just an ordinary middle-aged man! He's already been caught by Officer Sato!"

"And also, that Oyamada, because of the... the doctor couldn't do anything, it's said he was picked up by his family and taken straight to Thailand for a sex change..."

"What?!"

Ran Mouri looked up in shock.

"It's true! Although I overheard this too..."

Sonoko Suzuki shrugged helplessly.

Lunch ended.

The three walked toward the classroom together.

Suddenly!

A figure rushed out from halfway along the path.

The figure's target was very clear:

only Hoshino Ki.

Ran Mouri instantly sensed something was wrong.

"Hoshino-kun! Watch out!"

But it was one step too late.

Because the opponent was a relatively agile girl,

Ran Mouri didn't stand in front of Hoshino Ki to form a defense in the first instance.

A cold light flashed.

The girl was holding a sharp knife in her hand.

"Bang!"

In just an instant,

the sharp knife had plunged into Hoshino Ki's abdomen.

"Ahhh!"

In the crowd,

someone let out a scream.

The surrounding students all fled in every direction.

Only Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki stood where they were.