Chapter 148: Eri Kisaki's Surprise

"Hmm-hmm~"

Ran Mao Li, who was busy in the kitchen, was in quite a good mood today.

The problem of her strength surging, which had troubled her for a long time, finally had a chance to be solved; this weekend, she could finally let go and release the pressure she had accumulated over these days.

Thinking of this, she felt the pressure on her shoulders lighten a bit.

She looked down.

The pressure on her shoulders was less; it should be that her physical fitness had become stronger.

Her body was more coordinated, her chest had grown a bit, and she wouldn't have as much burden as before.

Ran Mao Li really hadn't thought before that there would be such benefits after her physical fitness became stronger.

To be honest, because the growth of her chest was overly prominent, it actually had a great impact on her daily training.

If it's too heavy when moving, it's easy to cause body imbalance.

But now, it seems she doesn't need to worry about this aspect.

Although her figure had grown a bit after obtaining that power, her body's balance had also become better.

It was as if that mysterious power had promoted her body to develop in a more balanced direction.

The only problem was her weight...

Now, for Ran Mao Li, only that string of numbers for her weight was a bit hurtful to her.

In the past, her weight fluctuated between 45 and 50 at most; now it had become 74 kilograms.

Being more than twenty kilograms heavier than before was quite a lot.

Although Ran Mao Li was still quite concerned about the weight issue, considering her current foodie constitution, she basically couldn't control her daily food intake.

After all, the uncomfortable feeling when hungry wasn't fake.

So, no matter how much she cared, she couldn't change the fact that was almost impossible to change.

Instead of continuing to struggle with her weight, it was better to think about how to better master her strength.

"Ran, what good thing happened today?"

Just as Ran Mao Li was humming a strange tune, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Ran Mao Li turned her head and saw her mother, Eri Kisaki, leaning against the kitchen door frame in a lady's suit skirt.

"Mom, you're back."

"So early today."

"Yeah."

Eri Kisaki smiled, straightened her body, and walked step by step to her daughter's side.

"It can be considered a recent matter."

"I found some clues for a few cases I'm handling; at first, it was a mess, but now I've finally found the thread, so I don't have to toss and turn like at the beginning."

For Eri Kisaki, this was a good thing.

Almost none of the cases in her hands were simple.

Most of them were handed to her because of her 100% win rate, hoping she could help solve the problems they encountered.

Precisely because of this, most of the cases handed to her were not easy to handle, nor were they easy to deal with.

It was very troublesome to find the thread of these cases and follow it bit by bit to find the corresponding clues.

This also made Eri Kisaki spend a long time handling each case.

But precisely because of this, after finding the thread and clues, a case could be considered almost handled.

Every time she completed a part, Eri Kisaki could go home early to rest.

Coincidentally, when she got home today, she saw her daughter in a very good mood.

She would hum while preparing ingredients while making dinner in the kitchen.

"So happy today, did something happen?"

Actually, she had been able to see such a daughter quite often recently.

It seemed that since the name Shinichi Kudo disappeared, Ran's emotions had become much more stable.

Was it because she was adapting to the news of Shinichi Kudo's death, or had she gradually accepted this fact?

Eri Kisaki shook her head; no matter the reason, she should be happy.

"The club's activities for this weekend have also been arranged."

"Hmm? Is it the Karate Club? Or the Mystery Research Club you implicitly joined?"

"Mystery Research Club."

Eri Kisaki naturally knew about the club Ran joined.

If she didn't know, she wouldn't have agreed to let her daughter follow the club on a weekend trip to the islands near Tokyo.

Although Eri Kisaki didn't know what kind of activities the Mystery Research Club had, that club should be considered quite powerful, and the club also had very sufficient activity funds.

Otherwise, Ran wouldn't need to ask her for money to participate in activities.

"Mystery Research Club... is it a club that studies paranormal phenomena? Like fortune-telling?"

"Hmm, it's about that kind of activity."

Thinking of Ren's fortune-telling ability, Ran Mao Li felt it should be considered that kind of activity.

"But generally, it's still research on paranormal phenomena."

"There are also members in the club who are very good at tarot cards; as for activities, it's actually just a club everyone formed together to travel to strange places."

"..."

Alright, it would have been better not to explain.

Once explained, Eri Kisaki couldn't understand it even more.

"Isn't this a welfare club?"

"There's such a club in school? No, to be precise, how did such a club get the school to approve activity funds?"

This club sounded like it had special welfare benefits.

Club activities are just everyone forming a team and going out to travel?

Eri Kisaki couldn't imagine how such a club could get activity funds approved.

"Hmm... Mom, actually, when Miss Shinomiya transferred here, she donated money to the school."

"Donated..."

Her daughter's words choked Eri Kisaki.

Money power!?

Now she understood why this club could get activity funds; it turned out this club was sponsored, no wonder the school could allow such a welfare club to exist.

Shinomiya... wait!?

Eri Kisaki paused while pondering the surname Shinomiya.

She asked tentatively.

"Shinomiya... Kaguya?"

"Hmm, Mom, do you also know Miss Shinomiya?"

"...I think I have to know."

The big commotion a while ago, the big turmoil within the Shinomiya Zaibatsu, and the participation behind Nagi Sanzenin, that was really carried out in a grand manner.

The final result was the transfer of power within Shinomiya and Shinomiya's submission to Nagi Sanzenin.

As for who the current heir to the Shinomiya Zaibatsu is? That has already been determined.

It's not the controller, Kou Shinomiya, nor any male in the Shinomiya family, but the youngest daughter who was raised as a princess, Kaguya Shinomiya.

This should be considered the biggest power change within the Shinomiya Zaibatsu.

The youngest daughter in high school obtained control of the Shinomiya Zaibatsu.

Eri Kisaki still knew about this matter.

She was just curious about how that girl did it.

"She actually transferred to Teitan High School; it's really... unimaginable."

Shuchiin is a noble school, and behind it stands the Shinomiya Zaibatsu.

Eri Kisaki now also doesn't understand why the only heir to the Shinomiya Zaibatsu transferred to Teitan High School.

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