Chapter 79

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed that Ran’s body had changed quite a bit recently.

"Ran, have you started growing again recently?"

"..."

"Eh? Is that really the case?"

"I thought it was my illusion."

His daughter’s stiff reaction for a moment let Kogoro Mouri know he had guessed right.

"Dad, can you feel it?"

"I’m your father, how could I not feel it?"

Kogoro Mouri didn't think there was anything wrong; it was normal for a 16-year-old girl to still be growing.

"You grew at a young age before; normally, it should be at this stage that there would be a large-scale change."

"You were early; now it’s considered normal."

"Do I not look fat?"

Kogoro Mouri looked at his slightly anxious daughter with a strange expression.

"You’re at most considered 'developed'; how can you be considered fat?"

With his daughter’s situation, she was almost nowhere near fat.

The two growth spurts at most allowed his daughter to reach the image of a woman after growth ahead of time.

"I remember Eri was about the same as you; when she was in the third year of high school, her body started its second growth."

"Back then, it really made that group of idiots around her envious to death."

Before graduating from high school, he and Eri had already gotten together, and after graduation, they went directly to meet the parents.

Kogoro Mouri now felt very cool thinking about the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of those sons.

"Click!"

"Aha~ so Dad had such a proud moment because of Mom."

Hearing the sound, he was stunned for a moment.

Then he saw his daughter aiming her phone’s lens at him.

"Dad, if you don't want me to show these words and this photo to Mom, you’d better prepare a gift for Mom on Valentine’s Day."

Mao Li Lan gave her father an ultimatum with a wicked smile.

"You..."

Looking at his daughter’s triumphant look, Kogoro Mouri only felt that he saw a little devil dancing triumphantly in front of him.

Damn it, he’s going to bleed heavily this time.

He hadn't felt that his little cotton-padded jacket was leaking before.

But now, just two days after moving out, he felt that this little cotton-padded jacket was already riddled with holes.

However, considering that there were many flies staring at Eri’s side recently, Kogoro Mouri felt that he still needed to be careful, lest he really be proven right by Ran.

If his wall were really broken by the flies around, he would definitely go crazy.

"Click!"

Just as Mao Li Lan was triumphant, the sound of the door opening behind her made her look back subconsciously.

A little boy with a schoolbag on his back, wearing a red bowtie and black-rimmed glasses, was standing there.

This made the smile on Mao Li Lan’s face disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Dad, I’m going to the kitchen~~."

After Mao Li Lan left, Kogoro Mouri looked helplessly at the little brat standing dazed at the door.

"Kid, this isn't your problem."

"It’s your brother’s problem."

He knew this kid was truly unlucky; who told this kid to look so much like his brother when he was young?

"It’s only been a few days; Ran shouldn't be able to accept it easily."

"...I know, Uncle."

Conan Edogawa naturally knew that Ran couldn't accept it all at once, otherwise Ran wouldn't have moved out to live.

If he were really just Conan Edogawa, he would be truly aggrieved.

But the problem is that he is also Shinichi Kudo, hiding his identity.

So, even if he were targeted, it wouldn't be without reason.

In fact, the biggest reason Ran didn't like him was that he looked too much like his younger self.

After all, it’s the same person; unless it’s plastic surgery, how could the same person have a different face?

Facing this situation, Conan Edogawa could only hope that Ran could get out of that state quickly.

"How are you adapting to life at school?"

"Still a bit unaccustomed."

Withdrawing his attention.

Conan Edogawa was naturally no stranger to elementary school life, but it was too difficult for him, a high school student, to adapt to elementary school life.

Especially among a bunch of childish elementary school students, it really made him feel like he couldn't stay.

"It’s fine, it’s fine."

"You just came back from abroad; you definitely can't adapt."

"And your dad also said that you’ve experienced many things since you were young, saying you’d be much more mature than the average child."

Kogoro Mouri didn't really treat this kid as a child.

This kid was clearly much more mature.

Except for the fact that he would proactively jump into some things, there were basically no big problems.

The only problem was that he was exactly like that Kudo kid.

It cannot be denied that this kid’s eyes and brain were quite good.

Because of this kid’s help, he had also solved some cases these days.

But Kogoro Mouri also knew why Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko had dumped this child on him.

Just looking at the state of this kid jumping up whenever he encountered something, he was simply Kudo kid the second.

This kid needed to be well-disciplined, at least not let him jump up whenever he faced something.

"Although I don't want to mention it deliberately in front of you, you kid need to be careful."

"Your parents dumped you on me to take care of, and I don't want you to have the same result as the Kudo kid."

"Understand?"

"I know, Uncle."

Conan Edogawa nodded slightly.

Needless to say, he didn't listen.

Kogoro Mouri didn't care; after all, a child’s change couldn't be completed in a moment.

In future life, he would take this child on more missions, letting this kid understand that being a detective is a very dangerous job.

When facing danger, don't think about jumping up in the first instance.

Life only happens once.

"By the way, Uncle."

"Why did Ran-neechan come back today?"

With some curiosity, Conan Edogawa actually wanted to know things related to Ran.

"What else could she come for? She came back to give life advice."

So it was because of Uncle.

Recalling Uncle’s living state at home, Conan Edogawa could roughly understand why Ran had to come back.

With Uncle’s living state, if Ran didn't come back to check often, heaven knows if the house would become a trash nest.

"And there’s the matter of Valentine’s Day."

"It seems she’s preparing chocolates to give to someone."

Conan Edogawa instantly stiffened.

— Author's Notes —

PS: New book is out, seeking data.