Chapter 45

Once upon a time.

Now.

Jotaro Kujo reflexively held Angelica's hand back, just like the two of them had held hands countless times in the past when they were deeply in love.

The reaction on Platinum Star was that the blue-purple ghost completely wrapped Angelica's right hand with its broad palm.

When the reality of existence was grasped by Star Platinum, Jotaro Kujo had a flash of impulse in his heart: as long as he activates his ability, Star Platinum can completely capture Angelica during the pause. live.

From the arm she offered, to her shoulder, and finally to her entire body.

However, Jotaro Kujo is no longer the age to be easily impulsive. In other words, at an age when most people would be "easily impulsive", he was never reckless.

Platinum Star sensed Jotaro Kujo's mood, lowered his head, turned his decent face to Angelica, and stared at her quietly with his gentle eyes - even though, in that direction, there was only emptiness.

Angelica was stunned for a moment. After reacting, her right hand immediately twisted under the heavy touch as if to escape, but did not break away.

The touch of the avatar is not the same as the touch of real skin: it does not have the warmth and smoothness that makes people want to frown like skin. Instead, it is like a ball of warm air, less aggressive and more tolerant.

How long has it been since we shook hands like this?

Angelica didn't deliberately remember it, but there were only a handful of intimate contacts during the days when we were together less and apart more often.

Star Platinum looks much cuter than Jotaro Kujo.

Although she had the same expressionless face, Angelica could always read a kind of silent helplessness from the blue-purple ghost.

Through the mirror on the sink, she saw the same calm look on Jotaro Kujo's face.

"Angelica, your ability——"

[Knock knock——]

"Mr. Kujo."

The atmosphere of silence spread between Angelica and Kujo Jotaro for a few seconds, and finally Kujo Jotaro Break it yourself - after all, Angelica's voice cannot reach the ears of the living.

It's concise, concise and organized, and it takes five minutes in total.

Even so, Angelica is a rare "talkative" person.

As soon as Kujo Jotaro finished speaking, Nakahara Chuuya knocked on the bathroom door.

"Are you okay?"

The orange-haired boy was full of curiosity about this powerful and dangerous adult, so he became the first of the three children to come out and care.

[Click——]

After explaining everything, Jotaro Kujo opened the door. His calm face was hard to tell, and his stand-in still held Angelica's hand firmly.

"Have you finished eating?"

Jotaro Kujo stepped out, his back still as tall as ever - just like what Angelica had seen countless times, a towering mountain gradually walked away.

"In that case."

Arriving at the horizontal hall in a few steps, Jotaro Kujo looked at the clean "battlefield" on the dining table. Although there was no smile on his face, his temperament was inadvertently softer.

"Haihara Ai."

"Or, Miyano Shiho."

After Angelica's prompting, he finally remembered this familiar face, which was very similar to the two outstanding Miyano researchers at the SPW Research Institute.

It was Jotaro Kujo who helped the two of them back then.

"Do you want to completely change your look?

"

"I said - can't you let Dr. Ari get a few more telescopes?!"

Just as the atmosphere in Angelica's villa was gradually becoming harmonious, the Kudo mansion next door was bustling with activity.

Specifically, several victims gathered together and were looking furtively at their neighbors' houses - using the few binoculars they had.

"Satoru, you should know." Xia Youjie pushed away Gojo Satoru's big head, "Is this illegal?"

"Huh -?"

Gojo Satoru touched his unlucky neck: "The neck is too long. I can't hear what you're saying!"

With his skill, he easily snatched the last telescope from Kudo Shinichi, pulled down his sunglasses, put them against his eyes, and wanted to lean his whole neck forward to see clearly.

"Please." Kudo Shinichi pouted, "I borrowed this from Dr. Agasa, okay?"

Can these people respect him as the owner of the house?

They are obviously guys who came here uninvited, but they are mainly anti-customers. I want to squeeze out the real person like him!

"Don't you have a very serious problem to deal with?"

Gojo Satoru didn't even look back. He couldn't see inside or outside. He decided to look up and down: I have to say, The dinner looks quite sumptuous... Judging from the way those little devils are devouring it, it must taste very good!

[Gu——Gu——]

“Jie——!!! I’m hungry——! How about we have dinner?!”

“Am I your guardian?” The expression on his ears was distorted, "You are already a mature high school student! You have hands and feet! Find a way for me!"

"Kudo——!!! I'm hungry——! How about we have dinner?!"

Ha ?

Although Kudo Shinichi had wisely stood a few steps away, he was still shocked by Gojo Satoru's loud voice: After all, your words are exactly the same and the content is exactly the same. You just replaced Xia Youjie with me. Bar?

But! I'm not your guardian either!

Is this guy really two years older than me? Nothing like it at all! Saying he is only two years old is almost enough!

Kudo Shinichi knocked his head helplessly: This older child named Gojo Satoru is simply more difficult to deal with than a first grader.

"Fushiguro——! Oh! It's none of your business! Let's go."

Gojo Satoru shouted smoothly for a while, and Fushiguro's name was halfway spoken before he had time to stop.

Nervous kid.

Fuheishier sneered and deliberately ate loudly to make a sound.

! ! !

? ? ?

"Why do you have something to eat——?!"

No wonder I felt like I smelled the real thing... It turned out to be your kid who was causing trouble!

Gojo Satoru threw the telescope back into Kudo Shinichi's hand, and stood in front of Fushiguro Shijiro aggressively and pointed.

"Mobile phone."

Fuheishi'er rolled his eyes and expressed 100% contempt for this kind of unworldly young man: "No one can grow up so old and not even order takeout, right?"

Chi. .

Thanks to my ability to use both hands, otherwise eating would be a problem.

With this reminder, the three teenagers woke up as if from a dream: Yes! There is also a delivery service!

The newly moved "neighbors" have packed up the restaurant and left the visible area. The few people with nothing to do can only sit in a row and wait for dinner to be delivered to their doorsteps.

[Dingling bell——]

[Dingling bell——]

But not long after Kudo Shinichi dialed the ordering number, a call from Mao Lilan made him jump suddenly.

"Hello, Xiaolan? What's wrong?" He

leaned closer to the receiver, and the expression on Kudo Shinichi's face was quite complicated: there was happiness, nostalgia, and a little bit of fear that was hard to ignore.

"Shinichi?"

"Conan just told me that you took him out to participate in a detective activity today, is that true?"

Mao Lilan on the other end of the phone not only expressed doubts about Edogawa Conan's statement, but also about Kudo Shinichi. I don’t trust my ability to take care of children.

She was holding her mobile phone, her face full of worry: "Ask him for me, will he come back for dinner tonight?"

"I cooked delicious curry rice today."

"Ha, ha." Kudo Shinichi laughed. After two calls, knowing that the other party couldn't see, he scratched his hair helplessly, "I've already asked him - Conan said it's not necessary."

"Xiaolan, just have a good dinner with Uncle Maori, don't worry about us!"

"That's it..." Mao Lilan's voice gradually dropped, seeming a little disappointed, "I also said that if you two have come back... you can come to our house for dinner together."

"No--!" Kudo Shinichi had to dispel this dangerous idea of ​​Mao Lilan, "Our activities are not over yet!!!"

"So - don't worry -!"

"Oh -?" For some reason, Mao Lilan's voice suddenly stopped. Zi stood up much taller, and his tone became sharper, "So that's it."

"Ku-Fu-Xin---!!!"

"Come out!"

"I'm at the gate of Kudo's house now. Outside! Your house is brightly lit!

” ! !

how so? !

Kudo Shinichi covered his ears with a painful expression: As long as I meet Xiaolan... my reasoning ability will not work at all!

What should we do now?

First, you have to go downstairs and open the door for Xiaolan. If she doesn't open the door today, she will definitely be very angry. As for the consequences of Xiaolan's anger... Kudo Shinichi doesn't want to imagine it at all.

Unless he had to, he generally wouldn't want to make Xiaolan angry.

but!

If he goes downstairs to open the door, Xiaolan will immediately be concerned about where Edogawa Conan is... But under the current situation, how can he change the "self" of an elementary school student?

"It's a completely unsolvable situation..."

Kudo Shinichi hid his face in pain, feeling that he was forced to face the reality of confessing to Mao Lilan - before, in order to protect Mao Lilan, he did not tell the truth about the fact that he was organized by the black organization. The killer attacked, and giving medicine became a child's business.

After all, with Xiaolan's worrying personality, once she knew the truth, she would be worried day and night, unable to eat or sleep well.

"Are you in trouble?" Because the orderer was Kudo Shinichi, and borrowing his face, Gojo Satoru decided to provide a solution, "Let me help you--!"

"I advise you, don't accept it." Yujie desperately held on to Gojo Satoru, who was about to fly out, and at the same time warned Kudo Shinichi not to have any impulses, "Otherwise..."

"I'm not stupid."

Even if Kudo Shinichi held his head and struggled in pain, he still remembered Complaint: The best solution a guy like Gojo Satoru could come up with must be to fly out and scare Ran out with his head, right?

hehe.

You know, Xiaolan is very afraid of ghosts!

When Gojo Satoru looks like a giant python with a human head, his face will definitely turn pale and he will scream incessantly!

That would be too pitiful!

Xiaolan's move this time was indeed unexpected, but it didn't end there!