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Chapter 260 Koizumi Akako: I understand now, I finally understand!
Beikacho, Kitahara Chinese Restaurant.

Kitahara Natsuhiro cheerfully opened the restaurant door and went inside.

"Teacher Kitahara, you're back."

Ran and Sonoko stood at the door, greeting each other with big smiles.

"Hey, are you guys here to play today?" Kitahara Natsuyu paused for a moment, looked at the two of them, and couldn't help but ask.

Sonoko and Ran rarely come to the restaurant while they are at school.

Both of them are quite busy. Xiaolan is the captain of the karate club and needs to train every day after school.

As for Sonoko, she was busy having fun, chatting online, looking for her Prince Charming, or gossiping.

It's really surprising that Sonoko and Ran came together today.

"Hehe." Sonoko laughed: "Actually, starting today, we are employees here."

"Employees?" Kitahara Natsuyu blinked, as if he knew something. "Are you planning to work here?"

In Japan, high school students are allowed to work, but there are limits on their daily working hours, which they cannot exceed.

If you exceed the time limit, you won't be able to work, and the student council will punish students who exceed the time limit, and even the shops will face trouble.

It can be said that the Japanese student council has a great deal of authority.

"Yes."

Sonoko and Ran said in unison.

“Our karate club hasn’t been in touch for a while, and with the snow, I decided to come here to work, since they happen to be short-staffed.”

“Me too,” Sonoko said with a grin. “I’ve been doing nothing lately, and even my mom has been nagging me every day. So I came to work after school because I found it noisy.”

Kitahara Natsuyu said, "So that's how it is."

"But...would Mrs. Suzuki allow her precious daughter to work for me?"

“Oh dear,” Yuanzi waved her hand, “My mom is hoping I’ll do something productive.”

"Besides, my older sister worked part-time during high school and college, so it's nothing."

"Of course, they had investigated the shops beforehand, and only let my older sister work there after they were sure there were no problems."

"But you know Kitahara-sensei very well, so there's no problem."

The Suzuki family takes their children's education very seriously. It's not the kind of education that involves living a life of luxury, but rather letting them do things themselves, see things for themselves, and experience things for themselves.

Therefore, both Suzuki girls are very well-behaved and sensible, without a trace of arrogance.

Not only are they not arrogant, but they are even bullied by others.

In the original story, Suzuki Tomoko's older sister was yelled at by her classmate.

How dare she?
Sonoko is similar; she sometimes gets bullied, but Ran always gets her revenge.

Furthermore, Sonoko has a pretty good relationship with her classmates, especially the boys.

Because they can hear gossip about girls that only girls know, or that only girls know, from the garden.

Sonoko is a good person!

"I see." Kitahara Natsuhiro extended his hand and said, "Then I welcome you to work at our store."

"If there is anything that is not good, please let us know and we will make improvements."

“If our store manager harasses you by abusing his position, you can tell me, and I’ll go beat him up,” Kitahara Natsuhiro joked.

Just then, Amuro Tooru came out of the kitchen and said helplessly, "Manager, what you said is really too much."

"How could I harass Ran and Sonoko? I'm not that kind of person."

“Just kidding,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said.

"I actually hope to be harassed," Sonoko muttered to herself, but no one except Kitahara Natsuhiro heard her.

Even Xiaolan didn't hear it.

Kitahara Natsuhiro pretended not to hear these words.

After all, Sonoko is someone who knows what she's doing; she likes handsome guys, especially someone as handsome as Amuro Tooru.

If he were a woman, he wouldn't choose Amuro Tooru.

Because Amuro Tooru only has Japan and this country in his heart, and he can no longer let go of any romantic feelings.

"Alright, enough with the jokes. I'll go help out in the back right away." Kitahara Natsuyu smiled, then looked at Ran: "Ran, I ran into your mother, Eri Kisaki, on my way here."

"My mother?"

"What is she doing here? Is it for work?" Xiaolan asked.

Eri Kisaki doesn't live in this area; on the contrary, she lives quite far away and doesn't usually come here.

I'm probably here for work.

“Yes, it’s because of work,” Kitahara Natsuyu said. “Besides that, she still cares a lot about you, her daughter, and even asked me about cooking, wanting to cook you a big meal.”

Hearing this, Xiaolan's lips twitched involuntarily. She paused for a moment and then said, "My mom's cooking skills are... well, let's just say they're not great."

"It's no longer a teaching issue."

Eri Kisaki is not clumsy or dim-witted, but she just can't cook well, and her sense of taste is perfectly fine.

That's simply unbelievable.

All I can say is that I'm naturally bad at cooking.

"It's true. Once, when I was having dinner at Ran's house, I thought that Aunt Eri was doing it on purpose and didn't like me."

"But that's not how it is at all; it's just that the food doesn't taste good."

“Even if I follow the recipe exactly, down to the gram, it still tastes awful. I really don’t understand it,” Sonoko explained.

Sonoko, Ran, and Shinichi Kudo have been classmates since kindergarten, so Sonoko has eaten at Ran's house before.

But the taste... well, let's just say it's hard to describe.

Similarly, Conan also ate at Ran's restaurant, and from then on, he never bothered Ran's family at restaurants again.

I can't afford to offend him, I really can't afford to offend him.

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Although I've never witnessed Eri Kisaki's cooking skills, based on Ran and Sonoko's descriptions, Eri's food is truly awful.

It wasn't because she did it haphazardly; on the contrary, she did it very seriously, but she just couldn't do it well.

Therefore, Kitahara Natsuhiro felt that this was not a problem with Eri Kisaki, but rather a problem with the character design.

Because Aoyama designed Eri Kisaki to be a complete culinary idiot, no matter how she cooks, her food will always taste terrible.

That's the only explanation.

Otherwise, if you follow a recipe, or even have someone teach you step by step, the food you make shouldn't be unpalatable.

So, it's all Qingshan's fault!

"Is it really that bad?" Kitahara Natsuhiro asked.

"It's true!" Ran and Sonoko said in unison.

“Hmm,” Kitahara Natsuyu paused, “In that case, I’m quite interested. If I can successfully train a cooking idiot, that would be quite an achievement.”

He's determined to train Eri Kisaki; no one else can change that.

Besides, he has already changed many people, so one more won't make a difference. "Then I'll leave my mother to you," Ran said with a slight bow.

She didn't think about anything else; she only thought about the cooking skills.

However, Yukiko and Akemi Miyano, who were not far away, did not think that way, because they knew very well what kind of person Kitahara Natsuhiro was.

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helpless smiles.

But neither of them said anything.

After all, they had already followed Kitahara Natsuyu and accepted everything about him, so they wouldn't say anything more.

Because Kitahara Natsuhiro has always been very honest.

"It's alright, it's alright, we're all friends, what's wrong with helping a friend?" Kitahara Natsuyu waved his hand and said.

Hearing this, Xiaolan smiled.

Kitahara Natsuhiro greeted Yukiko and the others in the store before heading to the kitchen.

Before long, the store was filled with customers.

Despite the snow, quite a few people still came to eat at this time of afternoon, including neighbors and guests who had come specifically to try it.

Because delicious food will not be abandoned because of the long distance and hardship.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, Kitahara Natsuhiro saw another employee, Wakita Kanenori.

Today, Kenjiro Wakita appeared at the store and was working in the kitchen.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Wakita," said Kitahara Natsuhiro.

Although he knew that Kenjiro Wakita was Rum of the Black Organization, what did it matter?

Anyway, I'm doing the work for him, so it doesn't matter who does it.

Besides, if Rum is here, he can know this guy's whereabouts at any time.

Even if Rum leaves the store, he can still find out where the guy is through Vermouth.

Therefore, Rum is someone who cannot escape his control.

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed dragon, Kenjiro Wakita, greeted him with a smile, "Good afternoon, boss."

"Ah."

Kitahara Natsuhiro nodded, then put on an apron and started working.

Soon after, the menu arrived at the kitchen.

Cupido Town, Koizumi Anko’s home.

Koizumi Akako vented her frustrations shortly after Kitahara Natsuyu left the karaoke bar, then followed him out of the bar, leaving behind the heartbreaking Beika Town and returning to her loyal Beika Town.

However, at home, Koizumi Akako was also very unhappy, with a rather gloomy expression.

The housekeepers at home didn't dare to speak when they saw Koizumi Akako, and they hid far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Bang!
Koizumi Akako didn't have time to be angry with the housekeeper. She went straight to her room, opened the door, went inside, and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

Meanwhile, the butler outside stared at the tightly closed door, clutching his own heart.

"What's wrong with Miss today? Why is she so angry?"

"Could it be because of Kaito again?"

As a butler, he knew very well who Koizumi Akako liked, and he also knew that Kuroba Kaito was the legendary Phantom Thief Kid.

Therefore, he knows some of the things about Kaito Kid.

However, he wouldn't say anything carelessly at this moment, or he might get beaten to death!
Inside the room, Koizumi Akako sat on the bed, hugging a doll in her arms, looking aggrieved, her eyes already brimming with tears, just about to fall.

But she didn't let the tears fall, because witches are not allowed to cry.

"Damn it! Why do I work so hard, yet I can't win Kaito's favor, and I even get humiliated by Kitahara Natsuyu? Why? Why?!"

Koizumi Akako was a little hysterical, but she just wouldn't cry.

However, she had already vented her anger at the karaoke bar, so she wasn't as angry or aggrieved anymore.

The reason I'm like this now is simply because I feel I'm not worth it, that I've compromised too much.

Why should she go to such lengths for Kaito Kuroba?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

Just because she likes Kaito Kuroba, and Kaito Kuroba doesn't like her, does she have to be Kaito Kuroba's slave?
Although Koizumi Akako worked like a slave for Kuroba Kaito, in reality, Kuroba Kaito didn't need her to do that for him at all.

Furthermore, Kaito Kuroba made it clear a long time ago that he didn't like Akako Koizumi and hoped that she would stop bothering him.

But Koizumi Akako wouldn't listen and insisted on doing this and that for Kuroba Kaito.

All I can say is that Koizumi Akako is now a sycophant, and she can't even get what she wants.

Lick the dog?

Stand behind the warm-hearted guy!
"Ugh!!!" Koizumi Akako yelled a few times, "This is so annoying!"

By this time, she had calmed down, got out of bed, and went straight to the desk in the room.

Then he opened the drawer and took out a notebook.

After opening the notebook, I found it filled with her diary entries, some about Kaito Kuroba, and others about herself.

She recorded every single detail in it, looking at it from time to time, laughing like a fool.

Now, she has come to some understanding and even wants to make a clean break with her past self.

So she dialed Kaito Kuroba's number.

Toot toot.
The phone rang, and a few seconds later it was answered, with Kaito Kuroba's voice coming through.

"Koizumi-san, I really can't tell you, so please don't call again."

"Also, stop using divination to spy on me. It makes me very uncomfortable!" Kaito Kuroba said.

When Koizumi Akako performed divination on him, he always felt like he was being spied on, and he was very grateful for the amazing thing.

And this wasn't the first time he'd said that, but Koizumi Akako just wouldn't listen.

What a headache!
"Alright, I won't divine your fate anymore," Koizumi Akako said calmly. "Then I have a question for you: Did you ever like me?"

Even just a little bit!

This matter is extremely important to her!
Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba replied without the slightest hesitation: "No, not at all. The person I've always loved is Aoko!"

Although he couldn't say this directly to Nakamori Aoko, he could say it to Koizumi Akako.

I always felt that Koizumi Akako was someone I could confide in.

Since this guy knows everything about me, it's fine to tell her.

"okay, I get it."

Upon hearing this answer, Koizumi Akako finally gave up and immediately hung up the phone.

Then his gaze fell on the notebook, a resolute glint in his eyes.

The laptop burst into flames and eventually turned to ashes!
"The past is the past. Now I am a completely new Koizumi Akako."

"Alright, time to copy the school rules!"

(End of this chapter)