Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 372 Naomi: I want to meet your boyfriend!
Ai Haibara pulled Naomi Algent to her seat and asked in a low voice, "Naomi Algent?"

She still remembered this woman; when she was a child, she was bullied by classmates at school, and it was this woman who came to her aid.

And after that, Naomi Algent wanted to become friends with her and deliberately approached her.

However, due to her own circumstances, she declined Naomi Algent's offer of friendship.

So afterwards, Naomi Algent would just watch her from afar and never come over to talk to her again, until the two of them transferred schools and left the United States, and finally went their separate ways.

Therefore, Ai Haibara has a deep impression of Naomi Argent.

She just didn't expect that this woman would actually come to Japan. She remembered that Naomi Algente was a child of mixed Japanese and Italian descent.

He later returned to Italy to be with his family.

He must be here in Japan for tourism, not to look for her on purpose, right?

After all these years, she wouldn't still be so fixated on being friends with her, would she?!
“That’s right, it’s me! You still remember me, Shiho Miyano!” Naomi Algent was overjoyed to hear her name called out and responded by calling out Shiho Miyano’s name as well.

When Ai Haibara heard the name Shiho Miyano, a flicker of emotion crossed her eyes, and she said in a low voice, "I don't call myself that anymore. I'm called Ai Haibara now, so please don't mention that name again."

"Why?" Naomi Algent blurted out upon hearing this.

Why is she called Ai Haibara now when her real name is Shiho Miyano?
Even if you get married, you shouldn't just change your surname. Why did you change your given name as well?

Or has Japan introduced new regulations requiring couples to change their surnames and given names after marriage?

Although her mother is Japanese, she herself has always lived in Europe and the United States, and went to school there.

However, she can speak Japanese, as she often communicates with her mother in Japanese.

After all, learning another language is never a bad thing.

Most importantly, Shiho Miyano is Japanese, so if she comes to visit Shiho Miyano one day, she will naturally need Japanese language skills.

"You're not married, are you?" Naomi Algent added quietly.

Hearing this, Ai Haibara's lips twitched involuntarily, and she rolled her eyes at her: "Your imagination is too rich. I'm not married, but I already have a man and someone I like."

"I won't tell you why I changed my name."

She has left the organization and no longer wants to talk about it. Besides, there are some things she knows too much about that are not good or dangerous.

After all, the Black Organization posed no threat to her because Kitahara Natsuhiro would protect her, but Naomi Algent was different.

Although she had some connections, she was no match for the black organization. Moreover, the organization didn't care about the background of its victims when it killed them. At most, it would take advantage of the situation after learning about the background, make a quick buck, and then kill them to cover its tracks.

These are all common tactics used by organizations.

"I see." Naomi Algent didn't press the matter further. She knew there were things Shiho didn't want to say, and forcing her wouldn't work; it might even provoke her dislike.

Therefore, she did not intend to ask any further questions.

“Okay, I won’t ask anymore, but you’re planning to work here.” Naomi Algent asked again, “With your qualifications, you should be looking for something better.”

She knew very well that Shiho was a top student, even more outstanding than herself, who had earned two degrees at a young age.

Of course, she's no less impressive. She earned two degrees around the same age as Shiho and is working and researching at an institution in Europe.

As for her treatment, it was naturally excellent, after all, her father was a high-ranking executive in Europe.

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara replied, "My sister works here, and I come to help her after get off work. I'm currently a school nurse at an elementary school."

"A school nurse?" Naomi Algent was shocked to hear this. "You're a school nurse, and a primary school teacher at that?!"

Although the two of them did not become friends, she still knew Shiho very well, knowing that she was a girl who was not good at speaking and even cold to people.

But this is just Shiho's behavior; she is still passionate at heart, but she doesn't seem like someone who can handle children at all!
It's truly unbelievable that Shiho would become an elementary school teacher.

Could it be because of a man?
She had heard or even seen that some people undergo tremendous changes because of their significant other.

Maybe Shiho is like that.

“Yeah, what’s the problem?” Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at her. “I’m not the same person I used to be. In fact, this version of me is the real me.”

"So, you were just pretending all along, weren't you?" Naomi Algent said excitedly, thinking she had finally gotten to Shiho's heart.

But in fact
"Before, I guess you could say that, I just thought kids were a hassle, so I kept them at arm's length," Ai Haibara explained.

I used to not want others to get involved in danger, and I also found these guys annoying, which is why I became cold.

Now that she's out of the organization, she no longer needs to pretend and can even make friends happily.

Naomi Algent in front of me is quite good. She still remembers me after all these years. It was worth it for me to help her back then.

Of course, she didn't help Naomi Algent back then so that Naomi would remember her; she just felt sorry for her and helped her out of the blue.

I never expected that after all these years, they would still remember me and want to be my friend.

Humans are truly amazing!

"And the reason I became an elementary school teacher was indeed because of men!" Ai Haibara added, "But there's also the reason that elementary school teachers have a lot of free time."

If it weren't for Kitahara Natsuhiro, she wouldn't have left the organization, nor would she have become an elementary school teacher.

“I see.” Naomi Algenter nodded, paused, and continued, “It might be presumptuous of me, but could I meet this man? The man who could make you so infatuated?!”

She was still very curious about the man who could capture Shiho's heart.

After all, the current Shiho is completely different from the Shiho of the past. She looks like a different person. Is she really showing her true nature, or has she been trained to be like this?

"See him?" Ai Haibara glanced into the kitchen and said casually, "He's quite busy right now and doesn't have time to see you. If you're willing to wait, that's fine."

Kitahara Natsuhiro was busy working at the moment and didn't have time to come out and meet Naomi Algent.

Unless you wait until after get off work.

Naomi Algent probably doesn't have that much free time!
"Is your boyfriend a chef?" Naomi Algent asked. "If so, I'm willing to wait." "After all, we're good friends now, right?"

After saying this, she became uneasy. She had wanted to become good friends with Shiho before, but was directly rejected, which was a huge blow to her.

But now, Shiho shouldn't reject him anymore, right?!

probably
“Friends,” Ai Haibara paused, then smiled, “Since you remember me and I remember you, then we are friends.”

She now has the right to make friends, so it's fine for her to have her own good friends and she doesn't need to be afraid of the black organization.

As long as the Black Organization arrives, Kitahara Natsuyu can send them to hell for a team-building exercise.

To have strength is to be able to do whatever you want.

"that is really good!"

Upon hearing this, Naomi Algent grabbed Ai Haibara's hand and shook it, saying, "Shiho, shall I call you that from now on?"

"No, just call me Ai or Haibara. I don't use the name Shiho anymore!" Haibara Ai corrected.

Naomi Algent hesitated for a moment, but still chose to call her by her new name: "Then I'll call you Ai-chan!"

"Okay, then I'll call you Naomi!"

Upon hearing those two words, Naomi Algent was overjoyed, grabbed her shoulder, and leaned against her.

In that instant, Ai Haibara felt that she was too clingy and regretted not becoming her friend.

In the original story, Ayumi Yoshida was also very clingy, always sticking to Ai Haibara. But now she's Ayumi Yoshida's teacher, and the clingy one has become Naomi.

Both of their names contain the character "美" (měi, meaning beautiful/beautiful). Could this be destiny?

Ugh, a headache?!
"Okay, stop getting so close. I don't like women." Ai pushed Naomi away. "You've been abroad for so many years, you haven't become a lesbian, have you?"

She knew very well that things were quite chaotic abroad, with a lot of lesbians, gays, and transgender people.

But she's a very respectable person!

“No, that’s not true!” Naomi said. “I’m a normal woman. I’m just so happy because I achieved my childhood dream.”

"My sexual orientation is absolutely normal. I like men. Of course, it's true that some guys abroad are quite abnormal!"

She works in Europe now and knows what the situation is like there; it's chaotic.

But she doesn't hang out with those people at all; they're terrifying!

Some people even secretly go and get sex reassignment surgery, then send the bill to their parents, who only find out at that point—it's truly terrifying.

As a normal person, she simply couldn't understand it!
"As long as your sexual orientation is normal, that's fine. And don't get so close," Ai Haibara retorted. "By the way, what are you doing right now?"

"I'm currently working in Europe and on my annual leave, so I came to Japan for tourism and that's how I met you."

"Europe? What's that for?" Ai continued to ask.

"I'm researching an intelligent recognition system that, once you know what someone looked like as a child, you can trace them all the way up to what they look like as an adult and as an old person. I'm currently developing this system, and I believe I'll be able to succeed soon!" Naomi said excitedly.

Besides finding Ai Haibara, she also really enjoys her job, which can be considered as putting her knowledge to good use.

However, it was precisely for this reason that she was captured by the black organization after she developed this identification system, who wanted to take her for themselves and make her work for the organization.

At the same time, it was precisely because of this system that Ai Haibara's identity was leaked and the organization found out.

Later, her godmother Vermouth intervened, preventing Ai from being executed on the spot.

Vermouth disguised herself as Shiho Miyano and traveled around the world to have the system investigate her, but the final result showed that she was actually herself.

It was thanks to Vermouth's help that Ai Haibara was spared from danger, giving Conan the opportunity to save her.

It can be said that Vermouth is like a second parent to Ai Haibara and Conan, even closer than their biological parents.

After all, their biological parents might not necessarily save them, but Vermouth definitely would!
Really, I cried my ass off!

"Intelligent recognition?" Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara frowned, thinking to herself, "Naomi might be being targeted by the organization!"

She knew about the organization and that they were looking for talented software engineers to develop software, but she didn't know what kind of software it was.

But Naomi is so capable that she's even started researching things like intelligent recognition and artificial intelligence. It's only a matter of time before the organization takes notice of her.

The two had just become friends, and she didn't want to lose this friend yet.

But now, she couldn't say anything openly, because saying anything would only make Naomi more dangerous.

Forget it, I'll just tell Kitahara Natsuhiro about this. Kitahara Natsuhiro will definitely have a solution.

If you're ever unsure what to do, then turn to the all-knowing Kitahara Natsuhiro—you can't go wrong with that!
If Nobita has Doraemon, then Kitahara Natsuhiro is Ai Haibara's Doraemon.

The Conan world has its own Doraemon!
"That's awesome."

"Hehe." Naomi laughed: "You're amazing too, if you..."

"Alright, I won't talk about my business anymore."

“Okay.” Naomi looked at Ai, knowing that Ai might have some past that she couldn’t let others know.

But she wasn't going to ask any further, because being good friends with Ai was enough. It didn't matter if she didn't know some things.

While Ai Haibara and Naomi were chatting, Akemi Miyano smiled after seeing this scene.

"Ai finally has a good friend."

"But who is this girl? Could she be the girl she helped when she was little?"

Although the two lived in different places when they were children, they always kept in touch, so she knew some things, and knew them very clearly.

Because Ai only has this one older sister she can confide in!
(End of this chapter)