Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 402 Mom, I agree with finding Mr. Kitahara!
The night ends and the day dawns.

The sun slowly rose, and a ray of light shone on the earth.

Kitahara Natsuhiro, Sera Mary, and Sera Masumi walked out of the ramen shop.

Yes, that's right. The three of them spent the whole night eating ramen and chatting at the ramen shop, and didn't go home at all.

However, after a whole night of conversation, Kitahara Natsuhiro was still as radiant as ever.

After all, he was half-human and half-ghost, and a Gengar at that. Gengars are naturally nocturnal creatures, and nighttime is when he roams around. So he wouldn't become haggard from staying up all night; in fact, he would become more and more energetic.

Staying up late will make you look haggard, but staying up all night won't.

Although Kitahara Natsuhiro was in high spirits, Sera Mary and Sera Masumi were not so good.

Sera Masumi is alright; after all, she's young and full of energy, so staying up all night occasionally isn't a problem for her. She just shows a slight hint of fatigue, which is barely noticeable.

But Sera Mary wasn't doing so well. Although she was a former MI6 agent, her age was a factor, and she hadn't worked an all-nighter in a long time, so her energy was low and she looked rather haggard.

With her short, pale blonde hair, haggard face, and voluptuous figure, Sera Mary truly embodies a broken beauty.

This reminded Kitahara Natsuhiro of Mrs. Ox!

"Hmm, it's already too bright. It's a pity I still have to go to work!" Kitahara Natsuyu sighed as he looked at the rising sun.

If he could, he didn't want to go to work today. After all, nothing beats chatting with a beautiful woman!

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi said, "I'm going to school today too, but I feel pretty good, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

"However, I should try to stay up less late in the future. Staying up late is bad for your health and also bad for your brain."

She's a detective now, and detectives have to protect their brains, especially the back of their heads, so there's absolutely no chance of them getting caught.

Conan Edogawa: Are you talking about this?

"Staying up late is a woman's worst enemy!" At this moment, Sera Mary took out a small mirror from her bag, looked at her slightly haggard face, and then looked at the two people next to her who were full of energy and seemed to be fine. Her mood instantly soured.

Sure enough, she shouldn't have stayed up all night, and she shouldn't have listened to her daughter and gone to the Suzuki zaibatsu's 60th anniversary celebration.

If she hadn't gone, none of this would have happened tonight, and she wouldn't be so haggard.

Fortunately, she also obtained a lot of information about the black organization from Kitahara Natsuyu, but this information was not particularly important.

Good news, we've made some progress.

The bad news is, I didn't gain much, and I even looked haggard.

Hearing this, Sera Masumi hugged her mother's arm and said with a smile, "Mom, you're getting old and should have gone to rest a long time ago, but you insisted on staying. Who can you blame for that!"

"You stupid daughter, shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Sera Mary glared at her daughter with annoyance.

My stupid daughter actually said she was too old in front of a man. Doesn't she know that age is a taboo for women, let alone mentioning it in front of a man? It's a taboo among taboos.

If it weren't for the fact that there were already quite a few pedestrians on the street, she would definitely have rolled up her sleeves so that her silly daughter could know the weight of being a mother!
"Sorry, sorry." Sera Masumi smiled broadly, showing no sign of apology whatsoever.

"Hmph!" Sera Mary snorted coldly, "Alright, hurry home, I'm going to sleep. I don't know how long I'll need to sleep to recover!"

After saying that, she grabbed her bag and swayed as she left, leaving Kitahara Natsuhiro and Sera Masumi behind.

Kitahara Natsuyu watched Sera Mary sway her figure, stroked his chin, nodded, and looked quite satisfied. He muttered to himself, "She recovered after sleeping with me, and is even better than before. Too bad, it's not the right time yet!"

Sera Mary is still in the process of being conquered, and the progress is encouraging, but the progress bar is not yet full.

Sera Masumi, who was standing to the side, didn't seem to notice anything and turned to Kitahara Natsuhiro: "Kitahara-sensei, let's go back too!"

"I need to wash up before going to school!"

"it is good."

Immediately, Kitahara Natsuhiro and Sera Masumi followed, and the three of them walked together toward the Beika Apartments.

Mihana Apartments, Sera-ya!

At this moment, Sera Masumi was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. Because she had left the ramen shop early, she had plenty of time to eat.

However, she is not good at cooking, and breakfast is just bread with spitting out jam, a simple meal.

Normally, her breakfast is made with carefully prepared food by Sera Mari, but not today.

However, this also has a unique flavor for Sera Masumi.

"Mom, how are you feeling right now?" Sera Masumi called out as she spread jam and looked towards the bathroom.

At this moment, the person in the bathroom was Sera Mari. She was taking a shower and planned to take a nap after finishing her shower and breakfast.

Anyway, she had nothing to do and was very free every day, so she could do whatever she wanted, and no one could control her.

This is the daily life of a wealthy woman after retirement. I'm so envious!
Sera Masumi's words traveled through the bathroom door and the sound of the shower to Sera Mary's ears.

For Sera Mary, obtaining the information she needed from noisy environments was routine and completely effortless.

She could do it even in noisy places, let alone the sound of running water in a mere bathroom.

And after moving in, she secretly replaced the bathroom door with a less sturdy one.

After all, this is Japan, the territory of the black organizations. If someone sneaks in while she's taking a shower, she can hear the commotion outside and retaliate.

She even prepared some deadly weapons in the bathroom, and not just in the bathroom.

Even their own room, living room, and kitchen were prepared.

As a special agent, especially in dangerous places, weaponry is of utmost importance.

"How are you feeling?" Sera Mary said, "Right now, I just want to sleep!"

"I'm so sleepy."

"Looks like you're in a good mood, Mom!" Upon hearing the voice, Sera Masumi revealed her two canine teeth, clearly in a good mood, and took a big bite of the toast covered in jam.

She took a bite first, and the jam dripped onto the kitchen stove, which she then wiped away.

"It seems you had a very pleasant conversation with Professor Kitahara!"

She could roughly figure it out just from her mother's voice.

After all, the two daughters had been together for seventeen years and knew each other very well.

Sera Masumi understands Sera Mary, and Sera Mary understands Sera Masumi. Therefore, Sera Mary is in a pretty good mood right now; she'd be even happier if she didn't stay up all night!

“We had a really good chat.” Sera Mary paused for a moment amidst the steam, then continued to gently stroke her body. “But that’s not something you should be concerned about. Go to school after breakfast.”

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi came to the bathroom with a piece of bread and leaned against the bathroom door, saying, "Mom, what exactly did you talk about with Kitahara-sensei?"

“I have never seen you go to a bar with another man, let alone talk for so long. I found you two late at night.”

"Tell me! Is it about the Black Organization?"

She was quite curious about the Black Organization. Besides wanting to avenge her missing father, she also wanted to learn about the Black Organization for the sake of her brother, Shuichi Akai.

Because besides her mother, Sera Mary, the person she cares about most and loves the most is her older brother, Shuichi Akai.

And in her heart, her older brother, Shuichi Akai, was omnipotent.

But even such an omnipotent entity failed to eradicate the criminal organization.

Therefore, the combination of these two factors led her to become extremely curious about the Black Organization.

Furthermore, thanks to Sera Mary's upbringing, she wouldn't put herself in any dangerous place while investigating certain matters.

However, when investigating cases with Conan, Sera Masumi also becomes less intelligent, irrational, and reckless.

"Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters. Go to class!" Sera Mary's stern voice came from the bathroom.

Hearing this voice, Sera Masumi knew that her mother was a little unhappy, but it also proved that Kitahara-sensei really knew information about the Black Organization, and quite a lot at that. Her mother had obtained a lot from Kitahara-sensei.

"Alright then." Sera Masumi nodded, not bringing up the matter again: "So, the second question, how about Kitahara-sensei?"

"What do you mean, how about it?" Sera Mary asked.

"What's he like as a person?"

"He's a good person, but not a good man!"

This is Sera Mary's assessment of Kitahara Natsuhiro, and it's quite accurate.

Kitahara Natsuhiro would not normally take action, let alone kill anyone, unless under special circumstances.

Therefore, in the world of Conan, he is truly a good person.

As for the assessment that he is not a good man, that is quite accurate.

What good man would have so many women around him, and they all openly admit it, without even pretending?

Kitahara Natsuyu said, "Before I transmigrated, I didn't have the ability to pretend, but after I transmigrated, I became a cheat code, so naturally I have to pretend!"

"I see." Sera Masumi said, "Actually, I won't care what happens between you and Kitahara-sensei, and you don't need to care about my thoughts either."

"I'm all grown up now, and I know how hard you work, Mom, so it's really important for you to let loose!"

After chatting last night, she was well aware that Mr. Kitahara had those kinds of thoughts about her mother.

But this is normal for her.

After all, it's normal for men to like their mothers because they are beautiful, have a good figure, and are very elegant.

Even in London, there are plenty of eligible men pursuing my mother, including many young men.

Having seen it so many times, Sera Masumi naturally didn't find it strange, and even agreed with it.

She knew very well that her mother had remained single since her father's disappearance, entirely because of her.

With my mother's qualifications, she could definitely find a good family and live a comfortable life, instead of dragging me, this burden, around having to hide and run away.

So no matter what her mother does, she is not surprised; on the contrary, she approves of it.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuhiro, who was upstairs, couldn't help but give a thumbs up and exclaimed, "Well done!"
From now on, I'll protect you, you can do whatever you want, even if you want to assassinate the Prime Minister, no problem!
“Release?” Sera Mary in the bathroom paused for a moment, her lips twitching. She turned off the shower. “Looks like you’ve really grown up, Makoto. You’re even meddling in your mother’s business now.”

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi chuckled and said, "I'm doing this for your future!"

"Besides, I don't want to hear any strange noises when I wake up in the middle of the night!"

"So pure!"

boom!
The bathroom door opened, and steam wafted out.

At this moment, Sera Mary was wrapped in a bath towel, her hair was wet, her shoulders were pink and tender, her arms were fair and seemed to be glowing, and her cheeks were slightly red.

I don't know if it was from anger or from the steam in the shower, it was probably both!

Sera Masumi had already used her teleportation ability earlier that day, dodging in time the moment Sera Mary appeared, which is why she wasn't caught.

If she gets caught, she'll definitely get a beating.

Don't think you won't get a beating just because you're going to school today. You'll definitely get a beating before you go back to school.

I want to ask for leave, but that's impossible!

"You come here!" Sera Mary stood with her hands on her hips, looking at her daughter with an unfriendly expression.

My daughter has really entered her rebellious phase, and she's become even more aggressive since coming to Japan. She says all sorts of things, which is really driving me, her mother, crazy!
I don't know if she was like this in London, or if this behavior only started to emerge after she came to Japan.

But that's alright; knowing more means you're less likely to be scammed.

"No way!" Sera Masumi said with a grin, "If I go over there, you'll definitely beat me up, so I'm not going."

"Alright, I'm going to school now. You can rest at home!"

After saying that, she grabbed her schoolbag and immediately fled the area, changing her shoes and heading out.

With a bang, the front door slammed shut, leaving a lingering voice in the air.

"I am leaving!"

Sera Marie watched Sera Marie leave and couldn't help but sigh, "Silly daughter."

She shook her head, no longer thinking about Sera Masumi. Her wet, jade-like feet left footprints on the floor, which led to her room.

A short while later, the sound of a hairdryer could be heard coming from inside the room.

"Natsuhiro Kitahara?"

(End of this chapter)