Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 332 Regardless of age, all women are fickle.
After Eri left, Kogoro Mouri immediately went to the kitchen counter and winked at Shuichi Hayashi: "Has she changed her mind? She actually asked Koizumi to help out at the shop?"

"Why change your gender? It'll only make things more complicated later," Lin Xiuyi stopped stir-frying, sighed heavily, and looked helpless.

“What’s the trouble?” Kogoro Mouri’s face was full of envy and jealousy as he stared intently at his best friend. “With so many beautiful girls with you, and Eri not objecting, you’ve hit the jackpot!”

As he spoke, he smacked his lips exaggeratedly.

"Eri invited Akane Koizumi to stay at the store because Yukiko is coming back soon!"

Lin Xiuyi plated the stir-fried dishes and explained quickly.

"This is a strategy of using one tiger to devour another. Because of the seating arrangement issue, Yukiko and Akane Koizumi didn't get along to begin with. When Yukiko comes back and sees Akane Koizumi in the store, what do you think her reaction will be..."

"Uh"

Kogoro Mouri's expression froze instantly, his lips twitching, as if he had already foreseen the impending storm.
"The store has been quiet for a while, but it looks like it's about to get lively again."

……

2-chome,
After returning home, Akane Koizumi went straight to her study on the second floor.

Upon seeing her enter the room, the ancient magic mirror immediately emitted a soft light, and ripples appeared on its surface: "Master, you're back."

"Hmm," Akane Koizumi replied casually, tossing her schoolbag to the ground and walking to the window, looking down at the garden. "Did anyone break into the house today?"

"No." The light and shadow on the surface of the magic mirror flickered slightly.

After buying the house in 2-chome, Akane Koizumi meticulously set up a protective and deterrent spell in the yard, like an invisible net covering the entire yard to prevent outsiders from entering.

Last night, the reason why Professor Agasa was able to enter unimpeded and see things he shouldn't have seen was entirely because Hayashi Hideichi had been there before.

His peculiar constitution caused all the magic that Akane Koizumi had set up in the yard to fail, which allowed Professor Agasa to break in.

After Lin Xiuyi left last night, Koizumi Akane worked for most of the night to rearrange the magic.

“By the way, Master,” the magic mirror’s voice interrupted the girl’s thoughts, “there was another explosion next door this afternoon.”

The image of black smoke billowing from Professor Agasa's house appeared on the mirror.
"The owner would better add defensive magic around the house, otherwise, who knows, one day, an explosion next door might destroy this mansion."

Akane Koizumi glared at the magic mirror with annoyance in her eyes: "If there's such a big explosion, and the house is okay, I'll be exposed immediately! Stop nagging, I need to make a puppet butler now. You keep an eye on the area around the house, and notify me immediately if anything unusual happens."

"Yes!" the magic mirror quickly agreed.

Following the steps in the magic book, Akane Koizumi set up a large copper cauldron in the center of the study and then threw all sorts of random items into it.

There were herbs that emitted a strange light, minerals that shimmered with an eerie glow, and various unknown liquids.

As the incantation was chanted, the contents of the large pot began to churn violently, gradually turning into a sticky, viscous paste that emitted a pungent odor.

"Cook it for another forty minutes, and then you can summon it."

Akane Koizumi closed the heavy magic book, stretched, and revealed her slender waist.
"I hope this time it will be successful. Little Mirror, watch the pot for me, I'm going to take a shower."

"Master, I will definitely complete the mission well," the Magic Mirror promised loudly, then added cautiously, "If I fail again this time, Master, you won't blame me, will you?"

"When have I ever blamed you!" Akane Koizumi's eyes widened, and her red lips pouted in dissatisfaction.

"When have you ever not blamed me?" The Magic Mirror was only halfway through its sentence when Akane Koizumi kicked the frame of the mirror, making a crisp "clang" sound.

“If you utter another word, I’ll smash you right now,” the girl said threateningly, red magical light already gathering between her fingers. “Yes!” The magic mirror immediately fell silent, and its surface returned to its calm state.

Akane Koizumi left the study and walked down the corridor to the bathroom.

Warm water washed over her fair skin, and steam filled the bathroom.

I wonder if wearing Lin Xiuyi's short-sleeved shirt yesterday made her fall in love with the feeling of being able to breathe underneath.

After taking a shower, she simply put on a loose short-sleeved shirt, revealing her long, slender legs, and returned to the study.

"Master, everything is normal. It will be ready in ten minutes," the Magic Mirror reported respectfully.

"Okay." Akane Koizumi nodded, her long, wet hair still dripping. "Remind me when the time is up."

The girl walked to the desk, picked up a magic book, and began to read it.

Waiting time is always long and boring.

Akane Koizumi's gaze inadvertently swept across the corner of the table and landed on the voodoo doll made from Lin Xiuyi's hair.

The doll's exquisite face looked lifelike in the candlelight, as if it might open its eyes at any moment.

"That guy can nullify magic, I wonder if this puppet can be used?"

Akane Koizumi's heart stirred. She walked to the corner of the table, picked up the doll, and examined it carefully.

"Master, you can try it!" the Magic Mirror quickly suggested. "Prick it with a steel needle."

Before she could finish speaking, Akane Koizumi kicked the frame of the magic mirror again: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

The girl's cheeks were slightly flushed, whether from the lingering heat of the bathroom or some other reason, it was hard to tell.

“Master,” the Magic Mirror’s voice was full of grievance, and the mirror surface trembled slightly, “last night you already hated Lin Xiuyi to death, and this morning when you left, you said you would definitely find a chance to get revenge…”

“Morning is morning, and now is now.” Akane Koizumi glared at the magic mirror, a complex emotion flashing in her red eyes.

"Sigh, the book was right after all. No matter the age, all women are fickle," the Magic Mirror muttered to itself.

"Shut up!" Akane Koizumi kicked the magic mirror again, this time with even more force. "I am your master, is that what you should be saying?"

After reprimanding the Magic Mirror, Akane Koizumi looked at the doll in her hand, feeling somewhat conflicted.

Using needles is definitely not an option. If the doll still has any effect, Lin Xiuyi will suffer the corresponding pain if she uses needles on it.

If it were before, Akane Koizumi might have done it without hesitation, but after the conversation on the rooftop at noon, she suddenly felt that although that jerk was annoying, he didn't seem so bad, and pricking him with a needle was a bit too much.

"Oh, right, you can try scratching an itch."

Akane Koizumi's eyes lit up, and she patted her forehead.

"Go ask him again tomorrow if he feels anything, and we'll know whether this doll is still usable."

The girl gave a sly smile, her red lips curving slightly upwards.

Akane Koizumi sat down at the desk, raised the doll's arm, took a pure white feather from the pen holder, and gently swept it back and forth under the doll's armpit.

(End of this chapter)