After the simulation, the female characters in Detective Conan break down.

Mitsuhiko immediately perked up.

He used the dining table as a support to stand up.

Ran Mouri curled her lip.

Helplessly, he rubbed his forehead.

.......

The time came in the afternoon.

Another restaurant.

"Sister Xiaolan!"

Ayumi sat upright and solemnly.

Her small, soft frame now displays such a determined look.

"What...what's wrong? Ayumi?"

Ran Mouri's lips curled slightly upwards.

He awkwardly responded to Ayumi's longing gaze.

"I really love Hoshino-nii-san..."

Speaking of Hoshinogi.

Ayumi's innocent and adorable eyes suddenly turned shy.

"???Ai?"

Ran Mouri looked on incredulously.

Although I already know from Mitsuhiko that Ayumi likes Hoshinoki.

However, it's still hard to digest when the person involved says it in person.

"You like Hoshino-kun? That's great!"

Ran Mouri had no choice but to offer gentle comfort.

"But I think Hoshino-nii likes someone else."

"what??"

"His relationship with Haibara is unusual!"

"what?!"

Ran Mouri suddenly froze.

"Ai is Hoshino-kun's younger sister, so of course she's different from ordinary people..."

A bead of sweat the size of a bean rolled down Ran Mouri's forehead.

"No! Even if Hoshino-nii didn't mean it that way, Haibara-san certainly didn't!"

"And I think... Hoshino-nii and Ran-neechan are a really good match..."

"I'm under so much pressure!"

"???"

Ran Mouri was utterly shocked.

His eyes betrayed his panic.

"Huh?? How can you be so sure?"

"A woman's intuition!"

Ayumi solemnly raised one finger.

He looked at Ran Mouri with a serious expression.

"I thought Ayumi would like Conan..."

Ran Mouri didn't know how to answer the other person.

The only option is to steer the discussion to another topic.

"Conan is great... but I only like Hoshino-nii-chan."

"Conan seems too childish and very rude."

Ayumi picked up the drink in front of her and started drinking.

They didn't realize how hurtful their words were.

"what?!"

Ran Mouri's blue eyes instantly turned into two beady eyes.

The date is finally over.

Ran Mouri walked home alone.

While passing by a phone booth.

She went inside and dialed Shinichi Kudo's number.

After the phone rang a few times, Shinichi Kudo's voice came through.

During their pleasantries, the two began to talk about what they had discussed at the skyscraper the day before.

Ran Mouri continued talking to herself.

The conversation continued until everyone agreed that she and Hoshinoki looked like a good match.

There was no reply from Shinichi Kudo for quite some time.

So Ran Mouri called out to Shinichi Kudo.

"Huh? What?"

Ran Mouri repeated:

"It's Ai and Ayumi, they both like Hoshino-kun."

Shinichi Kudo's lazy voice rang out once again:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"That's just a little girl's momentary admiration! You idiot!"

Ran Mouri is still unwilling to give up:

"How do you know if you didn't see it with your own eyes?"

Shinichi Kudo said impatiently:

"Oh, no! Kids falling in love is like having measles."

There's nothing to be surprised about.

Ran Mouri sensed the perfunctory tone in Shinichi Kudo's voice.

She suddenly got a little angry:

"Hey! Can't you be serious for once?"

Shinichi Kudo also felt a strange anger rising within him:

"Okay! Then don't deceive yourself, face it honestly!"

Xiaolan gripped the phone tightly with both hands.

She paused slightly, her expression momentarily stunned.

He said with an incredulous look:

"You want me to...be honest with myself?"

On the other end of the phone, Shinichi Kudo sighed helplessly:

"In that case, I can probably find the answer on my own!"

Before Ran Mouri could even ask the real meaning behind that sentence...

Shinichi Kudo hurriedly said:

"Ah! I have something to take care of here, that's all for now! I'll call you back!"

"Dudududu!"

The call was hung up.

Ran Mouri placed the receiver on the phone.

Disappointed, he opened the door and walked out of the phone booth.

Perhaps without realizing it.

Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo are destined to walk down two different paths.

Farther.