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

When he walked to the bedside, he noticed a noticeable bulge in the blanket.

Take a closer look.

It was Ai Haibara lying in bed.

She covered part of her chin with the blanket.

She stared at Hoshinogi with her icy blue eyes, her expression calm.

Hoshinoki:...

He sighed, looking rather helpless.

"Close your eyes and go to sleep!"

Ai Haibara glared resentfully at Hoshino Ki before closing her eyes.

Hoshinoki lifted the blanket and lay down next to Ai Haibara.

He reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Ai Haibara's cheeks flushed.

Breathing in the cool scent emanating from Hoshinoki.

Feeling the warmth of his body.

She soon fell asleep.

Hoshino pulled his arm away after confirming that Ai Haibara was asleep.

He sat up and reached out to tuck the blanket around her.

After giving Ai Haibara a deep look, he got out of bed and left the room.

The house was very quiet.

Hoshino went to the kitchen to get a glass of wine, and he leaned against the sink, slowly sipping it.

He was drinking while looking at his phone.

Hoshino swiped her phone screen with one hand.

He was checking today's news.

Just then! My phone suddenly beeped; it was the sound of a message being sent.

Who is messaging him so late at night?

Hoshinoki subconsciously clicked on the message.

His expression clearly froze when he saw the message!

His breathing became shallower.

His expression grew increasingly somber.

His eyes were lowered, staring intently at the phone screen.

The person who messaged him was actually Eri Kisaki.

The message was very simple.

Only two short words:

"Miss you."

Hoshino watched it over and over again.

This doesn't sound like something Eri Kisaki would say.

Could it be that her cat posted it?

Hoshino gripped the cup tightly in his hand.

The warmth inside swayed slightly...

My throat, which had just been moistened, seemed to become even drier.

He placed the cup on the table.

The phone screen had gone completely black after a long period of inactivity.

How to do this?

Did Eri Kisaki really say those words?

That undoubtedly convinced him that Eri Kisaki's cat could do backflips!

miss him?

impossible!

Hoshino took a deep breath and turned on her phone screen.

He tapped his finger in reply:

Did you lose a game of Truth or Dare?

Besides!

There are no other possibilities.

......

Inside the bar.

Eri Kisaki sat at the bar.

She rested her elbows on the bar counter.

He held a wine glass in one hand and a cell phone in the other.

She stared blankly at her phone screen.

Drinking will cause trouble!

Did he do something like this in a moment of impulse?

In fact, she had edited countless messages in the chat box.

She didn't send either of them.

She was a little uneasy, wondering if Hoshino had put her on his blacklist.

Hoshinogi is so kind.

Even if I'm angry with her, I'll find a way to make her back down.

truth or Dare?

That's certainly a good excuse!

Eri Kisaki replayed the scene from today in her mind over and over again.

His daughter sweetly linked arms with Hoshino Ki.

Every expression and gesture revealed her dependence on and intimacy with him.

My own daughter likes Hoshino Ki!

Eri Kisaki had mixed feelings.

Is she and Hoshinogi destined to have no future?

She knew her own identity.

Therefore, she did not interfere in Hoshinoki's private life.

I can suppress my emotions when I don't see them.

But now that I've seen it, I can't stand it.

Eri Kisaki couldn't describe her feelings after seeing Hoshinogi's reply.

Somewhat disappointed... yet somehow it was expected.

That's right! What else could Hoshinogi say to her?

Eri Kisaki gave a bitter laugh.

Then, following Hoshinogi's words, he replied:

"Feel sorry!"

......

Hoshino was slightly taken aback when he saw the message sent by Eri Kisaki.

What's this woman up to?

It seems this really is the punishment for losing a game.

He turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.

The glass gradually cooled down.

Hoshino raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows.