The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Okay, okay! I know, Xiaolan, go ask her right away!"

……

"Um... Aragaki-kun." Ran found it difficult to say on the phone.

After all, asking a boy for his home address is always a bit embarrassing.

She regretted agreeing to Sonoko's request. Since Sonoko was so eager to know, she should have asked her herself!

Or perhaps it would be better to just hand the phone over to Shinichi.

Let him ask?

"Here!" From Ran's conversation with the others, Aragaki roughly knew what Ran was going to say.

As expected, the person on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Sonoko's urging voice came through again, along with Ran's slightly embarrassed voice: "Um, Aragaki-san, if you don't mind, could you tell me your address? I can deliver it for you!"

Just as Aragaki Yu was about to speak, Mouri Ran seemed to remember something and hurriedly added, "Ah, Aragaki-kun, don't misunderstand! Shinichi and Sonoko are here too."

"Of course not! Thank you so much, Mori-kun!"

Yuu Aragaki was naturally very happy that he wouldn't have to make another trip to the school.

As for my home address, it's not something I need to keep secret, and I don't want anyone to know it.

In the past, when he didn't know that others couldn't see the Yuki-onna in her Fukuroku state, Aragaki Yu would have worried about the risk of the Yuki-onna being exposed.

But now, I naturally don't need to worry.

However, when it comes to Shinichi Kudo...

If I remember correctly, my home address seems to be near the Kudo family's house.

In the past few days, I have been busy collecting information about this world.

Instead, they overlooked the most basic piece of information: home address.

I only just realized this problem.

Although I didn't deliberately investigate anything.

However, if my memory serves me correctly, the address of Shinichi Kudo's family seems to be 21 Beika-cho 2nd Street.

So, Professor Agasa's house is near my house.

Hehehe...

It shouldn't explode, right?

Suddenly, Aragaki Yu felt a little flustered.

"So, Aragaki-kun, if I may ask, where do you live?" Ran Mouri inquired.

"Wait, let me see..."

Yuu Aragaki has been paying close attention to his home address these past few days.

He glanced at the phone book on the table and continued, "Beihana-cho, 2-chome... number 27..."

Aragaki Yu:! ! !

Damn, what do you mean nearby? It's practically next door!

"Why!?"

Similarly, Aragaki Yu heard Mouri Ran's surprised voice.

"What's wrong, Ran!" Shinichi and Sonoko's concerned voices followed.

"Ah, that's settled then! Aragaki-kun, we'll bring it to you in a bit! I'll hang up now... beep beep beep..."

Ran Mouri didn't reply to Shinichi and Sonoko immediately. Instead, she greeted Yuu Aragaki first and then hurriedly hung up the phone.

Before Aragaki Yu could even say "Be careful on the road" on the other end of the phone, he heard a busy signal.

Uh, okay.

Ran Mouri seems to be in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Ran Mouri, who had just hung up the phone, stared at Shinichi Kudo with a look of curiosity and confusion.

That probing gaze made Shinichi feel uneasy.

Sonoko was a little confused. Why did Ran suddenly exclaim in surprise while she was talking to Aragaki Yu?

"Ran, are you alright?" Sonoko couldn't help but ask first.

"I'm fine, Sonoko. But by the way, do you know where Aragaki-san lives?" Ran looked at Shinichi and Sonoko with a hint of mystery.

"Huh? Where is this place?" Sonoko asked, puzzled.

Shinichi Kudo rolled his eyes at Ran Mouri and said with a hint of helplessness, "Idiot! Didn't you ask for the address? Why are you asking us instead?"

"Hmph! You'll all be surprised if I tell you!" Ran Mouri glared at Shinichi angrily. "And you're the idiot, Shinichi! Aragaki-san's family lives at 2-27 Beika-cho!"

"Ugh?!"

At this moment, Shinichi Kudo also showed the same surprised expression as Ran had before.

"Kudo, isn't that near your house? Haven't you seen it before?" Sonoko, who hadn't realized anything at first, looked at Kudo Shinichi in surprise after a long while.

"Mihana-cho 2-chome is so big, who would have seen all the neighbors!" Although Shinichi Kudo was arguing, he also had some doubts in his heart.

Number 27?

That should be just a few steps away from my home, right?

Are there any residents there with the surname Aragaki?

I don't think I've seen Aragaki-kun in the vicinity either.

However, if Aragaki-san just transferred here, it means she lived in another place before, right?

Oh, right, he seemed to have mentioned that he used to live in Chiba City.

So they must have just moved to the neighborhood not long ago?

But I haven't heard of anyone moving away from my neighborhood.

"Aragaki?"

Come to think of it, I feel like I've seen this name somewhere before?

Shinichi Kudo began to ponder.

"Stop thinking about it!" Ran Mouri saw Shinichi Kudo deep in thought and knew that he must be repeating his old detective habits.

"Anyway, we're going to deliver a schoolbag to Aragaki-kun, so you can also visit your neighbor, right?" Ran emphasized the word "neighbor."

"Okay, then it's decided." Shinichi Kudo, who had initially seemed a bit unenthusiastic about delivering the schoolbag to Aragaki, perked up at this moment.

"Go go go! What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Sonoko, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait any longer.

Sonoko was always the most enthusiastic when it came to exploring the home of Aragaki, who was like a male god to her.

"Hey, Sonoko, wait a minute! You're going the wrong way!"

Sonoko: ...

"Yuki-onna," Yuu Aragaki reminded Yuki-onna, who was still at the dining table, from inside the house, "some classmates are coming over later, so be careful!"

"Classmate?" Yuki-onna tilted her head, looking at Aragaki Yu with a puzzled expression.

“Yes, it’s the ones you saw during the day, Ran and the others,” Aragaki Yu explained.

"Hmm~"

The Snow Woman certainly remembered these people. To be honest, she had a good impression of Ran and the others she met today, so she nodded to indicate that she understood.

Chapter 10 Dinner

"Ding dong ~ ding dong ~"

After confirming the nameplate with the words "Aragaki" on it, Ran, who was already at Aragaki Yu's house, rang the doorbell.

Sonoko looked around curiously.

Shinichi Kudo, meanwhile, looked around.

Sure enough, Aragaki-san was indeed his neighbor.

My home is just around the corner.

However, because I rarely travel in this direction, I have basically never passed through this area.

Therefore, I don't have much of an impression of the Aragaki family.

But, in the darkness of fate...

Shinichi Kudo felt like he had paid attention to this place before.

It seems there's some inexplicable impression of this place.

He couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.