The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

(Yu Aragaki: He's definitely sunny and handsome, but there's something unclean about him.)

(Snow Woman: ? Am I something unclean?)

"Could it be that I really saw it wrong?" Ran, who desperately didn't want to believe in the existence of ghosts, struggled with her feelings but ultimately chose to believe Shinichi and Sonoko's explanation.

I immediately felt a huge sense of relief.

Her complexion finally began to improve.

At this moment, Ran finally regained her smile. Because she was in a hurry to go home, she didn't linger any longer. She pulled Sonoko and said to Shinichi, "That's really great! Now we're going home, Shinichi, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!" Shinichi felt relieved seeing Ran regain her spirits. He waved to the two who were slowly leaving and then turned to go home.

However, just as he took out the key to open the door...

Shinichi suddenly remembered something important.

Aragaki? !

He finally remembered why that place felt familiar.

A long time ago, when I happened to pass by that place, I think I saw the Aragaki family's sign.

Because the type of signboard was so unusual, I took a closer look.

It seems to be called "Aragaki Family Yin-Yang House"?

Shinichi suddenly froze, considering what Ran had just said.

Is Aragaki-kun's house really haunted...?

"This... Haha... Impossible!"

Shinichi quickly shook his head, trying to banish this unrealistic thought.

"It must be a coincidence. There are no ghosts or monsters in this world." Shinichi Kudo gave an unnatural laugh.

Once he opened the door and went inside, Shinichi put the whole thing out of his mind.

After all, for him, it would be more meaningful to read Sherlock Holmes a few more times than to waste time thinking about these things.

Chapter 13 is too popular, what should we do?

However, Aragaki Yu, who had been staying at home, was completely unaware of this little incident.

After Ran and the others left, Aragaki Yu reminded the Yuki-onna in the refrigerator not to eat too much ice cream.

He then took his schoolbag and went back to his bedroom.

"Sigh..." Aragaki Yu sighed as he looked at the workbook he took out of his schoolbag.

"What sins have I committed to deserve this kind of life again?"

……

The next day, early in the morning.

A boy wearing the Teitan High School uniform is walking to school with a beautiful young girl beside him.

The girl's features were soft, yet she possessed an astonishing beauty.

Her starry eyes were warm and clear, and her cloud-like hair was casually draped over her shoulders.

Her short school uniform skirt perfectly accentuated her long, slender, fair legs, while also highlighting her shapely figure.

As the girl walked, a faint smile played on her lips as she looked at the boy beside her, her eyes brimming with tenderness.

I listened quietly as the boy talked on and on about how many times he had read the Sherlock Holmes stories yesterday.

The scene actually appears harmonious and beautiful.

"Good morning!"

As the young boy and girl were walking, suddenly, a handsome young man caught up with them from behind.

As he approached the two, he patted them on the shoulder and greeted them warmly.

"Good morning, Aragaki-kun!" The boy and girl who were discussing Sherlock Holmes were none other than Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri. The two of them turned around at the same time and responded to Yu Aragaki.

"Hey Kudo, what were you and Ran talking about? You were so engrossed in your conversation that I called you from behind so many times but you didn't respond," Aragaki Yu asked with a smile.

"That reasoning maniac, he must be talking about Sherlock Holmes with Ran again! Damn it, it's supposed to be such a romantic thing as going to and from school with your childhood friend, I don't know what he's thinking." Before Shinichi and Ran could answer, a cheerful complaint came from not far away.

"What do you mean by romantic?" Both of them blushed at the same time and protested in unison.

Wait, that voice sounds familiar!

Following the sound, all three turned to look.

At the intersection not far away, Sonoko Suzuki stepped out of the back seat of a limousine and said to the driver, "Okay, I saw Ran and the others, so I got out of the car early and walked to school with them."

"Yes, Miss, please be careful on the road!" The driver dared not dissuade Sonoko and replied respectfully.

He then nodded to the three people, Aragaki Yu and the others, who were looking in his direction, and patiently waited for Suzuki Sonoko to get out of the car before slowly driving away.

"Good morning! Ran, Kudo, and Aragaki!" Sonoko, having gotten out of the car, quickly walked over to them.

"Good morning," the three of them replied to Sonoko in turn.

Sonoko glanced at Shinichi Kudo, who was talking about Sherlock Holmes overheard when she passed by in the car, and then at Ran beside him with a smile on her face, and subtly pursed her lips.

His eyes revealed a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"Sherlock Holmes?!" Although Aragaki Yu knew the truth in his heart, he pretended to be surprised and exclaimed.

Shinichi was a little embarrassed by what Sonoko had said earlier, and now that he heard that Aragaki Yu seemed to understand as well, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "That's right, Aragaki-kun, Sherlock Holmes is the target of every detective's dreams!"

"It is indeed a very excellent novel!" Yuu Aragaki, of course, knew the status of Sherlock Holmes in Shinichi's heart, and chimed in to agree.

"Right! Right! You've seen it too, Aragaki-kun?!" Shinichi became excited instantly when he saw that Aragaki Yu had the same opinion as him.

The new student, Aragaki, turned out to be someone who shared the same ideals as me.

The reason is that if we linger any longer, we might be late.

The four of them didn't linger any longer and headed towards the school together.

Along the way, Shinichi Kudo chatted with Yuu Aragaki about various Sherlock Holmes stories.

In his previous life, Aragaki Yu had a broad interest in various novels, with detective novels being one of his favorites.

Not to mention classic novels like "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".

Whether it's the original work or various critical collections, Aragaki Yu is no stranger to it.

Therefore, based on what he knew from his previous life and combined with his own understanding, Aragaki Yu discussed the case with Kudo Shinichi, and for a time they had a very pleasant conversation and felt like they had known each other for a long time.

The various novel viewpoints and perspectives were refreshing even for Shinichi, a Sherlock Holmes fan.

Shinichi still harbored some wariness and doubt towards the transfer student, Yuu Aragaki.

But by this time, he had already come to regard Aragaki Yu as a close friend.

After all, in his mind, anyone who likes Sherlock Holmes could not be a bad person.

Originally, it was just Aragaki Yu and Shinichi having a lively conversation, while Ran and Sonoko were quietly watching the two people in front of them.

But soon, Ran and Sonoko also started quietly talking about private topics between girls.

In a pleasant atmosphere, the four of them quickly arrived at the classroom.

When Yuichi Aragaki walked into the classroom, the previously noisy environment suddenly became quiet once again.

Most of the girls in the class looked at Aragaki Yu with eager eyes.

The remaining small group of girls blushed and secretly peeked.

Shinichi Kudo, who walked in one after the other with Yuu Aragaki, had a strange feeling in his heart at this moment.

Something is wrong!

Before yesterday, Shinichi Kudo was the most popular high school student at Teitan Middle School.

I used to enjoy this kind of treatment all by myself, but now that Aragaki-kun has come, the whole world has changed?

However, Shinichi didn't care about any of this. He was just a little uncomfortable losing that halo for a while.

Putting aside the reasoning, all he cared about was his childhood friend, Xiao Lan...

Shinichi: "Where is everyone???"

Shinichi, realizing that Ran was no longer by his side, quickly turned his head to look, only to find that Ran and Sonoko were chatting and laughing with Yuu Aragaki.

I don't know what I'm talking about.

Shinichi was shocked!

This……

This is really not right!

Aragaki Yu didn't seem to notice anything; he simply walked to his seat, put down his bag, and prepared to take out his book.

But then, I found my desk drawer stuffed with all sorts of cute envelopes and bento boxes.

Some of the bento boxes had sticky notes with names and hearts drawn on them.