The boy soldier next to the famous detective

"Jonah, it's been so long since we've gone out together like this, but you've been so distracted. Auntie's going to be sad too."

While thinking about what clothes to buy for Jonah, Eri suddenly saw Jonah looking down at his phone again. Amused, she squatted down and patted Jonah's hair.

"What's wrong? Is Jonah really busy today? We can head back now."

"It's alright, Aunt Eri. I don't have anything to do today. I'm just replying to some emails from friends."

Upon hearing Eri's words, Jonah shook his head, put his phone away, and gave Eri a faint smile.

Eri Kisaki has been very busy lately, with several big cases piling up in one go. Eri originally wanted to give up on some of them, but the clients of those cases all used their friends to pull strings, leaving Eri with no choice but to grit her teeth and take them all on.

Now that she's finally free, Eri Kisaki wanted to take Jonah and Ran Mouri out for some fun. However, Ran couldn't attend because of a pre-arranged off-campus training camp, so Eri had to take Jonah out alone.

Jonah also missed Eri, whom he hadn't seen for some time, so he happily followed along.

Jonah wasn't really not paying attention; it's just that the team's group chat was unusually lively today because of Dave's suspense. After returning home, Rumi and the others became more and more curious and couldn't help but subtly probe in the group chat, hoping to get some valuable information from Dave.

But Dave was incredibly tight-lipped this time. No matter how much Rumi and the others threatened or bribed him, he just laughed it off and wouldn't reveal what he was going to do, making the conversation in the group chat even more heated.

When Jonah saw this, he couldn't help but add a few more comments to join the discussion, which allowed Eri to catch him in the act.

"Oh, is that so? I thought Jonah didn't like going out with me anymore."

Tilt her head slightly, Eri deliberately feigned sadness, glancing at Jonah's adorable little face out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing Eri's expression, Jonah blinked, shook his head helplessly, and leaned forward to give her a shy kiss on the cheek, which finally made her stand up satisfied.

That's because of Eri Kisaki. Jonah wouldn't have compromised with anyone else, because Eri Kisaki holds a special place in Jonah's heart.

After shopping all morning, Eri took Jonah to a very nice restaurant for lunch.

Eri Kisaki doesn't have a big appetite. Even while chatting and eating, she quickly finished her meal. Holding her coffee, she smiled as she watched Jonah, who was still eating heartily.

Eri Kisaki was indeed in a good mood because just yesterday, her adoption application for Jonah was finally approved, and Jonah could now be considered Eri Kisaki's child in the true sense.

Jonah was taken aback when he heard what Eri said after meeting her.

Jonah felt like he had been living in Japan for a long time, and everything was so convenient, but now he realized that he had only just officially become a citizen of this country?

However, that's not the right way to think about it. It should just be an adoption relationship. As for the rest, Jonah believes that Suzuki Shiro and Shiraishi Ryuichi have already taken care of everything for him.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to move around so smoothly in Japan.

"Speaking of which, Jonah, you still can't remember your own birthday?"

Eri took a napkin and wiped the sauce from Jonah's lips. Looking at Jonah, her memory seemed to return to that small courtyard abroad, where she saw the little boy with a knife and a gun who pushed open the door and rescued her.

Although she was too busy to spend every day with Jonah, Eri Kisaki was very glad that she brought Jonah to Japan, allowing him to have a new life and meet more people and friends, judging from Jonah's current situation.

Compared to the cold and murderous Jonah of the past, the current Jonah is much more peaceful; at least at first glance, he looks like an ordinary child.

"Hmm, I don't remember."

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Jonah calmly nodded to Eri.

Having spent so long in Japan, Jonah learned that normal children look forward to their birthdays, but for Jonah, birthdays, as a special day, were not important to him.

"When Aunt Eri filled out the adoption form for me, wasn't there a field for the date of birth? What month and day did Aunt Eri fill in?"

Jonah was also present when the forms were being filled out, so he still had some recollection of the information.

"It was June 15th. That was the day I brought you back to Japan, and I hoped that day would mark the beginning of your new life."

"In that case, my birthday would be June 15th, and I like that date too."

Jonah looked up at Eri and said with a smile.

"Aunt Eri is right. From that day on, I did indeed begin a new life."

"Jonah, I'm so happy you think that way."

Seeing Jonah's radiant smile, Eri couldn't help but take off her glasses and wipe her eyes, then a happy smile appeared on her face.

"In that case, Jonah's first birthday will be coming soon."

"...Um?"

"Why are you being so strange? Jonah, didn't you say you wanted to celebrate your birthday on June 15th? That's just 5 days from now."

"..."

Jonah suddenly felt a little dizzy and stopped eating, beginning to seriously think about what he had done wrong.

Birthdays are celebrated once a year, right? I arrived in Japan on June 15th. If I were to celebrate my birthday on that date, it would mean I've been in Japan for a year?

Huh? I've already been in Japan for a year? Time flies so fast, but why do I always feel like the timeline is a bit off?

Jonah took out his phone and carefully looked through the calendar. He found that Eri Kisaki was right. June 15th was indeed five days later. So what about today?

November 30th, well, there weren't any problems.

Jonah silently put his phone away, wondering if he had been too relaxed lately due to a lack of physical activity, which was why he was overthinking things.

"Jonah, what are your plans for your birthday?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but I guess I should invite everyone I want to invite."

Jonah blinked and looked at Eri Kisaki with a questioning gaze, recalling the birthday parties he had attended.

"Then everyone eats together and plays together, is that right?"

"That's right."

"Will everyone have fun?"

"Of course, I believe everyone will be very happy."

Eri smiled gently and reached out to lightly touch Jonah's hair.

"That's Jonah's birthday, nobody's going to be unhappy."

"Um!"