Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

early morning.

Ai pushed open the bedroom door and came downstairs. She put her little hand to her mouth and yawned. Her short brown hair was a little messy, and her sleepy eyes made her look like a kitten that had just woken up.

"After shrinking, I feel like I don't have enough energy..."

As she pondered the changes in her body after shrinking, she walked towards the living room, intending to do what she always did: drink a glass of warm milk, read today's newspaper, and wait for the young master to get up and have breakfast.

As soon as I got to the sofa...

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Ai looked at Lin Ran, who was panting and doing sit-ups on the empty floor next to the sofa, with surprise.

The boy was only wearing a white shirt, which was now soaked with sweat and clung to his body, outlining the well-proportioned and muscular lines below, with his chest muscles clearly defined and his abdominal muscles faintly visible.

I didn't realize she had such a good figure.

The tea-haired loli couldn't help but take a second look.

Don't assume that women aren't attracted to beauty. In fact, they value appearance even more than men. The reason they aren't attracted to you is simply because you haven't reached their level of attraction.

Lin Ran is a typical example of someone who looks slim in clothes but has a muscular physique when undressed.

Coupled with his face, which was even more beautiful than a woman's, and his indescribable scholarly air, everyone who saw him would have to say:

What a dashing and handsome young man!

Hearing the voice beside her, Lin Ran turned to look at the little girl, then continued doing sit-ups, saying, "I've discovered a biological problem..."

"Um?"

When it came to her professional field, the biology expert Ai-chan became interested, sat down on the sofa, dangling her short legs, and waited for the rest of the story.

"I've discovered that all living beings in this world may possess something similar to a built-in limit regulator within their bodies. I call this a 'limiter,' and it restricts the upper limit of all living beings' abilities."

"and then?"

"Then, I discovered a way to break the limiter."

Lin Ran said this with a very serious expression.

The tea-haired loli, who had been frowning more and more as she listened, had a sudden thought when she saw his serious expression. Could it be...?

Lin Ran then continued speaking:

"The way to break through the body's limitations is very simple: do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day, and stick to it for three years."

You can then break through biological constraints and unleash your full potential.

Ai: "..."

A black line appeared on my forehead.

She had been listening so attentively, thinking that this boy, whose talent was even more extraordinary than hers, had encountered some kind of cosmic inspiration last night and discovered some incredible biological topic.

"How's it going, Ai? Want to practice with me?"

After finishing 100 sit-ups, Lin Ran started doing squats. Looking at the little girl on the sofa who was frowning, he panted and laughed, "Let's stick to this for three years and become superheroes to save the world."

"Hehe~"

Ai let out her signature cold laugh.

"No thanks, I'm afraid I'll end up with rhabdomyolysis before I become Superman."

"Sigh, you don't believe me?"

Lin Ran looked "heartbroken".

Rolling her eyes, Ai picked up the hot milk her sister prepared for her every day from the table, took a small sip, and then asked, "So, how much did you make today?"

"I still need 100 push-ups and 70 squats." As she spoke, Lin Ran did another squat. "Now I need 69 more."

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of milk.

Lin Ran licked a drop of milk that had splashed on his face and said helplessly, "I know wasting food is shameful, but you don't have to feed me like this..."

Blushing, Ai glared at him, then picked up a tissue to wipe her pink lips, exclaiming in shock, "Are you kidding me?"

She really couldn't believe that Lin Ran, a frail scholar, could do so much.

"It's true. You can ask Mingmei if you don't believe me."

Lin Ran adopted a "you can't do anything about it if you don't believe me" attitude.

Just then, Akemi poked her head out of the kitchen, smiling brightly, and said, "Shiho, what Young Master Ran said is true! He went out for a run early this morning, he really worked hard!"

Ai: "..."

Wait, buddy? You're serious?

She was surprised for a moment, then frowned and said, "I advise you that without professional training, it's best not to do such high-intensity exercise, as it can easily cause damage to your body, especially your joints and muscles."

"Is Ai-chan worried about me?"

"Who, who cares about you!" Ai blushed and turned her head away. "I was just reminding some overconfident guy out of scientific reason."

Lin Ran smiled, stopped teasing her, and continued doing squats.

Sweat streamed down his face and dripped onto the floor, but he showed no sign of stopping; instead, he worked with even more enthusiasm.

He could feel that with every movement, the cells in his body were cheering and greedily absorbing energy, accelerating the process of gene optimization.

The effects of the T-virus stock solution are gradually becoming apparent.

According to the system, the effect of gene optimization will accelerate with training. Then, when Lin Ran woke up in the morning, she thought about it and realized that gene optimization was equivalent to breaking through the limiter.

Then he happens to have a ready-made training method.

Moreover, there are successful examples from predecessors.

Of course he knew that Saitama's training method was just a joke; the real way to become stronger was through genetic optimization using the T-virus serum.

However, when combined with this training method, the results were surprisingly good.

Three years from now, please call me One-Punch Man!

"...98, 99, 100 squats... Done!"

Lin Ran stood up, let out a long sigh, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

100 sit-ups and 100 squats have been completed.

Next up are 100 push-ups.

He lay down on the ground and began to do push-ups.

His movements were precise and his rhythm was steady. He did twenty in one go without changing his expression.

Ai watched from the side, her surprise growing stronger.

Although she wasn't good at sports, she still had basic common sense. Lin Ran's exercise just now far exceeded that of an ordinary person, not to mention how easily he did it.

"Could this guy be a hidden athletic prodigy?"

Just as Xiao Ai was surprised, Lin Ran suddenly stopped moving.

He looked up at the little girl on the sofa, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Ai, do you want Fusae's new bag?"

"What do you want to do?"

Ai-chan's little bottom twitched slightly, and she cautiously moved back a little.

"Ahem, don't misunderstand."

Lin Ran coughed lightly and explained earnestly, "I just feel that the amount of exercise I'm doing now is a bit insufficient, so I want to add some burden to myself so that I can break through the limiter more quickly."

"so what?"

Ai's wariness deepened.

She understood the principle that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Lin Ran's gaze fell on her.

Today, the tea-haired loli is wearing a white princess dress, and her fair and tender legs are covered by a long pair of white pantyhose. Because she is at home, she is also wearing slippers.

Her delicate feet were exposed to the air.

Her outfit, combined with her aloof demeanor, made her look like a proud little princess, warily watching the bad guy in front of her.

Someone revealed their evil plans.

"I'd like to ask my dear Ai-chan to help me... carry the load." Lin Ran looked at Ai with a sincere smile.

"Carrying weight?" Ai raised an eyebrow.

"Yes," Lin Ran nodded, "You sit on my back, and I'll do push-ups with you. This way, the amount of exercise will increase, and the speed at which you break through the limiter will also increase."

Ai's face darkened: "You want me to sit on your back?"

"Don't worry, you're very light."

Lin Ran quickly replied, "It definitely won't break me."

"I don't want to!" Ai Haibara refused decisively. "That's too weird!"

Lin Ran wasn't in a hurry and said slowly, "Fusa's new limited edition bag, I heard there are only a thousand in all of Japan... and it's a special edition in collaboration with a fashion brand..."

The haughty little girl's eyes flickered.

"I can reserve one for you," Lin Ran continued, behaving like a creepy uncle trying to lure a child with candy.

Ai bit her lip, her heart in turmoil.

Fusa's new bag...a limited edition...only one thousand in all of Japan...and it's a collaboration...

She has indeed been eyeing this bag lately, but Conan's "funds" have been squeezed too much. That guy has already bought several bags in order to get information about the organization from her, and she's currently trying to ask her parents for living expenses, so she can't come up with that much money right now...

"Two," Ai suddenly said.

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment: "What?"

"I said, two bags," Ai said, holding up two fingers with a serious expression. "One isn't enough."

"You're really good at bargaining."

"If you don't want to, then forget it."

The little girl turned her face away, as if to leave.

"make a deal!"

Lin Ran quickly agreed, "Two bags it is."

It's just two bags. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to ask the little girl for help again next time. Most importantly, this is a rare opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the two of them.

Hey~

He, as the older brother, really went to great lengths to strengthen his bond with his younger sister!

The deal is done.

The tea-haired girl hesitated for a moment when she saw the boy who was already in a push-up position on the ground, but thinking of her beloved bag, she gritted her teeth and walked over.

She took off her slippers, revealing her small feet encased in white pantyhose, the toes of which were slightly transparent, allowing a glimpse of her delicate pink toes.

"Don't move."

"Mmm! I won't move!"

Ai-chan thought for a moment and felt that it was too embarrassing to sit on him directly, so she simply raised her leg, slowly lowered her white silk-clad feet, and gently stepped on the boy's straight back.

"Hiss~"

Lin Ran gasped.

Ai-chan actually cheated.

They agreed to sit on his lap, but now they're stepping on him! They're completely disregarding him, this young master! It's unbelievable...

very good!

Even through the white silk stockings, the delicate tenderness of her young feet was clearly palpable.

The soft, boneless touch, with a slight coolness, made Lin Ran squint her eyes in pleasure.

Meanwhile, the brown-haired loli wasn't much better off.

The boy's body emitted an astonishing amount of heat due to his intense training, so much so that the moment she stepped on his hot back, her small feet, wrapped in white stockings, reflexively jumped.

I almost lost my footing.

"This is a normal physiological response..."

After comforting herself, Ai took a deep breath and placed her white-stockinged feet back on Lin Ran's back. This time she was steady, but she could clearly feel the outline of the boy's back muscles and his body temperature through the soles of her feet.

It is very solid and powerful.

"I...I'm going to step on it."

Her voice was softer than usual.

"Okay, keep your footing."

Lin Ran's voice came from below, "I'm going to begin."

It's very light.

This was Lin Ran's first impression.

Ai's weight was lighter than I had imagined, like a feather landing on her back.

With that thought in mind, he braced himself on his arms and began to do push-ups.

With each descent, Ai could feel the muscles in her feet tense; with each push-up, she could feel the release of that power.

It's a very strange feeling.

As Lin Ran did push-ups, beads of sweat slid down her neck, some dripped onto the floor, and some soaked her shirt.

Ai could feel the moisture and warmth on the soles of her feet.

"When did this guy get so healthy?"

She remembered that although Lin Ran was not exactly weak, she definitely did not have this level of physical strength.

Did you start training recently?

Or is there... some other reason?

As a former researcher, she is very sensitive to data.

"The 30th one..."

Lin Ran's voice was panting.

Sweat soaked his shirt and the white stockings on the little girl's feet. Her little feet were now completely pressed against the boy's back, and he could clearly feel the contraction and relaxation of her muscles with each movement.

Ai's face flushed slightly.

This close contact made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

While Xiao Ai was thinking, Lin Ran had already done fifty push-ups.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"It's alright," Ai said. "Continue."

"Okay!"

Sixty...seventy...eighty...

In the living room, only Lin Ran's breathing and the sound of her body rising and falling could be heard.

Mingmei peeked out from the kitchen, saw this scene, covered her mouth and chuckled, then quietly shrank back inside.

Ninety...ninety-five...ninety-eight...

"The last two!"

Lin Ran took a deep breath, tensed the muscles in her back, and suddenly completed the last two push-ups.

"Phew—Done!"

He let out a long breath and lay down on the ground.

Ai quickly got off his back, walked to the side, and looked at him, who was covered in sweat.

"How was it?" Lin Ran sat up, wiping her sweat. "I told you I could do it, right?"

Ai-chan changed the subject, not answering, but instead asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly decide to exercise?"

Lin Ran lay down on the ground, spread out in a "big" shape, and looked up at the chandelier on the ceiling.

"Because... I want to become stronger."

"Get stronger?"

Xiao Ai was a little confused by what she said.

You're a great writer and a great mathematician, already ridiculously strong, and you're still thinking about getting stronger. What are we ordinary people supposed to do?

"You're already very strong."

"Not enough."

Lin Ran shook her head. "I want to become stronger, strong enough to protect the people I care about, strong enough to change things."

The little girl was stunned.

Protect the people you care about... Change some things...

"Okay," Lin Ran struggled to sit up. "Today's training is over. Thank you, Ai-chan."

"You're welcome, everyone gets what they need."

Ai shook her head and added, "Remember my bag."

"Don't worry," Lin Ran said with a smile, "I'll buy it for you tomorrow."

He got up from the ground and stretched his sore limbs.

Although I was tired, I felt very fulfilled.

He could feel that the effects of the T-virus solution were accelerating, and each training session that pushed him to his limits allowed his genes to be optimized even faster.

"Go take a shower, then have breakfast."

Lin Ran walked towards the bathroom.

Ai watched his departing figure, then looked at her own white-stockinged feet, now soaked with sweat, and a blush rose on her usually cool face.

That close contact I just experienced... felt a bit strange.

She could smell a faint scent of sweat on Lin Ran, mixed with an indescribable smell of youthful hormones. It wasn't unpleasant; on the contrary...

It's somewhat appealing.

Indeed, proper exercise can attract the opposite sex.

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(8000-word bonus chapter. The author just realized that the chapter scheduled for noon didn't go through... emmm...)

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