Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Ai Haibara, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly spoke up.

This scientific analysis and explanation attracted everyone's attention, and they all stared blankly at the little girl, Ai Haibara.

Seeing everyone staring at her, Ai Haibara pretended to be a child and said cutely, "Hehe, Kitagawa-nii taught me all of this!"

"Cough cough..." Kitagawa Taki choked.

Sonoko asked, "Taki, what do you usually teach the kids?"

Then, changing the subject, she said, "Ai was so cool just now!"

As expected of Sonoko! Kitagawa Taki thought he was about to be criticized.

"Please enjoy your meal. We two old folks won't disturb you any longer." With that, Kitamura Kayo and Kitamura Genbei left the room.

……

in the afternoon.

After finishing their meal and resting for a while, everyone took the cable car to the mountain to ski.

There are quite a few people who come to ski, mostly from the town of Mitsuji at the foot of the mountain.

"You three go skate first! The other two don't know how yet, I need to teach them first."

Kitagawa Taki pointed at Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai and said.

Xiaolan asked, "Do you need any help?"

Kitagawa Taki smiled and said, "No need, you guys go have fun."

Watching the three leave, Kitagawa Taki said to Miyano Akemi and the other woman, "Let's begin! First, the positions."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Taki demonstrated for the two of them.

"Feet should be shoulder-width apart, knees bent forward, upper body straight, slightly leaning forward..."

"Alright, you two try it out." After explaining the key points of the movement, he let the two women try it out.

Miyano Akemi's movements were not quite standard, causing her center of gravity to be off, so Kitagawa Taki had to teach her the correct posture step by step.

After correcting Miyano Akemi, Kitagawa Taki was about to take a look at Haibara Ai when he saw that Haibara Ai had struck a pose even more perfect than his.

Kitagawa Taki couldn't help but ask, "Ai, are you sure you can't ski?"

Ai Haibara replied, "No, it's not."

"You have quite a strong athletic talent," Kitagawa Taki praised. "Next, we'll discuss the things to pay attention to while skating."

"When gliding from the previous position, the tips of the ski poles should be in front of the toes, and both hands should push backward at the same time."

"When turning, especially when turning left, shift your weight to your right foot and bend your right leg slightly..."

"To stop, slow down by veering your skis inwards..."

"It's inevitable to fall when you're just learning to ski, but don't panic, and don't try to brace yourself with your hands. Just fall backward."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Taki demonstrated each movement one by one.

"You guys try it, let me take a look."

As expected, Akemi Miyano fell flat on her back. Taki Kitagawa quickly slid over, helped her up, and corrected her mistakes.

When he turned to look at Ai Haibara, she had already slid down smoothly and even managed a beautiful slowdown and stop.

Kitagawa Taki was speechless. The world of geniuses was indeed different. It would take ordinary people several days, or even several months, to master it.

"Ai, you've graduated. Go find Sonoko and the others to play."

After Ai Haibara left, Taki Kitagawa focused on teaching Akemi Miyano.

A few hours later, although she wasn't very skilled, Akemi Miyano was able to skate down on her own.

However, the weather turned against them. Just as they reunited, a heavy snow began to fall, and the sky darkened.

Skiing in heavy snow is not very safe, especially for beginners.

Sonoko complained, "Hey, why is it snowing so heavily? The weather forecast didn't say anything about it!"

Weather forecast in Detective Conan? Forget about it.

"It's okay, let's come again tomorrow!" Kitagawa Taki comforted him.

Xiaolan also said, "We can only go back first; safety is the most important thing."

Sonoko's mood came and went quickly. "Okay, let's go back for dinner, and then have a nice soak in the hot spring!"

Chapter 85 If you want to be together, then let's be together.

night.

"Phew, I'm full. Time to rest for a bit."

Sonoko lay down on the tatami without any regard for her image.

Kitamura Genbei and Kitamura Kayo came to collect the tableware, and Ran and Miyano Akemi got up to help as well.

Kitamura Kayo quickly said, "Please sit down and rest, we'll take care of these things."

As Xiaolan cleared away the dishes, she said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm just killing time anyway."

Akemi Miyano nodded. "Yes."

"Ran and Miho are so kind-hearted!" Sonoko exclaimed.

Kitagawa Taki joked, "You can come along too."

Sonoko winked mischievously, "Too many people will get in the way."

Xiao Lan and her companion helped the elderly couple move the tableware to the kitchen, and then helped Kitamura Kayo wash the dishes.

"Thanks to you two, things have been much easier for me." Kitamura Kayo turned to the two of them and thanked them.

"Of course," the two said in unison.

"Boss lady, are there usually many customers here?" Miyano Akemi asked, clearing her bowl.

"It all depends on winter; there are basically no people at other times," Kitamura Kayo said with a smile. "In winter, there are mainly skiers, and some people come specifically for the Yuki-onna (snow woman)."

"Coming specifically for the Snow Woman?"

“That’s right. There are always young people who like to explore these things, but it’s as if there’s a curse. Those who come specifically for them come up empty-handed, while those who have no interest suffer.” Kitamura Kayo shook her head as she spoke, seemingly feeling sorry for the victims.

Xiaolan listened to their discussion without saying a word, silently washing the dishes. Just as she looked up, she suddenly saw a white figure quickly passing by on the distant mountain ridge outside the window.

"Snow, Snow Woman!" Xiaolan pointed out the window in terror.

Akemi Miyano and Kayo Kitamura quickly looked out the window, but saw nothing but a blanket of white snow.

"Ran, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Miyano Akemi asked.

"No, that's absolutely real. A snow woman dressed in white just floated by!"

Xiao Lan gestured.

Kitamura Kayo had no doubts and warned him seriously, "Miss, even if you see it, you must pretend you don't, otherwise the Snow Woman might come knocking on your door!"

Although Kitamura Kayo didn't mean to scare Ran, Ran was still startled and her face turned pale.

Seeing this, Akemi Miyano stepped forward and hugged Ran's shoulders, whispering, "It's okay, Ran, isn't Taki-kun here? He'll protect us!"

Thinking of Kitagawa Taki, Xiaolan felt much more at ease.

After helping the landlady tidy up, the two returned to their room.

Akemi Miyano recounted what had just happened.

"What? Ran, you saw the Snow Woman?"

Sonoko was initially excited, but seeing Ran's frightened expression, she quickly comforted her.

Kitagawa Taki walked to the window and looked out at the distant mountain ridge.

"So? Should we go after them and see what's going on?"

Koizumi Akako stood beside Kitagawa Taki, a smile playing on her lips.

"No need, I'll go check on it later."

If they chased after her now, the Snow Woman would have long since vanished.

"Ran, let's go soak in the hot springs. Let's stop thinking about the Snow Woman." Sonoko pulled Ran up.

"Miho-nee, Ai, Akako, let's go, let's go together."

Kitagawa Taki followed after him, carrying a bath towel.

"Hey, Taki, the men's bath is over there!" Seeing Kitagawa Taki follow her, Sonoko pushed Kitagawa Taki to another entrance not far away.

Sonoko chuckled, "Taki, this time you'll be soaking by yourself."

Kitagawa Taki felt cheated.

I thought it was a mixed-gender bathing area, but it turns out there are separate baths for men and women.

And that girl, Sonoko, must have known all along, but deliberately didn't tell him clearly.

Kitagawa Taki leaned closer and said, "Then you'll have to make it up to me next time."

Sonoko was slightly taken aback. "Compensation? What kind of compensation?"

"Of course, together..."

Sonoko neither refused nor agreed, and ran over with a slightly flushed face.

Kitagawa Taki took a shower in the bathroom and went into the hot spring. He found that a wooden wall had divided the hot spring into two parts.

On the other side were five women, and you could hear them talking and playing around.

Three women make a drama, but five women together chattering away creates a stark contrast to the quiet and aloof atmosphere at Kitagawa Taki's place.

Suddenly, Sonoko called out loudly, "Taki, can you hear me?"

Kitagawa Taki did not answer.

"Taki, why aren't you saying anything?"