I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

Having said this, Akai Mary also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Forget it. If that's the case, I won't pursue it this time. But if there is a next time, you must tell me clearly in advance. Even if I disagree, then even if you... understand?"

"I know, I will."

Serabelle lowered her head and was about to kiss the British girl on the cheek.

But it was pushed back by a small, white hand, followed by the usual tone of Akai Mary's complaints.

"Don't get carried away, there's one thing I haven't told you yet."

Huh? Really?

"I smelled the scent of shower gel on you when you came back just now."

Akai Mari raised her face and looked up expressionlessly at the boy who was looking down at her from behind.

"If I'm not mistaken, it smells like the shower gel that only high-end hotels have. Where did you come from just now?"

"..."

This is indeed a difficult question to answer.

The main thing is that Mary Akai is basically aware of Serabel's interpersonal relationships, and she also knows that since this guy came back after taking a shower, he must have had some great sex with a woman somewhere else before.

But the problem is, as far as she knows, all the women who have such unclear relationships with Serabelle have their own residences, so it shouldn't be possible that they would need to go to a high-end hotel to do that.

unless--

"Oh yes, speaking of this."

As if lightning suddenly flashed through her mind, Serabelle slapped her forehead without any fluctuation in her voice.

"Sister Elena asked me to ask you something, Sister Mary. She can make an antidote that can restore your body. She wanted to ask you if you plan to restore your original body."

"Eh? Antidote...huh?"

As expected, when Akai Mary heard that she had recovered her original body, she was stunned and even forgot the previous question for a moment.

After a long while, she finally shook her head.

"No, although it would be much more convenient to restore my original body, I am now almost completely accustomed to this body and my current identity. I am no longer simply a mother who also has to play the role of a father, but a person who can... well, and the effect of the medicine seems to be only to make my body regress to the state of a child, not to keep it in the state of a child forever."

Huh? That means?

An exclamation mark slowly rose above Serabelle's head.

Akai Mari blushed slightly and raised her arms to cross her chest.

"It may be my illusion, but lately I feel like I'm a little like when I was a kid and just started to develop."

Chapter 660: As a daughter, of course I have to support my mother

Once the doubts are explained, the contradictions will be resolved.

The view turns to the bedroom. After taking a shower, Serabelle is already sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding a mobile phone in her hand and connecting the data cable to the socket on the bedside table, playing while charging.

Mary Akai sat at the desk, taking the many skin care products placed on the side one by one.

This is a habit she developed after coming to Japan. Although she also used skin care products in the UK, her work required that executive staff should not have any obvious characteristics, such as cigar and cigarette smells, so even if she wanted to use them, she could only wait until the weekend when she was not working to apply a little bit.

But it doesn’t matter now. I don’t have to run around to carry out missions every day anyway.

Since you are resting at home, of course you should try to maintain your health.

As for Serabelle...since she had already dealt a heavy blow to Vermouth today, she wasn't in a hurry at the moment.

And he was replying to a message from Yukiko.

Just like Akai Mary, Serabelle left directly after learning about Curacao's whereabouts from Conan yesterday morning at Kudo's house... no, it was Sera's house, and she didn't reply to any messages during the period. This made Yukiko, who knew that it was related to the winery, a little worried, but she was afraid that a sudden message would affect her side, so she waited until now to ask if it was done.

Serabelle's response was as follows.

[It's all settled. Instead of that, sister Yukiko, have you decided when to go to Kamishima Island? ]

It was still the previously agreed matter about traveling to Shenhai Island.

Perhaps because she had been expecting it for a long time, Yukiko responded very quickly.

[I think I have thought about it, but I have to pick a date. 】

Serabelle: [Pick a date?]

Yukiko: [Well, because Ran-chan lost her memory before and now lives with Eri, according to Shinichi, Mori-kun has been cooking all the meals in the office during this period, and he... probably thinks the food is not tasty, so he often comes to my place for dinner.]

Ah~ So that’s how it is.

Serabelle roughly understood.

[Then you should be generous and pick a weekday to tell him that you are going to travel. He can't just skip classes and take a leave to come with you, right? ]

[Are you an idiot?! ]

This is Yukiko's reply.

[You are too careless. Xinjiang's father just passed away two days ago, and I am going to travel right after that. This is very abnormal no matter how you think about it. What if Xinjiang gets suspicious and runs into the villa to rummage around while I'm not at home? With his insight, he might really find something! ]

It seems... that makes some sense?

A drop of cold sweat fell from Serabelle's forehead: [So, Sister Yukiko, what are you going to do? ]

After all, it's his own son's meal, so it can't be called a meal. It's simply just having an extra pair of chopsticks at home. As a mother, how could I refuse such a request?

You can't just say that there's no rice at home recently so you ask him not to come, right?

It's impossible no matter how you think about it.

[It’s not a big problem. I’ve thought about this too~]

Yukiko's writing tone suddenly became lighthearted.

[When the time comes, I can use the fact that his father has passed away as an excuse, saying that I am not fit to go out recently, and ask Professor Agasa to take Arata out for a few days to relax, and we can also go on a trip at that time.]

I have to say, this is a solution.

The cold sweat on Serabelle's forehead became even more severe.

Since it would be inappropriate to let Conan know, then just don't let him know. Besides, the reasons are sufficient and there is absolutely no problem.

But why do I always have this ominous feeling?

Suppressing the thoughts in her mind and clicking OK, Serabelle suddenly felt her legs sink, and then the scent of household shower gel rose from below.

Along with it came the soft golden curly hair of the British girl.

Serabelle looked down and met Akai Mari's slightly dissatisfied gaze.

"What are you doing? Haven't you finished sending the message yet?"

"No, just right..."

After saying that, Serabelle put down her phone, picked up Akai Mari and kissed her, while her hand went under her clothes.

……

At the same time, at the house of Eri Kisaki, which is just across the wall.

It is already half past ten in the evening. Even for modern people who have unhealthy schedules, it is time to wash up and go to bed.

Xiaolan had already taken a bath early at around eight o'clock, and then read a book in her room for a while. Now she was ready to rest.

But before she rested, she had to go to the bathroom first.

So Xiaolan closed the book and got up from the desk. When she came to the door and opened it, the bathroom door was also opened. Kisaki Eri, who had just got off work, walked out of the room, her body wet and she was wearing the pajamas she had just changed into, wiping her hair with a towel.

"Ah, Mom, have you used the bathroom?" Xiaolan asked.

"It's ready, Lan, you can use it."

Kisaki Eri responded with a smile and moved aside to make way for the bathroom.

But just as the mother and daughter passed each other, she suddenly spoke again.

"By the way, Lan, do you want to go on a trip recently?"

"travel?"

Xiaolan stopped, turned around and tilted her head curiously.

"Well, because..."

Kisaki Eri paused and came up with an excuse she had prepared in advance.

"You should have heard that something happened to Yukiko's family. I have known her for so many years and we were classmates in high school. There is nothing else I can do at this time. I can only take her out to relax. So I was thinking about taking some time to go to the beach recently, and I will take you with me when the time comes."

"us?"

Xiaolan blinked.

"Mom, have you decided where you want to go?"

"Uh, pretty much."

Kisaki Eri deliberately looked like she was reminiscing, but her gaze drifting to the upper right still betrayed her true feelings.

"We agreed to go to Shenhai Island, which is a popular island attraction recently. It's similar to Izu, with swimming and diving. But we've already been to Izu, so we're going to a different place this time."

"Oh, that's fine too." Xiaolan nodded thoughtfully, "Mom, when you just said 'we', will there be other people at that time?"

"Eh? Ah... this... should be there."

The inadvertent slip of the tongue made Kisaki Eri a little flustered for a moment.

"It's not me who said that. It was Yukiko who said that she might bring other people along. They might be friends or something... Anyway, I can't figure her out."

"That's it."

No one knows a mother better than her daughter. When Xiaolan saw her mother's appearance, she immediately understood what was going on.

If nothing unexpected happens, the only one who can make her mother look like this is Sera~

However, as a good daughter, I should of course support my mother in such matters.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan smiled like an angel.

"Got it, let's go together then."

Chapter 661 Old Driver Yukiko

God's island.

Like other small islands in Japan, it has remained unknown for hundreds of years due to its geographical location and the size of the island itself.

There is no rapid development, no so-called special care for poor areas, and it can't even be used as a tourist scenic spot.

Regarding the last point, it is not because the scenery on the island is bad, but Japan itself is an island country surrounded by the sea. If you just want to see the sea, you can reach the beach in just ten or twenty minutes by car on the weekend. Therefore, a simple island does not have any competitive advantage in tourism.

So until a while ago, the residents of the entire Shenhai Island still maintained the simplest pace of life at the beginning of the last century, making a living by fishing and living off the land and the water.

However, this kind of life changed dramatically half a year ago, starting with some silver tableware that was washed ashore by the waves.

According to experts, the item was from the ship of the famous female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read three hundred years ago.

As a result, a rumor that "Anne Bonny and Mary Reade's treasure is buried under the island of God" quickly spread throughout Japan, attracting countless tourists to the island.

The originally backward fishing village has transformed into a popular tourist attraction. Investors who see business opportunities have invested huge sums of money to build towering hotels and luxurious beaches on the island, as well as a dock large enough to accommodate medium-sized passenger ships.

Standing on the dock in the morning sun and looking towards the sea in the distance, you can see a fully loaded passenger ship breaking through the surging white waves and heading towards Shenhai Island, approaching with the laughter of tourists.

"Aha..."

At this moment, on the deck of the passenger ship, Serabelle was standing at the bow, facing the morning breeze blowing from the sea and yawning with her hands covering her mouth.

There are only two cruises to Shenhai Island a day, one at six in the morning and the other at six in the evening.

In order to catch this flight, he got up unprecedentedly early since arriving in Japan today. He arrived at Beika Town at 5:30 to pick up Yukiko, and boarded the ship on time at 6 o'clock.

But because of this, I am so sleepy right now.

In contrast, Yukiko, who also got up early, was circling around him with a look of great interest, just like a newlywed young wife on her honeymoon.

"Okay, okay, don't be so listless. Normally, other people would be so excited about traveling that they can't sleep the night before. Why are you feeling sleepy right away when it comes to Bell?"

"Because I didn't have trouble sleeping..."