Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

Beneath the colorful ribbons, members of various clubs were busy as bees. Some were shouting their wares and promoting their clubs, while others were handing out flyers to the crowds attending the fair.

Among the bustling crowd, two beautiful women stood out.

One of them was dressed in a well-tailored business suit, and her black-rimmed glasses added to her intellectual charm. Her hair was styled in a high bun, revealing the graceful lines of her neck.

She had a graceful figure with perfectly proportioned curves, and her long, slender legs beneath her skirt were simply stunning.

As she walked steadily in her black high heels, her leg muscles were slightly tense, making her legs look even more alluring.

The other woman wore an elegant long dress, her face was beautiful and charming, as captivating as a rare and beautiful flower.

She wore apricot-colored high-heeled sandals, her steps light and elegant, exuding a unique charm and temperament that she possessed from birth.

"Wow! This place is so lively!" Eri exclaimed with a beaming smile.

"That's right! It's just as lively as our old school fairs!"

Yukiko smiled and agreed, then casually took a flyer from the person handing out flyers and began to examine it.

It turns out that Eri Kisaki learned that her daughter Ran would be performing in a play at the school festival, so she came to the school to watch. Yukiko happened to be in Tokyo at the time, so she came with Eri.

"Yukiko, where's your Shinichi? I heard from Ran that he suddenly disappeared..." Eri Kisaki couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ah... Shinichi isn't available to show up right now; he has important business to attend to," Yukiko explained.

"You can't even participate in the school festival?" Eri Kisaki pressed.

“That’s true,” Yukiko replied helplessly.

Upon hearing this reply, Eri Kisaki felt a pang of disappointment.

Although Yukiko had previously advised her to marry her daughter to Shinichi Kudo, Shinichi's absence from the school festival this time really worried her.

Eri and Yukiko chatted as they walked forward, with Conan, whose complexion remained poor.

For Shinichi Kudo, performing in the play "Turbulent Love" was like a public "execution".

After all, Shinichi Kudo is a famous detective, and there have always been rumors at school that he and Ran Mouri are lovers.

When the three arrived at the stadium where the performance was to take their breath away, they were startled by the extremely long queue at the entrance, which stretched far out from the stadium entrance.

At the entrance of the stadium, there is a beige sign with the words "Super Romantic Drama 'A Tumultuous Love', Grade 2, Group B" written in beautiful lettering.

"So this is the play that Ran is in? It looks like a romance. If Ran plays the female lead, will Shinichi Kudo be the male lead?"

As Eri Kisaki spoke, she turned her gaze to Yukiko Kudo.

Yukiko Kudo said with a slightly bitter expression, "It doesn't seem so..."

Conan's expression was quite unpleasant; his feelings at that moment went far beyond mere jealousy.

Inside the huge stadium, the neatly arranged chairs were already full of spectators.

"Wow, there are so many audience members! It's almost our turn to go on stage, I'm so nervous..."

Ran looked nervously at Shiraishihara, who was also in the cast, but Shiraishihara was so nervous that he couldn't comfort her at all.

Sonoko, clutching the dark red curtain in one hand, was beaming with excitement, a slight blush rising on her face. She said, "The audience has high expectations for our play, so we must give it our best."

"Okay—" Xiaolan was about to say something more when she heard a familiar female voice behind her.

She turned her head and saw Yukiko with a sweet smile standing in front of her, with Eri Kisaki waving to her from the side.

"Mom, and Aunt Yukiko, you're both here!" Ran exclaimed excitedly.

“Ran, you’re acting in a play, how could your mother not come?” Eri Kisaki said with a smile.

"Ran, your mother and I are really looking forward to your performance!" Kudo Yukiko's eyes were full of affection for her future daughter-in-law as she looked at Ran.

Conan remained silent the entire time, his mind in turmoil, practically gritting his teeth.

When Sonoko saw that Ran's mother and Shinichi's mother had arrived, she greeted them with a smile.

“Aunt Eri, Aunt Yukiko, you’re both here… Naoko and I will also have scenes later…” Sonoko said, putting her hand on Naoko Takei’s shoulder.

"It's Sonoko. My daughter has been so well taken care of by you these past few days..."

Eri Kisaki responded.

"What a pity... this guy isn't Shinichi."

Yukiko looked at the masked male protagonist with hostility in her eyes.

"Oh? He's the male lead?"

Eri Kisaki crossed her arms and stared intently at the Kamen Rider dressed in black battle robes.

Eri Kisaki stared intently at the Kamen Rider in the black robes, while the Kamen Rider was also watching her.

This is Xiaolan's mother, she's so beautiful...

"The aura of the legal queen is so powerful!" Shiraishi thought to himself in amazement, thinking that Ran's beauty must have been inherited from her mother.

"Isn't this male lead Shinichi?" Eri Kisaki asked instinctively.

"Not."

Sonoko replied with a grin, "Our male lead and Ran look very well-matched, don't they? Aunt Eri, don't worry, they're definitely a better match than Shinichi."

Eri Kisaki gave a soft "heh": "What do I have to worry about? I think it's someone else who's worried." As she spoke, Eri Kisaki turned her gaze to Yukiko, whose forehead was faintly flaring with anger.

Sonoko noticed that Yukiko's eyes seemed to be spitting fire, so she could only awkwardly stick out her tongue.

"Auntie Eri, Auntie Yukiko, the performance is about to begin. Let me arrange your seats."

Sonoko, taking advantage of the Suzuki family's privileges, managed to arrange excellent front-row seats for Eri and Yukiko, and even Conan, who was almost forgotten, got a place.

No. .

079 Eri Kisaki: You and Ran are like this too, how can you... Ah, give it to me now!

Chapter 79

Ran watched the others leave, her gaze falling on the black-haired boy, Shiraishihara, a smile flashing in her eyes.

"Shiraishi-kun, don't worry, my mom will definitely like you."

"Hmm..." Shiraishihara was puzzled, not understanding what kind of "like" Ran meant by "liking".

Sonoko glanced at her watch and suddenly shouted, "Only fifteen minutes left!"

Naoko Takei, operating her laptop, said, "The scene, music, props... everything is ready."

The performance is about to begin...

Conan sat in the chair waiting, appearing calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.

He subconsciously looked around and happened to see a girl wearing a grass-green hoodie and khaki clothes coming out from behind, carrying several cups.

As luck would have it, the girl happened to walk to a spot not far behind the chair Conan was sitting and said to a fat man, "Sorry to keep you waiting!"

"Why did it take you so long?"

The man looked at the girl, complaining as he took the drink from her hand, "I've been waiting so long my throat is practically burning!"

The girl looked apologetic: "I'm so sorry, that stall was just too crowded!"

Then he added, "I'm going to the restroom. Could you help me distribute the drinks to everyone?"

As he spoke, he handed the two drinks in his arms to the other person, and then placed the other two drinks in his hand on the empty chair in front of him.

"You're only going now?!"

Sitting on the other side of the man, the girl in the crimson coat widened her eyes and said, "You'd better hurry up! Dance costume! Because it's about to start!"

"Really?" The girl called "Mai-i" was taken aback, raised her hand to look at her watch, and said in astonishment:

"Oh no! It's starting in a minute! I have to get there right now!"

"Go on your way..." The girl in the crimson coat waved her hand helplessly, clearly frustrated by the confusion surrounding the dance costume.

The obese young man watched Wuyi run away, glanced at the drink in his hand, shrugged, and said, "Wuyi was drinking iced coffee..."

"Mine is orange juice!"

The girl in the crimson coat said with a smile.

"Orange juice! Here you go!"

The chubby young man picked up the orange juice and handed it to the girl in the maroon coat.

The girl took the two cups handed to her by the chubby young man. One of them was naturally filled with orange juice, and the other was...

"Kohei! You ordered iced coffee, right?"

Sitting next to the girl was a young man of medium build wearing black-rimmed glasses. He responded softly and accepted the iced coffee that was handed to him.

The chubby young man muttered, "Mine is oolong tea!"

Pick up the third cup, leaving only one cup on the empty chair.

They look like friends who came to see the play together! Conan witnessed this and roughly guessed their relationship.

"Conan, the show is about to start, what are you watching?"

Yukiko reminded Conan, who was sitting next to her.

"Yukiko, I've always wanted to ask, what exactly is your relationship with this child who's staying at the Mouri Detective Agency..."

Eri Kisaki then asked a question, noting that Conan looked remarkably like Shinichi when he was a child, and even suspected that Conan was Yukiko's second child.

"My relationship with Conan..."

Yukiko initially wanted to say it was nothing, but then realized she couldn't hide it from Eri, so she made up a lie: "They're distant relatives."

The dark red curtain slowly opened, revealing a black figure draped in a dark blue cloak, seemingly descending gracefully from the sky.

"Whoosh!" A sharp sword light flashed like lightning.

"Ah!" The attacker let out a shrill scream, and then collapsed to the ground.

"You, who exactly are you..." The princess looked flustered, staring intently at the black knight who had suddenly appeared.

The Black Knight's dashing appearance instantly drew gasps from the crowd.

Wow, so handsome!

"He's so handsome it's unbelievable!"

"Could it be... the missing Shinichi Kudo?"

Eri Kisaki turned to look at the whispering and gossiping audience around her, her mind filled with doubt.

"Yukiko, isn't the person playing the Black Knight really not your son, Shinichi?"

“No…” Yukiko’s face was full of helplessness and bitterness, after all, her son had now become Conan Edogawa.

The princess, now out of danger, stared blankly at the black-clad knight before her, and asked with heartfelt gratitude, "Thank you for saving me time and time again. May I ask your true identity?"

The Black Knight did not answer, but simply raised his head slightly, his gaze falling directly on Yukiko Kudo below the stage, a meaningful smile curving his lips, his provocation obvious.

"Shiraishihara, that jerk!" Kudo Yukiko was furious, wishing she could rush onto the stage and punch Shiraishihara a few times.

"What's wrong, Yukiko?" Eri asked, looking at Yukiko who was gritting her teeth, completely puzzled.

On the stage.

Shiraishi turned around to face Ran and gently pulled her into his arms.

"You wouldn't happen to be..." Xiaolan's eyes filled with love as she tenderly placed her hands on the Black Knight's shoulders.

"If you still remember the vow we made when we were children, then let's keep it as a promise with a kiss."

Upon hearing Ran utter this line, Eri Kisaki could no longer remain seated.

"Yukiko, are you sure this Black Knight isn't Shinichi?"

"No."

“Then Shinichi must be…” Kisaki thought Shinichi had been stolen away, but then suddenly realized that her daughter and Shinichi were not officially a couple.

"Damn it, I have to stop Shiraishihara." Kudo Yukiko was even more agitated than Kisaki Eri. She stood up abruptly, intending to go on stage and stop Shiraishihara.

Just then, a sharp, piercing scream suddenly rang out, like a thunderclap, making everyone present clench their fists instantly.

"what--"