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It's really unpleasant to have someone hold a fatal weakness over you all the time.
Now that a consensus has been reached, Kaito Kuroba finally extended his hand with ease: "Now that we have become fellow disciples, we should get closer. If you need any help, just let me know."
Yuu Aragaki glanced at Kaito Kuroba, whose expression was genuine on this point, and smiled as he extended his hand to shake Kaito's: "Well, you can ask me for help if you need anything. Of course, if it's something like you getting caught stealing and need me to break you out of prison, then forget it."
Kaito Kuroba: "..."
His expression suddenly froze, and he silently withdrew his hand from Aragaki Yu's grasp.
Chapter 188 Party Invitation
"I'm going to an offline gathering hosted by a chat room next weekend. Are you interested in coming with me?" Just as Aragaki Yu was saying goodbye, Kaito in black, who was standing up to see him off, suddenly thought of something and extended an invitation to him: "Since I need to disguise myself to go, it's a good opportunity to test your disguise skills."
"..." Aragaki Yu looked up at Kuroba Kaito, quite surprised.
I never expected that Kaito Kuroba would have a hobby like surfing the internet and chatting, and that he would even attend offline gatherings.
Tsk tsk tsk, you really can't judge a book by its cover.
"it is good."
Although his inner thoughts were rather impolite, Yuu Aragaki accepted Kaito Kuroba's invitation without much hesitation.
After all, Kaito Kuroba is a main character to some extent, and going out with him might lead to encountering some strange and unusual events.
Even if nothing happens, as Kaito Kuroba said, it's still worthwhile to test the results of his disguise training.
But what exactly is this offline gathering that requires disguise and makeup...?
Halloween party?
Could it be that Halloween is coming soon?
Completely oblivious to time, Aragaki Yuu was utterly bewildered.
……
over the next few days.
After countless days off, Shinjuku has finally returned to his normal study life.
During this time, Aragaki Yu went to school as usual during the day and practiced disguise techniques at home at night. Under the supervision and encouragement of his shikigami, he finally mastered some of the essence of disguise techniques.
As the bell rang to signal the end of the last class in the afternoon, Yuu Aragaki stopped petting the cat (Yuki-onna), stretched, and began packing his schoolbag.
Recently, Yuu Aragaki discovered something quite absurd: due to the chaotic timeline of Detective Conan, the teaching progress of teachers in various schools was also extremely chaotic. Sometimes, the same lesson had to be taught several or even dozens of times in a row.
The key point is that neither the teachers nor the students noticed anything amiss and acted as if it were perfectly normal.
It was only then that Yuu Aragaki finally understood why there were so many characters in Japanese anime who skipped school all the time but still managed to get top grades.
It turns out that these people were all great beings who had seen through the flow of time!
……
"Hey, Aragaki, what are you daydreaming about!"
Just as Aragaki Yu was lost in thought, Ran's voice suddenly appeared in his ear, startling him back to reality.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about the greatness of life and time," Aragaki Yu explained with a smile to Ran and Sonoko.
"Time? Life?" Ran didn't quite understand what Aragaki Yu meant, her big eyes sparkling with doubt.
"It's nothing, I was just saying. By the way, Ran, and Sonoko, is there something you need?" Aragaki Yu put his neatly packed schoolbag aside and asked them.
Just as Ran was about to say something, Sonoko spoke up to Aragaki Yu before she could, saying, "Hey Aragaki, Ran and I are going to a magician's gathering tomorrow! Would you like to come along?"
"Magic? A party?" Now it was Aragaki Yu's turn to blink his confused eyes.
“Yes!” Sonoko nodded her head and continued, “You were very concerned about Kaito Kid last time, so I was wondering if you would also be interested in magic shows.”
Aragaki Yu was taken aback for a moment, but then quickly realized what he meant and replied, "Of course."
Although he wasn't interested in magic, he was interested in Ran and Sonoko.
As for magic tricks, if you want to see one, just ask Kaito Kuroba; it's free anyway.
(Kaito Kuroba: ???)
“Then it’s settled, Aragaki!” Sonoko seemed particularly excited about Aragaki Yu’s acceptance of her invitation. “Ran’s dad will drive us there and can pick you up directly from your house.”
"Okay, thank you so much, Sonoko and Ran." Aragaki Yu smiled slightly.
He was naturally excited too, but the reasons for his excitement might be different from Sonoko's.
He clearly remembered that the last time Ran and Sonoko invited him to some party, a very pleasant incident occurred.
I'm sure this time will be no exception.
"Hey, Ran, aren't you going to the kendo club activity today?" Aragaki Yu suddenly noticed the schoolbag in Ran's hand, clearly indicating that she was preparing to go straight home.
"Kendo?" Ran looked at Aragaki Yu with surprise. "It's Friday, Aragaki. Don't you know that the kendo club doesn't have any club activities on this day?"
"Friday...!?" Aragaki Yu was stunned. Well, all he remembered was that Yuki-onna had reminded him to go to school this morning. As for anything else, he didn't remember anything at all.
"Um... Aragaki, I think your memory for dates is getting worse and worse." Sonoko, who seemed to have seen through something, said suspiciously, "So, you didn't just accept our invitation without even knowing what day of the week it is tomorrow, did you?"
"Um..." Aragaki Yu glanced cautiously at Ran and Sonoko, he really didn't know, "So, what day of the week is it?"
Xiaolan: "..."
"Sigh..." Sonoko sighed helplessly as her premonition came true, revealing a look of utter despair. "Hey Aragaki, Friday is followed by Saturday, of course!"
Aragaki Yu: "..."
His expression became even more bewildered.
Is it strange that the day following Friday is Saturday?
Of course it's not surprising, but if this were in the world of Detective Conan, it would be too abnormal!
How could Saturday be the day after Friday?
Aragaki Yuu suddenly fell into a state of confusion.
"I said, Ran..." Seeing that Aragaki Yuu was frozen in place and petrified, Sonoko waved her hand in front of Aragaki Yuu and found that he did not react. She then tugged at Ran's sleeve in a panic.
"Should we call an ambulance? I... I see Aragaki... he seems a bit off..."
Xiaolan: "..."
……
After returning home, Yuu Aragaki finally recovered from the shock of Friday turning into Saturday.
It was only at this moment that Yuu Aragaki suddenly remembered what had been bothering him.
Sonoko and Ran have made plans to attend some kind of magician's gathering together tomorrow.
Since tomorrow is Saturday, doesn't that clash with the offline gathering invitation I accepted from Kaito?
"This……"
Chapter 189 Letting go
On one side is Kaito's invitation to a "Halloween Party," and on the other side is Sonoko and Ran's invitation to a "Magician's Gathering."
Unfortunately, they were scheduled for the same day.
Yuu Aragaki didn't hesitate for long before choosing Kaito Kuroba's side, since he had accepted Kaito's invitation first.
So he immediately took out his phone and dialed Kaito Kuroba's number.
"beep……"
"beep……"
"Beep...da~"
The call was quickly answered.
"Hello, this is Kaito Kuroba..."
"Hey, Kaito, this is Aragaki."
"What's wrong, Aragaki? Why are you calling me so late?" Kuroba Kaito sounded a little puzzled on the other end of the line, but quickly made what he thought was a reasonable guess: "Could it be that you're worried about your disguise for tomorrow's gathering?"
"..."
Aragaki Yu paused for a moment, then said apologetically, "That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Kaito. I'm sorry, I probably can't go with you tomorrow."
"Huh!?" Kaito Kuroba on the other end of the phone sounded quite surprised. "What's wrong, Aragaki? Did something happen?"
You should know that in order to give Aragaki Yu a suitable identity to attend the offline gathering in the chat room with him, he was operating two chat accounts, chatting about all sorts of things in the chat room.
To avoid arousing suspicion, he was even forced to chat with himself frequently, almost to the point of having a mental breakdown.
As a result, even though he was supposed to attend the party the next day, Aragaki suddenly canceled his plans and said he wouldn't be going.
Damn it, what have I been doing these past few days?!
"Well, there is something I need to do. My neighbor's dog is going to give birth tomorrow, and I need to go visit her..." Aragaki Yu explained calmly.
Kaito Kuroba: "..."