Widowed Ran's Successor
"A love letter?"
Fujino leaned over curiously and glanced at the letter in Mori Ran's hand. "Ran, someone actually wrote you a love letter?!"
"Senior..."
Ran felt like crying.
Why did he have to say "actually"...?
Was it really that surprising for someone to write her a love letter?
That was seriously hurtful to a girl...
"I mean, everyone at Teitan knows that Ran is already taken. You're the wife of the missing Kudo Shinichi!"
Sonoko nodded in agreement. Then, like a sly and curious fox, she peered at Ran's love letter. "Ran, hurry up and open it! Let's see what it says inside, so I can help spread the news..."
"Sonoko!"
Ran felt like crying again.
If Sonoko went around spreading the news, the entire school would probably know she'd received a love letter by the next day.
She could already imagine all sorts of ridiculous rumors: "Kudo Shinichi Becomes Kudo Midori..." "Kudo Shinichi Confirmed Dead..." "Shocking: Mori Ran's First Time..." "Widowed Ran's Successor..." and so on.
Just thinking about it made her feel too ashamed to face the people of Teitan. She wanted to dig a hole and bury her head in it like an ostrich.
"Kudo... Shinichi?"
Nearby, Hondo Eisuke fell into thought upon hearing that name.
Of course he knew Kudo Shinichi. He was a famous High School Detective whose reputation had supposedly once surpassed even Fujino's.
But he had rarely appeared lately, and his fame had plummeted.
There were even rumors that he had died.
Hm. He sounded a lot like his sister.
It seemed necessary to investigate Kudo Shinichi.
Hm, definitely not because of Miss Ran.
They arrived at a bench beneath a large tree beside Teitan High School's outdoor tennis court.
"Ran, hurry up and open it! Snip it