Fujino Yasuo raised his head and glanced at the group of girls he had attracted, the corners of his lips curling into a confident smile.
He looked over the crowd, and as he did, he immediately spotted two boys.
Fujino Yasuo chuckled and said to Conan, "Hey, little guy, want to give it a try?"
"Huh?"
Conan had been called out so suddenly that he looked around, wondering whether Fujino meant someone else.
Fujino Yasuo confirmed, "That's right, you."
Conan waved his hand, looking embarrassed. "I'd better not!"
"What's the harm?"
Ran gave Conan a push, like a parent urging a reluctant child to participate in an event. "Go on, just give it a try!"
"Fine..."
Sonoko watched Conan head up to make a cake with the handsome pastry chef, unable to stop herself from sighing softly. "Out of all these people, why did he have to pick Conan...?"
"Isn't that perfectly normal?"
Ai Haibara stood to the side with an indifferent expression and spoke in an even tone. "Everyone around him is a girl. Other than Fujino, Conan Edogawa is the only boy. If he picked a girl to go up and make a cake..."
"Wouldn't the other girls be dissatisfied?"
"Yeah..."
Sonoko nodded, finding her reasoning convincing. "The other girls would definitely be upset, and then he'd be stuck in an awkward position."
"So it's better to pick a boy from the start, and a child at that, right?"
"Not exactly."
Ai Haibara shook her head slightly. "He chose a child because he didn't want the person trying it to succeed. If he picked an adult, they might succeed right away, and that would make him look bad. But a child is different."
"Even if a child succeeds, people would only say something like, 'Little guy, you've got