Worthy of You, Sonoko!

"Actually, you don't need to wait for me here. Just give me a call."

Fujino took a sip of lemonade.

The sour taste relieved his fatigue from following the young woman all day.

"Sister Akemi you went to handle the client's request."

Sonoko gave an awkward smile and explained, "We were just afraid of bothering you..."

'When did she become so perceptive?'

Fujino was somewhat surprised by Sonoko's words.

That shouldn't be the case.

He remembered that Sonoko's character was supposed to be carefree and easygoing; normally, she wouldn't notice such small details.

Could it be...?

Fujino pondered for a moment, then glanced at Ran.

The case is solved; it was definitely Ran.

Fujino withdrew his gaze and then asked Suzuki Sonoko, "Speaking of Sonoko, Sonoko, what was it that made you wait for me all afternoon?"

"Actually, my family's treasure has been targeted by Kaito Kid again... Kaito Kid."

Sonoko's words revealed an undisguised excitement. "This morning, he personally visited our house and left a notice saying that he was going to steal our family's Egg of Memories."

Hey hey hey...

Why are you so excited when your own house is about to be robbed?

Fujino silently complained to himself.

Suzuki Sonoko took an A4 sheet of paper from the front pocket of her blue hoodie and handed it to Fujino.

Fujino took the paper, examined the notice on it, and narrowed his eyes slightly:

From the lion of dusk to the maiden of dawn, as the clock without a second hand reaches its twelfth mark, I will descend from the luminous sky pavilion to receive the Egg of Memories.

—the Last Wizard of the Century: Kaito Kid

"The Egg of Memories?"

Fujino slightly tucked his chin in.

With Kuroba Kaito's previous reminder, plus the treasure Egg of Memories.

He easily recalled that it was the plot of the Last Wizard of the Century.

"I remember the Egg of Memories was an ugly green giant egg. I heard from others that it was a treasure of some Rose emperor. It has now been sent to the Suzuki Museum of Art in Osaka and is scheduled to be exhibited on August 23."

Sonoko's voice interrupted Fujino's thoughts. She seemed to be worried that Fujino didn't know what the Egg of Memories was, so she gave a special explanation.

"Number 23?"

Fujino took out his phone and glanced at the date: May 22nd.

"..."

He paused, then looked up at Suzuki Sonoko and Ran and asked, "By the way, what's the date tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is the 19th."

The two girls said in unison.

Fujino took a deep breath, composed himself, and then asked, "What month is tomorrow?"

"August."

The two girls spoke in unison again.

Fujino: "..."

Okay, he's almost gotten used to this absurd timeline.

Today is May, tomorrow will be August, Makoto's teachings.

"Senior, are you alright?"

Ran looked at Fujino's strange appearance and asked with concern.

"Fine..."

Fujino chuckled and waved his hand, feeling a chill run down his spine.

We can't let Ran keep asking. If she does, he'll probably end up like the time-traveling Senior, spending a few months or weeks in a mental hospital.

The idea that someone has a disordered sense of time is quite absurd.

Once it's sent in, it's guaranteed to be successful every time.

He had no desire to go to Aoyama Psychiatric Hospital and receive electroconvulsive therapy from Fukuyama.

Gathering his thoughts, he quickly changed the subject. "By the way, do you know why Kaito Kid stole the Egg of Memories?"

"I'm not sure about that."

Then, Sonoko rested her chin on her hand and said with some confusion, "I really don't know what that Kid Kaito Kid was thinking, that he would steal that thing."

Ran asked the Sonoko in confusion, "Is that thing really worthless?"

"I don't know about that."

Sonoko shrugged helplessly and said nonchalantly, "I only remember that I used to play with that thing when I was a kid. I don't know where I lost it. It was only recently that it was found and identified as some kind of Egg of Memories."

Fujino: "..."

Using a treasure worth 800 million and with certain historical significance as a toy.

That's incredibly extravagant.

As expected of you, Sonoko!

Fujino put away the A4 sheet of photocopied notice, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

This time, Suzuki Sonoko came to see him, probably to invite him to fight against Kaito Kid.

However, he felt that something was amiss...

Normally, if Sonoko needs him to do something, she will definitely call him, not go to Ran in person with Ran.

He might as well make a bold guess: following the usual pattern, could the person who Sonoko over this time be Suzuki Tomoko?

Thinking of this, Fujino's narrowed eyes flashed with a sharp light as he looked at Suzuki Sonoko: "Sonoko, did you come to me this time to ask me to help you deal with Kaito Kid?"

"It wasn't me. This time, it was actually my mother who wanted to ask you to do it, Senior."

Sonoko explained, "Of course, I also want to see what that guy looks like."

"I see."

Fujino nodded, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

A calculation formula even vaguely appeared in my mind.

Suzuki family = rich

Suzuki Tomoko = Suzuki family

The Suzuki family's commission = a large commission fee

Suzuki family = Suzuki Tomoko = rich

Suzuki Tomoko's commission = large commission fee

More money is coming in!

Without much hesitation.

Fujino drove Suzuki Sonoko to the Suzuki family.

The Suzuki family's villa.

It was still that exquisitely decorated living room, and it still had that big sofa.

Fujino sat on the sofa, opposite Suzuki Tomoko, who still retained her charm.

Even the person serving tea and water was Suzuki Ayako.

This scene seems familiar.

Fujino took a sip of the black tea. With his knowledge of beverages, he was able to identify the type of tea this time – it was premium Darjeeling.

One bite like that, and it's estimated to cost tens of thousands.

"Let me confirm the request... Mrs. Suzuki, the request you wanted to make is to protect the Egg of Memories after Kaito Kid's announcement, right?"

"That's right."

Suzuki Tomoko smiled and nodded, saying, "As the Black Detective, you have extensive experience in confronting Kaito Kid. I believe no one is more suitable than you to be one of the knights of our Suzuki family in this battle against Kaito Kid."

"One?"

Fujino turned his gaze to Suzuki Tomoko, his eyes calm and unwavering, and asked, "Does the Suzuki family employ any other detectives?"

One

In other words, this time, the Suzuki family not only hired him, but also other people.

For detectives, it's indeed not a good thing when a client hires two detectives at the same time.

However, Fujino didn't care about any of that.

Isn't it just about conducting operations on two fronts?

It's not like he hasn't done something like this before.

As long as I get paid, that's fine.