"Seriously, why do they get to go on vacation while I have to attend some party?"
Sonoko grumbled bitterly. She clearly wasn't happy that her parents had taken her obedient older sister on vacation and left her behind.
As if she weren't their daughter too!
She took a deep breath and looked at everyone. "I don't want to go to that party alone. I'd be bored to death!"
"Exactly."
Ooka Momiji could relate. "I rarely attend them, but pretending to know a roomful of strangers is terribly dull."
"Right?"
Sonoko smiled. "That's why I want you all to come with me. It'll be fun if I have people I know there!"
"Huh?"
Ran hesitated. "Is it okay for all of us to go?"
"Why wouldn't it be?"
Sonoko folded her arms. "Those two handed their invitations over to me, so I get to decide. They can enjoy their vacation! If I'm in charge, I can bring as many people as I want. What's the Yashiro Group going to say about it?"
Sonoko seemed well aware of her family's standing. Unlike usual, she looked every bit the proud young heiress.
"What are you all talking about?"
Fujino walked in from outside the shop, dressed in a black tracksuit after his morning workout. Curious about the girls' gathering, he stopped to ask.
"Senior Fujino, you're back!"
Sonoko turned to him with a smile, then explained why she had come.
"A party for a ship's maiden voyage?"
Fujino frowned. The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like something was bound to happen.
Could there be a normal party in Conan World?
Sure. But with a death magnet, a detective, and the main cast in attendance, probably not.
Eight times out of ten, there would be a murder. The other two