"Looks like she really didn't want to help me. Sigh." Yukiko Kudo left dejectedly.
Since Eri Kisaki wouldn't help her, she'd ask Ran Mouri later. Ran probably wouldn't refuse her. It was only a small favor—she just wanted Eri Kisaki to go out shopping with her.
Yet Eri Kisaki had still refused her. Sigh, what a lousy mood.
Chen sat down to wait for dinner. Smelling the aroma, he truly felt hungry. Well, not actually hungry—he was craving it. His mouth was watering.
Ding-dong~!!!
"Who's coming over at a time like this?" Chen stood and headed outside. Someone had actually come to visit at this hour.
To be honest, there weren't many guests who would come calling.
"Chen actually went to answer the door himself. That's pretty rare," Eri Kisaki said in surprise. She had been about to get up and open it herself.
Chen was somewhat lazy by nature, so it was normal for him not to want to answer the door. She hadn't expected him to go instead.
"I wonder who would come over at this time." Ai Haibara glanced toward the door, her eyes full of confusion.
"Why are you two here?"
After opening the door and seeing who was outside, Chen was at a loss for words. It was the two of them.
Mary Akai and Masumi Sera. The mother and daughter had come again. He didn't know what they were here for, though he had a few guesses.
"Ahem, we came to see Akemi and Ai," Mary Akai told Chen.
A teasing smile appeared on Chen's face. They came to see Akemi and Ai? Honestly, he didn't quite believe it. Were they really here just to see them?
"You're here to freeload a meal, aren't you?"
Though he phrased it as a question, Chen was