Mouri Ran secretly observed "Mouri Kogoro." The more she looked, the more she felt he was an NPC: if a normal person suddenly ended up in a place like this, they would at least ask what was going on. But "Mouri Kogoro" showed no sign of anything being amiss, as though things were simply meant to be this way.
"..." More importantly, on closer inspection, Kisaki Eri was actually home too—this couple, who had been separated for years, was now gathered together in perfect harmony... Although this had always been Mouri Ran's dream, it was clearly something unlikely to happen in reality at present.
Mouri Ran sighed. As she watched her parents getting along peacefully, she considered what she should do next: according to what "Miyano" had said earlier, everyone else had probably already headed to the school. She could not fall behind either.
With that thought, Mouri Ran turned and opened the door, preparing to go to school.
But just as she reached for the handle, Mouri Kogoro suddenly stopped her.
"Why are you going to school in the middle of the night? Stay home!"
Mouri Ran: "..."
At the same time, elsewhere.
Hattori Heiji ran into roughly the same situation.
—Ignoring his parents' attempts to stop him, he forcefully broke out the door. Then his gentle and elegant mother knocked him back into the living room with a Wooden Sword, thunk.
Hattori Heiji clutched his long-suffering head. "..."
Security guards stopped him during the day, and his parents stopped him at night... Were they even going to let him investigate cases? The rules at high schools here were ridiculous.
Unwilling to give up, Hattori Heiji got back to his feet and continued trying to force his way out, all while unable to stop himself from missing