"Actually..." Kudo Shinichi took a deep breath and gathered his words.
This Observation Restaurant, which overlooked all of Beika, was actually where his father, Kudo Yusaku, had proposed—back then, the elder Kudo had used this romantic method to sweep away his young Film Queen wife.
That was why Kudo Shinichi had always felt this place was especially lucky, perhaps even a treasured lucky spot for the Kudo family. And since he had nothing better to do, he might as well follow in his father's footsteps and confess. At the very least, whether she accepted or rejected him, with this matter at the forefront, Ran would surely forget all about stages, Jodie, and the like.
Thinking of that, Kudo Shinichi looked at the beautiful, adorable girl across from him, his heart pounding wildly. "Actually, I..."
Mouri Ran watched him fidget and sighed. "Why are you hemming and hawing like that? You went out for a while, and now you've become so wishy-washy—don't you just want to borrow my notes from this period? Why not just say so? It's not like I'd refuse to lend them to you."
Kudo Shinichi felt as though a bolt from the blue had come crashing down, shattering all the pink bubbles around him. He stared blankly. "Huh?"
Mouri Ran picked up her shoulder bag, rummaged through it for a moment, then with a flourish pulled out a thick stack of photocopies. "I knew you were going to ask for this, so I copied them ages ago."
Kudo Shinichi: "..." Who wanted to say that?!
Across from him, Mouri Ran flipped through the thick notes in her hands, then suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "You said Jiang Xia never attends class and has never borrowed notes from me. How does he keep getting perfect scores every