A few days later.
Teitan Elementary School.
Several elementary school students gathered together, excitedly discussing the latest television drama. Kojima Genta said eagerly:
"Remember to watch Kamen Rider tonight! Today is the final battle between Green Starling and Battra!"
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko was delighted too. "How could I forget? I specifically set an alarm clock. I definitely won't miss it!"
Haibara Ai had no interest in Kamen Rider, but she noticed something else.
She looked toward Yoshida Ayumi by the window. Seeing the elementary school student's troubled expression, she hesitated for a moment before getting up and walking over. "What's wrong? You don't seem very energetic."
Yoshida Ayumi turned around and sadly touched her cheek—or rather, through her cheek, she touched the tooth inside. "Tonight... I can't watch Kamen Rider. I have to go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled."
Haibara Ai looked at the little girl who loved candy. "A cavity?"
"Of course not! I brush my teeth very carefully," Yoshida Ayumi hurriedly clarified. "It's just that one of my baby teeth still won't fall out. The doctor said that if I leave it alone, it'll push the tooth growing behind it crooked, and then my teeth will look awful in the future... So it has to be pulled."
Kojima Genta sucked in a breath. "That sounds terrifying!"
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko said enthusiastically, "Which clinic are you going to? The one I went to before was very quick at pulling teeth, and it didn't hurt at all. I can recommend it to you."
Yoshida Ayumi shook her head regretfully. "Mom already made an appointment for me. It's Sawaki Dentist, next to Beika Park."
Kojima Genta's memory returned. "Oh! I got a tooth pulled there too—it's that really pretty dentist lady who speaks very gently, right?"
Thinking of that beautiful