(Thud)
The mailboxes that were usually everywhere now seemed to radiate a crackling holy light in the eyes of the children.
"I got it! I got it!"
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko was thrilled. Standing atop the mailbox, his line of sight instantly rose above the crowd, giving him a clear view of several players standing on the Parade Float.
Through the Camcorder lens, the Star Players smiled and continuously waved at both sides of the street.
"It's Akagi Hideo!" Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko watched, recorded, and gave a live commentary all at once. "Kamimura Naoki is right beside him too!—They saw my Camera and they're giving me peace signs!"
Yoshida Ayumi was incredibly envious. She paced anxiously beside the mailbox. "I want to see too!"
"Wait! Wait!" Normally considerate toward girls, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko had no intention of giving up his spot this time. "It's just getting to the best part—I have to record this!"
Just then, a deliberately fierce voice came from nearby. "No fooling around!"
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko jumped and whipped around, seeing a woman in sunglasses with chestnut curls. From the neck up, she looked quite fashionable, but below the neck, she was dressed in an utterly dowdy fashion.
The curly-haired woman said sternly, "How can you stand on a mailbox? Get down, now."
Professor Agasa apologized and quickly lifted Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko down.
Kojima Genta, however, looked unhappily at the curly-haired woman who had interrupted them. "What's wrong with looking for a bit? You sure are nosy, lady."
"L-Lady?" The curly-haired woman choked, suddenly beginning to doubt herself. "I'm not old enough to be called that, am I?"
Haibara Ai stared at the unfamiliar woman, finding her increasingly familiar. "You're..."
The curly-haired woman sighed. Then she suddenly raised her hands, removing her sunglasses with one hand and her hair with the other,