Passing the Buck

Thinking of this, Vermouth suddenly remembered something and glanced at the others from the corner of her eye.

Aside from Jiang Xia refusing to let her link arms with him, Angel and Cool Guy beside them were also looking at her strangely.

"..."

A beat later, Vermouth realized her mistake—Suzuki Sonoko had given Jiang Xia all sorts of weird contact names on her phone and saved plenty of his photos... Yet this lovestruck girl had had such easy access to him and had never made a move before?

...Did even fangirls have their own people who professed love for something but did not really like it?

"..." It seemed she still did not understand Suzuki Sonoko well enough. And this had happened too suddenly; her preparations had not been thorough enough. Tch, she had only linked arms with him for a little while...

Vermouth rubbed her slender fingers together, feeling somewhat regretful.

At the same time, she gave a fittingly derisive laugh.

...Fortunately, this was a filming location for romantic dramas, surrounded by fiery red maple leaves. Girls Suzuki Sonoko's age were easily swept up by romantic atmospheres. It was not impossible that she would get a little excited and do something impulsive that she normally would not... Besides, she had only linked arms with him. It was not as though she had shoved him down and started stripping his clothes. What she had done could still count as ordinary interaction between friends. It should not immediately blow her cover with Cool Guy and Angel.

As she thought, Vermouth quietly observed them.

Sure enough, Mouri Ran had not realized that this was a fake Sonoko. Considerately, she swiftly looked away, pretending she had not seen that slightly awkward scene.

Conan, relying on his childlike appearance, continued staring in their direction