Haibara Ai was feeling somewhat sentimental when a flash of red suddenly swept past her.
She looked up and saw Suzuki Sonoko, unusually dressed in a backless evening gown, walking over from somewhere nearby.
Conan was hiding beside Jiang Xia, taking refuge from the three little brats of the Detective Boys who had stabbed him right in the heart.
When he looked up and saw Suzuki Sonoko, he froze for a moment, his gaze falling on her clothes. "You have an Experience Badge too?"
"Hm? You mean this?" Suzuki Sonoko glanced down at the badge pinned to her chest and flicked it casually with a bent finger. "The Suzuki Conglomerate sponsored this game, so the organizers mailed one to my family—I'm the only one who meets the age requirement, so they gave it to me."
The Detective Boys had originally been keeping their distance.
But now, drawn by the exceedingly rare badge that represented a "Holographic Game Experience Qualification," they could not help edging closer and hinting, "That's so nice. I really want to play Cocoon too."
Before Suzuki Sonoko could respond—
A childish sneer suddenly cut in from nearby. "That won't do—not just anyone is qualified to experience this game."
Jiang Xia took a sip of Grape Juice and looked over lazily at the voice, spotting several children around seven or eight years old.
—They were the second generation children Mouri Kogoro had recognized earlier.
Even in this banquet hall packed with Celebrities, their families were considered highly prominent.
The little second generation children wore Experience Badges on their chests. Bathed in the envious gazes of the Detective Boys, they could not help feeling proud. "A person's status and the heights they can reach are decided from the moment they are born—you don't deserve these badges, so stop