After handing out the Badges, the children ran off happily to wait for the game to begin—Brother Jiang Xia was too close; the air didn't feel free enough around him.
Haibara Ai still remembered that there were Organization members outside. She didn't leave with them and instead returned to Jiang Xia's side.
Conan withdrew his gaze from Kudo Yusaku. He had noticed what had happened just now as well, and looked curiously at Haibara Ai. "What is it? Why are you being so sneaky?"
"The children gave me a Badge." Haibara Ai glanced at the qualification pass in her hand, then looked at Conan and teased, "Little Detective, you really aren't popular, are you?"
"..." Conan was always as tolerant as an old father when dealing with bratty children. Otherwise, they would have driven him to death long ago.
He waved it off. "They must have seen Professor Agasa give me a Badge, so they didn't include me."
"Let's go with that." Remembering something, Haibara Ai hesitated before looking at Jiang Xia and speaking quietly. "The children probably instinctively saw you as an adult, so they didn't think of you when they mentioned the game. I heard this game has a detective scenario. Do you want to go in and take a look? I suddenly realized that once you get into this venue, getting a Badge doesn't seem all that difficult..."
As she spoke, her gaze drifted gloomily toward the second generation children whose ears were still somewhat red and swollen.
Jiang Xia: "..." Don't let the actual children from the Detective Boys lead you astray.
Conan fell silent as well. No, even if the Detective Boys didn't see Jiang Xia as an adult, there was no way they would get him a Badge. The bosses in the game were